Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-31


"Look out-they asked for the captn.-
That's where they struck !" He tried to
speak further, but his voice failed him.
What could this mean Maurice Lester
started to his feet aud gnzed around, Who
had killed his men?
The captain was disturbed in his mcdi-
tntion by the sound Of v6Iea net far off.
und upon turning he beheld four tnel. CON-
ing up from the water. He who came in
advance was tall, muscular man, with a
guant, heavy frame: somewhere about
fifty or lifty-fye years of age. and habited
in garb of blue cloth, cut into frock. or
shirt, which was secured at the waist by /.
broad pistol-belt.
Maurice Lester was startled when he
beheld the stalwart leader and his three
ruttianly companions; and, considering all
the circumstances, it is no wonder that he
was startled. However, he had not much
opportunity for reflection, for. by the time
he had fairly made out the partvI they
were upon him.
Halo" the leader cried, as he saw our
hero, "hcrc we have another" And, as
he came up, he added: "And I guess
we've found n live one, too,-onc that
knows something. -Say-who are ye?"
The last sentence was addressed to Maui
rice, who quickly answered
stMv name is Lester Aud nov, o.. -
fair, what is your name -,
"Wcll-I guess you've heard it before.
Men call me Ryan Wolfgang."
"WoLrGANG 2" repeated Lester, with n
ayes. That is my namc,''
Then WoLFGANG was not a myth after
all. That mysterious wrccker, whose
name was source of terror tn honest
sailors. was a BEING Of fIesI, aud ihIno5
like other men. Maurice razed unon hin,
with wonder: and, as he razcd. he fSit that that
he looked upon n fienI 5incarnoIn Wn
had often heard of the piratc-wrcf.i;cr and
SO dark and mystic had been the tabs
which the North-Sca sailors hold told, that
he had been ipclined$to bcl;cve tI,ot tI,o
whole theme was a fabrication. Nov
however, he had no more donbt for t!,e
man before him looked nc ilnrl. nrl Mn.
as were any of the pictnres In Ind i.o., ~
drawn of him uDon The forccol.l,.
But our hero was NOT olI,wcl ,r,,ob
time for reflection, .YTolf,toro. nIioj lin,
with questions. 10 all OF w6;rL Trstnr revo
straightforward answers. we'll kno1ino,
that evasion would serve ma nrocticoI nrr7
pose, and hoping by his frapkncss TO nro-
pitiatc the lncrciIcss liend in whose unrc-
strained power he knew himself IN br
When the wreckcr chief had elected all
the information he could, and learned With
what rich cargo the vessel was frcinhtcil
and that she had sac 900 IN snoc;n 49,, ~;
board, hc smiled rrfn,Iy ami roniari.o,, -, =,
one of his confederates tha; She wonid
perhaps he richer prizc even ,L,r lin
ULne Farn had been a Tcw vrnrs h"C;1rc
The mention of the name oF the IN -fn.nj
ship in which Carrie Thnrnton and Lor e.,
thcr had been lost. rayc Maurice Iastor
such a shock that he nco,l,. feII r., ~,
earth. lie prew deadly noic and L;s
frame qui\ cred conyulsiycIy
"What's the m,tter9m eo;5 VrlF,-,,,c,
ssYou don't seem to have much s1reHn.I,
lcft!-Bring him aloEm bovs who're t'ro -,
can doctor him."
The sinister rlaucc which occomnnniod
this remark, and the peculiar emnbosis
laid upon the word ..Toct0r." strnck = chill
to our hero's heart. But he could not oive
lis own safety much thoucbt while bo
was partly forced and partly carried alone
after Wolfranr. who strodc rn,,;,iI,. m ,S f,I1
nearly half an hour. He could think only NV
Of The lEtjie Farm that had been wrecked
on that coast, and of his beloved Carrie
who had, perhaps, in company with those
same men. trod Lhe same path he was now
trcaIing. What had been her fate? Had
She been murdered by these wrctchcs mr.
reserved for son.c more deblorablc doom?
These thoughts filled him with unuttcrabIc
agony
Walfgane had now drawn near the wa
ter's edge; and soon coming to the mouth
of cave he entered If. f6iIowed bv tho
three runans who had charge of our hero.
The bottom of the cave sloped upward
from its entrance for some dfstancc. and
then became almost level. Tho captive
for such Maurice Lester now felt himself
to be) frequently hit his fec. against what
! he thought, with chill of horror. were
human bones Streun around the cavern.
but he could not clearly make them out in
j the dim light He also noticed that the
bottom of the cave was very wet, rs though
it had recently been covered With water.
The wrecker cl,ieFtoin s,o,noI "a sEiost