The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-15

the drunken sailors were arguino -
the cabin. Without checking tha
momentum of their craft, Lund steora,
the motor boat along side Of ~
steamer and then shut off the engino
Jerry missed two or three ropes ,hat
hung over the side, but Lund manago1
to grab one of them and clamhoros
out of the boat.
make her fast, Jerry" said lima
in low tones, "and then climb up. Tho
deck is deserted. They must All h.
down below" And when Jerry hod
reached the deck, the two men crant
toward the stern until they reachad
the companion-way.
1--WE don't know the odds we oro
against" said Lund, "but if the gnns
work / guess we will be winners g.
saying Lund whipped out his reyolvar
and, Jerry following suit, the two mon
sprang down the stairs.
Hands up, and be quickw cried
Lund as he reached the foot of tba
steps. And in a second Jerry stood
beside him, the two revolvers COVERING
the drunken sailors, dazed into further
submission by the suddenness Of tbe
command.
With their revolvers covering tbo
crowd Jerry backed up the companion.
way while Lund ordered the roughs
to follow suit. In this way the cabin
was cleared, Lund following the last
man up the stairs, the two rescuers
keeping the sailors always under con.
troll of their revolvers.
"Drive them forward" was Lund,s
command.
"Go ahead if you want to keep whole
SKINS" ordered the jockey.
And the motley crowd of half.
drunken brutes covered under tho
threat of the revolvers as they flashed
in the late afternoon sun. When thev
had marched the crew into the for.
ward end of the boat, Lund and Jerry
made them climb to the half-deck that
had been built in the extreme bows,
"Keep them covered, Jerry" said
Lund, "and I'll make a search for
Peg"
Young Lund hurried aft and again
descended the companion-way into the
cabin. When he tried to enter the
other cabin the door was held fast
against his efforts.
'Peg Peg are you in there" Lund
called as loud as he could lift his
voice. Without waiting a second for
the reply, Lung swung a stool with all
his might and sent it crashing through
the door.
Through the splintered panels Lund
saw Peg lying limp upon one of the
beds. With desperation he cleared
away the remaining panels by forceful
applications of the stool, and in a
twinkling was inside of the cabin.
Working fast he swung the beds out
of the way, and lifted Peg in his arms,
The girls eyes suddenly opened
wide, and, seeing that she was in
Lund's arms, she gave wild cry Of
delight. The young man implanted
a hurried kiss upon her upturned lips
and said:
Hurry girl. We must work fast"
And he half dragged and half car
ried her through the room and up the
steps to the deck above.
Jerry still had the sailors corralled
on the half-deck forward. Lund called
out to the jockey, and when the young
man turned his head to respond things
began to happen with great speed.
Freed momentarily from the menace
of Jerry's revolver, one of the sailors
jumped to the main deck the instant
Jerry turned to look back at Lund.
In twinkling the others followed,
and one of them with a sudden blow
felled the jockey to the deck.
Lund looked for the motor boat
where Jerry had been told to make
it fast. He was Mortified to discover
that it was not there. Taking quick
glance around he saw the boat floating
at some distance from the steamer
and realized that with Peg and Jerry
he was marooned.
In the few seconds that had elapsed
the sailors were rushing aft. Lund
drew his revolver and pulled the