The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-01

sNddenly appeared on the horizon. Ev-
cry man Jack Of EN-, snoozing on deck.
They think they're still close to Tar
tary. The CHIEF is an Italian brigand
and when the soldiers made the land
too hot to hold him he stole a fishing
schooner and-there 1t is"
MY! Woo! You are a wizard for
fart" cried Willie, with admiration in
his voice and look.
Woo smiled with pleasure at this
frank praise Il don't think there are
many in my line of business who could
do better at long distance magic" he
said modestly.
The pirate craft doomed up larger and
larger as the airship bore down on it.
When they were just overhead Willie
and Woo looked down. One lone man
was all of the crew in sight, and he
was at the wheel blinking sleepily.
Every few seconds he would move his
mead about, taking in the horizon line
with a slow glance. Naturally he was
not expecting two boys in a balloon,
and so it happened his glance never
went aloft. The drag rope caught in
the rigging, and presently the boys
came sliding down the mast and then
on to the deck. When the wheelman
caught sight of them his eyes grew
round with fear, and his hair actually
rose on end. Like all of his class. he
was superstitious, and the two lads
came as an apparation to him.
Suddenly he let out a wild yell, and
in a moment the deck fairly bristled
with grizzly ruIiians in fantastic garO.
Their clothes were stuck full of dag
gers. swords and pistols Despite his
confidence in Woo in getting them out
of any scrape, Willie felt a bit weak
about the knees as the tall leader, the
Italian brigand, made straight for him
with sword flashing.
AS matter of tact the pirates were
scared nearly out of their wits at the
sight of the lads and their bloodthrsty
yells were just to keep their courage
up. You see, after all, what fr!ghtens
you is not so much what you see as
where you see ii. A grizzly bear in a
cage is an interesting geological study
but the same bear met at large in the
Rockies IS not quite so fascinating
You probably would prefer to study the
view from a tree-top.
In the same way these pirates were
quite accustomed to meeting boys on
land, but to be suddenly confronted
with two apparently dropped from the
SKY made them doubt their senses.
In order to find out if the boys were
real ordinary young rascals, and not
some new kind of phantom, as they
feared, they started in throwing knives
at them.
Woo was prepared for just such a
warm reception and the result was
very amusing-to the boys.
The chief launched a sharp shining
dagger aimed directly at Willie's head.
il went on its course for a few feet,
then suddely IL few slSyward and dis
appeared in the air. In this way went
all the daggers and most OF the swords
and cutlasses, while the scared pirates
CAPPED in astonishment. Then as a last
resort the villains hauled out pistols
and started in peppering at the boys.
TO this the lads replied with a little
grandstand play that fairly threw the
pirates into fits Of rage and terror The
bullets seemed 70 slow up as they flew
10 their mark and Willie and Woo
caught them IN their hands and funs
them back at the pirates The speed
The bullets lost when fred at the boys
they acquired on their way back and
as a result there were soon several
- sailors moaning on the deck.
- Jhs men held a brief consultation