The Princeton union., 1900-11-29
g: THURsDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1900

!. .lLl.lN ~ III, u 81 IN IN ~ ::sss i l
Into serious trouble with the French.
authorities, for 1t would be organized
war in neutral waters, grave breach
OF International law. But the major
/ laughed aud said he meant to do it all
the same.
What am most afraid of is that
they should give us the slipge ashore
and run for it,
They couldn't take the captain, not
by force, in broad daylight, and he
\ wouldn't be likely to go Of his own ac-
cord"
True for you. Snnyzer. I'm in hope
they'll just stay where they are, think
ing to weary us out However, they
may stay a little too long. Now, I'm
for the shore. and shall take joe
The major was away for a good hour,
and he came back alone. He had left
Joe on the watch, with one or two sig
nails arranged to keep us UP to the time
Of day. II the yacht moved her berth,
he wls to wave his cap; il she sent a
boat ashore, his handkerchief, and so
on.
They're not very comfortable on
board" the major said SCOT a man
at the masthead on the lookout, and
fancy he can see our smoke. Their
fires are banked Should not be sur
prised if they tried to run for it after
dark We must be on the alert, ready
to give chase, or they may get away
again"
You'll wait to take the boy off,
hope?" l was anxious about Joe, not
wishing he should come to harm.
''That's all right lie understands
II we have to leave in a hurry, he's to
make the best Of his way back to Eng
land on his own account. gave him
money and explained. No fear Of him. -
We got no sign from him the whole
of that afternoon and evening. The
time passed quickly enough, for the
major and ] talked all the time of
what we thought to do and how we
should do it. The boldest plan pleased
us best, and we meant to row straight
for the. yacht with all hands, picking
,, , up Joe by the way, board her and trust
l Night came about s O'clock. darl
and starless. 1t was best to get t.
! work right away, and we We're to star
about 8. But little before that we
heard shots and the noise of 4 rumpus
= faint, but distinct, in the distant. Some
l thing was up, certain sure, and in thu
> direction Of the bay, for the sound!
= came from the yacht.
), 'Better not poke our noses into an,
row, not till we're driven to it," tn
major said quietly. ''The night
> young yet. We've. got it all befor
u.s.
So We waited half an hour, an1
), were on the point Of starting out o.
= an expedition when we heard q soun,
Of oars approaching.
What could it mean?
Then came low Hello! Jaco,
Silverton ahoy" in Joe's voice, and h
was soon alongside, in boat that be
longed to the .Fleur-de-Lis. He sal
. so, anyway, and we were bound to be
- lieve him, although it was confounG
edly queer story.
= While he waited among the rocks Ii
still kept his lookout on the yacht. A.
~, though it had fallen dark, he coul
make out her hull on the water plainly
, there were lights, too. aboard, wit
streaks and reflections strong enoug
y, to show up parts OF her.
te Suddenly he saw a figure dropping 0,
Of the stern into the yachts dinge.
= which seemed to have been put ther
~ on purpose. and which. anyway. wa
quickly cast adrift, for it floatcu SLOW
- ly and silently away. The tide wa
making into the bay, and she, mus
~ have been caught on the current. whic
carried her inshore. Half way to th
- land the figure. which had no dOul
), been crouching in the bottom, out {
sight, got up on to the thwarts an
began pulling like mad.
Joe soon made up his mind Il
~ must know more about this boat an
the man in it; SO he got up on to tt
-. top Of the rocks, where there was
~ better surface, and ran all he knew
~ the head Of the bay, following tt
~. sound of the oars and getting a squil
~ now and again of the black smudge
the dingey. He came upon it at las
, high and dry on the shore.
But the man was gone.
&C. Joe was q smart nipper; he kne
~, what he had to do, and that was
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