Chapter 12
THE FIRST MATE TALKSWilliams came up on deck late that afternoon, with a scared
face, and announced that Mr. Turner had locked himself in his
cabin, and was raving in delirium on the other side of the door. I
sent Burns down having decided, in view of Mrs. Johns's accusation,
to keep away from the living quarters of the family. Burns's report
corroborated what Williams had said. Turner was in the grip of
delirium tremens, and the Ella was without owner or officers.
Turner refused to open either door for us. As well as we could
make out, he was moving rapidly but almost noiselessly up and down
the room, muttering to himself, now and then throwing himself on
the bed, only to get up at once. He rang his bell a dozen times,
and summoned Williams, only, in reply to the bu
