The Huttig news., 1918-01-12


 CHATTER IV-The yacht Is sunk in a Tallision and Hollis saves McCann, mil Gnralre nd one of the party
 V-Ho11is and McCann res- cue EeTa and leave the ship in small boat.
 CHAPTER vI-Honis and Vera become friendly, though he is unaware of her identity.
 CHAPTER YII-MeCann refuses to sub init to Hollis authority and the latter enforces it.
 CHAPTER VII1-The eastaways are sighted by a ship. the Indian Chief, which takes them aboard.
 CHAPTER TX-The Indian Chief has recently been struck by lightning and is aIn9ast a wrerk Ali tpe af7rers ar ,'iie d,J Hollis meets the owner, who tells him the vessel has a cargo of ammunition, consigned to the German government CHAPTER X-HolHs consents to take tharge of ship and continue voyage. Vera recognizes an old friend in Robert Bascum and McCann are deadly ene- mics
 .,onnr TER .XI-Dissatisfaetion among the crew quickly develops. and Hollis selects his officers.
 
 to New York and tries to corrupt crew. CT fPTER XIIT-HoHis finds himself forced te eonftne MeGann to a cabin.
 @HAPTER XIv-vera and Hollis agree thdt for Bascom's sake the ship must be taken to its destination. Hollis learns that Nera IS Gerald Carrihgtons daughter.
 CHAPTER Xv-The crew. realizing danger of capture by allied warshlps, ta ttt,1txl
 CHAPTER xvI-Leaders of the crew Ssarm Hollis and make him prisoner.
 CHAPTER XyII-In a fight with the utineers Hollis Is badly hurt On recover z#ag consciousness he realizes that he must stth ait. though. being the only navigator D d, he is in position to make terms with McCanu- He Is made g prisoner. CHAPTER xvIII-vera pretends to agFee to McCanns plans. to Hollis won der
 CHAPTER Xx-MeCann succeeds in deceiving commander of warship. which goes on it's way. Hollis Is recaptured.
 CHAPTER XXI-Vera and Hoiiis reach understanding by which they will outWit McGann.
 CHAPTER XxTI - Vera acknowl- edges her love for Hollis. McCann, Hollis Liverpool Red" and the lead CTS Of the mutiny have conference.
 It is not even yet clear in my mind how the remaining hours of that after noon passed. 1 was conscious only of a mad, impotent rage. Wild schemes flashed through my brain, only to fail of execution. There could be only one reason for McCann's administration Of the ship, that same night. If the mutineers were really, as pretended, intending to land their boats in the harbor of St. Johns, they would re- quire my services for at least another day yet No one else on board could place the vessel at the point desig. mated. Their actions. however, plainly evidenced that 1 was no longer needed, and that their plans had been changed.
 Indeed no one held communication with me all that afternoon; occasion ally 1 overheard movements in the cabin, but could scarcely peer through my door, and was unable to ascertain who were present, while the few words distinguished brought me no specific information. That some movement of secret importance was going on aboard seemed more than probable. I became impressed with the conviction that food supplies were being conveyed from the lazarette to the boats and slowed away.
 Supper was served early in the cabin, but was evidently more of q lunch than q meal, no attempt being made at formality. McCann, Liverpool opI Mice ,yaro ot tho to hIa together, but, while I could differenti- ate their voices, conversation was car ried on in such low tones, I could make little of it. When they left the table Vera went to the piano, and played and sang all the time White was eating. My little peekhole gave me. a glimpse of McCann. leaning against the mizzen mast, his eyes upon her. No offer of food was made me, nor did I see, or hear BaScom; If he ate at all it must have been in his own stateroom. Finally the music ceased, the two exchanging a few apparently friendly words, before the girl excused herself, and returned to her room.
 I sat down to thin< agaln-hopeless, my mind on the sane treadmill. What could do? What effort of mine was possible There was no means by which I could eseGpe from the state room was like rat in trap, and McCann intended to leave me there to drown. Within an hour. perhaps; eer- tainly before midnight, those devils would desert the ship, and take to the boats. Already was practically dead; certainly as helpless to prevent the consummation of this villainous plan as though fathoms beneath the sea. How deathly still 1t was on board. Suddenly 1t occurred to me that Dade had not even cleared the table; at least I had heard no rattle of dishes, or any evidence of work. Such neglect certainly must mean that Me Cann's plan was known to all aboard