Charlevoix county herald., 1916-06-16

| Sdlu captain otdnWOOu quietly.
Keep off, then! Where's that an.
| Choir l say?"
BY that time the shore boats were
clustered around the schooner like
flies around a sugar lump.
Coudert came up alongside In the
government barge and without vast
ing time scrambled over the rail. Be-
fore he got on his feet he was seized
from behind and violently hurled oy.
erboard.
The girls screamed.
Keep off, say!' roarec the vii
famous looking sailor. Nobody sets
foot on this deck!"
He Fan to the wheel and put II hard
] down; but there was hardly any
breeze at all, and before the schooner
could respond things happened.
Coudert came up spluttering, and
grabbed a friendly boat hook. Cap
tain Stanwood arose in the stern
sheets of his gig.
Board her all hands!" yelled the
veteran skipper. waving his arms in
a circle.
Despite young Mrs. Marriotr's plead
ings her husband grasped backstay
and swung himself to the deck. A:
the same instant Charlie Hi Lo, fol-
lowed by his coolies, swarmed over
the bow of the schooner and moved
aft.
From some mysterious part of his
garment he had brought forth a long
knife in one hand and huge revolver
in the Other. Before Marriott cOuld
join forces with the Chinaman the
other shore boats had emptied their
loads and the deck was alive with
| men.
There was no bloodshed. What fol
lowed was only comedy.
Coudert, minus his straw hat, his
clothes dripping, elbowed his way
through the crowd and faced the vii
famous looking sailor, who had re-
leased the wheel and was standing
sullenly beside it.
What's the meaning of this out.
rage?' demanded Coudert.
No answer
"Do you realize, sir, you are trifling
with the dignity of the republic of
France?'
No answer
"He no good; l know him." grunted
Charlie Hi Lo.
"Who is he? What's his name?'
came a duet from Marriott and Stan.
wood
Name Tyler. Bad man. No good"
Charlie made a gesture of disgust and
spat violently over the side.
Coudert shot half a dozen questions
at the man; but Tyler would not make
reply, so Coudert ordered his men to
take charge of the sailor and put him
on the barge.
Captain Stanwood spoke up.
1--WE can't let her drift all over this
harbor,'' he said. Better bend the
hawser on that anchor and put it ov-
erboard. You attend to that Charlie;
you won't lose anything.
snow then, mister" continued the
skipper, turning to Coudert, "if you
say the word we'll take look in tha-
cabin and see what we can find"
"Certainly,' agreed .Coudert.
"Soon as they put that anchor ov-
erboard turn to, some of you, and
take in them SAILS" ordered Captain
Stanwood as he disappeared down the
companionway.
In the cabin they found our old
friends, Bill and Hawkins, who haG
refused to join Tyler in repelling
boarders. They were hustled up the
steps and turned over to Couderts
men.
Young Mrs. Marriott and the girls
took courage and asked to nc assisted
to the deck of the schooner. They,
Joined the others in the cabin.
Things were Uttered up and the
cabin was in great disorder The la.
dies turned up their little noses.
II don't consider this very roman
tic!" exclaimed young Mrs. Marriott
with a sniff.
"Needs fumigating." remarked heI
husband.
81 think I will go on deck and get
a bit of fresh air. said Mrs. Marriott.
Coming girls?"
But the young women had wander
ed with Coudert into the owners
stateroom and were peeping curiously
around. The men began a systematic
search of the cabin in an effort to es'
tablish the identity of the vessel.
A little scream from Helen caused
them all to hurry to her side.
She was standing near the head Of
the berth in the stateroom, holding in
her hand a curious little scarf pin.
At the head of the pin was small,
round amethyst, and around the stone
were worked in threads Of gold the
initials III. l.. M.
"Your pin, Helen! Where on earth
did you find it?' exclaimed Edith
Marriott.
sticking In the wood right over in
this corner. Isn't ii the strangest
thing that ever hpapened?" gasped
Helen.
what about it?, demanded her
father.