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Show THE SPANISH FORK PRESS. SPANISH FORK, UTAH - STORY FROM In THE START ' th small New Jersey vilof Straltamouth, In the year 1749, Richard Lindsay, who talla tha atory, la a carefrc youth whoaa chief actlvltlea are fishing and hunting. Proud of his marksmanship, ha give an exhibition before some villagera and a atranger, with whom they afterward dlna at tha tavern. Tha conversation turn on a notorious pirate, whose Ship, the Black Panther, la thought to be In the vicinity. la CHAPTER II Continued attend at court, yet his toue, languid and somewhat bored, was such as I Imagined these gentry to affect Twill serve," he said . Now the And line, liurford, and then" he added, so low that I could and then for barely hear the words Tow." What followed I could not well observe, for the fog, which had seemed to He lightening, now shut In thick again, and their maneuvers took them first to the westard, for which I was duly thankful, and then back In my direction, which made me crouch and cower like a hunted hare. There was measuring, I Judged, and placing of marks, pud the man who hod borne the spade was continually Jotting down figures In what I supposed to be a small book. All this time the big mnn sat on the chest, quietly, as If glad to be let alone,4 and without as far as I could see, evincing the slightest Interest In what was going on. Many and many a, time, since that morning when I lay crouched amid the reeds, I have debated with myself what I should have done, for I had such an opportunity as might never come again In the course of a lifetime. At such close and;polnt-blanrange I could have fired my shotgun full In the face of one of the men, then hnve seized my rifle and shot down another, and then, taking to my heels and protected by the smoke and by the mist, I could have crouched In the shelter of the undergrowth until I had reloaded my rifle and returned to take my chances with my remaining foe. Here, with fortune favoring me, I would have put out of the way three pirates, and would have gained for myself a chest of treasure, But such arguments I should answer as follows: In the first place, 1 did not know that these men were pirates. In the second place, even If I had some means of assuring myself on this point, the fact remains that pirates, In those days, were not regarded with the horror ahd loathing which they merited. To the world In general, your pirate,, like Blackboard or Morgan, provided you did not fall afoul of him and endnnger your own skin, was a good deal of a hero, whose adventures were to be eagerly followed and whose prowess, like that of knights of old, was to be celebrated both In story and In song. And If these two reasons are not enough to explain my Inaction, there remains a third, namely, that I was only nineteen, and that my mind did not then work, nor has It since worked, I fear, with any great celerity. And so, when perhaps I should have been bold and e to make my forkeen and tune for life, I continued to crouch there In the reeds, my eyes staring, and so fascinated with what I was seeing that I could only gaze like a great boobjr, with never a thought of gun and rifle at my side. Do not misunderstand me ; I do not say, even today, that I should have acted otherwise than I did ; but If I hnd so acted, I might have managed to prevent the very lamentable aeries of events which followed. After a few minutes of these evolutions on the part of the two men who seemed to be the leaders In the enterprise, they stood for a moment In silence at a point midway between me and the third man; then gave him a curt order, and at opce, without a word, and, as It seemed to me, somewhat reluctantly, he heaved his huge bulk upright, picked up the box and brought It to the spot where they stood. .Then, going back and recovering the spude, he proceeded to dig, and soon had a large pile of earth and sand thrown up by his side. Yet his companlous evidently wished to Insure the security of their hiding-plac. croes-beartng- Then through the thinning fog a band of half a dozen nut Jostle curlew came Into view Just beyond the decoys, leisurely following the curve of the beach and constantly bending their long necks to feed on the spoils brought In by each advancing wave. Wiping the moisture front the barrel. I drew my shotgun to my shoulder and sighted at the flock. Momentarily my iflnger curled around the trigger; In another Instant I think I should have pressed It, and then this story would never have been written; but I hesitated Just long enough to hear, above above the whistling of the shore-birds- , the faint ripple of the water on the shore, the unmistakable and not far " distant of oars against tholepins. Hardly believing my own ears, I sat stock-stilmy gun still at " my shoulder; and then again Wltjiout doubt, a boat was passing In the fog. In the next second the scaups had leaped, quacking, from the pond; the curlew, with their clattering cry of alarm, had likewise vanished, and a general commotion and unrest, accompanied by shrill. notes of warning, told me, as plainly as though I had seen It, that the boat was headed for the Island. In another few seconds the sound of oars ceased; there came, Instead, the crunch of a boats bow upon the bench; then voices, low and guarded; and out of the mist three forms came dimly Into view. The foremost, even allowing for the magnifying properties of the atmosphere, I could perceive to he a mnn of giant stature, and doubtless of corresponding . strength, for he was carrying. In an attitude that showed that his burden taxed him to the utmost, a large chest or box. Behind him, one to the right and one to the left, came two other figures, men, I Judged, of average size, one benrlng n spade and the other unincumbered by any burden at all. Doubtless I seem to describe all this In a very calm, matter-of-fnway, but I can assure you that at the time the Impression