Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-25

the side of the schooner opposite to that iron
which our hero had been thrown overheard
and alongside of which he was being towet
gently through the water.
They've gone !" he heard voiceexclaim
few moments later.
''EIelp, there !" he called
"Where are you ?" was the response of tn,
voice which had before spoken.
'ITere- -alongside-o the starboard side =
exclaimed our hero.
who are you ?"
''Mr Bleeze-the passenger"
Sundry CALCULATIONS of wonder succeeded
blended with the hurried trampling of feet
and then the sheet which had rendered Denny
such timely service was slowly drawn in un
I'll he found himself able to grasp the bul
warks
''That'll do" he called. "rm all righ
now. Where is Mr.. Skill p
Coming to himself sir, but not yet able
to move" answered Elton. He was black In
the face when We released him."
slow many of you are left p
/ 'Only four of us, excepting you and the
cap,n."
| "You had better take the light from youi
| rigging, suggested Denny. "There is little
| danger of our falling foul of another ship in
| these waters, and it will be well to put Il out
of the power of Buncle and his gang to board
us"
This suggestion was adopted.
'I1et us hope that no chance will throw us
into their power said Denny, as carelessly
as If no peril had ever assailed him. stFor
my part, don't care TO be towed alongside
by one leg again ~
"We'll stand in toward the harbor," said
Capt Morrison, who was now quite himself
| again, with the exception of severe head
ache. doubtless our runaways have made
the island in safety. They would not mind
iaking the risk of landing in the darkness
in such boat as they had ;"
81 sc nothing of any ship in port" re-
marked Capt. Morrison TO our hero, as tbey
paced the deck together.
'No, sir. There certainly is none-at least
within the range of our vision"
1--WE shall have to be very careful about
our movements" said the commander.
The schooner had advanced several miles
into the passage, when Capt Morrison be-
came convinced that the dwelling which had
been destroyed the previous evening, as re-
lated, was no other than that of the mission
aIy.
at may have been burned by accident,
sir, suggested Denny, with keen giances
through glass at the distant ruins.
SIT may, indeed" assented the command
or, ''but | fear to the contrary. don't like
The looks of things. The tawny rascals are
not ac ing as usual. There Is something
wrong with them. / shall not venture a
landing = unless ship Of-war, or at least
stout trader, should arrive here within twenty
-four hours. In fact, I'll go about immedi-
ately, and give them a wide berth until furth
or light is thrown upon them"
lie had just given the order to go about,
when cry Of startled surprise arose from
nearly every soul on the vessel
''Look !" cried Denny, pointing toward
one of the outlying Islands which define the
northern limits of the Passage. 'Yonder is
the long-bOat"
This was indeed the case.
''She Is pushing out to intercept us ?" cried
Capt. Morrison
"And all the rascals are in her !" declared
Mr.. skill. "Ihis is awkward"
'''rhe villains !" exclaimed Capt. Morrison.
sternly. ''rhey have not found the natives |
quite so pleasant to deal with as they ina
gined, and now they wish to come back to
the schooner"
''You will not let them come aboard. sir I" |
demanded Mr.. Skill
''No, sir. After what they have done, |
hey would not hesitate moment TO kill us |
all and take possession of the schooner. |
That probably the very course they intend |
10 take. 1t only remains for us to fight |
them, muttered Capt. Morrison. "We may |
as well be getting our tools together"
The preparations for defence were scarce |
y completed when the long-boat was within |
lailing distance continuing to advance rap |
idly
"Sheer off there, you villains !" called |
Japt. Morrison, as he raised a musket men,
lcingly. ''You can't come back to the |
''We MUST come back !" shouted Buncle, |
m return. "There's no living with the ma |
ives They've risen upon the missionaries |
md strangers, killing every one of them. We |
nave had terrible battle with them"
''sheer off there, | say, interrupted Capt.
Morrison, raising his musket "You can't |
iome aboard or the schooner"
eve can and we will ~ cried Buncle, with |
l logged resolution that sufficiently evil
fenced the desper tion of his circumstances.
If you are wise, Cap'n Morrison, you'll let
Is come aboard and excuse what has hap
Dened. We are sorry for our conduct of last |
it all came of our having had too
much liquor. We wish to return to duty"
II can put no trust in YOU" interrupted /
Iapt. Morrison. "Once for all, you shall not
come near us.
"Destruction !" exclaimed Buncle, as he
caught sight of Denny. "The youngster isn't
lead, after all.
Then he called to Capt. Morrison
ut is useless for you to warn US off, Capn
We are certainly coming aboard, even if we
nave to fight you
And with this the long-boat resumed its
swift advance upon the schooner
"And let me say just one word more, adj
led Bunce. 'We are two to your one, and
for every shot that is fired upon us we shall |
axe horrible revenge"