The Sea CHAPTER IT. rCootiuiW.i "What was the news ou shore? Anjr Miner been ia eight?" "Ym, out," replied Laroon. "A Ku aaa corvette haa been hovering around at island, but she left three days ago. M somewhere to the northward." Larooa at that moment wis attracted fey noma sort of disturbance forwsrd. He rent Immediately to the forecastle, nith t beery frown upon his brow; but when s arrived there ha found that tha dis urtkanc had been occasioned by the lllltr'i falllac frea the breech of one C tha how runs, where he had been Undine to look npon the shore. t first tha accident seemed likely to seas of with only a laugh, for old Be arose immediately to his feet and smiled. But his smile was a Tery blank tad ghastly one, and he s'aggered some u ha attempted to more away. He had kit hia head upon the deck in falling, tad tha blow waa far from being a light aae. The old man had not taken more &an half a dozen steps when he stopped and threw his arms wildly about Mm. and In a moment more he sank heavily spoil the deck. The men gathered quick- about him. and Buffo Burningtou took aim into his arms as he would nave ken a child and carried hiiu aft. "He's hurt pretty bad, I am sure." Buffo said, as he stopped before I'aul. "I hope not." uttered the youthful mr geon. seeming to speak with himself, "for I shall have lost my best friend if jm im ft He did not finish the sentence, for at that moment the captain came up, ocd a: his order the senseless form was p.ac ed upon the trunk of the companion aay. I'aul at once set about examining the old man's head; he found where the blow bad been received, but there vus ao fracture of the skull that be could de tect. " "H in It?" Hiked the captain, as Paul arose from the examination. "The bruin has received a severe bock, and the utmost care will have to be taken to prevent a fatal result." This intelligence created much sensa tion among the crew, for Heu was the lust man whom mri.t of them would wis!, to have spared. Ece long the cid :: i::. to, mid as soon as he w s fully conscious he bejjitu to groan i i wi it'in w ith pain. "My head! mv head:" he fairly shriek ed. "!t will split"' Paul's 6rt movement was to bathe (lie head in cold water; then he applied leeches. As soon as the blood begun to flow, his head felt easier, and I'aul l ad a hot teith t M'P'ired for his feet, t'ter which he applied draughts. He had the Invalid removed to hhj cot, and then placed a watcher by him to keep 1 J bandages about the head wet with ".'d sea water. The youth had now done all he could, and he could only see that his patient ' ts kept perfectly quiet, and watcn fr an tw development that might nv.ni fent itself. At 9 o'clock Paul gave strong dose of opium; but the poci fel low got no rest during the night, for t e pain In his head was so severe that : i narcotic could overcome it while life re raimed. Marl Laroon watched the Invalid ith much anxiety, for now that the gunner waa disabled, he was led Into a train of thought upon what would be lue probable result of meeting a 2eet cruiser from whom he could not escape by fair sailing. CHAPTER V. A the sun arose, the men were gnth ored about the quarter deck, waiting for the appearance of the young snrgeon for they were anxious to hear of the gunner. Ere long Paul came np, and he Informed the men that he believed Ben to be out of danger, but that it would be some time before he could return to his duty; and at the same time he re quested them to make as little noise as possible about tbe deck. Four days passed away, and the gun ner was no easier, though Paul felt Mire that, if no accident happened, the result would not be fatal. Ou the following morning the coast of Japan was in sight upon the starboard bow, and to take ad vantage of a current the brig was kept pretty close in to the shore. Near midway of the southern coast of tbe island of Yaku there is a long, high cape, or promontory, making out into the sea a distance of some ten miles. At 9 o'clock a. m. this cape was upou the lee bow, and not more than four miles distant; and at that time tbe wine! came to a loll, and then chop ped around to the northward, coming off shore. As the brig's course now lay she would pass within two furlongs of the cape, but Laroon knew the channel well, and be was not afraid of the shore. At half-past 9 the wind was steady once more, and the brig now had her star board tack aboard, and in fifteen min utes more the headland of the cape was directly under the weather bow, and not