The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-12-20
THE BROTHER -lM-LAM.
CONCLUDED.


Saddle the mare, cried the land
lord to his ostler, "and bring back
the Bow street officer; he has left the
house ten minutes on his way North.
This note is the very fellow of the
forged one he showed me-" e ,7
Maurice awoke to find himself q
prisoner. He called for writing ma
terials, and addressed letter to his
sister, informing her that the notes
he had borrowed wers taken from
Heyworth's cash-box.
This letter the Bow street officer
coolly opened, and as soon as they
had read the contents, set out to ar
rest Heyworth.
Disguised in pilot coat, fur cap
and large black whiskers, Captain
Cough, otherwise Edward Marling,
otherwise Jonathan Wakeman, citi-
zen OF the United States, now about
to return to his native Massachusetts,
sat idly dangling his legs from the
bulwarks. of the good ship Gulf
Stream.
"Let me see," he unused. "Thanks
to an assured easy manner, and o
good outward appearance, I have
managed to get rid of neary LOCO
pounds worth Of homemade bank
paper, the resnlt of which, in good
English guineas, is safely slowed in
my sea-chest below. AS for that
Heyworth and Kieman affair, it was
q mistake. Edward Marling, you
committed a downright bIunder.
You got the pleasure of revenge, I
allow; but what else? The contents
OF Heyworth's cash-box, consisting
of about 100 pounds worth of dirty
country notes. I was obliged to dis
pose of them to rascally Jew for
ten guineas."
At this moment the plashing of
oars was heard below. Marling look
ed over the ships side, and saw, to
his great delight, the captains gig.
The skipper, Immediately on his ar
rival, shouted to the mate:
'Now, Mr.. Gaskett, all hands to
the capstan."
"Aye, aye, SIR" answered the
mate.
At this moment, another boat, be-
longing to the river police, came
alongside.
"ship Gulf stream?" inquired the
officer.
"That's u.s." said the captain gruff-
ly.
In sn instant. the officer and
dozen men, followed by Maurice
Kieman and an elderly Jew, mounted
the ladder.
'I'll shvear he's herep' cried the
jew. 81 sent kit of sailor's clothes
aboard for him."
"There he goesr' shouted several
voices, as man, who had hitherto
been sitting quietly on the forecastle
bulwarks, was seen to throw off his
pilot coat, lower himself into the fore.
chains, and plunge into the water.
The officer flew down the ladder
like lightning, and jumped into the
boat.
''Give way, boys" he said. "Ten
g'iineas man, if you catch him."
Meanwhile the object of their chase
had swum, round her bows, so that
? ne was concealed from the view of
his pursuers, until they had dropped
down to the vessels stern, when thew
saw him swinging himself on board n
wherry, which was lying alongside a
neighboring ship. In a moment. be
had cut the painter, hoisted the sprit
sail, and sped swiftly down the river.
The deed was done so rapidly, that
the crew of the vessel to which he
had swum had no time to stop him.
The race now began in good earnest.
On one side was the police boat, well
pulled by eight skilled oarsmen, but
heavily laden; on the other, swift
wherry, with sail and oars, and one
desperate man on board.
The police boat was gradually gain