The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-18

notion SIN Oke broke OUT ~ ON NJ
bows, and the crags OF satan's Hoof
hurled back the echoes Of her seven
FOUNDER. A man dropped beside him.
having slid down tho rope. Like Fer
g,,son,# he was painting. Round went the
Silver Star so swiftly amid the splitter
Of rifles that Ferguson knew that the
steam winch had not been used. Ihey
had slipped the anchor instead OF raising
jit She scuttled out Of the bay, hurting
= shower Of Maxim bullets over her
stern, and Ferguson got up and shook
himself.
nizing a young stoker. from the Antoi-
nette. STD
Dakes was deserter from the u s.
Navy, wanted in San Francisco Tor
setting fire to ship. The doctor tor h nag.
pulled out q tooth for him. l.6.yjJ
IT dunno DOCTOR" he said, blowing on
Ills scorched hands. zone chap dropped.
and Lake and the others legged It,
seed EN- comm up ahlnd and nfore. LED
was down. heard another bullet thud
into him. didn't stay Curse Wander.
let! He left us IN the lurch. They've
got 'cm all or killed EN- all. and the
Boat Boat, too, you'll nut In a word for me,
doctor? i didn't mean this when ship
ped.
Ferguson could not see beyond the
BAY, but his nerves thrilled with delight.
1eckburn, Give and Hector Dane were
far from being beaten The. yacht curved
round and plumned "a shell la ans 11'
And then a. deep voice cried: s5s
S'TIands up! Hands up, o. beg to re-
pate Thank yez koindly.'
"A big red haired man had turned round
curve and was surveying them with
great interest. lie had not drawn his
revolver, but his hand rested on It.
|5"Name and Address, phase .a
IT am Doctor Ferguson, OF the silver
Star"
"And orm Terence Muldoon, De,
1oirhted to mate yez, sor, but, troth, o.
don't loike the LUX O. your. frind Is he
wan O. Lord Ieckbu17l' s men, SORT"
'eYou know Lord Leckburn, then
"Do OF know me own woife?" grinned
Terry. He made funnel or ms J, h.tI l.s,
and roared in stontoran tones IS A A1''t
ahoy!''
| -"Ahoy!'' rang back the thunderous
IA entleman to see yez, me lord"
ferguson, old chap. by al that's
glorious" shouted Leckburn' Come on;
| I'll haul you up"
invitation. Hector was there, GIVE was
thoro and SO was Burnand. Dakes was
hnIstnd next. He took ;adva ntage OF the
IN nd shading and excitement to steal q
rI0o and escape. Seven men We're iieeu.
cd to bring up Terry, who sWore ',nt
he would not entrust the safety o. ms .
nrocio,ls limbs to smaller amount Oh
muscle. ,,,+ er,,,, npo
| q, news Ferguson learned who the
strange tenant Of Peril Island really was,
and lsof the discovery OF the mysterious ~,
outlet from the cave And OF now tney
had PASSED through this outiet ahq a.
ranged the attack on the ri1le Pr. ne IN
hnrn was beaming, for the attack haa
h tosn q " sn,endld success They had taken
four prisoners and a boat TI%o men
we're stretched on the sand never to
speak again. 3, III ,ords,in
",f va can keep It up, old Hans VIII ma
Peril Island bit too perilous' "hat
are his numbers?' .,,.,o,n
.Forty or fifty. was fsstonished.'
| "0ld fashioned boilers and unlimited
stokers, eh?"
Eyes" said Ferguson.
| "Well." said Leckburn, tits only about
! two to one even now. the only th NM,
| thnt worries me Is poor Ruby me
] The Silver Star can go. ISa.ine sooner ne
shecrs off the better. We're shl1tlng the
/ treasure now as hard as we San, sunny
! that he's got so many hands. can't
understand It,"
when we captured her Some got into
the pcak and others into n boiler they
we're patching up The Antoinette has
dono some smuggling too-snns, eS-
pect-and she has yards OF talse deck.
| I don't know the nautical term 1or H.
! nut I know, from tho chatter have
heard, that a lot Of men stayed ABOARD
Personally. don't think, my lord that
/ Vanderlet will leave us just YET
"Glad to see your brain IL expanding
enough to know anything doctor put
i in Hector, land I'm glad the Old beast
treated You we'll. You did scare VS.
| Hows Ruby?"
'IIe'l be dead II I'm not back Wlthlnn-
what's the time?-two hours ana mar,
VANDERBILT swore to hang him, I'm only
on parole. And have this for YOU my
lord"
Give and Hector were silent as Lcck-
burn took tho letter. Ills lordshi9 read
1t and let It hutter down over the cur,
"What does he say, Neddy9 asked
the baronet
"Just what / thought, old chap He'll
maroon us il we don't turn up the stuff,
His idea was to find out whetherlWe were
Z stlll in the cave, expect. You're not
going back Ferguson. WORD or no
word, you're not soing back. me poor
lad must hang II he means to rang nm
"But l am going back, my !oru' u ,
& have to swim, I'll go backs You dont
know what lad no Isl"
II do" said Give. with catch IN h'a
4 voice.
\ Leokburn swung up and down kick
Inc his heels in the heather.
N THAT imp. swayne, will recoyer?' he
said, sharply.
Il am Quite sure OF it, my lord"
81 don't love him much, but I'm s'ad
of that, Except for Ruby. matters are
bright, He'll tell VANDERBILT llls nuVen,
! lures BY love. that viii force me o!''
mans hand. He has sense eiloush 20
know that the builder Of the bungalow
can communicate with the outside world
We are not dependent on him tor our
escape. That knocks the bottom ''o' OF
i his narrowing threat"
"You speak like a gramoplone,gch enid =