Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-15

'Mutinyl" exclaimed the old fellow
"Mutiny! They means murder. sir, an
mark my word for It, sir"
"When?"
hits comm sir; hits comm, but
| I'm not a-sayin' wen, an I've said too
| damned much now, but We was a good
| sort tother day an / thought IL no
| more'n right to warn ye. But keep a
stlll tongue I'm yer 'eed an when we
hear shootin git below an stay there.
That's all, only keep still tongue in
| yer cad, or they'll put pill between yer
ribs. an mark my word for 1t, sir" and
the old fellow went on with his polishing,
which carried him away from where the
Claytons were standing.
"Deuced cheerful outlook, Alice" said
Clayton.
You should warn the captain at once,
John Possibly the trouble may yet be
averted," she said.
"I suppose 1 should. but yet from
purely selfish motives l am almost
prompted to keep a still tongue in my
cad Whatever they do now they will
spare us in recognition of my stand for
this fellow Black Michael but should
they find I had betrayed them there
would be no mercy shown us. Alice"
you have but one duty, 5onn, and
that lies in the interest OF vested au-
thorlty. II you do not warn the captain
you are as much a party to whatever
follows as though you had helped TO
plot and carry 1t out with your own
head and hands"
you do not understand, dear re-
piled Clayton 1T is of you I am think
ing-there lies my first duty. The cap
tain has brought this condition upon him
self SO why then should | risk sub
jecting my wife to unthinkable horrors
I'm probably futile attempt to save him
from his own brutal folly? You have
ln, 1apr Nf trhl
low were this pack of cutthroats to gain
control of tho Fuwalda."
Duty Is duty my husband, and no
amount of sophlstries may change 1t. l
would be poor wife for an English loru
were to be responsible for his shirking
a plain duty. realize the danger which
must follow, but can face 1t with you
face Il much more bravely than could
face the dlshonor OF always knowing that
YOU might have averted a tragedy had
you not neglected your duty
Have 1t as you will then, Alice he
answered, smiling Maybe we are bor-
rowing trouble. While L do not like the
looks of things on board this snip tney
NAV not be so bad after all, for 1t is
possible that the Ancient Mariner was
hut yoicing the desires of his wicked
old heart rather than speaking OF real
facts.
"MutIny on the high sea may have
been common nunuTeu ySaiS abN, ~
in this good year 1888 1t Is the leas'
likely of happenings 81,
but there goes the captain to his
cabin now II | am going TO warn him
might as well get the beastly JOB over
for | have little stomach to talk with the
brute at all.
So saving, he strolled carelessly In the
direction of the companionway through
whicS the captain passed and a moment
lnte%94eas n knocking at his door.
Come in," growled the deep tones OF
that surly officer.
And when Clayton had entered and
closed the door behind him;
"Well?"
"I have come to report the gist of a
conversation heard today, because feel
that. while there may he nothing to IL.
It ia rs well that you be forearmed. In
short, the men contemplate mutiny and
murder"
IT'S a liel' roared the captain. And
if YOU have been interfering again with
the discipline OF this ship, or meddling
in affairs that don't concern you, you can
tak-e the consequences and be damned,
l don't care whether you are an English
lord or not. I'm captain of this here ship,
and from now on you keep your medditng
nose out of my business"
As he reached this peroration the cap
tain had worked himself up to such
frenzy OF rage that he was fairly purple
of face, and shrieked the last words at
the top OF his voice, emphasizing his re-
marks by a loud humping of the table
with one huge fist, shaking the other In
Clayton's face.
Greystoke never turned hair, but