Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-03

~ @S% rs Nc danger was eX.
oFG 9L> treme. II one
Of Sir Daniels men caught sight Of them
and raised the view-hall9, they would be
run down and butchered Instantly. And
not only WAS the town OF Shoreby mere
net Of peri for their lives, but 10 make
Tor the open country WAS 10 run the risk
Of the patrols.
A little wsy CT, upon the open ground,
they spied g Windmill standings and hsrd
by that, very large gransIy with open
doors.
"Rou II we lay there until the night
tall?" Dick proposed.
And Lswless having no better sugges-
lion to Offer, they msde 8 straight push
for the graRary st c run, and contested
themselves behind the door smonS
some straw. The daylight rapidly
depsrted; and presently the moon
was siyerirg the frozen snow. Now or
never was their opportunity to gain the
Goat and Bsgpipes unoDseryed 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 placa where, In the concourse OF
people, they stood the more imminent
peril to be recognized and slain.
This course wss long oDe. Il took
them not ar from the house on the beach.
low lying dark and silent, and brought
them forth ct last by the margin of the
harbour. Many Of the ships, as they
could see by the clear moonshine, had
weighed anchor, and, profising by the
calm SLY, proceeded for more distant
parts; snswerablY to this, the rude ale
houses along the beach (althougn in de-
Hance OF the cuFfew law, they still shone
with fire and ceDdle) were no longer
thropged with customers, and no longer
echoed to the choros Of sea songs.
Hastily, hsIf running, with their monk
Ism rsiment killed to the knee, they
'plInged through the deep snow and
Snd they were already more than half way
round the harbor whep, es they were pass.
ing close before an slahouse. the door
suddenly opened and let out s gush Of
light upon their nee:ing figures.
INSTANTLY they stopped ana made be-
lieYe TO be engaged In earnest converse
ton.
Three men, Que after another, came ou,
OF the alehouse, and the last closed the
door behind him. ALI three were un-
steady upon their feet, as IL they had
passed the day In deep potations, and
they now stood wavering in the moon
light, lice men who knew not WHIST they
would be after. The tsllest OF the three
was talking in 3 loud, lsmentsble voice.
"Seven pieces OF as good Gsscnny as
ever q tspsrer broecned," he was sayiag,
"the best ship out o. the port o. Dart
mouth, 3 Virgin Msry parcel gilt, thirteen
pounds Of good gold money"
81 have hsd Losses, too" interrupted
one OF the others. az have had losses of
mine OWL, gossip Arblsster. ! wss
robbed st Martinmas Of five shillings and
leather wallet well worth ninepsnce
fart 'ipg@
Dicks heart smote him az 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 highhanded mspner and ill-eD ding
of his enterprise; snd both he and LAW
less turned their heads the other way, to
avoid the chance Of recognition.
The ships dog had, however, made his
escape from the wreck and found his way
back to Shoreby. He WAS now st Ar
b sster's heels, and suddenly smiling and
Or cking his ears, he darted forWa and
began TO bark furicusly at the two sham
irisrs
His MISTER uustesdily followed him.
"Hsy, shipmstesi" he cried. Shave ys
ever penny piece for 8 poof OLD
shipmsn, clean destroyed by pirates? I
an msn that would have paid you both
o. Thursday morning.. and now here be
,osS.turday night begging for g fisgou Of
:xse2 AK my man Tom if ye misdoubt
me. Seven pieces OF good Gascon wine,
was my fsther's before me, .
Blessed Mary OF piane-tree wood and
parcel gilt, and thirteen pounds in
gold and silver. Hey! what ssy ye9 A
man thai 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.
CONE. penny piece"
Neither Dick nor Lswless burst answe
MIN word lest he should recognise their
voices; and they stood there as helpless
sssa ship ashore, not knowing where to
turn nor Whist to hope.
"Are ye dumb, boy ?" inquired the skip
per. "Mates," he added, with q hiccup,
"they are dumb. like NOT this manner
Of discourtesy; for an man be dumb so
be as he's court. GUS, he will still speak
when he was spoken to, methinks."
20 BY this time the sailor, Tom, who wss
8 man of great personal strength, seemed
10 have conceived some suspicion Of these
two speeches. figures; and being soberer
than his csptsin stepped suddenly before
him, took Lswlessroughiy oy the shoulder
snd asked him, with an oath, Whist all d
him that he held his tongue. To this the
outlaw, thinking all was over, made ans
wer By q wrestling feint that stretched the
sxilor on the sand, and calling upon Dick
to follow him, took to his heels among
the lumber.
The sftsir passed In q second. Before
Dick could run at all, Arblaster hsd him
in his arms, Tom, crawling on his face,
had caught him by one foot, and the third
man had Q drawn cutlxss brandisning
shove bis head.
II was not so much the danger, II <Ras
not so much the annoyance, that now
bowed down the spirits Of young Shell
ion; 1t was the profound humiliation to
have escaped Sir Daniel, convincedLord
Risingham, and now fall helpless in the
hands Of this old, drunken sailor; and
not merely helpless, but, ss his conscience
loudlv told him when IL Waa ton late act.