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Show THE MAMMOTH RECORD. MAMMOTH CITY. UTAH i a'heiL Are How about li, you 7 there any more of jou fellows who take a chance with us? This is my last offer. Whats The- game? asked a sullen - voice in English, and a bearded fellow, burned blaik, pushed his way to the front. I used ter be Scotch; dow I dont know what I am. One flag is as good as another ter me only I want to know what sorter game Im playin in. Who are yer? An wliard yer cum frurn? I am an English seaman, I answered shortly, and how I came aboard makes no difference. Right now I am tlie only navigator on tlie Namur. Estada Is dead knifed last night by one of the buccaneers. Manuel Estevan had a hand in the business, and hes safely locked in a stateroom aft. Captain Sanchez is wounded and helpless, and those amidships are battened dowm below hatches. LeVere and I are the officers vance so swift and unexpected the big left, and we control the deck. negro had not even time to throw up Yer mean those fellers were aimin an arm in defense. With open hand I ter take the ship?" t struck him squarely across the face. Exactly that; now where are you lads? With Manuel and his bunch of CHAPTER XXI. pirates? Or with us? What er yer going ter do with us, an this ship? Thats the fust quesIn Full Possession. ' A roar of delight went up. I knew tion. I had not decided that even in my sailors and felt they would welcome a Came fight like this and their immediate own mind, but the answer ( f t sympathy would be with me for start- promptly enough. crew. to to am leave I the that More going it. black than that, this ing bully, ruling over them by brute force, As soon as we have all secure, Ill could be no favorite. They might fear have every man on deck, and then him, but with that fear would be well talk it over. Thats fair enough - v mingled hate, and a delight In his isnt it? fair. Come on, mates; Im looks It downfall. In that instant, although I cannot fer the Englishman. recall removing watchful eyes from Only one followed him, however, a the negros face, I received an impres- sheep-faceboy; the others remained sion of my surroundings never to be sullen apd defiant. I had no further erased from memory the gloomy in- time to waste in explanations. I terior, the deck, foul, littered with sea glanced up at Carters face framed in , boot and discarded clothing, and the the scuttle hole. Carter, pass these men up and take great beams overhead blackened by smoke. The rays of the swinging them forwmrd with the others. Turn Then come slush lantern barely illuminated the them over to Watkins. central space, the rows of bunks be- back here, and report to me." yond remaining mere shadows, yet this They went up the ladder one by dim, yellowish light, fell full upon the one, and disappeared onto the deck excited half circle of men who were above. - Carlson and I watched the roaring about the negro. They were others until Carter stuck his head a rough, wild lot, ranging in color once again through the opening. , from the intense black of Central All safe, sir they was like lambs. Africa to the blond of Scandinavia, Very well ; stand by to help. - Now half naked some, their voices mingling you lads, lift this black and shove him in a dozen tongues, their eyes gleam- up to where they can get hold above. ing with savagery. They hoisted the unconscious form, I know not whether Cochose lunged up the ladder and forced it through forward of his own volition, or was the hole onto the deck. At my stern pressed on from behind, yet suddenly command they crawled forth into the he was within reach of me, and the sunlight. There they picked up Cobattle was on, his object evidently be- chose and carried him ait. I went to the main hatch and had ing to crush me in his giant grip, mine to oppose science to strength, the cover slipped to one side, the We swayed armed sailors gathering close about and avoid his bear-huback and forth to the sharp pitching the edge, as I peered down. It was a of the ship. Then he sprang straight scene of pandemonium, revealed in the at me determined to smash me to the yellow flame of slush lanterns, a group deck by the very power of his on- of white faces showing clearly, as the d him, get- prisoners . below struggled forward, slaught. But I ting in two swift blows, which rocked gesticulating and shouting. Ignoring his head, and tore open one cheek, their mad roaring, and the threat of from which blood trickled. Yet he leveled .guns, I stared down at the inkept his feet, blindly gripping for me, furiated faces, until the clamor ceased I evaded his clutch by leaping aside, sufficiently to let my voice be heard. but the space was far too small to perWhat are' you men drying to do, mit these tactics to carry long, and frighten me?,! You might as well stop finally he had me. Yet, even as he that. ,This opening is lined with guns, seemingly crushed the very breath out and if one of you fire a shot wclj ponr of me, his giant strength met with a lead Into you. More than that ; if you resistance which increased his fury. attempt to climb out there is "a brass Already the fellow had lost his head, carronade trained on the hatch. So but I fought coolly, putting my skill listen ! We are in control of the ship against brute force, every wrestlers and mean to keep' it.' The old officers trick I knew flashing into my brain. are either dead of