The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 07, 1917, Page 2, Image 2
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Sy PANDAIX PARI
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i CHAPTER XVI. Pie ?I
ful c
In the Hande of the Crew. steadj
The afternoon brought me increased "omev
i faith that the imprisonment of Fergus Kuflich
McCann had practically ended the re- cause
bclllon of the men forward. No doubt s,*t- i
the spirit of mutiny still lingered, but w"tch
without the leadership this hud ceased than t
to be dangerous. Unbacked by the '"'r ?*
"New Yorker's display of wealth. Liver- come
pool Red and Jim White were sudden- ; wheel,
ily shorn of power to control the crew, should
Nor did anything occur during the , s"'lllt;
remulnder of the day to lead me to re- tance
Tiso this conclusion. The weather held having
fair, and the men worked cheerfully. ever, ]
Now that the liquor was out of them with t
they proved themselves u fairly effl- tnalne
clent crew, obeying the orders of the where
mates smartly. Apparently the crisis there
una neen passed, and the only problem oeiwei
remaining to confront us was that of ^ be
navigation. With my mind at rest on until t
this point, I passed the hours of the lessly
afternoon largely In my own stateroom, barely
sleeping for an hour or more in prep- the se
arntlon for the night's watch on deck, >n a(b
and Inter carefully figuring out In de- waterj
tall the exact course I should attempt *be ri|
to follow during the period of dark- Kltstei
ness. gloom
Before the call to supper came, I even
called on Bascom to explain to him the streng
situation, but found the man stupefied Jfulsh
by some drug, tnken perhaps to allevl- mast,
ate pain, and scarcely capable of com- up ?f
preheiullng my moaning. Satisfied that \ lin ed
I could gain no assistance from him, I north
left the man lying helplessly In his prefer
hunk, and returned to the main cabin, ble en
Vera did not appear until after Lea- My
yord and I were seated at table, yet sleep,
she had been on deck during the after- black
noon, and had much to say relative to of inn
the beauty of the ocean scene through usual
which we sailed. reallzi
It was a pleasant hour we passed at longer
the table, Leayord relieving Olson, but active
the girl and I lingering In rather idle dawn
conversation before we went on deck, us see
In spite of the pleasant day, and that blot 01
the sun was still visible In the west- Even
ern sky, the air on deck was chill, and Just a
I returned below for a heavier coat, tlnguli
and also brought buck with me a cloak eyes e
oeionging to tne lute communder with ne nm
which to protect Miss Carrlngton. But "Ar<
for a faint trail of smoke far to the "Ye:
westward, barely visible as the sun shado*
Bank below the horizon, no evidence "It
was discernible of any other vessel In speed'
the wide circle. I hailed the lookout |
In the maintop, but the wisp of smoke water,
was too for away for his eyes to deter- Ing a i
mine the course of the distant steamer, by a
although as he swept his glasses a bit split t
farther nortnwuru, iLey bevmue f.icd w,?ilo
and motionless. As I stared up at him, possib
his voice reported: I h
"Sail ho!" erosso
"Where away?" a pol
"About three points ofT the port bow, stump
air?a schooner's topsail." denly
"Very well, keep her In sight?a fish- ures
Ing vessel likely." deepei
Both watches were on deck, clus- swlngl
tered In a restless bunch before the have 1
forecastle, or overhanging the rail, evl- of mj
dently deeply Interested In observing close <
our efforts to get all possible speed out j versat
of the Indian Chief. The fading light were
gave me a glimpse of their faces, and their
I noticed that both Liverpool and 'I"* ar
White were circulating freely from t^e ot
group to group. However, the men niy
responded readily enough to Olson's H<,nt t
orders, and sang cheerily as they tailed ,
onto the ropes, Liverpool himself lead- I
Ing the way up the ratlines and out |
ujioii me mainyara us they sheeted ' Mc 7
home* I liT' i
The stars began to pop out in the ^
arch of sky above, silvering the wn- '
tors, and we could no longer perceive
what was taking place forward. The
night shades settled about us, and the
staunch Indian Chief drove her sharp ?\
bows through the black waste of sea
In a race to cross the zone of danger | PBS!
before the coining of another dawn. ;
Apparently everything was in our favor,
and I stood there, leaning against
the rail, chatting with Miss Vera, our I
conversation drifting Idly. i Wj
It must have been after nine when j yVAjB
the girl left, complaining of being
chilled even in the protection of the
great cloak. I crossed the deck with
her to the head of the stairs, and our
bunds clasped as we lingered there u j
moment, the dim light revealing her
face uplifted toward mine.
"You are not going below, then, Mr.
