The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-23
PART "

in the morning ell Dauphin fell TO
abusing London. as was his way about
every so often. By-and-by the Captain
told him that he had talked quite
enough on that subject. when he WOUND
up doggedy boy saying that he wished
hc only had gun and he wouia creep
down and blow ont the fellow brains
wher,upon ! remarked. more as JOKE
than Otherwise. that eve had goou
gun for the purpose and perhaps the
Captain would lend it, 49,,
'You cot a gum he exclaimed. i
never heard tell Of 81. Where Is II
"At the Trap Door / answered. but
40 isn't of any use as We have no 20"
der
At this Dauphin clapped his hand in
~ pocket and brought out s"'a'
copper flask and said. rive got po"u',
in this here. and caps. too, l carried
+, for nav barker" meaning thereby
dis pistols-"but 1 amt got any Dui-
let's" ..
The Captain here pricked mp his ears
and took the hask. Are you S"'' -
Is dry" be asked.
eyes. am that Cap'n. / sealed II
up with melted candle taller. ana INV
cops. too. They took NY bankers away
before they tnr0wcd me down me p'
but / had the flask in my pocket.
Then ] think We can load the gun,
said tho Captain we have only pro
ehot. but W. can make otner oouo'
not if we put our minds TO IL.
Douphin and i set on after the gun
and were no longer than need be IN
fetching d. The Captain then lea us
hack somewhat 10 "a place unoer
small dome where we built a hre win
our wood beside little pool or Wa'e' .
and what did be then DO but mast
large shot out OF the small ike thls'
ON Tho fire hc placed stone WIN d"
slight hollow in the top. in inns H,
nut "a handful of our fine shol' anu
when 10 was melted nc tooh sil'"
.tick ana with the end spattered the
soft lead into the pool OF water Wncio
AZ hardened into shots OF all sizes
.t,o,,,,h most az il was large. Dauphin
and / could not help speaking our au-
roiration of the skill with which ne u'u
n for an ,he world as il he had always
,nrned ont bullets that way, but inc
captain made no more OF 10 imam Il
ne had been clipping his hnger-nals'
and went ahead and loaded the gun,
uniting I'm a good charge. M"'O"Sg
AN with great glce. though / Co"'u
have foressen what was 10 DE 'n'iS
/ should have snatched the gun ou' Vi
his hands. which shows how niue We
-. creafures know Of anything in
WI When NJ the Captain had done he
laughed as he looked along the parrei
and said.
"uarrv. II YOU ever shoot this gun
oi-, low because the barrel IS bent up
an eighth or quarter OF an men 10y
our using 81 for crow-bar at the Trap
Door" ,,, 800,
Just let me carry it, Capn VIII you.
and I'm aim low enough, so VIII,
cricd Daunhin. IL could shoot tha'
~ I .ordon with rams horn. If II was
Harry or will carry the gum" an
swered the Captain. quietly. lhe'e
wont De any shooting with II unless
a. d. In solf-dcfcnce." az which Dauphih
looked pretty sullen. as YOU may guess.
No went back TO the Robins Nest
,,d in a short time the Captain sara.
Something has got TO Doe done ana 'na'
soon There is no more thah ehoue I"
nsh for one more meal, ana the loI'"
s,t.ks are well gone We have heard
nothing Of the gang for some nou'
NOW and perhaps they have gone bach
80 thcir own cave. ] think l had best
ca down and scout about q little
5e accordingly set Off taking the gun
with him and going by way OF 'he
conber Hole. Dauphin and ] stayed AT
Inc Nest. and I'm darkness. though tne
calls of the shot fire were ctretuny
,.,vored lest the Captain should come
hack with his torch out IL was very
,,ou for us that We were lett III tue
dark too. ,n-o ,u.o
II had been what seemed Ike TWO
hours. with us sitting there IN the DOT DOT
torn Of the Robins Nest Ike SoU"s
hrde when there was FAINT gleam
,.tove the rim Of the nest mere
Zines the Captain I said TO Dauphin'
..,d we crept up and then down tne
,,"es.ge 20 welcome him. We were al
-, N the mouth of this. when the
reht shone through the room "h'"u
and thought 80 was too bright 10,
80 .orcb seized Dauphn's arm ana
,,hisnercd to him to stop 1heh we
bcard voices and back we went anu
curlcd up I'm the bottom Of the nest
srnone some rocks. Tho Noic's cam.
nearer. and ] knew they were those y,
- o,,ioUs We lay there scared ,and
Quiet as young birds "hen n""N - -
-, we could soon tell that they
49, tool.in,r everywhere for somebody
"a If course. 10 was for us Atter some
-. I heard one of them coming up
80 ,a.saoe and my heart stood SIM
- csving is lie came up 10 inc
az md dared his light over, but we
49,, al, sim and were 50 Ike the sfonhu
"a rocks with our muddy clothes tha'
,nrned back. calling out, Nothih-
here and my heart began WIZ,
great Jump 20 beat agaln' HooI -,
so,ces died away. as they went 90 tnon
ne sat ND and j think pauPhih n"u
hecr as scared as / had. But sec no'
IN, either OF US should not nave oson
,,.ou scared. with those fellows nothing
short of ready 10 take our hVes' -.
80 The Cp'n had only left that the ,.,
,.,,,' 7" said Dauphin In whisper
b, give that Joe Rusk what ne wan
,ooitIng Tor. And I'd a aimed piehS
low. 100. so I would. .,,a how,
..yes and then the others woulu nay
.o,,nd MS The Captain knew what ne
- dolus, when he took the gun. ne
may need Il himself. too before nc s'''
..,Ie ought TO be down there before
-" returned Dauphin. II We
,,aoa,ed where 10 find him IL 'ud be best
- 90 down. wouldn't II, Harry
I'm, we don't Besides, they VII
.-otahiv 90 toward the Gopher hoi,
ga we would most likely be caugnt y
LED "a get down that way. we
-, ..nv tight here" So this Is wna'
we did. for another two hours 90 W
lleve. 80. IL. u.s, onc,
r,o,s flashed above US, and We curIeo
down among the rocks. we need 10,
bsvs done 20, aows,er, for inc mex