prisoners. What we Breathlessly, my flesh scraped and do with you will depend on your acbruised, I wriggled partly free, and tions, but were ready to kill if necestripped him, his great body striking sary. If you keep quiet down there, the deck w ith a thud. I fell with him, and obey orders, youll be fed, and dragged down by his desperate grip, treated decently enough. Pass up your but was first upon my feet, saluted by arms. ... . a roar of delight from the lips of those There was no movements only a crowding about us. As he staggered glare of hostile eyes, an indistinguishup also, I struck him again, a blow able growl of voices. i which would have ended the game, Kneel down, lads and cover those had not my foot slipped on the reeling fellow s, I ordered sternly drawing my deck. As it was it drove him to his own pistol. Now you below , there, knees, groggy, and with one eye half this is my last word. Ill count ten, closed, yet with strength enough left and youll either pass up those weapons to regain his feet as soon as I. This or well pour our fire into you. Take time he charged me like a wild bull, aim, boys... . . froth whitening his lips, scarcely apThere wn? a moment of deathly siIn pearing human in the yellow light. lence, except for my counting. One mad rage he forgot all caution, his man uttered a curse, and the jamof one thought to reach me with his figures at the foot of the ladder enhands, and throttle me into lifeless deavored to work back out of range, pulp. I fought him back, driving blow yet, before I had spoken the w'ord on blow through his guard, eight, guns were held aloft, and poked his mad rushes, landing again up within reach, and at this sign of and again on his body. Twice I got surrender even the most desperate lost in over his heart, and nt last, found heart and joined the more cowardly. the chance I sought, and sent a right It was a strange collection of weapons jab straight to tlie chin. All the force stacked on the deck guns, cutlasses, of one hundred and eighty pounds was knives and pistols of every descripbehind the clenched fist, and the negro tion. Probably all had not been delivwent down as though floored by a ered, yet I felt no further fear of the poleax. Once weakly he endeavored few pieces remaining hidden. to rise, but this time I used my left, Thats all, Is it? Very well now and he never stirred again, lying take care of this big nigger were sendthere with no sign of life except the he is not dead, only no, down; ing quivering of the huge body. Assured stunned. Now stam) aside while a few that he was down and out, I stood of your friends join you; theyll tell above him, gazing into the ring of ex- you whats up. Make room there. cited faces. We passed the forecastle scum down Thats one attended to, I said one by one. Ignoring .the .indignant shortly. "Now is there any more of roar of voices which greeted my oryou who would like to fight this out? der, I watched the men shift the heavy There was no answer although the hatch cover into place, nnd then perring widened under tho threat of my mitted ni.v eyes to survey the deck, as eyes, nnd I met sullen faces here and I hastily considered our next action. there. I was in no mood to take , (TO BE CONTINUED.) chances. lr Rich Rhine Country. Carlson," I said, "you know all Strange to say, the fine grapes are these men. Tick out those you can trust, and have them stand over theie grown on the eastern slopes of the to the right. Call them out by name ; Rhine and the choicest varieties, as Johunnisburger and Steihuerer, are be lively now." riv-south of They stopped forth eagerly enough, produced higher up the and ranged themselves before . the the Rhine province. "It is, neverthebunks, the faces mostly those of north- less, the laud- f the vine, especially ern Europe, although a negro or two tlie Moselle va.ley. The substantial was among them. As the Swede claim of the province is its mineral i censed calling, six or seven yet re- weulth. ) mained clustered In front of me, a Optimistic Thought h motley lot, one of them an Indian, the He hath riches sufficient who bath I glanced others mostly enough to be charitable. from face to fuce Inquiringly, ts CHAPTER XX Continued. 14 We emerged through the companion, and I stepped aside as tlie others rushed by. There no shout, no cheer, the fellows seeming to realize the desperate nature of their work, and the importance of surprise. They were outnumbered five to one, and their only hope of success lay in rendering their opponents helpless before they could rally to a defense. All the pent-uhate of years was In their hearts, blazed madly in their eyes; they were tigers leaping at the throat of their prey, yet sane enough to comthat prehend even in their blood-rag- e they must act together. It was over so quickly I scarcely saw it all. My eyes swept from group to group the four toiling at the cover of the main the hatch; the fellows racing tow-arforecastle; and Watkins squad driving straight into the grouped W'atch beyond the foremast. It was smartly done; Watkins had taken no cutlass, but went in with both fists, asking no questions, but battering right and left, his men surging after, with steel blades flaming in the sunlight. The astounded watch, cursing and fighting grimly, held for a moment, and then went staggering back against the port rail, unable to stem the rush, and roaring for mercy. I had view of Carlson dropping