Hollis?" she questioned. "Surely all
goes well?"
"So remarkably well," I admitted,
"as to rather nuzzle me Vn T uk?ii
remain o;i deck until morning; not
that I really anticipate trouble, but the
entire responsibility rests with me." ^ls v
Ton do not feel that your officer#
are efficient?" | Almo,
"Only within their limits of knowl- ; vp(. w
edge. I like the men, and trust them, I C))1(1 {
but at that they are only promoted ..j ^
from before the mast In an emergency. I tenH'e
Neither possess any real knowledge of for jj
seamanship. You can go to your berth, top 0,
and go to sleep, Miss Vera, assured { f
that the ship will be In safe hands." white
"I know It will, If you remain on but m
deck," she answered earnestly. *1?I
fears learned to trust yon." throuj
The hoars of the nirht ears me Uk , ?y.Q
JHK LAX
a m rftckpf about?
I-JL \ ^ \ I ' White's fingers cho
I | / l 1^1 I 1 less ellerce. his kne
I / \ I ^ I f ioto my breast. It w
1 y j % I ^ I S who answered sullen
j- i ii .. "I knocked over a
lotTiT AtiantlC Leayord "growled'
\l c* PI i?^ i words falling to carry
S I ill [* c ftiau/n h co I wlnd. but a moment If
^ ? no further Investigii
FOREST, ETC. made, Liverpool thr
and lifted me to m
'I glaring Into tnlne.
"One whimper fr<
CHMMSBSHBHI overboard," mu
port unity* for thought, and care- "Take It from me we
onslderutlon. The wind held about. Come on now,
\ and while the sea roughened nuthln'. There's nol
hat tills slight change was not ter give yer a hand,
flit to diminish our progress, or collar, Jlin."
any swerving from the course With White's hand
\ll remained quiet forward, the my own revolver at
on deck finding little to do other tempt to break away
heir routine duties, and no mem- simply suicide. The
the crew had any occasion to scene from those or
aft, except those detailed to the that the two men \\
There seemed no reason why I desperate, their plat
I remain on deck, yet the respon- evident. The gray lij
y rested upon me, and the Impor- faces, and there was
of the night's run prevented my scowling eyes.
; any wish to retire below. How- "Forward yer go
1 found no occasion to lnterferu White, his fingers twl
he operation of the ship, and re- collar. "It's little m
d mostly on the main deck. BU>' aboard this hoo
my watchfulness assured me "What do you proj
was no communication passed mutiny, men."
i?n rorecnsue aim cabin. men u 11 nave tr
fog grew steadily more dense, war, an' we're Englls
it dawn, we were steaming reck- loaded with war stufl
through u thick cloud of vapor, niuny. That sort o* t
able to observe the surface of ?80 come on, und st<
a, dull, sodden gray, a few yards They forced me ar
ranee of our bow. The dense, the windlass to the
f folds swept ulong our sides, and castle steps, slid bac
gglng dripped moisture onto the grooves and thrust mi
ling deck planks. It was a lQto the murky depth
y, dreury morning enough and, light, swinging to a b
as the light of early dawn the deck above, enst
thened, I could scarcely dlstln- lsh glare over the li
a thing forward of the main to n,e at least two-tl
However, there was no slowing clustered about, ev
speed or sounding of siren. Con- some such event. V
I that we were now safely to the collar, but I.lverpoo
of the usual course of ships, I trance, shutting out
red to take the chance of dossI- breath of pure air, L
llislon. word,
eyes were heavy from lack of "Well, we've got tli
and long staring out through the an' no shindy," he sal
night; my senses dulled by hours a gun came with him.
ctlon, during which nothing un- W"1 8t*e If we enn |i
had occurred to arouse ine to mate Into taking u trl
itlon of impending danger. I 110 "Where's ltilly C
even suspected trouble, or uny
hostility forward. With the "Oh. he's asleep be
the density of fog enwrapping *y ?' time to attend
tned to increase, ami completely 'et the engine-room j.
ut every glimpse of sea and sky. K**t control o 'the d<
Leayord leaned over the rnll an' Harris better con
hove me, could scarcely he dlH- un' n,e on this Job. L
shed as a ninn, and evidently his buck, an' we might
ould not make me out at all, for J'ke we caught Hollii
lied doubtfully : want to hurt nobody
1 you still on deck. Mr. HolllsT" to. Where's the nlgi
b," I answered, staring up at his "Right hyar, sah."
