The Sea
CHAPTER XIII.
Time pnHMil on, nml the week wrts
roue. On the morning of the day which
in.l been set for the lnnl to he spent in
those regions by tho tiro lovora, Paul
trose with n dizzy, netting bond, for Ihe
sight just passed hnd been one of tin
nalncss mid nnxioty.
Ben Mnrtou wns now so far recover
id thnt lie needed only rest nnd can,
Mid the wounded men worn nlso out of
lnngor; ho Paul loft no one who needed
lis assistance. Up to the present time
hnd not mndo up his mind how he
ihotild mnpago with regnrd to Ilnriiint?
lou. He hnd the fullest confidence in
thai man, though there wan yet some
tiling nbout him which lie could nol
tnthom. At length, however, he reunited
lo write n hriof statement of bin pinna
without letting the man know anything
tbout whero nnd how ho was going; bo
ho went down to the robin, nnd having
unde Biire he whs not observed, he took
i sheet of pnper, and with a pencil he
wrote na follows:
"Burnlugton 'When you open this I
ihnll bo on my wuy from those who
knvo thus fnr proved only n curo to me.
Should you evor wlnh to aeo mc ugaln,
rou will find mc with my friend In
America, if I hnve any such there. You
know where to And mo much better than
C can toll you, for you evidently know
norc about them titan I do. With re
gard to this matter, I hnve not given
ru my full confidence, it is true, nnd
a in euro thnt you hare not confided
tho half of your knowledge concerning
myself to me. But I hope to aeo you
again. PAUL."
Tho youth senlcd thLi letter, aud at
tho flntt opportunity ho slipped It Into
Bnrnlngton's hand, saying, aa he did wo:
"You will not open this till after dark
till midnight. Will you promise me?"
"Certainly," responded Buffo, lit blank
turprlne.
"Then tnko it, nnd be sure that no bite
also aoes It. Remember, now, you are
ot to open it until well into the night."
Buraington would huvo asked many
luettlons, hut thero was no opportunity,
o ha slipped the mlnMve into his bosom
nd then turned awny; but ho did not
keep hl.s promise, for lit tin If nn hour af
terward lie had road the loiter, and his
face showed that he wan troubled.
After dinner Paul told tho captain he
wna going up to the caatlo. Laroon
amilod a bitter smile aa he heard thin,
but he mndo no objections. Paul mado
mp a bundlo of linen which he Mttld he
should get wnshed, and within that he
concealed a full suit of Billy Mtwn'i
dothes; and thus prepared, ho enlled
way his boat's crew, and went over the
td. Ha had taken nil the money he
wrald raise that he felt free to use, In
11 amounting to thirteen hundred dol
lar for, of course, tho prize money of
the Russian corvette had not yet bean
ihtributcd, und Pnul hud not d.irod to
sk for nny of it, for fear of exuitiug
suspicious.
The castlo was reached, and the crew
had pledged themselves to obey their
roung commnnder to tho very letter, nnd
be ftfithful to his interests, lie know
ho could depend upon them, and he felt
o unensiness on thnt score. Billy .Ma
son hnd been thoroughly Instructed In the
part he was to play, ami he was pre
pared for It. The portcullis was raised,
and tho boat pnsnod under and was moor
ed at the inndlng stairs cloe by the
building.
Paul found Mnry waiting for him with
much anxiety, but her countenance
brightened as soon aa aho saw her lover,
(or aho knew by hia looka thnt all hnd
gone right thus far.
"Are you ready?" was the youth's flrst
remurk, aa soon aa they had secured a
situation by tliora&elves.
"Everything la done that I enn do."
Mia maiden auawered.
"Then I think we are safe. No one
suspects us no one dreams thnt we nre
going none Hnve Buffo Burnington."
"And does he know?"
"Yea; or rather he will kuow, for 1
wroto him that we were golug."
