The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 2, 1918 Page: 3 of 8
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M’CANN TRIES TO BRIBE THE CREW TO RETURN TO NEW
: YORK— HOLLIS IS FORCED TO MAKE HIM PRISONER
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Synopsis— Robert Hollis who tells the story Is a guest on
Girard Carrington’s -yacht Esmeralda It Is supposed to be a “stag”
party and Hollis is surprised on discovering a woman who evidently
' Wishes to remain unknown aboard She merely tells him her name '
is Vera Carrington tells his guests of the coming war and that he
is engineering a copper pool The yacht is sunk in a collision and
Hollis saves McCann millionaire and one of the party! Hollis and Mc-
Cann rescue Vera and leave the ship In a small boat McCann refuses
to submit to the authority of Hollis and the latter enforces obediegce
The castaways are sighted by a ship the Indian Chief which thkes
them aboard The vessel is badly storm damaged All officers are dead
Bascom the owner says he is taking a cargo of ammunition to Ger-
many Hollis consents to take charge of the ship and continue the
voyage
CHAPTER XI— (Continued)
- "The glass is falling rapidly" I an-
swered "and I suspect a' storm is
brooding behind that curtain that Is
- "why I am so anxious to make all clear
What do you think of the crew?”
She glanced aside toward the mo-
tionless negro at the wheel and then
t the men shuffling about their work
“I— I hardly know they— they look
Awfully rough and— and disreputable
Weren’t some of them drunk?”
"HP doubt yes Don’t worry Miss
Yera Those things are frequent
enough on shipboard We will have
these lads thoroughly tamed within an-
other twenty-four hours There is never
A mutiny without some leader and a
better cause I am working under
your orders yon know”
She glanced up quickly into my face
"Under my orders? Ho not that
Mr Hollis Ton told me it would be
your choice I merely granted permls-
adon” "Tour permission was equivalent to
An order I so accepted it”
"But that is hardly fair Hot that I
regret the choice for I could never
bave forgiven myself if my selfishness
bad ruined Philip Bascom He is really
as old friend”
"So 1 supposed a very interesting
man In spite of his misfortune”
"He was Indeed before that bullet
wrecked him It is sad and to think
that the one who shot him is actually
on board— his guest” v
"Hot altogether a pleasant thought
to me” I said soberly "For McCann is
the kind to breed more trouble if he
can find an excuse”
“You do not consider the man dan-
gerous?” "Hot in the sense you mean He will
never attack openly or permit himself
to be known in any conspiracy But
be will have to be watched neverthe-
v less He Is the sort to harbor revenge
' And as he feels hatred and distrust
toward both Bascom and myself we
cannot be too careful I shall have to
! tell Leayord the whole story”
"Leayord?”
"The man I named for flrst officer
be Is standing abaft the foremast yon-
der" i "The second officer Is a Swede?!
"Yes rather young but I like his
i face and he seems to have the re-
spect of the men” I turned and gazed
Into the face of the compass already
lighted
"What is your name?” I asked of the
black at the wheel
"Watson sah Charles Watson”
' “Well Watson let her head fall off
a couple of points— that’s It my man
Is this the signal cord to the engine
room?”
He nodded the whites of his eyes
showing oddly and I rang for an In-
crease of Bpeed Watson bracing the
wheel with one knee wiped his lips on
bis sleeve
"Am yo1 shorely aimin’ ter ter sail
dls yere ship long ter Hamburg sah?”
' be asked cautiously
"You heard what I said to the men?”
"Yas sah I done heerd dat But I
thought maybe I best tell yer sah that
thars sure a bad lot forward an’
they’s plum set against goia no far-
ther" "A bad lot hey? And who seems to
be the leader Watson?”'
He scratched his head
"Wal sah there’s two or three who
bas a lot ter say but I sorter reckon as
bow de real boss Is a white pusson
call Liverpool Red— he dun started ter
knife me night afore last and if I
hadn’t done got outer thar right lively
I reckon I'd bln a dead nigger sure”
"What objection does this fellow and
the others with him have to finishing
this voyage?”
"Wal mostly at first 4t wus Just
crd’nary cussidness sah but now they
got the war ter harp about dat Liver-
pool is a-playln’ it up ter beat all sah
He says this ship is loaded with war
ctuff and bound ter be sunk or cap-
tured am dat so sah?”
