The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-04-24

reckoning. When | was forward,
just after reporting land heard the
distur nance aft / saw the men
clustering about ye, aud before I
could reach your sds the carpenter
had commenced business. Well
reckon l lost no time in getting af,
picking up a behaving pin or two on
my way which / expended to the
best advantage, bu, too late to help
the clip which palied your capstau
However, the man who crept astern
Of We got all he deservrd. aud the re.
mainder with the carpenter retreat.
cd to tho forcastle, while ] ran tho
old craft IN shore, rounded Il proiet-
ing point of land which forms u part
o! tue bay. aud here we are
"'As soou ~ ] conld I looked af
ter you, and wncn left the deck |
took the rrecnntiln to barricaie the
cabin door, with the stewards help
VINO is true rs steel. l worked upon
ye the b,ttor portion Of the day, bat
finally fell asleep from exhaustion.
aud / reckon The ste ward must have
taken u long wink also, fox when
attempted to 60 on deck. fonnl
that both the forward DOORS, sui af-
ter companion way, hal been f,sten
ed from the outside | thought of
the sky. light, but mass of old rub
bish had been piled upon it. Well,
u sharp axe soou solyed the ptob-
lem, aud | found that the drew la
hoistel the long boat. brJache / car g..
go, taken n barrel of brandy, anl
made tracks for the beach. ! sound.
Ell the pu,np well, bit the ship hal
not made another inch, winch con.
v,nces ne that the water in the hJl
is the result Of tho ships hboiiug
during tho gtle, which opened her
seams, aud also 10 the vast quauti.
tics we loJk aboard while uu uur
beam ends. There, sir. you nave it
MI IN nut she'll We are all right
here. with plenty of time to fit ont
and repair dtnnSes before proceed
ing on our cruise.
But the crew You can do moth
ing without them. The misguided
rasclls. how shall we assume control
over them ?
leave all that to me, sir.
have plan that will soon bring
them to their senses. Ouiy YOU krel
quiet arl nnrse your heal gear. III
attend 20 the rest, with tho stewar,
to lead Il hand.
Gregory. yor are worth yolr
weight in gcli, anl | graspel the
mates band with a warm pressure
Bat for you and yolr cool hca l.
would have baen food for the fishes
; feel better already. anl il the stew
ard will get m something to eat.
tuink | eau take n haul il clrryin I
ont Your plan What is it 2
Starvation, was the lacJnic ro.
Ply.
II refrained from asking any fur
ther qnestiOns, although mist con.
frss, ueighb,rs, | did not cletrly
ftshion what the bJld fellJN WAS ~
to.
ut was close rpon dusk when |
walked out ou deck, brt hight enough
for ma To view the butles Of the lat.
tie island, covered with its luxuries
varlare and foliage. The waters pt
the bay were clear as the depths of II
spring. the ancnor of the oil Panther
being plainly dlscernible on the BOT
tom.
Close to tho beach, aud directly
opposite the vessel, the mutineer.
had erected teut. by the vessel, The
mutincers nil erected toni, by the
sils Of Which Il hugo fire was burn,
ing brightly, aud haulei well up
bove high water III ,rli WAS the lDuI
boat. 1t was the only one the Pan
,her boosted, anl ns listened t.
their drunken shouts. or watches
them reeling mp AMI dJSn the beIch
my heart slcAened.
"Sud lenly a nan walked down tC
the very edge OF the water AMI hail
ed the ship, 1t VAS tue carpenter
With ths impulse of tho moment
answered, asking him what no want
ed.
"Want / shouted the half DRINK
on wretch. Want your heart bloot
aud after that all tho money an,l
treasure you've got slowed away in
the cabin. We Va got you, oil fel
low. aud when these fools are sober
enough, | IN coming aboard t. max,
you walk the plank and a hparse
triumphant laugn echoed across the
waters.
81 reckon we'll have to conmenr rt
Operations a little iJnar than Tex
pectei, saida low vIice at NV elb Nv
1t was the mate who had gained my
side nnpercelved.
"N hat do you mean, q .egory 7
IL must go ashore
"How viii you go when there is n,
boat 7 Look there, it will never d,
to think of swiuuing, AMI | point
OIL to the dorsai in of u huge shavt
which gilei swiftly by, leaving ,
phosphorescent wake behind him.
Look here, sir, anl leading IN,
TO the otf shore side. he showed m,
, sm Ill, rude, but effective raft, which
hs had constructed.
"Witn tnat, l reckon I'll trin,
them stloo,s to their senses, AN 4
my 30 save oar lives FROM tue draak
iu freuzy Of tho riuyleader,
"Every dollar had in tue world
| lai,rnl,nrs. ,Sas iuvasteal in tha car,t,