It made on me wns one of a different sort, vivid enough to set my eyes to staring and to mnke my Mood leap faster In my veins; for, from the tales I hnd heard around the Ore at the Inn, I had n doubt (In spite of the talk that there were none In our waters) that these men were pirates; and that since, for obvious reasons, they did not give their money Into the custody of the bankers on the shore, they had come to the Island to deposit It In the good wny. according to the custom of freebooters since their trade began. Yet, excited and thrilled as I was, I experienced other emotions as well, chief among which was a very lively fear; 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. Fortunately for me, however, they came to a stop some fifty feet from the edge of my blind; he whom I took to be the lender of the party gave a curt word of command, and at once the huge man, with great alacrity, set down his burden and began rubbing Ms arms ns If to restore the circulaThereupon the tion of the- - blood. leader flung another word to the man When one doesnt know where his with the spade, and he at once laid down this Implement beside the box next dollar Is coming from he may beand the two withdrew from their com- come a bohemlun or a bandit. It all panion, coming so far In my direction depends on his type of mind. The for thut soon they were nearer to me than mer alternative Is thut of the merry, they were to the chest. Apparently uplifted soul, the lutter of the sinisthey were searching for a mark of ter, usuully malevolent one. The bohemlun sort Is good company some sort, for presently the man who had carried the spade stopped near a If he hasnt drifted Into predatory low, gnarled cedar and observed, Why habits. He Is always ready to enternot this tree, Captain. If you may call tain you with, his mind and Is cordlnl It such? At all events, Its larger than to your own efforts' toward geniality. He Is not too severe on your occasionIts mates." At these words I experienced an- ally limping wit and his laugh Is genother thrill, but of a different kind. erous. We ought to vhlue and cherish Naturally these three men were all him more than we do, though he bes a l. unknown to me, and I hsd not travaccant make mpney; and made have to Everybody muny eled enough tlilB bright quaintances In other towns; yet I It takes so little to make could huve sworn I had somewhere spirit happy. Usually he Is talented, heard this man's voice, or at leust a but If he Isn't he Is soothing to the oh e almost exnetly resembling It. frequently lacerated souls of those Isn't the nature Tut nefore I had time to perplex my- who are talented. self rurther, the man addressed as Ihnt Just rests you" a (flexed one. ('uptnln made answer, and although I meant to gladden a tiresome day? If his disposition Is to lean some- had neur seen the fine geutlcmen who for presently I saw him get down Into the pit and make the dirt fly even fuster than before. ..Then, at the word of commnnd, he stopped agalq, and, reaching out over the side of the hole, he half dragged, half carried the chest, the size of which was hard to determine In the darkness, and swung It down to the bottom, after which he emerged and began filling In the pit. Over this matter, Indeed, the whole party spent much time;, the surplus eafth was carried away and dumped Into the pond, and as nearly as I could discern, they were at great pains to smooth out all traces qf their footprints around the spot where they had burled the ciest And then, wholly-- without warning a terrible thing happened. The big man, who had done the bulk of the labor, now stood leaning on his spade, gazing blankly Into, the fog, when, to my surprise, I saw the man whom 1 deemed the leader steal quietly up behind the dreaming giant and croqrh down until he was fairly on his hnnds and knees, his back level with his follower's legs. At once I recognized the maneuver I had seen the same thing done, and hnd done It myself, scores of times In the rough piny of the Straltamouth boys; for, given an active confederate, this Is a trick against which there Is no guard ; If your ally gives the victim a good hard shove, he Is bound to lose his balance, reel helplessly backward, and sprawl at full length upon the ground. Yet while, as I say, this was a favorite trick with boys, 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 earnest. And my fears were, ,as It proved, only too well grounded, for without loss of an Instant the third k . ctlnk-clnnk- l, clink-clank.- coal-blac- knee-breeche- s . wide-awak- , et I Continued to Crouch Thera in the Reeds. man walked boldly up to his unsuspecting victim, and, without a word or a sign to reveal his purpose, suddenly gave him the violent push which I had been dreading to sqe. Without uttering a sound the surprised glunt flung up his hands and fell heavily upon his back, whereupon, to my horror, the mnn who had shoved him leaped, without loss of a second, full on top of him, and I saw a great knife gleam and plunge, once, twice, thrice, Into the unresisting body of the fullen man. . Meanwhile the man who hnd knelt had risen to his feet again, and I saw that he held a pistol In his hand, ready to fire. And for an Instant, Indeed, It seemed that there might be need, for the fallen man, whose vitality must have been prodigious, now succeeded. In spite of his wounds, in throwing off the man who bestrode him and in dashing him to the ground; and the next second, to my terror, he came plunging for my blind, a most horrible and ghastly sight, with head thrown back, and mouth gaping and distorted In agony. He ran aimlessly, reeling from side to side, with arms pitifully outstretched before him, and with body Inclining farther and farther forward until at last, whether from tripping over a root or whether from loss of strength, he crashed prostrate, not ten feet from where I was cowering, with my blood frozen In my veins. With a bound his