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FAYETTEVILLE NEWS, FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA
WOLVES OF THE SEA
By RANDALL PARRISH
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Copyright, by A. C. McClurg & Co.
CHAPTER XXII.
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The Crew Decides.
Except that many of the men re
mained armed there was no suggestion
of violence. But for the gleaming car-
ronade trained on the main hatch, and
the small group of gunners clustered
about it, the scene was peaceable
•enough, resembling the deck of some
merchant ship. LeVere stood motion
less at the poop rail, staring down and
Iris attitude and expression of face
aroused within me a doubt of the man,
a determination to put him to the test.
Evidently he had held aloof and re
frained from taking even the slightest
part in our activities. The men them
selves were mostly forward, grouped
together and still excitedly discussing
the situation.
“Stand by to reef topsails,” I shout-
>ed. “We’re all one watch now. Go at
at lively, lads, and when the job is
over we’ll eat, and decide together
what’s our next move. Two of you
will be enough to guard the hatch and
•one of you go into the cabin and re
lieve the girl there. Keep your eyes
open. I’ll be down presently. Aloft
with you and see how quick a job you
-enn make of it.”
Watkins led the way up the main
mast ratlines, and Cole was first into
the fore shrouds, the others following
•eagerly. I watched them lay out on
fhe yards and was heartened to hear
the fellows sing as they worked, the
canvas melting away as if by magic. I
climbed the ladder to where LeVere
.■stood on the poop, but carefully
ignored his presence, my gaze on the
scene aloft. Twice I gave orders,
changing the steering direction slight-
fly, and commanding the lower sails
ireefed. The mulatto scowling, joined
me at the rail.
“What’s all this about?” he asked.
■“That's no storm cloud yonder.” -
“Thyre Is always danger in fog,” 1
answered coldly, “and besides there is
no usi carrying on until we know
where we are bound. My purpose is
to keep the men busy, and then talk
the situation over with them. Have
.■you any criticism of this plan, Senor
LeVere?”
He hesitated, but his eyes were nar
rowed, and ugly.
“You’ll do as you please, but you
told me we sailed for Porto Grande.
Was that a lie?”
“Npt necessarily,” and I smiled
grimly. “Although I should not have
hesitated to tell one under the circum
stances. I mean to leave that decision
to the men themselves. It Is their
5Ives that are in danger.”
“That scum! half of them are Eng
lish and French. All they want is to
get away; they will never go back to
Porto Grande without you make
them.”
“How make them?”
“By false observations; there is no
navigator forward. It is a trick easy
•enough to play wi|Ji a little nerve. I
would never have taken part in this
mutiny if I had supposed you meant
to play into the hands of the men.”
“It is very little part you took Senor
LeVere, judging from what I saw. You
seemed quite content to stand aft here
and look on. However you are in it
just as deeply as I am, and are going
to play the game out with me to the
■end. Do you understand that?”
“What you mean, senor—play it
out?”
“Go on with the rest of us; take
your chance with the men and do your
•duty. I am captain here. The first
sign of treachery on your part will
send you below with those others. I
•don’t'trust you, and all I want is an
■excuse to put you out of the way—so
tie careful what you do.”
I turned and walked away from him
toward the forward rail. The men
were still aloft but coming in from off
the yards. Below me In the door of
the companion, stood Dorothy, her
eyes peering curiously about the de
serted deck. She glanced up and saw
me.
“.jay I come up there?” she asked.
“Certainly; let me help you. Stand
fiere beside me, and you can see all
that is being done. That’s all, lads;
tireakfast is ready; lay down all ex
cept the lookout."
We watched while they streamed
■down the ratlines and gathered for
ward of the galley, squatting in groups
on the deck. To all appearances the
fellows had not a care in the world,
or any thought of the stirring scenes
just passed through. The girl’s hand
touched my sleeve, and I turned and
looked into her face.
“Have you considered Captain San-
ehez?” she asked.
“Why no,” in surprise, “he Is help
less below, badly wounded.”
