The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-14

OF in the long boat, seeing a. how this blasted
fool ofa skipper Of ours has spoiled pleasure!
The dog turned again, wagged his tail, and put
his nose 10 the ground. Thought nj hrst he'd
bring them right upon u.s. when sud- only bo
broke OF with a yelp exactly into the track
Jones had taken with Mr.. Rollo,k on leaving
us. The sailors kept away in his wake, down
through the busho, into the thick dusk Of the
trees upon which the Planter aud ! started to
our feet at once, and held cautiously after them,
the i've min-O'-W arsmen following at urheels
Indian file.
Jones, however, had either heard the dog, or
got an inklng OF the thing, and no had taken
long round soas 10 join ~ from behind the In
diainan's men keeping on for quarter Of an
hour or ~, when they brought up again, seem
inglv doubtful whether - follow ID, creature or
not and we dropped like one mIn into the
shadow, till they made sail once more. Soon
after the Planter pointed tO the trees where
the passengers were, aud, on sign from mo-
tho whole OF US edged down to the spot, till we
were standing within sight Of the half-inished
fire, whefc the judges kilmaglr was sitting
asleep, tailor-fisliOn, with his Hat turlau sunk
to his brclst. One ni the cadets TOOL down the
slope little, bet g,xt that and the bta n VIII re
the crew were, leaning slccpily on his gun, aud
holding while IN the midst was sort of she'd
run mp with hran" hes anil cDcJI-nuf Leaves, where
you could see n glimp-c Of the different Ladies'
dresses, young and old asleep on the grounl.
The starlight fell right down into the Op ming,
and showed the listening olges or the leaves,
with the sea broad ou' beyond the cocOas at the
foot Of the rising ground 80 bidlins Jones
look out sharp, ! stepped clrciully through
NV eye ii shted at once on Sir Charles ii rd' "
ing IN one nook Of the shelter, wrapped up in
his pilo'-col'--lhc first time IN the old gentle
man. life for good while, ! darcsay, that no
had passed his night on the ground, especially
with such lot on borths taken up beside him.
Sill he was sound enough at the time, 10 iuds'
by his breathing, trhe a. 1t was to the Planters;
and close by him was his daughter, with her
cloak drawn half over head in the shadow--hcr
hair confused about her cheek rs 1t pressed white
into the bundle Of rcd bunting she had for "A pill
low, and one hand keeping the cloak fast at the
neck, as If she drcamt Of a stiff breeze. The
sight went to my heart, and ~ did the notion
Z waking her : hut heard sounds below on the
beach, M If the rest Of the crew missed their
ship-matrs 'alily getting Jealous after their
booze, and not unlikely 10 sock them up the
island; 10 the more it struck me there was no
time to be lost in COMING to m und 'Islanliny.
Accordingly, stopped down quietly anil touch
ell her on the shoulder. Violet Hyde opened
her eyes ut once, AMI looked at me but wheth-
er II was the starlight showing my uniform, or
her fincying 1t was still the .dianln in the At
lantic, Ia place Of crying out, why, there w.I'
almost n smile ON her lips ns shc saw ms from
the ground Next moment, however, she drew
her hand across her cyclids, sat up with the help
Of the other arm, AMI gaZcd on me in bewild-
cred way, naming me Mt tho same timD below
her breath. "Ycs, Miss HYDE I" | said hastily,
aul few words served 10 give her notion of
the case, ms well a, to advise her to wake up the
Judge, with tho rest Of the ladies' and be ready
to move the moment We came back. My first
| thought was TO take Fosters own plan, and se-
cure the lpng-bOIi, If We cOul only get bet wixt
the lndiaInaiis crow aud the water or even try
our own, on the opposite side OF tn island, aud
carry oil the other boats 10 the wreck after
| which We might keep oil till tho schooner APP
pcarcd, rs she couldn't be long Of doing in this
| weather
| had Just stolen back to the mon AMI Mr..
| ROllOck, when all at once there was a wild cry,
not twenty yards of, among the hrushwO0l 4
heavy blow and a struggle, IN the midst Of which
three shots, one after the other, were heard
from the cadets next minute, with oiths and
| curses 10 the mast head, and a crash through
amongst the branches in the dark, Foster AMI
| his shipmates came making for the opening.
| Something horrible flashed through my mind a,
| ] ianced hal caught linch's voice, whether
| one way or the other ! couldn't say, for | hal
no thought al the time excepting for Niola..
