The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1879-11-28

never relaxed his vigilance, and I resolved
that | would second him with my ewes
and ears to the utmost.
Aside from these misgivings, the voy
age was a most delightful one. Thu
weather was mild, the sea smooth. the
wind exactly in the right direction an6
we were running rapidly down the coas
OF Portugal. The passengers numbered
twenty including the servants, ten being
men, three ladies, the wives of some of the
owners, and three children. We whiled
away the time, with reading, whist playing
and music, and spent much Of it OF
deck, chatting and enjoying the voyage
| must explain here that the cabin and
saloon which we occupied in the latter
part Of the yacht communicated with the
deck by means Of narrow stairway
hardly wide enough for two to pass.
One night, about eleven, after all the
other passengers had retired, I had been
walking the after deck with the captain
enjoying quiet cigar. The moon shone
brightly, and the scene was so captivating
that fingered on deck to observe it after
I had bid the captain good night. I sat
down between two Of the small boats and
and the railing and watched the cloudless
heavens, the distant shore, and the long
swell Of the sea, Illuminated by a broad
pathway of hight. I could see the vigilant
captain pacing the deck from me and
the sailors of this watch I had seen some
minutes before about the forward ladder.
The sound of subdued voices suddenly
arrested my attention. [ listened and
heard two voices from the other side of
the boat talking hurriedly in French. My
heart almost stopped its motion as these
words came to my ears F:
"I might shoot him from here"
"Nay, you fool, the report would rouse
them below, and they might come up
quick enough to give us trouble"
'Half of them have pistols, and that
Ailel c'@l .' "'.l .'o e 4l tlo 4 fands Wbat 10
you call it?-six pistols in one. He car
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1T -: = ~ a9d ero +bom with brandy and
be rea5v to rush aft at my signal.
49, o7oao - tho s;da of tho hoat
:. a;5 d;soovary heard the stealtbv
9 = : foot danort;no parbans two
9oa',4 .:',,,tas = a1anssd and then the 6gure Of
lbe little Frenchman whom the consul had
snsnectel Of being the spy Of the secret
order, stole aft 10 the stairway with
stea,tbv step.
nv heart cave a great bound, for [ saw
the work that I must now do. Thank
Heaven, I was prepared I drew my
revolver from my pocket, cooked it, and
brought my eye on the Frenchman. He
stood leaning careIessly on the baluster
a, sx,o1ocnT the head ct the STAIRS. DuL he