As the night drew on they both grew
norvous nnd imensy, nud Mnry was mire
thnt aho could hear the beating of her
lover's hcurt aa she otood next to hiH
aide. Billy Mason had wntchod the
coming darkness, nnd na noon na ho
thought he could do so without being
discovered ho crept Into the boat and hid
himself uuder the thwarts. A little while
afterward Paul went to the bont. nnd
aa booh au he found thnt tho youngster
waa thero hu repaired at once to Mary's
apartment, where he found a lovely girl
tho very beau ideal of n handsome snll
or. Tho youth next went to see that
the corridor wns clear, nml, bavlni? found
it so, they passed over to tho maiden's
looping room, which was on the front
of the building. The wh.low ..s care
fully rnised, nnd Pnul could see the dusky
forms of three of bin men below. He
whistled very slowly, nud they whistled
"All safe."
It was but n few moments' work to
knot threo linen shocts together, nnd with
these Puut lowered the girl safely to the
ground. Just na she touched term firmn
a dnrk form camo gliding up from be
ueuth tho kiluulo of the wall, and .Mary
would have cried out in alarm had she
not recognized her faithful Otchewn.
"Heaven bless nnd protect you!" mur
mured the noble-hearted slave girl, nt the
antue time throwing her arms about her
mistress' neck. But she waa too wise to
detain the party, so she only added, af
ter she had received n kiss and a blow
ing in return:
"1 shall not leave hero .until I nm sure
you nre safely off. Be not afraid of
detection from your absence to-night, for
I will see that uo one enters your apart
ment. There was oue wnnu prcwuro. imd
course h
S
then the fnlthful girl glided nwny Just as
Paul came out upon the veranda.
'Ilnllo, my men," cried the youth.
"Ay, ay," responded oho of the crew.
'Come look alive. We nut be off na
kooii ns possible, for I p)mised to he on
hoard curly. To yotir onrs at once."
Near the landing stood several of the
male Kcrrnnl, all of them willing tools
of Ihe pirate captain; but they did not
recognize their young tnistresH beneath
her disguise, and with a trembling step
she descended to tho boat. But she hud
not the power to lift an our; she sank
down upon the thwart where young Ma
son should hnvo sal, witli her powers of
I.i .ih i.iiihl and body nbout gone. Paul
quickly leaped to his sent, and he saw nt
once how Mary wns situated; but there
wns no danger of detection now, for It
wns too dnrk for those on tho landing to
seo tho movements of those in the boat,
nnd the heavy portcullis came down with
a low, grating sound. Both Pnul aud
Mary now breathed more freely, The bar
rier was paaflcd, and the rond wna open.
At this momoni they reached a point
which Mnry deslguntcd on the plnce
whnro Otchwn hnd concealed a handle of
her clothing. The bow was pulled in to
the shoro, and beneath the cover of an
overhanging rock was found ijtiite a bun
dle, This was taken on board, and they
started down the stream.
At length they camo to the point of
land whero Paul had reeolved to land,
and the boat was again laid In by the
shore. The youth helped Mary out, and
then he landed himself. Tho gold he hnd
concealed about his person in leathern
belts, nud the diamonds were in a small
bng which Mary carried. Turning to his
crew, he said:
"Now, my bravo boys, yo will remain
here nnd wait for me until daylight, and
If 1 do not return by the time you can
seo the distant mountains plainly, you
may return to the brig; and there you
may answer your mptnln aa you please.
Now, I am about to leavo you. Most of
my shipmates have ever been kind to me.
You havo tho warmest love of my grate
ful heart Farewell."
Paul would have turned away at once,
but Billy Mason sprang forward and
caught his hand,, and the rest followed
his example. Ho embraced the noble
fellows in turn, and uttered one simple
word more of fareweJI, and thou turned
away.
CHAPTBtt XIV.
Tho night waa quite dark, and as Paul
and his compauiou struck into the wood,
path, the way became one of almost im
peuotrable gloom. Once, at a rcw rods
diatant from tho shore, ha stopped.
Fortunately the path waa a very clear
ono, for it led to the wide opening where
the horses wero kept, and was conse
quently much traveled. In half an hour
they reachud the opening, and here Paul
caught a horn, lie hnd already con
cealed n bridle thero. which he readily
found, and as soon as tho animal waa
prepared with his fixtures, Mary was
helped upon his back. The youth took
his seat behiud her, and than stnrted on.
The ntilntnl proved to bo a kind and geit
tle one, and ho kept the path without
ditllculty. '
it might have beeu near midnight when
tho fugitives came to the open country
that bordered upon the small bay where
the fishermen's huts stood, and by this
time the stars had begun to peep through
tho breaking clouds, but the moon had
not yet risen. Paul rode at once to the
found no one there. This was to him a
rough pier whero the lugger lay, but ho
had omen, and it struck him with fear.