two cables' lengths distant "Sail lio!" at this moment came from tbe foretop, in tones that made every man start. And now they could all see the fore and main royals of a ship looming np over the promontory. "Up with the helm!" shonted the pi rate captain; "jump to the braces rant off to leeward round tbe weather braces!" In a few momenta tbe brig's head was to the southwest, and by tbe time the braces were belayed she had cleared the cape: and there, just under the western bluff, and sot a quarter of a mile dis tant, was Russian corvette auder full ail. with her yards nearly square. "To the guns, every man!" ordered - Laroon, much excited "every man who belongs there, and the rest of you get np the small arms. lxnA every pistol ad carbine, and each man secure ' CTtlass! Load quick!" The brig's crew sprang to tbe work with a wilt, each man knowing just what , ta do. Two of the port guns were run ' aft awl seen red to the after porta, and Jat as the breeching of the last fun waa leaned, there cane a shot from tne aajnay'i bow. Tha ball whixaed over the Matt emrd bnmpkiat. aad did bo damage. -Baw gfva 'aaa a ahot la retmra," cried t ".rr aaa r tto gwaa 1 1 A ' -t cTa Kmt mm m- "- v,' r vn c.ic tia Scourge struck in the water some twenty yards from the brig's starboard beoi. ' luring this exciting prelude poor Bea Mart on had been in a state of iafnse : excitement. At the first mentioa of ft . mko-of-war he bad leaped rom 'lis bunk, and it was with tbe utmost diffi culty that PsuJ could get him back again. "I must go oa deck tha old.niaa cried. "Well, let's sea you go." returned tha surgeon. "Help me op help ma np!" gaped Ben. who found himself totals unable to rise to his feet. "But what's the use? You couldn't stand if you should get up there." For soma time the old runner raved and prayed by tnrn, but at length Paul managed to convince hira that it would be of no nse, and he allowed himself to be lifted back Into bis berth. At length there came a shot from tbe corvette which struck the brig opou ths stern rsil. and killed two men who stood by one of ths guns. At this sight the pirates were frentied. and they beged as one man to be laid alongside the foe. Mr. Storms had been aloft with l-.s glass, and he reported that the cor-tte carried twenty guns. It was soou v. dent, also, that the ship was the Lest seiler in the wind as it was now at any rate; though probably the brig would have sailed faster on a tant bowline. The pirate kept his stern guns going, and be did some damage to the corvette, but no more than she seemed able to re turn, for at the fourth fire from the oui that shattered the taffrail the brig's main yard was carried away in the slir.gs, a ball having just grazed the mast end struck sipiare npon the yard. "Lay ns alongside! Lay us alongside!" ctied the crew. "1 shall do it, boys!" uttered the com mander, after a few moments of thought. "Before we enn poiibly k4 away from that craft she may totally lisable us. She probably has more tiiau double the men we have, but 1 shall trust to you to overcome them. The mo ment I give the order to heave to, be sure, every man or you, thai you nave a carbine and two pistols in readiness." Just as the captain arrived nt this point another ball struck the brig's utern nml sent the splinters filing over the lick, but no one was hurt by them. As on as this was done tbe captain gave orders for Hearing to, ami err mui; pirate lay upon the wind with her tore- topsail shark, the mam topsail being use less from the loss of the maiiiyam. The carbines and there were over a hundred of them were loaded and laid beneath the lee rail, it being evident that the ship would come to upon that side. Besides this, each man had a nraee or pistols concealed beneath his frok !.nd his cutlass at hand. The brig now lay upon the starlioard tack, aud the cor vette came down w ithin a cable's length aud legan to round to under her stern. "Brig ahoy!" came from the eueiuy. Where's your flag'" "Down. We've surrendered." "You're the Scourge?" "Yes." "Then we'll soon clip your wings. "But you shall be honorable in your deal. We won t surrender unless you promise to treat u as prisoners of war. We'll die t onr guns first." "Wait till we sec what you are made ef," waa the response; and the ship i rrl were braced sharp no. and she am' gliding along under the brig's lee liiiarter. Of course most of the enemy were either at the porta or else looking over the nettings, for they had a curiosity to w the dreaded