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Austell, Tlanager. * IPyflU TAnn ninnTT I 0,1 deck u,,<l and "broken ev II II 1RI | I If in I l'I Hi I I I e'*v ?no t,u'm iul? lwa And so, with II 111 111 I I 1II11 jjlly M I p | the decks becoming more of n shambles fll II 111 I I II I I II lis I I every minute, we stood our ground ami UUIIll lVJI I f 1 Hull L. fought the guns like l'urics, and though ______ our pieces were outnumbered by more Bj WEATHEBBYOHESNEYandALIOK tl'?n two to onv Wl> l,0i>e<l by serving MUNSO them twice as quickly to return as good 1 or even better than we got. Besides, ? , .. . _ ... _ - .?_v every siiot ??f ours found a billet some[Copyright, 1000, by We?lbrrby Okrsncy and Allck Munro.} where in the Spaniards hull, while many of his. through the greater eleva, . . ? tiou of his guns. Hew harmlessly over _, . . , _ the little Scourge. Had it been otherBy one of fates revenges these Span- ^ couU, uoyer bave , tQ lards were hoist by their own mine. 1;et lieraflont. for on the old mans advice we cnuu- WhiU, wt. wori, sti? a cnhU^ ,WIRtll med end, gun tothemu/.zie with the enemy's Htmi u strange thing very shackles ami wrist cuffs that had A aallol. m, to tlu, chained some of us o a galley s hank UVerhoard and swam as though and, taking the quoins from the gun | h|- |;fe |<|W||r|1 ||g Spaalsl) sho, carriages, let fly a cloud of inquisitor!- pitted the water round him like thun al engines that brought everything (hups in a pond, hut as he held up down by the run about their ears. Fet- hand as if appealing to us for as ters were never put to ttner use. sist.iuee we engaged his assailants and A r.'ieor went up as we saw the gal- um,L. then, lldnk rather of their own leou with foremast gone below the skins. round top, mainyanl cu, through In the The swimmer meanwhile eatr.e up slings and rigging all in hopeless alongside and. getting Ids lingers into bights, full head to wind, lying an uti t!,t. main chains, scrambled on board manageable hulk on tho water. . Though vastly changed by the hard 11..? ? _ -- i ivju.1 IIIK tnuic i?h? MU?\1. Ill Sill- slllps of warfare ssr.il captivity. wo rcc swer to Alec's summons to surrender a ogair.ed liiui ?s Saul Hickory. 0110 oi tnll armored tigure sprang on to the nu. jv.ist -I Merchant'* crew. and hot I>oop and, hailing us. swore he'd IlKlit though the light raged around us wi the ship while two planks of her held snatched a moment to press the hand together. of 21 cotiirn.de of the eid days. The cheer died oil our lips. The or- llo h;;d. so he said, hern serving in mored Spaniard was Hon Miguel del Spanish ships ever since his eapiure at Cassamoro. the mountain ravine, leading a dog'? life, while doing two men's work, and CHAPTER XXYll. until now had never seen a eluinee of "Hello!" cried Alec, somewhat taken escape. Further, he had an offer to buck at this unexpected meeting. "By make ns. (live him a light line, ant! all the wlekeduess in Spain, Hon Mi- he'd Jump overboard again and moke It guel del Cassamoro in the flesh!" fast to a ringbolt on the don's stem "As you'll WHIU tint! to your cost, sea and then we might warp ourselves UP cabin floor, an you can strike out tno cargo into this queer craft of your'n without n hicssod don o' 'eni being able to stop you." And this In the end was what we did. The mermen, or Neptune, or the current, or whatever agency had charge of our heels, swept the two vessels nearer and nearer together till at last a couple of cleverly thrown grnp pies caught hold aud our bulwark ground against the gnlleou's square stern. Iler crew had no intention of letting us set foot in their stronghold without a tussle and did what they could with fireballs and grenndoes. cold shot un.l naked steel to stop us. But with a ladder of boarding axes driven into tlioir Intltnvo tvn c4.e..???hh.rl " ' ...X,.. ?1 V S"? l?ll(ll'U VI \*.}t H'J'I soon a footing in tin* cabin. Hemmed in l?.v tin? packed ir. isscs behind, llib .front rank had the ulternatlve of light <?; fall. They fought long and desperately, and thou they fell, for they expected no quarter and asked none. We on our side fought as furiously as they, stabbing with shortened weapons where there was no room to swing them and thrusting many a foe through the open portholes into the sea. It was a bloody coutliet, for not uutil two-thirds of the cabin's defenders lay dead ami dying did the Spaniards suffer themselves to l?e driven out Into the waist. We ourselves had lost Jan I'engony. his friend George and three others killed outright, and two more were so sorely wounded that they died there m the cabin door. Scarce a one of us but had his red gash to show. But it was no time to groan or lick our wounds. The two doors under the nnnn I 1 ?? *.! ! ? 