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THE BEAVERTON ENTERPRISE a cl. t-vi icu ,»*»,, iiu tiled iim 1 was, | experienced other emotions ns well, chief among which was a very lively feur; for though I knew, of course, that I was quite Invisible, still the trio advanced straight for me, as though their destination was the very spot where I lay concealed. Fortu natel.v for me, however, they came to a stop some fifty feet from the edge of my blind; he whom I took to b* the lender of the party gave a curt word of command, and at once the huge man, with great alacrity, sei down his burden nnd begm rubbing his arms as If to restore the clreula tlon of the blood. Thereupon tin- lender flung another word to the man with the spade, and lie at once laid down this implement beside tbe ho\ and the two withdrew from their com C H A P T E R I — In m e s m a l l N » v J e r v i l l a g e o f S t r u i t a m o u t h , In t h e y e a r L i n d s a y , w h o tell» the s t o r y , fc* a c a r e f r e e y o u t h w h o s e c h i e f activities are fishing and hunting f r a u d o f h i s i n a r K i n u n s h i p , lie g i v e s a n • xhibitlcn before some villagers and a stranger, w ith w hom they a fterw ard dine at the tavern . The convetsatlon tu r n s on a notorious pirate, whose s h i p, t h e B l a c k P a n t h e r . is t h o u g h t to be in t h e v i c i n i t y . sey 1749 , R i c h a r d CHAPTER I I — Next m orning Lind say, a f t e r w i l d d u c k s , is s i t t i n g In h " b l i n d ' w h e n t h r e e s t r a n g e r s l a n d on a b e ac h n e a r h im . S u r p r i s e d , he m a k e s no sound. T h e men bury a chest w hile he w a t c h e s . T h e w o r k finished, he sees tw o o f the s t r a n g e r s kill the third The actual slayer Is t h e m a n with w h o m L i n d s a y h ad t a l k e d th e d a y be- f o t e L i n u s a y s p r e s e n c e Is d i s c o v e r e d A f t e r a p p a r e n t l y d e t e r m i n i n g to k ill t h e y o u t h 10 p r e v e n t h i s t a l k i n g , t h e q u e s t i o n o f Ills s h o o t i n g a b i l i t y s e e m s to he o f I m p o r t a n c e , a n d he g i v e s the t w o m e n p r o o f o f tils s k i l l . His ac u a l n t n n c e , w h o s e n a m e lie l e a r n s Is u r f o r d , t e l l s L i n d s a y t h e t h i r d ntHti Is I ’ a p t a i n B a r c l a y , a n d h i s s h i p . oiT s h o r e , Is t h e B l a c k P a n t h e r . '1 lie t h r e e g o aboard. rond none of the host, nnd I cannot have you risk nn Injury in tlie dark nesa to the legs of your good horse or to your own neck. Also, for rea sons of my own, I wish to enter the Cove on foot. So nere we will part.' Once In the rond, he thrust Ills hand In his-pocket, drew out a couple of large coins ant] handed them to me “ Not as payment, my lad,” he ob served. "hut as a token from one man to another, and in memory of your shooting, at which”—he added with a smile that spoke volumes—“you ure even more expert than you are at wrestllhg. Good-b.v; perhaps some day we shall meet again," lie waved his hand, walked off briskly down the road, and left me gazing after him. until presently I glanced at the coins, which I learned later that evening from my father were the beautiful golden doubloons of Spain. As I reviewed the events of tile afternoon It seemed to me tliHt a merchant's life was more varied nnd Interesting than I had Imagined , , it to me. Indeed. It seemed such a busy existence that T wondered where the merchant had found time to learn the art of wrestling with such skill. And so, still deep In thought. I turned around and squared away for home. CHAPTER II Out of the Fog. Ry the time I had reached home nnd eaten my supper, thoughts of the mor row's sport had driven nil else from my mind. With a relish which any hunter can appreciate, I made ready my shotgun, po»vder-rtask and shot- pouch, and laid beside them my fa vorite ritie. These preparations com pleted, I walked to the beach to look at my dory, and finding that every thing was In its proper place, I re turned to the hou"e and went to bed. Never a heavy sleeper at any time, but being able to doze, as the saying is, with one eye open. I was always, before n shooting expedition, more than ever on the alert. Half a dozen times In the night I stirred, wakened, and once or twice even rose and walked over to the window, to admire the ocean sleeping so peacefully un der the stars, which shone In multi tudes In the Infinite distances of the sky. Toward morning, however, keen ly alive ns I was to the weather and its varying moods, I sensed, even In my