The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-26


two he was unable to speak
"Iiupossible!g be gasped.
..Is's tile truth, though Insisted Pr
fallo. AIt's either bit shot TO your
heels or-the ither thing, Is't no,
laslsse
AYE, aye chornsed tile stnugglers
but my wife, manf' groaned tho
laird.
MAX your mind easy on that score,
laird" answered Pitullo with coarse
laugh. whether ye droon or turn
free trader, she'll be a widow a the
sane. Isna that 50, Janf''
Dots So returned the Dutchman.
80 ye'd better max the best o a
bad Job counseled pitullo. Are ye
for d drink D. the German ocean or a
stoup o. Hollandsy
Face to face with such terrible and
pressing alternative, the Laird Of Drum
was not the kind Of man to hesitate In
his choice
Well said liz bitterly. "as l am
poNesiess to help myself submit
don't see though, what good can be
to you Y
"Oh. inair than SIC thlnk. laird. For
an thing yeti liac ali opportunity glen
We fog reflection, ana time ID resolve
oil Il batter way j levin" answered
pItullo- paroglying the very speech t.e
igned him til the laird 1T hss ts.li
chnekllng savagely the while. as If he
promised himself much qualification In
paying otf. in 4 fashion of Ills own, the
grudga lid bore tile man.
Wiieroupoll. having unbound tile
laird aud led Him below, lie left him
there ID attend to the wound oil his
head or drown his cares In drink as he
Thought I'll.
III t'ink II would have been better to
drop hifl over lie side grunbled Jan,
as THE siiiuggler c;tlnc on deck
sAye. ayc. lint then ye IRE not Of my
wAy i'll thInkiii'. ian" answered ritnh
NJ ricipusly. III owe tie man Il grudgc
ana VIII pay Ii iii my ain way. III ye
ire feared he'll win aif anl blow osl
lii. ~ rail mink your mind easy Oh
tint score. He'll never win back To
Drum: or Tx he does, he'll gang buck lis
hardened mud aeyilInay scare black
guard as the worst of us.
s
ii was somewhere between the 10.
lands oF Guernsey and Jersey saiitl
France that L sIiaIl packet lounl Ii
file port of Falmouth had the inisfus.
tniic one dark night 10 meet With an
experience only too common in earlier
days common enotigl On the higA
sens, TINT III. but of rare occurrence %
near such d busy highway sls tile Brit
ISL channel. The packet was sailing
along casilg before a steady aid i fay
0ring breeze when suddenly out Ut iht
bluekiicss looncl llie dirk hull and
gliostiy sails biz strnfige craft
Alloy. there" hniled the unknowp
what vessel III thnt n
THE Dispatch oil Falmouth, roared
back the captain, "and curse son for b
Vet Of lnndlubbers! Where are yotu
Iightss''
iHcave To, oF iii sink You came
back over tile waters
That's rather percmptory, Is 4
NOT " questioned young man wilt
had been walking file Geek with th
skipper.
My Godr' gasped the captain.
startled look of horrlflcl rerognitio
shooting out from under his brows h
he peered ahead.
Whats the mattcrg' inquired hi
companion.
Its Jack the Bachelor" groanc
the captain.
but who the dickens is"
But another and more impcratiy
hnii from the black craft caused him
pause.
my GodN' murnurea the captain
wiping the swcnt from his brow Is
near home: It's tlendish-- neither to |
able to light Or rum. And he Kicked
Ills anger and despair Il smnllehra
cannon standing BY. "Shc could ol
sail rs easily, and there's never .
ouTace of powder aboard for sigma
'1zoundsr exclaimed the young ma
AZ lie saw the strangers ports go y
ssBle's showing her teeth Whats I
meaning of tfntf
faye, ave. answered the captain
reply to another hail. Then, havi
Sung out bis orders To bring Ills vns
lip to the wind, bic turned TO the you
fellow and said:
"rt means, Ind, thnt II YOU want
save your mother and sister you I'M
do hs bid you, for III another TEN ID
lltes doubt II there will be d man
uSxnliyc to tell our end Listen {
your mother and sister up at on
When we wear round place them
the forward boat. You can 10 u
without being seen by those aboi
that craft there. Once they are
lower away and push on into the da
ness
"Ilut you, captany' said the 70,
Mnn, III some agitation.
Never heed FOR me, lad; mind
women" returned tho captain. Nv
do our best. Ii we come out MI rls
wen pick you M"
Then, having wrung the young
ldw's hand and hurried him below,
wcnt forward To Ills crew ana b