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“YONDER CRAFT IS THE MAGIC SHIP!”

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The Magic Ship;
OR.
The Freebooters of Sandy Rock.

A Tale of Fiction, founded upon Feet, in the
History of the earlier days of New York
and its adjacent waters.

BY COLONEL PRENTISS INGRAHAM,

amen or “ran moon on runs," “scrum
sun's can," “Inn, was: manna," no.

, CHAPTER I.

s erasth cam.
“ Schooner alloy I"
The ringing hail went fl ng over the wate borne
by a fierce wind; but thgi‘igh the two vesfis were
not far a , no answer was given.

“Ahoy what schooner is that?"

Once more the stern voice run out, and with like
result, for the vessel hailed be on its way in si-
lence and as though no other craft was near.

“ Ilia that schooner] show your flag, or I flre into

royathird time the stern voice was heard, and
then came the answer, clear, distinct, deflant:

“ I have noflaq. Fm away I"

The response fairly startled those who heard it
to fling words of utter defiance, words that smackedi
of the free rover, right into the teeth of an armed.
vessel, flying the stars and stripes at its mic, and
withat crew of gallant tars beneath its ow to
man I s s.

“Be at the us there!" came next the omi-
nous 0 er, and t e officer in charge of the star-
board battery a moment after sung out:

“ All ready sirl”

“Then make yonder im udent fellow show his
colors, before it gets too ark to see what flag he
floats.

M ire!”

The deep boom of the guns, the red glare of the
discharge the shrieking of the shot, all mingled to-

ther, while the dense volumes of smoke floated to

award and forming into one mass, looked like a
huge white cloud rollin clout upon the darin ves-
sel whose commander ad ld one of Uncle In’s
cruisers that she had no flag to sail under.

The two vessels were both sailing upon the same
course, and the cruiser at long hailing distance to
windward of the stranger.

[A good twelve-knot reeze was blowing, and their
mmet lay toward Sandy Hook, some live leagues
an .

Early in the afternoon the cruiser had sighted the
stran er, and giving chase had steadily gamed upon
her. olding to windward the while, until just as
mlight was fading she came within hail, and with a
result that was far from satisfactory.

Long before she could have sent a shot into her,
but the beautiful symmetry about the schooner’s
hull and rig had caused the naval officer to refrain
from man-lug it, especially as the craft held on the
course he wishedlio go, and his own vessel was
steadily aining upon her.

“She a beauty Lonsdale: but fast as she is the
$2ch outsells her with the same sail set," said

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on f the cruiser, addressing his
lieutenant? who stood by his side on the quarter-

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And both vessels were indeed models of symmetry
and been , though the stranger craft was most pe-
culiar in t e hull of her hull and rig.

Contrary to the custom of that she carried
perpendicular masts. instead of nigh; ones, and
aft ofthe mainmast therewasspaceenough to have
set a mlszen-msst.

The upright construction of her masts, as is now
known, enabled her to ca more press of sail, and
armamewhmspeedwss vital importance tohold

shewu‘iow too,in herrigging,having a: make
upforweifhfitmmendous booms sndulfai! which
spread that would sctupon the h of
ssaleveraloft,which keepsavesselc tlyoif
“gmmkt'fg'mah bowandstern rosein race-

w er
ful curve‘sfiwhicllilgave hers dryforecastle quar-
seas.

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Speed had cadently been the main object aimed
at in her construction, for she was of that class of
vemels known as flat upon the floor, a model that
gave her very little draught.

The flatness of her flooring fie her buoyancy,
and her extreme length insured tness.

Her tonnage was a trifle under four hundred and
she was much la r than her pursuer; but then.
not a was visib e upon her decks, and the closest
sore of those upon the schooner had failed to
detect more than a score of men upon her deck.

Yet 'she had the trim, taut appearance of a vessel-
' of-wnr and there was that about her which he of
. Ithe'potent arm of stern authority to guide r des-

1

vessel in obese was a ten-gun brig and she
the air of a craft under rfect discipline.

Her model was 10 narrow an deep, her masts
raking, and her sp of canvas immense.

She numbered seventy men for her crew, able-
bodied seamen who had roughed it in all weathers,
and on all sorts of allowance.

Upon the usrter-deck stood several omcers near
the sage old who was on du at the wheel.

