The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-17
CHAPTER XXI.
THE END.

| scliutiOn TO the difficulties and s.. ietlcs Of
| tho days that now followed II i, had not
been thick weather all the time donor know
| how should have Jared am sure was
bc,woed two fires, SO to say: On tlc ouo SIDE
the French cruisers and priyatec.,. ead On
the other side the ships II my own country,
! aud particularly the revenue cii,. r- and the
sloous and the like cruising after t.' s.nus
! gleIT As / knew that my relative ,H .d not
| D. with me under four days, | afe,"rt out of
si.ht OF land into the middle Of tie O.lunel,
between Beachy Head and the Seine coast,
AMI there lodged about under very small
canvas. heartily grateful for thc Ll1c that
| shroud,d the sea o. within mile o. me. |
scarcely closed my eyes in sleep, AID though
| NV worries were now of q very d.ucrcnt
Kind from those which had racked ne on the
ice. they Were, in their way, 70 the full as
torlnenting. Every sail that looinci in the
| dnginess filed me with alarm Several
! ships passed me close, and / could scarce
breathe TIL they were out OF sight Indeed,
lay Skulking ont upon that sea as il | was
some common thief broke loose from Jail
| However, il pleased heaven that ! should
manage To keep out of sight of those whom
! most strenuousy desired not 70 secs and
! the afternoon of the fourth day found the
| Boca lying of Beachy Head, and pc@r.ng
over the rail with haggard face at t.e DARK
shadow Of the land.
1t had been blowing aud showing an day.
The seas ran short and spitctully. II was a
dismal December afternoon, and tie more
sensibly disgusting to us who were fresh from
several weeks of the balm and glor, of tie
l a
| IL for a clear fine day for all that was like
! 10 be- WORTH
! 10 was the most reasonable thing Ia the
| world that a vessel should b. hove 90 iu such
sombcr weather; md so was under no con-
! Germ chat our posture in this rc-uct would
/ excite suspicion. should Hc hc deserted. The
hours sole away one by one. Vow and
/ again "a little coaster would pass. Imc hoy
/ bound west. "a sloop for the Tlum.s 90 iucgcr
on some unguessible mission all SMALL ships
o0zing dark and damp out of the goW and
mist and passing silently. | kop. the land
| close aboard TO b. out q the wlY of the
bigger craft, and kept the vessel iu tle wind
| TIL Do was necessary To reach TO our station
/ The three of us We're mighty p"us'c and
/ eager. staring necessarily with all our eyes;
but 10 looked rs II We were not 10 expect any
thing that day when the night put its dark
ness into the weather Then. rs J iorc,aw "a
serious danger II the wind shifted into the
south. and rs / could not obtain glimpse of
a shore light, resolved to bring up AND ride
till dawn Long 40 We had got the
schooncrs old anchors al the cath.al- and
the cables bent, So lowering the mainslil
aud hauling down the stay ioroslil. We let
f.If 81 q q @
10 q stand. put the Lead over the s.dc that
~ might know f she dragged, Lan- lan-
torn on toe forestry and one on ci,.el .a1f
ter, that our presence might to- marked hy
my relative should he pat out iu c4, Dtus,
and went below, leaving Cromwell tJ keep
tho lookout
WAS extremely fretful and auTiol,, aud
had no patience % talk with Billy PITT
There wcr. too many risks, too many ,a"ue
chances in this exploit 10 render CON -u .a-
ton of 10 t0lerabc. Suppose mt relative
should bee dead. Suppose Wilki.nI s4o1ld
be robbed Of his money. fall O. thc cu.,.u-of
cancrs as a sailor newly delivered 10 the
pleasures Of the land with ten guino2s IN his
pocket, get locked up for breaking the peace:
bab of us in his cups, aud start the Customs
on our traili There was no end q sIch con
lectures; and made myself 80 melancholy
that | was fool enough 10 thina t..lt ;ho
treasure wa no better than n ours, cu@ that
on the whole was better of on the Co. t.an
here with the anchor in English grou.d. and
my native soil within gunshot.
WIS up and about TIL midnight; AID tnen.
benz IT, the cabin and exhausted. fol -eep
across the table and IN that posture -, as
one dead. Some one dragging al inr arm
with very little tenderness, awoke mo ] was
in the mids; OF a dream OF the schOo.c" L1s-
inc been boarded 10y party of French
privateersmen, with Tassard at their lcId,
and the roughncss with which | wa 'l.....l
was exactly calculated to extend a.o uy
waking the horror and grief OF my 81. I'D.
Instantly sprang 90 my feet, aai Nv
Washington Cromwell
"Massa Rodney" Zee bawled, 'Ma>1 N.l-
my, de gents 'longsidc-him an N..."l
Vans. by de good Lord, dcy'so botn oelv'
Deg hail me an ] answer and say Who arc
youH and dey say Are you de Bocaf We
am say, and dcy say
had stood stupidity staring at him; but
my full understanding coming 10 me on a
sudden, jumped 10 the ladder and darted on
deck l lte4fu hh4its pFti tue rtsii II sue
and ran there. Il was not 50 dark but that
| could see the outline Of a Deal lugger.
While was pcering the voice Of my man
Wilkinson cried out, "Ol deck, therel Crom-
well Billy-WhcrcsM Mr. RodneyN
Hero ann cried !.
NV God. Paul" exclaimed the voice of
Mr. Mason, this encounter is fortunate in
deed.
shouted to the negroes to show a light,
and ia few IuiuUtes Mr.. Mason, Wilkinson
and a couple OF Dea! boa,men came over the
side. | grasped my relative by both hands.
had not seen him Tor four years.
This is good OF sou, indeed" | cried.
But YOU must be persisted with the cold Of
that open boat. Come below at once-cone,
Wilkinson, and YOU men-there's fire in the
cook room and drink To warm us and down
bundled in the widest confusion Of excite
mcut, followed by Mason and the others.
Nv relative was warmly clad, and did not
seem t. suffer from the cold. Tie took me by
the hand and brought me TO the lantern light,
and stood viewing mo.
"Av.n said he. "yOu are Your old self-a