?. "A bad fog." "Come on, then; I
is, sir. Would we better reduce the wheel In five mil
1" you fellers know yei
, not yet; I am counting on open The five men sllppt
and would rather chance strlk- sibling the door shut
stray thun risk being overhauled I stared about into t
Hrltlsh cruiser. The sun will 'e*t with me, still do
his mist before noon, and mean- handling to which I
we must make all the northing e<1. y?t fully aroused
le." tne aiiack upon >ue 5
card his "aye, aye, sir," as I sudden Impulse, but
d to the port rail. I hnd reached 1? a carefully formed
nt nearly opposite the broken session of the ship.
of the foremast when I was sud- warn the men aft ol
confronted by two blurred flg- danger. How shou
emerging noiselessly from the vague way 1 knew m<
r shadow cast by a qunrter bout those grouped uhout
ing In davits. The fellows must ro('B" only a few nan
known who I was, and the path rough lot, typical
r approach; no doubt had been niany of pronounced
enough nft to overhear my con- ance, yet there was I
Ion with Leayord. At least they vicious about them,
on me before I truly realized w'ould obey orders wl
near presence?the one gripping but now they were e\
in I Hung up In startled defense; control of their lea<
her driving his flst straight Intn presslon of their fa
ce, a sledge-hammer blow which oslty rather than ha
ne crashing hack full length on to l?8t them I strn
ck. Stunned, dazed as I was by placed a foot on the
"None o* that now,
, vX ' ; . fwar was (It-clnr*
back there In the on
So\v!l^i fortune In this veni
1 "Devil take him
The point Is we're t
"Lie Still, D Youl" jn wartimes It's no i
Iclous attack, I made an Instant's to capture an Inlmj
{le, but was quickly crushed buck, "Who told you th
rellesa hand gripping my throut. "Never mlnd^ who
<t at the same moment the revol-1 truth, ain't It?"
as removed from my pocket, the "Under some clrcu
nuzzle thrust against my cheek. *M>'" * ?ald, casting r
b still, d you!" muttered a r'nK ?f faces. "But
voice, and I knew the speaker dltlons do not Justlf;
m White, "or I'll blow the whole Now ,ook here. Du
yer head off." | are ln a mighty bad
etained sense enough to obey,! ter. You're merchai
>'? knee pinning mo to the deck, signed on for a peac<
>me sound of my fall must have la no business of yc
d aft, for Leayord sang out batches. That's for
(h the tog: And out. The Indli
tward there I What's all tb*t American register.
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UABTKK NbJWi* FRIDAY, DEC.
i r-?
Boat, and your act Is mutiny
ked me Into help- hl?h 8eas- You know what t
e crunching hard moan to you and your mate
as Liverpool Red Y?u- lf you're ever caught?"
Iy: "Who says that?"
K.. ??. "I t'o * and I know more of
. . , t * than any of those fools who ai
"rr;^: ">?'?<? *<? ~ >
' to us against the ft man on board here, and It
itoi* UUHUHA/1 Kof I *!**? " ? J Al"~ '* * *
nai.ouvu v.ci | uci, uLiu me wnoie nunoli of ;
it inn was to be | be made to swing for It. M<
ust White aside got life for less than you ha'
y feet, his eyes now. But I'll give you a chat
"What chance, sor?"
>m you. an' yer "To stand by the ship. Set
ittered hoursely. now. and buck up the officers I
know what we're [ talnlng discipline aboard, and
an' dou't attempt ( of your names goes Into the
iody forard here "An' sail the blootnln' h<*
Tuke hlin by the Hamburg?"
, "Of course; that's the p<
gripping me, and signed for."
my heud, any ut- | There was an uneasy shuf
would have been feet, and a muttering of voice
thick fog hid the light was too poor to enable m
i watch aft, and cipher the expressions on th
ere reckless and of the men, yet I felt that m;
is well laid, was were wasted. Dugnn. however
;ht revealed their the prevailing sentiment.
no mercy In the "Not a d one ov us is f
Ing that voyage," he said grim
i, sir!" growled stow yer tongue, mate." He
sted in the Jacket ut me facetiously, then glance
ore yer'l liav' ter at the others. "There's biggei
ker." com in' to us no v than ??v..r ?. ?
>ose doing? This on for."
(To Re Continued
? be mutiny. It's
hinen; this ship's Children take RAId.AItn'c
fa, bound for tier- HOUND SYRUP willin'r'y I"
ulk meuns nutiiln' tastes nice. There isn't :?
