Show 7 by arthem D HOWDEN SMITH 0 1 AI I 1 iia ARTHUR ARTHU R D N service CHAPTER X XI continued 20 oil oh rerun forget alini choti 1 sidd she cried d yet I 1 meant well tle anly finist fastiff that you have singled auf u deny 11 ll nut not your buur was equipped to ti fight tit ohp bodger sure sore li lonin again 0 i cort complexly complex ilex lt ot of piu pai bonc formen teil fellowes lie p wanted tn tip he kind tie he wanted to be cruel tit to help lie he want ed e to him the alif bet scowl i ini in pend beads or on its ills fore chinini or as the sell mial chal front lite tip tirs tf if hp bp filsht take tier in ills arnis arms and herl tun flut nis nii be more wild hind if I 1 s sink ink hie file 1 I fi tit it ii sen service he for fir ni ini vilh which hf hf country if I 1 happen to kill he made a tit n shang fy I 1 shall remove rpm a dangers itis enemy of my country tind the man who flogged flo Reri nie site she regarded him with altti dint small mournful look lonk her lips alpa curved in pity arid and I 1 lime have done this to youl you she mild 1 I should remember but each time little it the same I 1 am so sorry si ai very corryl f ive turned love into hute hiate nun aud ruined two mens lives ah and brought tit mv iv father to t the he gill gal lowal lows I 1 flint in oh well then well io go below bolow anywhere 1 what does dins ll if matter m itter A few hobora a few duya days a few months month sill I 1 tier her millet led tier her away mumbling fussily and fellowes hurried ferard to inspect drag anything to occupy dim to old aid plin aliu to forget forel her 1 tile sie wo 4 in D jove love with wilh showe of ni course the letter ietter everything her word wonda s tier her huni humors firs her aux cry lit dived it r 0 the hp he mut have swept her off her feet feeal I 1 nul mien before that night or litter t ile he turned to cuffee his brain working still tilt a along parallel atnes to en gentillon tillon the file negro to reduce his powder when the bri hrar lost lendway 1 I 1 inet want to re reach ach him yet no nc uw use in hefling him we have a twenty four lust just tickle him film up Ype kepp jepp him hill hot after us 1 ano laughed enli ynh ynh fellice I dat his fun oh we fool him col 61 plenty t too much lanek llin k on the poop straining anxious I 1 ly v through the niest remil teil leil insl ansi night on the true anant a swish of skirts a citrin hody pressed an fn to ills his the touch of soft tips lip CHAPTER XII v battle long before baening the two vessels were ft ere visible to each other the uen cen worked blocked clearly the ohp fail and ing light in the post enat tile the bad er B R blairr pd finver ot of canvas in the radl tit il the file sunset the guined slowly on the Ventu venturina rInn odd and under cover ot of doik dark ness the privateer cut herself tree free ot of fhe arim shortening sail to maintain her position busl of range of 01 ol 01 livelle the men olt off cioch were sent to their ham mit s and tho thaise on fluty duty bl bidden I 1 I 1 to ll 11 n lip ile d sawn the flip guns fe Fellow r 4 pa I 1 himself endeavored to wt set an axam pip hv by his excitement land nun g bt annh hed a nap to one nf the wardroom hunks an ain h hour aur before sunrise fellowes wn was aiken likened cd hv 0 a messenger from breed will had tile the watch he came on neck to find I 1 the lie crew akkir the galley ing Illi was crooning ovet over them the rl Sar pent removing yesterdays p powder bowder fro fromet from ni its tt shiny harrel barrel with a gaii and polish fellowes Follow pit first thought was ana to see fee to the feeding of nf hit men they were to have a hot meat and nc a special jill sue n of grog and dont forget the prisoners mr hira breed we may he be hours at 1 l job map 01 ve hero theria the annie matill 08 the crew ann and then BW stow th them poll in ID the itself Im self he of at tended tp the cockpit carn cam opened the he door in re response monse to hi hla knock 1 I uio am loath to disturb you maam guam tie he suld SAW hut tie file will be bequir ini ine hla his quarters soon 0 on and nd id flace you nu nut of 1 reach 6 of ahl sie regarded him with the same lit tying espres expression slon which had irked da lr il kore s slip bin quietly but if we moy manyi clr air w wel ill stay here herci will require its as distance rut you dont hnud anre hl leous and id IA rather see file khints t llie lhnn crouch and luran luR ln eliem and im not one to fulst and stew cap loin fellows el lowed s theres there mr inglesi U fellowes ancla andy olit 7 1 1 I 1 ony jb lit a tool lien ben rei re ported terlly hut bill I 1 run an w wind arld a 8 aini ORR r hald a bas aw tind I 1 prefer cna to the less nil steil h bojt fp i hr oriol e 1 W alp ilp rp MS ills y ar ris tiac hii d 1 1 el vp II si va 4 1 I A yf 1 rel bellowes lowes looked tit cl the duenna dark fat immutable jetty eyes squinting from tile the olds folds of h her et montilla anra sold said albe geno senora can help too she will be much better for having something to d do come caime sir do in not sen sentence tenee us to lo tile hie hold I 1 your wounded will be more life for what assistance we cut can render she appealed it to confirm me wont you sou doctor tile the Ir lebman supported tiet gal bantly TIB short bonded we are captain and with none hill tile the stewards stew urda for dressers ill he be it in a had bad way 11 ll wits a good bood argument fellowes admitted to himself ile he owed his bin men every for or lite life and three extra helpers inight turn the arale for foi tile the poor devils who whose se bodies were by tile the hadgers very well he be agreed if you are certain twill not distress you once we are lo in action you must remain here you speak ot of being in action cap lain the parl