New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-04-22
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THE FISHERMAN'S BRIDE.
CHAPTER XxVII.-CoNr1NuED.

CHAPTER. xvii CONTINUED.
Overhead, the beacon fire burned
higher and more fercely-upon the
dark night streamed the flames yet
wildly, and the sky glowed with All
angry red, while the waters now rock
ed to and fro, and a long, low moan
4 sounded up from the depths, like the
dissatisfied murmur OF sleepers too
suddenly aroused. 49,
'"The breeze is rising" said the elder
man, addressing the mate. cay, ay!
hear, I hear!" was the response; and
the mate put his hand to his ear, and
listened with an eagerness that was
painful in it's intensity, for some other
sound than those which already broke
the solemn silence of the night.
: Suddenly-clear, distinct, above the
+ anoan of the wind, the hollow murmur
of the sea-, the devouring roar, Of
the fire, and the crack, and fall, and
crash of stone, or beams, or stubborn
wall or rafter-was heard along, clear
whistle. At it's sound, the men start.
ed, and YaWmans sprang on shore.
At the same moment, a loud shout Of
many voices, in mingled rage and dis
appointment, burst upon their ears-the
sharp crack of shots we're heard
horses hoofs sounded hollow along the
rocky way overhead, and the men
with one voice uttered an oath, coupl-
ed with the exclamation Of 'The
coastguard!"
Their cutlasses flashed m omentarily
+1,o ir1bt nj, n
on, but the mate 81 gned to them to be
calm, while he never turned eye nor
ear from the one"spot on which they
had been set, as he leaped from the
boat to shore. He stood, one hand
grasping a pistol, the fingers of the
other in the belt clasped round his
body, and in which also glittered the
steel Of g. weapon similar to that of
his comrades.
AS if forewarned of the precise spot
4 where danger might be expected, or
defence needed, he stood, one foot a
d little in advance, his eyes fixed upon
the loose boulders Of rock that lay APP
parently pell-mell at the foot of the
perpendicular sea-wall-his teeth set,
Il his breath, coming thick and hard,
his huge frame immovable as q stat
tie. " -
Again, and this time nearer, sound
4 ed the whistle, and a light cleaned be-
i tween the crevices on which the eye of
the mate were SET Hesprang forward,
4 with mighty effort hurled aside the
& mass of loose stone which had con-
& cealed the entrance of the cave, and
from it's dark passage rushed Saul
Meghorn, blackened and disfgured,
his hair and clothes in wild disorder,
flushed by haste, and his eyes flash
ing wildly. ..-,>..
" ssStand aside!" he shouted; "stand
aside! They are upon my heels, the
= bloodhounds! But I have done them!
The fire at the other entrance, and
ah! they are here?" %*..g~ u
At the moment, a confused murmur
sounded down the vaulted passage,
light cleaned on it's ROCKY sides. Saul
stopped, and fired twice in quick sue
cession. There was a cry, a groan, a.
hasty murmur Of men-with a united
effort the huge boulders were thrust
to their places, and the two made
with allspeed for the boat.
"Quick! quick!" repeated Saul, as
they hurried along; "they are upon us
on all sides. The alarm was given at
the station below-the cutters man
ning-the men are mastering he add
ed, with an oath; Shut they have mis-
taken their game ~.
They reached the boat-even in
4 that moment of panic the men utter
ed subdued cheer, as their long-ab-
:. sent captain once more greeted their
sight; and the pirate thrilled with
something of the old feeling as he seat
b ed himselfin the stern Of the boat,
and Yawmans, leaving him to steer,
beat a vigorous arm to the oar. ::
Swiftly they sped along-cleared
the bay, and boldly struck into the
open space. F." "s.<
Mat ventured a syllable OF remon-
STRANGE, but was silenced, less by a
& word than by the awful expression
which accompanied it, and the fierce
determination, almost supernatural,
that seemed to burn in every feature
of the outlaw. VIII
13Bah!" he went on, and the words
6 seemed ground out between his closed
+ teeth, II tell you nothing will touch
us this night. I fear nothing. If ]
lured them out thus, it was but to
give them a parting farewell; and by
all the flames of the fiery furnace, I've
lit a blaze yonder that will serve them
K to talk Of for many day"
He pointed with his extended arm
to where they could now see the full
extent Of the conhagration. The fire
B had settled down to affixed and steady
glow, and by it's light they saw the hay.
oc it. had already: worked upon that
which had been the home OF Meghorn
81 filled and furnished FOR his. hard Won
prize, his dainty bride.
It was roohess now, and in and out
the rafters ran the rude flames, and
licked & and sprawled, and tumbled
over IL their wild gambols, now and
again flaringg up. brightly to a. clear
pyramid Of fire, lighting the country
ID far and wide. ..5 .s 81
The few shrubs that stood near were