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The Spaniards, hearing the noise, to
came out to discover its cause, but after
some three or four of them had fall- hi
en In the scuffle they drew back again ftl
into the darkness. Alec thereupon m
swore that he would smoke them like ci
tso many hitches of bacon If they gave ^
.him any more trouble, and at the I"
.threat they surrendered at discretion. ct
rjyttw they had been disarmed and
?>la<*ed for security, together with the w
HlaJHay bind prisoners. In a convenient
aisle of the cave, a small party C(
-was left to guard them, and the rest, ki
arming themselves with the captives' lo
; arquebuses. made their way to the 61
"Temple hill to relieve us. tc
Completely shielded by the thick untjtergrowth
and by the darkness, they 1,1
Their fancied security had made them B<
careless. <
were able to surround our besiegers ni
and cover tliem with the arquebuses ?<
before they made their presence ^
jknown. The first Indication which Don "
.n?n.kn nnd lili opow lintl tliat thev
x were trapped was the call to lay down
\lhelr arms and surrender or they were w
'*11 dead men. and the gallant don. see- d<
isf the light of his own watch Are t<<
glinting on steel barrels all around '
him, cared neither to parley nor to
fight, but did as ho was told. Aud by 'r
0+ '-k so doing lie probably saved many lives. {'
\ both Bpanish and English.
The long struggle was over, and now a
/ \ the alares had become masters and the
toasters slaves. The Spaniards had lost 1
not a fetr more men In the final shir {
nalsb at the cave?for there were bitter ^
and relentless swords against them? 11
but except that the man called Sam
had 4fmi of his wounds on Shelter 1sJapd
ft*#!*? fturtnd there no more Bnx J
\lways
r Customers
;e and novel methods
y large list, and we
cess depends entirely
the wants of out cuscndeavor
first to treat
heap as possible, and
as can be obtained.
avc stood by us and
est evidence that our
ieen in better
rou than now.
Shirts and Summer
icr some astonishing
u - O
re could hardly get
omers, but this season
bases, and we wifh to
re don't think there
cuting their wants.
rY & co.
so had fallen. There were 32 of us
ft and each man ready and able to
gbt lllce a bulldog If need be. We had
iany wounds, but as the poorness of
ir recent entertainments had kept us
11 spare of body nature's unaided sursry
would Roon heal them, for It Is
lly when men are full fleshed and hot
looded that wounds briug fever In
lelr train.
Our prisoners were 122 all told, and
arrange for the safest manner of
Isposiug of them a council was held
; soon as all bauds had rested somebat.
The old man, whose prophecies had
[ ought him great respect, was fiercely
lxious to kill them all forthwith, and
ost of the men, the older ones espcally,
were Inclined to agree with him.
"llllo Trehalion, however, would not
;ar of It. He had recovered his skin
tp and now rubbed it fore and oft
ross his bald pate with fierce energy
liilc he spoke.
"No. no. old man." said lie: "It's ill
mnsel you be giving us tills time. I 11
ill Spaniards with you In hot blood as
ng as I can stand an never ask for a
tier sport, but to Lutclicr them do'nseless
an unresisting Isn't an Kug
di sailor's Job at all. It's a common
tngman's work, that's what It Is. an
'llllo Trehalion hain't going to sully
)ok or fist by doing It. On the high
'tis," In* added retlcetively. "I grant
ju It's different. There you can blind>ld
a prisoner no leave the gangway
)eo, an then if so lie chooses to march
rerbonrd, why. It hain't your fault, an
au've no call to bring the ship to an
aste time In picking him up. Hut this
iat you b? wanting us to do. old man.
murder."
"Oh, ho. bo! Ah. ha!" laughed the
Id man. "What dainty gentleman
live we hero? Why. Willie Thehnllon.
