The Washington herald., 1915-05-30
and was evidently not equal
to the sudden call of the situation.
Headaman Discovered.

| confusedly. and was evidently not equal
to the sudden call of the situation.
Headsmnn Discovered.
| Masso took command as If entitled to
| 1t and his commands were not question
! ed by either passengers of crew who now
all worked for life. The cargo. in spite
| of the protests of rich burger of Berne
who owned a greater part of it, was
thrown overheard and everything done
! that the experience and skill of Masso
could devise to save the bark from the
doom which threatened to overwhelm
her
The meek-looking passenger had drawn
near to Willading. and after one or two
enortS to speak said: Her Baron. / am
Balthazar of your canton and l pray a
powerful succor should those untamed
spirits forward there discover the truth -
It was not without cause that the
hereditary headsman of Berne claimed
protection. for should the fact of his
Identity be discovered the people of the
baser sort on board would surely ascribe
the storm to his presence in the vessel
and throw him overheard as a Jonah. .
And. In fact. as the storm began to
rage more furtously. the trembling and
superstitious Baptiste confessed in a
spasm Of superstitutious terror that the
passenger whom he had taken on board
as Herr Muller was, In reality. the heads
man of Berne.
BaIthaxar Seized.
The intelligence that Balthazar was on
board produced solemn and deep si-
lence. That fact. however, furnished con-
peril to the minds of these untutored
men as mathematician could have re-
ceived from his happiest demonstrations.
The stiffness was broken by a general
demand that Batiste point out the man.
He obeyed. and Balthazar, who was
standing now in the waist of the vessel
apart from those who could have at
least attempted his protection, was seized
by Pippo, Conrad. and few others and
carried toward the side of the bark
The headsman called loudly upon the
at that time trying to quiet a fierce quar-
rel which had broken out between Bap-
tiste and Nicklaus Wagner. the rich mer
chant of Berne. For. turning from point
face to face with the merchant with
whom he had already had an alteration
concerning the Jettisoning of the cargo
ap @ in % his breast found vent H and ea he struck @
the merchant full in the face. The two
grappled and Grimaldi and willading
hurried to separate them.
Fierce Encounters.
It was at that moment that Balthazar
called for assistance, and at the sound
lion. ,n e But too iate to reach those whe h
were about to cast the headsman from
the gangway, he was just in time to
catch the body ys by its garments gar ghen
great effort Of strength it's direction was
diverted, and instead Of alighting in the
water. Balthazar, as he was swept back
on deck. encountered the angry combat
ants who, driven back on the two nobles
forced the whole four over the side into
the lake.
Nicklaus and Baptiste went overheard,
fercely graphing each other. After the
storm was over their bodies were found
upon the shore. still locked in the fierce
embrace OF death. Old as they were. and
as the waves and winds battled
upon the surface Of the lake, the baron
and Sig. Grimaidi, though the vessel
drffted away from them. managed to
keep themselves above water by their
strong swimming. Masso called to his
dog. which Immediately sprang over
mund also hurled himself into the lake
to try and effect a rescue.
A Skinfsl Rescue.
Calmly and skillfully. Masso kept heav-
ing a line with q moose at the end out
board from the bark and then drawing II
In to try another cast. the while he en-
his dog by shouting in voice
which could be hesta aSoys shs rsaS
The two old men were about at their
ast gasp when the dog and Sigismund |
reached them. Catching hold Of Net
tuno's back, Grimaldi was towed. by the
ntellisent animal TO the yessefs side and |
,aken on board, while. seixino the baron. |
sigismund struggled with his now sense-
rss i,,st eivinS up In despair when the |
Inc which had been 90 constantly thrown |
o NnSso struck him. cd, GSaap6ng II