Show r. r wew I r WOLVES OF o im i'm THE ESEA SEA I f I I a a aa y By RANDALL PARRISH I i I a a 1 I copyright by A. A c. c MCClurg oY Co I Fats Fate Gives s ive-s Carlyle Chance He Has Been Seeking Synopsis sis Geoffry Carlyle mast rot sailing ships at nt twentysix twentysix ty six is sentenced to 20 years' years servitude In the tho American colonies col col- col onles onies for pm in the Monmouth rebellion In England Among the passengers on board the ship on which he is sent across are Roger Fairfax wealthy Maryland planter his niece Dorothy Doroth Fairfax and Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant Sanchez a Spaniard who became acquainted with the Fair Fair- faxes in London Carl Carlyle le meets Dorothy Doroth who informs him her uncle has bought his services Sanchez shows himself an nn enem enemy of or Carlyle The Fairfax party now on Its own sloop in the Chesapeake bay encounters a n nm m mysterious bark the Namur of Rotterdam Carl Carlyle le discovers that Sanchez Is Black Sanchez planning to steal the Fairfax gold and abduct Dorothy He figh Sanchez and leaves him for dead In a battle with Sanchez followers however he heIs heIs heIs Is overpowered and thrown Into the bay In a desperate effort to save Dorothy Carl Carlyle le decides to swim to the Namur By a ruse he gets aboard and mingles mingles mins min min- with the crew The pirates return to the Namur with Doroth Dorothy Dorothy Dor Dor- oth othy the captured gold and amI Sanchez badly wounded but still alive Call Carlyle le finds a friend In Watkins an English sailor allor CHAPTER XIII XIII Continued 9 9 If ulf I had any to use after a sailor has been drunk there is not apt to tobe tobe tobe be much left in his pockets ts The uThe fact is he began doubtfully what you just said to ii me e on deck chanced to be of Interest You are a navigator I was in command of ships for four years senor naturally I know navi navi- gation I will soon learn if you have lit lied and that will be a sorry tiny day a for you JOU Ill I'll tell you OU Gates how matters stand aboard and why I have hae need of your sIc skill shill ill Then you may take your choice the the forecastle or the cabin You invite me aft senor I give you JOU a chance cliance to move your jour our dunnage if you ou will do my work Listen Litton now Sanchez has been badly hurt It may be weeks before he he leaves his cabin If indeed he ever does That leaves me in command with but one officer the mulatto Le- Le Vere Yere This might answer to take us safely to Porto Grande Grunde as us we could stand watch and watch but Francois is no sailor It was his part on board to train and lead the fighting men men nien- he cannot navigate Saint Christopher Christopher Christopher Christo Christo- pher I fear to leave him alone In charge of the deck while I snatch an nn hours hour's sleep I see I admitted And yourself senor r-enor You are a seaman Enough to get along but bu t not quite quit e sure as to my figures I have taken talen no sights except as ase we e came carne north on this trip for this reason I need you you but but you ou will play me no smart English trick m my man or Ill I'll have you by the heels at once I know enough to verify your figures I thought of no trick Estada I Isaid Isaid Isaid said coldly now satisfied as to his purpose and confident of o f my own power power You would have me as navigator navigator navigator navi navi- gator very well well well-at at what hat terms With rating as first officer and your our fair fall proportion of all uIL spoils polls You mean then to continue the course To attack vessels on the high seas Why not sneeringly Are you ou too white-livered white for or that sort of f Job If It so then you are arc no man man for me It Is a long Yo voyage age to Porto Grande and no reason h why liy we should hurr hurry home the welcome there will willbe willbe be better If we bring chests of gold aboard Ay and aud the thought will put hope Into the hurts hearts of the crew they are restless now from fromm long waiting But Captain Sanchez You have no Ino surgeon I am told Will he not duffer Buffer from neglect of his wound Suffer Sutter No more than under a leech ashore All that can be done has been His was a clean knife thrust which has been washed treated treated treated treat treat- ed with lotion and h up No leech could do 10 more more And my fay quarters wIll quarters will they be aft You Thu will wR have bave your choice of those at port Come now now have have you an an answer answer answer an an- ready I would be a fool not to have heartily I uI ul am aw your jour man Estada CHAPTER XIV I Warn Dorothy The Portuguese evidently well ell pleased at my prompt acceptance of his proposal talked on for some time lime explaining to me roe something of the sit situation nation aboard the Namur and point point- Ing lag out what ho he believed to be our position on the chart I asked a few questions although I paid but little attention to what he said my mind being busied with searching out his real purpose No doubt the situation was very nearly as ns he described It to be LeVere he-LeVere LeVere was no navI navigator ator and