recklessly dowm the forecastle scuttle, and then sprang forward myself to give a hand to the four wrestling with the main hatch. Together we dragged it into position, forcing relentlessly back as we did so, a dozen struggling figures frantically endeavoring to reach the deck. Shots were fired, the bullets whistling through the opening, the flare lighting up the black ddpths below, revealing vaguely a mass of frantic men staring up, and cursing us fiercely in a dozen languages; but, in spite of them, we clamped the hatch down tight, and locked it securely into place with an 1on bar. Watkins needed no help; he had ms party rounded up. To my orders they were driven Into the cooks galley and a guard stationed at the door. Then I turned to the more serious work confronting me in the forecastle . We must have men enough to sail the bark, and if I was to command them, I must first of all prove my courage and enforce authority. The whole success of our effort depended on this. Whats going cn below? I asked. Cursin mostly, answered Carter, peering down through a slight uptilt-in- g of the scuttle. They dont just know whats happening yet, but the big nigger seems ter be raisin hell. Carlson is a holdin him back with his cutlass. Open up and let me down. I fell, rather than clambered along the rungs of the ladder, coming to my feet on deck In tlfe midst of a group of angry men. The light w as so poor I could scarcely see their faces; a babel of voices greeted me, and more than one hand gripped me fiercely as the excited owner yelped a demand to know what In hell we were up to. I roughly cleared a space, aided by Carlsons cutlass, and fronted them. Towering above them all, his black apelike face, distorted with rage, I distinguished the giant Cochose, his immense hands grasping a wooden bar ripped from a bunk. Plainly enough he was the leader. If I was to rule, this black brute must be conquered at the very start, conquered by my own hands, and in the presence of his mates. Stand back there lads, I said sternly. Ill explain all that has happened presently, but first I am going to lick that black within an inch of his life. Step out of there, Cochose. He came grinning widely, balancing the heavy club. You mean me, sah? You all think yer kin lick me? Yes, I think so; Ill try it anyway. Here Carlson, take this pistol nnd sheath knife. If anyone interferes shoot him. All I ask is fair piny. Drop that club, Corhose, and throw away your knife. You and I will fight this out with bare hands. His dull brain worked slowly, and he stared at me, his eyi ugly. His silence and luck of response, awoke a growl from the impatient circle of men behind. One fellow kicked the club out of his hand contemptuously, nnd another plucked the knife from his belt. You big skulker," the latter said, with an oath of derision, go on, and fight What for Ah figit this white man? Ah dont even know vwho he Is." "Then Ill tell you. Estnda is dead; Manuel is a prisoner-- : Im In com mand of this bark, tou are a big, boasting curt I heard what you said when I came down, and now Ill make you prove it." I took two steps forward, my ad s tit p l .managers of- tile government dormitories for war workers in Washington, left to right: Misses Mary K Rust, poyjs, Burchard, Marjf Lindsley, Harlean James and Olive Davis. 2 Men of Admiral Kolchaks Siberian army repairing telegraph lines tom down by bolsliev iki. 3 Admiral Sims and his aid, Lieutenant Commander William Edwards.' at Yale, Where the attgiirar had been awarded the degiee of LL. D - : .. lJ, 'e ' a Courses standaidizafion of Institutions Will Include roiled Proposedsteel ships. 3 Trial trip data. Naval Architecture in 4 Refeicnce data hook of various Curriculums. steel vessels. - Many . 1 "5 Structui.il for ships. G Charts showing total rivets TO BE DEMAND FOR EXPERTS driven at various shipyards. 7 Machinery drawings of government harbor tug. 8 Drawings of standard machine United States Shipping Board is engines. and Fostering Plans for "9 Blueprints showing the efficiency of shipyards, based upon their Development of Marine Archi- tonnage deliveries for six months ' tects and Engineers. period. 10 Employment bulletins. New York. Schools of naval archi11 Material list for wood ships. tecture and ship construction may soon, 12 Book of standard designs. become important branches 'of educa13 Charts showing the number of tional institutions of the United States rivets driven and the tonnage of steel If this nation continues its headway in for various designs. maritime strength. Fourteen universities and technical colleges have signified their interest in a line of instruction that was decadent almost to the point of extinction when the needs of war presented a demand for ' ships that could not be denied, and some of them have already established courses in naval architecture, marine engineering and ship construction, while others are planning similar All Other Problems Pale Before action. The United States Shipping Board Paralysis of Big Emergency Fleet corporation, which Industries felt so keenly the lack of technicians in carrying out its shipbuilding program, and had to establish emergency schools for intensive training, is enLACK OF FUEL STOPS WORK couraging and fostering plans for the new schools in all Institutions capnb!e of expundiug their fields of learning. It is a warned by men in closest Nation Will Be Ruined if Aid Is