The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21
BOOK vi.
Chapter x.

/ The British fleet sailed down, the harbor
carrying Its load OF despair and mortified
pride. As Howe received dispatch from the
ministry commencing him, he bit his lip
AS the tories beheld their native town disap-
pearing behind tho islands of the harbor, they
knew they parted from the best Of life. =
Sotheran stood at the rail of the Elizabeth,
and Brush was with him. They were study
ing each other, striving to read each other s
mind, each with an object, and each needing
for its accomplishment the others consent.
$50 Captain Tudor Brush was asking,
will join us this evening at Nantasket?"
Sotheran eyed him SO steadily that the
mans eye fell The captain saw in Brush the
signs of recent dissipation: the fellow had
found much liquor in the course Of his plum
dering. Yet there was no abatement Of his
original cunning, and, Brush, while tor ten
days gloriously exhilarated, had not yet been
drunk. He had worked steadily and system
atically. -,
You are ordered,' sotheran asked, Ito rem
devious with the rest in Nantasket Roads?''
Aye" answered Brush. ,, -.-.-t g..
"You must have much valuable merchandise
aboard
Brush looked at the captain with a slow and
meaning smile. He had 100000 under his
matches. His eye gave his answer. .,
1.-THE boat Is swift7" asked Sotheran. sne
is good for an ocean voyage?'
IAN ocean voyage?" thought Brush There
were two meanings to the phrase. Aye he
answered; "swift and seaworthy."
What MEANS" went on the captain deltb-
erately, ''have you for defense?"
my crew." said Brush, aggressively.
"Twenty-three men, armed, and bold blades,
every one."
"Ruf1ans every one," agreed Sotheran. He
had been observing the men; they were the
very scrapings of the wharves. 1t was large
crew tor SO large boat. He pursued his In
quiry. -.
"Your sailing master" he asked. ''is he
under your orders?' -, -
| "Ie is" answered Brush. He gave again
his smile The sailing master was as great
a rogue as any of the crew. For his part,
sotheran had read the man's character, and
| was satisfied.
! ''These goods aboard the ship" he said
| "If they were your own now. and IN tne
proper market, they would make you rich.
Brush's smile vanished; this was coming
close He looked the other in the eye. lheS
would be well enough" he said.
1.-THE smugglers on the Cornish coast SAT-
sotheran, "are bold and clever fellows He
paused; Brush made no answer. The captain
added: "They ask no questions
| Brush was scowling in the captains race
trying to read his meaning. Speak plainly,
he said. roughly.
i IL.
/ Il. You were boasting just now, ne saao
/ that you@knew the harbor well. What IS ina
passage?"'s - =. ~ - .,,~ =:
| pulling Point Gut"
"Where leads it?''
ITO the open bay
| Sotheran still went deliberately toward his
object. He looked at the other vessels o'
~ Nse+ owe are almost the last he said
land the war vessels have taken the othel
| channel" ,
| Aye" said Brush quickly. Out OF the
corner of his eye the captain measured MIN
He was impatiently interested, and his scoW
was lessening; the captains purpose seemed
| to chime with his.
| How long," asked Sotheran, Will the nee
| lie at Nantucket
Until the wind changes. Perhaps days
''Hm!" said the captain. Anchored with tn'
! fleet, Alice could obtain aid from tine near
| est vessel so soon as she discovered that me-
| brother was ON board. AS for uudors ols
appearance, sotheran knew that no one coult
explain it. But here, right here, and neye
| to come again, was his best opportunity. III
| turned and looked Brush in the eye.
"Steer into that Gut" he said. There il
| no one to stop U.s. At night head to the east
ward Land me upon the Cornish coast M
! punishment will reach you, and your for
| tunes made"
They looked each other in the eye-Brusl
| with his low CunnluS, oOIAcioI "AoA 1A1@A
| power of mind and will which was so mis-
applied. Each saw offered, to be gained b!
boldness only, the thing he most desired IL
ljfe-for Brush money; and for Sotheran tn
girl who lay in the cabin below, her heai
| buried in the pillow. Brush laughed; tnel
turned away and gave his orders to the sail
ing master.
Ellery' came to Brush as the vessel tacket
and headed for the Gut. Cream ne Wnlned
| urha-a ora 1ou going? The feet Is head
ing on
Brush paid him no attention. ~4- :.
"And why" asked Ellery, "did you brin:
| Roger here?" The boy was sitting, detected
by the foremast. s.'
But Brush would only smile. The bo!
meant money to him.
Sotheran, leaning on the rail, saw tEsller!
go unsatished away. The boat entered tn
| Gut: the fleet sailed on, and the captain nod
ded to himself This time he was sure
While a ragged ropemaker, desperately hun
ming, was carrying piece of bloody pape
from Boston to the lines of Roxbury, tn
CAPTAIN cast a sneering smile at the town be
hind. He saw no way in which fate coult
overtake him.
It was the middle Of the afternoon befor
Alice came on deck. The Elizabeth, tackin,
about Nahant bay, had been constantly max
ing as though she would rejoin the fleet b:
the outside course around the Brewsters, ye
had as constantly edged away toward tn
northeast. Alice, looking about her, saw tn
vessel alone almost in the open bay, Will
beyond the lighthouse were the sails Of tn
l feet She glanced at the mon on deck. A
I the bow were the crew, deeply interested il
l the movements Of the boat, half comprehend
ing them and moro than half willing tha
their suspicious should prove correct. Th
sailing master and Brush, with seaman