betrayer was upon him, und I could have fulnted uwuy when he turned the prostrate body, and. as If .to rnalie assurance sure, plunged his knife, with a kind of dlu- - Bohemian May Claim His Place in World ne'er-do-wel- p- what on his friend, the man of oak well, the oak can stand It It Is, In fuct, what the on Is Is looking for and welcomes. F. II. Collier In the St Louis Globe-Democr- Swan-Son- g Legend There Is no scientific ground for the thut a swau sings beautifully Just before It dies. No swan ever makes any sound which resembles whissinging unless It is the tling swan of Iceland. According to Greek mythology, Apollo; the god of music, ' passed Into a swan. Swan song" Is now popularly applied to d last or dying work, such as that of a poet, artist or composer. Pathfinder legend Magazine. Picturesque Pottery Ancient Inhabitants of Peru often pottery Jars In the shape of vegetables, such as ears of corn, squash, potatoes and bouns made - bollcal savagery, full Into the giants throat Then, more slowly, he rose to his feet, and even In my terror I experienced a still further shoclj as I saw that In spite of his change of dress this murderer, beyond all question, was none other than the peaceful merchant, the affable stranger with whom I had talked and laughed at Straltamouth only the duy before. He stood motionless, the dripping knife still In his hand, looking around him as If seeking a tuft of grass with which to cleun It, while 1 crouched low amid the reeds, hoping and praying that he would not see me. But as he glanced hither und thither to the right and left of him, all at once and 1 could have screamed, aloud as I saw what was coming his eyes, drawing nearer and nearer, at length looked squarely Into mine. Frozen with hor-ro- r, I made no movement of any kind, but remained staring as If turned to stone. Nor was he, on his part, more active, ne must, of course, have been a mnn accustomed to all kinds of excitement and adventure, and not easily to be surprised ; but the sight of a face looking up nt him out of the reeds xn an island which he confidently believed to be uninhabited, save for himself and his pnrtner In crime, clearly staggered him. Before either of us could act the man who had been In the background hud stepped forward, and he, at least, wns quick as lightning Itself. With a gesture so rapid that the eye could not follow It, his hand leaped up and I found myself gazing Into the round muzzle of a deadly looking pistol, while he sold, without raising his voice, hut In a tone like steel, Come out of there! With a sinking heart I realized that my opportunity had passed. Whatever I might have done, had my wits been as quick as his, was of no import now. The sight of that pistol settled everything, and, abandoning all hope, I obeyed his command. I shall never forget that first sight of Cnpt. Francis Barclay, ne was not a large mnn, but I have never In my life met another who gave such an Impression of power. His figure was Ills face, lithe and thin and aquiline, was very dark and clean-shavek save for a snfhll mustache; his hair, also Jet black, curled negligently beneath his cocked hat, with its sable plume. Nor was his dress less noticeable than his face and figure, for In spite of the hour and the occasion, he was clad In and silken hose, with long' slashed boots ; his waistcoat was of some light sprigged stuff, and his coat was of scarlet, with ruffles at wrist and throat lie had, as I have said, shown that he was proof against surprise, and yet as I came forward, I distinctly saw his expression change. What there could be to amaze hpi In the sight of s desperately frightened boy I could not then Imagine, yet he glanced at me as if thoroughly taken aback, crying out In God's nnrne Burford, what is this? I thought we had left him on the schooner." My friend of yesterday now, I had little doubt, my enemy hnd advanced to my blind and had thoughtfully taken possession of my gun and rifle. Now he resumed his place at the captains side. I was startled when I saw the other," he answered, but this Is not he. This Is the boy I spoke of, who drove me down the shore. And In a tone vastly different from Ids friendly geniality of yesterday he asked: How much have you seen? The fog Is thick; perhaps you havo seen naught save my quarrel- with my friend. Perhaps you could not see. In the darkness, that he struck me first. Now why I did so I do not rightly know, except that I think I have Inherited from my good parents a strong love of truth; and I dare say, also, that I may have felt that even if 1 enred to tell lies, these men were clever enough to detect me; so I answered directly enough : I saw everything. I saw you bury the chest, and I saw what followed." Ills expression altered when I spoke of the chest. Then he turned to his companion, who still held his A fine, pistol leveled at my breast. outspoken lad," he suld with nn Iroipy But that even I could understand. I fear of too roving a nature, Iorne, after all, Is the only place wiwre a boy la realty safe." At these words, the Import of which there was no mistaking, I felt a sudden sinking of heart. And at the same time I experienced that sensation which comes to all o? us at times, that all this could not he true. The whole aspect of the day with Its chill, persist-eu- t fog, the unlooked-fo- r coming of these strnnge men, the murder I hnd witnessed surely, I thought, I could throw off this night mare, waken, and find myself In my bed at home. Yet that silent bulk nt my feet, with the pool of blood trickling into the thirsty sand, was real d enough. And that figure with the pistol was real enough, too; and as I looked, without any melodramatic flourish, but as coolly and naturally as if he were about to shoot a( a mark, he raised his weapon still higher until It pointed at my forehead, and I knew that the hand which held It wns as firm as a rock. 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