The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-03-23

been asleep six hours ca a. But there
was no mistake about tho 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 Of 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 reproaches for having induced
him TO run away he heard sudden
noise. and NC ment later the covering
Of the hatchway was removed, an the
captains voice was heard telling o ne Of
the sailors TO go down in the hold and
see IL certain box was there. It was
pleasant to see tho light Of day once
more and feel the rush Of fresh all. from
above
I'VE must be out Of sight Of land
now, said Tommy, 80 we might .is well
go and show ourselves on deck"
Tho boys accordingly left their place
Of concealment, clambered swift tly over
tho boxes and came upon the sal lor with
suddenness that caused him to rush on
deck screaming out that there were evil
spirits chasing him about the sh ip. The
boys followed him as fast as tn sy 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 hatchwsy. Th cir clothes
were torn and covered with dust their
faces were grimy, and their uncombed
locks hung down over their eyes. 1t
was several moments befor,, it dawned
on the mate that they vera the same
well dressed, polite little fe 1ows whom
he had seen playing about IL 70 ship few
hours before.
"Why, captainl' he excla' med, "those
are the same little chaps we saw here
this morning. They must have got
locked up in the cargo"
This was the moment I h at Tommy had
been waiting for. Stepping forward, he
said to the captain:
"If you please, sir, we are two stowa-
ways, and we hid in tho cargo because
we wanted to go to sea like the boy in
the Ocean Guerrillas; or, The Phantom
Midshipman.' Are we anywhere near
Havana yetY'
The captain and the mate looked at
each other and then at the two boys and
then burst into uproarious laughter.
I'm show you how near we are to
Havana" exclaimed the mate as he took
Tommy in his arms and lifted him up 30
that he could see over the bulwarks.
They were just passing through the Mar
rows, with Staten Island on one side and
the roman tic shores of Bath and Benson
hurst on The other. In the distance Tom
my could see the form of the Coney Is
land elephant outlined against the sky.
A tug had the brigantine in tow, and
she was moving rapidly through the wa
ter. 1t was an awful come down to both
the boys to learn that instead of being
far out at sea with the whales spouting,
the seagulls circling over their heads and
the white crested waves dancing in the
sunlight, and other delightful surround
ings, as described in 1.-THE Pirates
Bride; or, the Avengdng 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 thtun.
Nov, boys" said be captain, II am
just going to drop YOU ashore. and you
take my advice and go home as fast Q 4
you can. It's mighty lucky you car n,
out of your holes whei you did, for til ost
matches might not be opened again be
fore we made port. and by that time
there'd be mighty lit lie left of two lad,
of your size. Mr.. Bramhall," he con
tinued. turning 10th mate, ''we'd bet
ter have the boat maj med and put them
ashore at Coney Islai I'd. They can east
ly get back from there. l suppose
you've got money emo ugh for your fare,
boysy'
don't want to go back. We want TO &c
with you down to Ci iba and get some
oranges and bananas. That was what
we shipped with you for."
Cuba" cried the captain. 1--WE are
not going to Cuba for fruit; we are go
ing down to Rio Jan 'eiro for cargo OF
hides. You'd better buy your bananas
ON Third avenue"
"Then," said Fatty decisively, ''that
settles the business. We can't eat hides
and I'd rather go home than keep ON any
longer. Put us ashore. and we'll take
the train home. We can find our way
| W Auo ucpob.
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 sunshine. Charley
was very much impressed with the pic
tnresque sand hills and clumps of bushes
which they passed and declared that the
whole country did not offer better
place for camping out than Coney Is
land.
Look here. Toni" the boy cried sud
denly as he grasped his companion by
the arm, ''if that doesn't look like the
Prairie Queen am very much mistak-
en-"
And just then young woman in a
short, brown riding habit and with her
hair flying from beneath slouch felt
hat swept by them at full gallop on a
buckslin Indian pony, leaving the two