Long Withheld Price of Coal Is $50 tomb with the situation that the need a Ton When It Is to Be fat marina architects and engineers Wld grow ns the yards expand and Had at All elder the open fiel4 of competition In construction for home and foreign acRome. Italians are struck by the count. On this assumption P. J. Mc- - similarity of problems which face cittiiffe, manager of the division of ship izens of this small country and of the destruction, recently sent letters to big, rich and most prosperous United universities and technical and prepar-ntoi- y States. They read of food profiteering, schools which read as follows: of rent profiteering, of railroad defiDoes your curriculum include a cits, rub their eyes and exclaim: Is nilval art hitecture course, and if so, It possible that even America, that e would you be interested in receiving n countries, has amongst copy of the following information ptf-- these worries, just as we have? Even constructhe Italian public school teachers tiling to ships nud ship strike which has driven millions of tion? order 1 (covering mothers to distraction, seems to have Technical alteration for vessels). a faint reflection on the other side. change and ) v i ij But one problem here has no counterpart in America. It is the coal famine. This is the worst trouble this War Shipbuilding Loss country has to face. Everything else . pales before it, for the lack of coal is , .Is Billion and Half paralyzing industry, closing factories nnd casting thousands of men nnd wou . The United Washington. men out of employment. People who States will have (o writeoff on with or without approval, to listen ; its booksa loss of approximate-wild diatribes against DAnnunzios iy $1,500,000, 000- on account of its Americans nnd especially against Pres!; merchant shipbuilding program, ident Wilson, know nt the back of their !: it was said by congressmen faminds that only the coal famine really mall .miliar, with the, merchant matters. ll rine problems that confronted Coal Scarcity Threatens Ruin. this country, nt (he beginning of i I; Every thinking man and woman here the war, and the herculean I that unless thv coal famine Is knows the government efforts mnde by ruin will soon stare Italy In the-wthe to stopped, supply i during Her coal supply which must face. the needed ships. he entirely Imported, Is never enough "llnd the war lasted another to hist for more than a few weeks. year ihe advantages and benoItaly pays $30 a ton for roal that fits of this wonderful effort and rests $15 in France, $t0 In England vast outlay of money would nnd $S In Germany. The Italian govhave been .clenrly npparent'to has tried to get big coni conernment commented Representative nil," American mine owners. of with chairman tracts I; Alexander, former American coal, nt the pits mouth Is the house merchant marine i a cheaper than any other. But Italy can committee,,. not get the transports except nt sueli Alexander Is assisting in shapnational ates that make American coni n proing a permanent hibitive luxury. Italy had no coal ' chant shipping i policy nnd In mines destroyed during the war, befashioning legislation that will In its future cause She had none to be destroyed, Itguide the country has' suffered from coal shortage of fleet the of great aly handling than any other country, nnd still and owns now worse It merchant ships own sotr to 'for suffers, continue may I Lacl of Coal Basia of Problems. years to come. Tlie question Is like a innglc clrclc, , 14 Blueprints showing particulars of designs of various ships. 15 Standard form of E. R. C. eon- tract for ship construction. Upon receipt of your request we w ill forward you copies as desired by you. Many Colleges Respond. Tlie University of Pennsylvania, Columbia university, Harvard university, Cornell university, University of Michigan, Boston Institute of Technology, Princeton university, Yale university, Drexei institute, Philadelphia ; Webb academy. New York city; Lafayette university, Bethlehem, Pa. Pratt institute, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Lehigh university, Easton, Pa.; Stevens institute, Hoboken, N. J., and the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pa., sent in requests for the data. Herbert L. Seward, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Sheffield Scientific School, Yale university, wrote : "I would be very glnd indeed to receive the 15 items you mention. We are planning rnd developing courses in marine engineering, and tills material seems very appropriate. Italy Is Hard Hit by Coal Famine ( you go round and round all the problems which are causing strikes throughout the country dear living, lack of raw materials, transports, dear foreign money, and you always get back to coal. Without coal there are no industries, without industries there are no exports, Without exports there Is no money. And so it goes on. Discontent with economic conditions is general, yet Italy has no coal at home and no transports to go and fetch it from America, where she could get it cheaper than anywhere else. MRS. ETHEL PARKS. goIJ-miu- 8 l , ( ar Parks is in charge of tlie financial department of the democratic Mrs. Ethel national committee. She studied law before entering policies. ' Japs Improving Harbors. Japanese harbor Kobe and Moji Improvements In are being undertaken to the amount of $18,000,000. r 4 s d ... , side-steppe- g ' T, - half-breed- s, |