"We have a miscellaneous cargo” I
answered "and some of it might be
contraband But It was shipped before
war was declared and we have ample
time to reach port before the establish-
ment of a blockade There will be no
trouble Watson if the men only do
their duty You let them know that
I aald so when you go forward”
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“Yas sah"
I left him and walked over to the
rail realizing keenly the position of
peril into which I had drifted With
a loyal crew my task would prove no
easy one bat with a crippled ship and
the men already on the verge of mu-
tiny the altuatlon was almost despe-
rate ’
CHAPTER XII
The Crew Grow Ugly
For a moment I remained forgetful
of the presence of the girl on deck
There was but onb course to pursue—
at the very first evidence of disobedi-
ence I must assert full authority
There must be no hesitation no sign
of weakness Even as this crystallized
in my own mind the girl’s hand
touched the sleeve of my jacket -
"Supper Is ready Mr Hollis” she
said "Are you not coming down?”
"Very shortly I will have the men
knock off work and leave the mate in
charge of the deck”
"What were yon thinking about so
earnestly? Yon actually forgot me”
I glanced aside Into her eyes
"Hot guilty Miss Vera I was think-
ing of yon and of how I could get yon
safely out of this scrape I do not say
this to frighten you Miss Yera only
perhaps it is best for yon to know the
situation The first thing necessary
on this voyage Is to show those fellows
forward who is master aboard Bat
we’ve talked about it long enough now
I do not anticipate any locking of horns
tonight for those lads will need to dis-
cuss plans among themselves first
Bascom will be waiting for you in the
cabin and I will Join yon presently”
I walked with her as far as the lad-
der and watched until she disappeared
Forward I could perceive little outside
the glow of the lanterns In the radius
of which black grotesque figures con-
stantly passed and repassed Occasion-
ally a voice sang out some command
the words scarcely distinguishable
“Mr Leayord 1” I sang out
"Aye aye sir” 1
"Let the men knock off work for the
present and send the second mate’s
watch down for supper You will take
the deck and It will be better to have
another hand aft here at the wheel”
"Very well sir” -I
waited until he clambered heavily
np the ladder and joined me his huge
figure outlined against the gleam of
the binnacle light
"I was pleased to see the wpy In
which the crew took hold Mr Lea-
The Girl’s Hand Touched the Sleeve
of My Jacket
I
yord” I said quietly "and that Olson
set them so good an example”
He crossed over to the rail and came
back wiping his lips on his sleeve -"Olson
Is a good man Mr Hollis
you made no mistake when yon chose
him for second officer but I never saw
a worse bunch of sea scum in any fo’
castle than we’ve got aboard here sir"
"They took hold all right"
"Aye for the once they’re a bit
dazed yet an’ have had no time to talk
It over among themselves”
"We’ll hear from them la ter j yon
think 7”
"Tomorrow ' air or perhaps to-
night as soon as they learn for sure
the course we’re steering They are
dead set against Hamburg”
"Why Hamburg Mr Leayord?"
"Well sir T don’t just know myself
for I was the bosun and the lads never
talked to me very freely' From all Fve
heard however It’s largely caused by
what that fat bloke yer brought aboard
with yer had to say about this dirty
war breakin’ ont I don’t know the
duffer’s name air but I hear he claims
to be a millionaire an’ Is willin’ ter
spend a lot o’ coin just tobe took
back ter New York Cookie told me
that be and the guy that goes by the
name of Liverpool had quite a talk”
“Liverpool Red — yes I’ve heard of
him he’s the men’s leader forward”
"Likely So bat there’s bthers of
the seme kidney If I was yon Blr
I’d have a talk with Olson when he
come on deck again’' He’ll tell yon
more’n I can”
I stood silent a moment staring out
Into the black void
"I presume Mr Leayord I can con-
fidently rely on yonr loyalty in case
trouble develops?”
"You sure can sir”
‘ “And Olson?”
"He’ll face It like a man and al-
though Masters Is a bit of a fool I'm
guessing he can be coanted on In a
pinch” '
“Are there any others?”
“That’s hard to say sir offhand I
haven’t been shipmates with them or
with any o’ this crew long enough yet
to size ’em up but there are a few
men ' forward who don’t chum none
with Liverpool’s crowd Olson would
know 'em better than L” i
"Well the sooner we learn exactly
how we stand In this matter the better
I'll' relieve you as soon as I have
a bite to eat”
In spite of Its general dinginess of
paint and furnishings the main cabin
had a look of coziness and comfort as’
I entered from the black gloom of the
decks Bascom and Miss Vera occu-
pied seats on one side while Olson
washed and brushed into a state of
rare discomfort sat alone opposite A
slim narrow-chested man his weak
month partially concealed by a strag-
gling mustache and who answered to
the name of Dade acted as steward
but the boy Moon was doing most of
the work I drew ont the single va-
cant chair and sat down
"Well” I said pleasantly breaking
the rather awkward silence "I do not
exactly know where we are going bnt
we are on our way”
"The sea Is rising I Judge” 're-
marked Bascom
“There is every promise of a rough
night bnt nothing to worry over Dade
why did yon set the table only for
four? There is another passenger
aboard”
"He has refused to mess aft sir”
"Oh be has! Well possibly I may
have something to say as to that’' Did
he give any reason?”
