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”11, then faster. “Right the helm; meet herâ€"so. may! Get that main tack down now! an on to it, all or you, way away! net a pull on the lee braces, Mr. Weill. and haul the bowlines. All, that’s well done!” They were rushing through it again. no white water and the breakers u. left behind. A sigh of relief broke mm the techiess men, and even the hon captain seemed satisfied with his achievement as he walked aft to the garter deck._ _ â€"‘ , AI‘T-:II n all" . "_.. -V ,, “not?! that main tack there! Man the head braces! Jump, men, lively! let go and haul!” - A a --,,I _-_--‘ Matthismoment. ‘Blutacksandsheetsf'roaredthe w. the jib: swinging and tugging 1n “megahebegan to swing tolar- hoard away from the reef on the star- hnrd side. She worked around slowly until the wind began to come in over In starboard bow. “Haul taut!" shouted the watching captain- “Mainsafl haul!” the great yards. with their vast ex- ” of slatting, roaring, thrashing was, whirled rapidly around as the nimble crew ran aft with the sheets - .. - _._2 -1. r... vâ€" â€" ,, -7 was, whiried rapidly around as the nimble crew ran aft with the sheets and braces. The Ranger fell off quick- h and drifted down toward the needle, O0 attersafls abaek. them was A frightful moment. Md the make it?_ She stopped. Ah, “Get a good offing, Mr. O'Neill,” said In captain, “and then heave to. First and the hands aloft to take in the to'gnlhnt sails, and then you may get a boat ready. We must see it there an anv poor creatures left on that ddp yonder.” “Very good, sir,” replied the lieuten- ant. giving the necessary orders, when presently the ship, easier under the re- dwd canvas. was hove to in the beat- ht sea. “lhal! I take the weather whale- tout. sir?” “ es.” returned the captain. “I think you had better try to board under her lee if it be possible to do anything anon; that wreckage. I doubt if there to anybody left alive on her, but we Isn't aflord to risk the possibility, es- yodally In the case of that woman whom you found so beautiful," he add- ed. with a smile, A -- -n I ,___A_ 1... vvâ€"vâ€" " - ”who. ayeL sir,” said the lieutenant, blushing beneath the bronze in spite of himself as he directed the boat- Iwain to call away the whaleboat, which, manned by six stout oarsmen. with himself at the tiller, was soon CHAPTER II. m cmon 0mm. '1‘ was a long, hard pull, and only the great skill of the ofli’ ”77‘ car prevented their capsizlng ’* ' {:5 before the whaleboat finally drew near the Maidstone. The ship s; l ‘4 fivery mast and spar was gone, wrenched away by the storm and the waves. It was manifestly impossible to approach upon the weather side lithont staring the boat, so O’Neill autiously rounded the stern of the ml: and briefly considered the situa- â€"v-â€"v â€"_ wars, and he finally concluded that the only practicable access to the Maid- atone was by means of some of the gearing trailing over the side and sunning about. snakelike, in the water. lactating the tiller 0: the whaleboat a. old Priceuthe veteran met, .11}: d}- He did not dare bring the boat near enough to enable him to leap upon the deck through some of the great gaping openings in the sides made by the tre- mendous batteringa of the masfive ‘fiehn’oâ€"a-Iee. 3‘! have made a most thorough cm of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral and an pnpmd to say (but for all dis- ease: of the lungs it never disap- Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral won’t cure theumatiSm; we never said it would. I: won’t cure dyspepsia; we never claimed it. But it will cure coughs and colds of all kinds. We first said this sixty years ago; we’ve been saying it ever since. ' ' A Cougé they gathered way . Euly Finley, lumen, hard-a-lee F upon the crest of a wave, he wont into the water and clutched desperate. ly at a rope hanging over the side of thewreck. The men swung the boat away from the ship instantly, and he found him- was dashed to and fro like a cork, the waves repeatedly broke over his head, the life was almost buffeted out of him, fast inboard. With careful skill and husbanding his strength as much as possible he pulled himself along the rope through .o‘ L- .1--.