The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-02-15
BY RANDALL PARRISH


carried aft, for Leagerd sAng ozt
through the fog
| forward therei what's aii that
racket ahoptY'
whites Hagsys checked the ints hetp'
less silenss, hin knee eYaaehing bard
into nay breast. I, was Liverpool Red
who answered sntisnly.
II hacked over espstan bar, a5r
never saw IL tn the bloosnls' fog"
Ieaycrd gro~led something the
wortis failing 10 carry to ax against TIE
wsnd, but ruoment later. satisaei that
no further investigation was 10 be
made. Liverpool thrust White aside
aud lifted me To my feet, his eyes
| g,aslag Into milne.
''One whlniper FROM you, an yer
overheard" be- fan,ter@d hoar%ety.
TAKE II from TIE we knew what we're
| about. Gone on now. sn' dou't attempt
nuthia'. There's nobody forHrd here
ter give yer hand. Take hin BY the
collar, Jim"
With Whites hand gripping ne, and
| my own revolver at my head, any Mt
tempt 10 break away would have been
simply suicide. The thick feg hid the
sccne from those On watch aft. and
that the two men were reckless and
desperate. their plans well laid. was
evident. The gray iigh, revealed their
faces and there was 90 mercy In the
sowing eyes
Forward yer go. sir," growlesi
white, bis fingers twisted In the jacket
ttaiias %K's 'ss.sis ssssss, ypsi hxy', tsr
say shosrd this hooker
"What do You propose tcIngf T'hIs
IL mutiny. men."
Then in have 10 be mutiny, It's
war. an were Eussshmsn /, this sttp's
loaded with wsEstnfys, bound fer Ger
many Iha, ssrt o talk means nuthIn'
go come on. and stow that gaty.'
They forced me around the bulk Of
thu wtntllass 10 the head Of the fore
castle steps. std back the door In Its
grooves aud thrust me staggering down
into the murky depths below. A siash
light, swinging 10 blsckeued beam In
the deck above, cast CHASTITY yellow
Ish glare over the Interior, revealing
10 me at least taothirIs NJ the crew.
clustered about. evidently awaiting
some such event. White held 10 my
collar. but Liverpool closed the en-
trance. shutting on, even that faint
hrrath Of pure air. before speaking a
word,
We'll. we've got the main guy. lads,
an no shndy." he said ehecrfulIy. 'an
n gun came with him. Now few o US
will see II We can persuade the ffrst
mate into taking a trip forward"
where's Bllly olsouI' asked 4
voice.
I'm, BE 3 asleep halax,; thexe..s. .pIlsp
. ~ q time 10 attend TO him, an we'll
10, the engiuc-room gnng alone III, We
Sr, control % the deck. S.nms. yeu
an Harris better come along wl,h Jim
an me cu this job, Ieayord IL a husky
buck, an We might net get him foul
Ike We eaught Hollis here. We dou't
want 10 hart nobody unless We have
to, Where's the Niger Watsenf''
Right hyar. sab"
'Nome on, thea. It's your trick at
the wheel in glye minutes. the rvst o
You tellers know yer business"
Thr tise meu slipped cut cautiously,
sliding the ,,oov shut behind them, and
| stared about into the faces ~ those
lefg With me. stiIl dased by the ruua h
handling 10 which had been suhJec.,
rd. SFt fully aroused t. the fact thg,
ihe attack uYrsh fgns ifsti we're syNss ysss
sudden tHlpulse, but MAS the FIRST STEP
In carefully formed ptau ~ gain rsts,
seSsine " the ship Ny duty ms "a
warn the n1ea aft ~ the approaching
danger haw shguN Il Rtt9 In q
vague way knew most ot The facVs ~
those grouped ahaus me. hut c,Ytlal
recall only tcw names They were .
rough lot. typical foremost hands,
many II prvnuantri forrlgn appear.
eact'. YET there Was nothing especially
vicious about them, Ordinarily they
would phcy orders without a c1fap'ain,,
eui aaw they were evidently under full
vVHtro' of their headers; yet the ex.
pyrssioa II their tscrs bespoke cai.
s>j'y rather than hatred DETERMINED
,c test them Strengthened ny aud
placVd feet cn the lower step,
"Nele y thar aaw," yo'ec growic'i
as hasd srsNsed thy arm. 'Yea don't !
wasn't tyr gtt hart aoue. 10 ycsf~
Eacvd the speaker. a biz. swe sstts'
giant with rpd ta.S and siea drasi
Ia his Voice.
"fou usta 70 hold u,s herey'
Stare; we've gone too Ear On this
h>a new Il. To back 3oNn. Thar'd ee
row os \ time IL we turned yen
iaase"
~YeuNr,. an lrfSAMaa7'
sTwoGld D. hard ter q naSsn t.
deny that. stE"
We'll, p19su, look hers>~-yea snt,
soar mates Yea srp satloru1su. ami
know the rules AZ the sra TNss is
musauy. aad rnlxhty serious affair Ia
Re caught In. lads"
Were rot lss,A,n' az IL tAs, way,
Mr.. H,n,as. We shtpgsSa fer a peaceful
voyage. asst to raa no cargo q eNasra.
hand Yer sac Dutch. This yvrv In
itaa Chief IL ekS~k,tall q Eau-.tiosss
a ws---ets,g ssss me truth sss- "