They were yelmg men all 0 them, and the one
Baring the rank of ca was almost be in

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appearance, a handsome, resolu face
that was very strikingiw
All the afternoon brig-of-war Quickstep had

Monafterthe strangevessel, and o edthe
selling of their fleet craft, and ken? her
qualities wondered why the schooner had held

own as we as she did.
When the hall and response came, the guns of the
. had hurled forth their iron messengers to
s. ow that she was in deadly earnest, and the dense
sun vke had rolled down upon the schooner. as though

 

to shield her from another blow from her armed au-
versary.

“Get ready now to give her another broadside,
Mr. Lonsdale, if she has not have to!" ordered the
young commander of the Quickstep.

“ Ay, ay. sir." came the cheery response, and the
guns were uickly reloaded.

The brig s ill held on her course, the young egg-
tain intending to keep the stranger under his ro -
side to see what she would do. ,

With strainin e es he ed in the direction of
the vessel, and ai ng to em her, ed out:

“ Does any one see the schooner?"

No repl came, and he hailed the top:

“ Ho, oft!"

“ Ay, ay, sir." answered the lookout in the fore
ems-trees.

“ Do you see the schooner?"

“ No, sir; the smoke hides her," was the reply.

A moment more the brig held on, everye e on the
lookout; and yet the schooner was not visi le.

“ The smoke of our guns has blown far beyond
where she was when we flred, Mr. Lonsdaie, so
were is the schooner?" asked the surprised' cap-

n.

“ Our broadside must have sent her to the bottom,
airs; lamnswered the lieutenant, searching the seas
W .

“ y Neptune‘s beard! but it would seem so, for
nowhere is she visible.

" Put the brig before the win and we’ll chase
yonder cloud of smoke, and see if t is hiding her!"

The order was (Rickly obeyed, the sails were
squared, and away e brig darted before the wind
grlving along at a pace that won the admiration of

er crew.

But she was chasing a cloud, and it looked as
though it would be a long chase, when suddenly the
vapo mans lifted slowly from the sea, and dissolv-
ing in air revealed a vessel half a mile awav, look-
ing most hantomlike in the shadowy light that had
fo owed he comin on of night.

“The schooner! t e schooner!" shouted a score of
voices momentarily forgetting disci line.

“ It s not the schooner, Lonsdale, ut a full-rigged
ship," assured the young commander to his lieu-
tenant, who had been one of those who upon
discovering the vessel, had supposed it to the
c ase.
“True, sir' but where is the schooner?"

“That I do not know; but yonder craft is on a
course across our bows, and runs like a race-horse."

“ She is doubtless a clipper out of New York, sir,"
said Lieutenant Lonsdaie.

“ Yes—but I sha‘l bring her to, and ask if she has
seen the schooner, for if it went off before the wind,
hidden by the smoke from our guns, it would be
now ust about where the clipper s.

“ ear the portobow gun, and throw a shot across
her fore-foot! ‘

“ Ay, ay, sir," and almost instantly the discharge
of the gun came.

Again the smtke of the bid the vessel from
sight; but only momenta l . and, as it rose,a cry
broke from eve voice on t e vessel.

The ship was t ere, dashing along under a tremen-
dous Hressure of canvas, for the fierce wind that
Ivale ell! blowing, yet running along on almost a

Eve (‘0 .

But that was not all, for she was now seen to be
snow-white in hull, spars and and over her
about berfiverywhere was a weird ht that seemed
to smack the supernatural.

The shot tired across her bows remained unno-
ticed, and distinctly revealed by the weird light
about her, there was visible upon her deck at
one person, and his hands were upon the wheel, and
from head to foot he was clothed in white.

“ Put the brig away to head her off!

“ I’ll have a closer look at yonder strange craft,"
cried Captain Robin Sherwood and, as the helms-
man obeyed, the old gray-haired boatswain ran aft,
his cap in hand, and cried excitedly:

” Your pargolili, sir, your pardon; but yonder craft
0 .

“ For ‘s sirl turn not your guns on her!"

" Whatl do you mean it, Ratlln, that yonder craft
is the strange vessel men call the Magic Ship?" cried
the youngroa’tain.

finish Begum“; him“ ship. he

e ooner, , rque or as s
wants to be, and the oral-ff that follows her after she
gives her w —‘

agens'ir th . irdllghtlsh warning and the
we or ,
chmgag’that she made."

