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SYNOPSIS

Released on a charge that he was captain of a' savo ship,

Taylor, Captain Nuggin, American, conspires with the Britiali

Commissioner's Noval Ofee to trap Lieutenant Tarry- in league ton, his captor, who

with the slove syndicate. Tarry- ton deserts the Navy and sails for America on the William Brown. Abo

the on

Williams Brown are Margaret, Tarryton's sister, Poradah. Taylor's best friend, and a host of em puromaniac emigrants to the United

ed States.

A

Are aboard and in the starts a ensuing explosion, the Captain of the Wilitam Brown is killed. The ship is badly burned and begins

to take water through a huge hole in her side. Taylor has a way to stop this but it micans that someone must swim under the ship to fosten a line, Ile volun- teers to do the job himself. Margaret, who is in love with Taylor, watches with icar- dimmed eyes.

CHAPTER VII

RINGING cheer. Taylor's head broke the water on the port, side. He had cluded the sharks, he had succeeded in under-girdling the ship with bly rope. He climbed aboard, dripping.

"So we are saved; my little Tina," Schmid the toy-maker cried. The little girl clapped her hands and shook her curls,

"Saved?" Taylor muttered, breath- ing hard. "You fool, let the wind rise ever so little, and that canvas will rip ilke a bed-sheet. No, gentlemen, we must face facts. The Are has gutted our ship and burned most of food. Two boats arc left. women, children, a bare handful of boots will men, that's all these take"

"And you, I suppose, among that handful?" Tarryton suggested.

"Without me, even that handful

will never see the shore'

of

"Shall we let this man do us out

our lives?" Tarryton raged, "No," cried the youth, George Martin, with a pale look.

fete bleu, no," de Bastonet swore, He mast live to teach Creoles how to

their honour, preserve

"But, gentlemen," the Reverend Clark pleaded, "If not this man then what man? He speaks the horrible truth. Only three barrels of fresh water are left. If it be the will of God"

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•

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beloved violin to lay before you."stand here. You are my second." He broke it across his knee.

I haven't even that."

"Now

Powdah rubbed the gold ring in his car delightedly. He would have "This man's backbone will not been the next before the Court. The break like his violin." said the En-swordsmen stamped. Hahman. Puff, puff. "Reverend, what De Bastonet was perfectly at ease. "You have a bad habit of turning decision?"

insult him?... over the inside of the left 100-10 Why

should Wo

gain length on the lunge," he in- Next," The toy-maker cried, "No, no. Dis structed Taylor. "That

weak

swordsman-but fl boy hat genius, I am noddings. I ex-agalust shange mit him. Und I gif him little takes only a fick of the wrist to Gretchen."

turn aside the point.... Ho, ho, there Old Mrs. Martin, knitting, darted you are, wide of the mark. Fencing bright look at the bewildered child, is the art of touching without be- whose lamb wagged its head sol-ing touched, M'sieu. Don pled, bon

ocll," cmnly.

"Let the Reverend's decision stand. Next."

Gaston de Bastonet rapped on hits sword-case, but he did not break it In two. He shot n knowing look at the mutinous Tarryton.

"If the Court pleases, I am de the finest swordsman in Bastonet,

FT

"Try me again," Taylor sald, re- turning to the attack.

Back of him, the grim Court was taking up its task again.

"My son, it is your turn now," old Mrs. Martin said.

"No, no, Mother, I am afraid," the wretched George sald, quailing and

"There are not two hours left to us." Nuggin explained. "The boate will hold fifty people. And there are only two men among us who can soa these bosta to aafety."

I am willing to condemn the world. myself, but first-there is a little affair of honour"

His eye tell on the brine-soaked form of Tayler, who had come out of the hold again.

"At your service," Taylor sald. De Bastonet brought the swords

their case, out of

am Jike Powdah. I had rather be pinked with a sword than drown in the sea. Let Taylor execute me,"

"God may send ԱՑ a ship, Reverend." Powdah whined plously he said with a look of cunning. Al Telephono 28021.

"This mon is right." Tarryton said. rouging himself by the side at Powdah. "We may yet sight a ship Curse you, what law empowers you

"I don't know what power the law gives me, but I know what power the Almighty gives me." Taylor cried. He struck Tarryton to the deck. Margaret dropped beside her brother, sobbing.

