The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-06

be asleep again. KIN Ia
His lordship felt for his eyeglass. He
seldom wore It., but he still carried 1t.
screwlng 1t In. he examined the
prisoner .&
"a strange fish. gadzooks, cllvey." ne
said. us that millionaire? Wander
bit, Carnegie, Upton and Morgan 10 LOOK
at your, pal and comrade IN wealth. What
do you think wo had better do With tn i it
t.Mc 1t'nk soap and water do him hin
good IA grinncd Ruby. s
.'wah!" said Mumps. wash J. It. It." 4 s5.,
4 "Get ,tp, you coward said Give Give.
"Don't whine and crawl. II there's res u a
Bit Of the man left in yotl. show IT.. I'm I'm
not going to hurt you. You're not worth " r.
1t. Mumps, bring It. along"
4A''Wahp 49, M y.
Give met Leckburns perplcxed glance
''Pretty thick, isn't it,"
you're right, sonny" answered Give
''but, in vulgar parlance, I'm beginning
to tumble.''S i.
.'Dllto,'' said Ned. with nod Ian La n
with found the money, eli" n JsS a:
n II guess sc" IS i g !, 81,
"swect youth" laughed MA Le OK o =,
"the most delicious blackguards on eartn
nre santley, Swayno and-emperor Of
5ail-yandcrlct. & How they netted him, !
don't know. They got him, and then
they Kicked him about like door mat
Isn't It delightful? fancy he has been
fully paid for that little trick he played
on you. No doubt they fleeced him
properly. t5s a,
1 "But how did they persuade such
man to go aboard T.
"My son" said his lordshlp, you are
a dear innocent. There was a whisper
going round that Ianwlth and his com
panes were not all they might be. he
may have /, been coming a bad cropper::
He got his chance to disappear with all
no could lay hands on, and took It.. He
got more than he bargained for from
these desperadoes. Wah! I have spoken.
and now will smoke the pipe Of peace.
He coolly struck a match OH kes OF
explosives. Beyond them was an iron
door. Il Even his massive strength could could
not open It. It was bent and dented, and
axes and crowbars lay: outside.
.s 4t.tAnother mystery solved Give. This
is where they keep their gun food. viz,
their shells. The stuff must have shift
ed In some gale, and It has got piled up
against the door They tried hard to
get at It. A good job for us they didn't.
What mad carelessness. They must have
all been half drunk. ~
TheG'captured vessel was well provi~
stoned, and carried enough spirits to
have stocked a. dozen public houses. But
she was something =! a white elephant.
,.What shall we do with her?" asked
Give as they pulled to the yacht, having
left Marsden and six men behind *
BLOW her up l53 .5
h II couldn't, Ned We can't leave those
fellows to an awful; death. The launch
wouldn't carry food for week. !
"Let 'em eat the fat Dutchman,' . said
Leckburn grumpily. 'ao may as well
be eaten as hanged. We've got them
safe enough. They'll come in and sur
render unless they prefer starvation.
poor Hec."s y III
They found Hector, pale and bandaged
and In horrible temper, squtrming In a
big easy chair. His wound was very
painful though not serious. He swore
to discharge Burnand for not keeping
up the pursuit, he called the doctor a
clumsy fingered humbug. and told Leck :
burn, who tried to sooth him. that he
was an overgrown apo Of the first quail
|lty. s5
"Good enough said his lordship.
l,I%slangE us, my boy. slang u.s. Bite the
hands that fed you, and. like the viper.
| turn and sting us. Fire away! We like
| 1t, Give. don't we?'
-+"It SHOWS the bad-tempered little beast
hasn't got much the matter with him. :
said Give. Wen leave him to reflect I"
5s"Get out! your faces worry me-" roared
Hcctor.
after being more than father to him!
This is his gratitude. Give"
NASTY little wretchs Come along.
Il Ned We despiSe him. I'll NV - III
Hector seized book threateningly,
and they left him to recover. The yacht
anchored ready to spring her cable, and
they Joined Burnand on the bridge.
| There were two wounded men, below.
! and two who would hear the crack Of a
rife no more. They committed the
Ibodles to the sea. Leckbun repeating
i sround bareheaded and silent, gun
I pealed last farewell, and the dark
4 wa ters Of the unknown sea closed above
eve treble the watch tonight, Bur-
nand' said Leckburn In a low voice
make use OF; the Niger and the Lascar
They are both as shnrpFas needles. Those
blackg,ards are looking at death. and We
4 can't tell what game they'll play.
4 should keep tho searchtght going, Theil
|lplight is desperate,
'1c' ~ ''SS ~ 'S~N''N
to surrender.
Perhaps. Goodnight, Burnand. Yol
did your bit finely. BY the way. where's
y the prisoner" iii (. i5i!}tf
StMumps took charge OF him, my lord, !
Leckburn looked into the galley. rh'
miserable Lanwith was securing sauce
pans, while Munlps and the starver tool
their ease before the fire like gentlemen
Ills lordshlp chuckled. but did not In
tt,rfere. The man who had robbed civ
DESIRED nothing better But what change
a few days had wrought. Give, IN
poor Weigh house clerk, a wealthy baro
net; Fuller Lanwlth, the millionaire.
ragged drudge SECURING cooking utensil
Il lfor n negro and a Lascar!
3 "Poor beggar." he muttered' y sa'
Lanwith."
!, LanwIth glanced UP with SILVER {
! fear, and WINGED as If he expected a kic
or "a blow,
"Yes-yes. my lord"
ar want to know what has happene
/ to you, but object to persona
! spoken narrative. When you have tln
) lshed those pots ask for pencil an
paper and write down your experience
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