“Not so badly as you suppose,” she
said swiftly. “He is able to be up and
about his stateroom. I heard him
moving, and I believe the steward has
told him what has occurred on board,
and endeavored to bear a message
from him to those men amidships. I
held my pistol to his head and locked
him in the pantry. He is there now,
with the sailor you sent on guard.
That is what I came oo deck to tell
yon.”
“He is a danger, of course, but not a
serious one,” I said confidently. “It
is safe enough to leave him undis
turbed at present. The first thing I
need to do is to satisfy those men. I’ll
attend to that now, and then see to
the proper securing of Sanchez. Re
main here with LeVere while I go for
ward, and watch that he does not at
tempt to go below.”
The fellows had not finished mess,
but I felt the danger of further delay,
and talked to them as they sat on
deck, explaining briefly the entire situ
ation, and the causes leading up to the
mutiny. I dealt with the matter in
plain terms, making no apparent effort
to influence them, yet forcibly com
pelling each individual to realize what
would be the result of our recapture.
They listened earnestly, asking an oc
casional question, and passing com
ments back and forth freely among
themselves.
I sent Watkins to the cabin for a
roll of charts, and spreading these out,
endeavored as well as I could, to make
clear our probable position and the
nearest point of land. When I had
completed the explanation, and stood
before them awaiting decision, it was
Haines who acted as their spokesman.
“This yere is Cape Howarth?” he
asked, a grimy thupib on the point in
dicated. “An’ yer say It’s 'bout a hun
dred and fifty miles west?”
“Yes, albout that?"
“An’'thar’3 no settlement?”
“Some colonists fifty miles north is
all.”
“That’s 'bout right." He turned to
the others. “Say mates, this is how I
figure. We can’t go on no long cruise
with all those bloody rats in the hold.
They’re bound ter find some way out
if we give ’em time 'nough. Fer as I’m
concerned, I’m fer dividin’ up whut
we’ve got, and ter hell with piratin’.
What ’er yer say, mates? Shall we
run the ol’ hooker ashore, an’ leave
her thar, while we tramp the coast?
We’re just a shipwrecked crew. What
say yer?”
There was a chorus of approval suf
ficient in volume to satisfy me, and I
accepted this as a decision.
“All right, lads,” I said briefly. “In
my judgment your choice is a wise
The Stricken Sailor Told the Whole
Story.
one. I’ll have an observation as soon
as the fog clears and we’ll head in for
the Cape?”
“When do we divide the swag?”
“Fifty miles off the coast. That’s
fair enough, isn’t it? And my share
goes to you.”
There was a straggling cheer, but I
broke it up with a sharp order.
“Now stand by for work, all of you.
Watkins and Carter, I want you aft.”
CHAPTER XXIII.
The Prisoners Escape.
The two men followed me silently as
far as the companion, where we
paused a moment staring blindly about
us Into the fog. Even the guard at
the main hatch was invisible.
“Carter, guard this after deck until
Watkins and I come back. Under no
circumstances permit LeVere to enter
the cabin.”
With the door closed, we were
plunged into a darkness which ren
dered the interior invisible. I won
dered dimly why the man on guard
had not lighted the swinging lantern.
I stumbled over something on the
deck, as I groped forward, but did not
pause until I had lighted the lantern.
It blazed up brightly enough, its yel
low flame illuminating the cabin and
the first thing I saw was the out
stretched figure of the sailor almost
between my feet. We needed to ask
no questions, imagine nothing—the
overturned chair, the stricken sailor
told the whole story. He had been
treacherously stuck from behind, the
blade driven home by a strong hand,
and was dead before he fell to the
deck. It had been silent, vengeful
murder, and the assassin had left no
trace. Who could It have been? Not
Gunsaules surefy—the steward lacked
both nerve and strength for such a
deed. Then there was but ohe to sus
pect—Sanchez !
I flung open the pantry door, but
one glance inside told me that Gun
saules had vaxITshed. On the deck lay
the strands of rope with which he had
been secured—they had been severed
by a sharp knife, the ends discolored
with blood stains. I held these out to
Watkins.
