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Entered at the Po^toffiee in McMinnville, as Second-class matter. VOL. XXV THE Tlcnm VILI E National Bank —McMinnville, Oregon.— Paid up Capital, ••50,000 Transacts a General Banking Business. President, - Vice President, - Cash ier. - Asst. Cashier . - J. II COWLS. LEE LAÜtíHLlÑ. hi. C. A P P E H8OX - - H'. ,s. LINK Board of Directors: J W OOVUL I n LAUGHl IN A. J. APPEK8ON, WM. CAMPBELL, J. L ROGERS. Hell Sight Exchange and Telegraphic Trans fen on New York, San Francisco and Portland. Depoait« received subject to check. Interest paid on Time Deposits. Loans money on approved terurity Col lections made on all accessible points. By CONAN DOYLE. (Copyright, 1884, by the Author ] It was in the days when France’s power was already broken upon the seas and when more of her three deckers lay rotting in the Medway than were to bo found in Brest harbor. But her frigates and corvots still scoured the ocean, closely followed ever by those of her rival. 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CLARK,D.D.S Graduate University of Mi<h. Has opened an office in Union Block. Room 6, and is prepared to do all work in the dental line. CRDWN AND BRIDGE WORK A SPECIALTY. L atest M ethod or P ainless E xtraction Known Everywhere Sold Everywhere. Grown Everywhere. F errys S eeds Ask your dealer for them Send for J Ferry'« Seed Annual tor 1S05. 4 k Invaluable to all planters and lovers of Fine Vegetables and Beautiful Flowers Write tor .t F ree. J h S v S 1» M FFKKY A CO.. j&SpJ Detroit. Mich. The captain sprang up on the bulwarks. with the dawning, and now tho rising sun tinted the fringo of the storm wrack as it dwindled into the west and glinted on the endless chests of the log green waves. To north and south and west lay a skyline which was unbroken save by the spout of foam when two of the great Atlantic seas dashed each other into spray. To the east was a rocky island, jutting out into craggy points, with a few scattered clumps of palm trees and a pennant of mist stream ing out from the baro conical hill which capped it. A heavy surf beat upon the shore, and at a safe distance from it the British 32 gun frigato Leda, Captain A. P. John son, raised her black, glistening sido upon the crest of a wave or swooped down into an emerald valley, dipping away to the nor’ard under easy sail. On her snow white quarter deck stood a stiff little brown faced man, who swept the horizon with his glass. “Mr. Wharton,” he cried, with a voice like a rusty hinge. A thin, knockkneed officer shambled across tho poop to him. “Yes, sir. ” “I’ve opened the sealed orders, Mr. Wharton. ” A glimmer of curiosity shone upon the meager features of the first lieuten ant. The Leda had sailed with her con sort, the Dido, from Antigua the week before, and the admiral’s orders had been contained in a sealed envelope. “Wo were to open them on reaching the deserted island of Soinbriero, lying in north latitude 18:36, west longitude 63.28. Sombriero bore four miles to the northeast from our port bow when the gale cleared, Mr. Wharton.” Tho lieutenant bowed stiffly. He and the captain had been bosom friends from childhood. They had gone to school together, joined the navy togeth er, fought again and again together and married into each other’s families, but as long as their feet were on the poop tho iron discipline of tho service struck all that was human out of them and left only the superior and the subordi nate. Captain Johnson took a blue pa per from his pocket, which crackled as he unfolded if The 33 gun frigates Leda and Dido, Cap tains A. P. Johnson and James Munro are to cruise from the point at which these instruc tions are read to the mouth of tho Caribbean sea in the hope of encountering the French frigate La Gloire (48), which has recently harassed our merchant ships in that quarter. H. M. frigates are also directed to hunt down the piratical craft known sometimes as the Slapping Sal and sometimes as tho Hairy Hudson, which has plundered the British ships as per margin, inflicting barbarities upon their crews. She is a small brig carrying 13 light guns, with one 24 pound carronade for ward. She was last seen on the 23 ult. to the northeast of tho island of Sombriero. J ames M ontgomery , Rear Admiral H. M- S. Colossus, Antigua M’MINN VILLI “Is it the Slapping Sal, sir?” “I have no doubt of it, Mr. Whar ton. ” “They don’t seem to like the looks of us, sir. They’ve cut their cable and are clapping on sail. ” It was evident that the brig meant struggling