Estada himself only an nn Indifferent one Yet at that the course to the West Indies was not a long one and if the Portuguese had been able to bring the bark from there to the Chesapeake Chesapeake peake peale the return voyage should not terrify him No that was not the object he be was planning to keep at sea to waylay and attack merchant ships and then after a successful cruise arrive at Porto Grande laden with spoils and hailed as a great grent lender leader His plan was to dispose of Sanchez Sanchez even even to permit the Spaniard to die of his wounds possibly even evento evento evento to hasten and assure that death by some secret resort to violence No doubt LeVere was also concerned In Inthe Inthe Inthe the conspiracy and would profit by It and possibly these two were likewise assured of the operation co-operation of the themore themore themore more reckless spirits amo among g the crew I remembered what Watkins had whispered whispered whis whis- to me forward his forward his suspicions of them both He TIe had been right already the fuse was being laid Inid and very fortunately I happened to be chosen to help touch It off oft The chance I had sought blindly was being plainly revealed It was evident enough however that Estada had no intention of trustIng trustIng trusting trust- trust Ing me immediately with his real mo mo- tives His confidence was limited and his instructions related altogether to mere matters of ship routine I could await developments But I was becoming wearied by the manI manI man man I 1 understand perfectly senor I broke in at la last t impatiently You will have to take for granted that I Ican Ican Ican can enforce sea discipline and navigate navigate navigate navi navi- gate your our boat to whatever part of the ocean you ou desire to saiL All I need is your our orders This I take lake it is all you require of me Yes I plan you execute Very good now about m myself self and andI I arose to my feet determined to close the interview You say I may choose any stateroom on the port portside portside side They are all unoccupied except one used by the steward as lS a store store- room I opened the door and stepped out Into the main cabin the roll of charts under ndel my arm Estada didn't wait walt for forme forme me ale to question him Captain Sanchez stateroom is aft aft he said sait with a wave of the hand There are two two rooms Jose is with him him him-a a negro with a knack at nurs nurs- ing Who else is quartered aft here Here Here- 1 He Ignored the one thing I 1 most desired desired desired de de- sired to learn but hut I did not press It believing I knew the answer already LeVere has this middle stateroom and Mendez the one forward Mendez Is third U rd officer and carpenter Just Justat at present with LeVere required on deck he has charge of the men below Not the working crew they are quartered quartered in the forecastle and are largely English and Swede But we wc have to toC C carry extra men who bunk amidships hellhounds to fight fight mongrels mongrels of course They are allowed on deck amidships when hen we are at sea but butare butare butare are not encouraged to mingle with the sailors Were We're over a powder magazine magazine magazine maga maga- zine all the time lime Gates any Gates any spark might set it off I opened one of the doors opposite and glanced within The interior differed differed differed dif dif- but little from that of the stateroom stateroom stateroom state state- room occupied by Estada except It was was' minus the table No doubt they were all practically alike This will do very well I said qui qui- etly Now how about clothes Th These se seI I wear look rather rough for fOl the new job Ill send you ou the steward hell he'll fix you ou out from the slop chest I was glad to see him go and arid closed the door floor on him with a sigh of relief relict It It had all ali occurred so quickly almost without effort on my part purt I could do dolittle dolittle dolittle little but wonder what strange occurrence occurrence occurrence occur occur- rence would be next What Indeed was there for me to do except to await dev developments Only one thing occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc to me me-I me I must discover some means menns Immediately of communicating with Dorothy Fairfax The Importance of this could not be overestimated With m myself self quartered aft and eating In the cabin we were bound to meet sooner or later and the girl must previously be warned of ot my presence aboard or In her first surprise surprise surprise sur sur- prise at the recognition I should be Instantly betrayed If I was to serve the girl there must be first of nIl all intelligent In in- Intelligent operation co-operation between us She must not only know of my presence Plesence on the Namur but also the purpose actuating actuating actuating ac ac- ac- ac me I had bad reached this conclusion con con- conclusion elusion when a light hesitating knock sounded at the door Gunsaules entered garments over his arm and laid out the pieces carefully carefully care care- fully one by one evidently proud of his bis selection The clothes seem