His uext movement was to make his way
to the cot whero lived the. man who was
to have taken command of the lugger.
He kunckod at the door, aud it wns soon
opeeud by tho mun whon Paul most
wLshed to see.
"How 1 this?" nuked our hero. "You
were to have everything rondy for sail
ing by un hour before midnight."
"To-morrow wns the day set," said tho
fisherman, looking perplexed. "You said
you might be here In tiic eveniug, hut at
nny event, by nn hour hoforo midnight.
Did you menu to-day'"
Pnul saw that the man wan honest in
what ho said, and he snw, too, whero the
mistake had come in. Tho fishenuau had
planned to sail on the morrow, and they
hnd confounded the evening nnd midnight
of thiH morning with the close of the dny
they had set. It was surely n blind,
blundering niece of work on their part,
and so Paul felt it to be. But thero wns
no help for it now but to get ready ns
quickly ns possible, and the youth had
the good sense, not to bother them by
finding too much fault with their care
lessness.
"lTow long will it take you to get
ready t
'Oh, only a few hours. I can call up
the men, and havo all ready soon.
Paul promised him n hundred dollnrs,
nnd this had the effect of hurrying mat
ten somewhat; but they were further
delnycd by tho tide being out. Those
were painful moments to Paul. There
lie stood, or rather wnlked upon the pier,
and tlKK'.t'it of how nil this might have
been n voided.
"Oh!" he uttered to Mnry, nt the same
time clasping her hnnds in agony, "if
these dolts bad possessed tho intelligence
of common sheep, nil this might hnve
been obviated, nnd wo should now, nt
this moment, have been nwny. We should
hnve been free! Oh, 'tis too hnd too
bad! Sen how slowly the sluggish tide
comes in.
And then Pnul walked nwny to the
side of the rough pier nnd then back
ngnlu: nnd this he repented mnny times
lCver and auon he would stop and look
ut tUo water whore tt gnttaerud about the
rudder of jtho lugger, nud he wondered
why it did not rise faster. Every mo
ment scomid fin hour to him, nild tho
laz..' clcnien
nt pea rod to gain nothing.
lint the
hat' r was not to be forever
n rising, n
id at length tho rudder wns
overed nnd
iu n few momenta more the
old lugger 1:
egiin to right up. Tho mon
mil now rin-n, nnd it wna quite light, for
the clouds ji.nl nil broken nwny. Pnul
helped Mar- o.i board, and then conduct
ed her behlw. where there wnH n rudo
aort of culd; partitioned off for the
sleeping uuhrters of the crew, nnd tul3
he had neeurcil for Mary's own use, hav
ing planned t sleep hlmsolf on deck
under mo l.iatw which the fishcrmnn
promised to provide. He selected tho
best bunk ho could find, nnd then sot
nbout arranging tho bedding so thnt
Mnry might tnko ns much physical com
fort ns possible. Thus ho wns engaged
when tho men on deck begnn to gnther in
tho shore fnsts, and he knew from the
fooling of the vessel thnt she was very
near afloat, fnr he could hear her keel
grnting upon the sand.
"We shnll he off ere long," ho said to
his companion. "Now you He down, and
I will go on deck and help get the old
thing off.
"Whnt wns thnt? I henrd n voice
someone hnlling the vessel, I thought,"
uttered Mnry, turning pnlc.
Pnul leaned upon the deck nnd n sight
me this gaze thnt mnde his heart stnnd
still. A dozen men were stnnding upon
the pier, directly nlongsldc the lugger,
nnd In ndvauce of the rest he saw tho
short, squnra form of Mnrl Iaroon.
"Ah, my hoy," cried the pirate captain,
eanintr on board as he spoke, and at the
name time motioning for his men to fol
low him, "we have once more. mot. You
have no Idea how anxious I hnve been."
'Back. back, sir!" uttered the youth,
drnwltig a pistol from lila booom as lo
spoke. "Lay a hand upon mo and you
shall die."
"What would you shoot your own
father?" said Laroon.
