The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-26
SHREWSBURY.
BY STANLEY J. wEXN1AN.
~ce-svtsAs 1851 ~ sa~.isv j. VsyEan.
CHAPTER XXX.

And IN the blood OF . man 70 I'VE In the present
ana future the past Eoins for little; and { had
act orouohed two minutes on the thwart before
Ire steady turoh Of ,he boat outward and sea-
ward nxed my attention From this to asking
myself By what chance I had been saved, and
Nho were the men who eat round me-and
evtnoed no moro curiosity about me than II they
had been cent 70 the spot purely and simply to
r,,oue mo-was but . step.
took Il scanned them stsalthily, and was
t.y from measured. The sea garb was then
nsv 10 me- end these wearers of 10 were the
widest Of their class. The fog which EMBODIED
n, mnenined their olumAy shoulders and great
United niGhtoaps and the tarry ringlets that
hung In ~fostoons about their SCARED and tanned
facoa. The huge Gnarled hands that swung to
and FRO with the oars werc no moro like human
aesh than the sea boots which the men wore,
drawn high on their thighs. They had rings
IN their cara and from all came q reek Of to-
h.ooo and salt nsh and strange oaths; nor did
a need the addition Of the hanger and pistol
which each wore in his belt to inform me that 1
had fallen once again among ferco and des-
porate men.
? Damaged by an I saw, 10 yet surprised me
nat no one questioned me. He who sat In the
ttsrn Of the boat and seemed to be in COM
hand had . whistle continually at his nps,
and his eyes on the curtain Of haze before MS,
but II the tller and navigation OF tho boat took
mn his thoughts there were others. These,
SnSeyer. were content to pull on in silence.
~, u.-vItb dull. brutish stares pnt,, ths
-. i;ttine disolosedson n eudden thu bpIl of ,
t.ll ship looming high beside us.
,hr,Il mining sound came from it-a sonn5
ND heard before, but taken to be the soream
- . "a, bird. and this. "A VIC drew nm. was FOL.
iov.d BY . hail. The man by mr. side let his
Sht,,,. fan that he might ansver. which he
Sd IN Fronoh. A moment later our boat
rs.sd against the heaving timber,. and L look.
ins no through the raw morning air. saw A
nan IN . boat cloak spring ON the bulvnrks and
S,yo hs hat.
-welcome." ho cried Justify. .And God
rave the King. A near thing. they ten mo
K. But como on board. como ON hoard. and
b. ,hau ree Dunousroue the rooper. I'm With
ran Cir John IL you pleasa and lat mn be oone
Stth die fog. andno heel taps."
Than without another word I hncx what
had happened. IknevHvhv the boat which b,a
sdok,d me nm had been waiting ON the bc.ch AZ
hat hour. and a. I rose To nv fest ON the seat
ana olptobed thu rope ladder which the ,.i,o-.
thr,v down TO me nv knees knocked torothsr
lar I forosav what I had to expect But tho
s,,k vas surer around for debate or ernl,n,,ion
th,n The oooklesheu wherein I ,as. and vhioh
tossed and duokod under ma threa,enine aver
Mom.na 70 upae. INV atom.oh and 7 v.nt nv
r,dduy. ernsp.d the bulvnrk- and nided nv half
do,en ninninr ,,amen- nieht-oanncd and rIne.
i.ted I mrnnr down ON the oe,k-
Ths man In the.boas olonk r~eceivnd mo Wit, =,
c,nmsy how ana shoot INV hand .Gsr, WV
.oy. al. John" h. aid .oInd 70 N. von ssr
I h.r,n 10 fe., thoa Won vero taken nttI.
more and I mus have loft ron. Bnt an, Veil
sh.. ends voll Sna-your p.rdon- one mom.n, "
with ,h.a II hrote or snd ,hou,.d h.r :.
s.no-, .nA m n nomonA IN. oan.t., a.. 7
sf,r-,A bad N o.Ilod was or.,ting ronns
sod sh.ro vno a hurry a fe.n 6r,t IN one ,ids
n,A ~, 4, eAo oHh.. ana . rro.t .hort1n, .rd
S.,s,, "A ,nco, IN, ahin h,,Ioa ov.r AZ .ra.
AMY th.a n 7 haA noa oauahA Al .h. rail 7
snn.s h.vn IA INV fooe,r1 ana sop an ,r.t,,t
M. n.,o 90. e.om.6 Ia rv,n nm an i. l.v.l
vt,h m. .i.nttn, d.ot A n thsv vonId sv.l.
iov ma hod.iv. Iprs..d tha a,oon et1u h..,inr
ovu,. hornn IA rnkAsp Wv. And presentlv Va.
hs-inr throurA The v,ser pilina the whit.
surf before n only DO pour 10 foaming to either
bds Tba ha,a IKE a moving curtain. beenn
10 Ride bv ua endlooktng otraiahs ahead I
raw a yellow eIsre that told Of the sun rising
ovs- the Frsnoh dunsa
Tho man who ksd received ma and who
seemed 70 be tho master. returned 20 nv stda
I'VE arc under way. dr." he said. "snd I am
glad of II. But you VIII like TO SEQ Mr.. Biz
kerheadI he would hAvo met you. but the
sea colo took him a. he lar on tho swell out
aida Dunouerouo whistlinR for q wind. He
gets It badly one time, and ono time he IL q
hearty as You arc. He Is better this morning.
but he Is LII enough"
muttered that I would seo him by and By,
when no was better. That I would Lie down O
lttle, ard
20. I have got Q bunk for you In his cabin"
kha nonakar ana-axad hetabIv sI tboupbH COW