1 ?!i ' ** ,,, i v. \ ix.-i-ii ainii I'iitri'd Willi 1111"utturc piled up against them. loaded patarcrocs wore thrust through the loopholes to command the waist, and the hatch of tiie treasure room wjis cleared of bodies and thrown open. The pieces of eight we found snugly stowed in oak chests, and while half a dozen of us stood ready by the swivel gun the rest made all haste they could to hand up tlie treasure and lower It through the windows on to the Scourge's decfc lielow. But rapid as were our movements Don Miguel had no notion of allowing us to spoil his ship unmolested. Scarcely had we got Into the swing of work than he and a strong party with him mounted the poop again and comtnoneed annoying the little craft whose bulwarks were grinding against his ship far below. They hurled down everything weighty and unpleasant that came to hand, and finally they dropped a barrel of powder, which on bursting scorched several of our lads so severely that they cried to us in the galleon's cabin that the deck was too hot to hold any longer. At this Alec, leaving me 111 charge of tlie cabin, returned to his own vessel aud bailed the poop above. "Don Miguel, ahoy!" Tlw> tnll <??.1 nln I-.1 .1 titer, and tlie.v looked to us to keep r like faith with them. With a rlngiu;. cheer our lads set to work again on tin ^..id chests, hut none the less wo kcp' the swivel gun trained on the crowd i:> the galleon's waist, for ho is a besot led fool who trusts a penny's worth tc a {Spaniard's word. They dared not break faith with us. however, because of the gun, and so we were able to transship the golden harvest without further loss of life. While the party in the galleon's eah in hustled merrily#mong the booty an other party refitted our damaged head sails, and when the last chest of gold pleees had been dumped upon our deck we raised an ironical cheer for the wealth of Golden Spain, and as the rising breeze slowly bellied her sails the little Scourge sheered slowly off from her whipped and sullen adversary. Aye, we were victorious, and while the red blood still flowed from our wounds we reeked Utile of the benvy price we had paid. But when the mad frenzy of lighting Is over gaping cuts tingle and grow stiff, and then It Is that men begin to count the cost and spare a thought for those who have'fallen, comrades who were alive and full of hope a few short hours before. We had a dreary account taking. l\ was gritting 'lis yellow tt?ot 1i with rage. "Don Miguel. if you do not erase front annoying my people yon shall have something else to chink about. I swear to you tiuit if you ?lo not permif'nie to flnislt my task unmolested I'll sweep your crowded waist with n hurricnm of patnreroc Italls. ami that the survivors tuay not want employment to keep them out of mischief I'll lire your gal Icon's hold before I leave her. There's a keg of spirits under the table that will help her to burn." "And If 1 permit you to carry ofi your robber's booty in penceV" "Measure your words. Don Miguel! If you permit me to carry off my law rui prize ? Tlie Spaniard Interrupted him with a harsh laugh of impotent rage. ?"my lawful prize. I say. taken from my country's enemy." went on Alee calmly, "and if you offer no further an noyance to my men, I. on my part, faithfully promise to do you and yours no further Injury for the present. Fortune will. I hope, grant us another uiecting on some future day. when accounts may lie settled. Meanwhile. I sonor, your answer is awaited." Don Miguel, who seemed almost lie | side himself with suppressed fury, was evidently about to hurl a defiance ai us and raised ids hand to clinch hi? refusal with a pistol luillet. Jtut If otiicers and underlings had had all 11: fighting they wanted. Though cue might have a stake iu the golden oarg | below, each remembered that with ai other throw of the dice he would lo? not only that, but life us well An., choosing, like wise men, the lesser o. tlie two evils, they laid violent band on tlieir reckless commandant an dragged him down. Then one of tliei jumped up into his place and siguitir. that they agreed to the armistice. Thc> promised, lie said, not to molest us I'm I About twe all the bloc by your ki< neys are nc poisonous: ness and 11: once more These syrr when your you have ache, N en Bladder, S color or Sc and 3'ou ca V augh Lithon This is a p tially cure Liver and condition i Twc Lyon Manufacturing C lVar Sirs:?] nev complaint which r :> ->!