Two men were shot dead, and twice afterwards bodies were carried up the ladder at dawn, and silently consigned to the sea.

No doubt these tales, more or less exaggerated, traveled aft, and reached the eager ears of the passengers.

They began to fear us, and consequently I noticed when on deck the promenade once so popular during the earlier days of the voyage, was almost totally deserted during our hours of recreation.

So, with mutiny forward, and fear aft, the lumbering old brig, full of tragedy and hopeless hearts, ploughed steadily onward toward the sunset..