THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
1987.
"SOULS AT SEA
novelized by
RICHARD MATTHEW HALLET
GARY
from the Paramount Picture co-starring.
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CHAPTER X
TAYLOR, with half-shut eyes, co- dured the babble of Д Boston court-room. Words words. But they must play their Hits force out.
these attorneys.
us," Lindon cried vindictively. "I is murder. Recall Miss Tarryton. Ask her If the accused did not throw her brother into the sea before her very eyes."
stone shape. Taylor sat like Margaret was an far from him ta the stura. There was no bridging that abyss, and he did not attempt it. was taking the Margaret, he saw, stund.
his life. Strike the head from his shoulders. There's no other way to him from his purpose. He turn drives straight for the mark. He is terrible--but he is real.
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"This testimony is a surpriDIRECT TO VANCOUVER (from Yokohama)]
the prosecutor me, your honour," said. "I claim the right to cross- exumine my own witness."
"They died with a song on their Ips. They were noble souls, happy "Cod help him now, he's got a in their sacrifice." Margaret cried, Axed light in her eye. woman in his bnir." croaked the old with
are you? sco-captain, with a skillful shot at a "George Martin, whero But
Why can't you speak for him, your spittoon.
"It is true,
Captain Taylor benefactor? You died happy in your killed my brother," Margaret ut-love-
volce. H was tered in a stiffed
"But de Bostonet, your honour-“ wounded and sank without a strug the prosecutor was beginning.
"De Bastonet. He drowned him- Margaret fkr -
said the self from hurt vanity," "Take
witness,"
flashed. "He could nai endure even prosecutor.
"Miss Tarryton," said counsel for a passing jeer from his companions. the defence, is it not a fact that Yet Captain Taylor could live, know- ing this dreadful scene was all he your brother was a mulineer?"
heard "He was acting-against Captain had to hope for. Have you
him ask for mercy?.... But I ask i Taylor." Margaret murmured.
"And Taylor was in command of for him." the ship?"
Marine laws play no part in this tragic situation," the prosecutor was The accused was not Cap- saying
11e was tain of this unlucky ship. not even a member of the crew. No inw under God can shield him from the consequences of his actions, They were cold, merciless.
Oh, very clever, your honour. clever, gentlemen of the jury. But Is he to proat by them? Is he after all to have his iniserable life?"
Margaret, in block, at the prose cutor's table, dropped her head, twined her fingers hard together.
"Do I understand this was the bland Judge-"that England found the accused guilty of being Captain of a slaver?"
sluver, "Captain of a bonour," the defence attorney said. "But only by the chance of his hav ing been wrecked and rescued by a slaver. He took command--because men look to him to take command. And let me say again the sea is
ус,
your
"He had seized command." "From whom? From dead men? action, Except for your brother's
"You ask it," Taylor multered, strangely moved.
I love him... and I "Because thought I hated him," Morgarel
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15.00
14.40
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Before Margaret's eyes stood auddenly that twisted shadow of a cross flung an the sails of a ruined ship. net just that blackboard hanging would any have questioned that whispered with a blurring of her
and command?" There, with lines of latitude
Was only duing-what, he thought was right." Margaret Kaltered.
he
eyes. "I loved him with my first tongitude. Ships are not just chalk "I-I do not know.... My brother glimpse and I shall with my last."
"So da I love him, and my lamb marks in the shape of ships. These
does 100, Gretchen's childishi voice walls are not masto to fall a crush
"And can you prove that the ac-shrilled.
"He was hung over hell by a brit- "Right," cried an old sea-captain,eused was not equally doing what
the thread, but these women have milking his beard.
thought was right?" "He killed him. He killed...snatched him out of it by the back- "It is easy for us, of counsel, to
hale," the old son-captain muttered exhibit seamanship, to remain cool Stanley," Margaret said, dazed.
at the jury's And now Taylor himself was on to a friend, "Look so long as the planks do not move
and that clash of angels' faces. The verdict will be 'Not under-foot."
This wings over his head was guilty," "But it is alleged that he ruth-and
ran towards the Little Gretchen ssly condemned a part of the ship's all but visible.
"Why do you bedevil this ght?". judge's bench. company,"
"Let him go, dear Mr. Judge," he cried. "She has told you that I
she cried pleadingly. In her dis killed her brother. Let it stand." He saw the toy-maker staring at him, fress, she dropped her lamb which The sitting on a rear bench with little uttered "Ba-n-a-a-a" as valiantly as hornet-buzzing of human voices, Gretchen. "Schmidt there will tell of old. The power of this appeal
if you that he breaks a tool, he touched every henti. nceusing, condemning, excerating. A
that away. Well, I am woman, Taylor saw, was testifying.
nut must tool. But you Her face was shadowed by a green cilk hood. She was the widow of think, gentlemen, that you can jurige tter low me. There is God-and there is one one of the condemned.
throbbed with hate. She human soul who can judge-and she collapsed and was carried swooning condemns. Let that suffer.
Let that suffice. Good. The from the stand.
“Does a surgeon stand his trial, if he cuts off a patient's leg to save
life?" Words.
Words.
Voice
throws
broken
Taylor took a step towards Mor- garct
"Not
sald the court so fast," bailif, stepping between.
But the bail had not reckoned with the crowd's mood.
There's a
ship in distress there," fat ballit felt a gathering
There was a scratching of pens, a prosecution is willing to rest on that growled the old sea-captain. crackl of paper. Taylor stared at verdict
of a woman's heart," the
The
that
blackboard sea without a ripple. prosecutor said, with an oily smile
The of triumph. "And that heart con-menace in the air, and fell back.
Taylor's arm was hard round Mar Lindon was on the stand now,
The demns."
Toiked hand was still bandog, him.:
defence attorney was
your
Before Margaret's eyes stond sud-Baret's sinking body.
"Steady, Steady over the shonls." "Mr. Lindon, you were given your denly that twisted sindow of a cross
ruined ship. he whispered. "Traitor, have you chance 10
Did you not say flung on the sails of live. to this defendant, You will have
"No, I do not condemn," she whis- come over to the enemy?" because I court
pered. The ecuri-room was frozen condemn me, know too much? And did not this to attention. "Once I did condemn.
murderer. defendant say, 'Linden must live, be- t, called him coward.
"You bring me life," he whispered, cause of those who earn their bread did not know myself. I did in is factories?"
know him. I know him now...I am taking her close. "From what other
THE END don't know. I can't remem-not fit to the his shoe-strings," the hands would I accept 117" ber. But I'know the issue
girl said with a stormy sob. "Take
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