Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-10
DICK RODNEY: {
Or. The Adventures of }
An Eton Boy.
BY JAME0 GRANT. !

BY JAMR0 GRANT.

1iAT ! ER Sill.-tCOntlNueu.D
This feat ! achieved with consider
able peril, for the birds. when reused
from their eyries. whooped. screamed.
and wheeled in i.ocks and circles about
inc. Tapping their huge wings. SO that
once l became so bewildered. that in
stead OF clamberins again to the sum
NIT OF the cliff. began n descent to-
ward the foamins sea below.
In reascendlng my hat WAS blown
away, and with IL the wretched eggs
for which ! had risked my life and
limbs.
After this event resolved to procure
food for myself alone. and instead OF
returning to Antonio. who usually
loitered about the hut our men had
left, ! went to the opposite side OF the
ISLAND. and found u banana grove.
wherein I took up my quarters.
had been thIrty-sIx hours without
seeing my pleasant chum. the Cubano.
| or Icing near him with food. ! knew
that his rage would be great. and feel
ing myself unusually weak. after all
the mental excitement and bodily cS-
rosure had undergone. necessity COM
PEELED me now to avoid him strictly.
rs was totally incapable OF contend.
Ing with him In any way.
II he found me TO plead that had
when searching for berries about
| sunrise. on the wcStcrn sid. OF the Isle.
and while the sun. though up. was yc,
below tho srca; mountain and cas-; It's
shadow to the extreme horizon Of the
haby morning sea. encountered An
tonic NJ last.
Hunger. apparently. had rendered
him furious: but feeling certain in a
moment that tlmid!;y would 10 me no
service. started back and said in
Spanish:
Hal ha! told you what would
happen when I wanted food said he.
! feeling the point o! his knife.
| Ny blood ran cold AZ these words.
and cas-, longing eye upon my los,
hatchct: he saw the glance aEd
iEampicd upon the weapon with
mGekins laugh.
what do you mean. Cnhanor
asked. in m almost bTcs,hless voice.
simply this-thai. as kcif-pTcsrf-
ya,loa IL the iiEst law of nature. ] am
bound to xiii you
I
while he cas-, a glance n; III" caps on
tho breach. As u 10 sec that they were
all right. and Hhca,hcd his knife.
made a bound aside and placed n
banana trco between Us. Tho bastard
sirea. and tho bail. as II whlsilcd past.
stripped OF piece Of bark.
In the sane manner I escaped see
ona shot. so An,oaio. finding tia; his
much priced ammunition Sas likely TO
be expended fTIiiicss!y. rushed for
ward TO use his knife.
The ,cndFii OF a pumpkin caist.i his
| ic., foot. he fell heavily and huTJ aim
self severely. Then. datiinE HS"i.
secured my haiehct. and rendered 'ur!-
OTIS by ali that had occurred. ar" by
,hs imminent danger which fnCnAscl
/ TIC. a light seemed TO hash before idy
eyes. trcuhIcd with rage. and felt as
4. inbucd with supernatural strength.
was about to spring upun Antoio
with hands. feet and teeth. to hcw him
with the hatchci as I would have hswn
a tree. when a new object suddenly
caught my eye.
I, was a ship-hut a ship ashore.
"Cubano.' 1 exclaimed In a husky
voice. look iherc!"
Antonio looked In the direction In
dica,ed. and. psusinE In his mur,lcious
Intention, uttered a fierce laugh OF sat
isfaetion.
In the rocky channel which opened
bptN.rn tho inaccessible island and
ours there lay the wave-bcatcn htil OF
a dismas;cd vessel. which might have
drif,cd in over night. "a 1t was cc'tain-
IL not there yesterday. and II val nov
TANNED hard and fast upon ref OF
rock that connected them.
This new object changed al ONE the
terrible current of the Cuban's ideas
grim smile passed over his olive
counteuancc. he shook back the slf-like
masses of coal-black hair. whish, III
sLyc.,erricr fashion. overhuns his wild
dark eyes. and shcaihins his KNIFE
said:
"Mio muchacho-comc: I was onlS
,osing. Yondcr We will Gnd food. per
hans. and who knows what more
Como. Il is a bargain. and II you don't
desert me. shall not molest you
again"
lie proceeded at once toward tho
bearh and I was hungry enough. and
perhaps reckless enough now. to be
clad of a truce. and TO follow him. In
;te hope Of finding something cataoIc
on board.
CHAPTER NNNfV.
The Homeward Voyage.
Nv heart beat happily; was no