The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-09
CHAPTER Xxi-Continueu.

lie dropped down to the deck and
rested his rife across the rail. The
"uiicts we had received had Travelled
nearly mile, but by now we had cut
"at distance in half. He fred three
careful shots. At the third the boat
s,ccrer let loose his steering oar and
crumplcd up In the bottom of the boat.
guess tha,'ll fix them" Wolf Lar.
sen said. rising to his feet. Il couldn't
AFFORD TO let the hunter have It. and
'here is chance the boat.pullcr
doesn't know how to steer In which
case. the hunter cannot steer and
shoot at the same time"
Ills reasoning was justified. for the
boat rushed at once into the wind and
tue hunter sprang aft to take the boat.
steerers place. There was no more
shooting. though the rifles were still
cracking merrily from the other boats
The hunter had managed to got tho
boat before the wind again. but we ran
down upon 1t. going at least two fee.
10 It's one. A hundred yards away,
saw the boat.pu,!cr pass rifle to the
hunter. Wolf Larsen went amidships
and took the coil of the throat -haiyards
from its pin. Then ne pecrcd over the
rail- with leyeled rifle. Twice saw the
huhtcr let go the s,onring oar with one
hand, reach for his rife. and hesitate.
We were now alongside and foaming
rsst.
Here. you" Wolf Larsen cried sud
denly to the boat puller. Take
turn!"
Al the same time he nung IN, coil
o' ropo. II struck fairly. nearly
knocking the man over, but ho did not
obey. Instead. he looked to his hunter
Tor orders. The hunter. III turn, was
Ia II quandary. Ilis rifle was between
his knees. but II he let go the steer.
inG'oar In order to shoot. the boat
would sweep around and collide with
the schooner. Also he saw Wolf Lar
scn'S rifle bearing upon him and knew
he would be shot ere he could get hs
rife into play.
Take y turn. he said quietly to the
man.
Tho boat-pullcr obcycd, taking q turn
around the little forward thwart and
paying the line as 1t jcrkcd taut The
aoat shccrod out with "a rush and the
hunter stcadlcd It to II parallel course
some twenty feet from the side OF the
Ghost.
Nov get thnt sai! down and come
n'ongsidc'" Wolf Larsen ordered
Once aboard the two prisoners
hpistcd In the boat and under Wolf
iarscn's direction carried the wound
cd boat.stscror down into the fore.
castle.
III our five boats do as well as you
AID | have done. we'll have pretty
The man you sho,-hc is, I hope"
Maud Brewster quavcrcd
'',n the shoulder" he answered
Nothing serious. Mr Van Weydcr
will pull him around IA good as ever In
,arcc or four weeks"
But he won't pull those chaps
around from the look OF it, he added,
pointing at the Maccdouias third boat,
for which had been steering and
vhich Was now nearly abreast OF us
That's Iiorncr's and smokes work
.pid them we wanted live mon, not
oarcnsscs. Hut the ioy OF shooting TO
hit ,s u most compelling thing. when
once you've learned how to shoot Ever
experienced It. MIR Van Wcydcn?'
shook my head and regarded their
work II had indeed been bloody, for
they had drawn on and Joined our
other three boats IN the attack on the
remaining two Of the enemy. The d..
sorted boat was In the trough OF the
sea. rolling drunkculy across each
ccmbcr. its loose spritsail out nt right
angles to II and nuttorlns and Tapping
Ia tho wind. The hunter and boat
pullcr were both lying awkwardly IN
.hc bottom. but the boatstcorcr lay
across the gunwale, half In and half
out. his arms trailing Ia the water and
his head rolling from side to side.
Don't look. Miss Brcwstcr, please
don't look" had begged OF hor, and !
was glad that shc had minded me aud
been spared the sight.
Head right into the bunch. Mr.. Van
Wcyhrn.' Was Wolf iaTscn's com.
mpnd
Al lc crew nearer, the arlng ceased,