New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26

yacht, beat them brutally with clubs and bore them
10 the deck.
Great Scott, Look at them Look at them!"
he cried, as the brave skipper went down from an
awful blow delivered by low browed rutfan.
What IS II, john Careessly asked his wife
without looking up from specially interesting page.
Let them work on the old boat; what do YOU care:
Work! They re fghtng" he exclaimed, dane
ing and waving his arms in his excitement Look
at EN-, They re killing emf
Mrs. Hastings looked up in time TO watch the
victorious desperados bind and gag the three valiant
men who lay stretched out on the deck, seemingly
lifeless.
1t was then that Hastings realized what was hap
penng. For month gang Of river pirates had
been punderIng yachts on both sides of the riveT,
but until the fleet of the Bon Ami had escaped
their depredatOns They had done their work III the
night, and to prevent it his club had kept watch
but this happening before their eyes in broad
daylight. 1t was 50 daring IN its lnfamy that he
rubbed his eyes 10 make sure it not a dream.
Are they really fighting john? asked the dazed
woman.
OF course they're fghting," he exclaimed
Where's the club jantor and the servants! Why
don't those idiots in uniform do something, Look
at them sit there like stone bottles! What earth
are they thinking Of, to let men be killed before
their eyes without doing thing; What can do 80
You stay right here insisted his wife, catching
him by the You know what happened the
last time you mixed up in a row which did not con-
Germ YOU
Five Of the river pirates plunged into the cabin
and a moment later they were dragging from 1t a
small safe. 1t seemed heavy and cumbersome, and
the men tugged and pulled a it, while large
villain evidently their leader shouted at them with
oaths and ordered them to lower 1t to the rOwboat.
Something then happened which made the blood
of the two spectators cold The skipper had
succeeded in lOOSenlng the cords which bound HIM,
and he struggled to his feet the leader of the
thieves caught sight of him. Grasping stout club
from the hands Of of the gang, he dealt the
fortunate such blow that he sank to the deck,
a quivering inert mass. 1t sckening to see a
brave man murdered in the discharge of his duty, and
Hastngss legs trembled as he stood with clenched
hands, a helpless witness of this tragedy. His wife
covered her eyes and shuddered.
1t was at this moment that new factor was intro
duced. The six uniformed men, who had been
singularly inactive, now came to the rescue With
long and swinging strokes they rowed swiftly
toward the yacht, the man with the silk hat and
the frocll standing in the bow.
Hurry up therei" yelled Hastings, dancing and
f1inging his arms. Row harder, men! Give 1t to
EN-! Soak 'eml Kill 'em!"
The thieves were 50 busy with the captured safe
that they did not to hear Hastings, neither did
they notice the approach of the craft filled with
officers. The who stood in the bow Of the on
coming rowboat whipped off his frock coat and
silk hat and was the first to climb on the deck
of the Teddy The river pirates were massed near
the of the boat, and not until the officers and