for her freedom. One little patch of canvas fluttered out above an other, and her people could be seen working like madmen in the rigging. Shu made no attempt to pass her antag onist, but beaded up the estuary. The captain rubbed his hands. “She’s making for shoal water, Mr. Wharton, and wo shall have to cut her out, sir. She’s a footy little brig, but I should havo thought a fore and after would have been more handy. ” “It was a mutiny, sir.” "Ah, indeed!” “Yes, sir. I heard of it at Manilla. A bad business, sir. Captain and two mates murdered. This Hudson, or Hairy Hudson, as they call him, led tho mu tiny. He’s a Londoner, sir, but a cruel villain as ever walked." “His next walk will lie to Execution dock, Mr. Wharton. She seems heavily manned. I wish I could take 20 topmen out of her, but they would lie enough to corrupt the crew of the ark, Mr. Wharton.” Both officeis were looking through their glasses at the brig. Suddenly the lieutenant showed his teeth in a grin, while the captain flushed to a deeper red. “That’s Hairy Hudson on the after rail, sir. ” “The low, impertinent blackguard! He’ll play some other antics before we are done with him. Could you reach him with the long 18, Mr. Smeaton?’’ “Another cable length will do it, sir. ” The brig yawed as they spoke, and as she came round a spurt of smoko whiffed out from her quarter, It was a pure piece of bravado, for the gnu could scarce carry half way. Then with a jaunty swing tho littlo ship came into the wind again and shot round a fresh curvo of tho winding channel. “Tho water shoaling rapidly, sir,” reported the second lieutenant. “Thrre’s six fathoms by the chart. ” “Four by the lead, sir.” “ When we clear this point, we shall see how we lie. Ha, I thought as much! Lay her to, Mr. Wharton. Now we havo got her at our mercy. ” The frigate was quite out of sight of the sea now at the head of this river- like estuary. As she came round the curve the two shores were seen to con verge at a point about a mile distant. In the angle, as near shore 03 she could get, tho brig was lying, with her broad side toward her pursuer and a wisp of black cloth streaming froih her mizzen. Tho lean lieutenant, who had reappear ed upon deck with a cutlass strapped to his side and two pistols rammed into hie belt, peered curiously at tho ensign. “Is it the Jolly Roger, sir?” he asked. But tho captain was furious. “He may hang where his breoches are hang ing beforo I have done with him,” said he. “What boatswill you want, Mr. Wharton?” “We should do it with the launch ami the jollyboat.” “Take four and moke a clean job of it. Pipe away tho crews at once, and 1’11 work her in and help you with the long eighteens. ” With a rattle of ropes and a creaking of blocks the four boats splashed into tho water. Their crews clustered thick ly into them—barefooted sailors, stolid marines, laughing middies and in the sheets of each the senior officers, with their stern, schoolmaster faces. The captain, his elbows on the binnacle, still watched the distant brig. Her crew were tricing up the boarding netting, dragging round tho starboard guns, knocking new portholes for them and making every preparation for a desper ate resistance. In the thick of it all a huge man, bearded to the eyes, with a red nightcap upon his head, was strain- “We appear to have lost our consort, ” said Captain Johnson, folding up his instructions and again sweeping the horizou With his glass. “She drew away after we reefed down. It would be a pity if we met this heavy French man without the Dido, Mr. Wharton, eh?” Tho lieutenant twiukled and smiled “She has 18 pounders on the main aud twelves on the poop, sir,” said the captaiu. "She carries 400 to our 231. Captain de Milon is the smartest man in the French service. Oh, Bobby, boy, I'd give my hopes of my flag to rub my side up against her!” He turned on his heel, ashamed of his momentary lapse. “Mr. Wharton,’’said he, looking back sternly over his shoulder, “get those squaro sails shaken out and bear away a point more to the west. ’ ’ “A brig on the port bow, ” came a voice from tho forecastle. “A brig on the pert bow,” said the lieutenant. The captain sprang up ou the bul warks and held on by the mizzen shrouds, a strange little figure with fly ing skirts and puckered eyes. The lean lieutenant craned his neck and whisper ed to Smeaton, the second, while offi cers aud men came popping up from be low and clustered along the weather rail, shading their eyes with their hands, for the tropical sun was already clear of the palm