Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06

l pard. He put over the tiller, and round 1 she swung, the Jugs cracking and the blocks jumping She lurched as though she would g over, and then, the white water streaming over her bows, she started of like hare upon her new course.
 By thunder" said Serconbe, "she goes we'll.
 Anything would go in this weather returned Sheppard.
 SereoHIbe laughed. Its good night for us" he observed. Montgomery at tliis j3hcture raised cry which took ogr eyes to him. The light was rising over the water, aud d soft darkness ruled.
 II see theIH.' he said. You re right. by Jove.' cried the captain, from the bows. shes there.
 Sheppard peeped under the sail. "A yawl' he said, "and We can catch them if we want to-
 Not d hundred yards separated the two boats, but it Was questionable il they would see us unless they were on
 
 coil of wind and water no sound of us would reach them.
 We've just got to hug them now" said Sheppard, until it gets lighter
 No, mo-" said Sercombe impatienIiy Hay here alongside. l Want to come to terms with Mir. Uood.'
 Sheppard leaned to me. What shall l,x
 "Go ahead.' called Sercombe in q loud voice. Sheppard eased her and let her run.
 The yawl was creeping close hauled on the other tack.
 We can beat her if we give the Jugs their full advantage,' explained Shep- parl "Ilose hauled she'll move Il yard to our foot
 So far so good. If we had not been seen We were all right and could come on them later with wet sail. The wind blew sharply up the channel, swelling into q gale. The night was fiecked with bright points of light, and then they died, and a mist of rain crept down. In d little the yawl had disap- peared, but by the last glimpse We had of her she was fighting up inch by inch. Sheppard ran down for some minutes, and then he iammed the tiller down, and tAe bolt came up into the wind. The lugs fla red and rattled. Mont gomory and Sercombe took the sheets. For q moment We hung ill the wind, silent and motionless. It was only for d moment In that moment Shep- pards eyes met mine. l knew what uc was thinking. Even then we might have paused and yet not so. Ser combe ill the bows seemed possessed of d devil, roaring against the wind and the tide and laughing aloud with diabolic delight Montgomery face was set with the lust of battle SheD pard said no word, but bis eyes return cd to the !eapng water He put ur the tiller slowly, and then the lug flew out in the wind.
 Let her go" yelled Serconbe from the bows.
 Sheppard damned up the tiller. and AWAY, like d leapng tiger, spranss the l lUgger upon her prey. The black deep of that greedy channel were broken ! into pools and mountains Fountains of green water spouted upon all sides i and we were plunged into drenehug i spray. And upon all this ponlp of war and devilry the dawn broke slowly.
 Before us. and still creeping up the wind. scarce POO p3ccs. We made out the yaWl but the light served Us no further through that gray curtain of rain: but the next moment we were aWare that Hood had awakened to our ncigabolhaod. although he could not have suspected our identity or our CT rtld. \ voice shouted something from the TaWl. but we could uaf catch the Wnn4s. Hands were &e>tieutating. and then I IiStd was flaS4e=i Sheppard l,an1 her hose n3.nted arimly. and final ly the Yawl ahg""l ler course.
 If it comes lD l4eliHg, they, II do IS said Slcpparl
 0a the c5qrse we were hatdiu@. how eYof, We oats5led ghe yaWl by two tp oar. 3ho #na t40z us almost asgerl, st Wezo1e43 G.e4=Hef. 9lAeee ti%uaes OH ths .=6}2i 2saAa cledrer distinct against t!P- effv fi-At, as we fa9Ie iut2 the Ums5.
 By thiS time we Waro .tl4in to her occupants. as plain as they were 10 u~. and i-coala make oa( Heaei himself standing ly the bie mast with one arm one Mas It the helm He stood without