Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-12-15

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stern. commanding tones. "Come-at
once" And Beresford obeyed me-
chanically
snow sir" said Talbot. when they
had reached the deck, ..this must be
stopped. The moment we reach port
you and l will wash out our account
in blood. Meanwhile if you utter an
other word of this kind will put you
in irons, and take the consequences.
Remember, am master here, and you
are in my power"
Beresford turned without a word and
reentered the cabin. He related what
had occurred.
Hell do it," said the captain.
"He's wonderfully determined man,
is Talbot. Don't vcx him, sir
You'd better stop, Beresford, or
you'll get into trouble" said Travers
coolly. IF you make the man des-
perate he'll have you in irons in q jiffy.
and run the risk"
The result was that Beresford
thought it best to stop the most vio-
lent part Of his persecution, and con-
fine himself solely to hints. But Mr..
Talbot kept out Of the way as much as
possible, and sat at the table no more
Hes rank coward" said Mr.
Travers, that's clear-an Internal
coward"
But Helen Travcrs thought differ
emily. In his eyes that were so quick
to blaze forth at every insult. she saw
other signs than fear ;and i'll his strong
command over his feelings that re
strained them so ciicctually she saw the
proof of mighty soul. Now her
thoughts turned to him constantly; and
while she no longer saw him near her.
she remembered all his acts and words
Of devotion. Was it possible that
such frank, and joyous. and brave
spirit as he once showed himself to be
could be the base thing which Bercs-
ford asserted. a thousand times no.
If there were cowardicc it belonged To
the other who was so ready to pcrsc-
cute the man vino would not resist.
Thus the days and weeks passed on.
hiss h'l1l Ilioi' ~ iiAi SUI shli'A
passed the time in reading and in
thought. From her favoritc station
ON the quartcrdccA she could see Ial-
bot among the men, who obeyet his
slightest nod. AMI sprang to their du-
ties al every sound of his clear voice.
The captain seemed to be fit for moth
ing but sitting amiabv ut the head OF
the cabin table. Talbot was every
thing-thc life and soul of the ship.
H.. .4..,i-i l..u.. h.nn t.nniAiu him-alf II
Was said, had not his superior officer
been relative OF the owner Of the
Arethusa.
At last day occurred which proved
to be a memorable and cventful one in
the lives of all the passengers.
They were approaching til" Straits
of Sunda. place which at that time
was dreaded by all navigators in these
seas as the favorite lurking place Of a
great Malay pirate. Tomawa.
Some hints TO this effect were drop
ped among the passengers. with the re-
quest that they should not on any nc
count say anything to Hiss Trayers
about it. since it would alarm her.
To the surprise of all Bercsiorl mem
toned this very thing To Miss Travcrs
the next time they met. Ills only mo
tive seemed 10 be desire to glorlly
himself. since he made use Of the fact
of the danger before them to promise
what he personally would do when the
dreaded pirate made his appearance.
That very day the ship was becalm
ed, and Miss Trayers, on coming out
on the quarterback about midday,
noticed the captain and mate anxious
lv looking out over the sea. There
was strange sail there. 1t was a
Malay proa.
.What singular ship" sad she to
Talbot. is it Chinese junk
NO" said Talbot. 1T Is 4 Malay
"A Malay Is it the pirate:' said
she. turning pale.
II hope not" said Talbot, earnestly.
For my part" said Berestord. in
an ardent tone, IL hope it may be,
since it will give me 4 chance to show
what | can do for YOU.
Talbot turned away abruptly, and
again examined the vessel through his
spy-glass. He whispered few hur-
ried words 70 the captain; the latter
nodded, and he hurried forward.
The Arethusa had crew of about
forty men, and two small guns. She
had also supply of arms for the men
in case of attack. Miss Travcrs saw
preparations going on forward which
seemed to promise fight. Inc idea
terrified her. She shuddered ut the
thought Of strife and blood.
The Malay proa was moving steadi-
" toward them, forced on by long
sweeps which the crew were working.
The men of the Arethusa saw all this,
and at the command of Talbot they
prepared the two guns, loaded their
muskets and pistols, and strapped ON
their swords. About as grim front
as NAV we'll be conceived was presen-
ted by those forty stalwart seamen as
they awaited the pirates. The prepa.
rations were at length completed, and
Talbot walked aft.
"We're about ready" said he to the
captain. :,
s.All right" said the latter. you'll
T manage them better than l. I'll take
nv sword and follow after you as
can, my boy. I'm toe old and toe
stupid to lead those brave fellows
Pm after you if you'll take me as
volunteer" said old Travers, who hao
buckled on a sword and pistol IL
, each hand.
Talbot smiled.
Beresford stood aloof, pretending
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