pirates, seeming to think tt, of hev were already prisoners. There were at least a hundred heads exposed, and the pirate chieftain saw that "ow was bis moment to give the first blow. His men had Oeen trained lo tu.s so They were not only excellent marksmen, but they each had their station and knew bow to pick off an enemy without wasting a dozen shots upon the same mark- (,h!" hissed the captain, in a sharp, shrill note that was heard all over the deck. Tbe men gathered quickly to their stations and selected their marks. "One! Two! Three fire!" CHAPTER VI. At the first word the men stooped to their pieces; at tbe second they cocked and made ready; at the third they start ed up and took aim, and then Bred. The whole was performed in a very few sec onds, and trom the bowl which arose from the corvette's deck it was evident that much execution had been done. "Pistols! your pistols!" shouted La roon. "Stand by to board. Grapplings, there! Now for it!" be shouted. Rut these orders were not to be fully carried out, for no sooner had the ves sels come near touching than the enemy threw their grappling! and prepared to bfard. They were frantic with rage at the cruel deception which the pirate had practiced, and they seemed prepared to face a foe ten times their own number. But they bad no ordinary foe to deal with now. In a moment after the grap pling! were thrown, the ship' netting! were crowded with men. " sh!" agaiu came hissing from the ctptain'e lips. At the sound of that well-known signal, the pirates were ca!m in ar instant. "Pietols! Be ure of your aim! Fire.1" Seventy-two pistol! were dlscharred on the instant, snd more thsn a score of dead men came tumbling In on the brig"! i"tc. besides others who fell overboard, find lome who fell back upon their twa deck. Now, however, the foe began ta pmr upon the brig"! deck, and they r. tied av 1 "i'h their pistols as they did so; but, strange as it ni.i,. appear, t' ey did bat little damage, for they were o eciu - mat they paid no attention to theli aim, while. Id the mesntime, tba pi rates were laying ahont with their bu,(. keen, henry cntlassea. All this while Ben Msrtoa bad beaa frantic, and whea he heard report of tba fireanna, aad alaa tha volcea of the enemy, hia frenxy knew Do bounds. At length ha heard tha rush hvr of feat, and tha clashing ef ataaL aad ha knew that tha enemy were poa hia deck. With east arightr Heart ha leaped freaa hia eat. aad aaa bag paj aatta ha ranked far ta Indie. It waa hira now, and before the youth mA reach turn he had gamed tht deck. Paul bad tie irr.mi! of mind to seti hi cutlass before be followed bis patient, kbd thea he spraug up the UdJer. When b reached tiie deck be found i'--u just throwing a Ruisa offlcer over the taff isil, which feat be acraiuplisbed as , tloach tbe man had Wa aa iiifaut- la a moment aiore tne o nicer iu m mster but three stout men bad seen tha mvrtmfmt. and iuiurtsueously 'hey tprmat uK)fl tbe old guuner wijh their CBtlassea. Paul felled the first with one tluw of WMBon. Ben sprang upon tt ,U(j w reached his cutlas from him, while the third engaged i ati hand to hsni. He was a powerful fel low and an adept at the sword exercise, as be proved himself by the first few passes be made. Be Msrton Isid bis antagonist low In an instant, but be ccnld do bo more. Tbe strange name which had tarted so suddenly and so powerfully to life In his soul now went ut and with a heavy groan be sank down upon tbe body of the man be bad killed. Most of the fighting was going on amidships and forward, the only combat ant! at thit moment abaft tht main mast being Paul and hia antagonist. rom the manner in w hich tbe ltussian came to this contest be evidently expect ed an easy conquest, but he was doomed to find himself grestly mistaken; for the yontb was not only quick, cool and pow eiful, but he was thoroughly versed in every pr' "f ,lie word play- He wss surely getting the advantage, and in a tew moments more would have felled his adversary had not some new men couie upon the s.ne. Two of the cor vette men, as they saw their shipmate likely to get tbe wort-t of it, leaped nion tl.e brig's nuarter rail, and thence to the deck, lain hug close upon the swonVmeu, with their cutlasses dr'iwn. Paul saw tht, movement, and with a quick motion he surted back against the taffrail. but he must quickly nave beeu dispatched beneath the combined efforts of three stout men had not a new actor appeared upon the field. The youth was in the act of warding off a