The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-09-09
PART 1.
CHAPTER H.-CoNTINuED.

AT last in strobe the captain, slammed
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 voice
that l thought he had tried to 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 man who
secs ghost, or the evil one. or some
thing worse, if anything can be; and,
upon my word, felt sorry to see him,
all in moment, turn SO old and sick.
Come, BIZ, you know me; you know
an old shiprnate, Bill, surely" said the
stranger.
The captain made sort of gasp.
"Black Dog!" said he.
"And who elsc?" returned the other,
getting more at his ease. "Black Dog
as ever was, come for to sec his old
shipmate, Billy, at the Admiral Ben
bow Inn. All, Bill, Bill, we have seen
sight of times, us two, since l lost
them two talons," holding up his mu-
tilated hand.
snow, look here" said the captain;
"you've run me down; here am; WELL
then. speak up; what is it?"
That's you. Billy" returned Black
Dog, you're in the right of it, Billy. I'll
have a glass of rum from this dear child
here. us I've took such liking to; and
Wen sit down, if you please. and talk
square, like old shipmates."
When l returned with the rum, they
were already seated on either side Of
TIE captains breakfast-tab.e - Black
Dog next to the door, and sitting side
ways. so as to have one eye on his old
shipmate. and one, as l thought. on his
retreat.
He babe me go. and leave the door
wide open. "None OF your key-holes
for me. sonny" he said; and left them
together, and retired into the bar.
For long time, though I certainly
did my best to listen, could hear moth.
ing but low gabbling; but at last the
voices began to grow higher, and l
could pick up word or two. mostly
oaths, from the captain.
'No, no, no, no; and an end of it!''
he cried once. And again: eff it comes
to swinging, swing all, say l."
Then all of sudden there was ire
mendous explosion Of oaths and other
notes.-the chair and table went over
in lump, clash of steel followed, and
then cry of pain, and the next instant
l saw Black Dog in full fight, 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 it not been intercepted by oul
big signboard of Admiral Benbow. You
xrmay see the notch on the lower side Of
the frame to this clay.
That blow was the last of the battle
Once out upon the road, Black Dog, il
spite of his wound, showed wonderful
clean pair of heels, and disappeared
over the edge of the hill in half min
ute. The captain, for his part. stool
staring at the signboard like a bewi.
dered man. Then he passed his hant
over his eyes several times and at las,
turned back into the house.
Jim" says he, rum" and, as h,
spoke, he reeled little, and caugh
himself with one hand against the wall
"Are you hurt ?" cried l.
"Rum." he repeated. 81 must &C
away from here. Rum! RUM"
| ran to fetch it; but was quite un
stcadied by all that had fallen out, ant
/ broke one glass and fou.ed the tap
and while was still getting in my ow,
way, heard a loud fall in the parlor
and. running in. beheld the captain ly
ing full length upon the floor. At thu
same instant my mother, alarmed b,
the cries and fighting, came running
downstairs to help me. Between us ",
raised his head. He was breathing yer,
loud and hard; but his eyes were closed
and his face horrible color.
Dear. dcary me-" cried my mother
''what a disgrace upon the house! Ant
your poor father sick"
In the meantime. we had no ide'
what to do to hep the captain. nor an.
other thought but that he had got hi
dcath-hurt in the scuflle with the stran
ger. got the rum. to be sure, and trie'
to put it down his throat; but hi
teeth were tightly shut, and his jaws a
strong as iron. 1t was happy relic
for us when the door opened and DR.
hvesey came in, on his visit to my ia
Their.
''Oh. DOCTOR" we cried. what shall
we do? Where is he wounded?"
Wounded? A fddlestick's end!
said the doctor. NO more wounde'
than you or |. The man has had
strokc. as l warned him. Now, Mrs
Hawkins Just YOU run upstairs to YOU