The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-08

decks grew slippery with blood, the
little fighting ships met and grappled
Before Barnstable could lead his
boarders to the enemy's deck, Coffin
tumbled into the sea. Shouting Re
venge Long Toni" the lieutenant
rushed with his men upon the foe.
1t was fighting at close quarters and
the Issue was in doubt when the
drenched and furious coxswain emery
ed from the sea and with his harpoon
pinioned the English captain to his
mast In a few minutes the Ameri-
cans were masters Of the cutter. Cow
ering in that scene of bloodshed, the
victors discovered the crafty Dillon,
who pleaded to be sent off as a host
age, promising to return in person or
to have Griffith delivered in his stead
His word Of honor was trusted and
he was sent away with Long Tom. He
luckily overheard billions treacherous
plot to entrap Barnstable's waiting
party The resourceful old seaman
gagged Borroughcliffe and drove Dill
Ion, at the point of his harpoon, back
to the waiting schooner. BY this time,
however, battery on the cliff brought
down the schooner's mainmast. She
was driven from her coruse by heavy
seas. The masts were felled and an
chors dropped, but she plunged on like
bobbing cork in rapids. Barnstable
would have stayed by his ship but sud-
denly Long Tom seized him and hurled
him over the bulwarks. Gods will be
done with me-" cried Coffin above the
| winds roar. Dillon's lifeless body was
rolled upon the shore, but Long Tom
stayed with the sea to which he had
| dedicated his life.
Surprise succeeded surprise at the
Abbey. Barnstable marched his ship
wrecked mariners into the building
| and they took possession, but they
soon were made prisoners by the red
coats. Then the mysterious figure of
the Pilot appeared at the door and be-
| hind him doomed the marines from the
| frigate. Colonel Howard, an unwilling
prisoner. was marched away with Ce-
ella and Katherine, who could not be
! downcast at the triumph of their
lovers.
Captain Borroughclitfe was freed, as
was another inmate of the Abbey,
Alice Duscombe. She had recognized
the Pilot in his disguise when he was
| first captured. They had been lovers,
! but she was so staunch in her love for
! her King and she SO hated bloodshed
that she had broken her troth to this
"Mr. Gray" whom she addressed as
John. She reminded him that did she
but once call aloud his true name, the
i whole countryside would ring with It
| What that name was is never revealed
! but there was but one sea rover who
| could strike stark terror into all Eng
| lish hearts.
| On board the frigate repeated con
ferences were held between the cap.
tain, Griffith and "Mr. Gray" Sud
denly out of the fog drove a mountain
Gus ship of the line. The drum beat
aboard the frigate, sailors lCaped
nimbly about the deck, clearing for &C,
ton. The women were led below and
gradually order resolved itself out OF
the chaos of shouting men. A terrific
roar filled the air as three tiers OF
guns blazed a broadside from the
English ship. A few sails and roues
were cut, but the frigate's sailing pow
er was hardly affected. One chance
ball struck the captain and hurled him
to death Griffith succeeded to the
command and he was appalled, as he
saw the frigate hemmed about. TIC
the east loowed the great ship of wal
and far in the northeast the sails Of
another frigate.
What are we to do?" cried Griffith
Fight them! fight them" shouted the
Pilot. Let me proclaim your name
to the men," Griffith appealed. Blu
the Pilot refused Should We come tc
a grapple," he said, Il will give fortt
the name as a war-cry and these Eng
lish will quail before it,