The New York herald., 1869-09-06
CHAPTER II.

A DESPERATE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY.
Before Ally Bell reached the brig lying at tue
wharf his UNCLE Colonel Nichols, had been there
and arranged with the captain who went by the
service the Colonel promised to give the Captain
the brig and $4,000 IN case tue boy never came
back Hiley was murderer, whose real name was
Sprouts, ana Colonel Nichols knew 1t. And Colonel
Nichols had robbed Mrs. Lester and now wanted TO
rob his nephew and have him murdered, and Hiley
knew that and resolved that Ally Bell should never
see Norfolk again.
"Wherc is the lads'' he asked, as ne and Colonel
Nichols finished drinking success to Their lelarlous
schemes, to which the Colonel repled:-
'.He should be here at this very moment. All,
hear his step on deck now Here he comesf"
Even as he spoke Ally Bel came hurrymg into
the cabin, his face nushed with pleasureabe excite
ssI am Just In time TO see you off, Captain Hey,"
he said not noticing the guilty looks OF the conspra
tors. ''The wind ID far and the crew anxious A
good voyage to you, CAPTAIN, Bring me some rare
shells when you return. They are for little girls
cabinet, and must be pretty J"
"Aye, aye, Mr.. Allen" responded the Captain,
heartily 'Didn't you see my collection OF shells in
yonder staterooms Nos You are welcome 10 your
choice Of them ali, sir.'
lie advanced, ana flung open the state room door.
Ally pent forward and looked In.
With quick thrust Iiiley pushed him into tbeilEtle
room and hurriedy locked the door.
With an exuitant smile Colonel Nichols said adeu
ana went ashore.
The next minute the hurried tramplng OF feet was
blended with the songs OF the stout seamen, as the
brig moved slowly from the wharf towards the sea.
Allys first thought, on finding himself shut up in
Captain Hley's stater00m, was that the two men
were joking-merely intending to scare him little
and then let him out but he soon discovered that
the Quckstep--the brig was so namea--had left her
wharf and was standing down The Elizabeth ryer
towards the ocean.
Ihe truth dashed ppon him
IL see 1t all ~ he cried eapng TO his feet ''li,ey
is taking me to sea with him Captain HieS ~ lie
shouted, pounding on tle WALL open the door this
minutel Let me out or IL Will be bad for youW
NO reply was made to hn-no attention paid TO
his cries.
lie saw that he was fast.
For moment he was stunned by the knowledge
| OF his situation.
Then he drew up his slight boylsh agure proudly
his eyes 1ashing defiance.
"The thug for Inc to do" he mused, sis to help
myself; A BOY who can't fight his own way viii
| Drawing from his pocket match OF which he
usually carried supply lie lighted the candle Ia It's
III see he mentally commenced, looking around
| in the light thus furnished. "Here's u whole dray
load OF boxes and bundles. Anu here's cannon
too" added Ally, IA small one,n which Is expected
no doubt TO bring big price from those simple na.
ii can use this ihingn thought the boy, with
Kndllng eyes. ii have plenty OF powder III my
| pocketW
lie had bought This powder Just before he came
| abroad Of the brig, for the experiments he had
| promised to show Amy that very evening.
| without more ado Ally set at work loading ana
firing the little cannon rs rapidly as possible, smash
ing the door ana calling out for everybody to. Keep
out Of the way. The captain aud crew were frantic
in the stateroom, and tie prospect was that the snip
| would be blown TO atoms. Having filled the state.
room and the cabin with smoke, Ally seized one OF
| the Captains revolyers, burst open the shattered
door. rushed upon deck ana Ieape1 into the river.
! 'Thunder and llghtnin9l" cried Ucy startled be-
yond expression AFTER chat hoy, all OF you. satan
| himself IL In him A hundred dollars TO the mau
who first puts hand upon himp'
| With n Yell az OF bloOihOun1s, half dozen OF
Hiey's men splashed INTO the river. lncteu by the
promise Of money, and spraug 20 tae pursuit, wnle
Hney hastily lowering boat, roVei after Ills men
whom he soon overlook, one after another and
ordered Into the boat. They then pulled on after
Ally, who had distanced the men While they were
IN The water, but VINO could not compete with tnt
boat. Arriving AZ an oil sunken schooner a onl
way from the shore, tiie bog climbed upon the TOP
mast, aud looked back ut Hilcy, who was rapldi,
approaching Tie captain fel5 sure OF his prev and
was telling his men now TO seIze the boy, when AIT
suddenly fell from the t0pma3t, as II snot and Inl.
medately sunk from sighl
"telnder aud lightnngW cried Hiley, "he's
gone r'
"GoneY' echoed all the men In chorns
"Tts, gone =, and Iiiley sprang 10 his feet bend
ing forward. IL saw him 20 lie le back intO IN
water and went down ike bullet, without tue leas
cry Pull Tor your lives ~
| The men oDeyed. The boat was quickly beside tn
topmast. But no trace OF the boy could be found /.
an take my Bible OATH" said Riley "that Tn
young saiamander has not gone towards the neare,
snore-or any other. A cralnp or a shark has take
him ~
The eyes OF tho schemng villain lit up strangely
almost savagoly.
"And sucn being the fact, men, added he, "w
| may as well give up the bcarchp
Ihe men resumed their oars the captain the tllleI