The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

aiming, and firing IL IN a Kind OF night
mare. He was aware too, for he seemed
in mad delight to be as watchtul of what
passed with DiNey Lynch as on hts own
side. that the opposing schooner was as
badly. if not worse off. than the susan
nah. When the smoke from his gun blew
past. he strained his sight 60 see eagerly.
and shouted with triumph TO note now
( That her topmasls dausled holpless.y. there
chat hole capped IN her hul. barely above
the waterlne and there that two of her
guns seemed disabled Blood trickled ia
his eyes and he impadently dashed his
hand across them. aud again until the
persistent stream told him that his head
was badly scratched by flying splinter,
which, IN his heat had passed on unuo-
decd.
lie heard a shrill command from Gabriel
| Murrin. and found himself In obedience
/ TO it, drawing his cutlass, and with that
an his left hand and a pistol IN his right,
ready for something he scarcely knew
what He stumbled on dead bodies as he
moved across the deck, and saw that Ga
/ briei was running for close quarters. The
/ other schooner lay almost helplessly on
/ the sea. Then the Susannahs helmsman
showed his skill. Away ne tackled and
/ down with the wind. rushing as Il SEEM
/ ed. right on TO ,DiXeys ship. in spite of
/ guns and now a rafting musket fire BY
they came. and Gabriel leaped TO the side.
| pistol and cutlassed ike his men, Closer
and closer they skinned. until they came
rail to rail and graphing irons were
thrown aboard the rover What passed
then passed in less than a minute. Amid
a hatstorm of bullets from muskets and
pistols, the opposing crews eaped at each
others throats, and al once there was
stabbing and cutting and clubbing on the
decks of both schooners. In such lighting,
among uudlsciplined men, there could be
no such thing O 3 parley or truce, or even
quarter. The ribs OF the ships were rub
bling and bruisng each other, their rig
ging was entansled, and men leaped from
one deck to another back and forth, and,
dropping between, were horribly crushed
before they touched the sea Even amid
such carnage and uproar, however, Oziel
thought of his friend, and loud his voice
rang above the tumult Justin, no! Ho,
Justin! It's Oziel!"
There was no reply from Justin, but a
tan mailman turned from where he was
cutting and thrustlng and rushed upon
| Haskell.
sol you persistent farmers boy. you
are here again! Never heed Justin, but
take that"
OzieI recognized. but with difficulty,
Dixey Lynch so bloody and powder-stdin-
ed and wrought with fury was the long
I legged stranger OF Boston beach. Now, IN
deed, he seemed natural, contemptuous of
any affectation. The bluff skipper was
outspoken. free-hearted friend of Justin.
or the courteous counselor of Marian, or
the gay romancer fddling in his cabin, was
vanished. DiXey had no time TO act parts
now His broad red face famed, and his
big gray eyes glared, and he genuinely
teamed as he threw himself on OZel The
onslaught drove the lad back, but he par
ried and cut again in his turn so vigor-
ously that he forced Lynch backwards
wen to the center of his own deck. lie
might have had a chance If the field mad
| been fair, to get the better Of the rover,
but suddenly a big black, half-naked
form rushed in and aided Lynch. 1t was
Donnereau, and the two would have speed
lily done for Oziel when there came a great
rush upon them Of panic-stricken men,
crying Fire! The boats on fire. The
Powder
At that Lynch and Donnereau both
turned with great oaths and disappeared
down the cabin way with a bound. The
fighting was now entirely on Dixeys deck,
but Gabriel called off his men at that ON
inous cry, 1.-THE powder" They leaped
on board the Susannah, fighting back the
others, While they cut their own schooner
loose All were on board all that were
left from the battle, ana the Wretches Of
Lynchs band were leaDng wildly to gain
the safer deck but Oziel, though knowing
the peril, Stood and cried again. Justin!
Justnw There came no reply, and in
despair Oziei answered the call from the
master of the Susannah and bounded on
board just as she parted from the fated
schooner, and swiftly drifted away Ga
brief was the victor and the horrible lit
tie man now hoped and sang and scream
ed the most hideous taunts at his dis
mayed enemies, where they cried to him
to save them from the flames which now
shot UP about them, which were eating
every second nearer to the powder maya
zine. From the cabin there came rushing
Lynch and Donnereau, bearing a burden.
These two fought their way to one little
boat at the stern, which WAS not dam
aged, through their desperate comrades
Oziel saw hem lower IT, and a few enter
it, while Lynch fought off the rest. 1t
showed off; it was a few yards away from
che flaming schooner, the rowers pulling
madly, when there was a rumble and a
roar. a crash a great burst of flame ana
a rolling cloud OF black smoke, and the
end came of The expedition which had
slipped SO secretly and swiftly az night
from the Great South bay. Then Gabriel
began TO shrek his joy, but while he hop
ped about, huggiug himself. the little boat
which had escaped came over the waves
steadily to Susannah
To BE Continued