The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-04

Without another word the meh sprang
on deck and skipped aboard the schoon-
er, which Immediately sheered off and
strained every effort to escape the fri
gate.
Struggling to his feet. Dick stag
gered below, and was enraptured to
find his precious store of gold just as he
had left IL In his bunk. 1t had not been
touched. He soon ascertained, also.
that he was the only living person left
on board The bodies OF his shipmates
and of the dead pirates strcwed the
deck, as well as goods dragged from the
matches. The hull and rigging were
also torn by the broadsides of the
enemy.
But his attention was soon called to
the rapid firing, which showed that the
frigate was closing with the schooner.
The combat was fierce but short. Tho
pirates were greatly oyermatched, and,
finding further resistance useless, low
cred their black flag. The fEgate sent
an officer and boats crew to take pos
session. Scarcely had they reached the
schooner when her captain touched n
match 10 the magazine The vessel
blew up with an appalling explosion
that hurled scores ofsouls into eternity.
After picking up the few survivors
the cruiser squared away for the brig,
and sent of boat TO render such as
sisstancc as might be required. Find
ing her leaking and otherwise badly
damaged. the British captain ordered
her TO be set on fire.
Dick was taken TO the frigate with
his sen chest, in which he had already
carefully slowed his Bible box and its
treasure. Two days after these stir
ring events an American vessel was
sighted bearing northward. Dick was
transferred TO herand In due time sailed
into Boston harbor. There he took pas
sage on schooner bound TO Maine.
The CONSERVATION of the people when
he reached home and told his story may
well be imagined. for the captain and
most of the crew OF the Guiding Star
hailed from that nelghborhood. Susan
was one of the few who met Dick with
rejoicing.
well, Isuppose you lost everything?"
she said TO her lover, after the first
greeting was over.
II guess lost some dunDaRe; but
managed 20 save the box you gave me-"
he answered, with twinkle In his eye.
I'll bring IL around and show you how
well kept IT,"
Susan was so gratified by such .
touching evidence of Dicks affection
that she had TO give him another kiss.
The next time he called 20 see his
Susan Dick took the box with him; hut
when she reached out her hand to take
10 she was surprised to find how bvavy
IL had grown.
For the land sake. Dick. what In tho
world have you got In it?' she ex-
claimed.
Just let me show you. Put IL square
on your knee; there, that's right; now
let me open it," he said.
When she saw the pile OF yellow, shin-
ing doubloons, glittering like the sun
light In the tropics. Susan almost fell
back In faint. She had never seen SO
much gold before in all her life. To
her Il seemed large fortune.
"lcs, Susie, darling. that's all ours.
Thcm's the profits made on my vcntur'.
Them pirates didn't see IL. or lenstways,
they didn't suspicion what was in that
ere Bible. lying so innercent like In my
bunk. IL all belongs TO you. sweet
heart; for II II hadn't been for that ere
box you gave me our hopes would have
gone By the board. All you've got 70 do
now AZ TO name the day and well get
married. Next v'y'ge I'm going master
Of the new schoones that's TO be
launched tomorrow. We are going To
name her the Gentle Susan and you
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