Telegram-herald., 1890-05-05
WOLFERT WEBER
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th4t SAN. who Sas then a young fellow,
and worked On the farm Of kllliaa
Sgydam Oa Long Island, having In
ished nls work early, Wa fishing, Ons
stlu summer evening. Just about the
neighborhOod of Hell GAZE. He VA In
q hight skit. s1d being vel acquainted
with tho currents aud eddiss. he had
been able % shift his station with the
shifting Of the ride. from the Hen and
Chickens 70 the Hogs back. and from
The Hogs bacx % tns Pot. and from the
Poe % the Frying pan; but In the s@ser-
nsss Of his sport sam did not sec that
the tide vas rapidly eoblng. until the
roaring Of the ~hirlpools and r<pids
warned him Of bis danger. and he had
come difficulty in shooting his skiff from
among the rocks and breakers, and get
ting % the point OF Black~ells Island
Here ne cast anchor for some time. wait
ing the turn Il the tide 10 enable him 90
return home~ ards. As the night set in il
grew clustering and gusty. DARK clouds
came bundling up IN the west; and now
and then a growl Of thunder or fash Of
lightning tod that summer storm was
at hand Sam pulled over, therefore.
under the lee Of Manhattan Island, and
coasting along came 10 = snug nook. Just
under a steep beetlng rock. where he
fastened his skId 70 the root Of tree
that shot out from cleft and spread It's
bread branches ike canopy over the
water. The gust came securing along.
the wind threw up the river in white
surges: the rain ratified among the
leaves. tho thunder beloved worse
that that which IS now believing. the
lightning seemed 20 lex Up the sUrges
os the stream. but sam, snugly shell
tered under rock and tree. lay
crUuched IA his skiff. rocking upon the
bllows. until be fell asleep. When he
awOke al was quiet. The gust had passed
away, and only now and then a faint
gleam of lightning in the east showed
which way It had gone. The night was
dark and moonless; and from the state
of the tide Sam concluded IL was near
midnight. he was on the point Of max
ing loose his skiff 20 return homewards
when ne saw light cleaning along the
water from q distance. which seemed
rapidly approaching As it drew near
be perceived that 1t came from Ian
thorn in the bow OF boat which was
gliding along under shadow Of the
bank Il pulled up in a small cove close
. hara - A -srrs nd
shore, and searching about with the Ian
thorn exclaimed: This is the place
here's the iron ring" The boat was then
made fast, and the man returning on
board, assisted his comrades in convey
ing something heavy on shore. As the
light CLEANED among them Sam saw
that they were five stout, desperate look
ing fellows Ia red woolen caps, with a
leader In a three cornered hat, and
that some OF them were armed with
dirks, or long knives and pistols They
talked low 70 one another, and occasion
ally In some outlishish tongue which he
could not understand.
On landing they made their way among
the bushes, taking turns 10 relieve each
other In ugginS their burden up the
rocky bank Sans curiosity was now
fully aroused, 50 leaving his skiff he
clanbered silently up the ridge that over
looked their path. They had stopped to
rest for n moment, and the leader was
looking about among the bushes with his
lanthorn. Have you brought the
spades" said one. They are here" re-
piled another, who had them on his
shoulder We must dig deep, where
there viii De no risk Of discovery" said
a third.
A cold chill ran through Sans veins
He fancicd he saw before him gang Of
murderers. about to bury their victim.
His knees snote together. In his agita-
ton he shook the branch Of a tree with
which he was supporting himself as ne
looked over the edge Of the cliff.
What's THAR cTicd one Of the gang.
Some one stirs anoIg the bushesi'
The lanthOrn was held up in the direc-
ton q the noise. One Of the red caps
cooked pistol, AID pointed il towards
tho verv place where sam was standing.
lie stood Elotiouless-breathless. expect
ing the next moment To be his last. For
tunstely. bis dinsT complexion was in
his favor. aad made co glare among the
leaves.
'Tls no one. said tho man with the
lsnthorn. What a plague' you would
not Gre OF your pistol and alarm the
country
The pistol was Knocked. the burden
was resumed. and the party slowly toiled
up the bank. sam watched them as they
went. the light sending bsck fitful
CLEANS through the dripping bushes. and
Il vas not tiii theT were fairly out a
sight that he vcutlred % draw breath
freely. He now thought Of getting back
70 his boat and making his escape out of
the reach 4 such dangerous nsighbors.
but curiosity was al powerful with poor
sam. n. hesitsted and fingered and
listened By and bT he heard the strokes
~ spades
They are digging the graver' ssid he
70 himself. the cold scat ssTcsd upon
bis forehead. EverT stroke Il a spade,
as Il sounded throuEh the silent groves,
-sus - his heart. Is vas evident there
-as "a little noise made "a possible
everything rad an air Of mystery and
s-cr-cv Sam rad a xrsas r>iisA for The
horrible-s tsle of murder vas treat for
hi1f and he vas a constant attendant
sf srscaefsus He could not. therefore
rs<iss an impulse. IN spiee af every dan
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