The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-06
CHAPTER xy111.

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There rose from, sea to sky the wild fare
we'll. S I
Then shrieked the tinid and stood still
the brave, a$
n Then some leap'd overheard with dread
ful yell.
IA They were In Tor 1t now. Leckburn
a was yelling orders like maniac. There
was little time to think OF the wounded
sgs ma 4. Stokers worked tnady to feed the
+ hungry. furnaces. The shot seemed 70
AZ have turned the orderly vessel into O
~ hoating mndhouse crowded With raVlns
II Mnatics
IN tho confusion the gunt1ers lost their
II heads, ana the squads became hopelessy
mixed. Leckburn had expected It. The
If shrek or the first shell, fired with dead :
U " intent. had unnerved them Ihey lauo
4 seen no fighting, and were not power
fE proof, He rushed In among them Win q
ropes end and settled the question Ny
s9s force. I,
I 3.,Don't show EN- your paint Fire low
land fast. Give. Here comes another.
" Missed. BY thunder! Take that, you
III scallywag, and digest It,"
The shells crossed each other. The
French,nan missed by inches, ana cur
HI the water mile away. They could oil
II most hear the impact OF Leckburn' 8 shot.
45jIt{ struck below the hawsehole and shed
s98 ~ flame with q crash Gives s seven :
y FOUNDER answered Its bigger comrade,
III And Leckburn danced.
sSsSS God boy! You've downed her gun.
steam. Burnand II you burst us. Stand
~ the Maxims Hammer her again!
II Ven rake her. by Jupiter! Run across
" her bows. run across her bowsl" !. 4
tss They we're all shouting and bowling
together. Gives lucky shot had dam
NJ aEed the larger vessel. a few rl1es spat'
md one man lay in his last Sleep An
other was leaping and cursing and SUCK
Il ing Mt bullet shattered wrist. The tight-
ing madness had seized them all. Ruby
Vas Swapping of his great revolver;
ss$hdumps. as cool MS q veteran, pumped
lead out Of Winchester repeater at the
A3 dark bridge Of the foe: and the starVer
81 f1owled defiance. for he did not know no"
Y to reload the twelve bore shot gun ne
"a was armed with. ~.
An had happened in minute. The
81 foe was in difficulties. She was going
t5S astern at high speed, as II she had n haa
her nil Of lighting. The silver Star
n dashed on.
Iet 'em have It!
lSs "a "a Blaze leapt out followed py Two
Others. The pointed blue flames CULVER
S a. q the m,,zzes Of the three guns. The
Unions b,zzed through the breeches,
h and the clatter and rattle rang loud over
Il tho sea. She was raked from stem to
81 tern nv the hail OF lead. AS the Silver
ii Star dashed past her they could not see
soul on her deck. No answering shot
was fred. They were only Two hundred
$8 yards apart
E$E'Sashe's signalling" shouted Burnand
I Fer scarchlight blazed and the grating
danced across It: n lusty, cheer rang from
the Silver Stars crew. She had sur
rendered
Train every gun on Nerve want no
treachery. Stop her, Burnand. Out WIN
V IA boat.
,eckburn's orders were smartly obey
Cd. The foe ioated motionless Fer
S:S.ights were burning now, ana lew
M3 figures moved about her decks. burnano
S seized the megaphone
#gS$H.Ve're coming aboard, no shouted
Ss ..Don't play any tricks, or We'll blow you
s45, Burn yc don't be a 1end," croaked a
voice, 'sWe're rddled. Curse We all!
VA we'll be under IL We don't hurry up"
Leckburn sprang into the boat. waving
1.-THE men back. Before Give could follow
III ne had pushed of The yachts search
deck. OF the Antoinette. and Monkey
@4 Swayne the dwarf. waddled towards
He was hideous sight. There was a
fg bloodstained bandage round his head
his face was twisted with rage and pair
S and his cruel mouth writhed horribly as
sS he cursed and spat out blood A splinter
had broken his beak OF a nose. Two lner
N@lay on the deck. one staring up at the
a sky with the empty gaze OF death; the
6S other was moaning. Twenty other wild
rs savage faced figures clustered around
.Wel my pretty pirate said Leck
q burn. grimly, you've done nice thing
Ns for yourself"
SI@"The dogs, thes. ~snlvellinE, rabbit
Jg,earted ours" yelled stte dwarf. '"The!
vi mutinted, curse EN-, mutinied. Burn ye
blackburn. I'd have fought while Ia al
M inch Of deck left to stand on, on. y
merry rats. We brave beauties! Ia INK
<-to knife ye all.
IHe tore his brlstly hair and broke int
torrent Of horrid blasphemy. Lcck
burn stood In the ring OF light towerln
F8above them all.
8sIf you have any weapons. put Their
6@down at my feet"
They sullenly obeyed.
II can only offer you the cheerful pros
d lordsfip. "Fall into line. You're as mic
4 a. hangdog- looking crowd as ever collect
sas ed outside OF a gaol. Don't move. II
a fair shot with revolver. Jupiter! BIT
e you are pretty Burnand!'' MI
B!.%&'Ay ay, my lord" shouted the hrs
aa officer.
"send the long boat with an arme
"a crew. old chap
8t They heard the davits rattle. TIL
IL boat pushed of with twelve armtC mel
aLeckburn turned his head for an instan
4 The dwarf leapt Ike panther, and
\ long arm swept sideways through tt
~ air There was steel knuckle-dusts
81 In the cienched claw. l,eckburn droppe
/ across the body OF the dead man like
q log.
"Pe quick poys, be quick" cried II
#5Dutchman's voice. "Vor your lives
b quick" A shout Of rage came from Il
\ Silver Star. Monkey swayne SNATCH
A up a couple Of revovers and blazed
En- the long boat A dozen bullets whizz
III round him. The others rushed to I
Il port side and hurled themselves into I
sea. Some rose no more. others we
dragged into the launch, which had stol
& up unseen. Tho yachts crew was las
ing as the long boat. the men Wild
gt8svengeance, swept round the steamer
8s3 pursuit
Crack, crack, crack! rang the Dutc
N1of nd mn,