The evening world., 1893-10-02
THE TWO STOWAWAYS.
Adventurous Boys Learn q Lesson Which
altered Romantic Dreams.

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Tommy put a good face on the mat
ter, but Fatty was very quiet. He was
thinking of his home AMI wondering
whether he would ever see his father
mother again. Just rs he was On
the point of turning upon his COM
pGn'on with a torrent pf ]reproacnes
for having induced him to ran AVA he
hear a sudden noise and u moment
later the covering OF the hatchway was
removed, and the captains voice was
heard telling one Of the sailors to go
down in the hold and see II n certain
box was there. 1t was pleasant to see
the light Of day once more and feel
the rush OF fresh air from above.
I'VE must be out OF sight OF land
now" said Tommy, so we might as
well go n how ourselves on deck"
The boys accordingly left their place
OF concealment. clambered swiftly over
the boxes n came upon the sailor with
a suddenness that caused hin 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
ment about the hachway. Their clothes
were torn and covered with dust. their
faces were grimy and their uncombed
locks hung down over their eyes. 1t
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 a
few hours before.
why, captain" he exclaimed, those
are the same little chaps We saw here
this morning. They must have got
locked up in the cargo"
This was the moment &ha, Tommy had
been waiting for. Stepping forward, he
said to the captain:
"1f you please, sir. we are TWO stow
Always. and we hid in the cargo because
we wanted to go to sea like the boy In
the Ocean Guerrillas; Or, Tn Phar-
tom Midshipman.' Are we anywhere
near Havana yet|'
The captain and the mute looked at
each other and then at the two Boys
and then burst into uproariocs laughter.
III show you how near we are to
Havana" exclaimed the mate, as he
took Tommy in his arms and lifted him
up so that he could see over the bull
warks. They were just passing through
the Narrows, with Staten island on one
side and the romantic shores of Bath
and B~ensonhurst on the other. In the
distance Tommy could see the form OF
the Coney Island elephant outlined
against the sky. A tug had the brigan-
tine In tow. n she was moving rapidly
through the water. 1t was an awful
come down to both the boys to learn
that instead of being far out at sea yath
the whales spouting. the sea gulls cir
cling over their heads and the white
crested waves dancing in the sunlight,
and other delightful surroundings, as
described In THE Pirates Bride; or.
The Avenging 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 as 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 tina 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 nave the boat manned and put them
ashore at Coney Island. They can easily
get back from there. ! suppose you've
got money enough for our fares. boys?"
"If you please, sir" said Tommy, I'VE
don't want to go back. We want to go
with you down to Cuba and get some
oranges and bananas. That was what
we shipped with you for
"Cuba!' cried the captain. I'VE are
not going to Cuba for fruit; we are 60
ing down to Rio Janeiro for a cargo of
hides. You'd better buy your bananas
on Third avenue"
Then said Fatty, 'lecisively, that
settles the business. We can't eat
hides, and Ia rather go home than keep
on any longer. Put us ashore and
Wen take 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 with
strict injunctions to make the best of
their way home.
Their spirits rose again as they
trudged along the beach, enjoying the
fresh open breeze and the bright sun
shine Charley was very much i'm
pressed with the picturesque sand-hills
and clumps of bushes which they passed
and declared that the whole country
did not offer a better place for camping
out than COney Island.
Look here. Tom the boy cried sud
denly as he grasped his companion by
the arm, III that doesn't look like the
Prairie Queen l am very much mis-
taken"
And just then a young woman In a
short, brown riding habit and with her
hair flying from beneath a SLOUGH felt
hat swept by them at full gallop on a
buckskin Indian pony, leaving the two
boys gazing open mouthed after her.
Il tell you what we'll do" cried Char
ley e~xcitedly. "We'll come down here
next Saturday and camp out in among
those sand hills.
And the prospect was so alluring that
Tommy gave ready acquiescence.-James
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