to be all right steward I I said and nd I Judge will fit Now hunt me up first of all something something something some some- thing to shave with then some tot to to- t bacco and a pipe and and and- yes andes yes es wait waft a n second writing second writing materials And by bythe bythe bythe the way there are two staterooms astern Who occupies the one to starboard star star- board Senor board Senor Estada 1 No senor it is the young lady Indy Oh the one brought aboard last ni night ht Have you ou seen her Si senor she Is English and good to l look ok at but she sit and stare out the stern port She will not speak or eat I take In her breakfast but she touch not a n morsel So I tell Senor Estada and he say then bring her herout herout herout out to dinner with me Ill I'll make the hussy eat If I have to choke It down her dainty throat Good Ill I'll have a look at her m myself myself my my- self then Now hurry up those things steward and remember what I sent you after He lIe brought the shaving set and writing materials first explaining that he would have to go down Into the lazaret and antI break open some packages packages pack pack- ages for the tobacco and pipe The moment the fellow disappeared I grasped the opportunity I dashed off oft offa 1 a note nole hurriedly hurriedly-a a brief line lino merely stating m my presence on board nd nd begging begging begging beg beg- ging her not to exhibit surprise at ut meeting me I t had no time in which to explain or make clear the situation situa situa- tion With this folded and und conceal dIn d dIn In III my hand I silently pushed open the door I crept swiftly forward following the circle of oC the staterooms until I came to the closed door of the one I sought aft I bent here an instant listening for some sound from within but heard none Beyond doubt the girl was within and Hone alone and I must trust her quick Intelligence tc to tv respond to my written message thrust It through the narrow opening above the sill and nd the moment It disappeared within stole swiftly tack mck to my own room The action had not been seen and yet Jet I had scarcely a n moment to spare Before I could lather m my face the steward returned bearing In his hands tobacco and pipe Estada however remained away longer than I had anticipated lu hl would and I was fully dressed a and III 1 comfortably smoking before he came down from the deck and crossed the cabin to my partially open door The starboard watch has been called he said and you ou are to take charge of the deck relieving LeVere I waited wafted to explain the thu sU to the men before you appeared I r suppose suppose suppose sup sup- pose you ou are ready IIA Ay ay ar senor knocking the ashes out of my pipe and rising He lie eyed eed my lay clothes disapprovingly Rather a fancy rig Gates for fOl- fOla a 1 first officer on duty Some Seine style I admit senor but hut they were all the steward offered me J You'll You ll have to carr carry a hard fist my man to back bad up that costume aboard the Namur he said snit coldly Those black devils ils are apt to mistake mistake mis mis- take you ou for a pla plaything thing I followed him up the stairs to the deck LeVere WU its still on duty and came forward and shook hands at ut my appearance Rather glad I didn't drown you ou he said Intending tobe be pleasant But hope you'll no not run amuck In the after en cabin bin I i shall hall try not to unless I have cause I answered looking him square in the e eyes es and determining to make my position clear at once Senor Estada tells me I am am to relieve relieve relieve re re- re- re lieve you OU What Is the course courser by half sou Do you ou know your yom position 1 Only In a u general way We have held an east ast by south course since leaving the capes until an hour a ago tanking making about ten knots 1 Very well I will figure it out as hest best I can There Thele is nothing further to report No senor all aU has been as IS it is now He glanced toward Estada not greatly glatly pleased I presume with my bru brusqueness yet finding nothing in either eUhel words or manner from roil which h to evolve a quarrel The latter had overheard our con conversation con but he stood now with back buck toward vaid us lookIng looking looking look look- ing out on the sea off oft the port quai- quai ter His IUs silent Indifference caused Lc LeVere ere to shrug his shoulders and disappear down the ladder on his ills way below I turned my face to the man manat manat manat at the wheel wheel wheel-It It was the giant negro Peace or war Dorothy is offered offered of of- the choice by her er brutal captors Whichever she chooses what hope is there for her amid the Wolves of the Sea Carlyle watching intently longs for the chance to go DO to her aid TO BE DE CONTINUED Long Day and Night The north pole polo has six months day and ind six months night the sun apparently apparently traveling in to a circle around It from the time It appears In March until until until un un- un- un til it disappears in September The hump of a camel Is considered a great delicacy by the Arabs It Is Is- white like Uke veal but tastes like Uke beet beef |