Show the T he mutiny 1 A oft of Y the al A ak lb mum t 5 0 BY WYNDHAM MARTYN 4 1 l 0 4 4 IN tula U AL THE STORY rl floyd 0 yd unwin and nd it howard ward bott lugt n take talc dinner with an old college chum alfred gibbons gibbon financial magnate unwin pro bucell a written PI arledg dge taken by the three t college to help 4 each h ot other h r 1 in I 1 duerally dve rally ing that tha t he needs need financial assist it nee ance to lo educate him son eon boban bob hob an and daughter mary ulbina ecoffe at the th of the pledge but agrees arbea to co make a place cot 0 o the daughter daught cr in his organization lary unwin Is to wealthy debauchee ulear algar tuil beld way calling sit at gibbons bonc occa a a rr i ranged blury Is eked asked to bo betray ray tier her employees and rf refuses lunes plans plan un an ocean voya go to recover front the t ft feet f 0 dissipation mury mary to la to go fo ma secretary hr her brother to 0 c an her bettington P 11 on an the th hial maine lim bondt Is and taken aboard a vessel ilia ill clothes are found by 01 aiebi bbs a fugitive from rum justice who done don them and iroe to oct bet kingto ns studio and there fall to hla his death binda he h la Is aboard yacht CHAPTER V continued 6 in the library which was blau also the music indall room mrs and mary were sitting mary mm said bald suddenly it was wa very of me to lieve brought you here you needed me tind and im clad I 1 came mary returned she had conceived one of those almost extra v agana for the beautiful woman literally at t the eleventh hoar thil the maid who was to have come declined the risk of oceans ocean wrath and deserted her mistreat at the very dock the gong sounded which them to luncheon was genial he presented ft tall and distinguished xann to his wife it seems we shipped a doctor aboard here he la Is doctor walte mrs airs radway anil and miss the so enforced and inevitable on a yacht with which one must come to regard another after st time presented problems to sirs not wholly pleasing she conceded that tills this stranger hild had a face which inspired confidence in her as aa much as aa that of the steward with his perpetual smile created aversion nver alon lie ile had bad a fine head and keen but kindly eye and there was something reassuring abc in his splendid physical proportions she thought lie he looked with tap especial ecial kindliness at little mary unwin As for mary she breathed a sigh agh of relief instinct told her here at last was a man on an board sho she could trust she had not confided in mrs airs hadway her apprehension of most of the men she had seen 1 I hope you will find very tittle little professional fess ional work to do mrs mra radway maid aid to Bettt Ington lie was charmed by her low fow yet distinct voice ile iio had thought Ln portrait to be idealized until he root met the original of it it ile he had often in other years read of her it beeme teemed it likely when the ho was elret birst that the he would accomplish that almost impossible ambition a a salon she had birth money wit and beauty and with these advant advantages aies sho ehn had chosen 21 adwa among the many who put their all at her feet lie ile looked froni from her ber to the cancler what was I 1 it asked himself that had made him film to tn her eyes more attractive than any other man ambition probably and the enthral am aroused by his bis moment nt the capital lift ile wondered how much she had bad repented of it there could be no doubt now as aa to her dis illusions ile fie thought ho he could discover a trace of badness in her lovely face and like la giaconda Gla Ola conda her eyelids were a little weary whatever uncomfortable pauses la in the conversation there were due to incessant grumbling crumbling at the food the motion of the boat and his inability to enjoy flavors that once fascinated him she eha filled in n without seeming effort she had no doubt become adept at this bettington neUi neton thought after lunch loach ardway went to hill bla big stateroom tate room at the extreme bow of tile boat got tome work to do he an aoun moun ced it will keep me busy till dinner ura badway know knew he be was wa going to sleep then he would wake feeling wretched ile he would take a highball tyro two of three then he would dress lor for diri dinner iier and the real man would betray she was not sure flure whether the she was sorry or glad that there was a new element introduced ly by doctor walta shi she knew her husbands imperious perlona jm ways waya too well to suppose that anything but bit bi own will could moderate hla his appetites she watched him walking up op and flown he deck with the becketa ry who bad so little to do A man who would take such it a position as this with its FIat fictively ively email pity pay end and insecure pros beers must be a failure at his profession and yet he did not look like ilka a failure mary liked him and admitted his charms charm but to eighteen he ha was waa old the capt alsS nephew y young oung crosby todal abowd abo bir thi tha ny mys of 1 wan vl alfa rl ivoa fa wua more ot of tier age in saw tier eyes eyed tirl ahten na As hie he 1841 fl filin hlll tile the wirt logs mid abd tile ihu deck a tittle little to 0 o tier lie ile nt at the he MUD iiii liked boys of thlik clentie atit ut aart und and hip he