The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-12-04

] had inierruptea vss gathering bead again.
know rot Why you tell me this, !" ~
. Denny, "but know ih.t I'll soon Sc
myself If you are telling me the TRUTH"
He turned toward the cabin.
"Softlyi One momentp' said B;.ncie, q
vancing nearer. II want to epeak :. VOL
further with you, my young gentleman."
"Say on, then!'
"What have to say d this," mid Blu,
Gle. Did you not tell Capt. lorrieoa III
the crew, were abou. to run away in q
long-boat?'
Denny vs. not pleased With the situatio.
especially % several Of the intended RUM
ways had gathered absut him, but bin was
soul inaccessible to fear, and be responded
"Yes. told Captain Morrison Of your in
tended flight. What oft!
"You shall soon zee, my young bantam,
said BuDcle, with suppressed passion. 9TH
long boat Is in the water, duly provisions
and stored, and We are ready TO push CT il
her"
"But, Mr.. Skill ?" cried Denny, lookin,
around excitedly. "Where 10 Mr.. Skill p
He referred 10 the executive. in who's
charge Captain Morrison had left the vessel
''Mr. Skill 10 bound hand and foot ant
gagged in the forecastle, ~ are several of III.
men who took part with him." declares
Buncle, with brutal insolence.
Denny Breeze, at these words, boundel
toward the cabin, shouting:
More vllainy, Captain Morrison Help
Help"
He had scarcely finished this cry, wher
he found himself intercepted BY several pair.
Of hands and numerous fingers clutching biz
throat.
up with him, boys ~ was the short but
fateful command Of Buncle.
1t vas in vain that Denny, realizing the
horrible intention of his enemies, essayed "a
defend himself-al in vain. He was lifted
clear Of the deck In an instant, and hurled
over the bulwarks into the raging waters
As LUCK WOULD HAVE IT.
For an instant, Denny Breeze believed
that bis last hour had come.
To swim, encountered with all his clothes.
in such sea a. was running, was impossi-
bic.
How, then, did Denny eecape?
By the veriest accident in the world.
At the moment he was lifted from the
deck, preliminary to his being hurled over
the bulwarks, his feet caught in . portion oil
the hamper to which reference has been
made. One of his legs, in fact, became en-.
tangled in the coils Of sheet, in such vay
% to hold him fast.
Upon reaching the water, therefore, he
was BY no means clear Of the schooner, ~
his enemies supposed. To the contrary, he
remained attached to the vessel BY rope
more than an inch in diameter, and per-
ceived that he was being towed gently
through the water alongside, keeping pace
with the schooner.
The long was already in the water.
The schooner b. d been left under such easv
sail, with view to this desertiOn, that her
progress through the water was scarcely per.
oeptible.
isn't there any spoil aboard?'' asked
Bill Marling, who had been chosen to stand
next to Buncle in charge of the expedition.
Il know there is specie aboard" said
Buncle, rehectively. "But where the specie
is stored is beyond my knowledge"
"Pete ought to know all about that point,"
suggested MarliDg. "since he is always in
the cabin"
"Yes, and does boss, sail Pete, with
grin Of pleased importance.
"Fetch it up, then, Immediately" com.
manded Buncle.
In five minutes more the little band of dc.
serters had stripped the schooner of it, specie,
plate, linen, and other valuables, with a
number Of nautical instrumental, lanterns,
etc., and had pushed clear Of the vessel,
standing toward the island.
Fortunately this departure took place
upon the side of the schooner orposite to
that from which our hero had been thrown
overheard, and alongside of which he was
being towed gently through the water.
They've gone" he heard q voice ex-
claim in few moments later.
"Help, therel" he cried.
"Where are your" was the response of
the voice which had before spoken.
Here-alongside-on the starboard sidep'
exclaimed our hero.
"Who are your
"Mr. Breeze-the passenger"
Sundry calculations of wonder succeeded,
with the hurried trsmpling of feet, and then
the sheet which had rendered Denny such
timely service was slowly drawn in until he
found himself able to grasp the bulwarks.
"Tbatll do" be called. Il m all right
Where is Mr.. SkilI?'
"Coming to himself, sir, but not vet able
to move" answered Elton. He was black
in the face when We released him."
"How many Of you are lett?'
"Oaly four of us, excepting you and the
cap'n:"
'' You had better take the light from your
rigging" suggested Denny. There is lit
tie danger Of Cur falling foul of another ship
in thee waters, snd Il would be we'll to put
it out Of the power Of Buncle and his gang
to board u.s."
This suggestion vas adopted.
Let us hope that no chance will throw
Us into their power" said Denny % care
lessly Is If no peril had ever aas4iled him.
1" For my part, I don't care to be towed
alongside BY one leg again.
swell 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 leland in safety. They would not mind
taking the risk Of landing in the darkness
in such boat - they had.n
I" zee nothing of any ship in port" re-
marked Capt. Morrison 70 our hero, - they
paced the deck together.
"No, cir. There certainly IL none-at
least within the range of our vision"
We shall have to be very careful about
our movements" said the commander.
The schooner had advanced several miller
into the passage, when Capt. Morrison be-
came convinced that the dwelling which had
been destroyed the previous evening, o. re-
lated, was NO other than that of the mis-.
sionary.
1T may have been burned BY accident,
sir, suggested Denny, with glance through
q glass at the distant ruins.
at may, indeed" assented the comman.
Diet, "but fear to the CONTRARY. l don't
like the looks of things. The tavny rascals
are not acting - usual. There 10 something
wrong with them. l shall not venture .
4 ship of war, or at least
stout trader, should arrive here within the
next twenty -four hours. In fact I'll 70 a.
bout Immediately, and give them . wide
birth until further light is thrown upon
them"
He had just given the order to 20 abont,
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 10
the long boat"
This was indeed the case.
''She is pushing out to intercept usi' erie
ed Capt. Morriaos.
"And all the raacals are in herp' declar.
ed Mr.. Skill. "This il awkward"
1.-THE villainsp' exclaimed Capt. Morri-
son, sternly. "They have not found the
natives quite 70 pleasant to deal with A thew