The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-05-03

When Fabien let himself out of the
cabin he was just in time to see
Synnelet emerge from the doorway,
adjoining, and look furtively about.
As he caught sight of Fabien he
looked back, vainly seeking an ave-
nue. of escape, seeing none and not
desiring to be trapped in the room he
turned and fled toward the bow.
With bound Fabien was after him.
Synnelet paused long enough to get
"a Delaying pin from the rail, then as
Fabien drew near he stopped for a
moment and hurled it with deadly aim
straight at his head. Fabien lodged
and missed the blow but it handi-
capped his time and gave Synnelet a
chance to elude him and jump into
the rigging.
Synnelet preferred the ships rig
ging, only to combat with Fabien, but
he had no choice and made his way
upward, never pausing until he had
gained the crows nest.
Like a bloodhound that cannot be
shaken from his quarry, Fabien went
after him. But Synnelet was trump
hant. He had drawn a short sword
and leered at Fabien across the dan
gerous blade as he climbed nearer and
nearer.
All about them on the deck below
the fighting continued, although none
of them were more determined to kill
than the two men high up in the
crows nest.
The ship was yawing from port to
starboard and back again. 1t headed
into the wind and then ran before it.
The great sails Slated from side to
side with force that threatened to
bring all the rigging down on the
heads of the fighters below.
1t was precarious footing for both
Synnelet and Fabien, but their in
tense fury and hatred for each other
caused them to give little thought to
anything except their own private
grudge. Manon could not belong to
both of them! Each man knew this
and was determined that he would be
the one to claim her.
Synnelet had the advantage and
several times made desperate lunges
at Fabien with his sword. Each time
Fabien was able to get out of reach
just in time. A heavy rolling sea
almost brought Synnelet on top of
Fabien as Synnelet leaned from the
crows nest and Fabien chung to the
rigging. With smile of triumph the
pampered nephew thrust forward,
fiercely, with all his strength, toward
Fabiens breast. The lunging of the
ship into wave caused an abrupt
check for which Synnelet was unpre-
pared. He struggled desperately to
regain his balance but his feet lost
their foothold and with great cry of
terror he dangled perilously by his
hands hundred feet or more above
the deck. Like huge human pendu-
lum he swung by his hands from side
to side at each roll of the ship.
Piteously, Synnelet looked at Fabiei
and implored mercy. This was no
the glorious ending he had planned
for their combat, but in his despera
ton he forgot that just moment be-
fore he ha dtried to plunge his sword
into Fabien's breast.
1t was only question of seconds
now, Synnelet's strength was fast
waning. A sudden pitch and one hand
lost its grip-a lori the other way and
Synnelet, with a gasping cry, plunged
downtown into the boiling sea be-
low.
Like man stunned, Fabien chung
to the flimsy ladder. God had taken
upon himself the punishment he had
sought to mete out. Fabien's lips
moved in silent prayer and his
thoughts again returned to Manon. He
must go to her. Half way down the
ladder he paused to look below. The
convicts were victorious and the lust
of battle had turned into lust of a
baser sort.
The deported women had been taken
from their quarters and as Fabien
looked he saw one of the convicts pull
woman into his arms. Other women