Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-10-15

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the gunner. q man Of most exact mind
Both or none. and at the same tine
what did that mean exactlyT
"Ah. Of courset Three combatants,
three positions" Mr.. TaIlboys got
ont his art Of Gunnery,7 and draw
/ ing an eQuilateral triangle OF twelve
| PAGES on a side. he said: Each prin-
clpal will take a corner. By this meth
Cd each party viii get In his shot and
be at the same time shot at by an
other party. A fair proceeding all
around. you see"
The arrangement pleased Jack
nightly. Mr.. Biggs, after awhile,
also agreed. shot for shot. I dare
say It's all right admitted Birgs.
Nobody cared what Easrhupp thought
he was stood on his corner. The
question came up as TO who was 70
fire al whom. "As sailors" explained
Mr Tallboys "y0u should OF. course
fire with The sun. That is. Mfr Ea>v
win fire az 3fr Riggs. who will fire at
Mr.. Easthupp. who VIII fire al NJ
Easy. And now. II you please. take
stations. Cock your locks. Take
good aim FIRE. Stop your vents
Very we'll DONE
Where Easthupp's bullet went no
body could say, probably into the
ground jacks passed through both
# Mr.. Biggs' checks. a pretty bust
ness :" spurtered Mr. BiEgs. How arm
I 10 pipe To dinner with ny wind es-
Gaping through these holes in my
cheeks ="
The b0atswain's bullet had caught
Ar Easthgpp in a tender rear spot.
which caused that gentleman 10 roar
50 loudly that every one said he must
be dead Or dying at least Jack was
scared, or pretended 70 be. He wrote
q note 70 Captain Wilson, saying he
feared he had killed Mr. EasrhupQ,
and so he would stay ashore for
time 70 see what came ~ IL.
This happened IN Malta With Mid
shlpmau Gascoigne. his second. carry
Ing a pair Of duellng pistols. Jack
sailed on 4 speronare with a crew Of
four men and a boy 70 Italy. During
the night the crew. having seen TOO
many Of Jacks douhloons. tried 10 kill
the lads: bur the lads killed them IL
stead-all hut the boy. who providen-
italy fell overheard and was drowned
= storm overlook their little craft
and threw her high up on The shore
~ Sicily While looking about them
they saw an elderly and a young lady
heser bv two robbers with long swords
An old gentleman vas lying unc0n-
scious on the ground. Jack and Gas
coiGne drove of the villains. The old
gentleman turned cut 70 be a Don
Ribiera de Silva the lady To be Donna
Clara his wife and the brunette Young
beauty. Donna Agnes. their daughter
. On a second lock at Donna Agnes
Jack knew her for the young lady pas
senger Of his prize ship. At the home
Of Don Ribiera. where the lads were
later made welcome. he fell deeply il
. love with her.
Easthupp did not die; and the boys
returned TO their ship, where their
captain read them a fine lecture on
! discipline and conduct, and the value
Of a regular study to develop their
minds. Jack at once began the study
Of Italian
i His general conduct in the next TWO
I Years was such as To promise an early
+ promotion; but one day there came q
letter from home informing him that
his mother had died and also thar If
his father was not mad he soon would
. be- Jack went home on leave. and
there found his father working ON n
/ mechanical invention which was to
. rectify the mistakes of raure-t0
preserve to the human species the
finer organs and destroy the baSer.
While demonstrating this Invention
the poor man had his neck broken.
a midshinman with 5000 pounds q
year was On anomaly In the service.
Jack secured his discharge. the better
20 look after his estates. But as time
went ON he found himself thinking of
Donna Agnes; SO much SO that one
+ day he purchased a fast little armed
brig named her the Rlbicra. procured
letters OF marque and sailed FOR itchy.
! Here Agnes became his excellent and
aaccUonate wife; eventually. in Eng
land. she became the mother of four
children.
Having given M tho sea and his
early theories about the equallties.
Jack stood FOR parliament on the con
Seryative ticket ana was elected: and
al without TOO much expense. which
was remarkable.
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