The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-26

hung \ oeib with pistols, that slld this way and
that with the swing Of tho vessel. Ana pres
ontiy, Watching these and listening TO the regu-
iarity of his breathing. I mid my head down and
did tho last thing l proposed TO do or should
have thought rossible; for l fell asleep.
awoke with a mans hand ON my shoulder:
aud sat up with a start OF alarm. a mans voice
In mi ear. The floor Of tho cabin slanted no
longer. the cloak and sword belt hung motion
lcss. on the wall; and In place Of tho suilcn plash
Of tho waves and the cesselcss creaking OF
3oists and knees. that had before flied the in.
wards of the ship. a medley of.shouts and cries.
as shrin as they were unlntelligiblc. filled tho
pausos OF the windlass. These things were.
and I took them in. and drew tho inference
that we were In harbor; but mechanically, for
Il seemed at the moment that such wits as tor
ror left me were In the grasp of tho MAJ who
shook mo and swore at mo by turns and whose
short hair-for he was w~igleRs-fAirly bristled
with rage and porplexity.
"iou. Who the devil arc your he cried tran,
tcally. What witchcraft IL thisi Here,
GIL, GIN Do you hear. you tarry pudding.
headi Who Is this you have put in MIR csbini
And whore is Fenwick where"
Where Ia Sir Johnf'' cried q voice somewhat
distant, as II the speaker stopped to tho hatch.
way. HE is there. Mr.. Birkenhead. 1 set
him there myself. And between gentlemen
such words as those, Mr.. Birkenhead-"
"As whati' cried tho man who held me.
las t%arry-but never mind; between
friends"
Friends DO hanged!' cried my a~ssailant
with vtolence. "who Is this fooli That is
what I asked. And you. have you no tonguei'
he continued. glazing. at me. who are you,
and where is Sir John Fenwicki"
Before I could answer, tho master. who had
descended. crowded himself into the doorway.
THAT is Sir John" hesaid sulkily. II thought
that you"
This Sir Johni" tho other exclaimed
AYE, to DO sure"
"As much Cir John as you are the warming
PAN" Birkenhead retorted, and released me
with so much violence that my head raped
against the panels. ."This Sir John Fenwicki"
And then. oh, man. man, you have destroyed
me-" he cried. "Where Is my reputation nowi
You have left the real Simon Pure to be taken
and brought OF this-this-you BOBBY, you grin
ming ape. who are youf"
Trembling. l told him my namo.
And Sir joint he said. "where Is hsr'
IT left him ct Ashford" I muttered.
TT is o lie" he cried, In . voioe that thrilled
me to the marrow. "You aid not leave him at
Ashford. He wsa with you ON the beach-he
was with you and you deserted him You left
him 70 be taken and saved yourself You wretchi
You Judnsl'
God knows BY what intuition he spoke. For
me-. l swear that It was not until that moment
not until he had put the possibility into words,
that I knew-aye, know, ior that was the only
word. SO certain was I after tho ~event-thas
the man who had ridden down tho beach and
called vainly on tho sailors to wait, tho
man from whom we had rowed away laughing.
taking with Us his last hope Of life, was not
Matthew Smith, but Sir John Fenwick. Now
things which should have opened my eyes then
and had not came back to me. I recalled how
tall and gaunt the rider had looked through tho
haze, and . something novel In his voice and
p~laint1ve In his tone. True, I had heard tho
~olick-claok of Smiths horses shoes as clearly
as I ever heard anything In my life, but II Sir
John. alarmed By the sound of my hast! do
parturo. and fearing treaohery. had sailed out
and. leaping on the hrst horse he found, had
ridden after me. then all was clear.
saw that and covered before the mems 90
cusing eyes. 90 that they had been moro than
solomons had they taken my sudden disorder
for auRht but gult-guilt brought home. For
Birk enhead, his rage was terrible He seized
mo BY tho throat and, disrogarding my pitful
pleas that I had not known. he dragged mo
from the berth and made a. II he would choke
mo there and then with his naked banda.
Instead, however. no suddenly loosed me.
"Fsugh.- he cried. ct viii not dirty my hands
with you'll That such a. you-you should be q
mans deAthl You'll But you shAn not escape.
GIL. up with himi Up with him to the yard
Il oAMh eAho $1,000 " NS eANA "ANN WV
he La an hour older!"
Tn Dunquerque hArborf' said tho other.
Why notf'
Why notr' said the master. Because. Mi.
Birkenhsad. ] servo . king de jure and not do
faeto. That Ia Why not And II you want an
0' h%e 5ifs0n-"
II am not aware that his Majesty has raised
you to the bench," the master answered sturdily.
.".Gia; 5Gs have ts ssis ,S Sea sS,Dyys have ySSGI'
l land or Franco. or the high BeaA-"
And owing e owing" the other retorted
Y Yna .E psI a sho n man to '% 9slFG Il ys s%q %lfI Rs;
hang him-as they will hang Fenwick, so help
= never doubt It'll what will you do with
give ~ men = Hss Of SAND apiece and lie.
him run the gshtieti, the Captain answered
'h 4 x w,5 i ess Issv e % .ss Ro " ! h, sGia1Ss SS" 1sIs;
choleric, and. maddened by disappointment,
s sSFaRRf into &c the the S St%ii i i1ssf he iarth sst e %a; !
cried to the winds. / was hauled out, the word
passed up. and deSpite my desperate STRUGGLES,
with the name OF Shrewsbury, which did hut
harden them-I was dragged 10 the foot OF the
half dead with fear and Powerless in the hands
Of three stout seamen. I met none but grin
need to be told with what Zest the common herd
flock TO a scene OF cruel sport, how hard are
ali but the most humane and thoughtful take
in helpless suffering. Small was the chance
hearing would gain attention. All Was ready.
the men barred their arms, and licked their
lips. and IN a moment l must have been set
for the batting.
But in certain circumstances tho extremity of
ing. and the mas.er at this last moment going
to range the crew in two lines, and one Of the
sailors who had me in charge releasing mo for
an instant that he might arm himself with q
sand bag, / saw my opportunity. With a dcs-
perato swing l wrenched myself from the grasp
Of the other man. That done. a single hound
carried: me to the plank which joined tho deck
to the shore; / flew across II, swift AS the wind,
and as the whole crew. seeing what had hap
pened, broke from their stations and with yels
and whoops Of glee took up the chase. ! sprang
on shore. Bursting recklessly through the
fringe OF idlers whom the arrival OF the ship
had brought to the waters edge. i sped across
the open wharf, threaded a labyrinth OF bales
and casks, and darted W the first Zane to which
/ came.
Fear gave mo wings, and 1 left the wharf n
score of yards ahead of my pursucrs. But the