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Show ami ilctrs. 51 mius. east longitude. This wonlil make our position about 140 miles east by some 20 miles south of llw islmul of Formosa, ami nearly 800 mil.'" east of llou Kon. liy keeping ou Jirect western course 1 could readily m o that wo would miss Formosa full thirty miles anil follow in thu wal.u of tim Jcannelte. Aa I reC'cteJ on this fact it suddenly occurred to mo that I inij,'Ul mislead tho robbers as to our truo position, posi-tion, and while preteu bus; to pilot tin m to Formosa 1 might indm o them to continue con-tinue on toward Ihmg Kmig, thereby providint? a jiosiiibility of encountering tlie Jeannette. But scarcely had this resolution taken place in my mind when Peters npproachci and b ,;au to examine exam-ine the chart, miking mo to show him our position. "In rciponse to his request I pointed to a npot one decree north of our true 'tosirion, venturing the i mails that we would reach tho i.hiud tho (juicKest by Leeping in u duo western course. "He inude no reply to my remark, but after asking u fnw tpiestioas as to the probable distance to the i.d.in.l he turned to his men mid gave orders for the boat to be headed for the north. "My heart sank within me ut this, and foe a moment 1 believed that my deception decep-tion had been discovered. However, tho next moment he explained to tho men that it was his object to get ns far out of tho track of the Jeannette as possible lie-fore lie-fore making for the i: laud. "Being 'thus reassured, I ventured to suggest that tli3 Jeannette would most likely search for us among tho Bosher islands that lay close to us on the souih, but Peters cut mo off with the pert remark re-mark that I was not brought along to give advice. This leit mo with no 'alternative but to quily submit to being be-ing curried away beyond tho possibility of encountering the Jeannette. "My knowledge of the island to which we were bound was of the most meager character, and all 1 could recall regarding regard-ing it was that it lay Homo thirty leagues off the coast of Fu-Kina, a province in , V, KIDNAPED! ' "Perhaps the strangest adventure 1 . ver had during my twenty years upon the sea," said Capt. Kevins, "waa during dur-ing the summer of 18W. I was 15 yenin old at tho time, and was living with tny pureuts in San Francisco. f "My chief delight in those days waa the study of navigation, of which I never grew tired. My father, who was a master mas-ter of that science, being a rttired sea captain, took great pains to gratify my desire for knowledge in that direction, and in order to all'ord ma a chance to pursue my studies ho made arrangu merits to send mo on a voyuge to Hong Kong on the Jeannette. "The Jeanuette was commanded by Capt. Guy Wentworth, an old friend of , tny father, and as he had always lieen kind to mo I anticipated a most pleasant voyage. "1 was provided with a set of naviga tor's instruments, including a costly ; watch, and was to keep a reckoning through tho voyage. "In addition to the ship's crew there I x were on board tho Jcannetto about twen- V . ty Chinamen, who had made large sums of money ia the gold fields, and were Cf returning to their nativa land to enjoy I i their wealth. Their money, which was I nearly all in gold dust and nuggets, was I stored on board t lie ship. 1 "Among tho sailors on board the Jean- 1 ' nette was a man by the name of Jack B Peters. He could not have been less A than 50 years of age, tall, raw boned, a with a complexion us brown as an au- '4 tuinn leaf. From tho very first he Pi seemed to take a great liking to me, and f seemed greatly interested in my progress g , in learning navigation. At every oppor- O Tfl tuuity lie would engage we in convorsa- vl I 1 tion, yet I could not make up my mind ln to like him. ' idj "There was something about the man if that caused lue to distrust him, in spite of his evident disposition to make me "i his friend. I "Suddenly I thought of tho loat. Was it still there, or had it been taken away by the savages? With a beating heart I fairly ran -toward the place where it had been left. I ciflild hardly suppress a cry of joy as I pushed through tho thick branches to tho water's edge and found the boat still there unmolested by the natives. A glance told mo that nothing had been remove 1 from the boat save a small portion of the provisions, and I at once resolved to put to sea in it and trust to chance to be picked up by some passing pass-ing ship. "It only required a few moments for me to board the boat nn 1 push out into the little bay. I was well tkilled in its management,. 