-! - ?* ? UIUI II IIIV1 II and I went, to my doot Vaughn's Lithentripti swollen, have come ?Uv bail drojisy ami used V Sold by all Druggls Semi us your name ami add re Address LYON dear I lull tne Scourge coil Hi no hold her own in those seas of tbo new world. CHATTER XXVIIt. The galleon's gold bad cost us very dear. Out of our slender ship's company 1ft had been killed outright, four had hurts that they would die under, and of the rest there was no man who could not show the color of his own blooil. When the excitement of the battle bad passed nwn.v and the grim fever of slaying had become a memory. not one stood on our decks in whose body there was not some deadly throb or sickening ache?not one who was not stiff from angry, rainbow colored bruises or faint from loss of blood. Our captain lay pale and helpless in hi? hunk, brought to death's very door by a bullet wound under the shoulder, which he had borne undressed through half the long tight. The back of tin j boatswain's bald pate was hurtle-1 black with powder, and he bad more I ribs stove in than the pain would Set him count. And of the others one ailed lids and another that: one by the blow of an ax had lost the lingers of bis bund, another by the erack of a guustock had lost the sense of his Itaml. The active watch on deck consisted of two persons. There was Job Tieballon, with the old scar on his face crossed by a fresher seam, and Jolt;, Top p. with a pfke thrust through the calf of one log and a dagger wound in the foot of the other. We had remained iu melancholy si lenee for I know not how long, when suddenly .lob Trohaliou got up without i word and went down the eoiiMiunion itet timing presently. lie gave me ;i tin ml I'ul of biscuit unci a lordly drain < f -ordinl. ami Ibese. being sent on tlie'i rrnnd, revived ine wonderfully. So. after adjusting the bloody bandage* .'ounil my leg ami instep, 1 told Job that lie and 1 must lay otir beads to aether and consider where to steer to. Job was all chuckles and giiu?< in a moment. It was not often that lie was ' ailed into eotineil by any one save the old man, and him lie affected to despise, and so lie considered his conli deuce no compliment. "One thing Is sure," said I, looking at the battle havoc round me, "we can't keep the seas in this plight." "No. Master Topp." chuckled Job. 'that we can't. Let alone having no row to reef or haul the sails, the hull ;n spars has slch a-many wounds in VIII tlllll the lirsl good s<| 11(1 It'll solid 'is nil to l>avy .lottos' locker double quiok. No, no; wc'sc winged. .Maste: l'opp. an winged birds lias to lie quit ! for awhile afore they tries to tly tgnln." "There should bo abler heads than ittrs. Job. to settle matters in a plight like tiiis, but the abler heads are al -adl.v battered lust now. so you and i must do our best to decide a cours without them." A look of solemn importance sirup glod hard to drive the grin front Job' facer But habit was strong, and tin grin conquered. "We might go back to the old linrbo on Cave Island. Master Topp. It wen mug enough, an them huts oil the hii above be a rare place -for sick uien t. lie In." "But the Spaniards. Job! You forgt be Spaniards." "Asking pardon." replied Job. screv rig up Ills face with such a grin th: he wound across it began to trick; fresh, "but one <?' litem Spaniards lb: e Irli liiMiind hits >rot off Am! if oi! n.vl r sill." Wliii!" I cried "Ope j?o| of 'hero did vmi hear of h!iuV" 'Vei l! till;. ;:ii fi '1 liilii A';lI? !* To1 isieli is hi iter I!? : 11 l:* :is-;n:r o I. v.iis ii.s iiuij le i! !.i fi 4. n s??-.4>s.-? i.:.