3U with a face molded out of a I'ortigale
orange l>y four strokes of n
inrllne spike, you with a body as dellite
and graceful as a side of beef,
ju that have lost a hand and an eye
1 bloody warfare with these same
sntle Spaniards for whom you plead
> prettily, are your feelings become
> nice and tlnnlklntr that vou blench
ad turn sick like a girl at the thought
f a don or two dancing the devil's
ornoipe on empty air? I? that you.
fllHe Trehalloo?"
"Aye." renlled the boatswain sullen"that's
me. if you like, a fighter
1th the best o' you. but never a rourerer."
"What!" cried the old man angrily.
Will you never learn? Have not their
eatings, joltings, starvlngs, cursings,
lade you suffer enough yet? Tender
earted maiden that you arc, you will
>t the wasps regain their nest once
lore, and then you'll wonder that they
ime out with fresh venom In their
tils to sting you again. Come, Job,
>11 this dainty uncle of yours how
pp served the wasp that seamed that
urple scar across your forehead."
"Crushed un." said Job, wltli a grin.
"Ever a fool was Job," muttered his
incle to tha rest of us, "an now he
inu fool's svldenoa"
Job chuckled, nud the old man broke
out Into Ills weird, unearthly laugh.
"Ob, bo, ho! Fools both, do you say.
my pretty boatswain? Well, perhaps
It Is so. Job here, fool by birth: 1.
fool by Spanish torture, and yet both
of us at times wiser by many a long
fathom than every mau of you. Never
scoff at fools, my masters. The eui-'
oeror of the Iudlcs lias a fool for his
vizier, and a motley coat rule3 half the
courts of Europe. All. ha. ha! Listen
to me now. At times 1 can be the maddest,
merriest, cleverest fool of the lot.
I can Jest for you, rule for you. cast
omens for you. prophesy for you and
all without sight of star or burning of
mystic charm; but now I do none of
these." He hauled himself painfully
to his feet and looked round upon them
with a gesture of frightful menace.
"No, 1 bid you slay. Slay these cursed
Spaniards from commandant to cabin
lad. And if it be a crime on my head
be It. Slay!"
His voice rose to a shriek at these
last words, and Ills listeners shrank
back and shuddered when they met his
eyes.
"Aye," he went on, "if It be murder.
i care not. J.ook at these legs?like two
gnarled and crushed old willows. Every
bone In them has been crushed by
Spanish tortures. See these distorted
arms, knotted like a conjurer's bandkerchief.
Gazfc on this body, seamed
with fire, scarred with whips and pinchers.
Aye, I am a poor cripple now, but
a short score of years ngo I could have
thrashed big John Topp there as easily
as he could trounce me now with his
little finger. What could give atonement
for these hurts? And yet I do not
bid you torture these Spaniards in like
kind, but only slay them. Slay them!
Slay thcml And then?then"?
"An what then, old man?" asked the
boatswain.
"Then," exclaimed the old man
fiercely, "make me your captain, and 1
promise you gold beyond your wildest
dreams. I will lead you to Manoa."
There arose a torrent of voices as he
finished speaking. Some declared that
Captain Ireland was our lender, and
that the old man's words were treason;
ntllprs tllflt tliov hotorl thn vnrw ?om?\
of the golden city, nnd, while a few
called upon the old man to say more,
the rest pressed Alec to speak. I joined
my voice to these last and by outshouting
the others gained silence.
"My lads," he said, "there is not one
of us here who has cause to love the
Spaniards, least of all I, who have
lost a father at their hands, but let us
not sully our souls with their murder.
No, no; we can do bettor than that?
we can make them useful. We have a
safe prison for tliem In the cave, and
they shall be our slaves. As for Marion,
many of us who sailed to these
seas In the Bristol Merchant have
spent years in the search for It already,
nml the prospect of continuing
the quest does not tempt us. But Spanish
galleons and plate ships litter the
main like Islands in nn archipelago,
and every one of them contains treasure.
Now, my plain is to make those
our quarry, for from tliem a stout English
ship can reap revenge nnd plunder
both."