>W that guff." remedy anywhe e fo?* eh
ound the bulk of ,.OUKjls. hoarseness and brr
< ml of the fore- a Rf>od medicine and
k the door In its ^ " ?? _.
i staggering down take 1 rice 2Ro' 50c aml $1
s below. A slush ho,,le- So,rt b>' a" dealers i
lockened beam in f'ne.?Adv.
n ghastly yellow
aterior. revealing AMERICANS ACTIVE <1
ilrds of the crew, mup % * t> * x-i 4 v
Klently ?>v?1,lng THE ALBANIAN I
1'hlte held to my
1 closed the en- . . ? > %
.. . . . Xmericnn Ambulance Men
even that faint
icfore speaking a Important Part?Austrl
. . Prisoners t'urse tlerinan
le main guy, lads,
Id cheerfully, "an*
Now a few o' us
-ersuade the first ParK npc' 6 ?American
p forward." lance men played an importa
llson?" asked a in ,b?' recent heavy fighting
Albanian front. The light
low; there's plen- the Americans forged ahead
to him, an' we'll most impassable roads keej
;ang alone till we wjth tjlt! victorious French
ek* Slmnis you <nd at OQe gt Jn the altft(
te along with Jim . ,u
eayord Is a huskv nK aU un,ls except the
not get him foul l,eavv machines found it im
s here. We don't to negotiate the roads unt
' unless we have I hey had been repaired.
?er Watson?" The French advanced mo
autes the rest o'
fd out cautiously, l|l #
behind them, and UniMQ
he faces of those JL OXXI0?
ized by the rough
had been subject- II 1^177T7
I to the fact that I l^lsi/ijf
*?u CuiuC frcrn no 5
was the tlrst step IJj Ova/v 11 rj
t plan to gain pos- OUCliu
My duty was to
^the approaching ?| Mr,.0.p.cartwright,c
?st of the faces of S I Whitwell Tenn. writes
me, but I could 9 I 1 ?uffered with bearing
oes. They were a bA down pains. Th
foremast hunds, dizzy spells got SO ba
1 foreign appear- that when I would start t
nothing especially walk, I would just prett
Ordinarily they I I nearly tall. Was ver
thout a complaint, I much run-down. I tol
ddently under full 11 my husband 1 thougt
lers; yet the ex- FTI Cardui would help me. .
ces bespoke curl- IQI He got me a bottle. . . 1
trod uereriniueu g - he, ed mc so much tha
lightened up and h(, gQ|
me another bottle
lower step. 9 , "A . , , . ...
" n voice arowled I I |K?ta wholelot belle,
arm. "You don't J g? The d,Z2>, "nd ^
ae, do yer?" bearing-down pains . .
r, a big, two-fisted left me entirely."
and a slow drawl 9 1 1' y?d weak an
.J run-down, or suffer froi
1 me here?" f] 3 womanly pains,
2 too far on this CUB
down. Thnr'd he TAKFi
f we turned you
ai nni
"fLr . Outrun | - BU | g r
and I g IJ I
Kullonnen, nnd ^
the wen. This Is m ??? ? m
y serious affair to ln6 W003311 S 10
' nt it thnt way, _. ? You can feel safe in giv
[ted fer a peaceful I I ing Cardui a thoroug
o cargo o' contra- l|l trial. It is composed c
i. This yere In- Kfl mild, vegetable, medici
-full o' munitions ingredients, recog
e tmth, sor?" nized by standard medi
be" B cal books for many yeart
h ? h.Thtw'hT. II as being of great vatue i
lure- II the troubles trom whic
l,l, fortune. I?! only women suffer. Th
lot Dutchmen, on' M enthusiastic praise ot th
nutlny fer a crew V V thousands of women wh
rs ship." I I have been helped b
at?" I I Cardui in Its past 40 year
to'd us; It's the II of successful use shout
HI assure you of its genuin
instances It might merit, and convince yo
ny eyes about the that jj WOuid be wort!
: the present con- y0UT whilc to try thi
y any such action. m^djcjne for yomr trou
gan ; you fellows All druggists sell it
boat In this mat- wj u nuuiu^iMw.
it aeanien; you've PtI m /* J
?ful voyage, and It I ft/ IJtfflHI
>urs what's below VS
the warships to Hl^
in Chief Is nnder'
a neutral
. ?'
7, 1917.
on the BHBBB
hat will
?. don't |
r.,? Luzia>
fou kill
la murjrou
can
en have !
ve done
Bce" | mzjANi
me free ^ w*
main- ,*
not one I >J
log." |
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L ,v . utrrtz
>rt yon P lfce Rtibf^ytoir
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fling of ?.
The ?
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y words 0f m cmtti yOU are not a
, voiced in every reaped, yo
cer will refund your
er male>y.