exclaimed how soon will it he her within the hour he answered curtly and withdrew ascending to the deek deck lie he rehearsed in hla his memory the fearful expectation mirrored in her face she knew what wha 0 I 1 I 1 ip ej xe centurion wore handsomely lie he planned for Colli showe and dread ed it L well hed give gl ive herl her ample to it weep over when hed be d finished with the englishman the centurion at fellowes Feliu Feli wes owes diorec tion wore handlo mely and stood nor our east by aynor munir on the lie lob gabd d inck the rhe badger apprehending the ninn euret indicated inah buted tile the yankee brig intended to mine come to close quarters commenced in toke take in her m ainsa and clow clew up tier after ca calivas fellowes studied their progress as the interval of mae blue water with the persistent perM steni attempt 0 of the athe badger to point up higher than the centurion aud and when tie he thought the be 1 range was right for the twenty tour fo ur bounder be balled eel ahoy gunnell gunner I 1 well try the long rom coffees Cuff eeB ees first shot sh of skipped the waves in ernt of the sloop of aars wara bow the next ricocheted over the nut ut the third was a clean hit forit ferard rd of amidships and the coin centurione centurions arlone cm pany malsed a lusty fusty cheer mill showe undaunted yawed to chasers to bear the twelve shot splashing up the water perhaps is a quartet quarter of B s tul nil Ie ii short 0 of f the tar abet cuffee tired fired a fourth timed time end and scored abit B bajt in ID the waist come comei come lad a spar 1 4 I want Fello fellowes wem called impatiently the next shot ahot was ao an over clean main and and apparently appreciating th the e weight oi of metal against him came a about once more and stood down te be fore the wind Find bowon bow on in nn effort to close so BO tits heavy broadb broadside itle butteries could come into play but fellowes was alert St steady endy all the order come from tile the speaking trump trumpet et roke him cuffee mr spencer hold your fire aro until I 1 bid you loose working with frenzied speed cuffee had find tile lie long tom loaded arid and tired fired almost before lind find speaking tile the shot struck h the bodger on a level with the cat heads A A see sec ond shot drilled the hull bull under the fore chains tos sings a shower of splinters in air now then mr air spencer fellowes Fellow cs hailed the first lieutenant and the in bd twelve roared as one all but two or three missed but fellowes wits sure one shot had whistled through tile the torl torel stays and a second hit the but ue he was satisfied well go about cabout mr he bode bade tile the sailing railing muster master on the tack it t was time As the centurion wore the badgers chase guns oung their shot into the privateers bul works with telling e effect when the confusion had abated fellowes saw one man dead on his deck and two others wounded the badger had bad teeth and knew bow to use ase them carry those men below he or dered where are your sand buckets buckets tile the badger pegged away with her ber chasers ch users but the centurion ran out of 0 range quite easily and wore ship to rive hive the long tom another chance and nn an exultant yell greeted C Cof luf feea fees next performance the balb topmast of the slop of war tumbled slowly from tile the didds in a sprawling litter of spars spare and canvas momentarily helpless the badger flapped up into the wind arid and fellowes swooped nearer tor for the benefit of his twelve the broadsides broad sides roared as fast its as the gun crews could swab load and fire but Collis huwe was a seaman before the privateer could smash another stick he had the wreckage cleared from his deck and the badger manageable manoff 1 g bable and fellowes must sheer t to 0 avoid those hard bard carron ades that would rend the brig to matchwood at close quarters A naif half dozen more shots from froin the long tom and the badgers foremost foremast probably weakened by the hit bit in the vh went in a clutter that drugged tile the sloop of war down by the he hed id fellowes stood on making use of the predicament to gain a position astern of her but by some effort Colli shawe was able to to run both his long aft and to in abe th eface face of a scorching tire bre from the centa rions battery actually is succeeded lo in shooting away aw ay the brig brigs s foretop fore top mast blai letang the big serpent Sar Sur pent vall kill ing one of Cuff coffees ees gun crew and drowning a pair of sophera marines marl nem rel fellowes lowes coolly determined to take no unnecessary risks p promptly retired out of range cleared the wreckage from his and again ordered luffee cuffee to resume sharp shooting the negro had to his bis work and the long toni tom hurled burled it its a hot I 1 into the crippled sloop of war with appalling regularity rel fellowes lowes called to cuffee take your time gunner but I 1 want you to knock over another stick etlick coffees Cuff ees response was a clean hit to in the badgers which broke midway to tiie top and swamped die whole waist with its debris the sloko of war broached to all but helpless white while the centurion h beaded e abed heiress across her bows broo broadside dald b batt af teries erlea naming flaming as she tacked back and forth babit and forth the long tom adding its resonant voice to io the sharper ide do tons ione of the twelve rhe fhe smoke was banked so co densely round around the ilia privat privateer Vei that th abe e koperny aas practically I 1 but ao an answering broadside roared from thea abe sloop arid and the centurion quiri ered under the impact of the carron noes ades shot Sta hd your helm mr No gille hailed allea fellowes hea ue swung tits head bead around ato HE BE |