El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-10

gagged Borroughcliffe and drove Dill
Ion, at the point OF his harpoon. back
70 the waiting schooner By this time.
! however, a battery on the cliff
brought down the schooners main
mast She was driven from her
/ course by heavy seas The masts
were felled and anchors dropped. but
Z she plunged on like a bobbing cork
stayed by his ship, but suddenly Long
Tom seized him and hurled him over
the bulWarlSs. Gods viii be done
with me-" Coffin cried. above the
winds roar. Dillon's lifeless body
was rolled upon the shore. but Long
Toms stayed with the sea TO which
he had dedicated his life.
Surprise succeeded surprise at the
abbey. Bsrnstable marched his ship
wrecked mariners into the building
and they took possession. but they
were soon made prisoners by the red
coats Then the mysterious figure OF
the Pilot appeared at the door and be-
mind him loOmd marines from the
1rigate- Colonel Howard. an unwilling
prisoner was marched away with &C.
ella and Katherine, who could not
pc uoWncast at the triumph OF their
lovers.
Captain Borroughcliffe was freed
as was another inmate OF the abbey
Alice Dunscombe. She had recognized
the Pilot IN his disguise when he was
but she was 50 staunch in her love
ior her king and she so hated blood
shed that she had broken her troth to
TINS Nr- Cray whom she addressed
as Jonn. she reminded him that e
sne Dut once call aloud his true name.
the 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 al English hearts.
On board the frigate repeated con-
terences were held between the can
tain. Griffith and "Arr. Grav.8 sud-
denly ont Of the fog drove a noun
famous ship of the line The druIr,
oeaI aboard the frigate, sailors leaned /
n,mniy about the deck. clearing for /
- ION On. me women were led below I
ana gradually order resolved itself out 1
Of the chaos OF shouting men. a ter
fiIlc roar filled the air as three tiers 4
y guns blazed a broz defde from fhe
-lsilsn snip a few sails and rones
.,sIs cuI out the frigafe's sailins 4
enance ban struck the captain and
hurled MIN to death Griffin s7fr
ieeoed TO the command and he was
appalled as he saw the. frigate
.leInlneo about To rhe east doomed
the great ship OF war and far IN the
northeast the sails Of another frirsts.
-, ~ nat are we to do cried Griffith
tignl them. fight themr- Shouted
lAe rlloL Let me proclaim vouri
name TO the men," Griffith appealed
But the Pilot refused .ShouId we
come 10 grapple." he said. Il will
eve Iorth the name As a warcrr and
-nese English viii quail before IT.
me snl1 OF war was distanced. hut
ne cut OF q retreat and the frirafe
. mead nad been reinforced by two ofh
efa me foremost mauoeuvered with
ne American frigate for position
5roadsides crashed and they EraDplei
me American guns ralzed her Zoe AID
cit her helpless. with useless ropes
langling from shattered masts. ne
leck was cleared and as another en-
any appeared, griffith shouted. Hoist
way OF everything" Fifty men flew
-loIt upon the spars and white canvas
vas spread from every mast. The fri
gate lrnged ahead. but Il could not
'utstrip its rival, and the halt to give
'attle had enabled the ship Of the line
o draw up.
Then for a Few breathless moments
he Pilot leaped into command.
breakers doomed ahead. but he drove
he vessels straight into the shoals,
nto narrow passages where white
Dam dubbed perilously close. The
snemy dared not follow, and when I
light fell pursuit was hopeless.
Colonel Howard, fatally wounded in