The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-08
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sloop's lantern lay like a floating star on the
black waters.
"Whatn cried L mistress Della in that
sloop And who is with her, preyF"
"Why, Black Dick, to begin with-and
| Reuben Gedges-and Jeremy Toy"
] ..All the lznaves left in the pack-God help
her!n muttered, as looked out towards the
/ light, and my heart beat heavily. "God help
: her!'' I said again, and, turning, spied a grin
! on the captains face.
''Under Providence" answered he, ''your
unworthy servant may suffice. But what IS
my reward to be?'
Your necs,n said 7, eff can save it when
you are led before the Cornish captains"
''That's fair enough; SO listen. These few
months the lady has been shut in Bristol Keep,
whittier, by the advice of our employer, we
convened her back safe and sound This same
employer
"a dirty rogue, whom you may as well
call by his name-Hannibal Tingcomb."
"Risht, young sir; a very dirty rogue, and
niggardly; I hate a mean rascal. Well,
fearing her second escape from that prison.
and being hand in glove with the parliament
men, he gets her on board sloop bound for
the Virginias, just at the time when he knows
the Earl of Stamford is to march and crush
the Cornishmen. For escort she has the three
comrades OF mine that named: and the CAD
tain OF the sloop "a fellow that asks no ques-
tions) has orders to cruise along the coast
hereabouts till he gets news of the battlen
(Which you were just now about to give
him" cried L, suddenly enlightened.
Fright again. Twas pretty scheme; for
dye seea-if all went well with the Earl of
Stamford, the Kings law would be wiped out
in Cornwall, and Master Tingcomb with his
claims and meritorious servicesl might snap
his thumb thereat. So in that case, Mistress
Della was to be brought ashore here and taken
to him, to serve as he fancied. But if the day
should 20 against us-as it has-she was to
sail to the Virginias with :ile sloop, and there
be sold as q slave Or worse might happen;
but swear that is the worst was ever told
me-"
GOD knows tits vile enough, ~ said /, scarce
able to refrain from blowing his brains out.
$50 you were to follow the earl's army, and
work the sigrals9 Which are they?" For a
quick resolve had come into my head, and
was casting about to put it into execution.
"a green light if we won; if not, a red
light, to warn the'sloop away"
Ipicked up the packet that had dropped
from his hand when first sprang upon him.
1t was burst abroad, and brown powder
trickled from it about the ledge.
''This was the red light-to be sprinkled on
the burning charcoal, supposed"
The fellow nodded At the same moment
Billy twho as yet had not spoke word and,
of course, understood nothingl thrust into my
hand another packet that he had found stuck
in a corner against the rock.
; Now tell me-in case the rebels won where
was the landing to be made?'
, ''In the cove below here-where the roaG
!, leads down"
SAY, the road where the wagon stood"
Capt. Luke Settle blinked his eyes at this
but nodded after moment.
"And how many would escort here"
He caught my drift and laughed softly.
''Be damned, sir, but l begin to love you
for you play the game very proper ant
soundly. Reuben, Jeremy and Black Dicl
alone are in the plot; so why should more es
cort herr For the skipper and crew have
their own business to look after.n
"Then, Master Settle, though it be sor
4, trial to you, those three knaves you mus
give me, or play my ace,n and pressed tn
ring OF my pistol sharply against his ear as
: reminder.
: with all my heart, young sir, you shall
have Them" says he, briskly.
sAnd this is honor among thieves
thought 1; ''you would sell your comrade a
you sold your king" but only said: ''If yol
I; cry out or speak one word to warn themn-
Before 1 could get my sentence out, Bill,
Pottery broke in with voice like a trumpet
, Gas folks go, Jack, be humorous man
Z But sittin' here an ponderin' this way al
: that, l says, in my deaf an afflicted style
: why not shoot the ugly rogue, if mirth, il
deed, be your objectr For to wait till a
: uglier comes to this untraveled spot is super
9 fluffy"
: How to explain matters to Billy was NOR
q than could tell, but in a moment he himsel
g supplied the means For the rocks here wer
d of some kind of slate very hard, but scaly
:. and finding two pieces, large and small
:, he handed them to me, bawling that was t
d write Herewith. So, giving him my pisto
n made shift to scribble few words Seem
his eyes twinkle as he read | stood up
u The charcoal by this time was a CLOWN
n mass of red and threw so clear light on L
d that feared the crew on board the sloo
g, might see our forms and suspect their misac
ST venture. But the lantern still hung steadily
Sc SO, signing to Billy to drag our prisoner b.
u hind a tamarisk bush. l opened the secon
y packet and poured some of the powder int
% my hand.
1t was composed Of tiny crystals, yello,
l. and flaky; and, holding it, for moment
l. was possessed with horrid fear that tn
q might be the signal to warn the sloop away
N l flung a look a t the captain, who read m
thoughts on the instant.
y ''Never fear, young sir; am no such her
IT as to sell my life for that tag-rag. Only NAL
$, haste, for your deaf friend has cursed ugl
le way Of fumbling his pistol"
lie So, taking heart, l tore the packet Wild
and shook out the powder on the Goals
At Instantly there came a dense, chokin
vapor, and vivid green fare that turne
Up the rocks, the sky and our faces to a ghastl
Oh briliance For two minutes, at least, th
rs unnatural light lasted. As soon as it die
TO away and the fumes cleared, l looked Sc
IL ward
iy The lantern on the sloop was moving
IS. answer to the signal. Three times it W;
SO lifted and lowered; and then in the stillne
lis I heard voices calling, and soon after the re
at ular splash of oars
There was no time to be lost Pulling IL
50 captain to his feet, we scrambled up the gull
Y and out at the top, and across the fields
l fast as our legs would take U.s. Molly can
y TO my call and trotted beside me-the ca
Id tain following some PAGES behind, and Bill
if last to keen q safe watch ON his r,ove,,,aT,t
ed AT the gate, however, where we turn,
Id into the road, L tethered the mare lest t
sound of her hoofs should betray US, al
rs down towards the sea we pelted, till almost
y the foot Of the hill pulled up and listene