The Nevada County picayune., 1908-06-04
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not think we kept very good waici on deck. Our eyes were always on the sea, trying to catch sight of the damned pirates" A moment later, he remarks: With this wind, we can mike the coast wee bit farther to the s re."
 Then do sol" commands Marina Make landing, if you can, nearly 1a miles below here at Sagone."
 "Why?" asked Barnes, soma SUI, prise in his tone.
 "Sagone by it's mountain path is the nearest port to Bocognano. They dare never convey your wife through Ajac. cio. By the wild mountain paths they can take Enid to Bocognano unob- served and unquestioned by the wood cutters of the forest glens or the shep- herds of the steep pastures of Del Oro."
 You think the Seagull will be at Sagone?"
 T hope so," answers the girl. That will be proof that they are taking her to Bocognano"
 By Barnes direction Graham imme- diately alters the course of the vessel further to the south, and they dash down the picturesque coast of the island, whose forest clad mountains run to the very waters of the sea, till they weather the point of Cargese and open the beautiful Gulf of Sagone, now calm as summer lake.
 Here. to the east, in the far recesses of the bay, is sail gleaming white un- der the sun that has just risen over the wooded headlands
 Barnes puts his field glasses upon 1t and for moment thinks it some fish ing craft, but the Scotch mate leaving the wheel to a seaman's hands, springs forward, takes long look at it; then borrows the Americans glasses and runs nimbly up the rigging to the top of the mast.
 From his eerie post he calls excited ly: By St. Andrew, it's the Seagull," Can Enid be on board of her?" Is heard in Marina's anxious voice.
 T can ne'er believe it." answers Graham, as he descends to the deck,
 
 For Gods sake, get us to the yacht" commands the American. But despite every exertion, for the breeze has died with the rising sun, it is another hour before they fan their way near the Seagull. Upon it's deck is solitary man, who frantically screams to them: "A moi, mes amis Rescue me! Sacre bleu, ze pirate cochons have left me. I am Leboeuf, ze cook"
 Take heart; we'll board ye, braw | Leboeuf." shouts Graham, and care | fully conned by the Scotch mate, the fishing vessel is run alongside of the Seagull The light swell permits them to spring from one little craft to the other and in a moment Barnes has assisted Marina onto the yachts deck.
 Here they are met by volatile ex. l clamations and explanations, from Monsieur Leboeuf. Monsieur Barnes, D he cries sympathetically, "ze pirates have carried your bride away. Fey boarded me at ze moment I was plac. ing your supper on ze cabin table last evening. Zen zey gagged me till could not speak One-two-three minutes and she came on board in ga blackness. Expecting to meet you, Madame Barnes ran down into ze cab. in, and zen"
 Them" Barnes face is set like that of a statue.
 Zen Zey locked ze cabin door upon Madame, and though she cry out, pay no more attention to her till zey had got under way. Zen-Zen-"
 What next?' Burton's voice Is hoarse.
 "Aftaire zat, zey come to me and say No harm to you. Cook us a good meal and one young man, hand. some-faced, brighteyed well-dressed gallant, he gave me louis and said :: Feed us well but feed us on deck We are gentlemen; we do not intrude upon a lady Zen l give gem mon Dieu, ze beautiful meal l have prepared for you. An, how Ze pirates ate it!"
 (TO BE CONTINUED)