The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-02-01

the other two?
"Davy Gritfiths is gone" said one of
The men. II seed i'm. With & foot O.
smoking steel showing through his
back, bea, out the brains O. the chap as
! put it there
Joe the Cooper is killed. too" said
another. "IIe an the Spaniards' cargo
intendant fen foul o. one another an
wrastled on the ground The don had
a dirk. Joe nothing but his bare hands.
/ The don carved does hide into fish
| ing net, an Joe tore the don's throat
out wi his teeth
ut was a warmish corner while it
lasted
AYE, an wese all more or less
scratted. You've rib there peeping at
the. starlight"
That's so. An you've nasty hole
/ in that neither arm"
Tim there has half an ear shredded
lway, an Jan Pengony's countenance
j. opener than ever natur' made it,
Where's the little cordwainer"
"Sorely wounded, poor lad. He's ~
ing senseless here by Willie Trehalion
in the bilge. This here clip on his head
needs surgeons needle an pack
thread to callS it sound again
Aye, an Sans beside him with a
hole in the ribs Sans done, I'm think
! ing"
LET me bind this rag round your
thigh. Master Topp. Got that cut in
the last rush, did you? You're bleeding
like 4 pig with slit weasand."
Captain Ireland. not scratched? The
wonder OF. How did you do it, sir?"
mo fault O the captain's,' put in Will
lie Trehallui for / watched him. No
fault o them Spanish devils neither.
He was ever where the blows was the
thickest. an they rained them on him
like autumn leaves in hurricane"
Good luck armored me-" said Alec
| Come, lads, out oars again and give
me one. Willie, can you manage to sit
up on the stern thwart and steer? I've
shipped the tudder.'
Aye. aye. captain. Or row, either, at
! a pinch. I'm nigh all right again now,
/ though butfor Master Topp should "a
had to stop. beside the post. They lash.
4 ings had shrunk so wi the water that
my feet was like a dead mans. Where
shall ! make for, captain?"
You know the island that shields
] the harbor mouth?"
yes, captain. Shelter island we
called it," ~a;gs. -.
Its steep, too, On this side, but there
shonld be a sloping beach to norrard
/ Make round for there and see if you
can't put us ashore. Now, lads, give
/ way with a Will"
The night was pitchy dark, but the
boatswain's solitary eye pierced the
blackness and steered us on an arrows
course till he made the Carrack rock.
Then, bearing away Il point to the west
ward, he guided us by the direction of
4 the ocean swell and by the tanning of
a light westerly breeze which had
| again sprung up toward what he judg-
ed would be the tail of the island. We
heard surf pounding upon it before we
saw rock. and drawing on cautiously
inshore, coasted along in search Of a
landing place. The tide was just upon
the top of lis food, and not an inch of
foreshore could ave discover till I'VE
reached the north end of the island, for
up to that point the coast was bound
i by black, rugged rocks that shot down
! sheer into the water. But here we came
i upon sloping beach and ran the boat
up on It, getting her three parts filled
in the heavy Surf, for the ground swell
was running straight in. However, as
! the boat did not get STAYED and as the
/ wetting was rather refreshing than
(, otherwise, we thought ourselves very
| lucky in our fortune. AT any rate we
| We're free.
Now said Alec after wounds had
been dressed as we'll as circumstances
would permit and we had thrown our
weary bodies to rest on a bed of short,
dry moss, who can make q tracing on
the chart of the future?'
81 should like another cut at the
dons, captain. an with better weapon
in my hand than Il charred wood bill
let" said one of the men promptly,
| and il deep voiced assent hummed
! round the assembly.
'rhey bain't got much worth taking
in that cave o theirs said Willie IRE
halion, but there should be tidy pick
ings on the old carrack. There We're a
gould crucifi yion in the after cabin. an
tale was going about that Don Miguel
| always carried his private hoard in
the locker under his BERTH"
"W.hat say you, Jacll?" said Alec to
mo i'm n whiSppr F,'
Have mt 'em whenever we get a
chance" | replied briskly.
"Nosing the plumber, ell, old sea
thief:" he said, with laugh and then
in louder tones for all to hear: I'm
with you, one and all, in not letting
the dons rest in peace. What's your
plan, Willie?"
Stay here an recruit till we are
sound replied the boatswain. IAN then
catch them mapping some night in their
cave an smoke them like badgers"
Il fear" said Alec. they will keep
too good a watch to be trapped like
that But With our other lads
"What other lads. captain?' asked
| half a dozen voices eagerly
"Has no one told how we rose on