San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-28

said: "All right, my lads. Help the
others. I'll hear your yarn presently"
And while the men went to work with
the boat he entered the cuddy.
Everything was as it had been when
er, with trembling heart, and beheld
his desk, and, lifting the lid, he drew
out leather bag of money. He count
ed the contents. While he counted the
men above sang joyously at the boats
falls. He counted ten bank notes and
number of English pounds. 'They have
not touched a farthing," he said to him.
self He put away the purse, and his
face was warm with delight. Hard
earned, friend Matthews, as you know,
is the money that is got by going to sea.
His seXtant was untouched. Every rag
and every stick of his little property
had been spared. Il can't say after this
they weren't gentlemen at root, after
all, )" he thought as he stepped forth.
Yet he could not believe that he was
awake when he recollected how this
beautiful bark had been seized one mid
night by ten men, but not by any means
unexpectedly No, he was bound to
think that, which consideration carried
him TO old Benson's cabin.
He found the cot gone, and some of
the tools for navigating the vessel We're
missing. Otherwise the interior looked
much as of old. He peered into the cab
ms which had been occupied by the
Storrs and the other passengers. Here
he found traces of industry. Portman-
teaus had been opened. The contents of
trunk belonging to Mr. Storr were
scattered upon the deck. The ten gen.
! tlemen seemed to have wanted clothes,
he thought, and probably little ready
money They were kind to leave him
| his savings.
This inspection occupied but a few
minutes. Going on deck, he found the
| boat at the davits and ordered the well
to be sounded. There was water enough
in the hold to demand a short spell at
the pumps When he had satisfied him
self on the ships condition, he mounted
the poop and hailed the brig, which lay
within easy earshot.
1.-The ship seems all right, sir"
'Have they taken the gold?" shouted
Commander Boldock, getting into his
main rigging to talk, while the rolling
of the vessels kept the two gentlemen
bowling to each other.
''The two men report so, sir.
The commander tossed one hand and
looked round at Miss Mansel, where
is it,"
ashore, sir. "
"Then we must lose no time, Mr..
Matthews. / will send four of my men
aboard of you. Make all plain sail up
on your ship, but not more than will
enable me to keep company.
Mr.. Matthews roared out AYE, aye,
sir. "
The commander was addressed by
Miss Mansel. He presently cried,
"Have you been into the cabins:"
Eyes, SIR"
chow is Miss Mansel's?"
81 should say, by the looks Of it, ex-
actly as she left it, answered Mr.. Mat
thewS
This stroke of news appeared to make
! Commander Boldock entirely happy.
Miss Mansel waved gratefully to the
ship. Even as it was with Mr.. Mat
thews so was it with her. Every far
things worth of her property in this
world was in her cabin. She viewed
the bark with the pensive gaze which
MIR. Masters had so often admired.
Memory arose in her, and her counte-
nance changed again and again as she
sought to give mold and substance to
that black time when they had throt-
tied her and set her afioat. Great Godl
Did any woman ever undergo such an
experience? She trembled while she re-
membered and looked at the bark, and
then her eyes met Captain Boldock's
1T scarcely seems rational, said
she, smiling with sudden sweetness,
that should rejoice so over the recov-
cry of my poor few effects-a hat,
dress or two, a parasOl. Oh, dear, Cap
tain Boldock, in the face of the mighty
robbery of gold too! And yet l dare
say" said she, with her pensive look
coming OH her again, dropping her lids
SO that the commander was able once
more to admire the length of her eye
laShes, "the loss of my luggage would
be a greater blow to me than the loss of
the gold to the owners Of it,,
Boldock courteously and cordially as
sented.
"When do you think shall be able
to go on board?"
Tomorrow, hope"
"Not before?" she exclaimed, with a
start and blush, looking round at the
sun that was now hanging low nor
west, the swell rolling in blood under
him, and the sky filed with thousand
scarlet clouds of effulgence.
81 hope you are not in very great
hurry to leave the brig, Miss Mansel?''
said the commander.
81 should be shockingly ungrateful if
l was" she answered.
The commander said no more and
seemed intent upon what was doing i'll