The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-06-28

Matter of simple mathematical cal
culation," said Ferry, practically.
They say it's an eight-mile current
easy out there in the middle where
she's booming. Look at that barrel
scooting down yonder. Now, I'd lay
flyer could cut loose from here at
reveille and shoot the passes before
taps and never pull a stroke. It's less
than eighty miles down to the forts"
"Nen, then, skiff like that that old
Anatole's disappearing about losing
wouldn't take very long to ride over
that route, would it?'' said kipsey, re-
hectiyely.
No, not If allowed to slide. But
somebody'd be sure TO put out and haul
it in as a prize-fotsam and what
yCp-may -call-em. You see these o!G
niggers all along here with their sllitfs
lacking on to every bit of drift wood
that's worth having
But, Ferry, do you think they'd yen
ture out in such storm as Sunday
last?-thinl1 anything could live in it
short of a decked ship?'
mo, probably not Certainly not
Apatole's boat"
! well, that's just what I'm afraid Of,
and what Cram and Reynolds dread"
DO they? Well, so far as that storms
concerned, it would have blown it
down stream until it came to the big
bend below here to the east. Then,
by rights, 1t ought TO have blown
against the left bank. But every inch
of it has been secuted ali the way to
7 nj Tho Ehnla ~ El1aI
with drift, though. and it might have
been wedged in a lot of logs and swept
! out anyhow. Splendid ship, that!
Who is she, do You SUPPOSE"
! The great black hull with is lofty
tracery of masts and spars was nov
just about opposite the barracks. SLOW
/ " Rpd majestically ascending the
stream.
"One of those big British freight
steamers that moor there below the
French market, ! reckon. They es4-
dop come up at night unless it's in the
full Of the a4con, and even then they
move with the utnaQst caution. See,
she's slowing up now"
Hello. Listeni What's that?' ex-
/ cisined Ferry, starting to his feet.
A distant, muffied cry. distant
shot. The sentry at the saliy-port
dashed through the ecboing vault,
then bang! came the loud ro4,r o. Lis
I pieos, followed by the yell of:
Fire: as! The guard!''
/ With one spring Ferry was down the
I levce and darted like Il dee. across the
/ gQsd, kinsey numbering heavily ataez.
Even as AZ sped through the stone.
/ tagged way. sile hoarse roar of the
drum at the guard-hQHse. followed in
( stant!y by the blare Of the ;asgla f.otn
the batte<y quarters. sounded the sei.-
ring alarm. 4 ahEin, agonized female
voice was madly screaming for help
Guards aud sentries were rushing u, the
scene, and tis naes were bursting from
the front window OF povle's quarters.
Swift though Ferry ran, others were
closer TO the spot. Half dozen ac,ize
young soldiers. members of the in
fantry guard. had sprung to the rescue.
When Ferry dashed up IL the gallery
he was just in time to stumble oyer
writing and PROSTATE form. to helm
extinguish the blazing clothing of
another, to seize his water bucket and
douse its contents over a third-one
yelling, the others stupefed by smoke
Or something. In less time than it
takes to tell it, daring fellows had
ripped down the blazing shades and
shutters, tossed them to the parade be-
meath, dumped heap of soaked and