Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-09-30

What is it z"
sWhin we get safe home ye'll come and
give Misthress Greenheys away"
Yes. yes, Dinny. And now, tell me
what win you dor
Sure, III have an OF on a boat. and
see that there's some wather and bish-
Kits and gun in her; and thin sor, III
set light to the magazine, for It'll be a
rale plisure 10 blow up that ovid gintle-
man as is always leering and grinning at
me as much as TO say, Och. Dinny,
know all about the wildly. Fad first time
ye go to see her Iii tell Black Mazzard,
and then, ware hawkr +"
But when shall you do this?'
First tonne it seems asy, sor."
in the night"
"Av coorse, sor."
And how shall / know r
"Hark at that, nowi Fax. ar'n't l
telling ye. sor, that I'll blow up the mag
szine: Sure, an We don't pay so much
attention to it when ye so to shleep that
ye won't hear that?'
'Of course l shall hear it," said Hum
phrey, excitedly.
Thin, that's the signal, sor; and when
it goes fizz, be riddy and wait till kim
to We, and thin good-by to the rover's
loife. WhishtF'
A fortnight passed. during which the
buccaneer visited mis- prisoner twice, as
if TO give him an opportunity TO speak,
but each time in company with Bart.
Both were very quiet and stern, and
but few words were said. Everything
was done TO make the prisoners condi-
ton more endurable, but the attentions
now were irksome; and though Hum
phrey Armstrong lay listening for foot
steps with the greatest anxiety. shose
which came down the corridor were not
those he wished to hear.
"One of them might have managed to
come and give me a word" he said, fret
fully, as at last, weary of watching the
scintillations of the fire-hies in q distant
opening, he threw himself upon his couch
TO try and sleep, feeling that he would
be wakeful all night, when all at once,
just as he felt most troubled, his eyes
closed and he was deep in a dreamless
sleep. lost to everything but the terrific
roar which suddenly burst forth, follow
ing a vivid flash Of lightning, and, as
confused and half stunned, Humphrey
cape seemed to have passed away, and he
sat watching for the next flash, listening
for the next peal, thinking that this was
most terrific storm.
No flash-no peal-but a confused buzz
Of voices and the distant pattering OF
feet, while /, dense, dank odor of explod-
ed gunpowdtr penetrated the forest, and
entered the window close to which the
prisoner sat.
"Dinny-the escaper he cried. excit-
edly, as he sprang from his bed, for now
a fash did come with almost binding
force; but it was a mental fash, which
left him quivering with excitement, as
he sprang to the curtained corridor and
listened there.
A step! Dinny's. Yes, he knew it
Welt 1t was coming along the great
stone passage!
Quick we shall easily get away, for
they'll all crowd about the captain, ask
ing him what to do"
Dinny led on rapidly till they reached
the turning in the direction of the old
temple. Here they struck off to the left,
and found, as they cleared the narrow
forest path, that the odor of the explod-
ed gunpowder was almost overpowering.
Not hundred yards away voices were
heard speaking rapidly, and directly after
they were silent. and the captains words
rang out plainly as he gave orders to his
people, though their import was not clear
from the distance where the fugitives
crept along by the edge of the ruins.
Are you sure you are rightY' whisper
ed Humphrey.
"Roight, sor; I niver was more so.
Whisht! Are ye thereT'
Yes, yes" came from down by the side
of great wall "Oh, Dinny, was
afraid you were killed.
Kilt! Nay, my darling, there's dale
O. life in me yet. TAX how'll o me hand,
one on each side, and walk quick and
shteady, and I'll have We down by the
sayshore. where the boat is waiting, be-
fore We know where We are"
They started of, at sharp walk, paus-
ing at times to listen to the jargon If
excited voices behind, but rapidly ad-
vancing, on the whole, toward their goal.
Ito be continued.)