Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-01-31

but the others would not listen to him.
Tackles were rugged with lightning
speed, n boat was heaved out from
showed down to it willy nilly, protest
ing vigorously In obedience to Willie's
whispered command. They would give
Us neither food nor water, neither COM
pass nor sail, nothing in fact but
curses, and, bidding US shove of,
threatened TO quicken US with a saker
shot if we did not hurry out of reach.
We pulled on till the babel of voices
D.. The carrack had died away, and
t.en. Judging we were out of earshot
Of the dons. Willie Trehalion gave a
peculiar whistle, low and tremulous.
4 slight breeze had sprung up, and
after a moments pause a faint Sc
pulchral ''Wa-a-o-w' was waited to
US over the stern.
Around spun the boat, and willing
backs, straining at the oars, sent her
darting in the direction of the sound.
Presently The rigging and hull of a
brig loomed through the fog and a
voice hailed to bid us keep our dis
lance
Bristol Merchant. ahoy! We're your
own mates"
sheer off or I'll sink you. Yere
pirates, that's what y'are. Our mates
is all swalley'd up by the wilderness
or took by Spaniards. Sheer off, tell
yer'
you've n black cat aboard there"
bawled Willie Trehalion impatiently;
"a black cat sailing under the name o
Nep. haven't your
"Mebbe we have, mebbe we haven't.
| bain't a-goin to argy WI We. Sheer
OFF an ha' done. There's a Spaniard
away there through the fog. Go an
plunder him. We amt got the value
o jack o ale among US"
"Wait a minute" said Willie Treha-
lion See If Nep won't remember his
old masters call" And the boatswain
repeated his low whistle.
"Ma-a-e-ow. Me-ear-wa-oww came
shrill and distinct across the water.
well I'm blamedr exclaimed a
fresh voice. EFF that amt Willie Ire
halion. cts his ghost. Nep'll answer
to moan o us, i'll conditioned ole var
mint es e is
"Nep don't forget his old master if
his old masters shipmates do. Now
I'm telling you true. There's Captain
Ireland here an Master Topp an just a
han'ful o. others, all that is escaped out
O. this numbering land. An now blest If
our own mates will own US, though
we've got gould enough stored up to
buy Bristol city with"
Pull stroke or two nearer" bawl-
ed the first speaker, and then added to
those beside him: "And ye lads blow
yer matches up ready to fire. There's
witchcraft enough in that blamed old
cat to get the whole lot O us into trou-
BILE yet. Boat ahoy, there! Rest on
yer oars again, an advance nearer at
yer peril. Strike light an let's look
at yer faces"
1--WE have nothing to strike a light
WITH" broke out Alec angrily. Man
alive, the boats not provisioned for
voyage. She's as bare as Willie IRE
halion's head. We've just escaped
from the Spaniard yonder and are alb
solutely unarmed. Come, l know you
well enough; you are Martin Snale.
whom left in command"
"Mebbe | be, an mebbe ! baln't," re-
piled the man cautiously. mo disre-
spect to ye, Captain Ireland, IL ye be
Captain Ireland, but I'll just make sure
before We come any nearer that Ian
terms light won't shine clear through
ye. The voices is all right, but they
say that sperrits keeps the voices after
the body's shelled off on 'em, an !
aIn't a-goln to ave no ghosts aboard
me-"
Alec stood up TO be inspected. n
great horn windowed lantern was
thrust out on the end Of n boat hook,
and Martin Snale. climbing into the
main rigging, made n penthouse of his
two hands and peered at us from under
them. The fog was thick, the tallow
dip aickered badly and Martins wits
were sluggish consequently he was
very long In coming to n decision. AT
| the end of nearly ten minutes scrutiny
he stepped down from his perch and,
bidding us remain where we were, dis
appeared for awhile. Presently he re-
turned and, scrnmbling into the shrouds
again. bawed out afresh
aye looks all right solid enough,
| too. don't deny. But when mans
| been n mariner all the years | have lie
| learns that looks ls sometimes deeely.
| In So I'll Just make 30 bold as TO
heave this orange at one o ye to see
whether II hits anything solid enough
| TO burst if II does, ye can come
| aboard"
Tie lifted his hand ana threw. The
| yellow fruit ilylhR through the hlr,
was stopped by willie tfehalloh's bald
| pate. The b0htswhlh never wihted,
ahd apparently The sight ~ the seat.
tered pulp hhd luiee=ihe orange was
an 0vtrflpe streaming down his
| slUild face was sufficient Martin shhle
| demanded h0 mdfe tests, ANA we climb
ed up the Fuuhd barrel slide 0f onf own
| OLD brig the Bristol Merchant
There was bot one thing which less
ened 0ur delight AZ meeting IA freedom
| our old shlpmaiea once m0fe=We eeuld
| nol have the satisfaction er letting
hen Miguel know how wa had fooled
| hlm,
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