Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30
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Ine act' the all-important mission on
which he had come. v"
~ was agreed between him and Tn.
Ii.Aa snat ner people should remain out
y. s'ent I'LL his men had gained the
ueoA VI tne Zoe, where they expected to
Mee1 haiph Denham, when the Mon
tauKs were to swarm on board shouting
the battle cry OF their tribe,
In accordance with this plan Iieutar
ant Hedges. sword in hand. was the
nrst man to leap on the deck of the
Wanderer, Mr.. Dayton remaining hack
10 direct matters on board.
with the quick bound OF tigers two
score stalwart young men initiated their
aarlng leader. and. quicker than the
heroic deed can be recorded, they made
tor Inc long gun amidships, and drove
PACK or killed the men who were fight
ing it.
WIN that quickness of perception and
actlon that would have made him the
foremost seaman in the world, had he
Deen engaged in righteous cause.
Japan FOX saw his opportunity.
Ct anrow OIL the grapples!" he roared.
Leave the deck to me, Freuauld,
Hurrah for the men of the Wanderer,"
High over the clash OF swords. the
roar OF cannon, and the quick. harsh.
crashlny OF ftrelocks, rang out the voice
OF the pirate chief; his men heard his
words and seemed transformed into
fiends.
frenauld ran to part the ships; an
other instant and the tide and wind
would have separated them, SO far that.
though they were anchored nearly h cad
to head, boarders could not go from one
to the other.
But before the axes could sever tho
last ropes high, shrill cheer rose up
from the deck of the Sea Hawk. 1t was
like the united cries OF a hundred
eagles when c'rcling in mid-heaven
they see far beneath them the robbers
despoiling their nests, and thew sweep
down to defend and destroy.
Il wear the pumes of Wyandauch,
Men OF Montauk, follow your queen."
Untilla stood on the bulwark of the
Wanderer and waved the glitterinp
blade above her head.
We come! Our princess, we comet"
shouted the Montauks.
Untilia leaped to the deck. ano. when
she raised the spear of Wyandauch
again it was redder than the waves,
blushing in the light of the rising sun.
In the meantime Frenauld's men
swung their axes with all their might:
and when about one-half the Montauks
between the ship had increased so much
that the others Were forced to remain
behind.
Wondering why Captain Denham, who
must have heard the signal given, did
not respoui, Lieutenant Hedges, with
view to cheering his own men as well
as to attract the attention of his COM
mander, raised the cry:
Ralph Denham! Ralph Denham!"
Fox heard him, and pressing his men
to one side, he replied:
Ralph Denham is deal curse you'll"
The next instant he was before Lieu
tenant Hedges.
Murderer, you lie!" retorted the gall
liant sailor, and with leap that would
have been surprising even in an athlete,
he stood face to face with the pirate.
There was no time for taunt or ex-
cled and fell; glanced, flashed, and rose
again, and Hedges. the stronger of the
men, pressed on, and bore back his as
sailant. At the best, the contest be-
tween the men would have been UNI
certain, had not one of the pirates
leaped at the frst officer of the Sea
Hawk, struck him over the head, and
sent him Keeling and bleeding to the
deck.
Untilla saw the act. and. with a cry OF
rage that appalled, those who came in
her way, her spear cleaned like the
lightning, and, like its bolt, transflx ed
the man who had stricken down the
Lieutenant.
While this was going on Capt. Den
ham and his men, at the sound of the
signal gun, had made their way through
the opening, which Don had arranged.
But the very shot that had called
them to action had so torn the timbers
in the advance as to virtually block
them in.
In the dim light they worked like
giants to release themselves. but when
ever they lifted one timber from their
front another dropped in behind it.
Capt. Denham heard his name shout
ed on the deck, and he recognized the
voice OF Lieut. Hedges. He felt like
answering back, but checked himself.
Still the Captain and his men worked,
and still rose and fell the tramping OF
feet, the oath and shout, and the clash
ing of arms overhead, while the ships,
though 10 longer side by side, used
derouS effect.
In despair, Capt. Denham was about
to turn back, for the purpose OF finding
some other way to the deck, if that were
possible, when he heard Don in front
calling out:
Patience, men Of the Sea Hawk
patience!"
By the dim light they could catch the
CLEAN of an ak in the hands OF the
youth, and they saw that it rose and
fell.
A few minutes. and there came a
crash, followed by a cloud of dust. Don
had cut the key-piece, and the whole
mass of rubbish came down.
The men, eager to speed to the aid OF
their comrades, could not restrain the
cheer that leaped to their lips.
God bless you!" was all the Captain
could say, as he ran past Don into the
armory, the walls of which were lined
with cut asses and guns. For the latter
the sailors cared nothing. They flew
for the cutlasses, drew the blades. and
flung away the scabbards. and then
rushed after the Captain, who was on
t0 tho deck