New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-24
A rIENpIsH REVENGE.

the same hour wDeu tno preceding events were oc-
curuul. % large tol-sau schooner standing and
of the Eastern Passage of Tonga-tabOO harDOr waiting
" enter tue port ana come no 70 anchor.
Upon the stern OF TINS schooner. leaning against the
oulwark5 stood lrrshOOkIug ana rOsyiaced youth Of
eighteen nineteen years, who was looking dredmiy
through the pr1t In the direction of the distant land
And MS youth stood the skipper OF the schooner
whose gszs had long been fixed IN the same direction
Did understand yOI TO say Denny Breezs, mat you
expected 20 mud Old acquantances upon this island "
sssed tue commander, breaking "a long ana attentive
yes Captain Morrison replied Denny Breeze. draw
INK nerc- o. MS commander 80 as TO speak WIN more
O The freedom OF confluence refer 10 the Rev. Mr.
bOrttscuc. aud his daughter
ihey are old acquautauces, then 7"
Zee, Sir. Tney used to live III the village where
second home-tne only home have ha1, IN TACT since
be death Of IpF mother"
Aud the strange disappearance OF your father, you
sheuQ pave aiCed said CAPT hOfllsOh srdVely as ne
patted the youth aneconatey upon the shoulder. at
lhe sifange,l thlLg IN creation Whatever became Oh
lOer htlrr Toy And YET IN another sense tneIe was
Rthng strange about "a; IL was simply another case OF
Lost al sea! How many life mas ended 10 all earthly
hen with that bIief announcements But ~ha Is IL that
going on ashore 10 the wesard OF usf he added, as
Atast biaz. Illuminated the horizon IN that quarter
l. Oks Ike house atre'
. Fles, SiT; 10 does" dssented Denny.
And It Is house afrc," affirmed Capt. Morrison
TIA, none Of The sayagus who running about make
The least e ri % put II out And that look again,
that burning house is exactly In the
direction Of t0e one Mr.. FOrtescue occupied"
Denny Breeze turned pale al tins sugges lOh'
~Oh, hope not, 5lrW he exclaimed
such trouble" said Denny after long look sh1fewdfu
There seems 10 be great deal Of jumping ana dancing
the ntghborhOOd OF that fire. and not soul doing
anything az 1 can see toward putting II Odt. -
Cues ri 20 below now ana get Bit Of sleep, Mr..
BuRcle," sad capt Morrison TO- bis sec0ndlnate Cal
me II any ung happens"
And with this the commander withdrew.
he bad scarcely gone wheu Mr.. Buncle. the second
mate, approached Que Of the seamen!shder his charge
Nov Is your chance Bill Ifyou'l call Tom, and the
'est iOr'ard. we'll arrive al some conclusion. NV
opinion That had letter give the old tuD the shp To-
1ght"
But the csp'n thinks bow the savages may be at
ms blessed minute killing OF the missionaries on the
Il think we had better Tom, aad the rest, and
make our escape immediately il the lonSDoa while the
Good Let's move at once"
Half hidden BY sundry hampers al the foot OF the main
s9rOuds. Denny Breeze had listened 70 every word O
MS conversation.
"a general desertion chr said Denny to himself, as
ne "a" the peihdiOus second mate becoming the center
ute khOt on eager men forward his ihng won
sotk, my hne fellows"
lie LOST time in entering the cabin and proceeding
directly 10 tue commanders stat -rOOm Tne old sea
9og was Just N the act Oi turning H."
Why what ais you, DenDyP he cried. "fOu arr
Perhaps have to be. Mr.. Bunele and a rooc
.hsre OF the men Matching up pot leave III,
"Mnati-tonightp
wSi ss ,b s Old Saa Now our time, they say
Tue ootnmandes slipped nOiselessly from the cabin
ruth was be had waited unseen and silent nntu IN.
eoDsTstors were about TO the of vel
ing out the boat and then he had fallen upon the
viii all the Stern authority his position aud te
Steiner authority Of his character. ~ ~
few minutes only the du lasted, and then The eorn
Uander slipped back into the cabin
I've fixed theD,' he m9ttcred as he rubbed hi
hands geefuy together. 81 watel till they were ee
ting out the boat, aud then went for them. You en-
Imagine how Bunce IL cut up. Mr.. Skill ia charg
o. things Here, steward ~
Toe steward Immediately responded 10 the call
Make me my usual fdyOrite puncn," aade1 the con
uAnder, 81 aud let US have II while 1t is hot"
The steward bowed uDderstandingly, aud set abol
sOeyiDg the order.
After remaining alone ia the cabin an hour or tw
mosng iDtently upon all he had seen ia the direction
he Island, Denny Breeze agaiu TOOK his way 10 u
serted
Inc wind bad freshened notably. A chopping sea hi
1son and The vessel was laOOring more than she hi
soeo Tor several days preceding. Tne heavens We
"s>sT sssssrsd BY = mist Of iIapeuding ram