Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-24

tlelr way. It was plUCn uark wueu tnoI awoke. and as neither boy had a watch they could not tell whether they had been asleep six hours or 24. 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 good face on the matter, but Fatty was very quiet. He was think ing nf 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 tor rent of rcproaches for having induced him 10 run "w;:y he heard sudden noise, and q moment later the covering of the hatciwlv wuS removed, and the captains voice was lt..rI telling one of the sailors to syu down i'll the hold and see if certain huX was there. It was pleasant 10 see the hght of day once more and feel the rush of fresh air from above.
 We must be out of sight of land now" said Tommy, "so we might as well go and show ourselves on deck"
 The boys accordingly left their place of conccalment, clambered swiftly over the boxes and came upon the sailor with a suddenness that caused him to rush on deck screaming out that there were evil spirits chasing him about the ship. The boys followed him as fast as they could, and as they Clambered out of the hold they found the captain, the mate and nearly all the crew gathered in amaze mcnt about the hatchway. Their clothes were torn and covered with dust, their faces were grimy, and their uncombed locks hung down over their eyes. It was several moments before it dawned on the mate that they were the same well dressed, polite little fellows whom he had seen playing about the ship few hours before.
 Why, captain" he exclaimed, 'those are the same little chaps we saw hero this morning. They must have got locked up in the cargo"
 This was the moment that Tommy had been waiting for. Stepping forward, he said to the captain:
 If you please, sir, we arc two stowa- ways, and We hid in the cargo because we wanted to go to sea like the boy in the Ocean Gucrrillas; or, The Phantom Midshipman' Are we anywhere near Havana yet"
 The captain and the mate looked at each other and then at the two boys and then burst into uprOarious laughter. "Tll show you how near we are to Havana" exclaimed the mate as he took Tommy i'll his arms and lifted him up so that he could see over the bulwarks. They were just passing through the Mar rows, with Staten Island on one side and | the romantic shores of Bath and Benson hurst ou the other. In the distance Tom | my could see the form of the Coney 1s- land elephant outlined against the sky. A tug had the brigantine ill tow, and she was moving rapidly through the wa ter. II was an awful come down to both E the boys to learn that instead of being | far out nt sea with the whales spouting, \ the scagulls Circling over their heads and | the white crested waves dancing in the sunlight, and other delightful surround inSs, as described ill The Pirates Bride; or, the Averaging Demon of the | Gulf, to find instead of all this that \ they were still i'll New York harbor and | bearing down on Concy Island as fast as the tug could take them.
 Now, boys," said the captain, Il am | just going to drop you ashore, and you
 take my advire and go home as fast as
 YOU can. It's mighty lucky you came put uf yuur holes when you dll, for those matches might not be opened again be
 fore We made port. and by that time | therr'd be mi Shty little left of two lads of vour size Mir. Bramhall," he con tinurd, turning To the mate, wed bet
 ter have the boat manned and put them
 ashore at Conry Island. They can easi-
 ly get back from there. l suppose
 ,.u'vr got money enough for your fare,
 4-:
 'If You please, sir" said Tommy, we
 don't want to 90 back. We want to go
 with yuu down 10 Cuba and get some
 oranges and haEau"s. That was what
 We shipped with you for"
 Cuba" cried the captain. We are
 not going to Cuba for fruit; We are go ing down tr Rio Ianelru for cargo oi
 hides You'd better buy your banana:
 on Third ,.yruuv."
 Then" said Fatty dvlisivcly, that
 setrlc, tl.e business. We can't eat hides
 and u rather % home than keep or any
 longer. Put us ashore, and we'll talk,
 the train home, We can find our way
 to the depot"
 The captain was aS good as his word
 and the boys were landed on the desc
 late western shore of the island witt
 strict injunctions to mako the best O
 their way home.
 Their spirits rose again as they trudge,
 along the beach, enjoying the fresh opel
 breeze and the bright sunshine. Charlie,
 was very much impressed with the pie
 turesque sand hills and clumps of bushe which they passed and declared that tn whole country did not offer bette
 place for camping out than Coney Is land.
 Look here, Tom" the boy cried sud denly as be grasped his companion b the arm, If that doesn't look like tn Prairie Queen am very much mistal . en-"
 ! And just then young woman in short, brown riding habit and with he hair flying from beneath slouch fel r hat swept by them at full gallop on buckskin Indian pony. leaving the tw ! boys gazing open mouthed after her. Il tell you what we'll do," cried Cha, ley excitedly. Wen come down heI