The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-05

ordered the coyer put over tho hold and
fastened down. Whether it would be
reopened the next morning or whether
they would he kept there until the ship
reached Havana they did not know. An
awful fear came over Fatty Wines, and
he said in q voice that trembled in spite
Of himself:
Were in for it now. Tommy. sure
popr"
"Well." said Tommy. 1--WE might as
we'll make the best oR it here, and not let
these rats brighten rs TO death. Well
have to keep ii stiff upper lip now that
we are out for IA life Of adventure"
They were Tin tor 1t" and no mistake.
but they did not iose heart. For awhile
they lay listening 10 the scampering Of
rats and the sound Of waves dashing
against the vessels side. Before long
their eyes began to droop. and they fell
into a dead sleep. from, which they were
awakened by The jolting Of the ship.
which told item that they had started On
their way. 1t was pitch dark when they
awoke, and as neither boy had q watch
they could not tell whether they had
been asleep six hours or "a. But there
was no mistake about the motion of the
ship. She was fairly under way and
very likely out Of sight of land
Tommy put q good face on the matter.
but Fatty wal very quiet. He was think
ing Of his home and wondering whether
he would ever see his father and mother
again. Just as he was on the point Of
turning upon his companion with a tor
rent of reprosches for having induced
him to run away he heard . sudden
noise, and q moment later the covering
Of che hatchway was removed, and the
captains voice was heard telling one Of
the sailors to go down in the hold and
sec IL . certain box was there. II was
pleasant. to see the light Of day once
more and feel the rush Of fresh air from
above.
I'VE must be ut of sight Of land
now" said Tommy, 80 we might'as well
60 and show ourselves on deck"
The boys accordingly left their place
Of concealment. clambered swiftly over
tho boxes and came upon the sailor with
q s%uddenness that caused him to rush on
deck screaming out that there were evil
spirits chasing him about the ship, The
boys followed him NJ fast ~ they could.
and as they clambered out Of the hold
they found the captain, the mate and
nearly all tho crew gathered in AMAZE
ment about the hatchway. Their clothes
wore. torn and covered with dust. their
faces were grimy. and their uncombed
locks hung down owe their eyes,. 1t
was several moments before 1t dawned
on tho mate that they were the same
we'll dressed. polite little fellows whom
he had seen play ing about the ship . few
hours before. ~,
why captain!". he exclaimed. those
sre the same little chaps We saw here
this morning. They must have got
locked up in the cargo" "a So. =
This was the moment that Tommy had
been waiting for. Stepping forward. he
said to the captain:
IF you please, sir. we are TIVE stowa-
ways. and we hid in the cargo because
we wanted to go to sea like the boy in
tho Ocean Guerrillas; or. The Phantom
Midshipmun. Are we anywhere near
Havana yeti" h.A
The captain and the mate looked ut
each other and then ut the two boys and
then burst into uproarious laughter.
IN show you how near we are to
Havana" exclaimed the mate as he took
Tommy. in his arms and lifted him up 90
that he could zee over the bulwarks.
They were inst passing through the Mar
rows, with Staten Island on ono side and
the romantic shores Of Bath and Benson
hurst on the other. In the distance Tom
my could see the form Of the Cohey Is
land elephant outlined against the sky.
A tug had the brigantine In tow. and
she was moving rapidly through the wa
ter. 1t was an awful come down to both
the boys to learn that instead Of being
far out ut sea with the whales spouting.
the seagulls circling over their heads and
the white crested waves dancing in the
sunlight, and other delightful surround
ings, as described in THE Pirates
Bride: Or. the Avenginy Demon Of the
Gulf" to find instead Of all this that
they, were still in New York harbor and
bearing down on Coney Island as fast aa
the tug could take them.
Now. boys" said the captain. II am
just going to drop you ashore, and you
take my advice and go home as fast as
you can. It's mighty lucky you came
out of your holes when you did. for those
matches might not be opened again be-
fore we made port, and by that time
there'd be mighty little left of two lads
Of your size. Mr.. Bramhall," he CON
tinued. turning to the mate. wed bet
ter have the boat manned and put them
ashore at Coney Island. They can east