New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-31

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Lester, eagerly H., 81 .-,5 ~
he ,t.mes 20 liud nothing 1Or which he sss ,5.ing
md he ,auk b.ck sgMn. Had he NOT sd mi. ef,ft
te might have spoken further but the A. ~ ri-ing nal
exhausted him, and the last gram If strength was
leaving him.
the Ioor fellow Was sinking g. Ia an1boiy harmed
You
Dick mansged % raise RI. hand n his hssd--to
point above the left ear aud ~ he did 90 be wn-
PEREZ
Look ou'-thf- a,ked for the captn. That's
where they stne - Re tried TO speak further, bus
bic voice failed siu,
What COM .Li. pesn' Maurice Lester started 10
his ieet 81 rszcd are md. Who had killed hs men
Inc CD fan was disturbed in his meditation By The
toUnd voices not FAR off and upon turning be oeneid
iouF Ger comingsup from the water lie VINO came
ID f1dv4sIee a tall, muscular man; with saunt,
Deavy Iame somewhere about hity or hiy-hVe years
Of az and habted in garb Of blue cloh, eus mo
frocS, or shrt, which was secured al the vast by
bcOad pisto-belt.
Maurice Letter was startled when be beheld tn
stawsrt leader aud his three ruti4ny companions
and Considering all the circumstances, 1t is no Wonas
that he was startled. However, be had not mnch oP
psrtzaity for reflection, for by the time ne nad iari
| mao ont the party they were upon him.
Halo the leader erred, as be saw hero
| here we have another" Ano, as he came up, n
added: " And | guess we've found 2 i've one, too
one that knows something Say-Tso are ye
This last sentence was addressed 10 Maurice, VII
quickly answered:
+" nv name il Lester. And now. to be fair, what
| your name
| Well guess weave heard it before. Men call
| me Ryan WolfgGng.'
"WoLFGANGW repeated Lester, with start
| Yes That is my name.
| Then WoLfG.sG was not myth after all. Thst
| nv sterious wrecke-, whose ZANE was source Of
| terror 10 honest sailors, was a being OF hesh and
| blood like other men. Maurice gazed upon hun with
wonder; and as he ,azed, he felt that he looked spon
fend incarnate lie had often heard OF the pirate
wrecker, aud dark and mystic had been The tales
which the North Sea sailors mad told that ne had been
inclined 20 believe that the whole theme was iabr-
cation. Now, however be had no more doaht, for the
| man before him looked dark and bloody as were
auv of tie pictures he had heard drawn OF MIN upon
| the forecastle.
But our hero was not allowed much time for retec-
ton. Nolfgang pied him with questions, to all OF
| which Lesser gave straightforward answers Wei
| knowing that evasions would serve no PRACTICAL pur
nose and hopng by his fFankness to prOpItlate the
neIcless iehd IN whose unrestrained power he knew
| hmrelf TO be.
nation he CO lid and learned with what a rich cargo
the vessel was ffeghted and that she bad si0UJ0 IN
specie Oh board, he smiled grlmy, and remarked 20
one of his confederates that she would perhaps be a
| richer prlze even than the Vhite Farm mai been a
| few wears before. The mention Of the name Of the
III fted ship in which Carrie Thornton and her father
had been lost gave Maurice Lester such a shock that
| n
| biz frame quivered eonyulslvey.
| "What the matter ?" said Wofgang. You don t
| seem to have much strength leitl-Brng him along
! bows. where we can doctor HIM
The sinister glance which accompanied this last re-
| marx. and the peculiar emphasis laid upon the word
"Goetor" struck a chill TO heros heart. But be
could not give his safety much thought, while he
partly forced and partly carried along AFTER o-
| gang who strobe rapidly on for nearly half an hour
He could think only of the phlte Farm that had been
wrecked on the coast and of his beloved Carrie who
had perhaps, in company with those same men, Tod
the same Path he was now treadIng. What bad been
j her fate Had she been murdered by these wrsches
| or reserved for some more deporabe dOom' These
| thoughts filed him with unutterable agony.
| Wogang had now drawn near the waters edge
and soon coming to the mouth of a cave he entered it,
followed by the three ruians who had charge OF our
hero The bottom of the cave soped upward from ia
entrance tor some distance, and then became almost
level. The captive for such Maurice Lester now felt
himself 10 be- frequently hit hs feet against What De
| thought, with chill of horror, were human bones
strewn around the cavern, but he could not clearly
make them in the dim light. He also noticed that
the bottom of the cave very wet Us though II had
! re emily been covered with water. The wreeker
cheitaIn stopped, at last near hat seemed the end
| the cave, and making sgn TO bis followers, they
elapped manaeles the wrists and ankles OF Maurle
| before he had time TO note their intention.
| NOW, CAPTAIN Lester, said Wofgang, you mus
remain in this place for short You are per
| tecfly safe hers.-Sllence Say not word Ii 20
attempt to leave this spot you Will be slam the moment
|
Tins speaking the cheftain and his followers client
ly bu rapidly withdrew leaving Maurice nearly stupe-
| fed with astonshment. As they passed from ths
mouth of the cave their feet wet by the risin
waves. TIE tide uas fast coming m
Afet sb.rt time the captive looked about him with
eyes, Jew bat accustomed 20 the dim light, and be
Al I'd that what he had supposed 10 be human
| bones er really sueh. There were many OF them.
And now IA. among them were huge rats, seeking for
prev. The top Of the cavern, IN some places, was ouI
lew feet hove his head, and in place he discoy-
cred small aperture, through which "A faint light
struggled and on going underne atb he thought he
| emelt the odor OF vegetation and flowers.
On turning from the contemplation Of this aperture,
| toward mouth of the cave, Ca tam Lester OBJ
served with alarm, III II the water was creeping mp
the sloping bottom. What If II should NIL the cavern
All now be could for the presence there OF
| those hum an bones They the cad memorials Of
other prisoners who had been lett IN that cave
| TO perish By dJ oirHtHg!
Slowly but surely the waters erept along The YER
min fee before them 10 the elevated spot on which
Maurice stood. Slowly following, the incoming water
| al length reached MS feet
Al tie end OF the cave within few feet Of the wall,
aud underneath the aperture before spoken OF, was
large iece of rock some four feet high that might
| have fallen from above. To this Maurice hsstenei
quickly as his manaces would permit. After some sx-
erIion he succeeded IN climbing 10 the Top OF II, aud
stood erect his head within few inches OF the roof OF
the cavern. But be was not allowed 70 occupy tois
retreat alone. AS the water began to circle round LIS
base the rats also sought refuge on II IN great num-
bers and in vain did Maurice try dislodge them
| with his maDaeled feet.
Soon las il seemed to the captivel the water came
ripping over the top OF the rock He felt its moisture
mon his feet And still il rose-slowly but relentlessly
roee higheI-higher and il rose, the rats climbed
up his limbs for safety II was IN vain that he brushed
them of with his ettered hands. They instantly re-
turned. They elambered up his baeh-o his shoulders
over the back OF his neekto the crown of his head
1 -. he haa =