The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-31

stable could lead his bonrders 10 the
cnemy's deck, CofIiD tumbled into the
sea. Shouting "Revenge Long Tom !!
the lieutenant rushed with his men
upon the foe. II WIS fighting at close
quarters and the Issue was In doubt
when the drenched and furious coz.
swain emerged from the SEA and with
his harpOon plnioned The English cap
tain 10 his mnst. In few minutes
the Americans were masters Of the cut
ter. Covering In thnt scene OF blood
shed the victors discovered the crafty
Dillon. who pleaded 10 be sent OF ns q
hostage. promising TO return In person
or 10 have Griffith delivered In his
stead.
His word OF honor wns trusted and
he WIS sent AWAY with Long Tom. lie
luckily overheard Dlllon's ireacherous
niOt 10 enlrap Bnrnstnblcs wnltlnp
pnrty. The rcsNrcrfll old senmnn
rhRgcd EorrUughclffc nnd drove Dll
lon ~ the point of his hnrpoon back
TO the waiting schooner. ny this time
however u battery on the cliff brought
down the schuUner's mnlnmnst She
was driven from her course by heavy
seas The mnsls were fcllcd and an.
chors dropped. but she plunged on like
bobblng cork IN rnpds. IInrngtnble
would have stayed by his ship, but
suddenly Long Tom seized him md
hurled him over the bulwnrlss. Goods
will he done with me-" Coffin cried.
above the winds roar. Dillon's iifeless
body was rolled upon the shore, hut
Long Toms stayed with the sea To
which he had dedicated his life.
Surprise succeeded surprise NJ the
abbey. Bnrris,nblc mnrchsd his ship
wrecked mariners Into the building and
they took possession, hut Tiny were
.soon made prisoners by the redcoats.
Then the mysterious fgure Of the Pilot
appeared at the door and behind him
ioomed the marines f0m the frIgate.
Colonel Howard. mn unwilling prison.
er. was marched AWAY with Cecilia
And Katherine, who could not be down.
cast st the triumph Of their lovers.
Captain Borroughclif1e was freed. m
was another inmate ~ the abbey. Alice
Duscombe. she hnd recognized the
Pilot In his disguise when he was first
captured. They had been lovers. but
she was so s,aunch in-her love for her
king aud she 10 hated bloojshed thni
she had broken her troth Ia this "Mr.
Gray" whom she addressed us John.
She reminded him that did she hut
once cnR aloud his true name the
whole countryside would ring with IN.
What TINT maine wns IN never revealed,
hut there was but ono sen rover who
could strike STARK terror into all Eng.
iIsh hearts.
ON hohri the fflgaie rcpcntcd con.
fcrcnccs were held between the cap.
tain. Grlnlth and mt. Gray" Sud
denly out of the fog drove n mountain.
ous ship of the line. The drum beat
aboard the frigaic. snIlors leapcd MIN.
bly, about the deck. clearing for action.
The women were led below and gradu-
ally order resolved itself out Of the
chaos of shouting men. A terrific roar
hlled the air as three tiers of guns
blnzed q broadside from the English
shin. A few sails apd ropes were cut
hut the fgigate's sailing power was
hardly affected. One chance hall
struck the captain md hurled him TO
death. Grifiith succeeded To the COM
mnnd nnd he was appalled,, as he saw
the frigate hemmed about. To the
.nst loonied the great ship Of war and
fnr In the northeast the sails of another
frlgate.
"whni nrc we 10 dor" cried Grifilth.
"Flght them fight them = shouted the
l'ilot. LET me proclaim your name Ia
the men" Griffith appealed. Hut the
Pilot refused. "Should we come 10
grnpplc" he said. II VIII give forth the
name as war-cry aud these English
will quail before H."
The ship ~ war was dIStanccd. hui
she cut on n retreat and the frignte
ahead had been re-enforced by two
others. The foremost unanswered with
The American frigate for position.
Broadsidcs crashed and they grappled.
The American guns raked her foe and
left her helpless. with useless ropes
from shattered masts. The
deck was cleared and M another enc.
my appeared Crliiith shouted, "Hoist
away OF everything" Fifty men few
aloft upon the spars ana white can
vas was spread from every mast. The
frlgnte hinged nhend, but II could not
ontstrIp its rival, and the halt Ia give
battle had enabled the ship of the line
10 draw MP.
Then. for few hreathless moments,
the Pho, lcaped into command. Break
ers loomed ahead. but he drove the
vessels straight into the shoals, into
narrow passages where white foam
bubhled perilously close. The enemy
dared not follow. ana when night fell
pursuit was hopeless.
Colonel Howard. fatally wounded In
the battle lived long enough 10 see Ce-
ella Howard and Katherine Plowden
welded hy the chaplain TO their lovers.
His last words were spoken 10 Griffith.
l may have mistaken my
duty 10 Amerlca--but was too old to