"So she should," put in one fellow.
"But, captain, we liaveu't got that
same stout ship."
"We have hands, sirrah," replied
Alec, "and some of us brains besides.
The wrecks will afford both material
nnd tools, aud we have, plenty of captive
labor to make the work light.
There are artificers among us, aud 1
myself have some knowledge of the
shipwright's craft, aud so I say let us
collect our plankings at once nnd begin
to set up the stocks on which to lay a
keel. Has any one of you a better plan
to offer?"
The men looked at one another and
exchanged their thoughts In half whispers,
and Willie Trehalion, after hanging
In the wind for n minute or so, rapped
his hook against his forehead and
came forward as their spokesman.
"We hain't altogether in love wi' galleys,
Captain Ireland," said he, "nor
with any other ship that's driven wl'
slaves' oars. You see, slaves Is apt to
break out when you're fighting their
friends an reqidres a lot o' victual an
attention. An this company, being sailors
all an not soldier mariners, likes
i best to maneuver in battle under canvas
an, in fact, hacks one rouud ship to
three long ones any day."
"And I am with you there, Willie. I
did not mean that we should put these
prisoner dons on a galley's hank nnd
let them taste the bitters of their own
prescription. No, no; leave oared craft
to nations of land soldiers. The winds
are the ministers of the Englishman,
and sails are the wnnd with which lie
rules them. Give me a handy craft.
aDd I'll warrant to keep the weather
I gauge of an enemy without cumbering
the waist with illttiy sinv * and toiling
| off good fighting men t< guard them.
I The Spaniards hero shall be far luckier |
than they deserve. They shall work
for us as shipwrights' laborers and
shore servants; and when our ship is
built and we are lltted for the cruise
we'll give them a holiday to dispose of
their bodies as they like. If we return
to refit or for any other purpose and
find them here?well, we can enslave
them again and make them useful. If
we return no more again, well. And if
we come and find that they have escnp
ed, atlll well, for they will then be off
our hands."
Here he paused, and at once there
arose a strong lunged shout of approbation,
in which all Joined with the exception
of the old man, who remained
moodily silent. The men were delighted
with the plan aud eager te begin
the work of shipbuilding. They
swore to follow Captain Ireland to
the end and promised death to the first
man who should disobey him. Then
(bey rated John Topp as his lleuten* I
ant, Willie Trehallon as boatswain and
Jan Pengony gunner, after which, remembering
the old man and thinking
to might work mischief unlet* be was
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humored, they named liini captain of
guard over the prisoners and promised
to haul him a bombard ashore, with
which he could belch language into the
cave lu case of a revolt.
And at this he regained his spirits
instantly and with a horrid torrent of
"Oh. ho. ho!" and "Ah. ha, ha!" assured
us that before the mouth was a
week older he would have occasion to
shoot, for that already, like an Andes
condor, lie could scent the steam of
Spanish slaughter from afar.
Meanwhile Alee had the five Spanish
officers brought before him armored,
but unarmed, and told them what
we had decided to do with tliem. Most
of them received the verdict quietly
enough. Bandy legged little Don Sancho
shrugged his shoulders and. saying
that It was the fortune of \vnr. hoped
that we would set our tasks lightly
in view of a possible turning of the
tables some time in the future. The
sallow faced commandant, however,
refused absolutelj' to soil his hands for
any man's plensure and set his snarling
yellow teeth with the air of a man
who intends to keep to his word.
"Why. senor." said I. "John Topp
counts himself as big a gentleman as
nn? ,i? ? ...1 ? 1.-11.. 1
j auj ua(v tiiiu uuiu.n 11 uu >11.11111*
to haul and lieavo with those under
him or even to dip liis sword hand in
the tar bucket If need be."
