Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-05-25

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into the sea. Dodd squared his ysrS.
| and bore away.
The ship rushed down the min,
leaving the schooner staggered and \
abroad. But not for long: the n,.o.
wore and fired his bow chaSerS -, ~
now flying Agra. split one of tbs oa'
ronades in two and killed Issoo.
and made hole In the foresail. a.
done, he hoisted his malnSoiI agoi. -
a triee, sent his wounded below AM
his dead overheard, to the borror =
their foes, and came after IN. ar;..
ship, yawning and firing his how rbo,
ers. The ship was silent. She had !.
shot to throw away. Not only did cha
take these blows like coward ha.
all signs of life disappeared on her or
cept two men at the wheel. and III.
captain on the main gangway.
DOdd had ordered the crew ont q,
the rigging, armed them with pt.
lasses, and laid them fiat on the fora
castle. He also compelled Kenealy and
Fullalove to come down out of harms
way, no wiser on the Smooth.bor.
question than when they went up.
The great patient ship ran enyironaa
by her fore; one destroyer right in he,
course, another in her wake. followin,
her with yells of vengeance and poup
ing away at her-but 10 reply.
Suddenly the yells OF the pirates a
both sides ceased. and there was mo
ment of dead silence on the sea.
Yet nothing fresh had happened.
Yes, this had happened; the pirates
to windward, and the pirates to lee.
ward, of the Agra, had found out at
one and the same moment that the
merchant captaln they had lashed and
bullied and tortured was a patient
but tremendous man. II was not
only To rake the fresh schooner be
had put his ship before the wind but
also by a double, daring, master
stroke to hurl his monster ship bodily
on the other. Without a foreSail she
could never get out of his way Her
crew had stopped the leak and cut
away and unshipped the broken fore
mast. and were stepping new one
when they saw the huge ship beariH,
down in full sail. Nothing easier thai 1
to slip out of her way could they ga,
the .foresail to draw hut the time ss
short. the deadly intention manifest
the coming destruction swift. After
that solemn silence cane storm Of
cries and curses, as t,ieir seamen went
10 work to fit the yard and raise the
sail, while their fighting men seized
their matchlccks and trained the guns
They were well commanded by an he
r0ic able villain. Astern the consOrt
Numbered, but the Agra's response was
a dead silence more awful than broad
sides.
For then was seen with what ma
jesty the enduring Anglo-SaXOn fights
One Of that indOmitable race on The
gangway, one at the foremost. two at
the wheel, conned and steered the
great ship down on a hundred match
locks. and grinning broadside, 1uSl
as they would have conned and Steered
her into a British harbor.
"Starboard - said Dodd, In a deep
calm Voice. with motion of his hand
"Starboard it is"
The pirate wriggled ahead little
The man forward made silent signal
to Dodd.
Port !" said Dodd quietly.
port 1t is
But at this critical moment the pr
rate stern sent miscellaneous shot anu
knocked one of the men to atoms
the helm.
Dodd waved his hand without
word. ard another man rose from 'ne
deck and took his place in silence anu
laid his unshaking hand on the wnet,
stained with the mans warm DloOu
whose place he took.
The high ship was now scarce ~
yards distant, she seemed to know Sn'
reared her lofty figurehead with grea'
awful shoots into the air.
But now the painting pirates sO'
their new foresail foisted with Joy
full shout; 1t drew. the, schooner sa'L
cred way, and their Furious cons0r
close on the Agra's heels just ln7H
scOurged her deck with grape
sport !" said Dodd, calmly.
sport it is"
The giant PROV darted at the eScap
ing pirate. That acre of coming ea1
vas took the wind out of the SWIM
schooners foresail, it Tapped on 'n,.
she was doomedl Crash -,
Indiaman's cut-water in thick shOA1
beat in the schooners brOadside uo"'
went her masts to leeward like nSii"s
rods whipping the water, there was
horrible shrieking yell, wild iO'-
ieaped off on the Agra, and wv" W.
hacked to pieces almost ere !.
reached the deck-surge, cha>'" -
the ear filed with an instant fus~ ..,.
engulffng waves, long, awful 80.
ing, grinding noise, never 10 oe lo' no
ten il this world, all along unIer u. ss