Dade endeavored to hide a grin "Hot
exactly a reason sir” he answered
softly "bnt I took it from what he said
that he was not overly proud o’ the
way he wus niarked up sir”
I devoted a few minutes to the meal
but when Dade departed on an errand
forward decided I might Just as well
discuss the situation frankly
“Iam beginning to fear” I said qui-
etly "that Mr Fergus McCann intends
to make us all Lie trouble possible and
is even now behind most of the dis-
satisfaction on board Do you know
anything definite Mr Olson?”
The mate paused In his eating with
knife and fork uplifted
“I had not heard sir May I ask
If he Is rich?”
"Quite so he was a guest on the
yacht Esmeralda How that I have
answered these questions Mr Olsoa”
and I stared Into his rather emotion-
less face intently "perhaps you will be
kind enough to answer mine”
"I would know what I talk” he re-
turned stubbornly "He this Mr Mc-
Cann' he offers ten thousand dollars
to be put back in Hew York”
"So that’s his game! Who brought
the word forward?”
"Cookie I think sir I overheard
Jim White say that Mr McCann had
a belt on him with more money in it
than they’d ever seen before in all
their lives The d— fool — I beg
your pardon miss — didn’t know no
more than to show It to ’em Why the
sight of it fairly drove them two wharf-
rats crazy
"There’s half a dozen men forward"
he went on slowly "who would murder
their grandfathers sir to get hold o’
all that coin The rest o’ the crew are
decent enough fellows as sallormeu go
but there’s liquor aboard yet and all
this ’ere war talk has scared ’em
against continuing the voyage” '
"McCann told them?”
"He told Cookie an’ Liverpool an’
they circulated the news Tis said
we’re chuck up with contraband sir
an that if we’re took every mun jack
of us will be chucked Into kn English
or French prison"
"You expect a mutiny then Mr Ol-
son?” "I don’t know what’ll stop it sir"
he answered solemnly "The men went
aft ter sorter take your measure sir
and hear what It was you proposed do-
ing They ain’t had no chance to git
tergelher an talk since but lt’a my
notion they’re ripe enough for the Job"
I looked him squarely In the eyes
- "And how about you Mr Olson?”
"Me alrr his Ups grinned “If I
hadn’t Intended for to stay with yer
air I never would V took the Job”
I reached out my hand and our fin-
gers locked
"Good with both my officers loyal
we’ll find a way out of this mess Come
with me into the captain's stateroom
until we eee what we can find there
useful"
I disturbed things as llttls as pos
sible leaving any necessary research
into Captain Hadley’s private affairs
to a later date bnt sought with some
anxiety through a roll of maps shoved
behind the chest Olson holding a lan-
tern aoft until I finally brought forth
an old chart of the North' Atlantic We
bent over this ontspread on the deck
between us and Olson’s stnbby fore-
finger traced the prickings of two voy-
ages around the Orkneys into the
Horth sea The chart revealed also
although in somewhat less detail the
German coastline I was far from sat-
isfied with this discovery but nothing
better conld be hoped for The total
destruction of the charthouse forward
made this find a godsend indeed and
we were fortunate in the fact that
Captain Hadley preserved his old
maps Bidding Olson relieve the first
officer I remained there alone for some
minutes famlUarlzlng myself with the
two charts and outlining in my mind
the safest course to pursue As I sat
there the rising wind began to hurl
rain against the closed glass of the
port and I could hear the splash of
the drops on the deck overhead An
My jClass on Board”
oiled coat belonging to the skipper
hung dangling from a hook and I
slipped it on extinguishing the light
before closing and locking the door
Leayord was alone at the table In the
cabin which had already been cleared
of its dirtied dishes
I had advanced to the companion
steps when his voice stopped me
"Captain” he said in hoarse whis-
per "was yon planning to go forward
alone?"
"Certainly” i
Leayord glanced abont uneasily
' -“Well I wouldn't sir If I was you—
not tonight anyhow - The men are that
ugly there’s no knowln’ what might
happen Do yon carry a gun sir?"
