Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-02
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nsCript found In cave in the Canary Is
lands and opens with the installation of
Tatho as viceroy of Yucatan. 4 province
Of Atlantis. the latter continent stu
sted In the Atlantic ocean. Tatho succeeds
Deucallon, who is recalled by the queen,
Phorenice. to help prop the totterinE throne
Phorenice, Of whom he has heard little,
ne learns Is crafty and very beautiful
woman, having been born the daughter
of a swineherd, although she claims TO be
a daughter OF the gods. She Is adopted and
raised by Zaemon. governor Of province
and one of the high priests. She is pos
sessed OF great ambition 20 rule ara while
still young doposes him. All attempts to
ly defeats the old King ard takes the
throne.
CHAPTER lr--Tatho is much surprised
when next day Deucdtion asks the use of
ship to take him home. believing he had
grown rich during his reign. as he CTatho)
would have done. but DcucaliOn is "a poor
man, having ruled only for the good Of the
greed and selfishness being tho universal
rule
CHAPTER 1II-Nhen near home they
are halted by enemies Of Phorenice who
demand the custody Of peucalion Tob. the
captain, refuses, and a fierce fight ensues,
In which he is victorious.
CHAPTER lG--(Contiuucd)
"Tob!" our fellows shouted in their
ecstasy of fighting madness, and |
"Tob." for my battlc-crv. II was a
change for me not to he leader, but
IT was "a luxury for once to fight in
the wake of this lob, despite his I'M
couthness of mien and plan. There
was no stopping this new rush,
though progress still was slow. lob
with his bloody AK cut the road in
front, and we others. with the lust
Of battle filing us to the chin, ragged
like furies in his wake. Gods. but il
was fight.
Ten of us won to the galley, with
the flames and the smoke from he
poor Bear squirting at our heels. We
turned and stabbed madlv at all who
tried to follow. and hacked through
the grapplcs that held The vessels to
their embrace. The sea-swells
spurned the Bear away.
The slaves chained TO the rowing
gallcy's benches had interest neither
one way nor the other. and looked on
the contest with dull concern. save
when some stray missile found a bill
let among them. But handful Of
the fighting men had scrambled des-
perately on board Of the galley after
us, preferring any fate to fiery
death on the Bear, and these had to
he dealt with promptly. Three. with
xneIr ngntIng Iury sim red-hot In
them. had most wastefully to be
killed out of mischi-i's way; five, who
had pitched their weapons into the
sea, were chained to oar looms. in
place of slaves who were dead; and
there remained only Dason to have a
Gate apportioned
The fight had COOLED out of him.
and he had thrown his arms to the
sea. and stood sulenly ready for
what might hcfall; and to him lob
went up with an exulting face.
'Iio, pot-mate Dason." cried he,
"You made a lot of talk an hour ago
about that woman Of mine. who lives
with her hrats on the quay-Sde in
Atlantis yonder. Now, III give you
pleasant choice; either IN take You
along home, and tell her what you
said before the whole ships company
CHAT are for the most part dead now
poor souls.). and I'll leave her 10 per-
form on your carcass as she sees fit
by way Of payment; or. as the other
choice, il deal with you here now
myself
Il thank You for the chance" said
Dason, and knelt and offered bis neck
10 the AK. SO Tob cut off his head,
sticking il on the galley's beaK a an
advertisement of what had been