Shrek upon shrek br bko from the ladies Gro
well knew had big Harry hmselfby the hairy
throat Of him, as he was aiming a l.ft hinlcj
stroke of his Cutlass at tho Ju Ice, who hal
sprung bctwixt him and his dIu shtcr. Ths
strength Of that ruian was wonderful, for hc
| flung me OF and lcvrllcd Sir Charles iIyle at
| the same moment, the Judges body tripping
| me. Jones and my own men, as well "a the
| Planter, were hard at work with the other five
desperate villains while the cadets AMI the
| second officer Of the Seringapatam rushed in
from the Iccs--all of 1t passing in half min
ute. AS ~ RED To my feet, Foster hal lifted
Violet HYDE in his arms, AMI was dashin Z
| through the darkest Of the wool with her to-
ward the hollow when just rs was hard upon
| him, dOubly 10 my horror above all the screams
of the ladies | CJuld hear the wild drunken
shouts Of the crew below coming up from the
beach like SO many devils. Foster had got rs
far us the next Oprnipg where the rubbish of III,
hut was, aud, no doubt catching tho sound as
well rs myself al az once he dropped the young
lady on the l,rass--in faint as She was anl
her white dress stained with blood, as thought
from herso,t.
" Now ye--" shouted he, turning bolt round
till her movciess figure lay hctwixt IA. with a
flourish Of his culnss, which ! hrCicd was
bloody too" who are yoUI You'll have doz-
en- ON yc directly but what's meat for the skip
pcrs meat for the passenger, sn--'
Devil ~ said throu III my teeth rs | al ,,l
round and Foster was in the very ac' Of rush
ing at me, whether h. trod on her or not, when
my voice or dress seemed to strike him in TIL
dusk.
" How The bloody comfort did yoy-"sli h.
shrinking back for a moment " so much the
better, 10y c. and he sprang forward again
right upon me- with swinging bolrler's blow
at my head, which flashed of my blade with u
force enough to have shivcrcd il, bad it not been
a iirst-ratc old cut-and-thrust had tried pretty
stiilly before. II hadn't been in such fury OF
rage, and hurry at once, 'twould have hean
Harry : last lit but, at the third lac made, |
caught him fair under it, the point going through
and through his body rs | thrust him back
s,1ide by stride-hs Cutlass waving fierccly al
The time in the air clear Of my head for the
stroke came under his arm. The moment he
fell, though | knew nothing before that of
where We We're, there was a heavy plunge |
h nearly followed on top of him, as he went
head-ioremost tlown the tank-wcll under the
trees; but next moment, without thought
more To him in the heat OF the struggle, was
Lifting Violet of the grass. What I did or what
now but | remember, rs well Us if II were
last night, the very sound OF her voice as she
tod me she wasn't hurt. The affair in the
wood below us hal suddenly ceased during these
five or ten Ininutes-indeed, as | found after
wards, Jonos and my party had settled every
one of the hNe, either altogether OF for the
time; but the uproar of more than twenty fierce
vCices could bc heard beyond them, cursing and
yelling AS they came stumbling aud crashing up
amongst the hrushwood in u body; while the
ladies and their companions struggled up from
all sides toward the height, wild with trrro-.
| met Sir Charles Hyde hurrying to seek his
daughter, however; and the moment h. had her
in his arms, rushed down, pistol in hand 10 join
my men, who were standing firm below, n thu
mutineer' burst into the opening, no doubt with
the notion they had only the cadets to 10 with.