Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-04-21

A1oil VIC PURPOSE. Sdiu Ao"ldiih. liz
patiently. "Open the door, and lie
speedy about it. or the business will
| reach further than words!"
''Let me at least confer with my
friends" answered Mr.. lynn. still
speaking moderately. Il am not alone
in this matter"
speedy counsels, them" grpwled
Towland. .'We will not be put off. -
SWELL, friends" said Mr.. lynn, fac
ing about and preserving his same
| voice and manner. what say you?
You have heard Capt. Towland's de-
mand."
For my part" said the captain, rails
| ing his voice so that those outside could
hear, II desire little time for de-
Liberation. would know my rights,
| and if am to lower my colors, where
! fore"
"Aweel," said Mac Ivrach, speaking
up in his turn, land sac, it strikes
myself. l wadna come to decide in a
blink"
(Which is my thought likewise"
promptly put in.
"You hear" said Mr.. lynn, speaking
again from the wicket. "My con- pan.
ions are not clear of their course.
They would have little time for re-
| Fiction. So, in truth, would IT,
The fellows broke into murmurs
of rage, and two or three roundly
| swore.
"Look you," cried Towland, in a
kind of desperation, and yet with a
certain measure of rough entreaty. as
l thought, 1--WE will not be cozened.
We have rights here. Nay, to come to
the heart of the matter, we want the
old don and the woman. We pursued
them yesterday, and but for twist
of luck at the pinch would have had
them. I myself all but secured the
young senorita. You will perceive,
therefore. that we have the FIRST right
here, and, like sensible men, will aban-
don your contention. Aye, to give you
the final proof, the owner Of this
house is Don Enrique de Cavodilla. and
it was his niece-though my memory
halts at her name-that laid hands on.
By our laws slave seized is a slave
| passed to ownership, and that you
well know"
Mr.. lynn turned back to us, his coun-
| tenancc grown serious.
''This is not well. fear the rascal
has the right of it, mean as to the
ruie." "
"T ala sure of it," said I, reluctantly.
II have clear thought of how it
runs"
''Then, if they have the right to claim
the slaves, conceive they have the
further right to come in and search
for them" said Mr.. lynn, with a vexed
gesture. !"Well, say we yield? TO re-
fuse would be to avail no one, and
conceive our friends now have very
hopeful start"
We were compelled to agree with
him. and without further words he I'M
barred and opened the door.
Towland and his men sulleniy
pressed in, and. we giving back. they
quickly filled all the fore part of the
hall. Towland looked at us with
lowering brow, but said nothing. and
the men after Il brief staring about
made forward and began to scatter
over the house. Towland seemed to
hang in the wind for a bit, and at first
! thought he meant to say some thing
to us, but if so he changed his mind,
for, in the end, he wheeled about and
followed some of his crew up the
stairs.
We exchanged significant chances.
but for little did not bulge, wishing
to avoid any dangerous seeming d
haste. At last as none of the men re-
turned-the most of them were now
above, where we could hear them
knocking about and calling to one an
other-we passed whispered word,
and all stole quietly out. As we made
down the walk heard considerable
noise. and thought that the men were
demolishing some doors or partitions,
but fortunately no further heed
seemed to be paid to us.
Fetching at last into the street. we
turned in the direction of the water
and pushed along at a sharp walk. 1t
was in all our minds. though we stayed
not to talk about it. to gain the first
leftward street or passage. and
thence continue till we obtained some
knowledge or were satisfied of the
safety of the fugitives. We at last
came to the leftward turning street.
and gladly turned the corner, and
broke into run.
81 think they have got fairly Off"
said the captain with breath of re-
lief ut is clear the buccaneers have
not yet penetrated to this quarter, and
the time is more than sufficient to
fetch the beach,"
II would not croak." said I, "but !
am less hopeful. There is the guard ON
the ships. who might easily espy them,
and then our. struggling parties are
poRing about in all directions
"We can soon learn how the mat
ter has gone" said! Mr.. lynn. I'VE have
but to continue to the water side, and
proceed a little way from there to-
ward this fisher village. If we see and
hear nothing amiss we may rest in
reasonable content that they are
safe"
well, we would not turn back
without that assurance" said I. Let
us proceed"
We pushed on down this street, ac-
cordingly, and when we had come into
the next turned to the left, and so con-
tinued to the outskirts of the town.
We learned nothing of moment, or
touching the business in hand. and.
thinking it of no use to proceed far
Their, and. indeed, supposing it might
not be prudent to do so Qest we might