Before Paul could reply he waa seized
frem behind, hia pistols taken from him,
and hia arnui pinioned. 8ome of the
men had coma up back of him without
his notice. Aa soo as this waa done,
Marl Laroon started for the companion
wny and disappeared down the ladder,
and In a moment more there came a
sharp, wild cry up from tho cabin. Paul
started, and with his feet ho knocked
down two of the men, but ho could do
no more, and while he was yet strug
gling, tho captain reappeared, leading
Mary by tho arm.
"Now, my son," he said, as he came
nenr to where Paul stood, "we will be
on our way back, for you havo been
awny long enough. Don't you begin to
feel homesick?"
The youth was now too much disgust-
oil to speak. He hnd wit enough to seo
what caused Marl's Ilghtnea of manner.
The captain had evidently boe fearing
thnt they wore gone past catching, and
thus to come upon thou so easily raised
hia spirits.
The pirate had sometfaii upon his
tongue to oay, but ke kopt it to himself.
He led Mary front tho dock of the lug
ger, and his followers wont after him
with Paul. Laroon spoke a few words
with the flauermen, and then turned up
toward a clump of cocoa trees, where a
number of korses were hitched. He
spoke no more until he had reached the
horses, sad then he nnid only euougu to
inform those who guarded Paul how
they wero to dispose of him. During thin
time Paul had been wondering how all
this camo about. Wither the boat's crew
must have beeu discovered; or Laroon
must have gone up to the castle; or
Buroingtou must hae turned traitor. Ho
disliked to think the last thing, and yet
tt would hold tha most prominent place
in his mind.
"Look yo, Paul," uttered the pirate
captaaa after he had assisted Mary to
the back of his horse, "where is your
host and the men you had with you?"
The youth hesitated a moment, but
lie quickly uuderstood that if he did not
answer this question plainly bis boat
mon might have to suffer, so he answer
ed: 'They aro waiting where I left them,
I suppose. I told them to wait for me
until daylight, and that If 1 did not re
turn then, they might go on board.
"Vory considerate, to be sure, re
sponded Marl with a bitter sueer. He
asked no more, and would have ridden
off nt once, hid not Paul detained ham.
'Unbind me," said the youth. "I shnll
not try to escape alono."
Tho captain pondered upon it n few
momenta, and theu gnvo directions for
unbinding tho "boy's" bauds. This wns
done, nnd then the pirate chioftaln start
ed on, nnd in n momeut more his men
followed him, Paul riding the horse he
had come dowu on, and which had join
ed tho others as soon as they hnd been
left by tho cocoa trees. For some dis
tance not n word wna spoken. Pnul rode
by tho aido of Philip Storms, the second
lieutenant, nud he knew this officer to
bo friendly to him.
"Storms," he said, an soon ns he wns
sure no one elso would hear him, "at
what time did, the captnin leave the
brig? Do not fenr to trust me, for I give
you my word that whatever you may say
shall novor be used to your prejudice.
Tell mo, if you kuow."
"Well, he left about 9 o'clock."
"Aud when did he return for you?"
"He took m with him."
(To be continued.)
Hoarding Ilouoe if epartee.
"Tho Htrong should always assist the
weak," aatd tao fluffy-haired typewrit
er bonnier.
"But it It't Always possible," re
Joined the clijorful Idiot.
"Why not? asked the key tickler.
"Well, tvikj tills butter, for exam
ple," aahl rha c. ,1. "How could it aid
the coffee?"
A politician roostH on the fence be-I'lm-c
there ore voters on. both aide
t It
JtlHtlllcfl.
"Didn't you toll me," said Mr. Cum
rox, "that some musiclnns -wrote a lot
of songs without words?"
"Yea," answered his daughter, "Men
delssohn did."
"Well, JuMlnj? hy the average songs
nowadays, I don't blame him." "Wash
ington Star.
Both Bidet of It.
Green Boosteni, the promoter, tells
me he Is out for everything there is
in It.
Brown Yes; nnd the ensy marks he
Induces to Invest nre out everything
they pait in it.
A Custom of Ills.
The Pastor My dear sir, Isn't $100
a rather large wedding fee?
Western Groom Oh, no, pnrd; that
i what I always nay.
Stopped at the "UncleV
Green (looking for a trade) How
long have you owned Hint wttch?
Brown About two years.
