The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-31

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ashore" grpwlcd q 3 This suggestion
met a dead silence. j men looked fur. 4
lively into each others eyes.
Aye, aye growled Mike between MS
teeth. i am wild ye..t':s8, "a
Not me, '''55exclaimed sNiels. II likes
n rough house vuncc In a vile, but
SIN not yet pirate
Whether Bob and Mike were in ca ( ltst
is hard to say. but, wild a lot as w.;re
our men, they we're not yet prepared to
consider such "a thought seriously. The.
two saw. II, and said no more.
81 Late that night we cast dice 10. see
who should crawl aft and steal some
Water from the tanks. The lot fell ~
Mike. With two large tin8cups in one
hand he slipped out OF the door into
the deep shad ows fof the bulwarks and
thus slowly amadc his way aft In ten
minutes lie returned with the two pam
:onlySa moutlful apiece. served but to
increase ourf.thirst, and Mike volunteer,
cd another trip. IN NJ
Ten minutes passed by the Sforecastic
clock, then twenty, then an hour, but no
Mike. Another hour and our thirst be.
came unsupportable, for the night was
hot and stuffy and our bruised and
,beatcn bodies craved moisture. Again!
the dice ratified @on the table. and 4thts
task of understanding fell to me. sf3iS
III crept along the bulwarltb as Mike had
done. ApparentlySunsecn I reached the
sNater-casks by the smizzen-mast. They
stood well in shadow, and there seemed
but little dangr of detection. The mates
measured trend resoundcd MP and down
the poop. Carefully removed the lid
TO the first tank, filled my tin cups. ana
Prepared to5steal hack. Suddenly Il
Sseard a voice behind me- ii
Come out o. that, sonny. l got you
were wants you K %
&. turned quickly ana found myself look
Ing into the expressive eye or Ia Colts
revolver. Behind extended tho }arm{of the
third nate. had not been in the fight;
he was down in the forepeak at the time
with one of the boys, sorting out junk
but Just now he was very much in evil
dence. He gaVe9A whistle and the bos' n
appeared. Together they seized me, bound
my hands WITH a stout rope Farmland
dragged'me aft, Resistance would have
B been useless, and, beside saw no par
ticulari object in resisting. M
X BY a dim light In tho cabin the two
men, removed the rope yarn and replaced
4 It with a pair of irons. The mate Joined
them, and while he lifted n small hatch
in the floor the other two men tossed
me bodily down the hole. IS
! fell on some coils ofSrope and ships
stores. such things as are usually found
in the lazarette, The hatch above WAS
dropped again, and the footsteps went
out on deck. All was quiet save for the
sWishing Of water on the ships sides,
After a moment ! fanced / heard
breathing 4
Is that you, Alike?n I cried.
lies me, bad luck!'' came Mikes voice.
E'IloW'd they get Il your u n I Isl et
"Welted me over tn hid he responded
With Il groan,
Even then ! can remember feeling
sighted. Why had I not boon worthy or
a welt? And then the third mate had
called mo sonny. | was always having
my youth throWnsupNto me.
Mike and ! had little 10 say to each
other, and later We slept. | t seemed that
we were spending weeks In that smother
| ing hole Al last the sound of footsteps
above told lis that day had come, they
were mp and moving, the captain and the
steward. Finally the hatch was lifted
and faint daylight came down from. the
| cabin skylght above,
Come up said "A gruff voice.
We both crept up tie ladderinto tlle
| cabin not an easy task, forsth blows Of
| Yesterday had stiffened our bodies and
our hands were manaeled. The second
and third mate and the steward stood
| about us With belaying pins In their
| hands. They took 8ts into tie after
| cabin the captains sanetuin, He SAT
/ there, behind a table Wth,Ih ships log