Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-07-27

stopped and one challenged Pope's
party
You're out late. bo's. where e
bound to- Are them your kits on your
backs?"
We're bound for Ramsgate," Pope
answered. r1m master of ship lying
in the Downs. and these are two OF,
my men Goodnight Let's pass
you"
And he made as if he would adj
vance.
whats in them bundles?" asked
one Of the man-of-warsmen grufHy and
determinediy Come, we must find
that out"
These bundles contain property Of
my own said Pope, speaking coolly.
"see here we are three to two, and
shall we ask you to give us or your
selves chance? Why, my hearts,
though we serve under. different
flags, we are sailors all. Here's ten
guineas to divide between you"
He dropped his bundle to get the
money, and the plate clanked as it
smote the hard path
"Take this, said he, pulling out
long leather purse, and let us be
gone as peaceably disposed men in the
name Of the King"
The seamen answered with men
acing movement Of their muskets.
One of them then drove his bayonet
into the bundle Pope had dropped,
and said:
tits metal, Tom"
Down with them bundles" said the
other man-ofwarseman to Steve and
Madison, and he stepped close to
them, holding his musket dangerously.
IF it must be,p shouted Pope,
Steve, Madison, this is for your
lives; have at them.
He was a man of great strength
and commanding figure. He drew his
knife, springlng with nervous murder
GUS violence upon the man-of-wars-
, man who had pricked his bundle He
caught the leveled bayonet in ons
hand, and went twisting with the
musket ON to the unfortunate sea-
man, who, shrieking Tom, he's done
for met fell at his whole length
across the path.
Steve and Maddiion and grappled
with the other maEof-warsman, and
Steve had whipped ont his iron Jenny
:, meaning to brain the man; but when
!, the seaman fell to Captain Pope'e
blow and cried out, his mate, leaving
his musket in the hmds of his assail
ants, broke from item like smoke
and fed across the fields in the direc
ton of the sea.
They left the man5f-warsman lying
dead, stretched acDss the narrow
pathway. The faursof the running
: seaman had disco % " the gloom
upon TIE fields
They shoulderei their heavy loadi
and went away u rapid trot FOL
Dumpton Gap,l which. in about ter
minutes time thy turned into ant
descended.
AS they nearel the bottom, where
they might see tie faint yellow shad
ow Of the sand stretching into thu
white line Of surf. It was quarter
to four.
'Daybreak!p houted Pope, "ant
as live, theretithe boat"
Captain Pope tad no need to hal
the boat; Bobbi Instantly saw then
and stood up, siiply lifting his arm
then, with incredible activity, he drew
in his fishing lir and, springing owe
the thwarts int the bows, dragged
the anchor into the boat, and all IL
minute, the lille fabric came soul
ling toward thlt part OF the san,
where the three men were standing
Pope directed ai1 eyes to the RICH
ID and to the left the range of cliffs
Us not human sal looked down. Blu
the flying man-tiwarsman must have
IN already gained Broadstairs, and b!
IS this time the alrm would be raised.
at "Has tho blockade station a
ey Broadstairs?" sid Pope, hoarse witt
BY fatigue and the passions which wer,
Of blowing up his oul
IL The others, ut knowing, made n,
er answer 1t wal blowing small al
Of wind out Of The West. Three yes
a sells, lying abreast about o mile ant
ID half distant were getting unde
way. There WIS no life Of shipping
ID visible to the aen, save those tire
" vessels.
D. Got 1t all rght?" said Bopbin, a
se he sculled the stem Of the boa
re through the radngs OF thin surf on t,
i? the sand
10 "Ay," was TIL answer. I'm with yoV
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