Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-07-30

The seamen answered with q meu1
acing movement of their musketA
One Of them then drove his bayones
into the bundle Pope had dropped
and said:
TITS metal, Tom"
Down with them bundles" said the
other man-of-warseman to Steve and
Madison, and he stepped close to-
them, holding his musket dangerously.
IF 1t must be-" shouted Pope,
Steve, Madison, this is for your
lives; have at them.
He was man of great strength
and commanding figure. He drew his
knife, springing with nervous murder
Gus violence upon the man-of.wars-
man who had pricked his bundle. He
caught the leveled bayonet In one
hand, and went twisting with the
musket on to the unfortunate sea-
man, who, shrieking, Tom, he's done
for mel" fell at his whole length
across the path.
Steve and Madison and grappledI
with the other man-of-warsman, and
Steve had whipped out his iron Jenny;
meaning to brain the man; but when.
the seaman fell to Captain Pope'si
blow and cried out, his mate, leaving
his musket in the hands Of his assail-
ants, broke from them like smoker
and fled across the fields in the direc.l
ton Of the sea. j.
They left the man-of-warsman lying
dead, stretched across the narrow
pathway. The figure of the running
seaman had disappeared in the gloom
upon the fields.
They shouldered their heavy loads
and went away at rapid trot for
Dumpton Gap, which, In about ten
minutes time they turned into and
descended.
AS they neared the bottom, where
they might see the faint yellow shad-
ow Of the sands stretching into the
white line of surf. 1t was quarter
to four.
"Daybreaki" shouted Pope, "an6
as live, there's the boat"
Captain Pope had no need to hail
the boat; Bobbln instantly saw them
and stood up, simply lifting his arm.
then, with incredible activity, he drew
In his fishing line and, springing over
the thwarts into the bows, dragged
the anchor into the boat and all In
a minute, the little fabric came soul
ling toward that part Of the sand
where the three men were standing
Pope directed hin eyes to the right
and to the left OF the range Of cliffs;
not human soul looked down. But
the flying men-of-warsman must have
already gained Broadstairs, and by
this time the alarm would be raised. =
Has tho blockade station ae
Broadstalrs?" said Pope, hoarse with
fatigue and the passions which were
blowing up his soul.
The others, not knowing, made no
answer. 1t was blowing small air
OF wind out Of the West. Three yes.
sells, lying abreast about mile and
a half distant, we're getting under
way. There was no life Of shipping
visible to the men, save those three
vessels.
Got 1t all rlght?" said Bobbin, as
he scullod the stem Of the boat
through the racngs Of thin surf on to
the sand.
"Ay," was the answer. I'm with you
swiftly. A mans been killed."
The three heavy bundles were
thrown into the boat and the captain
and his men tumbled in after them.
Where's the sloop?" asked Pope.
Round the corner" answered Bob
bin, polling OFF.
They'll be running from Broad.
stairs to trap us here" said Captain
Pope. "Lle low In the bottom Of the
boat, that only the man who's been
fishing may be seem"
Bobbin kept lookout and reported
as he sculled. The boat went slowly.
Have you opened Broadstairs YETI"
said Pope at the bottom OF the boat,
Eyes, sir"
what do you seer"
Some fishing craft and bunch Of
wherries Just OF the pier"
Nothing in motion?"