T J 12 ii t i 1 M 2r r3rvavarvararaaar2traarvarvv The waters shallotu said Job ft I t tl T - - - wc aa asnarcT Ing with the ocean they had scrambled to what lUHtluct said was a colgu of nnfety and now clustered a brawny well armed group on the forecastlo head A short cable off from where wo were wedged the laud rose high and dry n small Island so far as wo could make out In the as yet uncertain light The waters shallow said J6h Trc bnllon with his broadest grin Shall wo go ashore captain We can wade most of the wuy Bald I nnd for the rest those who emit Bwhn can raft themselves on planks There arc plenty of tlietn floating about What about sharks observed Alec Oh ho ho chuckled the old man Never fenr the sharks Theyve en Joyed a good meal of fat Spaniard they wont bo hungry for lean Eng lishmen Sec Ill give it lead And Into the water he Hopped and paddled with his arms to the shore The rest of us followed some swim ming some on fragments of wreckage and in a short time all got safely to kind I It was n small Islnnd nbout two mllcs In girth that we had been cast on and tho myriad sea fowl circling nround our heads showed us there was little danger of starvation Hut as there was no pond or stream In sight half of us scattered In search of fresh water whllo the rest busied them selves on the shore or In the surf lay ing hold of any bits of wreckage that might drift within reach Spanish bandit and Spnulsh soldier worked cheerfully beside the English sailor and no ono could have told that a dozen hours ago they were Hying at one anothers throats Hut though wo bad by no means ceased to regard tho Spaniards as prisoners the pressing need of tho moment thrust party ran cors Into the shnde We were all ship wrecked nnd for the time everything else was of minor moment The blazing sun quickly dried what ever we were able to rescue from tho water so wo were soon in a position to light a firo with which to cook the eca fowl which some 01 us had caught Before nightfall we had a goodly array of these hauglng oh spits before two huge Ores and scores of fresh eggs roasting In tho embers Better food this than youvo been accustomed to of late cried the old man as he throw down a careaas from which ho had been tearing the tough fishy fiber with his teeth Hut tho eca fowl will soou become scary If wo stay here long nnd then we shall havo to tnko to barbecued Spaniard Oh ho ho A Juicy morsel Indeed I turned from the old ghoul with a gesture of horror He noticed It and I thought he wluccd Ah ha ha Jack how do you HUo tho prospect ho Inquired banterlngly Oh ho Id give another too nail If the torment chamber had left mo oue to seo those great Jaws of yours mum bllng over a rib of fat Spanish mut Peace cannibal said I The sea fowl will last us for many a long day and when theyre gone we can live on shellfish Nay but tho old mans right Mas ter Topp growled Jau Pengonys deep voice Gulls soou gets scary an flsh Is bad to depend ou let alone being thin sort o food to fight ou at the best o times Then said Alec decidedly tho sooner we get away from here the bet ter There are six other islands flus tered near us Ono Is a mere wave washed rock four are I think about the sizo of this and one which lies some league ami a half to the south east appears to be of considerable size i Aye captain If we hod a boat to jreucb It put la Peugonir l I 1 rt I JOHN TOPP PIRATE 1 1 s R M v By Woathcrby Ohcsnoy and Mick Munro oorTmniiT iron nr wrATtirninr ciiKSNitr anh aucx munho 11XUUTIIATI0N8 11T H O O0UITAA 1 f - THE NORFOLK NEWS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 15 1901 t rV fts s S V V2V w - - - -- - - - - Y OlIAPTHIt IV A cold gray dnwu nt length lighted til tlio wreck nnd ns thu chilly rnyH ruddled nnd prow warmer the vlolcnco of the gulo begun to moderate mid the crested sens lost their cruel whiteness The stern lmlf of the gnlloy lind been torn nwny by the heavy surf nnd cruni pled up like a sea urchins shell and with It most of the heavily armored Spanish olllcers had disappeared Per Imps a score too of the slaves hail been washed away and drowned and with them three or four of the soldiers who had rushed Into the waist when we struck Of the iSngllsh however liotn man was missing Used to truck- Shall We have whats an good lhe ma terial for a raft replied Alec Now 1 think that the llrst thing to be done Is for n small paity of us In raft It across to that larger Island and see what prospect It oners If bad we are no worse off than before and can como hack and make a larger raft on which we may attempt the voyage to thu Spanish main Itself And once there and In the neighborhood of Spanish towns wo shall be able to Improve