"Why no I saw one there in a
drawer of Captain Hadley's desk You
think the situation is as bad as that?”
"I’d go back and get It sir’’ he said
soberly "an’ then keep to the after-
deck till daylight”
An Instant I stood staring at the
rain beating fiercely against the glass
of the companion then turned back
to the stateroom I had just left slipped
the revolver out of the desk drawer
Into my pocket and re-entered the
cabin
I buttoned the oilskin closely about
my throat and stepped out on deck
the wind driving the rain full into my
face and for the moment blinding me
CHAPTER XIII
I Make McCann Prisoner
It was evident enough la my mind
that there were two elements of evil
aboard — liquor and McCann's wealth
Either alone would have been bad
enough but thus combined they ren-
dered our situation more than perilous
—and I was facing this peril com-
paratively alone Masters would doubt-
less perform his duty but his work
would keep him below and he would
prove of slight value on deck My Im-
pression of Leayord and Olson was fa-
vorable enough they were undoubted-
ly the very best material on board
yet from long association with the
forecastle It was only natural that
their sympathies should te with their
mates forward An efficient sea offi-
cer Is not made overnight and either'
man might fail me at a pinch As to
Bascom he could never be counted on
while as regards Vera — but at thought
of her the cold perspiration beaded my
temples with a horror of what might
yet occur on board No the burden
was mine mine practically alone It
was up to me to strike first to assert
my authority and then maintain it
This was the one thing which would
Impress the mind of the sailor — a quick
decision a swift blow This very night
we must win the ship if ever and the
first man for me to gala control over
must be Fergus McCann
I reached this decision coolly and de-
liberately yet with no clear plan of
action in my mind At that moment
Olson sang out some order from the
rail ' overhead and I could hear the
bustle of the watch along the black
deck
My eyes distinguished no figures but
suddenly a blaze of lightning seemed
to rip the sky asunder and in the
swift ghastly glare I perceived two
human figures against the atarboard
rail safe from observation beneath a
boat swung In davits The man direct-
ty facing me his countenance illu-
mined for a single instant by the flame
was Liverpool Bed The very postures
of the two men the position chosen
amidships and la the shadow led me
to identify Liverpool’s companion and
guess their purpose Very well there
was no better time than now to start
my task Yet I had scarcely taken a
step forward when I became aware
that their secret conference was over
and that the two were separating ' I
could not positively determine the
movement in the Intense darkness bnt
I felt assured that one of the two men
had moved forward crouching along
the rail leaving the second man stand-
ing alone Unquestionably the one
thus left would be McCann
I waited motionless until the fellow
stealing away was well beyond earshot
and then advanced straight across the
pitching deck The fellow taken quite
by surprise stared at my Indistinct fig-
ure unable to determine my identity
until I spoke There was that abont
his figure black as the night was
which convinced me he was the man
sought
"Well McCann” I said shortly “you
seem to prefer associating with the
crew rather than with yonr own class
aft What is the game?”
“I was not aware there were any of
my own class on board” he answered
sneeringly
“Perhaps you have not yet discov-
ered who are on board Do you chance
to know who owns this vessel and
cargo?"
“Who owns them I” he laughed
coarsely "What difference does that
make?”
"It depends entirely on whether or
not you have any decent manhood left
In you" I said coldly “and frankly
I do not believe yon have However
the truth can do no harm and we’ll
understand each ' other better This
ship and cargo are owned by Philip
Bascom of Philadelphia”
"Bascom ! By God ! Yon don't mean
it?”
"But I do and more than that all
his fortune is Invested In this one
enterprise that Is why I consented to
assume command and sail the Indian
Chief across to Germany”
There was a moment’s silence
"Bascom” he repeated at last “You
learned this from the ship’s papers?"
"I learned It from his own lips— the
man himself Is on board”
He breathed heavily from surprise
then laughed
“Lord this Is some news Hollis” he
managed to ejaculate “but surely you
hardly expect me to be sympathetic
do you?”
“No I hardly expect It” unable to
disguise my Intense disgust at his tone
“However Philip Bascom is here ra-
ined by your persecution crippled for
life by the cowardly bullet — "
"Now look here Hollis” he broke
In "If you think I am going to stand
for your bullying any longer you’re
mistaken It’s my turn to talk”
"Yours! What will you talk with—
money?”
