Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20
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Az, right Carlson II r. then. You
Frenchmen. and the two negroes, your
part will be to ship the maih hatch.
no q quick job. and clamp 1t down
tight"
"Ill come down to Jon Carlson, rs
soon a. we have the deck. 1t ought
not to take more than fve minutes to
handle those lads. and slew around .
carronade. Watkins. you and Carter
hand out the cutlasses from the rack:
you boys will handle those better than
firearms. Good; now are you all.
readyr
There was q low murmur Of voices,
the faces watching me showing their
increasing excitement and eagerness.
Our little talk had served to arouse
their confidence In my leadership, and
with cleaning weapons in their hands
they became self-reliant volunteers.
Once turned loose my greatest DIM
Guilty might be to restrain them, rather
than urge them on. Revenge for past
wrongs was in each heart. and they
welcomed 4 chance to strike
II whispered 4 parting word Of ad-
monition into the ear Of Dorothy, re-
ceiving in return . glance from her
eyes, which gave . new thr0b to my
heart; then Strengthened up, and pis-
tol IN hand, pushed my way through
the thlpng of sailors to the foot Of the
stairs.
'Follow me, lads" said quietly.
We emerged through the companion,
ana 1 stepped aside as. the others
rushed by. There was no shout, no
cheer, the fellows seeming to realize
the desperate nature Of their work,
and the importance Of surprise. They
were outnumbered five to one, and
their only h pc of success lay in rem
derfng their opponents helpless before
they could rally to q defense. All the
pentup hate Of years was in their
hearts, hlazed madly in their eyes;
they were tigers leaping at the throat
OF their prey. yet sane enough to COM
prehend even In their blood-rage that
they must act together. It was over
SO quickly I,scarcely saw it all. Ny
eyes swept from group to group-the
four toiling ct the cover of the main
hatch; the fellows racing toward the
forecastle; and Watkins squad driv-
ing straight into the grouped watch
beyond the foremost. Twas smartly
done; Watkins had taken no cutlass.
but went In with. both fists. asking no
questions, but hattering right and left,
his men surging after, with steel
blades flaming in the sunlight. The
astounded watch, cursing and fighting
grimly, held for q moment. and then
went staggering back against the port
rail, unable to stem the rush. and roar
s ing for mercy. had view Of Carlson
dropping recklessly down the forecas-
tie scuttle, and then sprang forward
myself to give q hand to the four
wrestling with the main hatch. To-
gether we. dragged 1t into position.
forcing relentlessly back as we did so,
a dozen struggling figures frantically
endeavoring to reach the deck. Shots
were fired, the bullets whistling
through the opening, the flare lighting
up the black depths below, revealing
vaguely q mass of frantic men staring
up. and cursing us fiercely In dozen
languages; but. in spite Of them, we
clamped the hatch down tight, and
locked It securely into place with an
iron bar.
Watkins needed no help; he had mis-
party rounded up. To my orders they
we're driven into the cooks galley and
guard stationed at the door. Then
turned to the more serious work con-
fronting mo in the forecastle. We
must have men enough to sail the
bark, and II was to command them,
] must hrst Of all prove my courage
and enforce authority. The whole sue
cess OF our effort depended on this.
What's going on below7" asked.
, "Cursin' mostly" answered Carter,
peering down through slight uptilt-
ing Of the scuttle. '.They don't just
know what's happening yet, but the
big niger seems ter be raisin' hell.
Carlson is holdin' him back with his
cutlass."
"Open up and let me down"
fell, rather than cIambered along
the rungs Of the ladder, coming. to.
my feet on deck In the midst Of q
group Of angry men. The light was SO
poor could scarcely see their faces;
q babel Of voices greeted me, and more
tnan one aanii Stripped ne ae-cely as
the excited owner yelped demand to
know what In he'll we were up to. ]
roughly cleared space. aided by Carl
sons cutlass, and fronted them. Tow.
ering above them all, his black ape
like face, distorted with rage, dis
/ tinguished the giant Cochose, his i'm
mense hands grasping q wooden bar
ripped from bunk. Plainly enough
he was the leader. II was to rule,
this black brute must be conquered
at the very start, conquered by my
own hands. and In the presence Of his
mates.
Z ''Stand back there lads - ! said stern
II. '1'll explain all that has happened
presently, but first am going to lick
that black within an inch Of his life.
I Step out Of there, Cochose."
he came grinning widely. balancing
he heavy club.
you mean me, sah7 You all think
yer kin lick mel"
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