our fortunes by a sulUclently generous usu of our English muscle Well help oursclvoK and spoil tho thieving dons no fear captain ob served ono of the men Hut If thats to bo our venture what call to go over to the large Island at all Because 1 hope we may find a ship there or even a town I have heard that tho Spaniards have pearl llsherles hereabout which ought to prove an easy quarry for us whllo tho other plan may mean n long tiresome hunt lasting for months Axing your pardon captain said another but wouldnt It be best to build tho big raft straight away If theres Spaniards on that there Island why then tho more of us as there Is to tackle em the better nn If there haint why we can Just go straight on No sold Alec a raft large enough to carry all of us would bo heavy to handle nnd far too conspicuous I pro pose to build a light vessel Just big enough for four without being cum bersome In this woVould go across quickly by night and land unobserved while a larger raft sluggish lii Its movements would certnlnly be seen If the Island Is Inhabited and an arque busler or a couple of archers could pick us off one by ono before we got a chance of landing Oh ho ho put In the old mini at this point Tho youngsters got some seuse In him after all Do as your cap tain tells you you dolts nnd If he lands you all In heaven you can say Its the old mans fault The men snld no more for they yield ed to the old dotards counsel when an other and he a ninu of unimpaired brain might not have succeeded In persuading them Even I felt moro comfortnblo now- that the plan had been approved by this uncanny author ity The discussion wns closed for no one had anything moro to sny Wo set a watch to guard against posslblo at tempts on the part of our prisoners and nddressed ourselves to slumber During the next day a small raft was made and when night fell four of us embarked on It Alec and myself with Jan Iengony and another the two last being enormously powerful men form ed the crew and after we had cautious ly paddled out through the reef we set a rag of sail and steered a course by the stars The sea was smooth the wind wns dead aft and slipping through the water at about a knot nnd a half an hour we made the Island a little beforo midnight The surf broke at the foot of tnll forbidding cliffs nnd ns there nppeared no place for a land ing we lowered the sail and taking to our paddles worked round to the southward In about a mile we came upon a scrap of shelving bench upon which after much trouble we drew tho raft and then set out to explore it wns mighty hard work scaling tho ell ff and all our ulniblcucs wus need ed to keep clear of falls Hut we reach ed the top at last and nt once found ourselves In a tangled llano bound for est through which It wns furiously hard work to press n passage It did not however extend very far and presently we came out Into the open Tho 6ea fowl were uot quite so nu merous as ou Galley Island but there wore gay plutnnged parrots and other laud birds lu abundance There were traces too of four footed beasts and presently we Hushed from a pleco of swamp a lino drove of pigs which mude our mouths water and our heels Itch to glvo chase This however Alec forbade saying that hunting cries might be duugcrous if there wcro Span iards lu the neighborhood II o bade vr walk prudently therefore rove our eyes and kennel our tongues Why all this caution said I with a laugh Theres never Ave toed foot trodden these thickets sluco delugo time Very possibly Jack But havo you no soubo besides thoso keen eyes of yours Turn your nose ip wind man Well Now sniff Theres nothing but a smell of heat ed marsh aud rotting leaves with a sprinkling of pungent flower odors ev ery now and again Yob And what bush do you think those same Howers grow on Jack How should I know I never learn ed their outlandish names Flretree perhaps It smells something liko smoke Something like smoke replied Alee dryly Why It is smoke Aye smoke sure euougu I saw a thin blue wreath of It floating up nbovo the clump of bushes ahead there not a minute since Look There goes an other Phew said I Philistines for an emperors ransom Exactly said Alec aud theef ore - It seems to me wo nan notter nuvnnco cnrofully and reconnolter their position They may be only one or two or they may bo hundreds So forward to tho bushes lOep tho cover of tho long grass ns much ns posslblo nnd be rendy to duck down your sconces smnrtly If nny ono puts In nn appearance Theres no use lu bringing the whole rookery round our ears by carelessness Aye aye captain snld Inn Pen gony with n grin Trust me nn Onrge hero for that Wo hnvent forgotten how a Dartmouth deers poached yet nn weve got