Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-08

aTAisster; bus what theBf Make it az
81 hi1-snow him but tais ch.noe Il
become wGsithy-srd VIII 20 pledged
he VIII forgive you"
So far Dick hsd spoken pretty much s.
-Gndorn; but /. w.s now uecesssrv, under
t1e supervision If six eyes. 20 Invent SIC
tel some marvellous ssory. end, IL i
vere possible, get asck ir'o HIS b,nd:
the sll. important ejgDe5. 20 sGuaodel
time WIS the fist necessity. Tee longer
bis stay lasted, TIE more would his cap
tors drink, eud thu surer shCu.d he be
when be attempted his escape.
We'll, Dick wse not much Of 81 Inventor
I'D what be told U.s pretty liuch tae
tile Of Ali lbs, with Snose5y sHd Tuu'
stall forest SUBJ II uteG frr the east ant
TIE treasures Ct the csveFu rather exsg
gersted than diminished. A the reader
is aware, it is a. excellent story and mas
but one drsw5sCk-:hati It Is rot true;
snt go IS these three simple shipme now
heard l. for & e frs. time their eyes stood
nut II their face and their mGuths gGped
lik. co6f.h st q fshmorger's
Pretty enon 8 second measure OF mulled
ale was called for, and wdile Dick was
still ar fully spinning ont the incidents q
third followed the second
Here WAS tie position OF the parties
towards the end: r=- "a
Arbisster, three parts drunk ard one
haf asleep, hung helpless On lis stool.
Even Tom h.d beeu much delighted with
The tale, az his vigilance hsd s0sted in
proportion. Meanwhile Dick had gradu-
ally worned his right arm clear OF its
| ponds, and wts resGy to ri-k eli.
"And co." said Plrret, ''y' are one OF
these7"
al w.s made ST." replied Dick,
"against nv will; but SD could but get
8 sack or two Of gold cn;n to my snare, l
should be fool indeed to continue
dwelling in filthy cave, aud standing
shot and buffet like soldier. Hare be
We four; guod7 Let u, then 60 forth
into the forest to- morrow ere ire SUI be
up. Could we come honestly by G
donkey, it were better; but 81 We cEnnot,
We have cur four ssrorg backs. and
! warrant ne we Shall cone hOne stasger-
ibg"
Pirret licked his lips.
"Aud this m.gic," he ssid-"'his pass
word whe reoy the cave is opered-how
cs!l We It, frierf2"
"N,y, none know the word but the
three chiefs" returned Dick; "but here
is your great fortune, that on this very
evening" l should De the besrer OF spell
30 open 1t. Il Is thirg net trus'fd twice
year beyond fine cspiaiu's wallet"
ga spell !" said Arb!sster. half awsken-
ing and seuintlrg upon Dick with one
eye. "AroiHt thee NC spells l ne coed
Christian. Ask my msn Tom, else"
"NIy, but this ia white msgic," said
Dick. ait doth Daught with tue devil :;
only the powers Of numbers, herbs and
planets"
'Ay, sy," said Plrret; tits but white
mssic, gossip. There is no sin therein, I
do assure you. But proceed, good
Souta. This speli--in what should it
cousist2"
"Nsy, that will incontinently show
You," answered Dick. "HsVe ye there
the RUG ye TOOK from my fogerH
Good! Now hold it forth before you by
the extreme 6nger-ends, st the arms
length, and ever sgsinst the shining OF
then, is the spell"
With S hsggard glsrce, Dick saw the
coast Was clear between him and the
door He put up an internal prayer
Then whipping forth his arm, he made
anne instant, lsyeriug M the table, he
sent it bodily ever upon the poor seaman
Tom. BE, poor soul, went down bswl-
ing under the ruins; and before Arblsster
Understood that anything WAS wrong, or
Pirret could collect his dsEAled wits, Dick
h.d run to the DIOR and eecsped into the
noonlit night.
The moon, which now rode in the mid.
NIB %
the snow, inside the open ground shout
| the hsroor as bright IS day; end yourg
Shelton le.piGg, with kilteC robe, among
the lumber. was S conspicuous n5ure
from afsr.
Tom aud Pirret followed him with
shouts; from every drinkipg-shop they
were joined by others whom their cries
aroused, and presently whole feet of
sailors was in tull pursuit. Bat Jack
ashore WAS bad runner, even in The 1T
tenth c"ntury, a1d Dick, besides, had q
start, which he rapidly improved Until, as
he crew near the entrance Of narrow
lace, he even paused and locked laugh
ingly behind him.
Upon the white foor OF snow al the
shipmen Of Shoreby came clustering In
an inkY mass, and tTsilipg GU. rear~ard
in isolated cluups. Every nan was
shouting or screaming; every man wss
gasticulstirg with both arms III air;
some one was contirus,ly falling, and to
complete the picture, when one fell a
dozen would fall Oh top Of him.
The confused mass Of sound which
they rolled up as nigh as to the moon
vas partly comicsl and partly terrifying
to the fugitive whom they Were hunting.
In itself, it wss impotent, for he made
sure no seaman In the port could run him
down. But the mere volume Of noise,
in so isr as it must swase all the sleepers
in Shoreby and bring sl the skulking
septries to the street, did really threaten
him with danger in the iIcut. So, spying
s dark doorway g. 9 corner. he whipped
briskly INTO it, and let the upcouth hunt
go by him, still shouting and gesticu-
| Listing, and al red with hurry and white
With tumbles In the snow.
II was long while, indeed, before this
crest Invasion OF the town by the harbour
came to Tn end, and it was long before
silence was restored. For long, lost
sailors were still TO be heard
pounding and shouting through the
streets in sll directions, and in every
quarter OF the town. Qlsrrels followed,
sometimes among themselves, sometimes
with the meu of the patrols; knives were