THE ORTir PLATTE SEMIAVEEKLY TRIBUNE.
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I WOLVES OF THE SEA
By RANDALL PARRISH
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CHAPTER XXII.
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Tho Crew Decides.
Except that many of the men re
mained armed there wns no suggestion
of Tlolcncc. But for tho glciunlng enr
ronndo trained on tho muln hatch, and
the small group of gunners clustered
about It, the scene wus peaccablo
enough, resembling the deck of some
merchant ship. LeVcre stood motion
less at the poop rail, staring down and
bis attitude and expression of face
aroused within me a doubt of the man,
a determination to put him to the test.
Evidently he had held aloof and re
frained from taking even the slightest
port In our activities. Tho men them
selves were mostly forward, grouped
together nnd still excitedly discussing
the situation.
"Stand by to reef topsails," I shout
ed. "We're nil one watch now. Go nt
It lively, lads, and when the Job Is
over we'll eat, and decide together
what's our next move. Two of you
will be enough to guard the hatch nnd
one of you go Into the cabin and re
lieve tho girl there. Keep your eyes
open. I'll be down presently. Aloft
with you and sec how quick a job you
can make of It."
Watklns led the way up the main
mast ratlines, nnd Cole wns first Into
the fore shrouds, the others following
eagerly. I watched them Iny out on
tho ynrds nnd was heartened to hear
the fellows sing us they worked, the
canvas melting nwny as If by magic. I
climbed the ladder to where LeVcre
stood on the poop, but carefully
Ignored his presence, my gaze on the
scene aloft. Twice I gave ordors,
changing the steering direction slight
iy, and commanding the lower snlls
roofed. The mulatto scowling, Joined
ine at tho rail.
"What's nil this about?" ho asked
"That's no storm cloud yonder."
"There Is always danger In fog," 1
answered coldly, "and besides there Is
no use carrying on until we know
where wo are bound. My purpose Is
to keep the men busy, and then talk
tho situation over with them. Havo
you any criticism of this plan, Senor
LeVcre?"
He hesltntcd, but his eyes were nar
rowed, and ugly.
"You'll do ns you please, but you
told me we sailed for Porto Grande
Was that n Ho?"
"Not necessarily," and I smiled
trimly. "Although I should not have
hesitated to tell ono under the clrcum
stances, I mean to leave that decision
to tho men themselves. It Is their
lives that nro In dnnger."
"That scutnl half of them aro Kng
llsh and French. All they want Is to
get nwny; they will never go back to
Porto Grande without you make
them."
"How make them?" .
"By false observations; thero Is no
navigator forward. It is n trick easy
enough to piny with a little nerve. I
would novcr hnvo taken part In this
mutiny lf; I had supposed you meant
to play into the hands of the men."
"It Is very llttlo purt you took Senor
LeVcre, Judging from what I saw. You
seemed qulto content to stand aft here
and look on. However you arc In It
just as deeply as I am, and nro going
to play the game out with me to tho
end. Do you understand that?"
"What you mean, senor play It
ut?"
"Go on with the rest of us; tuke
your chance with tho men nnd do your
duty. I am cnptaln here. Tho first
sign of treachery on your pnrt will
send yon below with thoso others. I
don't trust you, and all I want is an
excuse to put you out of tho way so
bp careful what you do."
I turned nd walked uwny from him
toward tho forward roll. The men
were still nloft but coming In from off
the yards. Below mo In the door of
the companion, stood Dorothy, her
yes peering curiously about tho de
serted dock. She glanced up aud saw
jue.
"Mny I come up there?" sho asked
'"Certainly; let me help you. Stand
here beside me, nnd you can see nil
that Is being done. That's all, lads;
breakfast Is ready; lay down nil ex'
ccpt the lookout."
We watched while they streamed
down tho ratlines nnd gnthered for
ward of tho gulley, squntting In groups
on the deck. To nil nppenrnnces the
fellows hnd not n enre In tho world,
or nny thought of tho stirring scenes
Just passed through. Tho girl's blind
touched my sleeve, nnd I turned nnd
looked Into .her face.
"Have you considered Captain Snn
vhez? ' she asked.
"Why no," In surprise, "he Is help-
V'ss below, bitdly wounded."
"Not so Imdly ns you suppose," she
snld swiftly. "Ho Is ublu to be up and
about his stateroom, I henrd lilin
, moving, nnd I belief tho steward has
told him whut hns occurred on bonrd,
nnd nndeuvorcd to bear n message
from him to thoso men nmldshlps. I
licld my iUtol to his tend nnd locked
Mm In the pantry. He Is there now,
with the sailor you sent on guard,
That Is what I came on deck to tell
you."
"He Is a danger, of course, but not a
ertous ono," I said confidently, "It
Copyritjlu, by A,
, c. Mcciure & Co.
Is safe enough to leave him undis
turbed at present. The first thing I
need to do Is to satisfy those men. I'll
attend to that now, and then see to
the proper securing of Sanchez. Re
main here with LeVcre while I go for
ward, and watch that he docs not at
tempt to go below."