sleep, that n change had come; and when next I opened my eyes I saw that the starlight had faded and was conscious that a faint, almost Im perceptible chill permeated the room “ Fog," I thought to myself, nnd has tening to the window I found that a light northeast wind had blown In from the ocean tills chilling, all-per vading blanket, covering everything with Its mantle nnd blotting from sight every landmark around the house. At first, with that ebbing of courage which comes with the early dawn. I decided to abnndon my trip; but when my eye chanced to fall on my gun and rifle, they fired my enthusiasm anew, and with a shrug of my shoul ders I determined to make the best of It. calculating that the sun, later in the day, would In all probability burn away the fog. I dressed as quick ly as I could, breakfasted with great relish on some pilot biscuit and a glass o f milk, and with gun and rifle nnder my arm. tunde my wsy out-of- doors and down to the beach. There I found the dory, her rail, sides and thwarts gemmed with moisture, and. as I had done so many times before. I seized her bow with Joy In my own str“ ngth, ran her down to the water's edge, and a moment Inter had seated myself at the oars and was pulling away, with long and steady strokes for the island; taking care, for the present, to keep close to the ahore. which was dimly outlined through the fog since I knew from experience how gs«y it Is In such weatVr to lo-e one'» time. Far inland, from some distant farm an Irrepressible cock, nfter the lm memorial custom of his kind, shouted aloud that day had come; and almost at once a rival, with no less vigor flung tlie challenge hack again. Then suddenly, far away from the east'ard there came to my ears, dim and faint, another sound which I could not com prehend, but which seemed, bad such a thing been probable, like the muffled reports of firearms. Instantly the memory of yesterday’s talk In the ale house came to my mind. "The Black Panther,” I repeated whimsically to myself. “ He Is lurking and prowling out there In the fog." Tlds sound, whatever It was, soon died away, and I continued, without more thought of It. to cover the dls tanee In fine style, nnd presently, with great suddenness, as Is always the case with objects In a fog. the shore of the Island sprang Into being before my eyes; and an instant later I had driven the dory's how deep Into tin- yielding sand, and Jumping out, had hauled her a boat's length up the beach and planted the anchor at the base of the reeds. Impatient for the morning's sport, I took from the dory’s b o w a dozen wooden decoys, rudely whittled to represent curlew and plov er, each supported on a long stick to be firmly Implanted in the sand. Then, with these lures in one hand and with gun and rifle in the other, I made my way across (lie Island to the easterly shore, set out the decoys, head to the wind, on n tempting sand spit; nnd a gunshot away, at the edge of the un dergrowth, scooped out for myself a narrow blind Just deep enough so that when seated, my head was below the tips of the surrounding reeds. Then I loaded both gun and rifle with the utmost care, and at last was ready for what might befall. For some time yet. however.. I was I Continued to Crouch There in th< Reeds. pantmi. coming so far In my direction 'hat soon they were nearer to me tlui! hey were to the chest. Apparent!) they were searching for a mark ol some sort, for presently the man win had carried the spade stopped near a ow, gnarled cedar and observed, “ Why not this tree. Captain, if you may < alt it such? At all events, it’s larger than ts mates." At these words I experienced an other thrill, hut of a different kind Naturally these three men were ill inknown to me. and 1 had not trav -led enough to have made many n<- luatntances In other towns; yet I ■oulil have sworn I had somewhere heard tlds man’s voice, or at least a olee nlmost exactly resembling ii lut before I hud time,to perplex my doomed to wait with 111 concenled lm »elf further, the man addressed a patienqp. I knew Hint It was.elthei Captain made answer, and although sunrise, or very near it, but no llgb' had never seen the fine g ntlemen wl as yet could penetrate tills barrier o attend at court, yet Ids tone, langui fog. And to render me more restless and somewhat bored, was such as still, the ceaseless whistling of tin Imagined these gentry to affe. shore birds told me that though tliej “ 'Twill serve," he said. "Now th were hidden from my sight, they wen line, Burford. nnd cross hearings. An nil about me in myriad* then"—he added, so low that I con' Then