The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
aid not take the glasses from his eyes.
g5 Il hey are going To- take thedoooddds4
claimed I'll make It hot for them q

aid not take the glasses from his eyss. Ss
ESs hey are going TO take thedooodddo45
claimed. .'1ll make It hot for them u
they dol. n l53 VI 81 tfS
wen have to take the fort III. q 40
the man In tile bow, with q SATISFIED
grin. sits quite time since the @boya
had "a scrap. All hands Will be glad CO
the chance Of some excitement. VI rs M
Very well. Green, I think that you I
will have the opportunity. There @ sh13
goes, now watch that shot. =, ,s5 s3
There was a loud report from the gu1 4
at the fort, but the shot new wide ard 1
Hricochetted over the water. 3sS
j3sss'gss They mean business, sure enough M
cried sFltzmorrlsS sy n
Bang Another shot, ana this Tina
much nearer. u, al
'.rhoy will get our range soon II ~
stay here, @remarke the captain, coolly8
putting his glasses back into their case.
~ DO not care to have my 3lannc Il smash.
I ed by those beggars. - s33S
They boarded the larger boat and Wers
soon steaming back to he Badger. S$3 NJ
8 AS they left a defiant cheer went d p
from the fort, and Brent shook his INST
angrily at the crowd assembled on the
rnmpar Is. Sill be even with you yet
hc cried. He laughs best who alaugh
last. 81 4$ " ssS
e The night was quiet and dark that fol.g
lowed this eventfulS day, and somewhat
tired byA their sxort lions. the party turned
In arly.
sleeper at tho best, was awakened short-t
~ after midnight by a, strange SOUND on
deck, and finding that he could IN otS.
sleep. no hastily put on his slippers and
crept quletly5up the compan onway.
The noise which had awakened hlmSyh sS
discovered to be the angry chat erlng &of5
the monkey. who was hopping excitedly
about tho deck. ~
yYnat Is tie matter little chap Il q: he
said othngly. 2s i25s II ISL SS6agss
# The email beast crept over to him and
crddled &up alongside OF his arm, but It's
voice kept up It's ceaseless angry not 81
Ono Of the wa tcll on deck. seeing that
some one was H up. came aft from tina
5mninmast, where he had been standing
..1 don't know what nlls tho little beg
gar, he said "but he has been going on
| like that for tho last 10 mimi tea. and
before he was as QUIET as could be-, Iie3
sat { flong with mo and seemed kind Of
sleepy. but a Il OF q sudden nc COMMENCE
| ed to iscold and dance about.
thai would rouse him r asked F1tznnorris,s
that would rose him ~ asked Fitzmorriss
suddenly remembering what the Hindu
had said. S3' 4 ~
.'rJor. cir not up to the present time
1T has been stiller than death. saw
some light Mt the fort about half an
hour ago. but they have gone out. Il 4 335
~ Bisten!'' said Fftzmorrls.s LET us Try;
again" "a a IS
ls,At this moment another OF The watch;
mounted the steps at the break Of tho
deck. and came t. where they were.@SS
Did you hear ythlng 2" he asked ln
| "a low tone. E,g 81
replied the other. ''yW ny 4
~ thought that + heard the creak Of
heavy oars,""Ff was he reply. "and yet =
could not believe it. for there Is no ono
around here except those chaps at tho
fort 5sI 5l5i5 d Il, s,$8, "a,
3"Listen ~ said Fltzmorris again.
They listened with Intent ears. and
suddenly heard, as tho man had said y
dull creak OFF In the direction Of the The
\ fort. .sssS ~ g55 n a
There is some hing up" said he goY-
lernor. Wake the crew quietly. ! viii
call tho captain x SS8s
no BIO Continued To-morrow.>