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ACROSS

An Inclination to write song? What knights did is not con- sidered upright.

Describes. work of a novel kind possibly.

10 This is written.

11 is upright supporters complete

the goat.

13 He added fresh weight to the

power of scienco,

15 A rather thin bark.

16 State started by a fool.

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8 Explode, but distinguished the

wrong way at first.

13 "Cad, Inr" (anag)

16 See 21 ncross.

16 Pass this for the way.

17 Apparently the henthen is not

prompt in execution.

18 Strong, in a way.

10 It is not only fint-dwellers that

suffer from these of course.

22 Humanity in general.

23 Let off.

24 This and its fellows are often

found under arms.

10 The output of the branches of 25 Trophy for a champion hen?

a growing affair,

20 The answer to a ranh bldt

21 15 down this is on a boot.

za Place.

77 One nover plays this well until

one gets one's back up.

28 What the sailor took the sailer

took with him when he retired to the farm?

29 "Cape riot" (anng.) |--

30 This is something not often

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31 A scholastic appointment.

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The idea is to change it in time.

Barah'a form of worry,

4. This

country becomes

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"Ah. you are cruel, as I Arst thought.

Taylor did not hear her. He had shifted his eyes to the horizon. A purple cloud-bank was rising there. pulled like a cobra's head...

the

"Wind. A ring-tailed snorter if 1 muttered. pigns," he know "Gentlemen, there are not two hours left us. The boals will hold nifty And there are two men people. among us who can see these boats to safety." Powdah's eyes gleamed with hope. "Myself and the Purser." Powdah's eyes filled with despair. the rest, lots "As for drawn."

"This suggestion is appalling. II 13 unfait," the Reverend Clark con- tended.

bucking away. He had deserted his duty in the hold, but now he fled to it again, to escape a worse fate.

"He will come to himself befor long," Mrs. Martin said calmly.

In the waist of the ship, the duel went on. But now It was de Bastonct who was slient, except for his quick breathing. "Bring up the left foot t the right while the knees are still bent," Taylor counselled him. "So.... Al, Uint is better."

De Bastonet was giving ground knew the lurking danger. If Taylor wearily. He stumbled over a ring- should be killed, the make-shift or-bolt in the deck, and Taylor waited on guard ganization of the ship's company for him to put himself would be destroyed. Anarchy would again.

Desperate, de Bastonet shot a ray of sun into his foe's eyes from his polished belt buckle. For this could see no more serand, Taylor than as if stuff had been thrown at nim. He braced himself to receive Hastunet's sword through his vitals. (Continued on Poge 11.)

There

reign.

is no time for private quarrels," the Reverend Clark pro tested. But already the swords had clashed.

"Let the Court proceed," Taylor shouted over his shoulder. "Powdah,

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"Unfair to whom? Taylor asked

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"To Him Who created us in His Own image.... Among us are men and women whose futuro may make Let future of this free America.

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heir merits."

With lame thumbs, Pawdah finger ed the jewels in his pockets. Bad witnesses, these gems, to his merits, before judges.

"You of courn will be one of the Judges," Tarryton sncered.

"If I am so far honoured," Clark agreed. "But these who judge must They first condemn themselves. must sink with the ship. May we have your services as fudge, Lieu- Lenant?"

"What force is this?" Tarryton mumbled. He slunk to the rear.

"Proceed with your court," Taylor

sold.

An Englishman puffing on a ranki pipe took his place by Clark.

"Now we need only three more. don't we, Reverend?"

Thorce stood forth. Old Mrs. Marun, knitting, Alleen the pensant- girl, a rough sullor. Court was set up on the quarter-deck. I work proceeded at once. First before it wa poor Schmidt, holding Grelchen by her bond. She clutched the woolly lumb to her heart.

"Myself, it is noodings. My with die, 1 hat only Gretchen. I am bad man. When yong, I stole nine eggs. Mut

could n

not eat dem, dey vas loo near to shickens."

"Mr. Schmidt you are passed to the boats," the Court decreed,

Next came the pale violinist, throw- ing back his thick hair.

"I am poor and unknown. And Ï have been selfish, thinking only of my talent. I have nothing but my |

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