New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-06

Allu han. soruard and looked in.

With quick thrust, hlley pusnou esio
ROOM and hurriedy locked the door
with AN exultaut smile Colonel Nichols said sdeu and
went ashore.
Tho next minute the hurried trampling OF feet was
blended with the songs Of stout seamen as the brig
moved slowly from the wharf toward the sea.
AIys first thought on finding himself shut up In Cap
tain Hilsy,s state ROOM was that the two men were
jokng-merely intending to scare him htte ana then
let him out but he soen discovered that the Qessp
the brig was 90 named-had left her wharf, ana was
standing down the Elizabeth River toward the ocean,
The truth flashed upon himl
"Isee IL all T.! he CRIED leapng to his feet Hiley Is
taking NE to sea with him. Captain Hiley he shouted
pounding on the wall open the door this minute! Leu
no out or 1t will be bad for you"
No reply was made to hm-no attention PAID 10 MS
cries.
He saw that he was fast.
For moment he was stunned by the knowledge OF his
| stuatiol. re- ,.. 81.
Then he drew up hssght, boyish figure proudly niS
| eyes flashing defiance
"Tbe thing for me to do" he mused sic help myself
boy who can't fight his own way will never be aman
Drawing from his pocket match OF which no usually
carried supply he lighted the candle In its box at one
| end Of the stateroom.
81 see :" he mentally commented, looking around, In
the light thus furnished. Here's whole drayload OF
boxes and bundles. And here's cannon, TOO, adueu
Ally" small one, which Is expected, no doubt to bring
big price from those simple natives In the South Sea-
81 this thing" thought the boy, with kindhng
| eyes "a have plenty of powder In my pocket"
He had bought this powder just before he came ABOARD
OF the brig for the experiments ho had PROMISED W STU"
Amy that very evening.
without more ado Ally set about loading and firing the
little cannon as rapidly possible smashing the door,
and calling out for everybody to keep out Of the way
The captain and frantic with fear, as there
was largo quantity ofp0wder lin the sate'room ana
the prospect that the ship would be blown to atoms
Having gled the stateroom and cabin with smoke Ally
seized Of the captains rev0vers burst open the shat
tered door, rushed upon deck and eaped into the river
"Thunder and ightning" cried Hiley, startled beyond
expression "After that boy all OF you Satan himself
him! hundred dollars to the man who first puts
hand npon him u
With YELL as OF blood-hounds half dozen OF Hiley's
spashed into the river melted by the promise OF
money and sprang to the pursuit, while Hlley, hastily
lowering boat, rowed after his men, whom he soon
overlook after another and ordered into tho boat
They then pulled after Ally, who had dstanced the
men while they in the water, but who could not
compete with the boat. Arriving at an old sunken
schooner long way from the shore, tho boy climbed
upon the topmast and looked back at Hley, who was
rapidly approaching The captain felt sure OF his prey
and was telling his how to seize the boy when Ally
suddenly fell from the topmast, If shot, and immed
atey sunk from sight.
Thunder and lightning" cried Hey "he's gone"
"GOne a. echoed all the men in chorus
eyes gone~ and Hiiey sprang to his feet. bending
forward. al him go He fell back into the water,
and went down like bullet without the least cry Pull
| for your lyesw
The men obeyed. The boat quickly beside the
| topmast But no trace OF the boy could be found!
"Ill take my Bible OATH" said lHey that the young
saamander has not gone toward tho nearest shoreor
! any other A cramp a shark has took him."
Tho eyes OF the nsayain Lit up strangely, al
| most sayagely.
"And such being the fact, men," added he, we may
| as well give up the search"
The men resumed their oars the captain the tier, and
the boat returned in silence to the BRIG trih Aycging
quietly to the seIhis head just far enough out OF the
water enable him TO breathe-and there he continued
| to stay until the boat returned to the brig.
them the boat being left in the water at the stern
brig IL occurred to Ally to unfasten the boat from
It's painter let 1t drift down stream some distance, then
climb and away for Norfolk, which he at once
| did.
For minute or two the boat continued to speed away
the darkness.
And then Ally climbed out OF the water into 1t with
long sigh OF relief and seized pair OF resolutey
Crouchng OF sight in the bottom Of the boat, he
began rowing shoreward-but softly, for he was still near
the brig and the night calm he feared his enemies
would hear him.
There was only too much occasion, it proved for
this caution.
The boat had not been gone two minutes from the brig
Nichols made his way aft and discovering its disappear
ance sent couple OF men after 1t in another
boat.
Ally seeing that he must again take TO the water took
the oars along with hm, and drifting seward, with
nothing put PAIR OF oars 10 support him.
Tho night had fully set in and the tide ran fast.
Crsmped and chilled by his long continuance in the
water the boy whried along, growing weaker every
moments but Just hope at It's ebb, he suddenly
behed sail behind him, rapidly approaching under the
force Of a freshenng breeze.
a brig certain - he groaned after long look at the
nearing cloud OF canvas cit must DO old iIeys! Tho
wind having again, he of for the Pacific ocean,
He regarded the brig 1t came nearer asking himself
IL he should hail her.
"Let her be what she may" he muttered, friend or
foe. must hail her My strength is used up! shall
soon slip of from these and drown Fortunately
the brig coming straight toward Inc. will hail her"
lie waited till the brig Inear him. and then carried
his resolve into execution His feeble call was heard and
answered the brig hove TO- and he was taken aboard the
stranger The boy had only strength enough TO learn
that the brig not Iiey's. ard then he tainted.
CHAPTER III