w rv, W titty . West Wind Drift By GEORGE BARR McCVTCHEON petvrlpht, till, by Ocetv JJerr JTeCutetoe THIS STARTS H BTOHT Th Uamhip DOretltte, toil Cap. tain Trieatr.in command, tailtd, front i 'Bouts America Prt bound for Me VrtltpBtatt$ toil HO pafitnatrt, JaT trt Ajoerneh Adenie fffinferme the cepluin that he waf te rirn te America e jkeuMtr a !!( fJU terkl ioer and that ! &M WSSrJ IMIIIW Been relbid Of M money. Pereral te put K toot tmdr euard and wMJ en Sltf te rweffnZ.3 by Bui. OHnteit c man tad deel witJi et a party. SSoer li toefcnand foree tne Mp JTa UMoet, the teireUtt lrenmtr . mmim te operate. ep!oten oeour n SQrortySet. erw or. MUd JanJfTPeat control tA -lUuaHen. J,To5Wte tH tnn ielkrn mutiny te xrwttned. UUt Clinten and Madame oietivTo beeutiul yeuni; .RiwHen. ?2Jut wkM tha melt critioel point r!nt t)Te 8ter and Stripe en the tfand b!ore retrnintf te tn thip. A mm Vara prttitd Wle th we; e &n,fly.-?TtedriS KX yeVfcbanfcer, tTukoMer two ether fa?? P' labirir and telt order from Peret. wlThe oeptom te cenult;d. " it trie that you have threatened te. threw 'Wor overeoardt" he oueetien pJreivaJ. "Yee, lrl a way. men- JTne belter tnan any of Ite ret e u. f'Yeu will proceed te threw htm ever- bwrd. Pereral, i'he rewe te de i'W Mre of the werts." AND HJiBK IT' OONTINCKB PERCIVAIi gulped, and then saluted. "Ordr. lrr "Order l" , The young man started a,way, but the captain-called hlra back. "What are ycu going te de after you have had hlra thrown Inte the waterr "Why, dammit all." exclaimed Percl val. "what can X de but Jump In and uv hi lUeT Yeu don't auppose I'd let hjrc drown, de yeuT And, Ged knew, nobody ele would have It They want te Ur and feather him. a It I, or lynch lilm, or make htm walk the plank." CHAPTER Xn The first of the two beats came along side, and men began te go clumsily, even fiirfully down the Udder. Throughout the early stages of activity en shore, the pauenger and crew went out in shifts. no te epealtg Percl val and ethers experi enced In construction work had learned that efficiency and accomplishment de ind entirely udeq the concentration of force, and se, Instead of piling hundreds of futile men en shore te create con cen con fmlen. they adopted the plan of send Ing out dally detachments of fifty or elzty, te work In regular rotation until all Mailable tnan-imwer -had been broken In and classified according te flt- nes ana sirengtn. Fer example, certain men developed into capable weed-chop-Dare, while ethers were useless In that capacity. Each successive draft, there lore, had Its choppers, Ita strippers, its haulere, Ita "handy men," ana its wa wa terbey. Moreover, this systematle re placement or toners made it pessiDie ter these who were net accustomed te hard. manual labor te recover from the unu eual tax en strength and endurance. It should be explained, however, that this System was net applied te Individuals selected for the purpose of exploration and research. Four parties, well armed nnd equipped, were sent out te explore both sections of the Island. These expe ditiens naa numerous eDjecu in view; fA ilsiannlna l mabbIIiI wliaihaa th a UOKI tOt t )WDatUIDi niiaviici llr- liland had ever been visited or occupied by man; e determine the character of the fruits and vegetables;" extent and arlety of animal Ufe; the natural feed resources, eta The group were made up of men fa miliar with nature In the rough. Lieu tenant Piatt headed one group, Protes Protes eor Flattner another, a Bolivian ranch man and an English horse buyer the remaining two. Abel Landever wa te have gene out wiui ms nrst aays sniit u worn en the read through the weed. He refused pelntblank te leave the ship. This state of affairs lasted through the next two days, the banker stubbornly Ignoring the aariee and finally the commands of Cap tain Trigger. In the meantime he had been Joined In his rebelllen-r-a