the wind o this mi po Its ns easy nn milking n riled Spaniard swear We went on again through the rank vegetation startling more pigs nnd keeping n bright lookout for chnnce snakes but not u trace of Spaniards did we see and In n very short space we were peering through the farther end of the copse Neither house nor 111 j was In sight but the thin trunk of smoke rising lu front of us could menu nothing but that there was a fire burn ing somewhere out of our sight It rose front a rocky llssuro In the open ground circled listlessly Into the a and was carried nwny on the wings of the gentle breeze The Lord be good to us said one of the men In nwed tones weso got ten ou a burning Island thatll belch out tire an melted rocks like tho vol canoes they tell of on the Peru const Sniff It Inrge sniff It said Pen gony Smoke like that haint come from the devils stithy Theres brim stuue In hlsn au this be honest wood reek or 1 never smelt my mothers lire Iilft up your bottle uosu an sniff Cargo Like n lunuid at fault Cargo sniffed and as he sniffed pondered nt some length Aye woodreek sure cnougli he rumbled out at last and relnpsed Into puzzled silence Meanwhile Alec and l had advanced to the ilssure and tried to look down It but the pungent vapors made all thu air lu the shaft to dance and nt tho same hne llt our eyes so smartly that we were glad to draw our heads back out of their reach as quickly as possi ble We could nee nothing nt all I have it Jack said Alec In a whis per Theres n cave somewhere below us nnd Its occupants are cooking their breakfast thats the meaning of the wood smoke A cave Then It must hnve some other opening besides this chimney If there are meu in it Of coursu nt the foot of tho cliff If wo go to that knoll In front there wo ought to command a view of It Forward then and we1 find out Cautlousl Jack cautiously Wo dont want to bring tho whole hornets nest about our cars We had better tell the other two to hide In the copso nnd All their bellies with plantains while you iud I reconnolter Wo did so and then crept cautiously forward to he brow of the cliff Tho sight thnt met our eyes when we gain ed the crown of the knoll and looked out from nmong tho graceful fern fronds whlri sheltered it was one to mnke n sailors Heart sad There before us lay a landlocked har bor sheltered from outside view on every side yet capable of giving an ehnrncro to an armada If need be Not n vessel tlouted on Its smooth waters nnd a solitary seal was swimming nbout nenr Its upper end now fishing for bis breakfast beneath the surface now erecting his bead nnd staring anx iously about him Wc paid but llttl heed to him however for at the har bor entrance we saw thnt which to any true mariner Is the saddest sight lu the whole world A finger of rock rose black nnd ugly from the soft blue waters and wedged Into a cleft which divided It to the wa ters edge lay the corpse of what had once been a stout and stately ship a snowy plumaged carrnck Now with her foremast snapped like a carrot above the round top a great yawning chasm In her wnlst nnd rivers of clear water hissing Into the retreating ebb from a score of starting scams in her sides she was but a battered ruin a ghastly wave racked wreck A hundred different signs the litter of cordage on her deck the streamers of fluttering canvas hanging over her shattered bulwarks the tangled frlngo of broken spars and sea torn planks Hoatlug like fallen leaves around her all made It easy for n seamans eye to Judge that sho had uot lnln there long and the grent storm of two days ago gave an exact date No sign of life showed upon her lit tered decks The sun was high lu the morning heavens but her gunners were not furbishing up her culverins nnd falconets in the waists No caudle trimmers were In the poop lanterns cleaning the glasses and refilling the sconces no cooks were busy heutlug the great ships kettle to boll the morn lug meal Tho last sentry had left his post without calling relief The silence of death was over all In the opeu channel which lay be tweeu tho car rack aud tho laud spit there floated something over which a dozen sea fowl wcro screaming and fighting A glance was enough to show what It was for which they fought It was the 111 starred lover of a mer mnlden somo stout mariner swept from tho decks by a huge green wave and then seized by snowy arms and carried away to a beauteous home amoug the branching sea shrubs I could see In my minds eye all that happened from the moment when he was loosed from his trance Ho yawns stretches shakes himself awakens The mermaid Is standing beside him glass In hand combing her 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