Belt Valley times., 1924-09-18
By cRITTENDEN MARRIOTT

6uHers lOUs II WOuiu DC D&Et&f S8fNNfl
to lock the cabin up and say noshln,
except, perhaps, to q chosen few an.
to search the ship quietly. Carr
watching. read his thoughfs lake
book and felt HE heart sink u aaul
still lower IS he saw Price atdle to
ward the door. n he gave no alarm
the men would not rush an, and ths
fugitives' chance OF escape would b,
gone.
Slowly Price resreated toward the
door. In another moment he would
be gone. Carr writhed In Impotence
He was unarmed, and Price held .
cooked revolver In his hand While
he hesitafed the man backed Through
the door and shut lt behind him.
Then Carr saw his Chance des-
perate one. but still 3 chance. better
than waiting to be hunted down HIKE
rat in the hold. Before the. door
had fairly closed he spran& out of his
hiding place and ran toward H. As
he passed the table he caught shs
cloth over Il and jerked Il and All
upon Il 70 the floor. The tin basin
changed as II struck Before the echoes
died away Carr WAS mt the doorway,
behind the leaf. waiting.
None too soon. AZ he faced FUund,
back 20 the wall, Price hurns an. re-
volver raised. BEYOND the edge Of the
swinging door he rushed, aud. a. he
did so. Carr dung himself upon him.
graspIng his wrist with a grfD that
twisted the pistol from bis hand
The pistoi exploded as II fell The
buIles went harmlessly. but the dam
age was done. The alarm was given.
No time for half measures now. with
all his strength Carr tripped the ex-
steward and drove his head against
the fioor.
The crack rang through the room
and Carr felt the mans muscles 70
lax and grow faced In his grip. He
sprang 20 his feet and jumped aer0ss
the room. snatchIng no the pistol ns
he went. Into the SLIT he scrambled
and drew the panel shut, hearing be-
hind him, In the wandro0m, the Eush
OF scurrying feet as II closed.
He did not delay TO watch the scene
He heard the uproar as the men burst
IN. and that was enough. he had no
time to lose. II was now or never.
searceiy touching the narrow cleata
he shot downward to the storeroom. I
~Qulck I" he ordered. "FoIIow me r.
rhe glow Of an electric torch Glove
he gloom and showed him beside the
iO0r. II opened; he caught NelIle's
hand; and the torch went out The
way Is Clear be painted. Il don't
iare to use q light. Follow me-"
Through the pitehy darkness he
ragged the girl on Behind followed
Japtain Bunker.
Overhead. as the three ran forward.
hey heard the stamping Of racing feet
md guessed that their plan was sue
eeding well.
Abruptly Carr stopped. Overhead
howed the giimmer Of stars. brilliant
gainst a background Of yeivety black
less. Stairs Careful" he NUT
cred. and took step upward. draw
ng Nellie after him
Quickly but cautiously the three
mounted TO the deck. The moon was
Inning just shove the top OF the
FOUNTAIN. By ltH light he saw that
he deck was densrted--nOt q man
vas visible But from aft rose an up
oar that was music In the ears OF the
ugitives.
An uDiong Of Rlimmering ocean
bowed where the cargo port cat the
lack bulwarss. and to this the three
urried From II the lowered gang
ray ran down to the tapping water.
arr r2rang 70 II and stood aside.
Quick. Nellie.r be commanded. and
he girl ran lightly down. Nov. cap
ain" and Bunker followed more pom
erousky
Carr turned for q last look along
be deck. Just Ia time. for with 8 ven
man precipltated himself out OF no .
There and hurled himself forward.
arr dropped; then. as the man. unable
o stop, hursisd over hlns. he csughe /
be fellows lega amd added his own !
trspsth to the lmpssnn Il
Not waiting % iook. for the craah /
{ kAe mam's head against the bulwArkn | 4
ed told him ali be- needed to kn0w. !
arr leaped down the gsngway. Just a.
yell from aks told that the mutineers
ad seen and guessed Into the boms I
. leaped. driving 4 from the side By
he impact ek his landing. Then ia
ropped on the vacant ehwxtt hahin@ !
'aptain Bunker and snaeched up tAse \
sle oars PULL capfaanl Pulll" he
rfed, In uncpnfrolIahls excitememA
simultaneously the sharp crack Of
lie sannded and a bullet wAistied
serhemd