\ Thai cuaie* < ( k ;nty times an hour >d in your body passes through and is filtered dneys. Think what this means. It the kidit strong and healthy they d?? not extract all the matter from the blood and the result is sicklisery I hat will remain until these organs are brought back to healthy activity. iptoms will ted you kidneys need attention and .assistance: If Backache, Tired keeling, Ih/./.iness, Head/ousness Bains across the Loins, or in the leeplessness, Chills. Critic ot an unnatural aiding Urine. They mean Kidney Trouble, n't get a better remedy than n9s ^ urely vegetable preparation and will eftoetDroosv and Gravel. it aets ilinvilv <?n th*? Kidneys, restoring them to a normal healthy ind eradicating all disease. > Neighbors cured of DROPSY. Tyi.rrsvili.k, S. (?( ?. rili, loan. %>. Brooklyn, N. Y. f am G'l years oM and for some time lmvc been t>x-i111 a kidcsuIUmI in.Dropsy. 1 took two bottles of yo.ir Y?iislin\ bit bonne a heap of good. I cunld not get miv nore of ;?? Lithontriptin or but lie dial my ease iio good. Tlii'n ii? nilvin?l too to take your a again. 1 liave taken six bottles, ami nty hvs, whi- ii w.ro badly ivn anil 1 nni now well. Mr. T. .1. Little, of this placo (Tylers', ille) auglin's Litliontriiitic ami lie is well now. Respectfully votu>, J. WAlUtKN ULAKKLY. ts, or on receipt of $i It will be sent to any express office. ss anil we will soml yon KB MR a sample bottle of Vaughn's Lithonlriptfo. MFG. CO. 45 South Fifth St. Brooklyn, N.Y. disregarding t'ne olel man's words an may arm plant oniony (.a re. sparing Spanhu dr.." lie added sagely. K.n not a trace of mr.ri iliil we s^e. "Captain lieland's wlilm. .lob." said Our old fortiile.iiouts lay trii.ril a: ?1 I. sln-cgging my shoulders. ' Hut are <!: raved. a:. I in placer- tlit* prick .croweon sure of your luanV" irg tropical vegetal ion li.ul almost hid. "hr.re as I am o" you. Master Topp, dm t!u m from sight. The lieavv door or o' uncle, or o' Captain Ireland. or with which we hail closed the cave's o' any one else noticeable. This un mouth lay half covered with sand, and was a short, cheery hind o" little chap, i '.lie doorposts fi.un whii !i it had once \vi itaiiiiv logs an a bright steel lias- bung had failcn shmnwise acre-s t he sinet ou's lier.d. Now. sea armor is al- opt iiIi:,r. ways Idaeked. so a man as wears his No. lia re was m.thing to Tear. The bright is iiat'ir.ily a man yon neiice." isiaial bad ! d i > I' e possession "Why. 1 remember him!" said i "A ot the pi. .: id the gulls ami the merry, rownnlly little wretch na mod j pa no! < etc. its i . iginal owners. Sancho something or oilier. Vonr an- 't<> iv, .-li !.? huts ?.a lite high ground cle pave him a pretty scare in the Set' above was ' : tiit* most seriously pent's temple." v.om .led an u hillty. :::;d so wo, "That's him; Poll Sr.'teho! An it' tit's ! : tint! . iave itself into our hoshlow he gave me had lieeti driven home uj'.al We i ..r.;t I t! = i w became we 'stead o' falling half hearted through ; . hoped from the healing virthe frightened trembling o' the doit's 'no of the lew er : e; nte?l l.rcoj-.e of I ho man I should have gone down sure pur d.-. In t there was no help for it. enough. As it was 1 stood an top t?o r*jriis\Tnv | ! pled him into the sea for cumbering ' my way >Y.u! Pickery Itiayhe could . K.i .-bitt : n-tialh ic to t'lilioi. tell ns ltow handy legs came to he on Lost) .v. June ? Toe Exchange* the galleon Telegraph has pn'olisiied adisunion frotu "ketch him. slid 1 And dob went. , . in .... . o,w. fet. Peters nurg, saving the Russian easIf .lob was right and the Blli,y lot ... China, incu.iing tha stormu ing of Peking, snows 111 "tiicers and Go3 i ^ ?? }|men Uiiled r d'e i ot wounds. 1 Far^uhsr j i iv, > D ' j -'[ ? f' 4 \e.u?i. o v e l I. o 11 to fU ii\y~ '^ 1 iv? tii-MV i;? luii ? I ill r'ijtCXR flfc'M sfe ^Vli-I for iUlSlli-t<J ert!}ll(>g1|0 O T (! filJ?^ I \\j(7 i v /L i I'-"gnv " l i hiig N-ach'tiei\. t lrlv^7 ^ il *\ A-. cultural I?i.- $ ^ % A '' FAI'<J IIAll CO., Ud. * \/ / * vo,!K "You and I mux I da our lust." hnd really succeeded in Ionvitig Cuve k m mu jwm-.jbsxar-n /r H Island, nothing could ho ni.no I'ortti- a BS^SSjgi ?3 note for us In our present crippled BEM "*? iJS state. There we could recruit our j B whcre it is|10t r,|| the year round Tl war weary bodies and relit our wound- j BB~ ^ - d * tJI ed ship at our leisure, and when our S LnifUlSflOH^a pulses beat full and strong again wo Sr ? . .. ,, . , W 1 ,,, ? , - #i .i i i a tc sbetter than any where e!.?c m would be ready for another throw with 50 ; , . .. ill Don Miguel, for 1. for one. felt sure & in the world. So cor. t stop faking F& that we liad by no means seen the last 55 it id summer, or you will lose of that yellow fanged grin of rage. RT what you have trained. Hj But if our late slaves were still on *L Wj the Island It would be madness to at- n# /,e<>-4i5 Pear", street, Nov vo:k. Ml tempt the lauding. Heavou grant they "Ave." said Saul Dteknrv wtwn i on. gorly questioned him, "they've gut off. sure enough. I've seed a-iuany o' them, Hcultli Dtfice ih.nrs. nn, what's more, through them I've WilHeuiuiy . tli< - at the Council lieerd all about your doings 011 the is- Clumber, tsoni lu a in to 12 in r\uy land." day, Sundays and hoi d s except* d, for "IIow did they get awny?" the coiivenii no- ?