The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-04-12

our weakness, and feared thr plain showing
OF our colors was hut q sign Of strength and
i,arlcunoss, Il not a lure bcckoHiug thcm
10 ruin. ] had not dreamed Of such an
EASY conquest, and for the while it was all
| could do to restrain the cxtrayaganCc II
my feelings ! turned 20 Miss Hing Her
pallor had given way and LETT two bright
spots Of excitement which giowed o. her
,A,eks aud matched well the brilliant
sparkle Of her eye She was trembling with
suppressed emotion. and az ] seli out my
hand 20 her IN unspoken congTatuiatlon, she
took Il, and, lifting TO her lips my grlmy
fingers, rose without = word aud hurried
forward.
The impulsiyc spirit Of her brother
showed itself IN the cry he gave ss, with half
sob aud halt a laugh, he danced about the
deck and then threw himself into my arms.
breaking thcrcffnm, shaking his fist at tho
te,rcating boat, and in mighty unQuakcr
rlood. though in Quaker style, damned the
british high aud low, aiioat and ashorr.
"A curse on thee. thee whitcliycrcd,
arlet.hacked cowards!' he shouted a, the
cud TO let two men and girl drive thee!
Oh, b. .Ac Lu:L God above me, the battle
IL not with the strong Donald! Donald!
mark thee we'll | tell thee We will yet best
them though they send inc whoiC ships
company We viii rise from the depths!
Tay hand and head have % far shown the
vtyl Thee viii yet prevail
was well aware ttns cxubefancc was
laii the reaction following strain. ! iclt the
relief myself, hot knew, despite the fact that
We wsre 80 iar safe. the rcpulsc would prove
bet a respite. The lump that had risen %
I a. q A.
beaten Of still hrld me rpccchlcss but It
passed presently a. did also the wlldnes'
Of the youth. and ere long vc we're spcculat.
ing a. to the next probable move Of the ds.
cjmtited fsicoats II was true that had
realized the irs, part Of ms secret hopc ot
overcoming the boat, but, pn scanning the
horizon. there was no slEu 1T rcseuing
wind, though thought the south held somo
promise Of later breeze. There was uaught
to do but stand al hay and awailAhe issue.
Nor did We await Il for long. The sun was
Gliding rapidly TO the edge Of the sea. being
hut al hour high, i,s path lying tn line
with the now thoroughly bccalmsd schooner
of our quarter. iis STARE throwing darling
pathway bctwixt the two vessels. II Is
ore than likely they scented the Ed-
vantsge given them by their present posi-
tiun. for not long after the return Of the
hrst expedition against us ] saw three boats
have their side and proceed along the track
0l binding glitter
10 aim INTO this eyc.watcrinR brill'ancy
with ans but mere ,hsucc Of hitting
mark vas an impossibi.Ity, hut, with the Old
determination to face the worst, Aurs and
| repaired to our posts, though the girl still
fingered forward
As saw the usplcysursz ol protTactcd de-
tense. le, her hide away knowing that at
the bow she would be clear ol flying bullets
when the boats should come near enough 90
return our fire How the attack was planned
Was at once apparent, for 10 cover the onset
81 the baardcrs the schooner again opened
IN a. with its forward piece. IN evident
fear oi striking their own men, they ahAn-
toned their former manner of ricnchriiing
the ball acros. the water. and instead drove
p0in, blank at us. Although wg lay plain
target. and their schooner, Ike the Phan.
tom. was az rest, the iirst shot flew IS .do Of
u,; the second passed somewhere al0it, yet
so nrlr that heard the horrible hummiug
oi the bali, and tho lhlrl To this day
they know not Oh they did. nor, for the
matter Of that, did az the time.
We had lst the boats come near, that We
nigh, shoot with effect, aud had fired and
was about 60 pass the rifle 90 Gertrude, who
IN my excitement fancicl had by this time
returned to the companion, when to my
nstouishmeut | sau shc was not behind me.
There was no time for prulractCd search,
tot, as | sprauu from the cabin where ] had
gone to look for her, | heard her brother
discharge two pistols ~ quick succession and
a. L.
instant lt had hooked ON Co oar silrboard
channels With round oath Amcs seized
tbc two remaining pistols and poured their
contents into II with scarce a chance Of
missing. while | rushed 10 bis side, and
lifting the heavy hatch cover from the cabin,
aealnst which It had been leaning hurled 1t
on 10 the heads OF the packed mass below.
Beyond the fact that no man boarded tha
schooner at this poiHt, what execution was
made 10y the broad aud bulky timber never
knew, for al that moment the third shot
iron the schooner struck the iorclopmasi
Just above the hounds In a laundering
crash down came the spar with the square
sail, the outer canvas, topmasi, fore and
back stays blocks and upper running gear
10 general, the broken mast smiting the
deck with The sound ol en- explosion
The din Of the shot aud the tumbling
wreck Slowed me around a. though ! had
hcen on a pivot, but 1t was only to see that
81 was lost From beneath the foresail
Doom | saw that the other boats had board.
ed us on the larbnard bow, and already hall
a score Of men were Nyarmiug over the side.
Even then my thoughts went to the girl,
hut she was nowhere in sight Body and
brain WORK quickly iu times Of excitement,
and thinking that possibly she had fallen
through the gaping hatch and INTO the hold,
though time was scapt, ] spraug for the
opening and looked down. calling her by
name There came no answer. neither was
her body in sight, the dull gray Of the lead
L.ons meeting my eye Sprlnging again 10
riy feet, | drew my cutlass and fetrcaicd TO
the quarter deck where stood AmeE with
drawn steel, his back braccd against the
wheel ard his breath coming and going ~
though from violent cXcrtiOu,
"'fA the final stand my ladi' ] ca
claimed. a. ! ranged myself by his side and
turned to face lior the last time, | thoughD
the eneuy, whu were now pouring aft.
Gertrude IL gonel ] could find her no.
wheFei"
Il know 1T" ne painted, ''rhe games up,
marked he's when she"
lost the rsEl, for at that instant an Off
Ger whom | at once recognized came run.
ming up, followed ), half dozen marines
As he caught sight Of me he halted, and,
eyeing me with profound astouishment, sud.
denly broke out
Good Cod 'ts Thorndykel Touch not
that man, on your lives" be shouted,
Here's game worth a whole watch! Sur,
render, ys rebeli Throw down your arms
aud surrpndsrl Can't you see you are
teatsns You douby damned spy, the rope
viii have its own liy Saiut George, but
this is lucki'
Surrender TO yc, Lieut., ileldcnT !
roei!erated In turn. by the Lord, no!
Come and take He II ye can. but twill not be
olive. Your rope Is not for me, nor viii the
oolnrs aloft be struck while stand on this
aeck! have given over this world, and
fear neither ye nor the pink shrimps at your
back! Come. now, aud elutoh your luckl"
II was strong as two man before, fel.
the strength Of ten within me as | spoke.
The wath | would have moved through
that press would have brought the bullet
invited, but there was no advance. True,
the crowd showed tendency 10 rush In az
] thus deiied them, and several muske,s
were leyeleh al uk but Beldsn nipped the