through the thinning fog n barely hear the words—“ and then («- band of half a dozen majestic curlew Tom." came into view Just heyoini me decoys What followed I could nnl well o' leisurely following the curve of tin serve, for the fog, which hud scenic beach and * constantly bending thelt to he lightening, now shut In t!d< long necks to feed on tbe spoil- again, and their maneuvers took tliei brought In by each advancing wave first to tlie west’srd, for which I wa Wiping the moisture from the barrel duly thankful, nnd then back In in. I drew my shotgun to my shoulder and direction, which made me crouch an« sighted at the flock. Momentarily m> cower like a hunted hare. There wa finger curled around the trigger; in measuring, I Judged, and placing n another instant I think I should havt marks, and the man who had born pressed It, and then this story would the spnde was continually Jotting dowi never have been written; but I liesl figures In what I supposed to he i tnted Just long enough to hear, abov< small book. All this time the big nm- tiie whistling of the shore-birds, uhovi snt on the chest, quietly, ns If gin- the faint ripple of the water on tlx to be let alone, nnd without, as far a shore, the unmistakable and not fai I could see, evincing the slightest In distant “clink-clank" of oars against terest in what was going on. thole-pins. Hardly believing my nwi Many and many a time, since tier ears, I sat stock-still, my gun still a' morning when I lay crouched nmic my shoulder; and then again “ clink the reeds, I have debated with nn clank." Without doubt, a boat wai self what I should have done, for I In- passing In the fog. such an opportunity as might nevei In the next second the scaups had eonte again In the course of n lifetime leaped, quaekinr, from the pond; th< At such close and point-blank rang« curlew, with their cluttering cry ol I could have fired my shotgun full It alarm, hail likewise vanished, nnd a the face of one of the men then Inn* general commotion and unrest, ac seized iny rifle nnd shot down another companled by shrill notes of warning and then, taking to my heels nnd pro told me, as plainly ns though 1 had teeted hy th»» smoke and by the mist seen It, that the boat was headed for I could have crouched In the slielte the Island. of the undergrowth until I had r* In another few seconds the sound of loaded my rifle nnd returned to tak- OHrs ceased; there came, Instend, the ni.v chances with m.v remaining foe crunch of a boat's bow upon tin Here, with fortune favoring me, I bench; then voices, low nnd guarded; would have put out of the wav thre* and out of the mist three forms came pirates, nnd would have gained («>- dimly Into view. The foremost, even myself a chest of treasure. allowing for the magnifying pro|>ertles But curb arguments I should an of the atmosphere, I could perceive swer as follows: In the first piare. to be a man of giant stature, and did not know that these men were p doubtless of corresponding strength, rates. In the second place, ev* n If for he w a s carrying. In an attitude had some menns of nssurlng myse' that showed that his burden taxed him on this point, the fact remains tha to the utmost, a Inrge chest or box. pirates. In those days, were not ri Behind him. one. to the right nnd one gnrded with the horror nnd loalhln to the left, came two other figures, which they merited. To the w-.r men, I Judged, of average size, one In general, yofir pirate, like Black bearing a spade nnd the other unin beard or Morgan, provided you did no cumbered by any burden at all. fall afoul of him and endanger yotn Doubtless I seem to describe all this own skin, was a good deal of a hero In a very calm, matter-of-fact way, but whose adventures were to be eagerli I can assure you that at tbe time the followed and whose prowess, like thni Impression It made on me was one of of knights of old, vras to he celebrate« a different sert, vivid enough to set both In story and In song. And If my eyes to staring and to make my these two reasons are not enough t< blood leap faster In my veins; for. explain my lnnctf«>n, there remains i from the tale* I had heard around the thfr«!, namely, thnt 1 was only nine fire at the Ir.n, I had no doubt (In spite teen, snd that m.v mind did not that of the talk that there were none In work, nor has It sln<«e worked. I fear our waters) that these men were pi with any great celerity. And so, whet rates; and that since, for obvious rea perhnps I should have l«een hold and sons, they did not give their monej keen and wide awnke to make my for Into the custody of the hunkers