'iml soon had the sail hoisted hoist-ed to catch tho strong oil shore breezo that was now Mowing. T:;l;ing the rudder, I ran swiftly down the inlet to tho open sea. A mile farther on I rounded n headland and was standing out. toward the middle of the bay when 1 I heard the sound of many strange voices coming from the shore. Glancing to- : ward a narrow pi ninsula that lay on my j left 1 saw a baud of savages running j swiftly toward the water's edge, brand- ! ishmg their weapons r.nd uttering sav- 1 age cxclnni'itiou as they ran. j "A shudder passed over me as I thought ( of what my fate would be should I fall j into their hands. But us I could see no i boat in which they coold pursue me ! upon tho water 1 fe't that 1 was safe i beyond their reach. However, my feeling feel-ing of security was of short duration, for scarcely had tho savages reached the water's edge wiiea 1 saw them scramble down among tho rocks and disappear into what se 'ine l to bj a kind of grotto. A moment later a long canoe tilled with the natives shot out into the bay and camo swiftly in pursuit. Then another mid mint her followed in quick succession succes-sion till half a dozen had joined in the chase, "Although I was. fully a quarter of a mile in advance of them now, I recognized recog-nized tho fact that there was the greatest great-est danger that 1 would be overhauled by them. "Thero were no weapons in tho boat ; with which I could de "end myself, but i even if there had been 1 would have stood no chance of repelling a score of bloodthirsty blood-thirsty savages. There was but one chance of eseape, and that lay in flight. Kecoguizing this fact I held tho little craft full before tho wind, which was .now growing stronger as I neared the , open sea. "But in spite of this I could see that the pursuing canoes wero slowly but surely gaining on tuc, Nearer and nearer they drew, till, glancing back, I could see tho fierce look of exultation on the hideous faces of the savages, and hear their wild ejaculations of triumph as they bore rapidly down upon 'me. Fif-teeu Fif-teeu minutes more and they would be within reach of me. With a fi-eling of despair I lashed the rudder in place; I grasped a plank from the bottom of tho boat the oars had been removed by the robbers and beguu to row with it as best I could. "We had now left tho inlet, and were out in the open sea. I cast a hasty glance across tho water with the hope of seeing some passing ship, but thero was no sign of a sail in sight. "But now for the first time I noticed that an ashy pallor was stealing over the mist covered sky, and' with a feeling of joy I knew that the night, which comes down so rapidly in the tropics, was near j at hand. A few moments later the darkness dark-ness had deepened so that only the dim j outlines of tho tmr-uinir ennoes wen. ?J "We had been at sea nearly five weeks Jp'J when one night, just as I was preparing y to turn in, Peters cumo to my room und A asked me to go with him. Joe Braddon, ' he said, who was taking his turn at the wheel, wanted to speak to me. 1 "I thought it an odd request, as 1 had but a slight acquaintance with Braddon, but I followed him, little dreaming of ii the startling events that were soon to 'J take place. "The night was intensely dark, and a I heavy mist hung over the sea. I had f not taken a dozen steps after leaving S j iny room when 1 was suddenly seized jj 1 from behind by strong arms and borne '- J I to the deck. 1 was about to make an tK outcry, when a hand was placed over (XA my mouth and a harsh voice warned me ' eas ' that if I made the least alarm I would ' - I to t hi Vbe knocked on the head and thrown into I nnd the sea. , region? "This induced ma to remain quiet ! road" ww'e ,ny I'11'1''1 wore securely tied be- . rtiid' bind my br.ck. Then some one took me r,,- from the deck, and slipping over the rail descended into a boat that had been I .-"'''.' lowered alongside the vessel. I waa ( thrust down in the bottom of the boat and commanded to keep quiet upon peril of iny life. ( "So astonished and bewildered had I t . been at the sudden assault that it waa r some time before I could realize what - was taking: place. I sat there like one j. . . . ' , stupefied, huddled down, while a dozen N f( I i )f the sailors descended from the ship Aud took their places in the boat, and -jTfciaf the ship swept on her course and waa . Kl y -soon lost to sight in the gloom. fS ; " 'What does this niean? I cried, as y , soon as I dared speak. 'Why have 1 f i ' been taken from the ship?' . " 'We'll let you know all soon enough,' replied the voice of Peters. 