Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-04
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We Topped of the Cambronne's up
per masts. so that she could set only
her lower suils. She could not make
any speed now, and II would take her
from TEN to fourteen days to get TO
Rio de ..Ianeiro. which WIS the near
EST port. Then | exacled pledge
from Captain Mullen:
captain" said |. I'VE are releas-
Ire our prisoners and they are under
your command | understand perfect
iy we'll that when ynn get tn port oui
existence will be known. We will be
sailing ship in world of arInored
cruisers We will be chased like
wild deer We need start We have
taken care TINT yen do not gel to port
too soon. One thing remains. though
You nay meet q ship within week
or within day-!t may be q steamer
with a wireless pinnt. | ask for your
word that you yii moi communicate
with any ship until you reach mort.
We have. | hope. treated our prison.
ers fairly. ana ask this Of you in
return. must have your solemn
word on 1T
st'ount." he replied, Il give you ms
word thai the t'ambronne will not
communicate with any ship until she
Is In port at Rio"
We shook hands on It, and my mind
was nj rest. II was no risk TO tnke
the word Of the PInmore's old skipper
He played his part nobly lie passed
several steamers on his WY to Rio,
but steered clear Of them One com
Ical thing happened. A big steamer
cnme toward the Cambronne one
morning. and then her captain noticed
The crowd of prisoners on the ships
deck. lie was cautious soul. II
looked suspicious. The steamer turned
and fled ut full speed
There remained the case OF Captain
Lecuo Of fhe La Ruchefoucauld. Whit
had broken his word to me and whom
had promised not to release with
the other prisoners. He tried TO dis
suade me- He was aghasi ri the
thought Of being. kept aboard the See
adler throughout her long cruise, the
end Of which no one could fOretell
He vowed by all the saints that he
would keep the position Of the ships
magazines locked sterniy within his
bosom. | would not listen to him.
told him that the others would go but
he would remain. intended to hold
him until we had caught and released
our next hatch of prisoners lie en-
listed the other captains to intercede
III his behalf. They came and asked
me to relent.
"Gentlemen." | replied 4 have just
now rested the safety OF my ship on
Captain Mullen's word. You are all
ship masters You know a captain :
duty to the vessel ne commands Very
well, know that Captain MnlIen's
word Is good | have taken the 9th.
ers of you at ynnr word. and you have
moi failed me. But Captain l.ecnq
broke his word Can trust him not
to break Ii again2"
They argued so hard for their On
fortunate fellow skipper that finally
gave in After all Ayen If he did break
his word again and tell of the position
of my magazines. II did not necessn.
rily mean disaster ] made him sign
d promise and made the other cap
tnins sign as witnesses to his prom
ise. Then gave orders that be
should 60 with the rest.
We paid our prisoners off, Just as
Ii they had been working for us. Each
received wages for the time he had
spent aboard. and each was paid for
the wage he ordinarily received from
his shipowner. by Joe, that made
them happy, we had fnnl banquet.
The sailors feasied In their quarters.
entertained the officers and Indies
in my cabin. Tnnsts of champagne
were drunk and nj the end there were
cordial handshakes. We transferred
the crowd to The Camhrunnp In boat
loads. and each boat as II pushed off
gave three cheers for the Seeadler.
we had been away from port for
eight weeks and had sunk eleven yes
sells. representing tntnl ofmnre thnn
forty thousand tons ut allied shipping
The Atlantic had given lis It's share.
Now to the Pacific. And God save
us from the cruisers
ITO BE CONTINUEDl
Struck Whales Drown