Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-15
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wen said, Mr.. Leayord." and
gripped his hand. $50 far as under
stand this row, my sympathies are all
on your side. may as we'll explain to
you that I have been induced to as
sumo command because Of the condi-
ton in which found the owner. As
you must know, the man IL helpless
cripple, and his entire fortune Is repre-
scented by the cargo in this vessel
HE is friend Of the lady's, sir. I
heard Dade say" .....
"Yes, they knew each other ashore
when she was a young girl. 1t was
odd enough for them 70 have met out
here again, but stranger still Is the
fact that this fellow Mccain, whom I
have locked up below, should have
been the cause Of Bascom's present
condition"
'You don't say, sir"
THAT Is the story as Miss Vera Car
rington tells 1t. There was shooting
ARRAY in a New York restaurant, over
some woman. Mccain shot him and
bought his way clear"
HE is rich, then?'
1.-THE fellow has more money than
you and will ever see, Mr.. Leayord.
He's in the only place now where 1t
can do him no good
The mate shook his head doubtfully.
his eyes wandering toward the men at
the wheel
II wish I was so cocksure OF that,
sir" he said soberly. There's some
mighty bad blood forward on this ship,
and it's my judgment we're not out OF
the mess vet by long ways. Those
wolves have got scent OF McCann's
gold, and they'll never leave the trail
until they get It,"
you don't think they would actually
attempt mudnyI"
They're not calling 1t that, sir. It's
the cargo aboard, and your determine
ton 10 land 1t safe at Hamburg, which
is going to make the trouble. There
Is only one German in the crew, sir
the rest are all English and Swedes, e1-
cept q couple Of niggers. The Swedes
and niggers will do whatever the 9TH
ers tell 'em to. an the argument for
ward, according to Dade. is, that It'll
be no crime to capture this ship and
run her into an English port. They're
not ready yet, but the devil will break
loose presently, according to my no
TONS Wait until they hear what has
happened to Mccain"
"WeIl," I said deliberately, I'VE shall
have to meet whatever comes. Mr.. Lea
yord. talked with Mccain again this
morning and offered him his freedom
aft II he would promise to keep away
from the crew. He refused to accept
parole, so locked him up again. Do
you suggest any other course7"
"No, sir, I don't" he said slowly,
after a pause for thought. This Miss
Darlington now, by any chance is she
the same lady these two men got to
shooting aboutT'
"No, she was not involved in the
quarrel Mccain had never met her
personally until we escaped from the
wreck Of the yacht together
"She was a passenger. also!
"She was the owners daughter"
''Then she's rich. too?"
"Her father is one Of New York's
multimillionaires. What difference
does that make, Mr.. Leayord?"
Nothing. much, likely" he an
swered, leaning against the rail, his
eyes on the distant bank Of cloud,
"only maybe we might play money
against money in this game. with fair
chance to win. l reckon gold, no mat
ter where it comes from, would look
good to those devils forward ..
Scarcely q manly act on our part
&c suggest such thing"
"Well, I don't know about that, sir,"
he insisted stubbornly. Il reckon old
man Darlington would be willing
enough to pay the price, rather than
have his girl left in the hands Of those
fellows. They'll be no lambs If they
ever get control Of the ship. But may
be you know best, SIR" .