Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-11-15

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h &Soontroi lea her movement, in suoh =, man
iier that she would drift right under the
tho brig d bows n \ The vessel was headed
9 seward, ana tho turn Of tho lido favored
q this movement Ss The boat was secured
% Il safelyS under the foro chains Thus far
II everything Ind worked we'll, aud tho de-
n teotive calculated outhis programme with
SnutS SacoidenR Tho river pirate captain " as
d the first Ito Xsoond to the brig's deck. The
Il detective 6ollowed, aud Frank Midgely cau,e
e third fhe thres, men we're all board, and
I -serea a6st preparing to- move forward, when
suddenly the Stiffness, which, until this:
moment Ind prevailed, wasasssaken e.,E !, ,FEAhss., b.
!; darkness was illuminated BY vivid ffashes,S
& followed BY pistol reports, and seyeraI
y bullets whistled about the invaders heads
Il The men dropped behind a coil of heavy
\ chip chains, and the firing ceased. The
e Sriver, rSSate captain was the first 20 speak.
IS'S I3SSs Just as I feared !" he remarked.
81 There were only four pistols discharged"
said the detective.
The latter's we'll trained ear at that very
& moment Of peril had been recording this nice
u calculation.
g you two will lay low, with another
r man from the boat to stand by you, I will
4 play q trick on these Kanakas."
& - he doteotive knew that all confidence
n could be placed in the river pirate captain
when his interests were on the side of right
I and he told him to 60 ahead. Tho man
erawled along the deck toward the bow
chains, and then suddenly rising to his feet,
ISleaped overheard. At the same moment
Walton became assured that some ono was
crawling toward the coil of chain FROM
the briggs side. It did not require much
; .shrowdness to guess the crawler's object.
He was coming to discover whether the
4 shots had been effective. The follow
9 had every reason to suppose that they
had, as they had been fred at such short
"a range.
%%asS Frank" said tho detective, "crawl
away and leave me here, and will make
prisoner"
S3.s was 60 time &c arEus CT dispute, and
Frank oboyed. At onoe the detective
stretched out on the broad of his back with
his toes turned up, as dead man would
be supposed to lie 1t was critical tmo-
u N mont, and it required man Of cxtraordin.
ary nerve to carry out tho cunning trick
which Che officer had decided to play.
IS Soon a white turbaned head appeared around
M the coil of chain. The detective lay per-
{ fectly still. With wonderful elownees, like
u the movement OF q torpid snake, the fellow
In che white turban moved forward. A
ss=9 dead still ness prevailed. Tho white tnrban
~ drew nearer, and finally reached forth his
hand to touch the motionless body of the
actestiye. ,,tl Inc latter y, dld not STIR Ho
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