Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-11

MS (LcCOunt.
been upon me had l not sprung upon
him, thrown away my bar, caught up
his companion g knife, which had fallen
from his hand, and tried my level best
to drive it in above his shoulder blade.
But it was easier said than done. He
olutched me iercely and locked hard
and fast we swayed this way and that
fighting like wildcats for our lives. He
was a smaller man than l, but active
as an acrobat and in the most perfect
training Up and down, round and
round, we went, eyes glaring, breath
coming in great gasps, our hands upon
each others throats and every moment
drawing closer and closer to the vessels
side.
Though the whole fight could not
have lasted q minute it seemed an
eternity was beginning to weaken,
and saw by the look in his hateful aim
ond eyes that my antagonist knew it
But he had bargained without his host.
A heavy roll sent the little vessel heel
ing over to the port side. and an instant
later we were both prone upon the deck,
rolling. tumbling, fighting again to be
uppermost From the manner in which
l bad fallen, however, the advantage
now lay with me, and you may be sure
1 was not slow to make the most Of it.
Throwing myself over and seating my
self astride of him, | clutched my ad-
versary by the throat and, drawing back
my arm, struck him with my clinched
fist between his eyes. The blow was
given with al my strength, and it GER
tainly told He lay beneath me bleed
ing and insensible mass. Then stagger-
ing to my feet l looked about me. On
the deck were four dead bodies-two on
the break of the poop lying faces down,
Just where they had fallen; one at my
feet, his skull dashed in and his brains
protruding, a horrible sight; another
under the bulwarks. his limbs twitch-
ing in his death agony and his mouth
vomiting blood with automatic regular
ity My companion discovered seated
astride of another individual admonish-
ing him with what knew was an emp.
ty revolver to abstain from any further
attempt to escape. .
II think we have got the upper hand
of them now." be said as calmly as If
he were accustomed to going through
this sort of thing every day of his life.
Would you be so good as to hand me
that piece Of rope! l must make this
slippery gentleman fast while | have
him.
surely it's the leader of the gang, !"
/ cried, at the same time doing as be
had asked me- 1.-The man you pointed
out to me, kwong Fungi"
"You re quite right 1t is. "
And now that you have him what
will his fate be?'
"A short shrift and long rope, If l
have anything to do with the matter.
Therel That's right, 1 don t think you'll
get into much mischief now. my
friend"
So saying he rose to his feet, rolled
the man over Oh to his back and turned
to me.
my goodness, man, you re wound
ed," he cried, spinning me round to
find out whence the blood was dripping.
And so l was, though in my excitement
! had quite forgotten the fact. A ball
had passed clean through the f1eshy
part of my left arm, and the blood
flowing from it had stiffened all my
sleeve
With gentleness one would hardly
have expected to find in him my friend
drew off my coat and cut open my shirt
sleeve. Then bidding ME stay where |
was while he procured some water with
which to bathe the wound he left me
and went for'ard | did not, however,
see him return, for now that the excite
ment had departed a great faintness
was stealing over me- The sea seemed
to be turning black and the deck Of the
junk to be slipping away from under
me. Finally my legs tottered, my senses
left me and l fell heavily to the ground.
When came to myself again, | was
lying on pile of fiber sails under the
shelter of an improvised awning. My
companion, whose name l discovered
later was Walworth, was kneeling be-
side me with preternaturally grave
expression upon his usually stolid face.
"How do you feel now?" he inquired,
holding cup of water to my lips.
drank eagerly, and then replied that
/ felt better, but terribly weak
| "Oh. that's ONLY to he expected. " he