The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-24
CHAPTER XxIv.-Coyrixrrp.


der, but without enough heat or force 20 |
roul me to action ! slept heavily as one |
serp. in The fumes Of burning charcoal,
dead to harm or happIuop, and vas walked
from q dream Of ir5stins by the sound Of a
ycpar, Ike that made by d bursting sail.
Half conscious ! crawlcd 10 the deck Ia
see what bod happened. The dawn was
well forward, a strip Of bright Ky ot peariy
clc5TdD,s hrrlldinE the suu which was a.
ready scattering the clouds alott. Patches
oi the deepest blue, ileckcd with tine rapor
like elotted cream sailing far above The rap
iily diSa0lying storm wrack. iofciold hne
weather The wind had sunk TO almost a
calm, and was blowing o soft warm breath
from the west The sea was vast series
Of hills aud valleys, their crrsts no longer
like teeth. and 10 rhythmical was their run
that the hhli.submeFEeu vessel swung with
the regularity OF pendulum, only 1t times
a swollen surge hummiug over TIE bows,
sending a cascade TO the deck. just Wis
ible 20 the north was clear dSrl, indigo.
eaiarsd Of, of land, which | instantly know
60 b. Moulauk point. and even my dul!
senses responded 20 the knowledge OF the
wonderful lr,h we had made.
ro,ed these details wlth a slow, dreamy
alsactiuu. bat ON turning my gaze south.
ward, | became fully alive Co the fact that
the awakening day had put a period TO our
misery. There on our larb51rd quarter, two
cable lengths away, lay schooner twice The
size OF lhc Phantom, her sides p.gfcyd Tor
guns. and forward of her iorcmast The brine.
furnished brass Of her pIyo,ed rifle stood
ont against the horizon. She had luNed
int, tbr gentle breeze. and an hcr slls were
sbly,rug and swinging a. she bowed 90 :he
swclis From her main peak BILE" out The
hag OF the United Colonies. and over her
aGril was drifting the iuUuy smoke Of the
/ ,aut that had aroused me.
For space / stood like a man Of stone,
I ms look fixed oU thc ensign 80 long ,ir7nFeT
! to mr. As glsCd at the gorgeous bunting
uy heart rose 90 my throat, The 'rtr- wciicd
1 lrsm my eyes, the iraa. "h'ch had long
| b5aud mr suddenly thawed, and, putting al
ma, remaining power to my voice, save vent
/ 90 e Wild shout. threw both arms above ny
/ sesd. and staggered below.
Ina. u.eht. under her own remaining can.
! vas. tse Phantom sailed into The harbor 81
I Wn'mr. Hole aud dropped her spare anchor
/ ". had been rescued by lhc Am'u'lu rri
. ,ttesr jenny. ui New london, uu' OF that
par, bound humc with prisoners aud booty
iiter four mouths cruise.
With my story told, there had beer
enovsh hslp offered to equip me for voy
age 10 the lndios. but asked for only pro
yieiens. water, fuel. and a couple OF hand"
Determined to gather to myself the glorl
which had we.inish slipped my grasp. w
were freed from the load ot water tAkci
IN Juring the storm, the Jenny standin,
los and lending men 90 the Hnrk until lh'
rump. sucked and then, promising not u
Iusc sight ID, u.s. until We entered Nncy ar
sound. stood Tor her home port.
80, d word dli ny about the two sail
or. vium ! had captured, aud who ha,
served mr well. The doctor bad found bal
dead from fright, the effects OF bis drbauch
I .aryltiuu and selsickHcss, and ! deter
ruura TO hetd him myself still as a prlsonc
au parole. had no idea Of transicrrin
Amts or his sister, Tor | doubted q tn
Jenny. crowded o. she was, would prov
more comfortable than the Phantom. Th
remainder Of the trip would be short a
py own bone there would he the best O
nursing. and ms surgeon prisoner wouf
make a lair attendant, II he could be kep
sober, a matter j would take ia my ow
hands,
There were other reasons why would no
consent 10 be separated from my triCud
even had they been willing (which the
wore notl, the weightiest OF which not BEN
the danger Of transshipment, but one
d-rmrd unnecessary TO mention, and whic
as vet would not fully acknowledge TO MI
Eelt.
Knowing nothing Of the march OF event
couGdrd 10 the captain my fears Of deI
Sulliysn's saie;y aud told him what ! ha
learned Of Cliuton's intended movement
The relic! Of Pigot, hoping he would be alb
10 transmit warning to the America
general 10 time 20 prevent surprise
) Thus suddenly relieved Of care, We sale
, away under maiasail, forcsail and l'b, On
r had made the remainder Of the voyage Hit
out incident II was with emotions q
most boyish and uncouirolAhle that
marked the mingled reds, yeliows and blu
Of the great clay iorcland OF Gay head, dou
IL brilliant in the light OF the westerlng ~
> Ily then our consJrl was well to the mort
west. but now feared neither the Briiii
nor the devil, for. II closely pursued by q
former. / should have run the Phanto
, ashore and taken to tht woods, even thouI
/, il broke my heart TO do 1t.
Hut no further necessity for heroic aeti,
prraentcd itscli and we slipped into q
u haven Of Holmes Hole and dropped the on
}. anchor we had left, creating iiutter amo'
l tbe inhabitants Of the hamlet, who We
D nightly alarmed al seeing = schooner hca
i, ,na no flag sail up within gunshot Of q
!. shore and round to ~ though for broh
side Heretofore they had not been m
= Tested. but perhaps II was an inward sen
: OF trouble impending which made the
4 Quake al the mysterious action OF the fha
tom. for barely n fortnight was TO clap
= ere GREY. the Hand Of Iron, sailed up
A had done. and undcv the guns OF the tic
demanded the usual tribute Of blood and
unusual one Of forage.
Rut now, saving few fishermen dra'
un on the beach. there was not erait IN |
bari,cr. The peace Of the evening, I
ouiet beauty Of the green land, and the te
inr Of safety fell on my spirits like bei
!. dirtion after an impressive sermon, and
4, breathed a. one breaiheS on waking itom
= horrors Of nightmare. War and danger b
, vanished a. had vanished the storm ciou
r Of the day before, and, indeed, 90 far
Il the events oil the past few days had aiiec,
4 me. they had been but AZ a nightmare
"a ~ Had NtEn knt nhetHl w NhF fHAftNf ~"
!, bat few marks to tell Of It's fearful rcali
= In week | had recovered from the
n rihle strain to which ! had leer subjects
q noticing only that my bead had taken
few white threads had never seen
sore, bat my nerves, which bad been
Tsis=ssy through life were neither loosen
p nor f7ayed by the desperate time eiFcu
Al stance bad thrummed upon them.
1. ] hsd suddenly shot from an era Of 9
:, fliet 10 one Of peaee, thought, nor di'
" dream / should be aroused again, uniss
voluntarily took the tiald. beeamc
here. too, nor wss my noteFieiy cheap o
From Edgarto1n to the heights Of Ga
10 head the fame Of my achievements spre
n even the half-hrsrd Indians. whose rrcu
s lsy about the latter poiat. being unstin
~ 10 their sober congratulations to the =
= Tknrn." 10 was called by them.
= s~assnsrs and those drawing their $
" sIstxncs from the sss are stciid TO spp&r
indiauSsss a 10 iAs sefsuns. Be . kssd