trees. The strange brig lay at anchor in the throat of a curving estuary, and it was already ob vious that she could not get out with out passing under the guns of the frig ate. A long rocky point to the north of her held her in. “Keep her as she goes, Mr. Whar ton,’’ said the captain. ‘ ‘Hardly worth clearing for action, Mr. Smeaton, but the men cau stand by the guns in case she tries to pass us. Cast loose the bow chasers and send the small arm men onto the forecastle. ” A British crew went to its quarters in those days with the quiet serenity of men on their daily routine. In a few minutes, without fuss or sound, the sailors were knotted round their guns, the marines were drawn up and leaning on their muskets, and the frigate’s bow sprit pointed straight for her little vic ■ tim. 1 “Stand by to repel boarders!" ing and stooping and hauling. The cap tain watched him with a sour smile, and then snapping up his glass he turn ed upon his heel. For an instant he stood staring. “Callback the boats,” he cried in his thin, creaking voice. “Clear away for action there. Cast loose those main deck guns. Brace back the yards, Mr. Smeaton, and stand by to go about when she has way enough. ” Round the curve of the estuary was coming a huge vessel. Her great yellow bowsprit and white winged figurehead were jutting out from the cluster of palm trees, while high above them tow ered three immense masts, with the tri color flag floating superbly from tho mizzen. Round she came, the deep blue water creaming under her forefoot, un til her long, curving, black side, her line of shining copper beneath and of snow white hammocks above and the thick clusters of men who peered over her bulwarks were all in full view. Her lower yards were slung, her ports triced up and her long guns run out all ready for action. Lying behind one of the promontories of the island the lookout men of the Gloire upon the shore had soen the culdesac into which the British frigate had headed, so that Captain de Milon had observed the Leda as Captain Johnson had the Slap ping Sal. But the splendid discipline of the British service was at its best in such a crisis. The boats flew back, their crews clustered aboard, they were swung up at the davits and the fall ropes made fast. Hammocks were brought up and stowed, bulkheads sent down, ports and magazines opened, the fires put out in the galley, and the drums beat to quar ters. Swarms of men set the headsails and brought the frigate round, while the gun crews threw off their jackets and shirts, tightened theirbeits qndran JAM Ain SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 12.00 PER YEAR' One Dollar if paid In advance, Single numbers five cents. Accept None of the Pretended Substitutes Spread yourselves along the ridge, every man of you, and cover them as they enter the gulch!” shouted the lead er. “But not a shot until I give the word. 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With a yell the different from that in which he had ad- elegant Old Age. toilet articles, evidently the the open portholes at the stately French black swar » of boarders steadied them The leaves of forest trees grow more I dressed his previous companions, “have contents of the major’s dressing .hag. A man. The wind was very light. Hardly selves for a spring. i the Ninth United States cavalry helped beautiful in their age just before they a ripple showed itself upon the clear But their feet were never to reach to serve a state court's pettifogging handsome leather trunk occupied one oorner, with a richly caparisoned sil blue water, but the sails blew gently that blood stained deck. From some- drop off and die. and few people follow I process?” iheir example. Yet It was a Frenchmen mounted Mexican saddle, a mahog out as the breezo came ovor the wooded “We aie hunting a deserter—a half ver of a great mind who said if he could any case of dueling pistols, a leather banks. The Frenchman had gone about breed agent — who has just escaped us," also, and both ships were now heading where there came a woll aimed whiff ihoose his ago for a permanent residonca returned the officer. His voice was boy batbox locked and strapped, and a gor slowly for the sea under fore and aft of grape and another and another. The upon earth it would be as an old man. ish. So, too, was his figure in its slim.