The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-04

uttie Isle on the one hand. with IFS palrns
hha The guns and batteries rais,d forfv
yehrs Before IN defensc Of Queen romar,',
capltali the outchsl Feraliane mon lie
ouler oRnished 10 the threshold on ihe
potg rolling there to her sctDpers and
haunting the plague flag as she rolled
4 few seabirds screamed and crled ahent
me ship, ana within easy range mansof
war guard boat hung OF and on and Gilt
tered with the weapons OF mnrines rhe
exuhefaut daylight and the hiinalrr heav-
en- Of The tropics picked out the frame Of
the picture.
form and steered by the doctor OF the port
put from shore toward OF The afternoon
ana pulled amnrtiy for the schooner. The
ioresheets We're heaped with sscl,v or
Hour, onions and potatoes, perched among
which was Hush. dressed as fDremast
hand heap Of chests and c8sas impcded
the action OF the oar smen, and In the stern,
by the LETT hand Of the doctor. sat Her
RICK, dressed in a fresh rig OF Stops, his
brown beard trimu,rd to a point pie
Of paper novels on his lap, and nursing
the while between his feel a chronometer,
for Witch they had exchanged that Of the
Farailane- lonE since run down and the
They passed the guard-boat exchanging
halis with the boatswain,s mate IN charge,
aud drew near. al last to the forbiddcn
ship. Not Il cat stirred there was no
speech OF nun. and the sea being exceed
ing high outside, and the reef close TO
where the schooner lay, the clBmor OF the
surf hung round her Ike the sound Of bat
tie
Z che, Ia goeiettelo sang out the doctor.
with his best voice
! Instantly. from the house where they
I had been slowing away stores, FIRST Davis,
and then tre ragnmrffn, swarthy crew
made their appearance.
"Hullo, Hay; that y>n2" said the cap
tain leaning on the rail Tell the old
man 10 lay her alongside, Ra n she was
eggs There's a h---l OF run OF sea here
/ and his boats brittle.
The movement OF the schooner was at
that time more than usually violent Now
she hcaved her side as high as deep
| sea steamer's and showed the flashing Of
her copper now she Bwung swiftly to-
ward the boat until her scuppers guigled.
II hope you have sea legs observed
1 the doctor lyon win require them"
Indeed. to board the Farallone IN that
EXPOSED condition where she lay, was an
affair OF some dexterity. The less precious
goods were hoisted roughly in; the chro-
nometer. after repeated failures was
+ passed gently and successfully from hand
to hand and there remained only the
more difficult business Of embnrlSing
z Hush Even THAI piece Of dead weight
/ (shipped A. b AT SIS and described by the
! captain to the consul as an invaluable
mani was at last hauled on board without
mishap; and the doctor. with civil saluta-
tons, took his leave.
I The three co-adventirers looked at each
other and Davis heayed breath OF re-
4 lief
Now, let's get this chronometer fixed
I said he, and led the way into the mouse
II was fairly spacious place; two state
rooms and a good sized pantry opened
frorn the main cabin; the bullsheads were
painted white the floor laid with wax
cloth. No litter, no sign OF life remained.
for the effects OF the dead man had been
disirfectea and conveyed on shore. Only
an the table. In saucer. some sulphur
burned and the fumes set them cousning
az they entered. The captain peered INTO
fine starbaard staterooin, where the bed
clothes etill lay tumbled in the bunk, the
blanket flung back ne they had thng lt
BACK from the dshsured corpse before its
burial. ,.,.
that truck overheard" grumhled Davis,
Guess they were afraid 70 lay hands on
It Wen. they've hosed the place OUT
that's al much Rs can be expected sup
pose Hush, lay on 70 these piilnketS,
aSee you becoming well iar enough irs',
said Huish, drawing back.
.,,,, ls g.. ,o,r, erjena / think YOU
,6is,ats f,m oAptain here"
make a n'i,ulh s.s, !, = IA ne cier,t
tal lot ! ~. eH,g ISs,ils .lrhen you-ll
Tat so pt,, tbe pIarerl Walk
night out Of this cabin
20 dare say said Hush, Soc any
crezn IL my eye A srk's lark"
.,Nveil row, I'll explain this business
a,d ,5o,,,li SEQ fopce for aiD Just precisely