Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-29

Again Frenauld shouted for tia man
20 pull away. And as they did AZ. No..
ger Hedges fell back in the boat And
looked to be dead.
CHAPTER XVII
1nA S"A HAWK CONES UP. AND THE SIGNAL
GUN Is FIRED.
The town Of Sag Harbor was exc,tod
Fox. - o"p'@ln
Al! the families in the place were re-.
lateo by blood, or connected bv mar,
rage, or united by those ties of frienc.-
snip: equally strong. which they had in.
herited from their sturdy ancestors.
Inc people carried of by the Wan
oerer we're among the very best in the
place. the flower Of its society,
NO reason could be given for Fox's
conouct. 1t was evident to the most
simple minded that the act was delibe-
rate and therefore malicious.
Ihopeople gathered in excited groups.
ana their spirits rose for while, when
tney saw the ship come about and try
10 beat up the harbor. But their relief
from anxiety was only Temporary. for
again the Wanderer tackled and headed
Tor the open water.
IN the midst Of the excitementa coach
and four. guarded by number of horse-
men. drew up before the inn, and from
1t. aided by provincial officer, descend.
ed stately lady in black.
She was about five and forty, and tho
face still retained its nobility of form.
though lines OF care had seriously
marred countenance that must once
have been OF SURPRISING loneliness.
The landlord came out and the young
OIL ser addressing him, said:
i desire apartments for the Countess
Of Paliton.
The overpowered landlord rubbed his
hands, bowed himself double and was
about to lead the way into the house
when the lady stopped him by asking:
Can you tell me II Lord Pail mean
one Colonel Graham, is stopping here?"
He Is, my lady," said the landlord.
And gentleman named Captain
Ralph Denham lives here?"
Yes, my lady, but he Is not here now.
He is in New York"
The lady looked at the landlord sharp
~. as II going to deny this, but, chang
Ing her mind, she motioned for him to
show her the way.
AS the party entered the inn, old
Dinah amazed the crowd by raising
her hands above her head and crying
aloud:
@Oh, praise en- bress de Lor. She
Ibis, my lady libs!"
What do you mean, Dinah?" asked
| one Of the bystanders.
CONSCIOUS that she had been hasty,
! tho old woman scized her staff, and
muttered, as she turned away:
Il can't talk en- 'splain at de same
time"
The coming Of the coach with it's out
riders did not lessen the excitement.
/ The arrival Of the Countess, her in
curry for Ralph Denham, and the fact
that she bore striking resemblance to
the young Captain, were talked about
and commented on by those who forgot,
for the moment, the departure Of the
Wanderer.
1t was now quite dark, and all the
people in town were on the street;
women wailing for their lost ones, men
armed and anxious to use their weapons,
and frightened children clinging to their
! mothers skirts, and wondering what it
all meant.
But the subjects OF talk and wonder
were not yet over. The boys, believing
that they should do something to show
their interest, had lit bonfires all along
the street, and by their light the people
saw what appeared to their excited i'm
aginations to be great army entering
the town.
The young people had never seen the
Montauks In war dress. nor heard their
war songs, but the older men recog-
one heard in their childhood, and never
forgotten.
| The boys, in their excitement, threw
more fuel on the fires, and as the flames
| leaped up they flashed on the noble
| form of Untilla. who marched at the
head of her warriors.
On her head was the plume of Wyan-
dauch, and in her right hand the silver
tipped spear Of the mighty chief.
With measured step. two hundred
armed men came down behind her. The
red paint that distinguished their fierce
ancestors In battle they had discarded,
| owing to their higher civilization: but
the stirring war song which they shout
ed was the same which the united Mon
tauks and Pequots had sung when they
had repealed In days past the invasion
Of the Narragansetts, or went in their
war canoes to the homes OF their ancient
foes.
Untilla turned neither to the right nor
the left, and paid no attention to the
salutations that greeted her till she led
her warriors to the shore.
While all this was going on in the
town, Lieutenant Hedges and Valentine
Dayton were not idle on board the Sea
Hawk.
They saw the Wanderer sailing away
with their friends, but they were power
less to prevent an act that filed them
with anxiety.
The moment Fox's ship disappeared
from the harbor, Lieutenant Hedges
said to Valentines:
Now. my lad, the time for hard work
has come"
And how shall we begin?" asked VAL
entine, who had unlimited confidence In
his uncle's capacity and courage.
I'VE must get these cursed pirates
out OF the way-Id like to hang them
at once.
How are we to do it,"
FIRST, how many sets of irons have
We on board?"
Enough to ornament the men sent
from the Wanderer, replied Valentine.
Good! Now have them called in by
fours to the ward room for enrolment.