Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-17

rag him; and Ia tais way, artsr o.
aiming his pistols. be reposed every
night aftsrward while on board.
by lingo! l thought the killing o.
thsE birds would lead to bad luck
somehow said Henry Warren. an
OLD Foremost man. with a reproachful
glance at me, as he threw the two al
batrosses overheard.
we now held solemn conference 10
meet the emergency which was certain
10 come anon, and to consider the best
means OF subduing and disarming the
culprit
whoever goes nigh him in the
eab'n. either by the door or the sky
hSht' risks being stabbed or shot"
said Tattooed Tom: 80 we must 20 70
work some other way. shipraatee. and
mat other way must be considered"
We might close ard b.tten tn. sky
hSh, and companionway. and then
starYe or smoke him out" suggested
one OF the crew. Francis Probsrt, our
carpenter.
hiu outs eIOe0
Yes. as we do rats"
by what?"
flil bucket with spun yarn and
creased fax. with sulphur and bilge-
SRter-ain't that the medical com
pound for ras7"
Nonsense" said Tom; you would
burn the ship
As he has often threatened TO do"
laid Carlton. "and may do yet"
A most extraordinary scheme was
proposed By one man-that we should
launch the longboat, throw into her
some bags Of bread and Eang-casks Of
water, unship the compass. double
bank the oars. and shove on for the
coast o. South America. after scuttling
the brig and leaving Antonio to his
fate
We were in a horrible state Of per-
pleNity. and ! seemed to see constantly
before me the gzshed bodies OF M
two kind. brave and hoSpitable friends
Captain Weston and Marc Hislop--
lying In their ber;hs dead and I'M
avenged. with their destroyer beside
them
We had the capstan-bnrs. and with
these IL was proposed 10 assail him
when next he came on deck. Then we
had the carpenters tools. among
which hand-saw. an auser. an adxe
and a Ratchet. made very available
weapons. and these. with the old cut
lass and harpoons which figured on
the night we crossed the line. were
speedily appropriated was armed
with q heavy ciaw-hammer. and. vow.
Ing firmly TO stand by each other. We
resolved TO lynch Antonio the mo.
ment he came out Of his den.
While we were thus employed In
derlsinr the means OF punishment, The
dark shadows OF night passed away;
the morning sun came up in his trop
teal splendor. and the blue waves Of
the sosthern sea rclled around us II
llsht, but not a sail was visible OF
their vast expanae.
The crew seemed pale and excited
~ they might we'll be. and with buck
cts o! water We cleanEed the deci
from the blood that stained Il,
The morning advanced into noon
and the vessel was steered her du'
course. for the wind was still fair. Me-
. Carlton was AZ the wheel and the mel
/. we're all grouped forward, when sud
, denly Antonio appeared on deck will
knife in his sash and a revolver II
. each hand.
He was 30 pale that bis olive fac
!. s.emed almost a pea-sreen, and
: black crust upon his cruel lips shove
IN. extent Of his potations In tn
I, cabin. lie glanced into the pinnacle
and percelving that the brig was still
being s,eered her old course, he criec
in a hoarse voice:
!" "Hombres, alleFarse la cuesia!
fmsu. besr toward the land) an
= pointing to the direction In which b
Knew the vast continent Of South Am
.r,ea-trora which we were probabl
> four or Eve hundred miles distant
mus, be. he added orders In English I
a ,hape the briggs course due west. an
stamped his right foot on the deck I
u Five his words additional force.