Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-06-20

anything white was waved. The cook
frantlcaliy waved his apron.
"Iay to- | shouted. ''or we dis
charge our torpedoes."
There was no further sound. The
fat captain was licked. licked by the
terror the torpedo inspired In every
one WHO sailed on ships. He made
no further protest He could not have
done anything with his men now, bui
don't think lie liked tnrpedues either
He sat down on a deck chair, cursing
and wiping the sweat off his face.
We still had 10 be careful There
were plenty OF firearms aboard that
ship, rifles, grenades, and what not
| kept our riilemen at the rail, read,
to cover our boarding party and to
shoot down anyone who went near the
five-inch gun. Still with the iden OF
keeping Tie men on the steamer over
uwed, sent my eight strongest men
us the boarding crew under the com
mand of my giant prize officer. They
Ind been among the strongest men In
Germany One was the wrestling
champion OF Saxony, another the
wrestling champion OF Westphaia.
One, Bavaran who had been a
seulntor's model. lie had been In
much demand for posing because Of
his prodigious muscular development.
Any one Of these fellows could bring
up the 2oUponnd weight with one
hand. They went with bare arms and
shoulders. They had long bamboo
poles With hooks at the end. They
reached up with the poles. caught the
hooks over the edge of the deck OF
The captured ship, and climbed up
hand over hand The men on deck
looked down as they assembled.
"What fellows. by Joe. No. by Joe,
were not 70 g0lne1to fight With those
Our prisoners came aboard. Among
them were eight British marines who
had been assigned to the steamer as
gun crew. The fat captain looked
around our deck With n sort OF belIIg
erent curiosity lie walked up to our
smokestack gun, and you couldn't
have told his face from beet
Captain, Is that the thing that
made that hell Of O racket r.
"Yes."
"Where are your torpedoes?"
"Tortedoesl We have no torpe
| does.n
mo torpedoes? That was q fake
| tooY
"Yes."
"By Joe, Captain. don't report that
by joe"
promised him | would not repor,
1t, aud told him heartily that he had
behaved like true British skipper
and no man could have done better
Aye. things have changed on the
sea- When went aboard that steam
er. | had to sit there aud look around
and think. She was freighter and
what were freighters like when was
In the fu'c'sle? Tint wasn't so long
ago, twenty-odd years, but ships and
customs change rapidly | was In n
magnificent saloon, with heavy car
| pets, glitiering candelahra. and big
luxurious club chairs. Paintings In
heavy frames hung on the wall In
one corner was Steinway grand
piano and beside 1t music rack
There were other musical Instruments
melodeon, violin. guitar,
ukulele.
The hold OF the steamer was no
.ess interesting than the officers sa.
|. loon. The curgo was valued at q
million pounds sterling. II included
| five hundred cases of rare cognac ami
| twenty-three hundred cases Of cham
payne, Veuve Cliquot That was some
| thing.
"Hol boys | called lend q hand
| There's bit of work here"
We took the musical instruments
the piano. violin, cello, melodeon, and
all. We had aboard the Seeadlef
pianist md yioliIlist, both excellent
musicians out OF the German con
servatories We had no room In oul
cabins. to hing the paintings so | gave
them to our captive captains 10 take
with them when they left our shin
Some Of the expensive furniture fitted
nicely In the Seendler's cabins. OF the
cognac and champagne we ferried
aboard as much as we could stow
away. We opened the sea cocks Of
the steamer, and she settled down
peacefully beneath the waves
ITO BE CONTINUED)