'We've got use fer ye, an if ye do tho right thing we'll treat ye all fair.' " 'An' if he don't,' said one of the sailors in a threatening tone. " 'We'll feed him ter the sharks,' finished fin-ished Peters in a calm voice. "Some of the men now hoisted the sail and the boat was turned to the northwest. north-west. My hands were then unbound, and I was free to move about the boat as I pleased, but I was cautioned to make no noise in case we were pursued by the ship. For nearly an hour we continued our course in silenco, then Peters said: " 'I reckon thar ain't no uso in dis-gnisin' dis-gnisin' matters, now that we've got the boy in our power. The fact is,' he continued, con-tinued, addressing me, 'we've jist relieved re-lieved the Jeannette nv a little uv her gold about $100,000, 1 reckon and wo want yer ter help us git away with it. The gold all belonged to them heathen Chinamen, an' it didn't look like the fair thing for them to take it out of tho conn-J conn-J try where they made it, an' we decided I to bring part uv it back kind uv an ex- 1 port duty, yon see. Now, if you'll help J j us to git to Formosa we'll do the fair J thing by you, an' you'll git your part of southeastern China, and was infested with a tribe of savage and warlike natives. na-tives. "All that day we continued our course to tho north, then turned westward, und : two days later sighted tho rock bound 'coast of eastern Formosa. Continuing ' our courso northward for several leagues we entered a narrow inlet, und passing , up this for four or five miles, wo landed ' iu a secluded spot, where wo discin-1 discin-1 barked and concealed tho boat under a clump of trees that overhung a narrow neck in tho little bay. "In a level spot about 200 yards from the shore a camp was made, and hern wo remained for threo days before I I learned anything regarding tho future ' plans of my captors. Then, from what I overheard from Peters in his conversa- tion with the others, I learned that we ! were to remain in concealment there for j three or four weeks, perhaps, when a i small vessel a smuggler on the Chinese coast, I gathered commanded by an old friend and pal of Peters, wouid arrive ar-rive and carry us to Australia. In order to carry out this plan one of tho conspirators con-spirators had been left aboard tho Jeannette, Jean-nette, and on his arrival at Hong Kong he was to see the smuggler, whose ship would probably be at that port, and acquaint ac-quaint him with the business on hand, and pilot him to the place agreed upon on the west coast of Forraosa. What dispojtujtjwas to be made V me in the nioai. - Vi unable , 'in, but I had t.-ifyt appro. .'Ro,alat it was thejr ii3fition to l'Wo hioonthe island. ' "However, I was allowed my freedom, and went and came as I pleased. Sometimes Some-times I would venture quite a distance inland, wandering over the hills and through the deep canons, in which grew abundance of tropical fruit, while birds of rare and brilliant plumage flew about me through the perfumed uir. "It was about a week subsequent to our landing on the island. I was returning return-ing one evening from ono of my short excursions inland, when, on crossing a little hill, a strange, startling' sound, coming from the camp in the valley below, be-low, reached my ears. "Hastening to tho top of the hill I looked down into the little valley, where a strange sight met my gaze. Coming swiftly from a strip of deep forest to the north, leaping over the jagged rocks that covered the hill, I saw a horde of Formosa For-mosa savages rushing furiously down upon the sailors ut the camp, brandishing their spears and gesticulating wildly as they ran. "For a moment I w;as almost stupefied with surprise and fear. Sosuddenly had they appeared upon the scene that it seemed as if they had sprung up from the very earth. I recognized in a moment mo-ment that I as well as tho sailors was in the most deadly p'ril, for the natives of Formosa' are us fierce and warlike as tho Sioux and Apaches of our own country. "I heard the voice of Peters shouting visible through the gloom. A few minutes min-utes more and they were lost to sight in the black night that settled rapidly over tho sea. "Throwing down the plank with which I had lieen rowing I now grasped the rudder again and changed uiy course to the southeast, while I listened' intently intent-ly to the sound of the pursuer-;' puddles. A few minutes later I heard them pass on to tho north of me, while wiui a strong wind tilling the sails of iny b.;.-:t I bore swiftly and iioiseles.'ly away vo the south. The noises of the pr.