the main hatch, when I saw (10 the captain jumping for the Starboard fore-rigging, the crew scattering in every direction and Chum coming around the side of the forward deck house, wide-eyed and foaming at the mouth. One glance was enough for me, and I started for my room. I could not go down the forward companion-way to the cabin, because the two mates were already there with Charlie, our cabin boy, on top of them. I rushed around to the after companion-way and down to my room, where I met Charlie, who had somehow managed to get past the mates, who now were in the dining-room braced against the door to keep out the dog, which oc- cupied the forward companion-way