American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

asked, pointing out across the water
In pretense Of admiring the scene.
'"rhe fewer we meet with the pleas
nnter our voyage, Mr.. Lenyord," quiet
~. "By the way. your language Is
hardly that Of a forecastle hand seem
ingly u has changed over night"
tie permitted a smile to curve his
lips.
Environment. sir, 40 doubt. As
bosun. / was a BIT careless. but now
that I've come AFT the speech Of q gen
tlemnn seems more appropriate. The
fact IL had two years al Elton, STR
"Ah. indeed Well, I'm not sorry
for that. II viii make our relations
AFT much more congenial. You are
English born then. ! take ~"
Eyes. sir "a Bristol man."
'Thls running OF n coutrubnnd cargo
10 Germany can hardly be- altogether
10 your iikingT'
iio spat over the rail. and drew the
sleeve Of his iacket across his lips. as
his eyes met mine,
'rwould be more Of "a pleasure. /
admit. captain, 60 Boz putting over Il
trick for the other sidc,' ne answered.
his fingers %nervously gripping the rail,
hut 1 shipped for this voyage fair
enough. ana / always held Il a sailors
duty 70 stick To- his ship. once I'm
through with this job, sir. ana IN do
my hearty biz for old England"
"Well snid, Mr.. Lenyord." and |
gripped his hand $50 far as | under
stand this row. my sympnthles are all
on your side. | may as we'll explain 70
you that I have been induced TO as.
sumo command because Of the condi'
ton IN which 1 found the ownef As
you must know. the man Is n helpless
cripple. ana his entire fortune Is repre-
scented by the cargo IA this vessel"
lie IL a friend OF the lady's. sir,
heard Dade say"
Eyes, they knew each other asher,
when she was "a young girl II wai
odd enough for them TO have met gu
here again, but stranger still Is tbs
fact that this fellow Mccain. whom
have locked up below. should have
been the cause OF Boscom's presen
condition
"You don't shy. SIR"
'Thnt Is the story as Miss Vera Car
rington tells Il. There was a shooting
ARRAY Ia a New York restaurant. owe
some Mctann shot him an'
bought his way clear"
lie rs rich. ihenf'
"The fellow has more money thai
you aud viii ever see, Mr. Lcuyord
He's la the only place now where /
can do him no good
The mute shook his head duuhtfully
his eyes wandering toward the men Il
the wheel.
II wish ! was SO cocksure of thai
SIR" ne said Sohcrly There's som
mighty bud blood forward on this shiI
and its my Judgment we're not out q
the mess YET by a long ways. rhos
wolves have got a scent ca Mccain
gold, and thcyu nev leave the tra'
until they get g.
"You don't think they would actual
attempt mutlnyY"
They re- not calling it that. sir, Il
the cargo aboard, aud your determini
ton 20 land II safe at Hamburg. white
Is going 20 make the trouble. Their
Is oniy one German ia the crew. sir
the rest are an English and Swedes, q
cept "A couple ~ niggers, The Swede
and nlggcrs viii do whatever the otl
crs tell 'em "a. an the argument foI
ward. according 20 pade. IS. that a.
be no crime 20 capture this ship an
run her into AN English port They'r
not ready YET. but the devil viii hrea
loose presently. according TO my n,
lions. Wait until they hear what he
happened 20 Mccain
"Wcll." I said deliberately 1--WE sha
have 10 meet whatever comes. Mr Lee
yord. 1 talked with Mccain again n.
morning and offered him his freedoI
aft n he would PROMISE 20 keep ava
from the crew. He refused 90 acceI
. parole. SO : locked him up again. i
you suggest any other courseT
NO. sir. I don't he said slowl
after q pause Tor thought. "rhls Mi.
Darlington now hy amy chance is 81
the same lady these two men got
q shooting ubOutG'
mo. She was NOT involved In n
d quarrel. Mccain had never met h
personally until we escaped from q
wreck Of the yacht together"
: "She was a passenger. alSOf'
2 "She was the owners daughter"
Then she's rich. toof'
Is "Her father Is one of New Yorl
multimiuionaires. What dinoren
" does that make, Mr.. LeayordT'
Nothing, much. likely" he a
z severed, leaning against the rail-.
eyes % the distant bank of clol
II only maybe We might play mon