- geous gold and quartz handled ebony “presentation” walking stick. There canvas, the Gloire 1,000 yards in ad English marines and seamen, waiting —Boston Transcript. cadetlike smartness of belted tunic, but was a certain dram at io suggestion in vance. She luffed up to cross the Le with cutlass and musket behind the si very quiet and level, although his face this revelation of the sudden and hur da’s bows, but the British ship came lent guns, saw with amazement the was still flushed with the shock and ried transition from a life of ostenta round also, and the two rippled slowly dark masses thinning and shredding ’ shame of his surprise. tious luxury to one of hidden toil and on in such a silence that the ringing of away. At the same time the port broad The relaxation of relief went through privation and a further significance in the ramrods as the French marines side of the Frenchman burst into a roar. the wrought and waiting camp. . The “Clear away the wreck!” roared the By BEET HASTE. the slow and gradual destitution and drove home their charges clangod quito soldiers were not seeking them. Ready captain. “What the devil are they fir of these elegant souvenirs. loudly upon the ear. as these desperate men had been to do degradation [Copyright. 1884, by the Author.] A pair of silver boot hooks had been “Not much sea room, Mr. Wharton, >» ’ ing at?” their leader ’ s bidding, they were well “Get the guns clear,” panted tho CHAPTER I. used for raking the hearth and lifting remarked the captain. aware that a momentary victory over On the 15th of August, 1854, what the troopers would not pass unpunished the coffee kettle. The ivory of the “I have fought actions in less, sir. ” lieutenant. “We’ll do them yet, boys!” The wreckage was torn and hacked seemed to be the entire population of brushes was stained with coffee. The “We must keep our distance and trust and meant the ultimate dispersion of to our gunnery. She is very heavily and splintered until first one gun and Wynyard’s Bar was collected upon a the camp, and quiet as these innocent cut glass bottles had lost their stopper, manned, and if she got alongside wo then another roared into action again. littlo bluff which overlooked the rude j invaders seemed to be they would no and had been utilized for vinegar and The Frenchman’sc anchor had been cut wagon road that was the only approach might find ourselves in trouble.” doubt sell their lives dearly. The em salt. A silver framed hand mirror hung “I see the shakos of soldiers aboard I away, and the Leda had worked herself to the settlement. In general appear battled desperadoes glanced anxiously against the blackened wall. For the of her, two companies of light infantry free from that fatal hug. But now sud ance the men differed but little from or at their leader. The soldiers, ou the major's occupancy was the sequel of a from Martinique. Now we have her! denly there was a scurry up the shrouds dinary miners, although the foreign el contrary, looked straight before them. hurried flight from his luxurious hotel Hard a-port and let her have it as we of the Gloire, and ICO Englishmen were ement—shown in certain Spanish pe “Process or no process,” said Major at Sacramento—a transfer that he be shouting themselves hoarse. culiarities of dress and color—predomi cross her stern!” “They’re running! They’re running! nated, and some of the men were fur Overstone, with a sneer, “you’ve come lieved was only temporary until ths The keen eye of the little commander to the last place to recover your deserters. affair blew over and be could return ther distinguished by the delicacy of We don’t give up men in Wynyard’s in safety to browbeat bis accusers, a* had seen the surface ripple which told They're running!” And it was true. The Frenchman bad education and sedentary pursuits. Y'et Bar. And they didn’t teach you at the was his wont But this had not been so of a passing breeze. He had used it to dart across behind the big Frenchman ceased to fire and was intent only upon Wynyard’s Bar was a city of refuge academy, sir, to stop to take prisoners easy as he had imagined. Hie prosecu and to rake her with every gun as he clapping on evc-ry sail that she could and comprised among its inhabitants a when you wore outflanked and outnum- tors were bitter, and his enforced seclu number who were “wanted” by the passed. But once past her thq Leda had carry. sion had been prolonged week by week But that shouting 100 could not claim state authorities, and its actual attitude j bered. ” to come back into the wind to keep out “Bcdad, they didn’t teach you, Cap- until the fracas which ended in the it all as their own. As the smoke clear at that moment was one of open rebel 1 tain Overstone, to engage a