Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16


presently. "Pm going to leave you
here-and I'm going to charter the
sponger out there Turner's sound
has two outlets; this and Goose river,
ten miles down the shore. Now, If
Tobias is inside here he can only get
out either down here or down Goose
river. / am going down in the sponger
to the mouth of Goose river, to keep
watch there, and you must stay where
you are and keep watch here. Be
tween the two Of us a week will starve
him out"
So it was settled, and presently
Charlie went along with two of his
best guns and Sailor, in the rowboat,
and saw him no more for week.
At the end of the week the wind
was blowing strong from the west and
the tides ran high. About noon we
caught sight of triumphant sails max
ing up the river. 1t was Charlie back
again.
"Got himl" was all he said, as he
rowed ashore.
Sailor was with him in the rowboat,
but I noticed that he was limping,
going on three legs.
Eyes |" said Charlie. TITS lucky for
Tobias he only got Sailors foot, or,
by the living God I'd have stood my
| trial for mans1aughter, or whatever
they call it. It'll soon be all right old
man." he said, taking Sailors wound
| ed paw in his hand, "soon be all
right" Sailor wagged his tail vigor-
ously, to show that gunshot
through one of his legs was mere
nothing.
'Yes!" said Charlie, as we sat at
lunch in the shack, under the tama-
rind tree; "we've got him safe there
under decks all right; chained up like
lieve in the devil"
won't you tell me about it?"
asked.
"Not much to tells too easy alto
gether. l waited couple of days at
the mouth of Goose river. Then / got
tired and left the sponger with the
captain and two or three men, while
went up the river with couple of
| guns and Sailor, and a man to pONg
the skiff-just for some Understanding,
you know. We lay low for two days
on the marshes and then Sailor got
shifting the wind one morning, as If
there was something around he didn't
care much for. He grew more and
more excited and, at last, as we neared
certain mangrove copse to which all
the time he had been pointing, he
barked two or three times and I let
him go. Poor old fellowr'
AS he told the story. Sailor, who
seemed to understand every word rub
bed his head against his masters
hand.
"He went into the mangroves, just
as he'd go after duck, but he'd hardly
gone in when there were two shots
and he came out limping, making for
me. But by this was close up to the
mangroves myself, and in another
minute I was inside; and there was
Tobias-his gun at his shoulder He
had a pot at me, but before he could
|
my fire and Well, we've got him all
right. And now you can go after your
treasure as soon as you like. I'll take
him over to Nassau and you can fool
around for the next month or so. OF
course We'll need you at the trial, but
that won't come off for a couple Of
months. Meanwhile, you can let me
know where you are, in case should
need to get hold of you"
"All right, old man." I said, "but
wish you were coming along with me-
1--WE got all the treasure want
laughed Charlie. "Send me word
where you are, as soon as you get a
chance; and good luck to you, old
chap, and your dcubloons and pieces
of eighth"
Then he walked down to his row.
boat and soon he was aboard the
sponger. Her sails ran up and they
were off down stream-poor Tobias
manacled, somewhere between decks.
"See you in Nassau" I shouted.
"Right-ol'