blow when some thing flushed above bis bead, aud on the next moment one of the men before mm fell with bis skull cleft in tain. ana t fore a movement could tie muoe to ward the newcomer a second bad fallen. Then it was that Paul looked up. and found Buffo l'.nrniiigton by bis side. Lay bim h,n," said the s'out. strange man, pointing 10 "e Uussiau as Le spoke, "lie ice one who first gave ou battle." The youth dropped the point of .ns cutlass from exhaustion, for he bad per- f fined almost a Herculean tusk in Keep in the old gunner below as long as he did; but no sootier did the point of bis weapon fall than his enemy sprang upon bim, but be had been matched, and just he raised his sword arm tne cuitasi of Bnrnington pascd through bis body. "Now. Mr. Laroon, spoke the man, "I'll help you carry Lien Marlon down, and I hope you'll May there with hira." "Call me an? thing but that." quickly uttered the youth, as be turned toward the spot where Ben had fallen. "And what else shall I call youT "Call me Paul." "Very well we'll think of that an other time; but now let's get old Ben down, for you'll soon have your hands full. The battle has turned, and must soon come to an end." Without speaking further they lifted Ben up and carried him below, and just as Buffo returned to tbe deck the enemy were crying for quarter. Tbe battle hsd been a quick one; for after the couflict came hand to hand the Russians hsd not much the advantage of numbers. fr as it afterwards appeared, fifty men were either killed or disabled by the oa cbarge of musketry, and nearly fifty mor by the pistol!. (To be continued.) Fool Blow In Japan. Tbe newly Introduced knowh-dKe of the Jfujluu exercise of tbe Japanese brings to mind a curious distinction betwen tbe Germanic raceg and those that have accepted their standards and Asiatic races nd some European na tion. Tlieae Japanese exerciws, ui?d to develop tbe ability to defend one's self, are based on practices which throughout the north of Europe are regarded as "foul play," and are, there fore, ruled out of sports and the man ly art of defense. He 1 a low-down fighter wbo in England strlkea a foul blow or takes an unfair advantage of an opponent. But the Japanese have elevated the foul l ow and the unfair advantage to a science. Tbe art of offense and defense Is to take one's opponent unexpectedly at a dlsadvan- taee. to fracture bis leg, to dislocate his. arm or break hia neck, French men have made a science of the art of kicking, and can practice It with an agility and skill which would knock out the champion boxer of the world before be bad adjusted himself to the situation. The boxer s chin wouia oa broken aud bU no battered In before he knew what had happened. Just what these national practices Indicate in the national character we are not wise enough to tell. How Bryan Exercised. Durlug hii recent visit East Will iam Jennings Bryan was tbe guest of tbe students tt tbe Union Theologi cal Seminary. He went with tbe boys to tbelr rooms, and, throwing aside temporarily all thoughts of bimetal lism, indulged In jokes and reminis cences of bis boyhood days. Finally tbe conversation turned on athletics and outdoor sports. Tba boys expressed some surprise at Mr. Bryan's well-developed muscles. "What kind of ezerclsa do you take?" asked one. "For tba last live or six years my principal exercise has been running," ba replied. "What kind of running. Mr. Bryanf "For offlca." waa tha laconic re sponse. Detroit Free Preaa. On Basr Street. Mrs. A. Poor, soft-hearted eras tu re! Why, they actually say ah eatartalna trantpa at din oar. Mm. . EntartaiBa feast fa)L I ahsaald aajr aa. Kka haa phtonaayapw stfac ta Oay t iNW COME THE CAPES TMEV WILL BE VERY STYLISH THIS WINTER. Shape of Klecirc t-hos Hxaiptuna of Preparing for Kadieal Chnt, bat oraa that Will Finally Find Favor Nat Tot lMetcrauiblc. New Turk rorreepODdeDce : V E H V T HI NO points toward styl ishness fur capes during winter. Not the smalleet indica tion, by any means, la the change that is coming over dress sleeves. This change Is not so evident such changes sometimes are, for in the con siderable diversity iu new sleeves there remain many strong traces of the styles that were current in summer. Tbeu t be newer models are much unlike, oue lo su nt her, and the run sequence is that it is not easy to find features that are common to all. Hut the general trend beconies plainer day by day, and is In the direction of puffs about the shoulders, with more or less of tightness