>t ci? >/ s wishing burial "Sighted a trading snow the day aft- pemiitaoi to tram-act hi y otIter business er you left, signaled iter wi' a smoke pertaining to the othce. from that 'ere Siirpint liill I've heard 2d?-t.f. W. H Hakim?-. tell of, an got took ofl'. '1 he snow set tlieni ashore at Barcelona. From there NOTICF. some o' 'em took sliij) to Cartagena. where, as we was short handed, they 1 Have bought a heavy draft wagon Joined our galleon. ?f 8;>,UU0 pounds capacity, mid am "Then," said I cheerily, "our course nw P"' pnrcd to do all kinds of heavy Is clear. We'll run to the old harbor to hauling or will hire out the wagon, recruit and relit." And with the deel* ^?^n'- J- VV. Oii.rkht, slon I felt more hopeful and light heart ed than I had since lirst my wounded a nuTIHHTrtnitt ? _ io? boffin flUNTnACTuHS 50 When wo rounded the bluffs at the Ih EII1BI nTDCt harlKir's mouth and the foreshore in ^ front of the cave npemd out to view. It II I j~ unitvi _ ?>iu tvnil iiI,v 1,mo# 1?*i 111 .< .. win v 1 inni ire who wore halo cnnuxli to stand c?n d?Vl-. ?!miSmJ>r t<? loan against must or hulwarl Bolta, JU<i?, w^iiu, Ta&ks, T?w?m ?*, scanned the bench ami the heights Ow'SF&JItlfiZl iltove tho cave for xlitn of human hah H?i?? tntlon. The jtdaud was a pleasant Cmi iwti * !? |?M Mhtry. i.ouch spot to dwen m. and some of LOMBARD IRON VORKSS SUPPLY CQL the Spaniard* niijjht have elected to * __ |fiypf^ r robber. You've overshot your mark and hoard through the cabin window, ilds time, &cuor Captain Ireland." "But for the love o' heaven." he hit "Perhaps so," said Alee uucoiicerned- plored us. "keep the Spanish sharp ly. "But pardon uiy surprise, seuor. 1 shooters busy while 1 swim. I ran hoped you were a ghost long ago. Too hear the splash o* their bullets round wicked to be drowned, eh?" my ears now." The Spaniard whipped out a venom Alec, however, refused to allow him Otis oath aud yelled to his nu n to lire to make tills attempt for fear of the again. A Inonuside crashed over oui sharks, observing that we should he tiieU, too high fortunately to do much altle to do as much for ourselves with injury to the low lying hull, hut our the grappling Iron lu half an hour's long gnu was dismantled and our how time at our present rate of drifting sprit snapped oft! short just outside the "But." he added. "1 am afraid that guiuinouing. Don Miguel has still too many men for Theii Indeed for awhile the battle my small handful to tackle." raged in grim, red earnest. With the "Aye. captain." replied Hickory, "that forestay carried away we could do he has. Then? are ulglier 300 than 2(K) nothing but lie head lo wind parallel aboard yon galleon who can still hit a to our antagonist until u fresh headsail good heavy blow, though there's near was rigged, llad It been blowing lresh as many besides wF their toes turned we might have had her round before tip. But once get Inside the big caldn. ^ the wind and so run to a distuuc6 to re nil you ran clear It an hold it ag'lu the fit. Hut the tiring had Ihuteiied down lot o em. the light breeze almosi to a dead culm, j "But I wni\t the whole ship. sirrah." ho we had perforce to stay where we Saul Hickory shook his head. "You were. can't d<r it. captain." he declared de lu a strait like this we had counted cldedly. "An If you try the big waves upon being aide to row the Scourge out will be roiling over every man o' us of danger, ns .we had already rowed tomorrow. But you do what's oh good her up alongside a prize In a calm, but ?you can lay your hands on the store now, as fortune would have It. an tin- o' dollars." lucky round shot entering In at au open "Without taking the ship? How?" port had hit Uio six sweeps oh they lay "The hatch o' the treasury Is in the 4 ' * l. .JLV? * # . \ .?