â€" “no? +119 Ride pulled himself along the rope through the water until he drew near the side of the ship. Then, though the opera~ tlon was hazardous in the extreme, as he saw no other method, he began to pull himself up hand over hand on the rope along the side. In his already exâ€" hausted state and with the added weight of his wet, sodden clothing the effort was almost beyond his strehgth. He endeavored by thrusting with his foot to keep himself from being beaten against the side by the waves, but breaker struck him fairly in the back and dashed his head against a piece of jagged timber, cutting a great gash in his forehead. Blood filled his eyes; his head swam; a sick, faint feeling filled his breast; he hesitated and nearly lost his grasp of the rape. The men in the tossing boat a little distance away held their breath in terrified apprehension; but, summoning all his resolution to his aid, he made a last desperate effort, leuG urvâ€" â€". A few moments in the cold water which was flooding over it revived him somewhat. and he rose unsteadily to derment. The chan'ge from the tossing boat to the motionless rigidity of the vise-held wreck was startling. There was not a sign of life on the ship. She was breaking up fast. Rails were stove in. boats were gone, three jagged stumps showed where the masts had been. and only the fact that she had been driven so high on the reefs pre- vented her from foundering at once. There was a dead body jammed under the starboard fife rail forward, but no other sign of humanity. In front of him was a hatchway giving entrance to 'a-small cuddy, or cabin, the roof of which rose a few feet above the level of the deck. As he stood there striving to recover himself in a brief lull in the storm he thought he heard a faint voice. It seemed to come from beneath him. He at once turned and, with uncertain steps, descended the hatchway. Reach- ing the deck below, he stood in the way a moment, brushing the blood from his eyes. As he gradually made .out the de- tails of the cabin, dimly illuminated by a skylight above, he saw a woman on her knees praying. She had her face buried in her hands and did not see him until he spoke to apprise her or his presence. “Madam”â€"- he began thickly. The woman raised her head with startled quickness and gave him one terrified glance. The glass had told him trulyâ€"she was beautiful and Quickly satisfying himself that they were gone, he returned to the quarter deck where the two women stood. He looked at them in some perplexity. It would be a matter of great difficulty to get them back in the boat, but he promptly determined upon his course of action. Theywouldnot m it but gag-â€" ._ 7., a young as_ well, scarcely more than a girl apparently. Even the dim gray light could not hide those things. As for him, he was an awful looking spec- tacleâ€"wet, hatless, his clothing tom, 3 great reg! wound 'in his forehead 1n- tensifying his pallor. He had a heavy pistol in his belt and a cutlasg swing- ing at his side. __- ‘_. She stared at him in frightened si- lence and finally rose to her feet, deathly pale and apparently appalled. He saw that she was a little above the medium height. At the same moment from an obscure corner there rang out shriek after shriek, and another wom- an rushed forward, threw herself on the deck at his feet and fairly groveled before him. “Oh, air, for God's sake, air; she cried frantically, “good Mr. Pirate, don’t hang us, sir! We never hurt any- body. 011, sir, take us away. We’ll do anything, we"â€" “Silence, you coward!” commanded the other woman lmperionsly. “Get up! Prayers are of no avail with such as”â€" “Nor are they necmw, madam.” re- plied O’Neill. “We are not pirates, and I am come to save you and shall do it. Will you please come on deck?” “I had rather gone down on the ship,” said the fir} defiantly, evidently disbelieving him. “But you are here, and you are master. Give your orders, 7“Very well,” returned the lieutenant, calmly accepting the situation. “You I, The girl motioned him forward. “After you, madam,” he said. bowing courteously, and she stepped haughtily up the companion way. followed next Aimâ€"IA-) “No one,” answered the girl. “Many were thrown overboard or killed when we struck on these rocks here, and the rest abandoned us, the cowards,” was the reply. 7 “Do-y-ou wait here a moment while I take a look forward to assure myself,” said O’Neill, stepping rapidly across Mr. Pirate, Complete Cure for Boa. 8min. MWJngm Dr. 8.].me Co.. Gentlemeudhad tom: 3,035 Mofnfinefoutymagowhichhad a Don. I Vin kickadonthesamelegandwasvcrybadly :sobad tllndtobathc kin vamwale‘i’ethena Kandafl‘g SpuinCm-e. IhadTyghoidl-‘em sue mm a; (mmxendan's Spam Cure chance. 1nd Italy mandahalfbotdatocm 1:qume udltdidsocompktelythatmwmldm than. sspmin;houv¢rhasgone em Verytrulyyous. 680.3 HARRIS. Such Waumnmmlmmofm ”gallant 1:01; .5. Asalhinentfotmnsakhsno _.,_._'-. l.â€" IPA-AI-IID- flmfln I!!!" 0 on. a. J. KENDALL co.. aossuae FALLS, VI’.