word used her for want of a milder one by halt a deien getlemen who. did a great deal of talking about hew the Turks "were mal treating the Armenians, but, for fear of Dtbig suspected of pre-Germanism, stu diously avoided pre-war dissertations en uwoenauc; or me uussians. The first shift's turn had come around once mere In the natural order of things, and practically all of the men had been landed. Landever had refused te go put with either of the ether shifts. He had steed his ground obstinately. Percl val's ultimatum, sweeping like wildfire throughout the shtp's company, brought nearly every one en beard te the rails te see whether he would carry out his threat Would he dare threw the great EjpiuMin, mis migniy vreesus, mis au tecrat into the sea7 .The nrst beat carried off Nlcklestlck, tfwex, unin ana tne euien oDjeciers. Llndevcr was In his stateroom. , "Just a minute," called out Ferdval y uie oarsmen, as they waited ler him te take his place In the last beat "We are. ahy a man, I see." His eye ranged the deck. His face was a sickly yellow. It would have been white save for the un. "Where Is Iiondever?" he de- minaea ei tne crawa. Seme one answered : "He went te his cabin a couple of minutes age," and an other velunteered: "It's Number 3 On the promenade deck." Half a minute later Perclval rapped tmiainiHaniy en in aoer or numeer s. "We're waiting for you, Mr. Land ever." he called out . "Walt and be damned." came strenelv from the stateroom. "The deer Is un- E.r,.,."..'0? Put. ft root inside this Hern. I'll sheet veil IOmi a itn. "Teu will have the satisfaction of kill- is misniy goea aer," saia JPerclval, and threw the deer wide oeen. Ha diii net enter the room, however. Standing JUSt OUta Ids the Anar. h' for hi banker. Landever steed In the center of the luxurious cabin, a revolver In hU . "Jnean exactly what I say. Perclval. tt.Hr1 n.6" " instant you put a feet loreusn that riAA" 4i.S believe you would." said Per. Si'.15i!tl.)uV.t.ha "" l'm net 0'n JJ.cnance It If I ever conclude te com- KiMlS : f" 70.en:. semewnere ana oiew my brains out w th my own sun. mJ JV.??nyI have..?.0 thought of commit is" VSf.l?. ee nity right where I rSiifli0 "e here te kill you, Mr. b?iveJ: I hve no gun with me. I tS?Y f te te yu at the last oeatwU leaving, and we ere waiting ,f or trWF eeoend the two men looked 'fflght Inte each ether's eye. vmiVl0 Ju coming!" demanded th "Hi? J.n leveilv. "CJrtalnly netr wS .'i Bheuldw "agged. His faee render. xMM'en complete sur- 1 lc hi;Wliint R?r Ttd this ab. b dloSSe?. en w' pan of th weula "ttufillJ0! claimed Landever. elral Sj,JL.fln.l,n,d. lh9 "entence. Per tlrv2i?S.eLth 'TV or nln 't of LudeTeVHlTiK0!' mPt dy struck "jnQever with the force of a battering fr ?!'or larger and heavleV man arm xr .Cv3 rigni iere Kls te fZRyS ,JwS?.nd' handover, un. Kia,21,Jv,U..nd " sudden, aa'vage with 1.1. . "';r",4 or eacKwarci n"d a ,ii5n..M!S.MLolte!M te him Ilk. "d in. 4 1 -n found hlmal ntttM. .I...... fm,. i" I T . 'l; wvrn fit a Vft ?Jt r05 ".' " wa caught ,t, " vvx C.J ' L r " H.fe?i r?.. il "t . paralysed fingers. -With his. fre left hand he struck wildly, frantically at Perclval, but with no effect The bread back and shoulders of his assailant proved a barrier he could het drive past Ana mat rigia, mercllesa right arm, a hard an a bar of ateel, was pressing .re lentlessly airalnst hla fhreaL crushing. Choking the Ur nnt nt him. He was a' Bu-eng, vigorous man, but ne.was nsip less in the grasp of this tigerish young fighter from the' slopes 'of the Andes. He heard Perelval'a voice. Danting in his ear. "I can keen this un lenrer than you can. I don't want te break your neck neck de you understandT . I don't want te ureax your necK. Landever. but yen don't give In, I'll I'll The prmsure slackened perceptibly. "Bay It f" New; your chance. Say you've get enough V Landever managed