battery at shooting of the sheriff had apparently of shoal water. The maneuver brought her on the starboard side of the French ed it was not difficult to see the reason. lion against the legal power and of Cerro Gordo with a half company, but closed the door upon his return to civi- man, and the trim little frigate seemed The ships had gained the mouth of the particular resistance to the apprehen you did it. More shame to you now, to heel right over under the crashing estuary during tho fight, and there, sion by warrant of one of its prominent sir, commandin tho thaves and ruffians broadside whioh burst from the gaping about four miles out to sea, was the members. This gentleman, Major Over ' you do.” ports. A moment later her topmen were Leda’s consort bearing down under full stone, then astride of a gray mustang “Silence!” said the young qpicer. swarming aloft to set her topsails and sail to the sound of the guns. Captain and directing the movements of the The sleeve of the sergeant who had do Milon had done his part for one day, crowd, had a few days before killed the spoken—with tho chevrons of long serv royals, and she strove to cross the Gloire’s bows and rake her again. The and presently the Gloire was drawing sheriff of Siskyou county, who had at ice upon it—went up to a salute and French captain, however, brought his off swiftly to the north, while the Dido tempted to arrest him for the double dropped again over his carbine as he frigate’s head round, "and the two rode was bowling along at her shirts, rattling offense of misappropriating certain cor stared stolidly before him. But his shot side by side within easy pistol shot, away with her bowchasers, until a head porate funds of the state and the shoot had told. A flush of mingled pride and ing of the editor who had imprudently pouring broadsides into each other in land hi<l them both from view. But the Leda lay sorely stricken, with exposed him. The lesser crimo of hom shame passed over Overstone’s face. one of those murderous duels which, “Oh, it’s you, Murphy!” he s could they all be recorded, would mot her mainmast gone, her bulwarks shat icide might have been overlooked by the with an affected laugh, “and tered, her mizzen topmast and gaff shot authorities, but its repetition upon the haven’t improved in discipline with tle our charts with blood. In that heavy tropical air, with so away, her sails like a beggar’s rags and body of their own overzealous and mis your stripes. ” faint a breeze, the smoke formed a thick 100 of her crew dead and wounded. guided official could not pass unchal The young officer turned his head bank round the two vessels from which Close beside her a mass of wreckage lenged if they expected to arrest Over slightly. floated upon tho waves. It was the stern stone for the more serious offense against the topmasts only protruded. Neither “Attention!” could see anything of its enemy save post of a mangled vessel, and across it property. So it was known that a new “One moment more, ” said Overstone, In white letters on a black ground was sheriff had been appointed and was com the throbs of fire in the darkness, and coming forward. “I have told you that printed “ Tho Slapping Sal. ” ing to Wynyard’s Bar with an armed the guns were sponged and trained and “By the Lord, it was the brig that posse. But it was also understood that we don’t give up any man who seeks fired into a dense wall of vapor. On our protection. But,” lie added, with a the poop and the forecastle the marines, saved us!” cried Mr. Wharton. "Hud- this invasion would be resisted by the half careless, half contemptuous wave Bar to its last man. in two yttle red lines, were pouring in of his hand and a significant glauco at his A figure darkened the doorway. All eyes were turned upon a fringe of followers, “we don’t prevent you from their volleys, but neither they nor the laurel aud butternut? that encroached seeking him. The road is clear. The lization forever. Only here was his life seamen gunners could see what effect and person secure. For Wynyard’s Bar upon the road half a mile away, where camp is before you. ” their fire was having. Nor indeed could had quickly succumbed to the domina it seemed that such of the inhabitants they tell how far they were suffering The young officer continued without as were missing from the bluff were looking at him: “Forward—in two files tion of his reckless courage, and the themselves, for standing at q gun one eminence of bis double crimo had made hidden to give warning or retard the —open