The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-23

TAus affairs remained for more tha
AN hour.
Ga shore the Captain and mate OF tn
4 siaver had been carefully watching thei
lmperlled pursuer.
| Tue suspicion started on board tn
latter had been correct. The flag ha,
been 50 placed that had the sloop uset
1t US guide she must have ineYitabl
been dashed upon the outer ledge @
rocks.
1 AS the day shut in the two worthie
resolved to improve the snare. The,
obtained a couple of lanterns from tn,
brig, and hOlsted them on the false bluff
fhe done, they returned on board, whef
the maze made kind of ot1clal repor
relative to the slaves.
Judy sat by the Captains side, anG
was encouraged to taste the grog
Rough and brutal as the man was, al
human feeling was not banished iron
his heart. After his coarse fashion he
loved the dark beauty, and her position
alone among white strangers-tne ne.
gro's terror and abhorrence-appealed
j to whatsoever OF pity fingered in his ma
ture. In "sheer Kindness" like the mai
VINO buttered his horses oats, ne made
poor Judy sip and sip until she had to
Oe despatched to bed, as nearly deprived
OF reason as human being can be with
out being natural idiot.
Day daWned The gale had moderat.
ed. The Rosebud was safe. She had
held on we'll, and though she had
dragged a little, had still ten fathoms
wafer. About noon, a slight flaw oil
Sind coming of the land, she Instantly
weighed and got under canvas.
The slavers people eyed this operation
with intense delight, and the Captain
and mate had little carouse oil con.
graduation. At last it occurred to the
wary skipper to see what the sioop was
doing, and hand was sent alolt.
Tue report was startling.
"Hove to, sir. Boats just entering the
cove"
Rawley looked at-his chief.
"CoAdemned, sir. judy" was all he
said.
| "No time TO land herW
"lmpossible."
The Captains tanned visage flushed,
and then grew sheet white.
The male pointed significantly in the
direction OF the coming boats.
"Here, Hawley," SAID the other, put,
| Ting his hand on his shoulder, and Wnis.
!, pering in his ear.
"Be quick. You understand. Down
every man of you, fore and aft" he
continued, "and scrub out the hold as
quick as possible"
The hands disappeared, and the mate
who had jumped below also. returned
leading Judy.
Tne Captain took her in his arms and
kissed her atfectionately. Then address
ing the mate ne said:
"Bear a hand, my lad, or we're done
for"
And he turned away.
| Those below heard one loud Shrek,
| sounding above all the noise they made,
ana stopped appalled,. But the mates
voice Was heard, talking cAeer, uliy.
"pll give them work en0ughl They
| shan't get the Arrow out without a job
Iney snail weigh every anchor them
selves. And here goes anogher."
The ak was heard 10 fall on the stop
per, and the laruoard anchor uroppe d
Irom the bows.
At this moment tho Rosebuds boats
rounded the point and dasned alongs ide,
Mr.. Hall had come in person. Too
shreWd OF observation to be easily gull
ed, he had observed, ON entering, that
had tney steered tor the signal they
must have been lost. This confirmed
aim in his opinion of the character oil
| the vessel pursued, even had she not al
ready been prery well identified as the
Arrow.
AS the armed boats dashed up, the
Captain and mate were seen QuieLly
smoking on deck, much at their ease.
.'Wnat vessel is this I" demanded Hall,
as he jumped on deck.
"Tne Arrow of Liverpool"
"Wnere from lastT
"Slerra Leone."
"Yuur cargu?"
"Emp ptlness," was the saucy reply.
"Jump down taere, men," said Hall
disdalhiuy further colloquy, "and gx
anime Ine Vessel thoroughly"
Half dozen men obeyed.
"How many meh have you on board !?
asked Han, now addressing the mate.
| "SlX."
"What are you doing hereW
| '"Gettlng out The way OF the wind"
"lhen whittier bound when we frs
sighted your"
l. "Io Loango"
"Worklng ~rom Cox'setraverse,' ehP'
said The Otner IRONICALLY. "Yuu we're
standing to W. N. W. with a lair wind
Is that The course for Loango2',
81 was working my own reckoning, 4
put in the Captain, "and perhaps
should have found my post just as wei
| WITHOUT your assistance"
"Show me your papers,"
Usnere."
Tnere was nothing in the papers incon
siSLenL Win what mad been stated. Tut
1 vessel Was bound, apparently, TOR golt
dust; and, as lar as observation went
tuere was nothing TO justify her deten
lion. Tue mIdshIpman reported, indeed
that the vessel, though empty, was no
guiltless Of thai peculiar aroma that I,
the nose of experience denotes the re
4 cent presence ol negroes; and a shackl
or Two had been found, but beyond tui
there was nothing ON board to bear ou
tue suspicion thai this notorious craf
was still engaged in the inhuman trait
she had hitherto pursuedA
"Stay. How came you to stick up tha
| flag yesterday in the wrong placeY pr re
sumed Mr.. Hall, sternly.
There, Mr.. Rawley," calculated tn,
slavers captain, addressing his mat
with a satisfied look. ..See what men ge
Tor doing "a good turn. We were up hal
the night, straining our blessedeyes out
wit h ropes and everything ready to rem
der these people assistance, and this Il
the reward--to be treated as piratesW
"rhat doesn't answer my ques tiou
sir" said the officer. ssCome, you mus
see the Captain, and, as we can't par
company with such Kind and well-inter
toned folks, just weigh at once, and ou
with you, alongside the sloop."
/ "Weigh tor yourseit," was the sulle