“Cut since the murder," I said, "and
by the same knife. What do you make
of it, Tom?”
“Well, sir, the thing he’d most likely
try fer wud be ter release them lads
amidships. My idea is, sir, he thought
he’d have time ter git the bulkhead
door open, before anybody cum be
low—he an’ the steward, who’d know
whar the tools wus. That wus the
scheme, only we busted in too quick.
That’s whar they both are—skulkin’
back in them shadows.”
He fitted the smoking lantern back
onto the shelf to have his hands free
for action, and drew a cutlass out of
the arm rack, running one leatherly
thumb along the blade to test its
sharpness. His eyes sought mine ques-
tioningly.
“Probably your guess Is the right
one,” I said soberly. “We’ll give it a
trial.”
Murder had been committed for a
purpose—it was the first step In an ef
fort to retake the ship. If we were
to retain our advantage there was no
time to be lost; we were pitted now
against Silva Sanchez, and he was a
leader not to be despised or tempor
ized with; no cowardly, brainless fool.
The passage leading forward was
wide enough to permit of our advanc
ing together and for a few steps the
light dribbled in past us, quite suffi
cient for guidance. I had been down
this tunnel once before, and knew the
bulkhead was not far away, but the
few steps necessary plunged us into
profound blackness, through which we
advanced cautiously with outstretched
hands. No slightest sound warned Of
danger and I was already convinced ih
my own tnind that the refugees were
not hiding there, when it happened.
Within an instant we were fighting for
our lives, fronted not by two men, but
by a score, who flung themselves curs
ing upon us. Their very numbers and
the narrowness of the passage was
our only salvation. At first our resist
ance was blind enough, guided only by
the senses of touch and sound. We
could see nothing of our antagonists,
although their fierce rush hurled us
backward. I fired into the mass, as
Watkins slashed madly with his cut
lass, both managing in some way to
keep our feet. Hands gripped for us,
a bedlam of oaths splitting the air;
yet, even in that moment of pande
monium, I was quick to realize the fel
lows were weaponless, seeking only to
reach and crush us with bare hands.
The same discovery must have come
to the mind of the sailor, for he yelled
it out defiantly, every stroke of his
blade drawing blood. I joined him,
striking with the butt of the pistol. We
killed and wounded, the curses of hate
changed into sharp cries of agony, but
those behind pressed the advance for
ward, and we were inevitably swept
back into the light of the cabin lamp.
Then I saw faces, hideous In the
glare, demoniacal in their expression of
hatred—a mass of them, unrecogniz
able, largely of a wild, half-Indian
type, with here and there a bearded
white. Nor were they all bare-handed;
in many a grip flashed a knife, and
directly fronting me, with a meat
cleaver uplifted to strike, Sanchez
yelled his orders. Ignoring all others
I leaped straight at him, crying to
Watkins as I sprang.
“Back lad; dash out that light; I’ll
hold these devils here a minute!”
I did—God knows how 1 It was like
no fighting ever I had done before, a
mad, furious melee, amid which I lost
all consciousness of action, all guid
ance of thought, struggling as a wild
brute, with all the reckless strength of
insanity. It is a dim, vague recollec
tion; I am sure I felled Sanchez \Vlth
one blow of my pistol butt; In some
way that deadly cleaver came into my
hands and I trod on his body, swing
ing the sharp blade* with all my might
into those scowling faces. Th«*y gave
sullenly backward; they had to, yelp
ing and snarling like a pack of wolves,
hacking at me with their short knives.
I was cut again and again. I stood on
quivering flesh, crazed with blood, an<J
seeking only to kill. I saw faces
crushed In, arms severed, the sudden
spurting of blood from ghastly wounds.
Oaths mingled with cries of agony and
shouts of hate. Then in an Instant thp
light was dashed out and all was dark
ness.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Mends Granite Ware.