‘ Signlng to the'fb‘clisivaln. old Price. the boat, which had been riding to a long rope from the ship, was skillfully brought alongside again as near as was safe. One end of a long piece of loose gear was thrown over to the boat. where it was made fast. A bight of the rope properly stoppered to prevent undue constriction was passed around the waist of the maid, at which all her terrors were resumed. “Oh, for God’s sake. for the love of heaven, as you have a mother or wife. do not hang us here! If we must die. let us drown on the ship like good Christian people. Oh, please, good Mr. Pirate”â€" But O’Neill was in no mood to pay attention to such trifling, and he sumo marily fastened the bight around her waist, and. lifting her upon the rail. bade her jump. She clung to him with the tenacity of despair, crying and shrieking in the most frantic manner, untll finally her overwrought nerves gave way and she fainted. That was “’â€" â€"1â€"â€" ‘nb 5- just what he wanted. Singing out to old Price to haul in on the line, and having taken a turn around a Delaying pin with his end of it, he promptly threw the girl into the water. or course she was dragged under at once, but in a moment was lifted safely into the whaleboat, where she was shortly revived from unconsciousness by the ducking she had received. “Now, madam, you see you need tear nothing,” said O’Neill peremptori- The womanly instincts of the girl as- serted themselves. ly to the other woman. “I trust I shall not be compelled to throw you in too?” “Not at all, sir,” she replied. trem- bling violently, but striving to preserve her self control; “I presume you re- serve me for a worse fate.” The young lieutenant started violent- ly at the .jnsxul._t.,.am1~ his face clouded DIARRHOEA. DYSBNIERY. COLIC. CRAMI’S. PAIN IN THE STOHACH. AND ALL SUMMER COMPLAINTS. '1'. EFFECT. ARE IAIVELLOII- I'l' ACT. LIKE I CIA... IELIEI ”031' ulna-rm T'Ksk "Tm”: 3 "' 'fioz'kiidm "ifs ' vxn Can. “A Tran-eon cum Box-u," tbs book «add-u. Pleasant. Rapid, 381131118, mm "In? HOUSS SHOULD "A" 81. on tun Dumas? "- n. In: no "-3.. PRICE, FOB spAv!!! CURE from talling. _ How glorious and splend wind against the backgn gray day, while her sen bh ed boldly over the black wind against the background of the y day, while her sea blue eyes look- gra ed boldly over the black water from her proud, white, handsome face. “Now!” he said as the boat rose to ward them. Without a moment’s hesi- tation she leaped into the air, and after a swift passage through the water she was hauled into the boat by the rough essarily he lay in a constrained posi- tion; there was nothing to support his head but a boat stretcher. “1‘ ‘_n dfh ' 1 say the ‘word jump. wgszry well.” she said, stepping “903 the rail resignedly. where perforce ho ,-_-n,.a m hald her to keep he! n38“ DUI. U was. - v--- , She gazed Upon his pallid face with its disfiguring wounds. He was a mur- derous pirate, no doubt, and deserved it all; still he had saved her life. The Maidstone was breaking up. He was so handsome. too, and he looked like a gen- tleman. She was a woman, wellâ€"then serted themselves, and she finally moved her position and lifted the head of the unconscious sailor to her knee. Taking a handkerchief from her neck. bathed his head and then poured be- tween his lips a few drops from the flask of rum which Price handed her after the old man had insisted that she take a draft of the fiery liquid her» self. Under these pleasant ministrations O’Neill opened his eyes for a moment. gazed up into her face with a smiling 774.. -.an-4... O’Neill opened his eyes for a moment. gazed up into her face with a smiling glance, and closing his eyes immediate- ly, lest she should release him. he lay quite still while the men pulled away toward the Ranger, and in that manner they reached her side. His heart was beating wildly; that look had been -_ nâ€"A a... Wu huh-Ia enough. Singâ€"Vasrhls prisonerâ€"but he! captor was captured! A GENTLE PIRATE. AGER eyes on the ship had E noted the every movement of r , D the whaleboat as she drew --”" near the Ranger. Old Price saw that a whip and a boatswain's chair had been rigged on the main yardarm to swing his passengers on board. The sight of the dangling rope awakened a fresh fit of apprehension on the part of the timorous maid, and it ALA v ‘rWâ€"- -_ V was with great difficulty that the amused seaman persuaded her that she was not to be hanged outright. Entire- ly unconvinced, but resigning herself to her fate, she finally sat down on the small board and was swung to .tho gangway. -- ‘n,-s ax- EMA A. as a rest for it, followed the maid. Then the old cockswain secured the lieutenant to the chair, and when he had reached the deck, where he opened his eyes and recovered consciousness with incredible promptness, the boat was dropped astern, the falls hooked on and she was smartly run up to her place at the davits. and the Ranger filled away. O'Neill was at once assisted below to! his cabin. and his wounds, which were i not serious. were attended to by the surgeon. _ { -- ILAâ€" maid on the deck her glance compre- hended a curious picture. In front of her, hat in hand, bowing low before her, stood a small, dapper, swarthy, black avised, black haired man, in the blue uniform of a naval‘ oflicer. He had the face of a scholar and a