Iwlw. Already the sleeves. shundaut re-ent!y, whose fullness seemed excessively droopy, are niisse-l. I hoop there may be, but it doesn't go iow to weeping willow extremes. Iess often, too, is this droop about the elbow. INELABORATE WINTER GARMENTS. than from the shoulder. In not a few sleeves there Is a puff at both shoulder and elbow, In a great many of the new models is interiinitig of the crinoline ol der. As yet this is employed in moder ate fashion, but it is a medium that easily can be carried to extremes and that usually is whenever it comes Into style. Most of these sleeves, enpecially th'ise that give promise of numerous adopters, are better suited to capes than to coats with sleeves like those now .provided. And as capes are more numerous than at any time In several years, their adop tion may be counted on. Evening capes are so far in two distinct grades, the simple and the elaborate. The one Is nsnnlly of some fine quality of cloth in white or very light shade. The Cut aud nlfc an of tba simplest Such a gar ment mist have s look of absnlnt im akAca'steueas tt all time. Tbe other aft la complex of cut and fancifully .rl a .tied, some anodala appearing like so May median medians for the display of Boa tsriaJ hatng la ! degree bidden. Tbe flr,t of tbew types is I!!uf trstl here iu the mldi f the owd Illustration, In s gsrineut of white cl.th shirred and bsudeJ wh white cried silk. Ousts preerut much lb m con trast, Uwugh. iu general cuts r sim pler thsu they aere lsst wmter, aud comparatively few of tb ewsts meant I" keep the wearer wru are trimmed lav ishly. When It ernes to the cvsU that are more accessory tbsu gsrmeut. tbs sort ssles f..Ik speak of as "sffiirs." eUUrt-steness is unlimited. The Irish lacs wrsp of the accuoipauying iuillal Is In dicative of ahat rules. Sample of sen sible cunts sppesr iu the ueit picture. One was tan cloth aud brwwa velvet, ths other dark brown cheviot and stitched bands. As yet there is no indication of a run of those coldest of chilly i"1-" menu, the brief shoulder cape. Most of the cape model are warm, and not a few coals have cape finish. Cunsvl erabla variety appears lo this, tbe range being from costs topped by cspes of pen niper proportions, to those in the dolmen grade. Smooth ckhs or rough cloths, that is a question. It would seem to be one that hisuurscturers had bn uuabl to an swer to their satisfaction, for it seems as if they bad provided b-rth Uraasmskera announce that broadcloths ar to com in again. It would seem as if they were due, snd certslnly there is a splendid of fering of such materials. Ou the other baud sre many rough coated fsbrk-s. Aud not only are there some of the that were not done to death at the time of the lent sibeline craze, but there are oth ers hich plainly are brand new. Such hardly can get the go-by altogether. It is noticeable that the newer of the. rough stuffs are s-ift. and that Is their best characteristic, for softness is to be a feature of the winter fabrics. Thi would seem greatly to fsv ir the g'ls of broadcloth grade, and likely they will come out in the lead. The very start of the lnl century is to be the period from which designers sre t) draw most freely t!ii winter. The sljies of 18.10 remain only in suggestion eeu here and there, and fashions of a still earlier day are replacing theiu. Krora liio latter liiuo, fur innlnnce, sre Inoxt of the surplice b.diees now lu revival, and likewise the deeply pointed bodice is drawn from them. Tailor gowns and all simple street dress are little affected by this delving in the bygone, but once the field of dressy get ups Is reached, the fashions of a century ago are drawn ou very freely. Not a little quaititness re sults, and not infrequently there is at tained that suggestion of simplicity that requires the expenditure of much time and money. A gown marked by quaint ness has the central place in the next picture. It was brown cloth and Irish lace. On either side are less striking models in which (he ornamentation Is freer, yet Is kept clear of all look of complexity. The left b.nd one was dot- ted blue silk, with trimming of plalo blue silk and lace medallions. Tbe other was dark violet cloth. It waa ambroid- ered In darker ahade, aad had a yoka ( point ae Paris lace. 1'c.ib Omelet. Slice three peeiexl peaches thinly iprinkle with a tab;-pouful of !Uar Seat tbe yuiks of four eggs uutll tub idd a ubltspooiiful each of sufsr td e-mou juice and a saltioouful of l whip tbe whltee to a stiff