The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-06-27

lisl and Preach. All they want is to
get away; they will never go back to
Porto Grande without you make
them"
"How make them?"
"By false observations; there is no
navigator forward. 1t is q trick easy
enough to play WITH q little nerve /
would never have taken part in this
mutiny If ] had supposed you meant
to play into the hands Of the men,"
cit is very little part you took Senior
LeVere, judging from what l saw. You
seemed nuiIe content to stand aft here
snd TOOK on. However you are in it
1:.st as deeply as ] am. and are going
10 play the game ont with me TO the
end. Do you understand that?"
What you mean, seDor-play it
out?''
"Go On with the rest Of us; take
your chance with the men and do your
duty. i ar captain here. The first
sign Of t~reachery on your part will
send you below with those others. i
don't trust you, and all | want is an
excuse to put you out Of the way-so
be careful what you do
| turned and walked away from him
toward the forward rail. The men
were still alOft but coming in from off
the yards. Below noe in the door Of
the companion, stood Dorothy, her
eyes peering c%uriously about the de-
serted deck. She glanced up and saw
me.
May | come ny there?' she asked.
Certainly; let me help you. Stand
here beside me, and you a see al.
that is being done. That's all, lads;
breakfast is ready; lay down all ex-
cept the lookout"
We watched while they streaIDed
down the ratlines and gathered for
ward of the galley, squatting in groups
on the deck. To all appearances the
fellows had not a care in the world,
or any thought of the stirring scenes
just passed through. The girls hand
touched my sleeve, and ] turned and
looked into her face.
"Have you considered Captain San
chez% she asked.
why no." in surprise, "Le is help
less below, badly wounded"
mot so badly as you suppose" she
said swiftly. He is able TO be up and
about his stateroOm. / heard him
moving, and / believe the stewa I'd has
told him what has occurred on board,
and endeavOred TO bear a message
from him to those men amidShipS. I
held my pistol to his head and locked
him in the pantry. He is there now,
with the sailor You sent on guard.
That is what / came on deck to tell
you"
He is a danger, Of course, but not q
serious one" l said confidently. cit
is safe enough to leave him undis-
turbeC at present. The first thing L
need TO do is TO satisfy those men. I'll
attend 10 that now, and then see 70
the proper securing of Sanchez. Re-
main here with LeVere while / go for
ward, and watch that he does not at
tempt to 20 below"
The fellows had not finished mess,
bUt felt the danger of further delay,
and talked 10 them as they sat on
deck, explaining briefly the entire stu
alton, and The causes Leading up to the
mutiny. ] dealt with the matter in
plain terms, making no apparent effort
10 influence them, yet fOrcibly COM
pelling each individual to realize what
would be the result of our recapture.
They listened earnestly, asking an oc-
casiOnal question, and passing COM
ments back and forth freely among
themselves.
I sent Watkins to the cabin for a
roll of charts, and spreading these out,
endeavored as well as / could, to make
clear Our probable position and the
nearest point of land. When / had
completed the explanation, and stood
before them awaiting decision, it vas
Haines who acted as their spokesman.
"This yere is Cape Howarth?" he
asked, a grimy thumb on the point in
dicated. AN yer say it's bout q hun
dred and fifty miles west?"
"Yes, about that?"
AN thar'S no settlement"
"SOme colonists fifty miles north is
all"
That's bout right" He turned to
the others. "Say mates, this is how /
figure. We can't 60 on no long cruise
with all those bloody rats in the hold.
They're bound ter find some way out
if we give 'em time 'nOugh. Fer as I'm
concerned, I'm fer dividin' up whut
we've got, and ter hell with piratin'.
What 'er yer say, mates? Shall we
run the oil hooker ashore, an leave
her thar, while we tramp the coast?
We're just a shipwrecked crew. What
say yer?"
There was a chorus of approval suf-
ficient in volume to satisfy me, and l
accepted this as a decision.
"All right, lads" ] said briefly. I'm
my judgment your choice is a wise
TIL have an observation as soon