student, with the bold, brilliant black eyes of a fighter. Surrounding him were other oflcers and several young boys similar- ly dressed. Scattered about in various parts of the ship, as their occupation or station permitted. were a number of rude. fierce, desperate looking men, nondeecrlpt in apparel. None of the naviee of the world at that date. ex- cept in rare instances, uniformed ltl men. On either side of the deck black guns protruded through the ports. and here and there a marine, carrying a musket and equipped in uniform of white and green, stood or paced a soil- tary watch. “I bid you welcome to my ship, mad- un. Botairafaceonawarvesoclh as grateful a sight as the can after a squall,” said the oficer, elaborately bowing. “Sir.” said the young woman. trem- bling slightly, “1 un a person of some conak'ieration at home. My guardian will cheerfully pay you any ransom it you spare mg. I am a woman and alone. Ibegyou. nintomme kind- ly.” Sheclaspedherhandnlnbeaeech- in; entree”. her beautiful eye mun. with tan. At this signal the fears of the maid broke out afresh, and she plumped down on her knees and grasped the captain around the legs, bewllnz vo- dferouslysndeddingntonchotcom- edymthescene: “on, air, for the love of heaven, sir, don't make us walk the plank!" It would seem that the maid had been tending romances. ”We“ Wenough to hear an CHAPTER III. came to save 703’" hch me," she an- “I am no tainfinx rope. What 13 1t nu ’vu “II- “Are you :7th aâ€"a pink. sir?" she answered. Lhesitsting. “They told me on the ship that you"â€" “No pirate am I.” interrupted the man proudly, laying his hand on his these gentlemen. am in the service or the United States of America. the new . republic. This is the American Conti- l i nentnl ship Ranger. You are as safe I with us as you would he in your own i parlor at homeâ€"safer, in fact. There you would be surrounded by servants; here are men who would die to prevent harm coming to you. Is it not so, gen- ! tlemen?’ "Cl-lulu.- o A deep chorul ot “aye. ayes” rang through the lit. The captain contin- ued with sudden heat: “ ’Fore God. madam. I don't under- stand how you could insult me with an otter of money!" “Oh. sir." said the girl. visibly re- lleved. “they told me that you were a pirate and would murder on all. Are you not"e- _ - n-..‘ 1--“ a} '1‘“, ”;es‘?’ $535011“ woman; “they and It would be y_ou._ _Why. «very 7 -JL-.. ”â€" “Pirate, madam: say it. You nave “OI hesitated to speak the word hereto- fore. A rebelâ€"a traitorâ€"u pirate.” he said. throwing up his head proudly. “ ’Tis a penalty which one pays for lighting for freedom; but you, at least. shall be able to speak‘unequivocally as to our character. for I pledge you my word you shall take no harm from us. though I doubt not my young gentle- men here will he raked fore and art by the batteries of your bright eyes. Now, will you vouchaate me your name and some of your story, that I may know with whom I have to do?" “My name is Howard. sirâ€"Elizabeth Howard." replied the girl. brightening as her tears diminished. “I am the ward or Admiral Lord Westbrooke. the governor of Barbomuzh castle. I have no father or mother.” “Another claim upon our considerao tion, mu'am.” - ~ -4-.. A- UV“. _- “Sir. I thank you. I was going to visit friends in Liverpool when that unfortunate ship there was wrecked. Oh. what will become of me now?” she exclaimed. her eyes filling with tears again. ‘ â€"â€"‘â€" gram £53517 I present my ofllceu to you, since we are to be fellow passengers all?" Upon receiving the desired permis- sion from the grateful girl. in whose pale cheek the color began to come again, the captain. who was a great stickler for etiquette. brought forward the little group of oflicers and intro- duced them one by one. There was much bowing and courtesying on the quarter deck. which even the seamen seemed to enjoy. “This is all, I believe," said the cap- tain. having stopped with the smallest midshipman. who announced himself in his boyish treble. in comical imita- tion of his elders, as “vastly honored, madam.” â€"“The gentleman who brought me here?" questioned the girl. blushing faintly. “I trust he is not seriously in- jured 7” “Ah,” replied Jones. “my first lien- tenant. Mr. Barry O'Neill. a volunteer with us and an oflicer in the service of his most Christian majesty. my friend. the king of France." On the ship O'Neill had elected to sink his mar- “He is not much hurt. Mistress How- srd. only battered about a bit and pull- ed down hy the nervous shock and erâ€" torts he underwentâ€"why. here he is now! Did I not warn you. sir, to stay below?" said the doctor. shaking his finger. as O'Neill. pale and languid. with his head bonnd”np. came slowly up the companion way. 3‘01}. 1.3m, all fisht. doctor}! said tho ,7, SMOOTH. 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