Green Does it gnln or lose?
Brown Well, It lost thirty days not
long ago.
Off.
"Why Is it that Crnbly talks so lit
tle?" "He has a foolish Idea that he thinks
before he spenks." Detroit Free
Pre as.
AT NEWPORT.
"Look, papa! The duke has brought his coronet."
"Tell him to go ahead and play It. I don't mind the noise."
He Didn't Own It.
"Whatudo you mean by jabbing your
umbrella In my eye, lr?" asked the In
dignant Yictlm.
"Kindly give me your address,"
calmly replied the offending party,
"and I'll nsk the owner of the umbrella
to mall you n apology Hie first time I
see him."
The Terrorism of the Summer Hoarder.
Mr. Klnnlcklnnlck I thought Wid
ow Itauchburger wa'n't goln' to take
no more summer boarders, but I see
from the paper here her house Is full
of 'em.
Mrs. Klnnlcklnnlck "Well, she took
ono of them last spring for better or
worse, and now she has to take a
whole bunch more to support him.
Accounted Vor.
ThIz7.or has started up a soda water
fountain."
"Why, how could Phlr.r.er do that?
He hasn't u penny of his own."
"Well, 1 heard him say he hnd the
fountain charged." -Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
'Mi, M Ofi
Ijjjjp 'lf"
, - Ml! S
Nnthittfrtn Do,
"Well," snld tho old doctor, "you've
got your diploma now."
"Yos," replied the young one, "I
worked very hard for it, and I ought
to go awny for a vacation, but I have
to start right In and practice."
"Well, that will give you a long nnd
much needed rest." Philadelphia
Ledger.
Then It'H Dluereut.
"Love," remarked the person with
the quotation habit, "laughs at lock
smiths." "It does," rejoined the student of hu
inn n nature, "until tho parson comes
along nnd claps on the wedlock."
Nothlti' I)oin.
Mr. Poonnnn Then may I hopo ta
elnlm you as my bride when the rose
bloom again?
Miss Do StyIe---No, Mr. Poormnn.
You need not hope until you can afford
to buy winter rose.
Useful Accomplishment.
"I'm glttd I learned to sew on but
tons when I was a bachelor," observe!
Peckem.
"Why, Henry?" asked Mrs. Peckem,
"Because," he answered, "I find the
accomplishment so useful, now that I
am married."
ClusnlfyliiK Him.
"I'd have you know, sir," eaid tfci
pompous city chap on vacation ha tk
country, "that I work with my toe
Instead of with my hands."
"Hawl" exclnlmed the honest farm
er, "I Mowed at first tlwit yew wua a
Jny, but nccordln' tew yore statement
yew must be a woodpecker, b'soehl"
Th Incentive.
"Going awny?" asked Tawker.
"Yes," snapped Bacheller, fiodding
on with his suit case.
"By the wny, the Poplcys next dor
to you have a baby, I hear."
"I hear, too; that's why I'm going
away." Philadelphia Press.
A Bar to Fiunllinrity.
"My dear sir," began the bunco man.
"your face strikes me as being fa
miliar." "So?" coldly replied the Intelligent
farmer; "my fist most gener'ly strike!
people for bein' that way." Philadel
phia Ledger.
Odd.
"Jones and his wife nre forever ai
odds with each other, aren't they?"
"Yes, they're always trying to gel
even with each other." Philadelphia
Press.
Cover the Ground.
"Between the two, .Tones and hit
wife cover a good deal of lingual
ground."
"How is that?"
"Well, he makes a good after-dlnnei
speech, and she makes a good befon
breakfast one." Detroit Free Press.
A Kind Chaperon.
Toss My chaperon was Just as nici
as she could be. She told me whllt
wo were at the shore I must keep Jack
Htiggard at a distance.
Jess But I thought you liked Jack.
Toss So I do. She meant to keejj
him at a distance from her. Philade)
phla Press.
Whut u Woman.
"My I you look ns If you hud beei
overcome by tho heat," exclaimed
Good ley.
"So I am almost," replied nancock
"It certainly has been vory hot to
day."
"Yes, but I wouldn't have minded it
so much if my wife hadn't dragged
mo about town to-day to dp our shop
ping for next Chrlstniua." Phlhiduh
phiu Ledger.