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PART I.
CHAPTER U.-CoNTINUED.


the door behind him, without looking TO
the right or left, and marched straight
across the room TO where his breakfast
awaited him.
"Bill," said the stranger, in a voice
that / thought he had tried 20 make
bold and big.
The captain spun round on his heel
and fronted us; all the brown had gone
out of his face, and even his nose was
blue; he had the look Of a man who
sees a ghost, or the evil one, or some
thing worse, IL anything can be; and,
upon my word, felt sorry to see him.
all in a moment, turn so old and sick.
"Come, Bill, you know me; you know
an old shipmate, Bill, surely" said the
stranger.
The captain made a sort OF gasp.
BLACK Dogl" said he.
"And who else2" returned the other,
getting more at his ease. BLACK Dog
as ever was, come for TO see his old
shipmate, Billy, at the Admiral Ben
bow Inn. All, Bill, Bill, we have seen
q sight Of times, us two, since lost
them two talons," holding UP his mu-
tilated hand.
"Now, look here" said the captain;
"you've run me down; here am; well,
then. speak up; what is itP"
That's you, Billy" returned Black
Dog, you're in the right Of IL, Billy. I'll
have glass of rum from this dear child
here, as I've took such liking to; and
well sit down, IL you please, and talk
n n -
When 1 returned with the rum, they
were already seated on either side OF
the captains breakfast-table - Black
Dog next TO the door, and sitting side
ways, so as TO have one eye on his old
shipmate. and one, as thought, on his
retreat.
He babe me go. and leave the door
wide open. 'None OF your key-hoIes
for me, sonny" he said: and / left them
together, and retired into the bar
For a long time. though certainly
did my best 10 listen. / could hear moth
ing but low Cabling; but at last the
voices began TO grow higher, and l
could pick up a word or two, mostly
oaths. from the captain.
"No, no, no, no; and an end OF i'll"
he cried once. And again: IF 1t comes
to swinging, swing ALL say /.
Then all OF a sudden there was a tre-
mendous explosion Of oaths and other
notes.-the chair and table went over
In lump, clash Of steel followed, and
then a cry of pain. and the next instant
INV Black Dog in full flight, and the
captain holly pursuing, both with
drawn cutlasses. and the former stream
ing blood from the left shoulder. Just
at the door, the captain aimed at the
fugitive one last tremendous cut, which
would certainly have split him TO the
chin had IL not been intercepted by our
big signboard of Admiral Benbow. You
may see the notch on the lower side OF
the frame to this day.
That blow was the last Of the battle.
Once out upon the road, Black Dog, in
,pite Of his wound, showed a wonderful
clean pair of heels, and disappeared
over the edge OF the hill in half min
ute. The captain, for his part, stood
staring at the signboard like a bewil-
dered man. Then he passed his hand
over his eyes several times, and at last
turned back into the house.
"Jim," says he, "rum;" and. as he
spoke, he reeled little, and caught
himself with one hand against the wall.
"Are you hurt~ cried /.
rum" he repeated 81 must get
away from here. Ruml ruml"
ran 10 fetch It; but / was quite un-
steadied by all that had fallen out, and
/ broke one glass and fouled the tap,
and while was still getting in my own
way. I heard a loud fall in the parlor
and. running in, beheld the captain ly'
ing fun length upon the floor. At the
same instant my mother, alarmed by
the cries and fighting. came running
downstairs 20 help me. Between us we
raised his head. He was breathing very
loud and hard; but his eyes were closed
and his face horrible color.
"Dear, deary me-" cried my mother
"what disgrace upon the housed And
your poor father sicki"
In the meantime, we had no idea
what 20 do TO help the captain, nor any
other thought but that he bad got his
death-hurt in the scufile with the stran'
ger. got the rum. TO be sure, and tried
10 put IL down his throat; but his
teeth were tightly shut, and his jaws as
strong as iron. II was a happy relief
for us when the door opened and DR.
Idvesey came in, on his visit TO my IA
Their.
ooh. doctor" we cried. what shall
we do? Where Is he woundej?"
wounded? A fddlesticks end!'
said the doctor. mo more wounded
than you or I. The man has had
stroke, as I warned him. Now Mrs
Hawkins. just you run upstairs to you'