Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-19

put up steam last nlgnC the captain
and Archie and Mr.. Hart had drink
together, and Archie and the old man
had an argument"
did they say anything about dis
posing of the bodies?" Chaplin asked.
"No. They wouldn't be apt to have
had anything to do with that. have
an idea that whoever disposed of the
bodies threw them overheard just
about the time that I was down there
listening-in. Everyone was supposed
to be busy changing their clothes
about that time"
Chaplin decided that it would be I'M
wise to mention the fact that anyone
suspected him of being the guilty par
ty. He had no wish to excite Hamp-
tons temper to further pitch.
later, when I was locked in the
stateroom," Hampton was saying,
81 had plenty of time to think and
decided that at the first opportunity
l would talk the matter over with
you, and if you agree we'll help these
two guys start mutiny. didn't
like the idea of being shut up and
not knowing what was going on, so
when Dupont came stalking in with
his lordly manner, behind the black
with the tray, l socked him one on
the nose and ran like the devil. Du-
pont and the black caught me and I
was lamped into room down below.
About ten minutes later two of the
blacks came along with tray, with
out Dupont. I shelled out about half
the greenbacks had and waved them
at the blacks and made passes toward
the door. Maybe those brown babies
can't talk English-but they knew
how to talk to green-backs in their
own jibberish. I didn't stop to eat,I
just sneaked out behind them and up
the steps. The first person I see
marching along the deck is our friend
Archie, but I take care that he doesn't
see me. I thought he might be go
ing to his own room, but when he
passed it and came in here, it was just
my meat, because I was trying to
figure how to get in to talk things
over with you.
"Well! What do you say to a
little high class mutiny?"
"The whole thing is so darned COM
plicated" Chaplin answered thoughtful
ly. cts hard to tell who to trust.
You didn't get look at the two men
you heard talking, did you?"
"No. What difference does it make
I tell you, Chaplin, you and I are up
against it. That dog-gone stuffed
shirt of lawyer is going to pin the
murder of Sidney Hart on US. Ar
chic, the big goof, is going to help
him do it. They are going to say
that Mrs. Glass went to the lounge
in search of her father-in-law, and
found US standing over his dead body.
No jury in the world is going to be-
lieve that we were shanghaied. And
how the duece are we going to prove
that we were? To tell you the truth
Chaplin, old man, I had funny feel
ing when I found out that Hart was
dead, and you there alone with him."
81 have thought of that, and so did
Archie. Only he doesn't believe you
found me there alone. Thinks we
killed him together"
"The dumb OK! Whatever kind of
poison that was, it took time for a
person to die. AS soon as realized
that it was poison that the old man
had died of, I knew that you had
nothing to do with it."
Thanks" Chaplin responded, and
added, Suppose we go have a little
talk with this mate and engineer.
Think they are down below now?"
"We can look. What will we do
with Archie?"
Leave him here. l think we can
trust Ryder to watch him until we
get back. You don't happen to know
where Dupont is, do you?"
81 don't. But it's dark, I think we
should be able to evade him. Come
on" Hampton opened the door, and
said to Ryder, with wink, "We're
taking a stroll around the deck for
exercise. Be back in a few minutes.
Hold everything while we are gone"
"You bet!" the little jockey winked
back and, to show his nerve, punched
Archie on the jaw.
"Don't be brutal" Hampton eau
toned lightly.
"What do you think of Ryder?"
Chaplin asked when they were well
down the deck