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By GEORGE BARR McCVTCHEON
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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
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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. A usual,
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