Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20

Simply shat we arg not in the habis
CT reckoning pirates ezactly in the same
light that we do prisoners of war;
Pirates. senorr' gasped the wretch.
turning pale. You do not mean thai
you regard be as such ?''
Upon my soul. Jilok Tudel. | cannot
regard you as anything else
"But-but-I have regular commits
sion from my government
Perhaps you haye-and yet you are
but pirate, after all. Yoa have been
{ only a pirate these six or seven years.
4 We will place you in the Keeping Of the
authorities at Galveston, and il you can
make them believe that you are an hon
est man, you are at liberty to do so''
The captive pirate chieftain uttered
! some dreadful threats as his captor turn
ed away, but they were not noticed Gal
weston Island had been reported, and be-
| fore dark the schooner was safely an
chored in the bay, with, her prize along
side; and as soon as it became known
on shore that the notorious pirate had
been captured. the waters edge was
lined with enthusiastic men. women and
children, who. came down to make known
their opinion. in the matter by shSuting
and throwing up hats and kerchiefs, and
other demonstrations. Captain Howard
went on shore and reported his success.
and then returned to his schooner He
went down upon the berth-deek and saw
that Tudel was safe, and having been
assured that the rest Of the prisoners
were likewise safe, and having given or
ders for the Keeping up Of a strict guard
during the night, he retired to, his cabin.
The schooner was anchored about half
a mile from the shore, and the sentineIs
had strict orders to keep all boats off
during the night. 1t was near midnight.
and yet the young captain sat at mis- Ia
BILE engaged in reading the newspapers.
There was much Of exciting news that in-
terested him, and he thought not Of his
bed He sat thus, inst finishing a long
article on the subject of the war, when
he thought he heard dipping sound
close upder the stern He arose and went
to the after part of the cabin, and open
ed one of the windows and looked out:
the moon was hidden behind a dark mass
of clouds, and the water was dark;
though an object of any respectable size
could have been seen at some distance,
He looked carefully about upon the sur
ing.
There was a hanging lamp in the cab
in, and having lowered this so that the
fame gave but a faint glimmer, the cap
tain turned in He had hardly placed his
head upon his pillow when he was star
! tled by hearing another unusual sound in
the water under the stern. He knew this
could be no ripple OF the waves, and
quickly leaping from his berth he sprang
to the window and looked out again.
Howard could plainly see a dim object
moving away from the vessel. He
sprang back to his berth and seized his
pistols, but before he could regain the
window, the lookout halted the suspicious
object However, the captain FASTENED
to the window and cried out HIMSELF he
was sure now that it was a man swim
stop, step,' he cried. Stop, or I'll
shoot your
But the object did not stop. On the
contrary, it moged off with increased
| speed so that there was no more doubt
about its identity. The captain fired both
his pistols, but without seeming effect
Howard now rushed on deck to find what
was the matter, and found some half
dozen of the watch gazing over the taft
rail.
what is it?" the captain cried, as he
] came up. Fire! irei-down into the
cutter and bring it alongside-quick! Mr..
Hart, are your prisoners all safer"
Yes, sir-every one of them"
And where is Tudel? Is he, too,
safe?"
"Nathans is with him, sir" returned
Hart.
| Somebody is leaving the schooner.
Man the cutter, sir, at once, and l viii
! go below and see Nathans."
| Thus speaking-three muskets having
been fred at the departing object-Cap-
tain Howard FASTENED below, going down
i got more than half way down before
he discovered that there was no light
upon the desk, the great lantern which
usually burned close by the hatchway
having gone out. AT the same moment,
| too he was run into by some one who
was coming up from below.
who's this?" asked Howard.
"It's me, sir" uttered frightened
voice
and who is me?"
jackson, sir The lanterns gone out
and was coming up to see what was
the matter"
Then jump to the pinnacle and get
| light at once and bring it down here.
Nathans! Nathans! Nathans! Good
heavens! where is the man? Make haste
with that lantern! Come-bear a handI"
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