The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-22
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EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

F'reetown, where they chartered a
small sailing vessel. the F'uwalda,
which was 20 bear them to their
final destination.
And here John, Lord Greystoke.
and Lady Alice, his wife. vanished
from the eyes and from the knowl-
edge of men.
Two months after they weighed
anchor and cleared from the port
of Freetown half-dozen British war
vessels were securing the South At
lantic for trace Of them or their
little vessel, and It was almost i'm
mediately that the wreckage was
found upon the shores OF St. Helena
which convinced the world that the
F'uwalda had gone down with all on
board. and hence the search was
stopped ere il had scarcely begun;
though hope fingered in longing
hearts for many years.
The Fuwalda, a barkantine Of
about 100 tons, was a vessel Of the
type often seen in coastwise trade in
the Tar Southern Atlantic. their
crews composed OF the ofscourings
Of the sea-unhanged murdererS
and cutthroats Of every race and
every nation.
The Fuwalda was no exception 10
the rule. Her officers were swarthy
DULLES. hating and hated by their
crew. The captain. while a Compe-
tent seaman. was A brute in his
treatment OF his men. He knew. or
at least he used. but two arguments
in his dealings with them Delay
ing pin and revolver-nor is it
likely that the motley aggregation
he signed would have understood
aught else.
So it was that from the second
day out from Freetown John Clay
ton and his young wife witnessed
scenes upon the deck OF the Flu
walda such as they had believed
were never enacted outside the GOV
ers Of printed stories Of the sea.
1t was on the morning Of the sec
ond day that the first link was
forged of what was destined to form
a chain Of circumstances ending in
a life for one then unborn such as
has probably never been parallel In
the history OF man.
Two sailors were washing down
the decks OF the F'uwalda. the first
mate was on duty. and the captain
had stopped To speak with John
Clayton and Lady Alice.
The men were working backwards
toward the little party who We're fac
ing away from the sailors. Closer
and closer they came. until one OF
them was directly behind the cap
tain. In another moment he would
have passed by and this strange mar
rative had never been recorded.
But Just that instant the officer
turned 10 leave Lord and Lady Grey
stoke. and. as he old so, tr:pped
against the sailor and sprawled head
long upon the deck. overturning the
WATERFALL so that ne was drenchcd
in its dirty contents.
For an instant the scene was ludi-
crous; but FOR an instant. With
a volley 81 awful oaths. his face suf-
fused with the scarlet Of mortihca-
A-'4A anu Az L4Atf "a ptfAslA AtAtA4tlf-i
his feet. and with a terrific blow
feIled the sailor 70 the deck
The man was small and rather
old. 50 that the brutality Of the act
was thus accentuated. The other
seaman. however. was neither old
nor smaIl-a huge bear Of a man.
with fierce black mustachios. and a
great bull neck set between massive
shoulders.
AS he saw his mate go down he
crouched, and. with a low snarl
sprang upon the captain crushing
him 70 his knees with Il single
mighty blow.
From scarlet the officers face
went white. for this was nutInv. and
mutiny he had met and subdued be.
fore in his brutal career. Without
waiting to rise he whipped a revol-
Yer from his pocket, firing point
blank at the great mountain OF
muscle towering before him: but
quick as he was, John CLAYTON was
almost as quick. so that the bullet
which was intended for the sailors
heart lodged in the sailors leg IN
stead. for Lord Greystoke had
struck down the captains arm as he
had seen the weapon flash in the
sun.
Words passed between Clayton and
the captain. the former making II
plain that he was Disguised with the
brutality displayed toward the crew.
nor would he cOuntenanCe anything
further Of the Kind while he and
Lady G1eystoke remained passen-
gers.
The captain was on the point OF
making an angry reply. but. think
ing better Of It. turned on his heel
and black and scowlng, strobe aft.
He did not care to antagonIze an
English official for the Queens
mighty arm welded a punitive in
strument which he could appreciate.
and which he feared-England's far
reaching navy.
The two sailors picked themselves
up, the older man assisting his
wounded cOmrade to rise The big
fellow. who was known among his
mates as Black Michael, tried his
leg gingerly. and. finding that it bore
his weigh turned n (1ax-fov wit y