, 1873-11-27

"NhAtl--t0-n1Eht!
"Ycr, sir,-,to~illght. Now ID orr ,ttn1o,' they
any. wllilo tho old nan III sleeping !"
Tho commander Bkippod noao'osofy from tho
cabin, md soon Ills yulco waa hcnrd upon Tho
folccastlo. Tho trutl! waa, lo hnd waited sit-
e99on aud allcnt Until tho conspiratorn wpio
tho ]ong-boat, md thon lle Ind fullon upon
them with NIL tho atorn authority Of hiu posl-
ton mud .ho still ptornor authority Of Ills char
actor.
Il fow min,,tcs only tho din laatcd, and tlion
tho co'nnlnnder slppol back to tho cabin.
Two tlxol thom," ho mlttorcd, ns tlo rubbed
his hands g!cofuly togothor. ~ waitod till
tthey ths welo getting out Tho hoat G and then vent
ftnward!"
Tho steward immediately responded to tho
'n1ako mo my ,,aual farorito punch," added
tho commander, "and lot US havo it whilo it IL
hot"
rho steward bowed undcrataudiugly, aud act
about oboylnE The order.
two, 1nuslug ii,tonly upon al ho Ind scon III tho
direction Of tho igland Donny Droezo agnin
toUk hia wny to tho decx. which seemed to hin
singularly darl, md deserted.
:. =. llo wind hnl frcsllencd notably. 4 chopri1E
sen had arison and tho ycHsnl was laboring nioro
tl.an sho Ind done for .Eoyoral days preceding.
ric hoayons woro noarly obscurcd by mist Of
impending rnil.
" ID 1t you, Icto - neked q voice. M DonnY
emerged from tho cabin.
Peto 7ns tho colorel steward.
"No. ien mc-thc passenger, hlr. Broczo,"
answered Denny.
"Oh, its yoii, oil ?" Baid l1o voice. which,
ouriicro now recognized as that Of SIR: Duuclo.
"All right Fir. thought II was pcto.'
Advancing upon tho accE. Denny Breeze con-
tfnucd 10 look around him. waiting for tho
schooner to taclt forwa.d again:
"a rough night, Mr. Drcezo2" said tho mnto.
,{t, t&1r r,7& Ian, fnA
"Do you know wI.cro tho Cap'n is3" was tho
noxt question OF D1nclc.
"Abca and t.aeap, Hir." ......- .-
"Do you know how Bleopy he Ia? But of
an Sleepy NJ good dose Of inolicine caa raako
lin"
Do you mean to say llo hns bcon druggol ,"
"Thats ,5,!st what I mean to say. A good
dose OF medicine was put III tho punch P0to mndo
just bcfolo tho old mnr turned ill.,"
TWAS oasy enough for Donny to 500, by this
time, tAat something Wront; WAS taking place
rupted wos gathering llead again.
II know not why you toll INC rlsis," said Den
ny, "but know That Ill soon eco for myself II
you aro telling MO tho TRUTH"
He turned toward tho cabin.
"softly! Ono momcnt!" aaid Duucle, nd.
| rnllcing nonror. " want to speak word
fur'!,sr s with VT you, ny young gontloman."
"What have to say is this" said Burels'
nDid yotl not tell Capt. Morrison that I, ead
| Tom aud Bill, and Homo others OF tho crow, wcro
| about 10 run away In the log.bont2"
! Denny waa not pleased with tile situation, o.
pccially Eovc,a al Of tho intont1cd r,lnawnys had
gathered about him, but his was soul inaccessi-
bio to fear. and lie responded:
Yos, told Capt. Morrison Of your intondod
| flight. Wnnt OF liz"
, You na!l soon zee, my Young Bantam, said
boat il in tho whtor. duly proyisiono1 aud storcd
a's iS r fa Sill asa spsa 8 1eas IN song
excitcdy. "Whcro is AIr. skill5
l1o lefcrrod to tho executive, in whose charge
Capt. Morrison had left tho ycsHol.
| Mr.. Skill is bound hand and foot, and gagged
took part with him, declarod Dunole. with 4 bra
| tai insolenco.
Denny Dreozo at .theso words, bounded to-
ward Tho cabin, shouting:
More vllsainy, Captain Morrison! Holp
| lilo had scarcely finished this cry, when he
found himself Intercepted by scYeYa} pairs Of
hands alsd numolouu tingorR clutching hla
t throat.
'Up with him, boysl" was tho short but
fateful command uf Dnuclc.
It 'yas IN vain tLat Denny, realizing the horri.
bio intention Ct his enomioa, essaycA 10 dofenG
| h1mHolf-nlf in win Uo wnB lifted clear OF the
deck III an Instant, mud hurled over taa bulwarkl
| As LUCE WOULD HAVE IT.
| For m instant, Denny Broozo believed thai
lia last hour had come.
10 swim, cnoumbc,ed with MI his clutles, 1t
How, then, did Denny escape
By tho yerlcst accident in tho word.
At the momont lo WaH lifted from the deck
preliminary to his being hurled over tho bul
waeks, lis feet caught in a portion Of tic ham
&~a TStc1,<. 1f.~,- liz
his legs. in iact. became cnsanglol in the COLL
of n shoot, in auch may as to hold him fast.
Upon reaching tho water, therefore, ho WI
by no means clear Of tho schooner, as hs emo
attached to tho vessel BY, ropo moro than AZ
inch in diameter, and perceived thnt ho waa be-
| ing towed gently through the water along eido
keeping pace with tho schooner.
Tho loug-boat was already in tho water. The
schooner lad Leen loft ulider such easy eail
With Wow to this dnscrtion. that her progress
through tho wntor was scarcely porcopti6lc.
Isn't thoro any spoil nboarl ?" ashod Bill
hlarling. who hnd bcon chosen to stand mex. tx
oS heie IS sseo Pabosrd saa Dupc,o
beyond my knowledge"
"peto out to know I'll about that point" sug
gcslcl Mar1ing, I" Hluco ho ia always in tht
cubin."
''Yes, aud does. boss,' eaid poto, with grit
!" Fetch it up, then, Immediately" commanded
| Dunclc.
In 1.-Two minutes molc tho little band Of do
sortorR had stripped the schooner Of its specie
pinto, linen, and otllor valuables with q ulmbe
Of nautical Instruments, 'antorue, etc., md hat
pushed clear OF tho ycHsol, standing toward tht
island.
Fortunately this departure took place upor
the side OF the schooner opposite to that from
which our hero had bceu thrown overheard, ant
alongside Of which ho was being towed gontl,
through the waser.
"Thoyyo gono!" he heard a Tolco exclaim, I
fow moment, later.
!" "Holp, thoro !" ho called.
"Whore are you I" was the response Of thu
voice which had boforo bpoton.
+" Hero o--uongsido-on the atarboard side i
exclaimed our hero.
"Who arc youi"
+" ilr. Drccze--the passenger"
6uud1y CALCULATIONS Of Wonlor auccoeled
blended with the hurried traMplug uf feet, aI,t
then tile sheet Which llnd rondercd Douny gucl
timely aeryico w:.u slowly drawn III until ht
found 1i,nself ablo to grasp the buiwarls.