The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-25

l left him there waa a rifle az hli
slide aud 20 rounds to so with e.
II there's any sound az the d0oi
OF the eurfidoraeaa much as d
scratch. said 4. "flre that gun.
shall be with you before the smokes
lifted, and you Will need me. doc.
tor indeed. you wilt"
left him nnd went up mors
anxious than I would have con-
fsased, 10 my hhipmatCa al the gate
/ found them standing together ~
the moonlight 30 still Il was. Huci
"a scene Of wonder and OF beauty
that but for the words which greeted
me. ana the dark figures perr'ul
across the water. and something
very terrible GA the distant reef.
might have believed myself krepina
"A lonely watch IN the glory of d
summers night That driusion "a,
east denied. 1 knew the truth even
before Mister bllgh named H.
They've fired the ship. captain
fired the ship" says he. with iuhl
anger. Aye, heaven DO a. them a.
they've dome 10 those poor erss
lures Did man ever hear Of such d
vtllainy 70 nrc a good ship ia her
ininfunuteT n would DE a ain
against an honest rope 10 haLk such
crew as thatt'
stepped forward to the waters
edge that ! might Hwo the thing NOR,
clearly Looming up upon the
horizon we're wreathiuE clouds oi
smoke and crimson flames. ard in
the heart 81 it all the outline OF the
ship these fienda had doomed NJ
picture ever painted could present
that wofui scene or describe IL mHE
utflcencr as We saw II from the
wateh-tower 81 the reef. Now Hex
ins the auifsfink fnaHta now blown
aside iu tongue shaped Jets. the
flame Hpufted from every crack and
cfettce. ieaped ~ from every port
hota 81 that splendid steamer.
SAW that her minutes were mum
befed and / nald that before the
dawn broke she would sink. a mass
81 embers, into the kissing break
ere
sGood Lord. Blight" crisd / ths
neaman's habit coming 90 me at the
dreadful npectaole. was ever such n
thing heard or And the ppof pco-
pie aboard vi hat OF thsm7 What
haven may they look for
They've put the men ashore.
sir. said Dolly Venn. II saw two
boat LOADS go across the bay white
ttiKh vas plling the ammunition
They've sent them 60 die on the To-
land Aud We 80 helpless that We
must just look on Itks schoolgirls
oh IA give all I've got 10 BE- over
yondsr with 100 blue Jackets Al my
elbow Think % IT,. siri Iuat leo
aud cusiasses IN their hands
Aye" said I. and a tree for
every rogue that rows a boat Yandrr
Welt my lad. thinkiBEs 40 good.
this night nor can you Ct the
btueiackrta BY whlstitng. We haven't
All served our time Isl = queen's ship.
Dolly. AMI we're Just plain neafnen.
bat we'll tfs and speak a Hoft O.
Edmond cHefny b. and BY. 90 ia
never speak another. Now, help me
with your young eyes. wiii yuu. and
tell me u that's a ships giE yondef.
OF II n lsnst=--'
lie said that n was a ships gig.
and he pointed Out that which I had
not seen befare-a steam yatch lying
off to the east Of ~ and waiting for
some - hsH crew 10 go aboard. Ed-
fnand sreruy was on deck there.
thought. watching the hounds he
had .ant 10 the work. and II that
spectacle OF death and destruction
dia not crafty bin. then nothing
would Ia All the world.
Now. ! have told sou that little
Dolly Neun had served Ia the naval
reserve and know more OF sgnnsry
than the most % "a. To thla. bear
witness. ne owed much that night.
'sYpa'ys gat a skipprr's part. Dot
~. lad" said I. ~and yen Eis begins
ths trouble. II my eyes don't deceive
ma Why. sha'e coming Ia hars. lad.
straight 10 this veFY door, Iusi a.
fast as oarn can hiring her Ana
there's more 10 follow "a fleet %
thain. az any lubhsr could tell
yusl
rs like a fete aud gala on the
old Iifgey." says pstar BA9h "a
dosau t.oats and every one OF them
full IA give something 70 ere
jacob. tonight. indeed. and I would
captain. We are over few Tor such
an out and home as this"
II was rare @ see Peter nliKh &C.
rious. but hs had tire riKhi 10 b.
that night. and ! Was tho last 10
blame him Consider our situation
-four willing men UPON y BIT %
rrmKgy rock rising sheer oug 81 a
thousand fathofn sea and command
Cd to hold ths gate for-sur lives and
for another life more precious
against all the riff-raff that Ken'H
island could send against us. cat ON
the sea ! cuunted " boats ana knew
that every one pf them was fun u
cut threats. ~ the half ~ an hour
that aevirs crew Noatd knock At cur
gate and demand 10 come ~, what
ever way we answered them. how
ever clever 80 might be. was II rsa-
son TO suppose that Ne could hold
the rock against such odds. hold u
until hsip came. when help naH ~
distant ] say that Il was not ny
all the chances. by every right rpa-
son, We should have been cut down
where we stood. and our bodies
swimming in the sra before the sun
Nh1ns again on ken's Island and ttr
mysteries.
we are over few. Peter. ssid 7.
but over few H. better than many
when tho heart r. right just you
drink up that Erog ana put Yourself
where there IL not 10 much q your
precious body Ia the moonlight IL
viii be Dolly'a place At the gun and