The fellows had not finished mess,
but I folt the danger of further delay,
nnd talked to them ns they sat on
deck, explaining briefly tho entire situ
ation, nnd the causes leading up to the
mutiny. I denlt with tho mutter In
plain terms, mnklng no apparent effort
to influence them, yet forcibly com
pelling each individual to realize, what
would be the result of our recapture.
They listened earnestly, nsklng an oc
casional question, nnd pnsslng com
ments bnck and forth freely among
themselves.
I sent Watklns to the cabin for a
roll of chnrts, nnd spreading these out,
endeavored as well as I could, to make
clear our probnblo position nnd the
nearest point of lnnd. When I hnd
completed the explanation, nnd stood
before them nwnltlng decision, It wns
Haines who acted as their spokesmnn.
This yere Is Cape Howurth?" he
nsked, a grimy thumb on the point In
dicated. "An' yer sny It's 'bout n hun
dred and fifty miles west?"
"Yes, nhout that?"
"An' thur's no settlement?"
"Some colonists fifty miles north Is
nil."
"That's 'bout right." He turned to
tho others. "Say mates, this Is how I
figure. We can't go on no long cruise
with all thoso bloody rats In the hold
They're bound ter find some wny out
If wo give 'em time 'nough. For ns I'm
concerned, I'm fer dlyldln' up whut
we've got, and ter hell with plrutln',
Whnt 'cr yer sny, mntcs? Shnll we
Tun tho or hooker nsnore, an' icnve
her thnr, while we tramp the coast?
We're Just a shipwrecked crew. What
say yer?"
Thero was a chorus of approval suf
ficient In volume to sntlsfy me, und
accepted this us n decision.
"All right, lads." I snld briefly. "In
my Judgment your choice Is n wise
Tho Stricken 8allor Told the Whole
Story.
one. I'll hnvo an observation as soon
ns tho fog clears and we'll head In for
tho Capo?"
"When do we divide the swag?"
"Fifty miles off the coast. That'B
fnlr enough, Isn't It? And my shnro
goes to you."
THero was a straggling cheer, but I
broko it up with a sharp order.
"Now stnnd by for work, nil of you.
Watklns nnd Carter, I want you nft."
CHAPTER XXIII.
The Prisoners Escape.
Tho two men followed mo silently ns
far as tho companion, where we
paused n moment staring blindly about
us Into the fog. Even tho guurd nt
the mnln hatch was Invisible.
"Carter, guard this after deck until
Watklns and I como back. Under no
circumstances permit LoVoro to enter
tho cabin."
With the door closed, wo were
plunged Into n darkness which ren
dered tho Interior Invisible. 1 won
dered dimly why the mnn on guard
had not lighted tho swinging lantern.
I stumbled over something on tho
deck, as I groped forward, but did not
punso until I hud lighted tho lantern.
It blazed up brightly enough, Its yel
low fliuno Illuminating the cabin and
the first thing I saw was tho out
stretched figure of tho sailor almost
between my feet. Wo needed to ask
no questions, imagine noining mo
overturned chnlr, tho stricken sailor
told tho whole story. Ho had been
treacherously stuck from behind, the
blade driven homo Dy a strong hand,
und was dead before he fell to tho
deck. It had been silent, vengeful
murder, and the assassin hnd left no
trace. Who could It have been? Not
Gunsaules surely the steward lacked
both nerve nnd stivngtb for such a
deed. Then there was but one to sus
pect Sanchez I
I flung open the pnntry door, but
one glunco inside told me thnt Gun
suulcs hnd vnnlshed. On the deck lay
the strands of rope with which ho hnd
been secured they had been severed
by a sharp knife, the ends discolored
with blood stains. I held these out to
Wntklns.
"Cut since the murder," I snld, "nnd
by tho snme knlfo. Whut do you mnko
of It, Tom?"
"Well, sir, the thing he'd most Ukcly
try for wud be ter release them Inds
nmldshlps. My Idea Is, sir, ho thought
he'd have time ter git the bulkhead
door open, before anybody cum be
low he nn' the stewnrd, who'd know
whur tho tools wus. Thnt wus tho
scheme, only we busted In too quick.
That's whar they both art skulkln'
back In them shndows."
He fitted the smoking lnntern bnck
onto the shelf to have his hnnds free
for action, and drew a cutlass out of
tho arm rnck, running one lentherly
thumb along the blade to test Its
sharpness. His eyes sought mine ques
tlonlngly. "I'robnbly your guess Is the right
one," I snld soberly. "We'll give it a
trial."
Murder hud been committed for a
purpose It wns tho first step In nn ef
fort to retnke the ship. If we were
to retnln our advantage thero wns no
time to be lost; we were pitted now
against Sllvu Sanchez, und he wns a
lender not to be despised or tempor
ized with ; no cowardly, brainless fool.