froth told lightly into the other wliture teat a tablepoouful of butter In t melet pan and turn In tbe e,gs; break Jie omelet with a fork as It thlckena. ipread with tbe prepared peacbee au4 fold; act In the oven for a minute aud lerTe on a hot platter. ITtl4 Tentataae. Remove the skins from three toma oea aud cut each In three slices; se wn with sslt and pepir. dredge with lour and saute In butter; place on a Jlsti snd pour over the dressing; cream four tablewpoonfuls butter snd add two teasiKonfuls powdered sugar, one tea ipoouful mustard, oneqiiarter tea. ipoonful salt, s fw grains of cayenne, one egg yolk, bard boiled, rolled to paste, one whole egg. listen slightly, ind two table-ixMitifiiU vltixgar; cook until It thickens. Iulcerrjr 8b rub. This delicious beverage I made hf cooking three quart of fruit with three pints of water until well soften cd, then strain and press out the Juice through a piece f'f heavy foncliiig. AH to this sii thin sihes of cucituiler, one glass of currant -I!y and two up fuls of supai ; place this syrup to ripen In the Ice box. and JuM before s.rvl, add sufficient water ts dilute to ths dolr'il strength. Serve ia lemonade Biasses, filled with shaved ice. Corn and H-f Rissoles. Itoll some good pastry into a tliitj sheet and cut it lain live-Inch sqiiaresl havo ready some llucly minced cooked Wf mixed with an i-.jiial quantity t stewed corn, add seasoning to tasta and one leaspootiful tomato sauce for each rissole; put a teBxpoonful on otto half of each square and fold over ths other side of the paste to make a lrl angle; pinch the edg.-s together nud hake In a hot oven until a pule brown. Puree of White l!c&n. Ttike one pint of fresh, white bcani and cook In three pltes of while con sotr.me. When the beans are (ti.t tender press through n sieve, put h nil on the lire; udd a pint of rich cream, aud salt aud white pepper hh m'eilnd. Add a teaspoonful of chopped parole aud. If liked, a few chives. Serve will tinall s itiare of bread fried In btittee Iitjckling Roasted. Little, tender ducklings of this year's raising should be used. Put thorn In a pan witih a little water and butter and let roast for thirty minutes, more o less, according to their size. Wlied. well browned serve, aud strain ths liquor in the pan; add to It a llttlf melted butter, a few drops of Madeira wine and pour over the ducks. Homemade French Mustard. Take two tabhspoonfuls of common yellow ground mustard, onu table spoonful of flour, otic teaMMHiftil of salt aud one dessertspoonful of Mjgart mix above with vinegar, being careful to dissolve It thoroughly, and that tber are no lumps In It; boil five iu!mitf, If too thick add vinegar. Never ur water to thin It. Scotch Shortcake. Beat half a pound of butler to a cnam; add half pound of sugar, oat pound of flour and quarter of a pourirj of caraway seeds. Knead to a smooth paste, roll half Inch thick and cut lata oblong cake. Prick nil over with a fork and bake half an hour In inoder ate oven. Caraway comfits may bt substituted for the seeda. Hbort SukkckOoii. When peeling ouions kp the liaudl and onions under water. Before applying the stove polish AflT to It a teaspooriful of powdored elU'n, Green bananas, stewed and served ith a creaui sauce, wake a very paiab I able vegetable. Old newspapers pinned over plants will keep them safe from frost fol many nights and prolong their period of blossoming. j To clean nickel, scour with pulver lr.ed borax, use hot water nnd very lib tie soap; rinse In hot water and ruD dry with clean cloth. If a lamp gets overturned water wttj ba of no use la extinguishing thf flamtw. Earth, sand or flour thrown oa It will have the desired effect. To remove tea stains from whiu woolen material, cover the stained pari with gin. then rub, while still covered, with a piece of the same material. To dry cban gloves lay them fltt rub In a mixture of finely powderej fuller's earth and alum. Brush It ofj and sprinkle them with drv i,rn ,j whiting. Dut well. Ssva tea loaves, put tbetn In co!an dcr, pour water from the tap through, them and drain fairly dry. Tb( n ust to scatter over carpets before sweep, lug, for they will prevent the dust fly. tng about and spoiling tba other fm ulture. Porridge may ba turned out of tba 3 a Henna n rlth.,ii Ia , ln ti. , 71 Yumt"t." T, ',7 ,uu " m U' f "r PBn b" 9 rmord m the fire, It be left fol 'w mlnutea standing on atonea of eo me thing cold. Tbe porridge will ns) ba caolhd to any grant extent by Uit ! aad waate will be preTMUd.