order. Ma-arch!” could but hazily see that upon the right him respected among spendthrifts, gam approach of the posse. A gray haze and left. But above the roar of the can The little troop moved forward, pass blers and gentlemen whose perform slowly rising between the fringe and ed Major Overstone at the head of the non camo the sharper sound of the pip the distant billside was recognized as gully and spread out on the hillside. ances had never risen above a stage ing shot, the crashing of riven planks the dust of a cavalcade passing along The assembled camp, still armed, loung coach robbery or a single assassination. and the occasional heavy thud as spar the invisible highway. In the hush of ing out of ambush here and there, iron Even criticism of his faded luxuries had or block came hurtling onto the deck. V / L- expectancy that followed the irregular ically made way for them to pass. A been delicately withheld. The lieutenant paced up and down be He was leaning over his open trunk clatter of hoofs, the sharp crack of a few moments of this farcical quest and hind the line of guns, while Captain I —which the camp popularly supposed rifle and a sudden halt were faintly Johnson fanned the smoke away with a glance at the impenetrably wooded 'yr . audible. The men, scattered in groups heights around apparently satisfied the to contain state bonds and securities of his cocked hat and peered eagerly out. on the bluff, exchanged a smile of grim young officer, aud ho turned his files fabulous amount—and had taken some “This is rare, Bobby, ” said he a3 the letters from it when a figure darkened satisfaction. lieutenant joined him, then suddenly again into tho gully. Major Overstone the doorway. He looked up, laying his Not so their leader. A quick start restraining himself, “What have we was still lingering there. papers carelessly aside. Within Wyn and an oath attracted attention to him. lost, Mr* Wharton?” “I hope you are satisfied, ” he said To their surprise, he was looking in an grimly. He then paused and in a yard’s Bar property was sacred. “Our main topsail yard and our gaff, It was the late fugitive. Although other direction, but as they looked, too, changed aud more hesitating voice add sir.” some hours had already elapsed since they saW and understood the cause. A “Where’s the flag?” ed, “I am an older soldier than you, file of horsemen, hitherto undetected, sir, but I am always glad to make the his arrival in camp and he bad presum “Gone overboard, sir.” were slowly passing along the little acquaintance of We6t Point.” He ably refreshed himself inwardly, his . “They’ll think we’ve struck. Lash a outward appearance was still disheveled “ They ’ re running!" ridgo on their right. Their compact ac paused and held out his hand. boat’s ensign on the starboard arm of and dusty. Brier and milkweed clung tho son brought her into action with couterments aud the yellow braid on the mizzen cross jackyard.” West Point, still red and rigid, to his frayed blouse and trousers. What the Frenchman and was blown out of their blue jackets, distinctly seen at “Yes, sir.” glanced at him with bright, clear eyes that distance, showed them to be an es under light lashes and the peak of a could be seen of the skin of his face and A round shot dashed the binnacle to water by a broadside. ’ ’ hands under its 6tains and begriming Tho little captain turned on his heel cort of United States cavalry. pieces between them. A second knocked smartly cocked cap, looked coolly at the was of a dull yellow. His light eyes and paced up and down the deck. Al Before the assemblage could realize two marines into a bloody, palpitating proffered hand, raised his own to a stiff had all the brightness without the rest mass. For a moment the smoke rose, ready his crow wcro plugging the shot this new invasion a nearer clatter of salute, said, “Good afternoon, sir,” and lessness of the mongrel race. They lei and the English captain saw that his holes, knotting and splicing and mend hoofs was heard along the highroad, rode away. surely took in the whole cabin, the still adversary’s heavier metal was produc ing. When ho came back, the lieuten and one of the ambuscading party dash Major Overstone wheeled angrily, but open trunk before the major, and then ant saw a softening of the stern lines ed up from the fringe of woods below. ing a horrible effect. The Leda was a in doing so came sharply upon his co rested deliberately on the major himself. His face was flushed, but triumphant. shattered wreck. Her deck was strewn