Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-10-27
The Alaska Pirate

fortune For many DAYS NSlndN asked
Tor employ mens as a salesman. book
keeper or hank clerk. for felt compe-
tent for almost anything. living just
graduated from the high school. The
snsl sum Of money possessed began
10 shrink siarmingiy. and my gorgeous
dreams % wear = sickly snd faded hue.
One dsy while walking one OF the
principal streets Saw in Gilt letters on
the upper windows % large bui ding
the worlds Detective Agency" 4
oriilsn; thought came % me. putting
10 fight my temporary discourage
neot
climbed two fiehts Of stairs and
arrived az glass door. on which ~ss
Inscribed: Chiefs Office. Wax In" ]
entered. A short man vith gray mus
ache stood beside 8 large office desk.
He looked 81 me irQuirinE,y.
I wish 20 see the chief" 7 said.
What CO you want 20 see him fors-
re asked. with Pe7cept!ble Irish &C
cens
7 would IKE 20 get employment IS
q detective : replied.
~T- he chief" he said. But you're
almost TOO vourF for the business re
BOY. u takes eNPsyrieucs. sid plenty
e sar6. and often q handy wedge
% gun 6ghrsrE % be detective"
Il wish you'd ~ ne. 81" 7 sale.
+ courareous,y. ~l'm Young. but I esn
earn
Tue enough ne ssssnte6. WEI
. ton't ui-t giving You Ettle tris,
. Are YOU Wiling 80 -ske Your iie ir
vorr hand. me boy?"
2 I'd rs.r-.rF z--rnrrrF~
ng 20 AVOID turning pale.
Very we'll be seif s00-ovinC'v.
Vow. - course you've hes-6 sl' shout
. ne =, orfize ro,d rines. They're very
-ch. art the steamers that come f-ou
I here ere every one % them loaded
vi-h Cc.t-ui Hons and millions %
3.ol,a-s. Now. there sre :-s Ii robbers
- The and. srf there sre r--stes OF
ne sea. ard Whist frer hsri for
f ni-ste. DO YOU think. shan one OF those
. A'asks steamers loaded down with
. gold ems; and nuggets?
81 suspect that there's s bloody band
- pirates htt-rr ont ST. expedition
right here In San Francisco for the
4 purpose % capturing some ~ those
steamers. 7 want YOU 20 so out and
. a scover then y you can Find out
where -heir vessei IS and how BIG q
crew shs carries. and FL about a.. One
ts,=e move. and Ike,y as rot you'l be
found floating in the bay Tomorrow
| Good-hy. aud good luck 20 you
ralked s1ory -he uharres very
much on the s,ert. exauiree two
vessels that were loading for the mort b.
bat evc-ything sbouf them seemed
honest snd com monp,aee- I continued
nv patrol. and az -ast. az small. re-
mote wharf found q steam schooner
f bound tor A-afks Her name was the
Gs6fy. snd I learned that she VAS &c
SAL that very afterroo--
Something about the craft. ! do Lot
know WHY. aroused nv suspicious
The sailor we're as busy as ants load
trrproVsions md stores. I approached
end ,ried 90 engage one % them iu
conversation. but he repu,Sed ne in d
rude ard surlv manner a large new
deckhouse had been built on 10
schooner. evidently 20 accommodate
quite q nun ber Of men.
Even a. fha; retired place their were
a Few idsers gazing and gossipiug.
}oiued them. and sat down on an over
surre5 boat. determined 20 watcl
everything that Occurred. The FIRE
condr-na lion 30 ny suspicious cam
from two roughly dressed men Wis
paused near me.
They ssy the Gayfy g. going 20 Cop
pr river d ore. with q kind o
Eneer They can tel that 20 III
uariues--
~Nsw.~ replied his companion -Sh
draws TOO much water. She cou.o1'
e.; within ~ miles q tie mouth
il al hour OF two some heavy case
were brourht down end csretall
holsted n board. They were marke
Mining Machinery" but from the.
appearance I Suspected that they cor
tzi-ed ca DnOn.
: Among the passengers ] saw q DO
/. about ny own sge. be wore fur CO
src = heavy wooden coat OF Arctic Gu
Re carried q rife OF his shoulder. and
big revolver and shesthICnife IN bis be
A large shaggy black cog kept az Z.
hesls-
Several times ons q the officers hs
cone OF the wharf and looked up =
ward the city with az cir Of inpatisrc
resolved % wait until I discovsrs
wbst this person or thing was
Between 80 au6 u o'clock . hess
truck came rolling pon6erousiy COW
ne wharf. y was loaded with lars
5arre.s. about 90 % them. hesr
sharp. suppressec orders on the Ca
~. and instantly the sailors swarms
orf OF SO wharf and began 20 unloz
the barrels and roll them on boar
VITA every appearance % aPPrehe
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