He turned round sharply when he
heard my name. "John Topp, is It? I
must ask your pardon for not recognizing
you in the serpent's mouth last
night. You wore a little better dressed,
I think, last time we had the pleasure
of meeting, so my oversight Is perhaps
excusable. Well. Don John, my feelings
on the point differ from yours."
"Take care. Don Miguel. We have o
superabundance of work people," said
I significantly.
He shrugged his shoulders, "nang
me If you have a mind," he said contemptuously.
"Or we may follow your own device
and make you fast to n post down on
the strand yonder at low tkle."
"You may drown me. senor?drown
me by Inches if you please, for I am to
that extent in your power, but I shall
not be your obedient servant."
"Oh, ho, ho!" laughed the old man,
who had just come up to look after his
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<' nourished by its artificial <\
food, then it requires
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1 nm (Hi years old and for some t iine have bee;
esulted in.Dropsy. I took two bottles of youi
110 a heap of good. I could not get any more
,or hut he did my case no good. Then ho ndvii
c again. I have taken six hottles. and my ley
wn and I am now well. Mr. T. J. I.ittle, of t
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cuargo. "Ah. ha! Stubborn and sti;T j
nocked, as I was. It docs the old man's
heart good to see such a lusty fellow.
Let mo consider, now. What should
be the discipline? Something novel
and telling and appropriate and humorous.
too. If possible. Why Isn't tl.o
potbellied little raeker hero? Dear
mo, at another time such a piece of
pleasantry would be on my lips in a
moment! Oh, ho! I have it. We will
roast you in your metal shell like some
great crab, most illustrious Honor Commandant.
You're rather lean, so maybe
will be a trifle charred in the process,
but the devil, who will eat the
dish. Is not overnlce In his feeding and
will forgive the cooks for forgetting to
baste."
The Spaniard uttered no verbal reply,
hut shrugged his shoulders and gave a
sneering smile which showed no departure
from his previous resolve.
Then Alec spoke:
"Jan Pougony and Job Trchaliou, slip
off Don Miguel's iron shirt and bare his
back. Now trice him up to the lower
bough of that tree. No, not by the neck.
I don't wnnt him hanged. Fasten his
wrists."
Don Miguel's face showed its first expression
of uneasiness.
"Senor Captain," l:e raid, "flogging to
death is a felon's death, and I have
done nothing to deserve that disgrace.
If you will not hold me to ransom, at
least kill me by sword, rope or bullet
and let me die like a r.oldier and a gen
tleman."
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Screening: Crnnlictl Stone.
As the stone comes front the breaker
the pieces will be found to show n considerable
variety In size, and by ntany
practical rondmnkcrs It is regarded as
best that these sizes should be assorted
and separated, since eaclt has Its particular
use. To do this work by band
would be troublesome nnd expensive,
and screens are generally employed for
that purpose. Screens are not absolutely
necessary, nnd many roudiuniters
do not use them, but they Insure
uniformity in size of pieces, and uniformity
means in many eases superl ;
wear, smoothness nnd economy. Most
of the screens in common use today
are of the rotary kittd. In operating
they are generally so arranged that the
product of the crusher falls directly
Into the rotary screen, which revolves
on r.n in I'ned axis and empties the
separni p'eccs into small bius below
the crusher.
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It strengthens the whole system and
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Health Office Houra.
Will be in my office, at the Council
Chamber, from 10 a. m. to 12 m. every
day, Sundays and holidays excepted, for
the convenience of citizens wishing burial
permits or to transact any other business
pertaining ?o the office.
20?tf. W. D. Harris.
NOTICE.
I have bought a heavy draft wagam
of 85,000 pounds oapacity, and am
1 now prepared to do all kinds of haary
hauling or will hire out the wagon.
45?6m. J. W. Gilbkbt.
VCRES
the county for
PLACE
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nine room dwelling with eight
lveniences of a country home.
ISTURES.
bull and pig tight tence. The
>n the road to I^ockhart Bhoala
vn's creek.
i apply to
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