The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-06-05

only was the Town
of Shoreby mere net of peril for their lives,
but to make for the open country was to run
che risk of the patrols.
A little way off, upon some open ground,
they spied windmill standing; and hard by
that, very large granary with open doors.
GLOW if we lay there until the night fall ?"
Dick proposed.
And Lawless, having no better suggestion to
offer, they made straight push for the gran
airy at a run, and concealed themselves behind
the door among some straw. The daylight
rapidly departed and presently the moon was
silvering the frozen snow. Now or never was
Sheir opportunity to gain the Goat and Bag
pipes unobserved and change their tell-tale
garments, Yet even then it was advisable to
go round by the outskirts, and not run the
gauntlet of the market place, where, in the
concoHrse of people, they stood the more inn
ypinent perl TO DO recognized and.slain.
This course was long one. 1t took them
not far from the house by the beach, now lying
dark and silent, and brought them forth at
last by the margin of the harbor Many of the
ships, as they could see by the clear moonshine,
had weighed an Choir, and, profiting by the
calm sky, proceeded for more distant parts
answerably to this the rude alehouses along
the beach (although in defiance of the curfew
law, they still shone with fire and candle)
were no longer thronged with customers, and
no longer echoed to the chorus of sea-songs.
Hastily half running, with their monkish
Faiment killed to the knee, they plunged
through the deep snow and threaded the
labyrinth of marine lumber; and they were
already more than half way round the harbor
when, as they were passing close before an
a1ehouse, the door suddenly opened and let
out a gush of light upon their teetng figures.
Instantly they stopped and made believe to
be engaged in earnest conversation.
Three men, one after another, came out of
the alehouse, and the last closed the door be-
hind him. All three were unsteady on their
feet, as if they had passed the day in deep po-
tations, and they now stood Wavering in the
moonlight, like men who knew not what they
would be after The tallest of the three was
talking in loud, lamentable voice.
"Seven pieces Of as good Gascony as ever
Eapster preached" he was saying "the best
ship out O. the port O. Dartmouth, a Virgin
Mary parcel-gilt, thirteen pounds OF good gold
money
al have had losses too'' interrupted one of
the others. 81 have had losses of mine own,
gossip Arblaster. was robbed at Martinmas
of five shillings and a leather wallet well worth
1inepence farthing."
Dicks heart smote him at what he heard.
Until that moment he had not perhaps thought
twice of the poor skipper who had been ruined
by the loss of the Good Hope; so careless, in
those days, were men who wore arms OF the
goods and interests of their interiors. But this
sudden encounter reminded him sharply of the
high-handed manner and ill-ending of his en-
terprise and both he and Lawless turned their
heads the other way, to avoid the chance of
recognition.
cape from the wreck and found his way
back again to Shoreby. He was now at Ar
blaster's heels, and suddenly shifting and
pricking his ears, he darted forward and began
90 bark furiou;ly at the two sham friars.
His master unsteadily followed him.
"Hey lshipmates! !" helcried. "Have ye ever
@ penny piece for poor old shipman, clean
destroyed by pirates? l am man that would
have paid for you both O. Thursday morning;
and now here be O Saturday night, begging
for flagon of ale! Ask my man Tom, if
you misdoubt me. Seven pieces OF good Gas
con wine, a ship that was mine own, and my
fathers before me, Blessed Mary OF plane
tree wood and parcel-gilt and thirteen pounds
in gold and silver. E1eyl What say ye? A
man that fought the French, too for / have
fought the French have cut more French
throats upon the high seas than ever man
that sails out of Dartmouth. Come, penny
piece"
Neither Dick nor Lawless burst answer him
a word lest he should recognize their voices !;
and they stood there as helpless as a ship
ashore, not knowing where to turn nor what to
hAre We dumb boy?" inquired the skipper.
fsAIates" he added with a hiccup, "they be
dumb. / like not this manner of diseourtesyi
for am q man be dumb, so be as he's courteous,
he will still speak when he was spoken to, me-
thinks"
BY this time the sailor, Tom, who was man
of great personal strength, seemed 70 nave
conceived some suspicion Of these two speech
less figures and being soberer than his captain,
stepped suddenly before him, took Lawless
roughly by the shoulder, and asked him, with
an oath what allied him that he held his
tongue. To this the outlaw, thinking all was
over, made answer by wrestling feint that
stretched the sailor on the sand, and calling
Apon Dick to follow him, took TO his heels
among the lumber.
could run at all Arblastor had him in his
arms Tom, crawling on his face, lad caught
him by one foot and the third man had
drawn cutlass brandishing above his head.
1t was not so much the danger, II was not 50
cnuch he anuoYauee. that now bowed down