The government suggests we econo
mize on kitchen utensils. To mena a
hole in granite ware work a piece
of putty until perfectly soft, then take
a piece of the putty lurge enough to
cover the hole and put one piece on
either side of the metal, pressing to
gether inside and out, smoothing down
the edges. Place the vessel in a slow
oven and bake until the putty is a
deep brown. For containing water tb<
vessel will be as good as new.
POTATOES MUST BE PROTECTED FROM
EXTREME HEAT AND COLD, AND LIGHT
Proper Potato Storage Protects the Souds Against Extremes of Heat, Cold
and Light.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Storing potatoes resembles banking
money, because ordinarily it results in
the potatoes selling for higher prices
later in the season when the supply
is not so abundant as at digging time.
The potatoes earn dividends while in
storage just as money in the bank ac
cumulates interest. If all the pota
toes were sold immediately after dig
ging the prices would decline, due to
the excessive offerings on the market.
It permits of holding the more or less
perishable potatoes In a salable con
dition over ns long a period as is eco
nomically desirable. Storage also in
sures a more uniform market supply
throughout the season.
It is the late or main crop varieties
of spuds, intended for winter use,
which are stored, as the early or truck
crop potatoes are ordinarily disposed
of directly from the field as harvested.
Potato storages are practically of all
types and descriptions, from primitive
shelters, such as caves or pits, up to
rather elaborate, artificially refriger
ated storage houses. However, the
fundamental purpose of the storage
house, be it simple or elaborate, is
to protect the spuds from extremes of
cold and heat as well as from the
light, and under proper conditions of
humidity and ventilation. Care must
be exercised not to keep the potatoes
together in large bulk where the devel
opment of high tempei-ature and de
terioration will be favored.
Specialists of the United States de
partment of agriculture believe that a
temperature of about 36 degrees B’ah-
renheit is generally low enough for
practical potato storage, and that dur
ing tlie earlier portion of the storage
season the temperature of 40 degrees
Fahrenheit is just as satisfactory ex
cept where powdery dry rot infection
occurs. The freezing point of the po
tato is between 28 and 26 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Potatoes, when exposed to strong or
even moderate light are soon injured
for food purposes, and on this ac
count it is essential to exclude the
light from the storage house, although
exposure to modified light, where the
spuds are kept cool and well aired, is
not injurious to tubers intended for
seed potatoes.
Protect Potatoes Against Wilting.
There should be sufficient moisture
in the potato storage house to pre-
vent the wilting of the tubers aud at
the same tinje to maintain a humidity
content low enough to prevent a depos
it of moisture on the surface of the po
tatoes. One Investigator suggests a
humidity of from 85 to 90 per cent as
about correct for a potato storage room
temperature of 33 to 35 degrees Fah
renheit. Generous provision for ade
quate ventilation must be made, the
ventilators or air flues being arranged
so as to insure a rapid and even dis
tribution of air throughout the struc
ture.
It is a bad practice to store pota
toes in large bins or piles. Not infre
quently the tubers are heaped to a
depth of 10 or 15 feet, the pile being
correspondingly large in the other di
mensions. Such storage almost in
variably results In violent sweating or
curing, in which the spuds in the cen
tral portion of the pile are frequently
subjected to a dangerously high tem
perature. This is especially true if
the tubers are slightly immature or
were not dry and free from moist soil
when gathered, or if stored when ,the
outside temperature was high, making
it difficult to lower the inside temper
ature of the house. Such overheating
may be avoided by inserting division
walls at intervals throughout the pile.
The division walls may consist of
1 by 4 inch uprights, on the 2-inch
face of which are nailed % by 5 inch
strips 0^ any desired length, leaving
a 1-inch space between each strip.
This provides a ventilated partition,
which can be of any height and length
desired. By placing these in an up
right position 5 to 6 feet apart as the
bin or storage house is being filled,
good ventilation will be secured and
an easy avenue of escape for both heat
nnd moisture provided.
Storage Adapted to Local Needs.