knew thill mere tt ir mashl emile ft a daty in nept far olt oil when tile lie tiny would be called upon to prove lith lilt anif talt tie lie wax a little mill the boy ihn wel an aind hla his questions ns n to ills his stork with fave avell 11 perli alps betler 8 A alun ann ans known hy by hi afla und they o film to in be one of ants adherents ile not sure aure whether sirs lira hurt flad way rr for till nil her emir tesy nt at would expect hito him to get on the easy terms with her which lie ie had estah fished with ali she was ans he reflex ted one of the cronl hoAte sAes and society beauties of the tha adny she too to shared eli tind the suspicions already formed of by h the ile he found him self lif lf mateda mated a new emotion with film ojen n she beckoned be liidi li iii d him film to take a choir nt at tier ahle I 1 1 I nm nin klod idad you tire a slip h b gan one van can talk so inurn more freely to you title tills hardly put aklin nt at case it was a n b und ad tie he felt title tills enforced 1 deception I e cep tion anti and yet iet lie he ca could uld not allow tier to suppose BUti pose he was not the ships properly t surgeon it Is about my husband she bhe continued ue Is 1 very ill lie ile hates ferociously ile he thinks it hurts ilia his enemies he talks ns an though he hell believed eved lo in hlach hinck music magic of course it all reacts on him eventually site she watched diary and young todd pace up and down the deck probably about five years difference t nee in their age abe she bhe commented I lints right its nat unil I 1 hope shell marry him film lie ile Is a good honest boy you know of liliu hills Hett bettington ington asked lie found himself colicci ned for aenry unwinds future 1 I have never even spoken to him shy she answered hut but one sometimes title the gift of seeing iveing people as they are you are rel reliable fellable lable there aro are others here who tire are not I 1 the man clements with ills his eternal smile which la is never accentuated and never dimin lahd failed its the smile of a musk mask who in 1 her hel 1 I saw him ter or the first time on board he returned bour out husband must mast know lie he did elgar a good turn once she ahe saida and when lie he offered this boat all found bound except the captain who ls la our old skipper eiger tools took lt it lie ile said bald lie kwon kaow 4 he be would have to pay tor for the help clements gave so bo that was how it come came about but hallway had not guessed the extent of tile the pay Beit bettington Ington sat ant talk ing to evelyn until she ahe called mary diary avid and said it was time to io dress tor for dinner clements clementa came into Betting tons stateroom A dinner coat and black trousers newly pressed were hung up they always dress for or dinner said the boss boas you did well athla afternoon I 1 could see bee she ah was taken by you when you meet modger tonight 16 4 mary mm mr radway said suddenly it was wa very ery of me to haytt hay drought you were you will ind him already furiously jealous I 1 will not allow any ou on board until tho the thins thing to achieved for which I 1 gathered fathered you together you will not allow lt it bettington repeated slowly you may caay not allow men like sam and metzger to do as they please but bat I 1 am a free agent my good nian man now he would see the anille tade fade it if th tam dreaded boss lived up to his reputation kitome other expression must replace the grinning mask bettington heard a swift intake of breath but there them was no other indication of anger you are a tree free agent as long ns you do what I 1 tell you tonight I 1 shall introduce TOO to the rest reet I 1 do not wish the th common good to t oe ide bendan by b any nit over ak wornel hiie the unwiN doin of 0 making snaking nn an enemy of ants and ilia his gang of crooks made fl ettington alter ills truculent ile IP find yet ret to set get to the of the plot und and gauge tile strength art nth of lilt im not to q barrel tic he said more diore hut im of just ua oa independent a nature as you nu yours your self volilla you it tile ne now hut blit I 1 have to dress for 90 it antias I ilia to t think how startled clemelts must he behind that smile anille of ills hla to alsten to 8 0 of independence from frim ovar whom he thought tie he hald the throat of life rit ton knew that when the right moment ennia it would bould lie ile easy PUB to trave prove ills his integrity until thin tie he could ploy play the part assigned to him wib just as aa good grave grace as Ch clements the auto autocrat erat could act the steward assume hla his livery and wait upon tin nn impudent impatient em employer emp plover loer never neer that first dinner danner the albatross caaway ahead of him heeding nothing it was only when n ills hla plate tile wax wa bel hlin him filled with the chefs rich dellen delicacies cles that tie he seemed awake ile he had find been drinking steadily since allies luncheon and drink made him hungry huri Kry ma enry was disgusted she had no fear of at her employer er she had find never liked him now for his behavior to mrs lindway she hated hani site she was glad when tl ettington came in she smiled nt at him it seemed to hir her that lie and youns young cros crosby by todd were tile the only men aboard whom one could