Francis Lynde

Name: Somewhere in the Caribbean — Chapter 11
Author: Francis Lynde

Somewhere in the Caribbean — Chapter 11 (1923)

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“Somewhere in the Caribbean — Chapter 11”, published in 1923, is a work by Francis Lynde. It explores elements such as Dorgan, whaleboat and yacht.

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Francis Lynde, Somewhere in the Caribbean — Chapter 11 (1923)

“ As the laden whaleboat swung slowly in its circling course the crack and smoke puff came at regular intervals from her bow and our exposed after-deck lounge speedily became uninhabitable. To put them beyond any possible danger from the flying bullets I sent Alison and Hedda down to the engine room, which was below the water line, and the five of us who remained took refuge in the cabin, Brill groveling on the floor in a ridiculous and contemptible agony of terror as the bullets came tearing through the upper body of the cabin. ”

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Francis Lynde, Somewhere in the Caribbean — Chapter 11 (1923)

“ Time and again as I came up from anxiously watching the steam gauges I cautioned Dorgan, keeping a lookout from a safe shelter on the hurricane deck, not to let any movement on shore escape him.
Beginning with the shot that had told us he was armed Jeffreys had fired a few rounds in rapid succession and after that he kept up a desultory fire, perhaps one shot every five or ten minutes; just often enough to let us know that any one of us showing himself would get his quietus. But as yet there had been no move made to bring the whaleboat around from wherever they had it hidden. ”

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Francis Lynde, Somewhere in the Caribbean — Chapter 11 (1923)

“ If Jeffreys could whip all the men members of his party, guests and sailors, into line and crowd them into the whaleboat they would outnumber us two to one; or rather vastly more; since Dorgan had only one arm and there was no reason to suppose that Brill could be made to fight, even with Dorgan's pistol or mine to put the fear of death into him.
Menaced by the double danger of an attack from the island and the still more terrifying threat of the coming storm which would surely complete the wreck of the stranded yacht, swift escape seemed to be the only hope for us ”

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Francis Lynde, Somewhere in the Caribbean — Chapter 11 (1923)

“ At noon, while Jeffreys still kept up his irregular popping at us from the distant beach, Hedda, calm-eyed and apparently altogether undisturbed by the battle conditions, fed us on the job, carrying food and hot coffee not only to the sailors in the fire room but also to Dorgan on watch on the hurricane deck. Alison brought my dinner down to me in the engine room and her own with it, so we ate together to a thumping accompaniment from the laboring pumps. Like Hedda, my dear girl was perfectly cool and collected ”

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Francis Lynde, Somewhere in the Caribbean — Chapter 11 (1923)

“ In the first place the small force pump would not supply enough water to fill the various nozzles and in the second, When we sought to substitute pressure for quantity the various patched-up couplings wouldn't hold it. And while we were still working and sweating over the botch job, the Minorcans and I, with Dorgan standing by to do our swearing for us, Alison came running to tell us that trouble of some sort was brewing again; that the men on the beach had built a small fire and by the light of it they seemed to be manning the whaleboat. ”

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Francis Lynde, Somewhere in the Caribbean — Chapter 11 (1923)

“ But we are safe enough so long as he shoots from the beach. Keep your woman under cover and stay there yourself.”
“But you and your men?” she protested.
“Our job is below for the present. Dorgan will keep watch for us and nothing can happen unless they use the whaleboat and try to board us. And they'll hardly venture that in daylight.”
By this time José and Pedro had their fires started and the black smoke was pouring from the yacht's tall funnel. Descending to the fire room I found that there was water enough in the boilers to make them safe until we could get steam to pump with. ”

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Francis Lynde, Somewhere in the Caribbean — Chapter 11 (1923)

“ During the bilge pumping I had taken time to overhaul the electric plant and put it in order, and now as the clouds thickened to darken the heavens I started the dynamo and by the light thus furnished we began to whip things into shape for the force-pump experiment. ”

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