Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-02

they were taking too much--ordcred them
to desst from drinking, and return to
their several duties.
Meanwhile, we were sent back to our
dungeon, with sentinel stationed at the
opening.
"Not word" whispered WILL as we
settled down in our prison. Heres
something, Captain" he continued, "that
belongs to YOU
"Why," said the Captain in reply, as
Will handed him the article mentioned,
''this is q stopper out OF my medicine
chest"
"To be sure it is, Jack. returned Will !;
"and must apologize for the liberty Of
taking your laudanum phial but my
COMPOUNDED back-tooth was so painful on
board the ship last night, that | got up
and took it, and luckily forgot to return it
this morning. You must debit me with
the bottle and its contents, for | dropped
them both into the vagabonds' wine
jar y
"What r. we all exclaimed in breath.
"Now, stop your clappers y continued
the supercargo. Jack, you know I'm
not bad ut slcght. of hand tricks. Well,
in the first place, having contrived to Sc
cret the bottle while the blackguards were
relieving Inc of my valuables, and then
having attained the position of waiter,
what was easier than to wriggle the bot
and drop the lot into their swipse, giving
the bottle crack AMI stirring the laud-
anum up every time | dipped the horn in
it,
Bravo, Will !" cried tho Captain,
Selling his hand and giving it hearty
shake. "If that's the case, we're safe /;
for the black-faced rascals won't wake up
for dozen hours, I'll be bound. There
our guard has dropped off already"
And sure enough, the drowsy ruilan
had planted himself right across the
opening and was snoring loudly.
"Now for it ~ exclaimed the impetu-
Gus Jack jenkins, rising.
"Hold hard!'' said Will. LET them
get well off.
So, settling ourselves down fox half an
hour, we talked the matter over. At the
end of this time, we sent the trembling
Themistocles to see how things were out
side ; and after peeping over the pros
trate sentinel, he gave us TO understand
that all were sleeping except three, and
they were retiring " the further end of
the ravine, and would in minute be out
of sight
Capital - said Will, with suppressed
excitement. "Now. each take a pistol
and cutlass from the fellows. and follow
me"
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our vaiuables we found by the
side of the sleeping chief-as well MS
several snare pistols to carry. Picking
our way without speaking n word. we adj
vanced' toward the open end of the ravine,
and. lust as we turned round iutting
piece of rock. we saw the three sentinels,
seemingly in earnest conversation.
"Halt !" whispered Will. "Now for n
rush !" and each singing out his man and
clutclinr his rifle by the barrel-for we
avoided the noise of shsotinp-wc sprang
forward. Almost simultaneously. and be-
fore the enemy had time to observe lis,
we were upon them. and three riile-stocks
descended upon three shock heads with
such force that two of the fellows drop
ned like stones The stock of nv rifle
glanced off the hard head of nv antago-
mist and crashed against the rock. With
a stihed cry. he turned but in an instant
my hand was upon his throat, and the
sound died in his gullet while with the
strength of desperation. [ dashed his
head against the wall like rock and after
a struggle-:n which ho wounded me with
his dagger--he fell from nv grasp, appa-
rently lifeless.
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