Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05

| moor OF the Saloon, anu D4Ch SpIdu6 up
struggling f1ercely in his letters.
Camilla! Camilla" he shouted. She
heard his voice and awoke to life again,
trembling in every limb.
Ion with these things!" he Numbered.
And tombstone unlocked the irons with
out word.
Dick took them in his hand and ran
up the ladder. The lieutenant from the
flagship was in the act Of springing
on board. Where is Captain Est
court?" he cried. Are you all asleep
here?"
The colonel glided before him, and
lowered his voice to speak to Dick.
I'VE are all in your nands." he said.
hastily; Camilla too. remember,
among the rest"
mol" returned Dick, triumphantly,
'you haven't a jot of evidence against
her. My minds made up. and you'll
obey me now, or swing at the yard-arm
within the hour. Stand by the bulwark,
there's" And he pushed him back from
the hatchway.
The lieutenant came up as he spoke.
"Estcourt," he asked, "have you for
gotten me?"
mot I, Wilmore" cried Dick; land
never shall, though I live to be thou
sand!'
well said!" laughed the other. "But
why am I so desperately in demand ?"
| why, you're in the nick of time
was shorthanded till you came, and
I've pair of mutineers on board"
'Right!" said Wilmore. And he called
over the side: "Send three men aboard
there, with cutlasses."
The colonel made a rush for the main
hatch, calling to tombstone for help.
Dick caught him in time, and handed
him over to the men from the flagship,
| giving them the irons at the same time
Are they for this fellow?" asked Will
more.
! "Oh!" said Dick, contemptuously, cas-
rar as lighting goes no one need be
afraid of him: but he's wretch with
| out rag Of honor and his tongue
would twist anything less stiff than
STEEL"
! The irons were on in moment; the
colonel seemed to find them cold, for he
shivered pitiably.
Nov for. the other one!" said the
lieutenant.
AS he spoke. tombstone came on deck
by the forward ladder. and stood there
at little distance from the group, peer
Ing about him in the lantern-light to see
the position Of affairs.
Dick went up to him. Here he is!'
he cried. tombstone, you're my pris-
oner!
Johnstone's right hand went swiftly
TO MS pocket, but before he could grasp
his pistol Dicks fist shot home be-
tween his eyes, and he fell like log.
disappearing backward down the open
hatchway.
Two Of the men-of-war's men ran
down. and found him motionless at the
bottom of the ladder: they brought him
on deck. and got rope to secure him
when he should come round.
But he never moved again; the fall
broken his neck.
WELL" said Dick. when they told him,
that seems only just; he was the bet
ter Of two bad men, and his punish
ments the soonest over. AS for the
other," he continued, turning to Will
more, "a quick deaths too good for him,
and no prison would hold him long,
He reflected moment, and then
turned to the captive and his guards.
Bring him below" he said, and led
the way to the saloon.
IN Dicks own seat they placed the
colonel. with Dicks own irons upon
him, and in his hand they made him
take the pen with which he had COM
manded Dick to sign away his honor.
Now, If you will please leave us
alone together" said Dick to the 9TH
ers. II dare say shall soon have done
with him."
They went out wondering, and he
turned to the prisoner.
Write the date" he said. shortly:
"and now go on as I dictate to you:
hereby acknowledge and confess
that conspired with one Herman
tombstone, since deceased, to effect the
escape Of the Emperor Napoleon from
the Island Of St. Helena on the 5th OF
May. 1921. and to levy war against the
king of France and the peace Of
Europe: that for this purpose bribed
the said Herman tombstone and the
crew Of the brig Speedwell. four Of
whom I knew to be French subjects;
and by fraud and forgery induced my
sister-in-law, Madame de Montaut, and
Captain Richard Estcourt TO accom-
pany me. in complete ignorance Of the
| object of our voyage"
| The colonel was taken on deck again,
and lowered into the boat. He was
soon to die.
AS they left the ships side. he saw.
or thought he saw, a white figure lean
Ing over the bulwarks.
''Camilla! he cried. us that you,
Camilla?"
But there was no reply. The boat