The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-05-05


. shipper sad Mr. Iaucelot shosed It 10 n
l tAis afternoon
How muct. .hegeiherf
Iao Lu4dfcI asa htly tbousau
poaa3s P,r5ly taf 81 oi at Yen AZ
81 hu,laf ui.b tie scheme, When To
other aslch has turned 10 yoa, Sam Boz
ers. aai goa, Bully Reid, will moan
guard over 'em wiIh your suos IS
Usa esu hold tbe haehgsy | ie,l &C
taIn. Thee the resi ol US VII make fo
the skippets cabin, who're the money IL
The skipper isssi-e msn, He will msk
20 resistance sgsias, numbers
Llueel0t msy hsht though. ctied
voice
What II be does? We will wait till bel
asleep 10 bis bunk. Al dsybresk vel
put the skipper aud Lsueelot into a boat
With a chart TO give them their bearings
Then veil mske for South Americs, rur
the ship ashore aud speud cur we'll earned
motey.
Bot bow about the rest Of the crew
asked oDe Of the Iist nefs
/ BllIings grinned
stthem get out as best they eau, be
saii. Perhaps. il they behave nicely. We
may leave them boat. Bot not one
pound Of money DO they set.
Aud when are We to start inY
III give you the signal, Billings replied.
Meanwhile tnrn 10 and get q rest. Good
uight my lsds aud remember | shipp
ed every maoI,e OF you at Portsmouth.
sod you re under oath to do my bidding,
Kill EN-, If necessary, but get the cash ST
all htzitds.
Aye, aye, lrl Wen follow You, cried
several OF the rascally crew us their leader
sprsug up the ladder. Little Dick Harley
breatbed a si h Of relief as be heard BI
llugs depart, but the next moment there
flashed aOross bis youthful mind that
stern daty lay before him, N0twithstand
ing the dagger notwithstanding the NOR
tai terror with which be regarded this
brutal first mate he must endesyor to
give the captain warning OF the intended
robbery.
To stir from bis hiding place At this
moment would mean death at the hands
OF those desper tie men And ss yet none
Of them showed any inteltiou OF obeying
Billings advice and turning in. ."
They examined their reyolvers for sv
cry one OF them seemed to be armed and
talking over the coming attack upon the
oompaDys treasure Dick had
almost made up his mind TO risk a crswl
along the floor toward the companion lad
der and a rush thence upon the deck
when one OF the despersdoes yswned A
yswn is more contagious than yellow fev
er. Within five minutes every man in
the ioreosstle was showing evidence OF
First one and then smother
crawed into their bunks, and we're pres
emily heard to slumber noieily. The eI
ample spread until the last OF the band
knocked the ashes ont Of his pipe and re
tired TO rett scon ell of them were in
he land OF Nod.
Cautiously Dick Harley peeped oul
rom under bis tarpauin, Then be ven
ured forth. and set one foot on the com
)anion ladder.
Who's there? growled sailor, drowsily.
Dicks only answer was to slip as quick
y and as noiselessly as bis bruises would
llow up the ladder, AT the head be lis
eDed intently.
VITO was it, Billp asked secold voice
1t was that blamed cat, I'm thinkiD'
eplied the fret speaker, and to Dicks re
if there wss no pursuit. Quickly be ran
long the deck and mounted the bridge to
here the skipper stood, ,
That night as the 6rst mate OF the Only ,
on came mp from his cabin, With q revol /,
er 10 bis hip pocket sod grin on bis
ace. be was met at the head OF the stars
y the captain and Mr.. Lsncelot To his
1rpfise both Of those gentlemen were
rmed, while behind them he observed ,
be dispised stowswsy Dick Harley, with
nsked cntlsss 10 bis hand,
Mr. Billings. said the captain, you will
lease throw up your hands. Your little I
lot hss been has been discovered. Alb
lsBk you Us be drew the pistol out OF r
lllings's pocket, You may now return to !
our cabin and coosider yourselia prison j..
Why what is the meaning OF this, sir' :
the mate.
The meaniDg, Mr.. Billings, put in q
aucelot, Is that this boy here beard yosr >
bole delightful scheme to rob the Char /,
red Compsny OF G!J0, 900. be very
rompty informed the captain Your &C a
1m pilces in the i0recsstls we're captured :
their bnuEs, and mott oi them have con +
sse3 everything n
Bilings looked at the speaker and then !,
Dick Harley. a
The stovswsy he cried. This misefs y
10 lit le rat Of stowassyI y
lsr, Mr. FAIicgs the stowssSy has
we'd the Chartered Company Of south o
ircs ESQ 900 aud = stsaueh, sesVorthy a
np. You viii d thst the company ~
lows how 10 be grateful 4,
Aui crate a., Indeed, the company Al
owed Itself 10 be. mouth later (while =,
.lIinss sbd his gang Sere Awaiting trial b
: at tempted piracy 10 the Cape Town
Dick barley sss shaking biz Istber's II
asted bs1d ID the pes hospital al Sail. II
ny, Tue Surveyors recovery from Il