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The crew were somewhat puzzled to see their chief officer give up even the sailing of the vessel to him who had come on board as a passenger, but they could not but also perceive that he who acted as the captain now, was a very different man to deal with, and one who knew his business. THE CREW WERE SOMEWHAT PUZZLED TO SEE THEIR CHIEF OFFICER GIVE UP EVEN THE SAILING OF THE VESSEL TO HIM WHO HAD COME ON BOARD AS A PASSENGER BUT THEY COULD NOT ALSO PERCEIVE THAT HE WHO ACTED AS THE CAPTAIN NOW WAS A VERY DIFFERENT MAN TO DEAL WITH AND ONE WHO KNEW HIS BUSINESS
ates and the captain, beside himself, who might be relied upon to stand by the vessel and the owners' rights, but they had fearful odds against them. There was also a lad who had gone out in the "Sea Witch" as cabin boy, whom Charles Bramble was now bringing back with him to his family in Cuba, the boy having escaped the massacre which occurred when the "Sea Witch" was burned, and who had been living at Leonardo's factory. On him also he felt he could rely. The boy soon discovered the mutiny that was hatching, and told the captain secretly that it would occur at the moment land was announced from the mast-head on making the islands of the West Indies. This was all the information necessary for Charles Bramble, to whom the captain of the schooner gave up all control, to prepare for the emergency. He completely armed the four parties on whom he could rely, and bade them wait for orders from him, but when he gave those orders to act instantly and without pausing for further consideration.  IT THERE WERE TWO MATES AND THE CAPTAIN BESIDE HIMSELF WHO MIGHT BE RELIED UPON TO STAND BY THE VESSEL AND THE OWNER'S RIGHTS BUT THEY HAD FEARFUL ODDS AGAINST THEM THERE WAS ALSO A LAD WHO HAD GONE OUT IN THE SEA WITCH AS A CABIN BOY WHOM CHARLES BRAMBLE WAS NOW BRINGING BACK WITH HIM TO HIS FAMILY IN CUBA THE BOY HAVING ESCAPED THE MASSACRE WHICH OCCURRED WHEN THE SEA WITCH WAS BURNED AND WHO HAD BEEN LIVING AT LEONARDO'S FACTORY ON HIM ALSO HE FELT HE COULD RELY THE BOY SOON DISCOVERED THAT MUTINY WAS HATCHING AND TOLD THE CAPTAIN SECRETLY THAT IT WOULD OCCUR AT THE MOMENT LAND WAS ANNOUNCED FROM THE MAST HEAD ON MAKING THE ISLANDS OF THE WEST INDIES THIS WAS ALL THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR CHARLES BRAMBLE TO WHOM THE CAPTAIN OF THE SCHOONER GAVE UP ALL CONTROL TO PREPARE FOR THE EMERGENCY HE COMPLETELY ARMED THE FOUR PARTIES ON WHOM HE COULD RELY AND BADE THEM TO WAIT FOR ORDERS FROM HIM BUT WHEN HE GAVE THOSE ORDERS TO ACT INSTANTLY AND WITHOUT PAUSING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION
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