te gasp out th rrd. He could still feel his eyes starting from hi head, hi tongue seemed te nil hi mouth' completely. -' " . Perelyal released him Instantly and fell back a yard or se, ready, however, te spring upon hla man again at th nrst sign of treachery. Ne mere than sixty seconds elapsed between the be ginning and the end of the encounter. It was all ever in the twinkling of an eye. Se te aTwtalr. In tM If wm ova aa quickly that the first man te reach .the deer after the report of th revolver ." eui, ieuna ne two men lacing eon ther, one coughing and clutching at hi Vent the ether erect and menacing Fer the first Inn Vr rival tnnk hla HM 'from the purplish face of the banker. , 'll first upon a head and pair 9' shoulders that blocked one of the two porthole He recegnised the counte nance of Soapy Shay, the thler. Te his amassment. Soapy grinned nnd then winked at him I Tne beat Is readv te leave. Land- ever." said the victor briskly. "We have no mere use for this thing at present." he went en, shoving the revolver under thfl hrfh relth h In- nt hla font Ttin banker stared past him at the agitated ureup in ins corridor, xne man waa trembling like a leaf, net se much from fear as from the effects of the trunen- aeus physical shock. , Perclval wait a. renereua fee. Ha ex- Pf rlenci"d a sudden pity a rush of con sideration for the ether's feelings. He saw the tears of rage and mortification Well un In lhi vm nt h hanlrcp. ha heard the halt-suppressed sob that broke from hi lips. , Whirling, he ordered the crowd away from the deer. "If all right" he (aid. "fleas leave us." He addressed Soapy Shay. "Beat It you 1" ueapy saiutea witn mock Mrvlllty. "Aye, ay, lr. I saw the whole show. it was certainly worth the P in ae of ad- mission.' Havln deliver himself of that' graceful acknowledgment he el- faced himself. ."Just a word op two. Mr. Lanflever." drfld Perclval as the crowd shuffled away from the deer. "I am sorry this had te happen. Even new I am net sur thai you fully understand the situation. Teu may still be Inclined te resist Teu are net In the habit of submitting te force, reason or Justice. I am only asking you . am en lie the newever, te recegnise me laat or m of these. Teu will be happier In the end, , 1 aen'i give a hang hew much you hate me, nor new rar you may go te depose me. 1 don't want your friendship any mere than I want your enmity. I can get along very nicely without either. But that Isn't the point At present I am in charge of a gang of workmen. Every man en this ship belongs te that gang, you with the rest I ask you 'te leek at the matter fairly, honestly, open-minded. ly. TeU accuse me of being high-handed. I return the charge. It's you who are high-handed Teu set yourself above your fellow-unfortunates. Teu refuse te abide by the will of the majority. I represent the majority. I am net acting for myself, but for them. Oed knows. I am net looking for trouble. This Jeb Isn't ens that I would have chosen volun tarily. But new that It has been thrust upon me. I have no ether alternative than te see it through. Teu ought te be man enough, you ought te be fair enough te see It In that light If con ditions were reversed, Mr. Landever, nnri vnn wAr In mv nlaee. I would be the last te oppose, you, because I have learned in a very teugn scnoei mai 11 pays w live up te the regulation Everywhere else In the world It Is a question of cap ital and labor. .Here Jt i a question of labor alone. There la no such thing a capital. Socialism Is forced upon us, the purest kind of socialism, for even the so cialist can't get rich at the expense of his neighbor. But I'm beginning te lecture again. Let's- get down te cases. Are you prepared te go out peaceably I'll net say willingly and de your share en the Jeb as long as you are physically abler. t . "I submit te brute force. There Is no ether course left