The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-17
By II. B. MARRIOTT WATSON


IN the fat shore.
This is good thing" was tie first
thug Segcombe said as he wruug or
he wet from his coat Il said we
should have to fight it out ashore. YoC
see. we darent have risked the treas
ure anoat.'
There was sense in this, hCt it struck
NE comicaliE at the time.
They'll certainly never make to-
open water u that boat tonight, said
Sheppard.
"WcN catch EN- at portagrce." re-
marked Montgomery cheerfully.
wen, we al seem agro@3 that we
are in luck and that nothing bette
could have happened 10 us" said,
with a laugh.
There's che thing In going 10 do
before 60 a ward farther" said Ser
combe and that is to clean my pistol
and put III Il fresh cartridge"
amen" said Montgomery.
We followed tie example. and then
we all set out along the margiu of to
estuary. running at the first to max"
up for lost time. But Hood had the
tide AMI the wind against HIM. and lie
made way slowly. SO that we soon
came near enough TO the boat for cur
purposes The night was 50 thick that
We could discern very little. but 10 oHe
doubted that we were within St,'iin-;
distance Of our enemy. SO We kept
along the shore until the lS.!ys o.
TolJa gree came into sight.
1t was by now somewhere near = an
the morning, ard the village. which
was Il collection Of poor cottages on
that barren and exposed shore. was
wrapped il sleep. Only 4 lamp o.
two shone from the windows OF tha
houses and some lights Of the little
craft riding in the road. Waste land.
scattered with furZe ana low growing
bushes. lay at the back of the village.
and here we halted to decide upon or
action.
I'VE have got to find out what
Hooi's after" l said 'iIeil be il
Portagree shortly. We must watci.
him.
That's the only course" agreed Ser
comhe. we can do nothing till we
know that And see here, this IS nc
business for party. but for q picket.
III take that job myself. Give me
half an hour, and III engage To fix the
business
To that we agreed. and the captain
departed, moving cautiously toward
the village. while we three threw our
selves upon tie ground in our DAM
clothes and waited with what patience
we might summon.
1t must have been fully half an hour
later when | perceived Sercombe ap-
preaching. He walked quickly and az
one under excitement.
Well" we asked in Il breath.
1--WE done it." he said. though ]
take back my words about terra firma
Hoods going to sea-
Sheppard whiStled.
Il got a good post behind cottage
and spie'l on him. He's transferred his
luggage to a yacht. BY thunder but
he must have made lis preparations
well. | couldn't see much of the crew
but that | could see. He's got the load
aboard by this time"
Then we're done! I cried.
"No, not bit said Sercombe cheer.
fully. I've taken French leave with
bit of boat down yonder Daren't
stop to wake 'em up for permission.
you know. Mr. Greatorex. 'Twould
take too long and delay us and make
It public. We can pay coming back"
We did not stop to discuss the eth
les of the question. but the feeling that
the time was past for argument and
that henceforward we were committed
by our original decision to Il certain
course of action | showed aside sophis.
tries and ran down to the beach. Here
Sercombe had secured a numbering and
ugly boat furnished with dipping lugs
1T doesn't look very much" he whis-
pered, but it's the only craft sufficient
~ far from them to keep our move
ments quiet"
Sheppard stared down at 1t dubious
ly. ITS not rig like" he said.
But here Montgomery pointed with
his finger. Selling me by the arm.
There they CO. he said
Then here we co. returned Ser
cOmbe, leaping into the boat
Sure enough in the lessening dark
ness | could catch sight of q blacker
spot moving slowly outward We ran
up the Tugs under Sheppard's direction,
and the boat stood out
We shall have more wind" whis-
pered Sheppard to me. Il don't think
we see the end of this yet"
I'm sure we don't" returned mood
ily "What are we going to do now?