"Perhaps” he sneered "and with
men also In the first place I might
as well tell yon I don’t give a d—
who owns this ship' Of coarse yon
gave me a jolt by saying that this man
Bascom was on board bnt after all
that’s nothing to me We had our
fight and he learned the same lesson
others have that Fergus McCann Is
perfectly able to take care of himself
Now I’m ready to teach the same thing
to Mr Robert Hollis of Chicago This
is no small boat In mid-Atlantic where
you can bully me because of your phys-
ical strength You made a mistake
llollis playing me for a fool I’ve got '
your number already” 0
"You are quite sure of that?”
"You bet I am but I’m not going
to say any more about It tonight To-
morrow m talk with you again”
He turned away the shrug of his
shoulders picturing contempt and a
studied insolence which set my blood
boiling With the grip of one hand 1
flung him back against the rail and
held him there
“No‘ we’ll discuss it right now” 1
said sternly “but HI do the talking
In your place You haven't anything to
tell me I know what your plans are
already I know what yen are attempt-
ing to accomplish and I know your
purpose You have found a few ruf-
fians forward who will take your dirty
gold To gain control of the others
you have played up the war scare
You think now that the time has come
when you can act— Is that so?”
lie wriggled In an effort to break
free of my grip and I let go of him
in utter contempt
“You would find out” he snarled an-
grily “If I called for help”
“But you are not going to call for
help for If you even open your lips for
that purpose you are going to die right
where you stand Take that seriously
McCann You are endeavoring to In-
cite mutiny on board and under the
law of the sea I can kill yon for it
Now I confess my feeling toward you
Is not a tender one but there Is going
to be no bloodshed If I can avoid It
Where have you bunked?"
Developments of a startling
nature follow quickly They are
related in the next Installment
(TO BB CONTINUED)
King Haa Many Namesakes Now
His majesty has sundry namesakes
In London now that he has adopted hls
new surname says the London Globe
There Is a solicitor In Blshopsgate and
a cabinetmaker In Dalston to name
two There is also a Miss Windsor
who has a respectable business In
South Kensington Likewise a Mr
Cornelius Windsor lives in North Lon-
don and another Windsor has a gro-
cery shop in Lewisham A firm of
Ironmongers at Roehampton and some
clothiers st Finsbury Park can also
claim th same surname as the royal
family
YOUR SICK CHILD
IS CONSTIPATED!
LOOK AT TOM
HURRY MOTHER! REMOVE POI-
80NS FROM LITTLE 8T0MACH
LIVER BOWELS '
GIVE "CALIFORNIA 8YRUP OF
FIGS” IF CROSS BILIOUS
OR FEVERISH
No matter what alls your child a
gentle thorough laxative should al-
ways be the first treatment given
If your little one Is out of sorts
half-sick Isn’t resting eating and act-
ing naturally— look Mother I see if
tongue Is coated This is a sure sign
that the little stomach liver and bow-
els are clogged with waste When
eross irritable feverish stomach sour
breath bad or has stomach-ache diar-
rhea sore throat full of cold give a
teaspoonful of "California Syrup of
Figs” and In a few hours all the con-
stipated poison undigested food and
sour bile gently moves out of the lit-
tle bowels without griping and you
have a well playful child again
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless "fruit laxative” because
It never falls to cleanse thq little one’s '
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
ach and they dearly love Its pleasant
taste Full directions for babies chil-
dren of all ages and for grown-nps
printed on each bottle
Beware of counterfeit fig syrapei
Ask your druggist for a bottle of "Cal-
ifornia Syrup of Figs” then see that
It Is made by the "California Fig Syrup
Company’’— Adv v
A New Definition
"And so you think I’m a coquette?”
she smiled sweetly "Why Frank I'
don’t believe you know what a co-
quette isl”
"A coquette Is a woman who syndi-
cates her affections” he returned bit-
terly— Alnslee’s "
THIS IS 1
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TRY
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Conservative Student
"What does your teacher say about
your studies?"
“Well" replied the small boy “she
thinks I have the right Idea about
geography When It comes to giving
the boundaries of European countries
the best you can do is to guess an
that’s a waste of time"
GREEN’S AUGUST FLOWER
Has been nsed for all ailments that
are caused by a disordered stomach
and inactive liver such as sick head-
ache constipation sour stomach
nervous indigestion fermentation of
food palpitation of the heart caused by
gases In the 6tomach August Flower
Is a gentle laxative regulates digestion
both in stomach and intestines cleans
and sweetens the stomach and alimen-
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blood Sold in all civilized countries
Give it a triaL— Adv -
Precious to Heraelf
"Why Is she always saying Dear
me?”’ "That’s the way she thinks of
herself"
A good man does not cherish resent-
ment To be effective sympathy should a£
ways be backed by a llttls capltaL j
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