The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-13
CHAPTER III.

While our young heroine lay asleep In her boat,
upon the beach In front OF her fathers dwelling,
corded, the sinister face which Ind peered nnon
her from neighborlng cluster Of bushes was
aga again thrust Into prominence. Upon this repul-
10 ylilnnous contentmcnt.
"It certainly looks So" muttered, in q hoarse
voice, the individual to whom that eyIl-lookinp
face belonged. 1.-THE girls asieepr'
AS already stated, the shadows OF night had en-
intruucr gained the beach unseen, sprang beside
The Gh boat and l, bent over the s!eeping child.
features, ana an eXultant glow Lit up his own as
he muttered:
"Aseep, sure enough ~
III He chackiea LED eoarsey pushed on the boat step.
PED lightly Into It, set the SAIL and seated himself
In the stern The wind Immediately swclIed the
canvas, blowing from the west, and tile little
craft sped out Into tile gloom now lowering over
"The things DONE" breathed the villain. In
scarcely audible whisper, as he looked shoreward
with my prize without troube.n A ee' 0'' 'l
When he had placed whit lie deemed safe dis
self, he allowed his boat to fan or little, and
peercd anxiously around him into the darkness.
waiting" he muttered. "Ah, there It is yonder /
Boys r'
His cautious, Kissing whisper was answered by
"This way, boys % he said, making out the ont
nne ll,,. o, an ordinary whale boat near at hand,
The boats approached each other, and their
sides soon touched.
The villain then lifted Lily very carefully in his
arms, and stepped over Into the whale boat tread.
Ing upon Lily's Int ns he went >-'""
Nov for the ship, boys" he whispered. "Let
the, the boat came in drift where she VIII Away
The whale hoat darted away in obedience to
these orders, and the Weter Lily was left to the
sPOrt OF tne winds and the waves, until found by
The little maiden stirred uneasIly in the EN-.
brace OF her enemy, and awakened with O sudden
as 1t you, DIckf" she asked. "wherc are YOU
aieE taSng s He.r My TG It's dark and we're on me
and mamma viii soon be there ,f''' p "'H'' rapa
sn' maaassy % sSa yonns her
Lily almost isinted ted With Win m Hight, 'il her r eyes look
Ing Wildly up at her captor. and her heart almost
The whale. boat avoided the fishing boa,s upor,
the sound, steering straight for the whaling YES
sel, which the young couple had remarked, and
IIa,ti9ns. and which had SO mysterlOusiy delayed
In q short time the boat was alongsIde, the
captain Climbed to the deck with his light burden,
Whit place for the dellcatcy -nurtured, dain.
tlly.bred Iily
There was no one In the cabin, but a hldeous
the face OF the cabin cook.
Captain Stocks Sat down his pale ana trembling
9Y, 6Grae n n6on no wooden o bench that served as
~,
Immediately obeyed the summons
"Ths Is my daughter, Scpo," said the captain,
keeping his eyes fixed menacingly upon the little
captive. ~ told you yesterday that my wife ran
away from me years ago. and took the girl with
her, robbing me OF my rights as parent. have
taken the law into my own hands, and brought
my girl on to keep my company"
ut Isn't so," interrupted Lily, desperately,
struggling with her establishment and grief. 1T
am am not this mans daughter, and wouldn't be
my father lives on Shelter Island, and l want to
"You hush up ~ cried the captain, with q look
that made her shudder with fear. ''You under
stand, Scipio, that you are to keep your eye on
tnis young lady. You are not to let her out OF
.pn remember, Sir" said scipio, with a grin
'naI az snowed n MS double row ofivories.
"And, Sclpio, You are not to listen TO her
prayers and beseechingsU -
no, capfn,n said Sclpfo rFS' - - -
will do itp' .'S>''A1' ~ you
"Yes cap'n, y said the negro, who he'd evident
peen previously Instructed what to DAY On the
present occasion, "n you say sou and he drew a