open te me," said Land Land ever hoarsely. "Very well, then. Come along-we're wasting valuable time here." "I wilt fellow In a few minutes." "Teu will come new." said Perclval levelly. "Teu and I. Mr. Landever, ar inintiv MinMmMl In ha establishment et a very definite order of discipline. We represent the two extremes." He steed aside. "Precede me. If you please." After a moment's hesitation, the ether lifted his chin and walked past , the young man. The corridors were ..clear. Perclval followed cleae behind. He kept up a glib, one-sided Conversation. "Teu see, there was no ether way te handle you. I ml obliged te resort te punitive measures. That's always the case when you are dealing with sensible, Intelligent educated men. It 1 impos sible te reason with an Intelligent, edu cated man. He invariably has optnlens. Idea, viewpoint of hi own. H Is men tally, equipped te resist any kind of an argument "Take our United States senator, out congressmen, even our presidents, Teu can't reason with them. Ne doubt yeu'y tried it a thousand times, you and the ether capitalists. -We've all triad It Teuve got'te hit 'em en the head with some sort of a elub or big stick If you want te bring 'em te time. Teu have te club them te death at the polls, se te speak. New, you take these weps. They can't argue. They haven't get that eert of Intelligence. They're considerably like the common or garden variety of deg. Ne matter hew much "you beat them or scold them, you con always get along with them if you feed them and let them see that you're net afraid of them. If they enceget an Idea that you are afraid of them' well. It's all oft They begin te be sensible right away, and then they form a labor union. And the mere sensible and Intelligent they become, the easier It is for the labor leadrs,-the. walking delegates, and blood sucking agitator te make feels of 'em. It's all a matter et leadership, Mr. Lan Lan eover, as you will admit any way you leek at It. Well, here we' are." Landever paused before starting down th ladder te the beat. He turned te address Perclval In a loud, clear voice. "Teu will net long be In a position te browbeat tnd bully the rest of us. young man. Tour reign will be short t would tike my fellow-passengers te knew that I have never refused te work with them. I have merely declined te work under an outlaw. Life. I a dear n me 11s It Ik 'q nnv one else en this ship. I am taking this step against my will, rather than subject myself te fur ther Indignities and the cruellies you would inflict ir I held out against you. I am sorry te deprive you of the spectac ular hit you might have made by threw, ing me Inte the sea, a treat which you doubtless led all et these people te ox ex pect" He climbed down the ladder and dropped Inte the beat A he took his seat, he ran bis eye along the line et faeea above. Finding the persons he sought, he smiled, shook his bead slowly signify a state of resignation, and then set his flushed, angry faee toward Perclval, following htm, did net leek up at the row of faee. Carenl-Amerl sang that evening In the main saloon, signer Josepp, tired and sere after his hard day's work, wept and after weeping as publlely as possible created a profound sensation by kissing the great prlma-deuna In full view of the applauding spectators. Then. te cap the climax, he proclaimed in a voice charged with emotion that Ma dame Carenl-Amerl never had sung bet ter in all her life F , This te an artist who had the rare faculty for knowing when she ww oft the key and who knew that she was very badly off en this particular occasion " perclval was standing near the deer as Ruth Clinten and her aunt 'left the saloon en the. Way te their rooms. He n'ncil them nfter a moment s hesitation. The two (eaies pewsa oeiaiy 10 mm. He was the eesenc of decision. 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