American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-23

"N' HAAfh Wt 10 my ittts ms '9'o
glarlng Into mine.
"one whimper from you. an yer
overheard" he muttered h0arsely.
Take Il from me we know what we're
about. Come on now. an don't attempt
nuthin. There's nobody forard here
ter give yer "a hand. Take him by the
collar. Jim"
With Whites hand gripping me, and
my own revolver at my head, any at
tempt 70 break away would have been
simply suicide, The thick fog hid the
scene from those on watch aft. and
that the two men were reckless and
desperate. their plans well laid. was
evident. The gray light revealed their
faces, and there was no mercy In the
scowling eyes.
Forward yer go. slrl" growied
White, his fingers twisted In the jacket
collar. ITS little more yerl hav' ter
say aboard this hooker"
What do you propose dolng7 This
Is mutiny, men"
Then i'm have to be mutiny. It's
war, an we're Englishmen this ships
loaded with var stuffs. bound fer Ger
many. That sort o. talk means nuthin'
SO come on, and stow hat gan"
They forced me around the bulk Of
the windlass to the head Of the fore
castle steps. slid back the door In Its
grooves and thrust me staggering down
into the murky depths below. A slush
Hight, swinging 20 IA blackened beam In
the deck above, cast "A CHASTITY yellow
ish glare over the interior. revealing
20 me NJ least two-thlrds OF the crew,
clustered about, evidently awaiting
some such event. White held to my
collar, but Liverpool closed the en-
trance. shutting out even that faint
breath OF pure air. before speaking a
word.
well. we've got the main guy. lads.
an no shlndy," he said cheerfully, IAN
"A gun came with him. Now a few O. us
viii see II We can persuade the FIRST
mate into taking n trip forward"
where's Billy Olson3' asked n
voice.
"Oh. he's usieep below there's plen-
~ o. time 10 attend TO him. an wen
let the ~engine-rOom gang alone till we
get control o the deck. Simms, you
an Harris better come along with Jim
al me on this job. LeayOrd Is "a husky
buck, an we might not get him foul
Ike we caught Hollis here. We dou't
want 10 hurt nobody unless we have
to. Where's the Niger Watsonf"
Right hyar, sah"
Come on. then It's your trick M
the wheel IN Ave minutes the rest o.
you fellers know yer business
The hye men slipped out cautiously.
sliding he door shut behind them, and
| stared about into the fnces OF those
left with me. stlll dazed by the rough
handling Co which / had been subject
ed, yet fully aroused to the fact that
the attack upon me had come from no
sudden impulse. but was the first step
In "a carefully formed plan 10 gain pos
session OF the ship. My duty was to
warn the men aft OF the approaching
danger. How should / nct3 In IA
vague way I knew most Of the nces OF
those grouped about me. but l could
recall only a few names. They were "A
rough lot. typical foremost hands.
many OF pronounced foreign appear
ancc, yet there was nothing especially
vicious about them. Ordinarily they
would obey orders without IA complaint.
but now they were evidently under full
control OF their leaders; yet the ex-
PRECISION OF their faces bespoke curl
osity rather than hatred. Determined
To test them l strengthened up and
nI.HHAN "A HA.a ar HNa H.atsr uHMa
None o. thut now" a voice growled
as "a hand gripped my arm you don'tq
want ter git hurt none, DO yer3"
1 faced the speaker. IA big, ~two-nsted
giant with a red face and a slow drawl
Ia his voice.
"Nou mean 10 hold me hereT'
"Sure we've gone too far on this
500 now fer to back down. Thar'd be
il row or "a time II We turned you
loose"
you're an irishmnnG'
Twould bee hard for a'Dugan to
deny that. sor."
Well. Dugau. look here-you and
your mates. You ARE s%ailormen. and
know the rules OF the sea. This is
mutiny. and a mighty serious affair to
be caught Ia, lads"
Were not lookin' az It that way
Mr. Hollis. We shipped fer "A peaceful
voyage. not 10 run no cargo o. contra.
band fer the Dutch. This yere In
dian chief Is chOck-full o munitions
o war-uin't that the truth. sorT'
Eyes" / admitted. but shipped be
fore war was declared. The sick mar
back there IN the cabin has his Who'll,
: fortune ia tins venture"
Devil tax hlm an his fortune