The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-01-10

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the river. We were quickly alongside,
but, to our great surprise, found no one
on board There was, however, con-
siderable quantity of eontraband
| spirits in the hold, and this not
only confirmed the girls story,
but constituted Fair Rosamond lawful
prize. | left four men in her, with strict
orders TO lie close and not show them
selves, and with the rest fastened on
shore and pushed on to the doctors res
cue. The night was dark and stormy,
/ which was'so far the better for our pur-
pose, but when we reached the place no
Dick Redhead could be seen. That was
queer, and, providing stealthily round
/ the building, we found that it was Sc
I curely barred, sheltered and fastened up
although by the light through the chinks
| and a confused hum, it seemed, of merry
voices, there was considerable. number
/ of guests within. Our attention was at
| length fixed upon strange object, not
unlike thirty-six FOUNDER red-hot round
shot, not in the least cooled by the rain,
projecting inquiringly from a small
aperture which answered for a window,
/ half way up the sloping roof 1t proved
( to be Master Dicks fiery head, but he
made us out before we did him. "Is
that Bill Simpson, queried Dick.
! very anxiously. The seaman addressed,
as soon as he could shove in word
edgewise with the chorus and the numer-
/ Gus embellishments of the forest, an
swered that ait was Bill Simpson; and
who the blazes was that up there?" To
which the answer was that 1T Uas
Dick, and that he should be obliged, if
Bill had rope with him, if he would shy
up one end of it." OF course we had
a rope; an end was SHE'D up, made fast,
and down tumbled Master Dick Red
head without his hat, which, in his hurry,
it appeared, he had left behind in the
banqueting room. His explanation was
brief and explicit. He had accompanied
the young woman to the present build
ing, as | ordered, and being a good deal
wrought upon by her grief and lanenta-
tions, had suggested that it might be
possible to get DR.. Lee and her father to
place of safety without delay, proven
bially dangerous. That seemed feasible, /
inasmuch as the fellow left in charge by
Wyatt was found to be dead drunk,
chiefly owing, | compreherded, to some
powerful ingredient infused in his liquor
by DIR. Lee. All was going on swim
mlngly, when, just as Dick had got the
doctor on his back, an alarm was given
that the crew of the Fair Rosamond were
close at hand, and Dick had just time to
climb with great difficulty into the crazy
loft overhead, when dozen brawny fell
lows entered the place and forthwith
proceeded to make merry.
brief c0unpil was now hold and :,
was unanimously deemed advisable that
we should all climb up to Dicks hiding
place by means of the rope, and thence
contrlve to drop down upon the conviv-
ial gentlemen below in as convenient a
manner as possible, and when least ex-
pected. We soon scaled the loft, but
alter proceedings were not SO easy. The
lott was make-shift, temporary one,
| consisting OF loose boards resting upon
the cross-rafters Of the roof, and at a
considerable height from the floor upon
which the smugglers were carousing.
The unfortunate doctor, pale and sepul-
! chral as the death he evidently dreaded
to be near at hand, was sitting propped
up in rude armchair; and, Ransome,
worse, ! thought, than when | had seen
him short time previously, was reclin- /
ing on chest, in front of which stood /
his wife and daughter in condition of I
teverlsh excitement. 1t would no doubt |
have been easy enough to have turned !.
up one or two of the loose boards. and
have shot half the smuggers before they /
could have made their escape. This. |
however, was out of the question, hence
the adoption of Dicks proposal. 1t was
this: In the loft where we lay-for
stand upright we could not-there was,
among several empty ones, one full cask I
containing illicit spirits of some sort, I
and measuring perhaps between forty
and nifty gallons. 1t was wood-hooped,
and could be easily unheaded by the (
mems knives and at a given signal be .
soused right upon the heads of the party |
beneath, creating a CONSERVATION, con |
fusion and dismay, during which we
might all descend and end the business, /
/ hoped without bloodshed.
This was our plan, and We had need to
be rapid about it, for, as | have said, the
state of affairs below had suddenly
changed, and much for the worse. a
whistle was heard outside; the front en-
trance was unbarred, and in strobe Wy
att. Everybody was in a moment silent, !
{ II,
What's this internal noise going on !
for?' he fiercely growled. "Do YOU
want to get the sharks upon us again?'
There was no reply, and one of the men
handed him some liquor, of which he
drank greedily. "Lee," he savagely ex-
claimed, as he put down the vessel, "you
set out with us in half an hour at the
latest"
Mercy, mercy" gasped the nerveless,
feeble man; mercy"
oh ay, we'll give you plenty of that
and some to spare. You, too, Ransome,
prepare yourself, as well as your dainty .
daughter there"
He stopped suddenly, not, it seemed .
checked by the frenzied outcries of the /
females, but by renewed and piercing
whistle outside. In the meantime our
fellows were getting on famously with
the hoops of the huge cask.
Why, that is Richards whistle" he
exclaimed. "What the furies can this
mean? Unbar the door." This was in
stantly done, and mana sailor by his
dress-rushed in. "The Fair Rosamond
is captured, and the preventive men are
IN possession of her. | and Clarke went
VI ohoio aoouI al uouT ago III lne punt,
just to get a nip of brandy this cold
night. as you won't let us break bulk on
board. When we returned, Tom went
up the side first, was nabbed, and | had
hardly time, upon hearing him sing out.
TO shove off and escape myself"
We were now ready, and two of the
Planks just over WAITS head were care
fully turned over. He seemed for mo-
ment paralyzed-for a moment only.
Suddenly he sprang towards Mary Ran
some, grasped her hair with one hand,
and in the other held a cooked pistol.
YOU" he shouted, "you, accursed
mink, have done this. You went out
two hours ago.
lifted my hand. 'Hurrah Take
that, you cowardly lubber," roared Dick
Redhead, and down went the avalanche
of liquid, knocking not only the pistol