The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-09-15
CHAPTER H.-Continued.

Ballantrae would have held on; il
deed there was nothing in this COZ
tretemps to affect the mind of an
soldier; but he had quick perceI
ton of the mems wishes, and it wa
plain this lucky shot had given then
sickener of their trade In a me
ment they were all of one mind: tn,
chase was drawing away from us, i
was needless to hold on, the Sarah
was too foul to overhaul a bottle, i
was mere folIery to keep the sea will
her; and on these pretended grounds
her head was incontinently put about
and the course laid for the river. II
was strange to see what merriment
fell on that ships company, and how
they stamped about the deck testing,
and each computing what increase
had come to his share by the death
of the two gunners.
We were nine days making our
port, so light were the airs we had
to sail on, so foul the ships bottom;
and in light. lifting haze, we passed
the head. A little after, the haze lift
ed, and fell again, showing us
cruiser very close This was a sore
blow, happening so near our refuge.
There was a great debate of whether
she had seen us. and if SO whether it
was likely they had recognized the
Sarah"
We were very careful. by destroy
ing every member of those crews we
overhauled. to leave no evidence as
to our own persons: but the appear
ance of the Sarah" herself we could
not keep so private: and above all of
late, since she had been foul and we
had pursued many ships without sue
cess, it was plain that her description
had been often published 1 supposed
this alert would have made us sepa- !
rate upon the instant. But here again
that original genius of BaIlantrae's /
had surprise in store for me-.
He and Teach land it was the most |
remarkable step of his success) had
gone hand in hand since the first day
II his appointment. l often ques-
Toned him upon the fact but never
got an answer but once, when he told
ne he and Teach had an understand
ng which would very much surprise
he crew if they should hear of it, and
would surprise himself a good deal if
was carried out" Well, here again,
e and Teach were of mind; and by
heir joint procurement, the anchor
yas no sooner down than the whole
rev went of on scene of drunken
ess indescribable
BY afternoon we were a mere shin
IL OF lunatical persons. throwing OF
lings overheard, bowling of differ
Mt songs at the same time. quarrel
lg and falling together, and then for
citing our quarrels to embrace Bal
-ntrae had hidden me drink nothing
nd feign drunkenness as | valued
" life; and | have never passed
ay so wearisomely, lying the best
art of the time upon the forecastle
nd watching the swamps and thick
s by which our little basin was en-
rely surrounded for the eye.
A little after dusk, Ballantrae
umbled up to my side. feigned tc
IL, with a drunken laugh, and be-
re he got his feet again, whispered
me to reel down into the cabin
I'd seem to fall asleep upon locker &
I there would be need of me soon
did as | was told. and coming into
e cabin, where it was quite dark.
myself fall on the first locker.
lere was man there already: by
e way he stirred and threw me off.
could not think he was much in -
uor; and yet when / had found an
her place, he seemed to continue to B;
,ep on. ct
My heart now beat very hard, for C;
saw some desperate matter was in nc
{. Presently down came Ballan.
Ie, lighted the lamp, locked about tn
cabin, nodded as if pleased. and pa
deck again without word. I
cred out from between my fingers. as
saw there were three of us slum- m,
ing. or feigning to siumber, on the TIL
kers' myself. one Dutton and one tn.
ady, both resolute men. tn,
IN deck the rest were got to a TO
en- Of revelry quite beyond the for
Indss of what is human; so that no me
sonable name can describe the /,