Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-10-30

tain we've Deen-
81 know better. You have $4,000
600 worth Of stuff on board and I'll
have it without any more nonsense.
I'm not running moonlight excur-
sion with brass band on board.
Surrender, or I'll sink you
"You're too late. We've been
robbed already"
sob, that's too thin. Every man
hold up his hands We are going to
lay along side and the man that
moves gets shot"
"Yeu're wasting valuable time,"
said the captain, 'scome round to the
other side and see the shot he put
through US, if you don't believe me.
We don't get such marks as these on
moonlight excursions, either"
"Here's theshot that came through
the side,' corroborated the mate,
holding it up in mis- hands.
All on board cried out that this
was true, and the pirate made an
emphatic remark regarding his fu-
ture destination, which was likely
as not prophetic.
s'Didn't you meet rakish-looking,
black-hulled yacht, about half the
size of your own?'
eyes, and it seemed to me at the
time she sheered of and showed that
she didn't want to be hailed. But,
as we didn't either, / took no notice.
Thunder | can overhaul her before
she reaches port. Any idea where
she was making for 2"
INC, but as her master advised
me not to drop into Victoria, sus-
pect he intends to run in there him
SELF
The pirate circled the Russian
Bear, and the captain saw him ex-
aiming the hole made by the can
non shot through his glass. Evil
IDENTIFY convinced, he rang full speed
ahead, shouting back to the Bear:
eff you've fooled me, IN settle
with you later"
No one slept on the Russian Bear
that night. She veered toward the
west and keen lookout YVES kept
till morning broke.
They fancied they heard cannon
firing in the distance, but no one was
sure.
Toward evening Of the next day
the outlook alo9t shouted that there
was something to the southwestward
and the Bears course was laid in
that direction.
They came upon the yacht with
one mast standing, on which was a
signal Of distress. The smokestack
and the other mast were gone, and
the yacht lay helpless, with her
Prov high and her stern ominously
low in the water. Men we're pump
ing with feverish industry.
"Yacht ahoy y cried the captain
of the Bear. "Where's the other
fellow?"
"You ask no questions and you
won't be disappointed with the an.
swers. l am ready to make a fair
bargain with you, captain, it you
are"
swell, you don't look in condition
to drive q hard one"
ooh, | am in better shape than
you think. We're good for two or
three hours yet. You proposed to
call this joke, and I'm ready to do
now. Well put the treasure back
on your old tub and you give US
safe journey to port and no ques.
tions asked or answered when we 90
ashore. We're miners from Klon-
dixie, we are"
"That's compromising with pir-
acy,' objected the captain.
"Oh, no, it isn't. You said your
self it was a joke. OF course we
were merely going to port to wait
till you came. Anyhow, we're not
going back empty to get into prison,
you can make up your mind on that
point. We stop pumping and down
she goes, gold and all.'
The passengers implored the cap
tain to let bygones be bygones as
long as the gold was recovered. The
safety of the gold was his duty, they
said.
"All right cried the captain.
sYou put the gold aboard just as
you took it off. Then each man must
come on deck separately and must
submit to be put in irons. / must
insist on that for the safety of the
ship. I'll let you free as soon as we
are tied up at the wharf,
Each passenger swore be would
not inform on the pirates, and when
all the gold was once more on the
ship, together With the prisoners,
the old bear moved slowly on while
the yacht disappeared stern FORE
most.
And because the passengers and
crew all kept their oaths, this ma
rine incident never got into the pa
pers until now.-Detroit Free Press.
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