The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-02-06


cavalryman smote his knee with his fist and
broke out:
My God! why-why did I not spit the
/ fellow while 1 had the chance two DAYS
since, or shoot him? Why did not know
him for a spy? 'Twould have saved all this!
| is there no trace of him."
None since he passed the lines an put
! Lowney to sleep. They tell me he killed the
| green sentinel with his fist. Faith, my head
| aches at the thought O him, an We may
/ thank God the ever was cracked else
! twas your skull that broke an not the
| pitcher BY the powers above, 1 begin TO
fear him, an ye-"
shut up" was the ungracious answer.
| Hand out the bottle and help me get on
| deck for air. / hate this hole, I have been
/ buried three days." And with this Scam
| nell struggled into a sitting position, reach
! ing out his hand for the dram Lounsbury
was already pouring.
Now that l had these two at a saber's
! length, it went against me to think of their
! coming on deck and possibly spelling the
! plans l had already Matched in their behalf
/ Slipping from my cover, l crawled over the
cabin house and got to the door. There
] was a lock on it, but the key had long since
! gone and l had been used to make a shift
/ OF fastening the companion DA DdQlOck.
! hasp, and staple. As felt over it missed
the paddock, though hasp and staple were
still intact. While fumbling for my knife
to use as a bolt, in the light from the cabin
window l caught the CLINT of a musket "
! ing along the deck under the tarpaulin, and,
! quickly unshipping its bayonet, thrust the
! steel through the iron loop, and the two be-
| low were prisoners. There was another door
in the cabin, but IL opened into a small space.
! or d" tween decks" and l knew a mass OF
lead had been piled aft and against it to
! give the vessel a proper trim, so that mode
OF egress was blocked.
My scheme was simple enough. l would
now go the whole pace and take with me a
! couple Of prisoners, and If / failed ! would
J be no worse of than before. In any event
there would be 4 sudden ending to my diff
| culties II / was to be taken, and the lidnap-
! ing would not hasten my final swing.
! Still unshod and silent, l made my way
| forward, and with some difficulty, owing to
| the darkness and need of stealth, the scOw
was emptied of her load, and at last we three
stood on the deck. So far all had gone well
! My next move was to away the ground
/ tackle, leaving the boats painter still be-
! layed to the cable As the last strand part
/ ca and the schooner shot away, leaving the
/ scow still fast, i fancied the establishment
! Of the guard on finding the Phantom had
! dwindled to a rusty, mud-spattered con-
! trivance but a peg removed from a raft.
! As the schooner gathered force and fled,
/ now broadside to the ebb, / told in whispers
| what / had found and what done. / was
! well aware that not many minutes would
! elapse before those below would discover
| something out Of gear. Between the COW
! cred headlights and the fog they could have
/ no notion that the schooner was free. for the
water was as fiat as ice, there being no more
| apparent motion now than before. Unless
] we fouled something, they could make no
/ guess at what had happened, but the door
would bother them, and in all likelihood
! they would end IL al attempt at breaking
/ il down.
To baIk this led the way aft, bidding
J Ames be spokesman If Ii came TO words, and
20 act as he saw fit if it came TO blows.
/ Placing Mistress Gertrude on the top of the
( house, and so ont of harms way, Ames and
J / bent our ears 20 the door, though l kept
| my eye open Tor what might at any minute
I confront us from out the depths of the Cog.
We lad not long TO wait ere hearing from
/ those within. for soon. hand was placed on
/ the fastening, and the door ratified in the
| f0rcib.e shaking it received. It's failure to
/ open was followed by a round cath, and
I we plainly heard the voice OF Scammcll sug-
/ costing that it be broken down. After a
/ parley botwiXt them as 10 what was the
/ probable cause OF the trouble, another at
/ tempt was made TO force the door by shal-
/ Ing, and then there was worked through the
joint OF the companion way the blade of a
sword. This ] could not see, but felt the
1 steel with my hand, and, thinking the stu
alton had better be known at once, picked
mp the musket and with blow of its stock
/ broke the protrUding weapon close TO the
/ panel.
To the two below this was the first in
/ timation that aught was going wrong, and
tl'cir CONSERVATION must have made a fine
| show. Possibly ten seconds elapsed before
] they recovered from their surprise, and
I then the voice of Lounsbury demanded:
/ who's on the decb:" but on receiving no
! answer. the panels were assaulted with a
force that well-nigh sprung them from their
frames Now ! babe Ames speak, and,
placing bis head conveniently near 4 dead
light, he called out:
Below there, Scanned and Lounsbury,
ycu two be prisoners in the name of the
I United Colonies, and / demand the surren-
der OF your armsi ii you force the com
| panion. il viii mean death to both; you are
/ Cutnumbered."
WHO are you:' came from within, this
/ time FROM Scammell.
Call me the ghost of Donald Thorndyke,
/ If you viii. but pass out your arms" At
which l laughed outright, despite the stu
I alton.
The laugh must have been heard by them
and my locality fairly we'll marked, for there
came a volley OF curses, and then through
the door two pistol shots in quick success
4 sion.
1t was fortunate that l was we'll at the
side OF the companion. else the assault would
have finished me. 1t showed the temper of
I my cap.ives, as well as the necessity for pro-
lection against another similar attack, for
should it come 10 our getting of and using
the sails the helmsman would be in sore
] danger OF being shot as be stood at the
/ wheel. There were no window openings
! III the cabin fore or aft and. save the door