on the tune for life, I continued to cr«>ncl shore, they had come to the Islnnd to there In the reeds, my eyes staring deposit It In the good old-fashioned and so fascinated with wbat I wa- way, according to the custom of free seeing that I could only gaze like • boqjers since their JnyJe begin. great booby, with never a thought of gun and Gjle at m j |)da. Do not rjjlj ---- —' - - - r i >> understand me; I nut «nv even today, that I should have a«-te«l other wise than 1 did; h u t If I had s o acted I might have managed to prevent the very lamentable series of events which followed. After a few minute« of these evolu tions on the part of the two men who seemed to be the leaders In the enter prise, they stood for a moment In si lence at a point midway between me and the third man; then gave him ii curt order, and at once, without a word, and, as It seemed to me. some what reluctantly, he heaved lit« hug« hulk upright, picked up the box nnd brought It to the spot where the) stood. Then, going back anti recover Ing the spade, he proceeded to dig, and soon had n large pile of earth and sand thrown up by Ids si«le. Vet his companions evidently wished to In sure the security of their hiding place, for presently 1 saw hhn get down Into the pit and make the dirt fly ever faster than before. Then, at the word of command, he stopped again, and reaching out over the side of he hoi««, he half dragged, half carried tl > chest, the size of which was hard t> deter mine In the darkness, nnd swung It down to the bottom, nfter which he emerged and began tilling In the pit. Over this matter, indeed, the whole party spent much time; the surplus earth was carried away and dumped Into the pond, and as nearly ns I could discern, they were at great pains to smooth out all traces of their foot prints around the spot where they had burled the chest. And then, wholly without warning a terrible thing happened. The hlg man, who had done the hulk of the labor, now stood leaning on his spade gazing blankly Into the fog. when, to my surprise, I saw the man whom I deemed the leader steal quietly up be hind the dreaming giant and croud- down until he was fairly on his hands and knees, his back level with his fol lower’s legs. At once I recognized the maneuver—1 had seen the same thing done, and had done It myself, scores of times in the rough play of tin Straltsmouth boys; for. given nn ae live confederate, tills Is a trick against which there Is n«i guard; If your'nil) gives the victim a good hard shove he Is hound to lose his balance, reel helplessly backward, and sprawl at full length upon the ground Yel while, ns I say, ibis was a favorlt« trick with hoys, to see It employed In this place, and with grown men as actors, puzzled me, and made me feel that Instead of Jest, It boded deadly -arnest. And my fears were, as It «roved, only too well grounded, for vlthout loss of an Instant the third nan walked boldly up to his unsus , fleeting victim, and, without a word ->r a sign to reveal Ids purpose, sud letil) gave him the violent push which I had been dreading to see Without ittering a sound the surprised glam lung up Ids hninls nn«l fell henvlli (To Be Continued Next Week) •> v •:• *:• v v «x~> Father of Mr». J. C. Leedy Passes Away W. EL Wilson, father of Mrs. I C. Leedy of Sherwood, passed away l-'ri-; day evening at his home at Salem, lie had been dl for ««\er a year with hardening of the arteries so his death was not unexpected. The funeral occurred Sunday. üñiOSES Êl SEING REPAID Letter From Tigard Com mercial Club Brings Bridge Crew. Building a Good Road. K. A. Twiss is building and rocking Highway bridge department crews a good road to his new h«une near were repairing the bridge across Fan- the highway at Tigard. Pipes are 110 creek Saturday. They put in new also being laid for Bull Run water girders underneath the bridge and to the house. some repairs were made to the bridge across the Tualatin river. The ditches alongside the highway were opened E. L. C. E. Will Enter up so that the water could run tain M. E. Endeavorers freely. The Tigaril Commercial club wrote lhe E. L. (.. EL of the Evangeli the state highway commission about cal church of Tigard, will entertain a month ago recommending repairs the Epworth League of the M. EL to both bridges. church Friday evening, April 1. They The bridge crew lias been in Ti will give an “April Fool” party and gard over a week with their repair a good time is anticipated by the, wagon and rented the house formerly young poeple. « occupied by the Joy family. 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