In considering the type of storage
best suited to the needs the grower
should bear In tnind the temperature
nnd rain or snow likely to occur dur
ing the storage period, the character
and cost of the material involved,
the nature of the soil and drain
age, nnd the length of the storage
period. Potatoes may be buecesjf-
fully stored in pits if provided with
good drainage aud given sufficient cov- I
ering to insulate them against extreme j
heat and cold, a well-drained site being
essential. It Is usually not advisable
to excavate more than 6 inches, mak
ing the pit long and narrow rather
than square in shape. It is inadvisa
ble to store a large bulk of potatoes
in one pit.
The potatoes are stored over a light
layer of straw on the floor, while the
pile is insulated against cold and heat
by covering the spuds with alternate
layers of straw or hay and soil. Dur
ing the late fall, as the weather grows
colder, more straw, as well as more
soil, should be added to form a protec
tive overcoat for the potatoes. Each
layer of straw when compacted should
be approximately six inches thick,
while the final layer of soil should be
six to eight inches deep, depending up
on weather conditions. Ventilation
may be provided by means of a wooden
flue, the lower end of which extends
almost to the bottom of the pit, while
the upper end should project well
above the covering, the valve being
equipped with a wooden cap to pre
vent the entrance of ruin or snow, and
also in order that it may be closed en
tirely during very cold weather.
A pit of this sort when well made
will provide perfect protection for the
potatoes until spring, the objection to
it being that the potatoes stored there
in are not always accessible during the
winter.
In regions where rainfall is slight,
dugout potato cellai's are commonly
used, it not being necessary to provide
these buildings with water-tight roofs.
Usually the pit or “hog back," as it is
called, is placed on a short, narrow
ridge of land which permits of easy
approach and a centi'al driveway into
the pit at the grade line. It is neces
sary to brace such potatoes by means
of posts and plates in order to prevent
cave-ins. Some of the pits are more
expensive and substantial, with the
side aud end walls made of concrete.
Generally it is advisable to have the
storage cellars or pits equipped with
some system of artificial lighting.
Central Driveway in Cellar.
The storage cellar is usually provid
ed with a driveway entrance and is
considerably wider than the cellars
without driveways, which often are
only 12 to 30 feet wide, the entire space
being used for storage purposes and
the floor being either dirt, wood or con-
ci'ete. Some of the best storages have
driveways through the middle with bins
on either side, the driveway being an
earthen one with the storage bins hav
ing ventilated wooden floors laid on
joists placed at right angles to the
driveway and thus furnishing an un
restricted circulation of air beneath
the bin.
CORN STANDARD NOW RISING
Fraction for 1913 Was 82.5 Per Cent,
Slightly Above Mean for the Pre
ceding Ten Years.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Merchantable corn was 82.4 per cent
of the entire crop during the last 26
years, and the percentage has been a
declining one. In 1SSS-1897 the mean
was 84.6 per cent; in 1S9S-1907, 83.4
per cent; and in 1908-1917, 80.2 per
cent. The standard of merchanta
bility appears to be rising. The frac
tion for 1918 was 82.5 per cent, or
almost the mean for 36 years, but
above the mean of the preceding ten
years. The highest fraction in 36
years was 89.1 per cent in 1906, and
the lowest 60 per cent in 1917.
Every farmer should keep some kind
of an accounting system.
* * *
In 1916, the chinch bugs cost farm
ers of this country $60,000,000.
* * *
Do not cultivate beans when the
plants are wet from dew or rain.
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Cultivation is just as important now
in the garden as earlier. Keep the
ground stirred.
* * *
Weeds first gain a foothold through
carelessness in choosing feed and seed
grain, and in not tackling the firsl
comers.
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Do not leave your tractor out In
the field without some sort of cover
shielding it from dust, dew and fhi
occasional rain.
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Rather Mixed.
“They cooked up a plot against me
ut the office.”
“I cull that giving you a raw deal.”
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Sad Result.
“I ordered a highball in that hotel."
“What happened?”
“They bawled me out."
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A cold in tlie summer time, as every
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Not in the Right Class.
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is growing a bit questionable.”
“Why, is that right?”
“Yes, it leaked out at a director’s
meeting last night that they have the
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