The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-10
Continued From Saturday,

"And maybe n won't" Slow and
hooking camo wolYorstones voice
To answor tho others confident ex.
element. and ms he spoke he advanc.
ed to Blood's side. an unexpected ally.
Some o. them daweoclts may believe
that tale" lilo jerkcd contemptu.
GUS thumb towards the men In tho
waist. whose ranks were steadily be.
ing Increased by the advent OF others
from tho forecastlr. 'Altho even
some o. they should know better, for
there's still a few was on Barbados
with us. and are acquainted like me-
and you with Colonel Bishop. IL
ye'ro counting on pulling Bishops
heartstrings, ye'rc a bigger fool. oglc.
than Two always thought you was
with anything but guns. There's no
heavlng 20 for such u matter as that
unless you wants TO make quito suro
OF our being sunk. Tho we had a
cargo OF Bishops nieces II wouldn't
mako him hold his hand. Why. as l
was just telling his lordship here.
who thought like YOU that having
MIA Bishop aboard would mako us
safe. not for his mother would that
filthy Mayer forge what's due 20 him.
And iflc weren't n fool. ogle, you
wouldn't need me TO tell YOU this.
We've got 10 fight. my lads :"
How can we fight. mang' ogic
stormod at him, furiousIy battling tho
conviction which wolveratono'a ngu.
mcnt was imposing upon his listen.
ers. You may be right. and you
may DO wrong. We've got 20 chance
IL. It's our only chance g
Tho rest OF his words were drown.
ed In the shouts OF the hands insist.
ing that tho glrl DO given up 60 be
held as n hostage. And then louder
than before reared a gun away 10
leewnrd. and away on their starboard
beam they saw the spray flung up by
tho shot. which had gone wide.
They arc within range cried
ogie. And leaning from tho rail,
Put down tho helm" he commanded.
Pitt. nj hts post beside the helms.
man. turned intrepldiy 10 face tho
excited gunner.
"sinec when have you commanded
on tho main deck. ogio7 ] tako my
orders from the captain"
you'll take this order from me. or,
by God. you'il :"
''waitr' Blood babe him, inter,
rup,ing. and no set a restraining
hand upon the gunnrr's arm. There
Is. think. better way"
lie looked over his shoulder. aft. at
tho advancing EhIps. tho foremost OF
which was now a bare quarter OF a
milo away. His glance swept in pass.
ing over Miss Bishop and Lord Julian
standing side by side some PAGES be.
hind him. He observed her pale and
tense. with parted lips and startled
eyes that were fixed upon him. an
anxious witness OF thla deciding os
her fate. lie was thinking swiftly.
reckoning tho chances II by plstolllng
ogis he were 10 provoke a mutiny.
That somo OF the mon would rally 20
him, no was sure. But he was no
less sure that tho main body would
oppose him. and prevail In spite OF
all that no could do. taking tho
chance that holding Miss Bishop to
ransom seemed 10 afford them. And
II they did that. one way or tho
other. Miss Bishop would be lost. For
even II Bishop yielded to their dc.
mAnd. they would retain her as a
hostage.
Meanwhile ogis was growing Inn.
patient. Ills arm still gripped by
Blood. TO thrust his face into tho
captains.
"what better wayf" he demanded.
There Is mono better. I'll not be
dubbed by what wolvcrstono has
said. Hs may be right, and he may
be wrong. Wen test Il. It's our
only chance. I've said. and we must
take g."
The better way that was in Cap
tain Blood's mind was the way that
already no had proposed 10 Wolyer.
stone. whether the men In the panic