about his mouth and eyes. adjutor, the leader of the ambushed “Well,” 6aid Major Overstone ab “Are they all gone?” “A reg’lar skunk, by the living party. with corpses. Several of her portholes ruptly, "what brought you here?” “ Every man. They must have sunk hokey! ” he panted, pointing to the faint were knocked into one, and one of her “Well, Dawson,” be said impatient “Same as brought you, I reckon,” haze that was again slowly rising above ly, "‘who was it?” 18 pounder guns had been thrown right with the wreck. ” responded the man almost as abruptly. The two officers looked down at the the invisible road. “ They backed down back onto her breech and pointed “ Only one of them d ----- d half breed The major knew something of the straight up to the sky. The thin line of sinister name and at the stump of as soon as they saw our hand and got a Injin agents. He’s just over there in half breed temper, and neither the re wreckage which floated in the discolor holo through their new sheriff ’ s hat. marines still loaded and fired, but half the brush with Simpson, lying low till tort nor its tone affected him. the guns were silent, and their crew3 ed water. Something black washed to But what are you lookin at? What's the soldiers cl’ar out. ” “You didn’t come here just because and fro beside a splintered gaff and a up?” were piled thickly around them. “Did you talk to him?” you deserted, ’ ’ said the major coolly. The leader impatiently pointed with “Stand by to repel boarders!” yelled tangle of halyards. It was the outra “Not much ¡’’returned Dawson scorn “You’ve been up to something else. ” geous ensign, and near it a scarlet cap a darkening face to the file. the captain. fully. “He ain’t my style. ” “1 have,” said the tuan, with equal was floating. “ Reg ’ lars, by gum! ” ejaculated the “Cutlasses, lads, cutlasses!” roared “Fetch him up to my cabin. He may coolness. “He was a villain, but he was a Brit other. “But Uncle Sam ain’t in this Wharton. be of some use to us. ” “I thought so. Now, you understand, “Hold your volley till they touch,’’ on, ” said the captain at last. “Ho lived game! Wot right have they”— Dawson looked skeptical. “I reckon you can’t try anything of the kind here. liko a dog; but, by God, he died like a “ Dry up! ” said the leader. cried the captain of marines. ain’t no more gain here than he was If you do, up you go on the first tree. The escort was now moving at right he The huge loom of the Frenchman man!” over there,” he said and turned away. That’s rule 1. ” THE END. angles with the camp, but suddenly was seen bursting through the smoke. “I see. You ain’t pertickler about halted, almost doubling upon itself in Thick clusters of boarders hung upon CHAPTER II. waiting for the sheriff here, you fellers. ’’ some evident commotion. A dismounted her sides and shrouds. A final broadside The cabin of Major Overstone differed New York Suicides. The major glanced at him quickly. figure was seen momentarily flying outwardly leapt from her ports, and the mainmast but little from those of his He seemed to be quite unoouscious of It is said that seven suicides is tho down the hillside, dodging from bush to of the Leda, snapping short off a few companions. It was the usual structure any irony in his remark and continued normal daily average in New York and bush until lost in the underbrush. A feet above the deck, spun into the air of logs, laid lengthwise and rudely plas “And what’s rule 2?” and crashed down upon the port guns, vicinity. Facts collated prove that pov dozen shots were fired over its head, and tered at each point of contact with grimly, reckon you needn’t trouble your killing ten men and putting the whole erty, which is usually considered a then the whole escort wheeled and came adobe, the material from which the self “I beyond No. 1, ” returned the major, battery out of action. An instant later prime cause for self murder, does not clattering down the trail in the direc chimney, which entirely occupied one with dry significance. Nevertheless he figure as the motive in the majority of tion of the camp. A single riderless the two ships scraped together, and the gable, was built It was pierced with opened a rude cupboard in the corner starboard bower anchor of the Gloire these suicides, for most of the persons horse, evidently that of the fugitive, two windows and a door, roofed with I are those in comfortable circumstances. t_ 3 To be Continued. _ followed. caught the mizzen chains of th? Leda smiler logs and thatched with ¡ogg The Sheriff cf Siskyou. *