The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-05-17
By RANDALL PARRISH

carried art, Tor iesyOru sang out
through the fog:
forward therei What's all that
racket about7"
Whites fingers choked me into help
less silence, his knee crunching hard
into my breast. 1t was Liverpool Red
who answered sullenly:
II knocked over u capstan bar, sir !;
never saw it in the bloomin' fog"
Leayord growled something. the
words falling to carry to us against the
wind, but a moment later, satisfied that
no further investigation was to be
made, Liverpool thrust White aside
and lifted me to my feet, his eyes
glaring into mine.
zone whlmper from you, an yer
overheard" he muttered hoarsely.
Take 1t from me we know what we're
about Come on now. an don't attempt
nuthin'. There's nobody forard here
collar, jim
With Whites hand gripping me, and
my own revolver at my head, any at
tempt to break away would have been
simply suicide. The thick fog hid the
scene from those on watch aft, and
thar tba two mon ,vara racliess ard
desperate, their plans well laid, was
focos .,d ,hara ,,as no ,,aron T., 49,
scowlinp ewes
.Foryord vor co STRIP crou,,ad
White, his fingers twisted in the jacfet
collar. Its little more yer'l hav' ser
.Wbot do Won propose doine2 This
is mut,nv nenp
"Then tn have To be mutiny. IT'S
war. an we're Englishmen: this ship's
loaded with war stuffs, bound fer Ger
many. That sort o. talk means uuthin'
so come on, and stow that GAIT"
rbev forced M, around tho hill NJ
tho wind,,ss r. ,bo hoad ~ Tho fore.
90 et,o stons s,,d hoc,. .ra 49,. T., I've
orooy.s ord ~, ne. -,
into the murl,v denths below A s,psb
light. SWINGING IN b,ocl,enod boar, In
the deck above. cast CHASTITY yellow
lsh glare over the interior. revealing
to me at least two-thrds 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. lnds.
an no shindy." he said cheerfully. IAN
q gun came with him. Now few o. rs
will see If we can persuade the first
mate into taking trip forward"
"Where's Billy Olsonr asked
voice
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