The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-15

Of their really remarkable voices, In went thu
poisoned s~tllettp, and we smote the part with
cheerful alacrIy without waiting Tor further IN
formation. Most u us also offered remarks In
our several vernaculars, but these need moi
As We marched | desi red to assist Anna n.
b@s, might but she preferred 10 perseveIe in he'
own way, only taking my hand when the ditch
| or swamp happened 10 he too wide Tor her "a leap
Thus the whole expedition followed EbotrH
through q kind Of parA-llkc savannah country.
lie Was making a long dciour IN order To avoid
the volcano. which We could still see iilckering
beyond the high woods, But the light was moi
clear ana aldc like autunnal sheet lightning
ils II mad been the night before. The blush
lswHmp fox which came up from the creeks spread
sideways ul II was AZ much as We could dc
10 see Tire mon IN front Of us. II would have been
,,nsy enough TO .Gr"p or hrr, ana II nSny
on rottlDg leaves IN an atmosphcr" Of pure fever.
was not inviting enough. We resolved 10 wait
according tn the half cas,e's instructions. I'LL
The fircaies continually ietted across us, flying
almost into our eyes ana vanishing again IN
the pail uI MIST.
4 wonder II they know their way ur where they
are going | Whispered, for | was ever prone
10 notice triteS at the wrong times when my
thoughts ought To have been upon more serious
matters.
Win are going where" grovled viii. whose
legs were pHinIng him where one or two OF the
IflthltS nhu bFbh'll ON III tlN UeSn.
81 ne Nrcfies'" said | But win did not show
any interest lie WIS sor. and miserable and
felt The beginnings Of a tendency Ia shiNer lie
mutlsred u wish with regard 10 the ireiiirs which
consortcd III With his recent confession OF
Church ~ England baptisul.
would be. content To know where We are
going" he added SHARPLY.
About an hour after this the word was passed
along the ranks that now We must be ready to
fall on al any moment Ehorra had reported
that the pirate village was near. We could hear
"A RESTLESS cork Growing every few minutes, ana
more than once there came n whit as OF hot wood
ashes and the unchilled hearths Of man.
Tn the back Of this ensucd So long y pause That
IL seemed To have no end. | could hear in the
stiffness the toads c~roaklng. and nearer at hand
the whisper Of the Commandante. arranging his
men for the assault Anna and ! waited hand
in hand. Will Bowman opened his mouth and in
clined his ear into the darkness. A gun went
of below us, sharp g, u signal then the clear
through the underwood Crack Crack, Crack
The guns were going now with a ycngean@.
hurryins US away 70 tho Yien' We stumbled over
gourds. prcked ourselves On the bush called
fgs-ot The moor, stumbled against fruit trees
(which sent heavy globes down forthwith 10 break
our heads. Then after a breathing run uf a guar
ter Of an hour, having lntt N" attack ~ the Span
iards well sway To- th' night, We oruuched on some
open ground a. the foo, " q clunp Of tall trees
The rattle Of muSketry beneath us grew almost
continuous We could hear the Sraninrds going
hravely, at ii, their high screaming shout using
MN 1'lllURH NpUA NINl' was via NV " hlr "
Not the wild pirate veil II was-no, II could not
be yet surely it was. a cheer the mouth filling.
heart stirring cry which men OF English speech
make all over the world when they fight for the
mastery.
The moon had risen and the mis-, grown lumi.
nous about us. Suddenly Anna clutchrd me
aud | felt swift fear run cpursingly through her.
WHAT'S that. Philip O what are these"
She painted above our heads. Inc moon
shone a little clearer. We had stopped under
a great row Of tail forest trees which stretched
their branches stitrly at night angles. There
were 81 many that the line disappeared into the
mist on either hand. Many Of the limbs shone
tastically disposed, But that was not the terror
which caused Anna 70 grasp me by the arm,
From every naked bough q dead man dsngled
stiff and still. turning only slowly, some oi them,
as the rope twisted and UNFINISHED
We sat frozen cold. There was one almos,
sae that he VAS hung IN chains, the scarce dinlned
metal glinting in the cold gray Of the mistchoked
moon.
Then We heard Eborra laugh. In such a place
II was n sound - chill the blood.
For heavens sake speak, Eborra., who ore
thesy' | hardly knew my Hwn voice as spoke.
Light as a blown leaf Eborra danced a quick
tep aud clapped his hands. -,
Pirates buccaneers Capt. Key and his
men" he cried. The English sailors have hanged
bay. Now the Spanlards find much rare treasure.
Harken' Thera they 60. Eborra warn the
English CAPTAIN: p,mnient,,red Pepper tn the
| DbNs NV A'H6iAlnlh' WIN 80 " 'b6 ~ - hla
chains no more slave gangs. The English
have taken the Isle uf tho Winds. We lust wait
here u little till the botheration past. Then We
will GO down, lIu Capt. hey and your bloody
p'rates-now you swing by the neck Hitch
farther along, Leave plenty room for Don Nicho-
las and the little black priest.
And again Eborra danced his weird dance
in the feeble light 81 the moon, as the cracking
Of firearms thinned out and the hurrahs grew
louder beneath us.
Vow we g down-but Ebora first 10 make
all safe"
The half caste left us down by the eastern
shore where the liberty men used to take their
walks. II was almost daybreak. though as
yet there was no sign OF the day. for the false
dawn had long passed and the moon was eclipsed
by the high trees We had left behind us.
over the reef passages We could see the mist
beginning g. break and whiri away In rolling
c~loudlets, aS peat reek does from A low chimney
glanced white as they swept low over US, scream
my shrlly for "a" coming Of the morning. We
waited long. viii was muttarng 10 himself,
could not tell what. Anna and ! kept very
Close together.
suddenly we heard Eborra's whistle. an
swerad him. The half caste bounded pyouslv
toward us. Soon We could discern him plainly,
n 1.-THE black flgur. against the white coral sand.
Behind him struds n tall, stout man. cloaked
and hated from head 10 foot. Something IA
miliar struck me, something which sent my
heart into my mouth. But Anna suddenly drop
ped my hand aud sprang forward. With a sharp
breaking crv she flung herself into the tall mans
arms. saw his gray beard drop upon the girls
head.
The mist Whirlcd away. There was a rapid
flush Of dawn in HE cast.
"Umphrav Spurway,' cried VIII Bowman
and ! with one voice, And lmphray S~purway
II was