The pussnge lending forward was
wide enough to permit of our advanc
ing together nnd for n few steps tho
light dribbled In past us, quite suffi
cient for guldnnco. I had been down
this tunnel once before, nnd knew tho
bulkhead wns not fnr nwny, but the
few steps necessnry plunged us Into
profound blnckness, through which wb
ndvnnced cautiously with outstretched
hnnds. No slightest sound warned of
danger nnd I was already convinced In
my own mind thnt the refugees were
not hiding there, when it hnppcncd.
Within nn Instant we were fighting for
our lives, fronted not by two men, but
by n score, who Hung themselves curs
ing upon us. Their very numbers nnd
tho narrowness of the passage was
our only salvation. At first our resist
nnco wns blind enough, guided only by
the senses of touch and sound. Wo
could see nothing of our antagonists,
although their flerco rush hurled us
backward. I fired Into the mass, as
Wntklns slushed mndly with his cut-
lnss, both mnnnglng In some wuy to
keep our feet. Hands gripped for us,
a bedlam of oaths splitting the nlr;
yet, even In that moment of pande
monlum, I was quick to realize the fel
lows were weaponless, seeking only to
reach and crush us with bnro hnnds,
The snme d'3covery must hnvo come
to the mind of the snllor, for ho yelled
It out definntly, every stroke of his
bludo drawing blood. I Joined him
striking with the butt of tho pistol. We
killed nnd wounded, tho curses of hnto
chnnged Into shnrp cries of ngony, but
thoso behind pressed tho ndvnnce for
wnrd, and wo were lnovltnbly swept
back Into tho light of tho cabin lamp,
Then I saw fnces, hideous In the
glare, demoniacal In their expression of
hatred a mass of them, unrccogniz
nble, largely of a wild, half-Indian
type, with hero and there a bearded
white. Nor were they all bare-hanuea
in many a grip flushed n knife, und
illrectlv fronting me. with n meat
cleaver uplifted to strike, Sanchez
yelled his orders. Ignoring all others
I leaped straight nt him, crying to
) Wntklns ns I sprnng.
"Bnck lad; dash out that ngnt; ru
hold theso devils hero n minute 1"
I did God knows how 1 It wns like
no fighting ever I hnd done before,
mnd. furious melee, nmld which I lost
) nil consciousness of uctlon, all guld
anco of thought, struggling as a wild
brute, with nil tho reckless strength of
Insanity. It Is a dim, vague recollec
tion; I am sure I felled Sunchez with
ono blow of my pistol butt; In some
wny thnt deadly elenver enmo Into ray
hands and I trod on his body, swing
ing the sharp blnde with ull my might
Into those scowling fnces. They gnvo
sullenly backward; they had to, yelp-
Ing nnd snnrllng like iv pack of wolves,
hacklug ut me with 'Hr short knives.
I wns cut ngnln and again. I stood on
quivering flesh, crazed with blood, and
seeking only to kill. I snw fnces
crushed In, nrms severed, tho sudden
spurting of blood from ghastly wounds.
Oaths mingled with cries of ngouy and
shouts of hate. Then in nn lnstnnt the
light wns dnshed out nnd nil wns dark
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FREE HERD OF TUBERCULOSIS
Estimated by Department of Agrlcul
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Loss of $25,000,000.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
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Tho 105 veterinarians of tho United
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Herd Affected With Tuberculosis.
owners of nil theso herds, together
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Figures show thnt since July 1, 1018,
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$25,000,000.
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Mixture Suggested by Iowa State
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Tho Iowa State College experiment
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ns being suitable for spraying dairy
cows for flics:
Four nnd ono-hnlf quarts of coal tat
dip, four and one-half quarts of fish
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tho Ingredients of the spray, and bring
tho whole up to thirty gallons with
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This spray will keep off tho files
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MUST REAY GENEROUS FEED
Cow Is Living Machine, Taking Raw
Materials and Working Them
' Over Into Milk.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
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The cow must ho regarded ns a sort
of living nmchlne. Sho takes the raw
materials given her In tho form of food
and works them over Into milk. If tho
supply of proper materials Is small, the
output will be small. The cow that will
not repay generous feeding should bo
disposed of and one bought that will.
Thero are, of course, certain Inbred
characteristics or natural qualities
which even liberal feeding oannot
overcome.
DATOY NOTE'S
Thero's something to sell every day.
Good silage will cut the feed bill
one-half.
Tho cow with a good appetite Is a
better producer than tho llnlcky ono.
Cows fed well before being turned
on heavy green forago will not bo
likely to bloat.
Sometimes ono can fool a slow
milker Into "giving down" by feedlug
her at milking time.
Cows will require attention In the
summer when tho days are warm and
flics nro troublesome.
Often old cowa nro offered for sale
at low prices but they aro seldom a
good Investment for tho dairyman.
Mr. Louis Young, 205
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One In British Museum Known to Have
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Crystal gazing nnd the use of muglc
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Thus while .Tupan had In her innei
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A renl obsidian mirror with Its
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A cat bit him and Levi Kurtz, n
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