-MK-s died nwuy in the distance, and i knew that I was safe. "I continued my course southward until daylight, when I cnnld s, i ho oast of 'Formosa lying r.uiie f'-mr or five miles to the west. Tile M ;.t d, y I rouniYd South Cape and wis pieked up by the Jeannette, which h.el -turned and was standing up t he l-'ormo.-a coasi in search of the robbers, "I was handsomely rewarded f r the part I had played i:i tesbiWug !in treasure treas-ure to its owners, and my advent ares w jre the nil absorbing topic of eou tijn during the voyage, "On tny return to ria.i Francisco I was appointed second mate on l lie .("aniieue." Wiil Leiselihee iu Detroit '.'ev.-s. the gold.' " 'I don't "Pant any of it,' I replied indignantly. in-dignantly. '1 will not be a party to your robbing scheme, but I suppose I can't help myself about assisting j-oti to get ashore, since I am with you, but don't think that I would not give you I all over to the authorities if I could.' " 'Oh, we'll risk that,' laughed Peters. 'Only yon pilot us to Formosa and we'll do the rest. We'll see that you don't lose I nothing, and besides we know you've been wantin' a chauce to try your skill at navigatin', and we ain't ia favor uv keepin' a boy back when ho wants to learn. 1 "This speech brought a hearty laugh from the sailors. "I now began to understand the situation situa-tion in which I was placed. That the men would have no mercy on me if I failed to do their bidding I well knew, yet I felt it my duty to make some attempt at-tempt to thwart their plans. But I must have time to think, and to gain this it was necessary for me to appear as passive as possible, not to excite suspicion. As soon as the robbery was discovered I knew that the Jeannette would double on her courso and try to run down the robbers, and there might be a chance of iny arresting them if 1 managed matters rightly, but any attempt to deceive my raptors would be e "ei-ms indertnk-; indertnk-; lug, and should 1 txs fltscotered would, in r.ll probability ,'cost ine my life. Knowing Know-ing this, 1 recognized the necessity of Csjn g the greatest caution in what I did. "The night was still dark, with a heavy mi.-t hanging over the sea. affording afford-ing an excellent opportunity for the boat to escape the vessel. It was fully two Lours before Peters would allow even a match to ho lis to look at tho compass to ascertain our course. Then' the boat ,va.-, he,-,';ed ior the northwest. . , "Yho night passed, and when tnor;ii'tsr d'lwm-d the sea was still covered witti ' h dc:i:t fog. On tikhig toy bearing 1 'ftmrd. us near as I could calculate, that ' e W'.ib ?1 dtj;s. U miiis. north latitude to the men to run for the boat, but before be-fore tho order could be obeyed the savages sav-ages were upon them. I heard the rapid discharge of firearms as the sailors rallied about their leader and sought to repel the advancing foe. Then tho line of screaming, maddened natives closed in upon them, and nothing could be seen but a mass of struggling humanity. It would be impossible for mo to describe the fearful scene that followed, in which the boat's crew were every one cut down and literally hacked to pieces before my very ryes. "At the first appearance of the sav air"s I had sunk down behind a tlumnof bushes, and, lying tliere upon the ground stupefied with horror, I witnessed that awful scene, the horror of which can never be erased from my memory. "How long I lay thero I cannot tell, for I must have swooned at the terrible sight I had been compelled to witness. The next I remember was of lying there among the bushes trying to recall the p:ist. As soiui as I could realize the sit nation I arose and peered down into tho valley. The savages had all disappeared as mysteriously as they had come. The sun was low in tho horizon, and a deathly death-ly stillness had fallen over tho scene. "For half an hour I stood there, waiting wait-ing and listening for sounds of tho savages, sav-ages, but tit length, hearing nothing to excite my fear. I stopped from tho thicket thick-et of bushes nnd utolo cautiously down to the little grove where the camp had been. "There amid the rank shrnbliery lay the mangled remains of tho ill fated sailors, disfigured beyond recognition. For several moments I stood tliere almost al-most paralyzed by tho horror of my situation. sit-uation. Then the deadly peril that surrounded sur-rounded me roused me to t he knowledge of the necessity of immediate action. It would not do to linger there a moment, as there was no telling when the savages might again appear upou the scene; but what was I to do? |