trust captain fla ilett wag gruff and soured the others watched her with wit it eyes il lanie and she like the others turned tier head from the ever aall ing steward there ans little conversation nt at the wretched meal dis As mrs airs passed to he her r stateroom with mary leaving her husband still at the table she turned to on deck later inter I 1 should like to speak to you ile he bowed in n answer the spoken word would have betrayed his gladness tte ie went out on deck to wait with what patience pitt lence he could summon for or mrs hallwa Had waya f s coming mary was looking up p a at t the wireless wl relesa the opar aitor was vms receiving wenis news of 0 the day for his bulletin clements had find allowed tile the machine to bo be repaired bettington was glad to believe that this lad clean and honest tubby unwinds two defenseless children might pre ere long have need or of all that was waa clean and honest on the albatross Ilin tross lie ile lind had feared mrs radway would be saddened by the cheerless dinner lie ile did not want to see her tin unhappy happy now he was amazed to find her hersell smil ins ing and vivacious let us walk she commanded commended every voyage I 1 take I 1 mean to learn alcaro which stars are which and how sail anti efin can stand by them that bright thing up therel cherey venus he said bald site she is the thai evening star this month most moat markners mari nera steer by her too readily and those these mariners marinero ma clements has gathered together what do you know of the them tull I 1 very little he said bald but I 1 dont like them directly I 1 came aboard I 1 knew was wrong herejk cereo she said A sense of dissonance sh she paused a moment even more then that but impossible to put into words per ler hups haps it wax as a certain sense of dread a feeling that clements lo in a past incarnation was the spider who asked the ly fly to step into nto hla his parlor 11 of course she said a moment later 1 I cre care rio nothing thIng whatever about tile the stars atara to me they are just deco acco rathe lovely lanterns lanterna hung in the lie heavens heaven to make the nighta benuta fill worrying about my husband to Is driving we me to tile the de deepest eliest ta misery isery I 1 used to be ao an proud of him film perhaps I 1 lacked the healthy instinct which girls ought to have for companionship with boys of their own own age I 1 rather despised young men their ambitions seemed so BO email so ao contemptible beside those of the mcp men I 1 saw in washington and of course elgar was notoriously handsome then you see I 1 took charge of my fathers household when my mother died I 1 was only seventeen tev enteen think what that meant to an ambition crazed girl for me america held only one city and that was washington where the embassies and legations were then came several turns of the deck and no further confidences 1 I very seldom talk of those days she ahe said later 1 I try to think of them but here with nothing to do but watch elgar and know that this ta is the end I 1 am full of my troubles what do you mean by the end he be asked the implication that rad had ways death might be what she meant disturbed him no matter how concerned he might be for or the welfare of the two women he was breaking the law by pretending to bea be a qualified physician and to have to attend a dying man and see others hang on his verdicts and take taie comfort from his blundering trind inadequate equate service was a chilling prospect ile he Is slipping she said slipping mentally it Is the fate of these strong men who derive no strength but from themselves ile he thinks a months rest will put him in shape for the battle you ton have seen his bis methods of training ile he has burnt himself out by battle you mean his fight with gibbons elgar under underrated underrates rates mr gibbons whom I 1 know slightly lie ile has not eagars supreme ability but he can descend to mean nesses which my bus band never tie verl used after all elgar has had his great moments she sighed there was a time when even so keen a judge of events ns as my father father thought he e would win the presidential nomination it was just after the panic of 1007 when his name led all the rest I 1 should have been mistress of the white house before I 1 was twenty naturally I 1 was dazzled lie ile knew she was living over again those days daya when it seemed the world bad placed its all at ter her feet feel we were talking of mr gibbons we there was more of reserve in her voice now it was wag as though she realized she had under the strain of the last few hours disclosed too machof much of herself herse li ile he has hated elgar tor for years about a year ago it a group of men who had suffered from elgers activities promised to join ur mr gibbons tf it he could prove himself capable of giving battle and gaining victory the abst lest was to he the bl memphis emphis and toledo rond road mr air gibbons by enormous bribes succeeded when no other means c could 0 ul have been victorious in itself the loss was nothing the road had bad never paid but it showed these the men that elgar could be benten beaten they y tire are vultures turned into eagles and they will pull him down it la Is very pitiful 11 he 0 know it ile ie cnn ann see only victory ile II 11 has fins |