Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-13

the authorities in England, who had large
reward offered for his apprehension as a
pirate dangerous to his ma jesty's shipping
and coast. Had he not himself abducted
Lord Seikirk? And now the same methods
we're tried on him. the abductor. Nine lie
Fevre plainly had engaged some desperate
fellows of whom Paris held many, who
having nothing to lose. gladly had embra ced
the chance of obtaining the reward offered
for the apprehension of the pirate Paul
Jones" They had caught him neatly and
low they had gone after the carriage which
was to carry him out of Paris
Impatient and angered over his own SIM
pllcity in this materials wretched vanity
about women-he began to struggle and roll
about again. After he had struggled for
some time vainly at his bonds, the spirit
of investigation returned, and he began to
roll over and over, now in the other direc-
ton of the room.
Counting the distance with the same
method Of calculating it he had used before
the length of that room seemed endless He
knew he must make considerable noise with
his shutting about in that house, which APP
parently was now deserted.
PART II.
Pat sing out Of utter exhaustion and
breathing hard, with the gag cutting into
his mouth. he almost despaired. And then
taking courage, he again began to move
about. when he thought his hands were not
50 much Kindred. Certain, all at once that
the rope had stretched. he stopped his roll
ing and tried 10 move the arm that seemed
to be least confined. AS he did this the rome
str FETCHED further. With hope he worked at
it again. These fellows We're not sailors in
the tying of a knot, God be thanked: and
after half hour in this struggle he was
able to free hand.
Now. give a man like Capt. Paul Jones
one hand free and he could accomplish the
rest. Twenty minutes after he was on his
feet, bruised and manned between his
struggles with his assailants and the scarce
ly less severe one with his bonds. But he
was free again, clothes torn. himself cut
ard bruised. the ropes and bandages that
had confined him in a heap on the floor
The room was dark except for the light
that entered from a high window in the
rear.
And just then he heard steps as from some
distant part Of the house Trying the front
door, which had admitted him, he found it
closed. In his desperation he turned
through a door at the left. opposite to that
from which the steps came. Seeing a win
dow in this room, he sprang toward it,
pushed it up. while over his shoulder glare
of light fell from the next room.
Gone! cried voice in consternation
and in English.
The DEVIL" exclaimed another in French.
Quick, he is in the next roomr' said the
first.
BY this time Capt Jones had his window
opened. and, without paus:ng to examine
where he was to land. he was over the sill
while bullet fired by one of the pursuers
whistled past his ear. He heard the re-
port an instant after he sank on the soft
turf. For, as luck would have 1.-THE luck
which favors those men that dare all things
he had fallen on the turf in the little gar
den back of this house. In the opened win
dow above appeared suddenly two faces
There were TWO of them.
'Wretches, cried the Chevaler Jones
forgetting al! prudence. IF l had known
there We're only two of you 1 nad stopped to
kill you
For answer. one of the fellows thrust his
leg over the sill and dropped. with an oath
into the garden. Quicker than a flash, and
not considering how many others might
follow, Capt. Jones' fingers, still numbed
with the bands. were at his throat, while
the other fellow paused in the window
above, disregarding his comrades plis hit
or doubtless thinking he should be able to
settle man weakened as Capt. Paul Jones
certainly must be after his terrible expe-
rience. At the moment a loud pound,n~
was heard at the street door. The man in
the window. knowing that this probably