Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13


And will you really help me to es-
capeT
"Whisht. sor! What are We thinking
aboutT spanking aloud In a country
where the parrots can talk like Chris
tians and the threes is full Of ugly chaps,
who sit and watch We and say nothing,
but how'd toight wild their tails, and thin
20 and Whisper their saycrets 70 one
another"
You'll help me?"
"Yis. sir, IL yell go down on your bend
ed knees and take an oath"
Oath! What oathT
"Niver to bcthray or take part In amy
thing agen Commodore Junk. the thruest,
bravest boy that liver stepped
You are right, Dinny. He Is n brave
man. and swear that will not betray
or attack him. come what may. Get me
my liberty and the liberty of my men, and
Ill be content. Stop! ] cannot go 90
far as that; there are my men. swear
VIII not attack your captain without
giving MN que not'ce. ,nat ne may es.
cape put TINS nest Oh norns,s must DC
'" "hS OUT anu NY men hn etu ,,, 81,
AN, well, we won maggie ABOUT ,nri.
hes, sor. swear TINS. sor: he. Dehave
| &C., q,
swear i wiz:
bedad' tnen' 49,, III wiz yri ana tnere
one ,, more iat or, =" oc "sN'hs 'e' SUI
What is III!
give Misthress Hrcehheys away
ies. YES. D,nn ~, anu now tel he
wnat viii 70" ao'
sure. nave an OF ON boat ana
see Una, mere some wa,her ana DISH ,,,
KITS anu gun III ncr, anu .n'h, sor, LII
SET hgnt 70 .he magaA'ne, ior IN DC q
rae phsure 10 plow UP 'hat OVID gintie.
man as Always 'eerlng ano gr,nning a,
me as muen as 70 say och, Dinny,
khoW h' aoout tne Wiuuy, uha nrst TINE
ye 80 10 see ner ~ tcii pack Ma]@ard
ana tnen, ware. hawk!
Dut when snah you 10 TINS!
rst tonne ~ seems as!' sor.
~ 'ne n'snt.
AV coorse, sor. o,
And now snail KNOW
"Hark at that, now! Fax. ar'n't
telling ye, sor, that I'll blow up the mag
azine! Sure, an ye don't pay SO much
attention to 1t when ye 20 to shleep that
ye won't hear thatT'
"Of course shall hear It" said Hum
phrey. excitedly.
Thin. that's the signal, sor; and wher
II goes fzx, be riddy and wait till kin
to yc, and thin good.by to the rover'i
loife. Whishtv
A fortnight passed, during which tn,
buccaneer visited his prisoner twice, III
II to give him an opportunity to speak
but each time In company with Bart.
Both were very quiet and stern, ant
but few words were said. Everything
was done to make the prisoners c0ndi
ton more endurable, but the attentions
now were irksome; and though Hum
phrey Armstrong lay listening for foot
steps with the greatest anxiety. khos'
which came down the corridor were no
those he wished to hear.
zone Of them might have managed I,
come and give me a word" he said, fret
fully, a. at last. weary Of watching tn,
scintillations Of the fre.Aies In distan
opening, he threw himself upon his coucl
to try and sleep. feeling that he woul,
be wakeful all night, when all at once
Just a. he felt most troubled, his eye
closed. and he was deep In a dreamles
sleep, lost to everything but the terrif
roar which suddenly burst forth, follow
, Ing Q vivid fash of lightning. and, O
confused and half stunned, Humphre,
, started up, all idea of the proposed q
, cape seemed to have passed away. and b
sat watching for the next fash, listening
for the next peal thinking that this va
, most terrific Storm.
No dash-no peal-but confused bus
, Of voices and the distant pattcring o
feet, while dense, dsnk odor Of explod
ed sunpOwder penetrated the forest. AM
entered the window close to which tn
prisoner sat.
"Dlnny--the escape" he cried. cxcit
sdly, 40 he sprans from his bed, for nov
: fash did come with almost blindin
force; but It was mental dash, whicl
left him Quivering with excitement, .
he spranG to the curtained corridor an,
! listened there.
A step! Dinny's. Yes, he knew
; well! 1t was coming along the grea
stone passage!
"Quick! we shall easily get away, 70
. they'll all crowd about the captain, ask
: Ing him what to do"
Dlnuy led on rapidly till they reache
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