The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-12

would have taken everything exeepG
eur souls had we not fought them
aAd beaten them. and now they want
eur bodies on the sea to sail their
uhipa Talk about the right Of search,
lmpresaing British ssamen and all
mat; they're stronger on the water
than we, and it's here they continue
70 show their serpents' fangs. On. for
q Paul Jones to come down on this
snip and treat Il as he treated the
gerapisI
II suppose It would have been more
sensible for me to 20 to work instead
" resisting. Then ! wouldn't be in
mis- cubby hole. q man with cutlass
p watch me. Methinks he's getting
sleepy. Drop your head again. old
fellow, and catch II systematically A
fsw more mods and you'l not count
for much as a guard. But what H.
could leave this hole7 can't get out
o. the ship. One, two, three, four, I've,
aix-six bells. I wish the fellow would
90 TO sleep. I'd Just take turn about
the ship TO stretch my legs.
Nov for t. lie doesn't stir. Good
w, my hearty. I'm going to see what
one Of his majesty's ships looks like at
In the morning. Everybody asleep.
That's a nne snifr Of air even II It does
come through q portfolio What's In
heref A canvas bag on a bunk. with
9 shot tied to one end Wonder when
they're going to toss him over. wish
they'd toss me over instead. I'd rather
make dinner for sharks than work
for British tyrants. Wonder IL the
watch on deck are all awake. Reckon
they arc. These Britishers are good az
discipline. No, can't 80 up there.
Suppose -suppose could get tossed
overheard In place OF this dead man
Where would go to? To the bottom.
o. course. ! couldn't get out of the bag,
and the shot would sink me. l might
1nd knife to take with me. hut
couldn't ~ I'm ashore. We must be on
the Massachusetts coast. Wonder II
their lifeboats are fitted with cork side
pieces. II ! can got enough cork to
6oat me and knife I'll try II. It's
still dark Or dusk. Hello, knlfer'
who's theFeT'
@rhat fellow nearly got me. II II
hadn't been for him I'd have been over
IN the water in another second. But /
got the cork, Wish could have dip.
ped Into the boat. l might have Sc.
cured cork jacket instead. Now, III
bteal back mud Try to summon nerve to
got into the bag.
Theirs my ssan, Or, rather, my dead
man, you Bray under that bunk while I
take your sleeping place I'll have a
bard time relaclng the bag. All right,
! reckon thatll do. though they may
notice bad laclng. Now comes the
worst OF II. the waiting.
Eight bells. ..-es-sA
0n6 bell.
"Reveh bells. l must have dropped
Aaloep. Strange that could sleep In a
dead mans bag; but. now ! think Of II,
I've not slept before Cor two days, not
uince these rascala took me from the
Molly Boyd.
They're coming. Here they are.
The leaving Od III that shot came pref.
~ near besFaylnn me, They've got Il
tight enough this time, Never mind
the uFil. service on. God. 10 listen to
ones own burial ssryieel That's what
Il "a. my burial service I'll never get
out OF this alive. What fool,
could have submitted aud lived.
'"rhe Lord have mercy on my soul
VIII never get this cord cut3 Down,
down, What an awful downi III I
don't do Il In another moment the wa
ter above win hold me under Besides.
CANT hold my breath SO long. Aha!
Gpo0hy old shot: you may so to the
bqtton. I'm going ap. whew. that
wa9Aa long hreath wtop. Oh. blessed \
air! Let me ret rid of this bag and IN
breathe easier. Thank heaven II isn't
night.
''oada llshi alan1 think the ship
vs. 40 near. l. got nndeR stha salataR
5ut IN time TO miss h0ing seen. II
wnnllnt have mattered. They'd have
ulpusht the shot had sllpped on and
IN had had arlssssis
mis- e tiresoma and I'm gettingg
hNnGfy, II I could only have come up
90 few herring In the galley before
lemgihR the efip. Let me SEQ. Judging
from the position OF the sun II must
g 81 hour ~ two paae meriaian. Not
NRhlp yet gighted. I'm near the
coast and should at least ses the sails
of nshefs. WHAT'S that on the hort
aonf It's sail, sure enough.
yes. It's getting larger all the while.
tt'n coming straight for me. vn
ship ahoyF
They hear me. They're lufang 10
The wind. That's the pleasantoat
aOand-that boat coming down from
Der davlts-I've heard In a long while.