"So
winked ||j| ||
r wages ? ^ - :.?S- M
! signed A -*~g/
The Reily
?, c i
] ' ? miles in three da
... ! \vh" h they hod plai
?n It t . ...
u 1?' iter much resist
h heavy fighting ore
l> II O
.. day when French ar
n m e't
0 t nearly all of th
'i' ns. At one point
the French were fort
1 nuil! pontoon bvldp
RO^'' I h'.avy Are of the
|Th'R completed, th? /
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; tor pod. m: ny of then
Inn j three d > vi'h-rt f
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; keep up with the ad'
jt'es v ore light and t
amhu wotruled soldiers for
mt pan n.i(>n to transport to t
on th Many Austrian pris
cars <> ,j)(. French surrender)
over a) slightest resistance,
ling up viewed by their rapt<
armies invariably strong in
k pass nat|on Qf the Oermai
cavalry pinme for prolonging
posslb.e rep0rted that their ra
11 after restricted to meat, bt
and welcomed the
re than vegetables and wlr
French provided therm
Mil Heartburn is a syr
S'9 gestion. Take a dosi
In such cases. The i
E3 j instantly. The bowel
^fjdily and you feel fine
Ill' cheerfuI- l>1 lce r,0c
HI ideaitrH in me(i,c,ne
1RUB OUT
with good oil linirr
the suretft way to
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MUST
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\? when you use Luzianne. For
i Luzianne is unvarvinc in character.
, " ? ?
| ever and always the same good-drink}
ing coffee. But?the only way you
fc , can really know Luzianne is to drink
it. And that suggests your buying a
can today. Bear in mind, you take no
A chances with Luzinnne. The guarantee
protects you to the very penny,
tntee: So, get right to it and buy Luzianne
<>ntenta new. Every sip will confirm your
ur i(ro- good judgment and our good faith.
money. Ask lor prolit-sharing catalog.
lAWI^P^-cof Fee
Taylor Company, .New Orleans
l*
ys, a distance + + + + +
uned to cover
ance. Most ot PROFESSIONAL CAROS
urred the tirst
tillery cleared
e enemy nosiin
the' attack ,,H J ,lEECE ""I'MDERIIUIIK.
cd to build a n,'Mtnl s"rK?*>".
e under the t-tfice Hours:
Austrian ruts. 8:30 to 12:30 A. M.
k. K-rtnn troops 2:00 to 6:00 I\ M.
iu'd hardly he . ? , ... . . _ , .
And by Appointment.
i went two and
, .. Office, 160.
nod as tt was '
ipply trains t- Itesldence. 16.
i ance. Casual- Otfl'e over B C. Houitb.
here were few
;r,;r n 'Til Show You How 4
oners taken h\ | mm m
ed without the uorns Keel Ult!"
When inter
ois. they wore Ever Peel a Banana Skin 1 That's It!
their condem- "I should worry about thoso corns
nv whom thev ?I Just put some 'Gets-It' on."
Corns used to pester the world into
the war. They a frenzy, enduring pain, digging,
tions had been eyeing toes, tinkering with plasters
I HJets-lt" t-ais V?nr Fr?i CUvcr
I ?It kinds Corns (iulckly.
' DATM ""d tape, trying to fix a corn so it
JTAUl , wouldn't hurt. But now no one in
the world "should worry," because
tent. Thnt*a thc moment you put "Gets-It" on.
j It means the end of a corn.
Stop them. There Is nothing In the world like
linimont im i "Gets-It"?nothing as sure and cerunimcnt
IS tain?-nothing that you can count
_ j on to take off a corn or callus evA
hi cry time, atid without danger. The
^hl | rorn never grew that "Gets-It" will
H HH IH not get. It never Irritates the flesh.
la ' never makes your toe sore. Just
m ^Pl two drops of "Gets-lt" and presto!
i the corn-pain vanishes. Shortly
hi i^Ba j you can peel the corn right off with
M I your finger and there you are?
MH corn-free nnd happy wltn the toe
Hh as smooth and corn-free as your
m W I Yiftltn Vavar Konnnnad lvof/\n? did
1 it? OucHg not.
'Iments of A Oct a bottle of "Oets-Tt" today
^ I r?m. i from any drujc store, you need pay
-attle, LtC ! no more than 25c, or sent on reI
ccipt of price by E. Lawrence & Co.,
on Aches* chirsKo. in.
*n. Sprain*, Sold ill Lancaster and ri'iummena^
Etc. II, ed as the world's beat corn remedy j
t all Dealer*. hy Lancaster Pharmacy and J. F.
ibmhi I Mackey & c?.
ADE GOOD TO MAKE GOOD
I?SERVICE?SATISFACTION |
[T-TERRY COMPANY |
naive Dealers, Lancaster. S. (1. , , JL