, 1869-05-09

ss eoaia al tnsessa fss ID aols asde ia sss5 ii
'hs s1f'9 - oas. ioT .as eEa had no
bo7fsn daJ1 when re used to 60 blrdnannz,
I8nf, and afeet ttts nuitertns, the od itt ;tseN
b esngnt Eaens koowins tna9 ny toh sas dons5
f.;ssa Sss Is sesS & essp ssp Z s as raee1 A '
Hono! i" says al 1t enee, 'xbe.eA one o, my
otrds got loose )" and running forwxrd md maItng
II never nev M u a ttac, tzsvtnx oe<9 tanned md
petsed y ~: buHerTe1 I'LL k waa almost Ike
HtT3 TSat d dsY watched m1 ehance md got hold of
wnzt powder could. making . Rtue pocket of It
IN my nlk neckerrhH; and whrn i WIS dark,
! 1enf va!stuns siong ne dsck Men lhlna %
be done WAS 70 get tbc weapous, for Il seemed
sapse 70 me we ar I sus nen =. s11u1 1a so1ae ne
rnsca4 who bad taken the Ahlp. Counting tncn
up, found thert WAS about seVenIeen-lony odds
sao1s 1nss7 .e eGg!a , TAP aal{ & A asa
odds would be fair, for lighting with right on our
sAe, considered that VIC we're quite - Et1ong m
Int The pb was to get npIn Of weapoaa, for they
never let asa. nor sam nor nill Smith have neither
cUtlsan nor pistol only take our turn II ths wnoei
enough. Some of the ehars g1nmbled, saying
that now vsn nbd made htssen captain, tunes
were ss nArr Is they were before: but thss wa.nr
the case, though now he Tnt the ship he didn
mean 10 lose her again II he could help " and
seemed TO me TO be always On the watch for ey-
dorn bsiox win rssions, that was out Of tie ques
ton, either he OF Brassey attending 10 that and
more than oneo ] heard high words. md Mr. Bell
talking in threatening "ay Whea van WIS De
Nov, II 1t had feen at any other time, we should
mt have s11led = hundred miles without being
boarded hy so1ue one; Ehlle, II Q 4ueens satp
would onlJ have cSerhauled uA nov. It would ba5e
bceu aalvutlun Tor us: hut no; day atter day
a,jrped hy, and no. a sail came near. All had
maaaeed 10 tso7 mare into the CABIN WAS only 4
courle OF table knives. when one dark evening, u
LAY under the hulua.s, h!d ~ hit al BAL SAW
al The wheel, see to she couHins Of the:ship. aai
| tneu 50 forward l.heard him ta1E to. the wa1ch
for minute, and taEn he went beioSi forward,
| ha.eh and dawn telaw II lldy,
| A. expected tn1s weze ple9ty Of Pistols a1li
ssis;1: and I' eoa!A haSe w opeasd tho W. - TcaSs
opy1 opy one ts could ssve sad JacE Rooason: Su
ths room and had rly hand on cutlash beforr
| knew thnt Es1saey Waa In the cahin with ht
hcud dowu upon the table, and Seemingly tas
i ,Soald sn.nk stood there with ns hsa<
bssx, Or Cue thas Brassey would wake up.
That minute seemed 70 be stretched cut int
quite IN hoT; and thsn, feeling that It was nov
inside ny sh11t, when, taking another step 70 Teac
| where some swords stood together IN corner.
l knocked one down. when threw myself on N
| hantlA and tneea 20 that, Brassey started up h
would not see me 1t 1rst Then, As I lay ther
trembling With anxiety, heard him yawn, paa
the lamp little further On the table, lad mir
\ use Aftes he Wss snoring loud.
4 waited - long As dared, and then. rain
lightly. l got hold nf one cutlash. and then OF ~
! m0rc, ont OF good ~eu1J As stood there; stule
- many cartridges out Of tho iron ehest Into N
POCKETS rs they would hold; md then, after doin
all this By dts Ind startA, expecttng every nauel
4 tAAs Brasse5 would hear me, turned TO go.
I'd crept hcross the cabin, and reached the doc
| when heard stop on the deck and drew hacl
| but the ne1t moment It had gone, and after wN
Ing fot minute, With the cl,laahea tightly bel
| under MY arm, made another gta1t, when n
| heart ecemed to sink, for heard sozt OF hust
cough well knew. and Van had his foot upo
| the EtAlrs. ..
There WAS only one way for safety, and that
Su3tched at, fdT In another few seconds Van Tou
| have had nc BY the throat, and al would hA.
been over; but, darling back, i lMd hold Of Il
lamp, dashed It down upon the s1eepl1g mau
| head, and then leaped aeide.
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