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Stationing his party in front of one of the windward colliers, Paul and Israel sprang on board. In a twinkling they had broken open a boatswain's locker, and, with great bunches of oakum, fine and dry as tinder, had leaped into the steerage.
The oars dipped, the slaves strained and the galeasse ploughed forward, time being kept by a boatswain's mate who squatted on the waist-deck and beat a tomtom rhythmically.
A short pause now ensued, during which I suspected that the first luff was conferring with Captain Stopford, the Barracouta's people gazing curiously at us meanwhile through the brig's open ports; and then the sound of the boatswain's pipe came floating to us from the brig across the tumbling waters, and we heard his gruff voice bellowing "Gigs away!"
Flint," said the commander, as soon as the executive officer appeared on the deck; and the call of the boatswain's mate sounded through the vessel. "I came on board to pay my respects to you, Captain Passford," said Captain Battleton of the Vernon, who had been waiting for him. "Things have changed since I last saw you.
Their record, too, aboard the Colodia and with the prize crew on the captured German raider would be taken into consideration when permanent appointments were made upon the Kennebunk. Hans Hertig immediately took his rightful position as boatswain's mate. His rating was assured.
"Where away is she?" demanded Martyn, from the forecastle. "Well on the lee bow, sir." "Are we headed for her?" "Ay, ay, sir! We shall go clear of her to windward." "Wreck on the lee bow, sir," reported the second lieutenant to Terrill, who in turn reported to the captain. "Clear away the first cutter, Mr. Terrill," said Paul. "All the first cutters, ahoy!" shouted the boatswain's mate. "Mr.
Jack," he continued, turning to the boatswain's mate, "just examine that bed." "Oh, don't," exclaimed one of the young ladies, "don't, for mercy's sake. Do go away from here." "Ellen," exclaimed her mother, who had followed Frank into the room, "don't make a child of yourself. I am surprised at you."
Guennik, the Breton boatswain's wife, understood French thus far, and comprehended the situation enough to follow willingly, leaving the remainder of the attendance to Hans, who was fully equal to it.
And so, ninety-one people were brought safely to shore in the boatswain's chair with the rope that Prince Jan had carried, and the baby that had ridden in the mail sack was kissed and hugged by all those who could get near her.
Raymond's party were only waiting for the boatswain's call to ask permission to join their shipmates on deck; but, most provokingly, no call came. Their leader had been discharged from the brig as soon as he ceased to be violent; for the principal did not wish to punish any one for the mutiny, preferring to let it work its own cure on the diet he had prescribed.
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