Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-30
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fdid--God knows howl II was like
no fighting ever I had done before. q
mad, furious melee, amid which ! lost
all consciousness Of action, all guild
! farice of thought, struggling as wild
brute, with all the reckless strength Of
insanity. 1t Is q dim, vague recollec-
ton; am sure I felled Sanches with
one blow Of my pistol butt; In some
way that deadly cleaver came into my
hands and Ntrod on his body, swing
ing the sharp blade with all my might
into those scowling faces. They gave
sullenly backward; they had to, yelp-
ing and snarling like pack Of wolves,
hacking at me with their short knives.
was cut again and again. I stood on
quiverlng flesh, crazed with blood, and
seeking only to kill. ! saw faces
crushed in, arms severed. the sudden
squirting Of blood from CHASTITY wounds.
Oaths mingled with cries Of agony and
shouts Of hate. Then Ia an instant the
light was dashed out and all was dark
ness.
It was as though my brain snapped
back into ascendency. was NO long
er 4 raging fury, mad with the desire
to kill. but cool-headed. planning es-
cape. Before . hand could reach me
In restraint. sprang backward and
ran. stumbled up the stairs leading
to the companion. The vague glimmer
Of daylight showing through the glass.
revealed the presence OF Watkins. I
heard him dash the door wide open,
call to those on deck, and then saw
him wheel about to again confront the
devils plunging blindly forward toward
US through the dark cabin. We could
hold them for q time at least, yet /
had the sense to know that this check
would prove only temporary. They
out-numbered No ten to one. and would
arm themselves from the rack. Yet
the greater danger lay In the possible
disloyalty of my own men. A dozen Of
Us might hold these stairs against as
sault, but treachery would leave US
helpless. II one among them should
steal below forward, and force open
the door from the forecastle, We would
be crushed between two waves Of men,
and left utterly helpless. saw the
whole situation wildly. and as quickly
chose the one hope remaining.
Watkins" called sharply back
over my shoulder. "Get the boats
ready and be lively about 1t. Wen
hold these fellows until you report.
The two .quarterboats will hold ~ all.
Knock out the plugs in the others. Sec
that Miss Fairfax 10 placed safely In
the afterboat, and then stand by. Send
me word the moment all Is ready"
had glimpse Of the thick fog with
out as he pushed through the door.
and Of scarcely distinguishable group
Of men on the deck. Those about me
could only be located by their restless
movements. I stepped down one stair
conscious Of increasing movement be-
low, the meat cleaver still gripped in
my hands.
'Any Of You armed with cutlassesT
''Oui, m'sieur, Ravel DeLasser."
'Stand here. to right Of me. now an
other at my left. Who are you?"
"Jim Carter, sir"
'Good; now strike hard, lads, and
you others be ready. The cabin is full
Of 'em. and it is your life and mine in
the balance. II we can get away In
this fog they'll never find US, but we've
got to hold them here until the boats
are ready. I killed their captain,
sanchez. That is where we've still
got them, without leader"
"But they've got armsT
"Only hand weapons" broke In Car
ter. There's ball In the bandoliers,
but no powder. wus goin' ter break
open cask, but Estada put me at
another job"
''Then that leaves us on even foot
ing. lads, we ought to be equal to them
with the cold steel"
Go Be Continued.)