“ \\ hat change, Ratlinf"

“ From a schooner to a ship, sir."

“ Do you mean to tell me yonder ship is the
schooner we have been chasin i '

“ I do, air, and her warning” yonder weird light;
so for: Goldt's'sake, sir, don' on her, or we'll never
reac po .

The y-haired boatsan was a man respected
by eves-tine in the brig. and a man of undaunted
courage, Robin Sherwood was surprised to see that
he was so excited.

But he saw too that the excitement was contagious
among hh well-tried crew, who had gathered aft in

a mass.

With the superstition that verned the age, and
especiall seamen, he felt una 1e himself to account
for thedfsa nce of the schooner, the argon-
snce of the ship ust where the other craft ould
have been, and t e weird and ghastly look of the

vessel then in ht
id without some effort to

9

But he did nostigwish to
find out the nlilystery so e said:

“Ratlin, 1' not tire on her but I'll give chase,
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In obedience to the command of Ca Sher-
wood. the mutep was, crowded withmcanvas, in
its of the blow, and the fear that the weight

0 sail might the sticks out of her.
Beneath this remendous'pressure she fairly
rushed through the waters th the wind on her

starboard uarter.
The Magic Ship in the meantime was gliding along

 

with the wind on her port beam, and the course the
two vessels were sailin must bring them to other,
or at least within ha ng distance, before alf a
league was gone over.

With sat eyes all on board the Quickstep
regarded the s range craft.

They saw that her hull was indeed strangely like
the schooner which they had given chase to; but
then they could not account for the mizzen-mast,
and the addition of yards, royal top-gallant sails
square sails and all that go to make up a full-ri ged
ship, where before she was but a town -aft
schooner.

Then too her dark hull and masts had been meta-
mo hosed into pure white. and altogether no one
won (1 have dreamed that she was the schooner so
quickly changed into another class of vessel.

It soon became evident to all on the brig that the
Magic Ship was outsailing the Quickstep, and this
the strange schooner certainly had not done.

“ She is drop ing us, by the Lord Harryl and we‘ll
pass out of haiFastern of her,“ cried Captain Sher-
wood in amazement.

“ Then she must be the boatswain‘s c Ship,"
returned Lucas Lonsdale, half in jest, half 21 earnest.

“ I have heard of the craft that he speaks of Lous-
dale. and she is often seen on Sandy Boo , and
what she is no one has ever been able to discOver.

“I would give much to solve the secret, and carry
in as a prize the Magic Ship," said the young cap-
tain in a low earnest tone.

“Tee, sir. she was beginning to create talk when
we sailed on our cruise a year ago, and the boat-
swain who came out to us at Havana, with that
fresh batch of sailors, has told a score of yarns in
the forecastle of what is said of the weird craft of

to.

“ See, she is going about!“

As Lieutenant Lonsdale spoke the Magic Shi
swept up into the wind, and goin about as thou
on a pivot. laid her course almost nto the very eye of
the wind, and which must cause her to pass very
near the brig.

“ To your guns, men i“ cried Captain Sherwood, in
trumpet tones, not liking this move of the weird ves-
Se .

The order was obeyed, but in a sullen kind of a
way thatshowed the crew were not willing to fight
against anything so weird as the Ma c Ship.

Seeing this, Robin Sherwood calle out:

“ Be ready to fire if there is need, for this strange
craft may intend to board us.”

Then on the bri swept, plun
rough wa‘ers, whi e the Magic
along at a terrific pace.

The weird light still hovered about her, revealin
her outline as through a and the closest searc
could not detect other than e single seamen at the
wheel, tho h, as she went about, the crew asserted
in hoarse w spers that they had seen ghostly forms
spring to their posts to attend to the sails.

Nearer and nearer the two vessels drewto each
other, and the silence upon the brig was painful, for
not a man spoke.

Nearer and nearer, until Captain Sherwood said

sternly:

“ At the wheel there!

“Let her fall oi! a point,so as to go as near as
possible."

“Ay, ay ," was the answer, and the wheel
moved a few spokes, and the change of course
pointed the brig almost directly at the Magic Ship.

“Do you see cache else on board besides the
helmsman, Lonsd l" I

“No, es tain," was the 1991!. delivered in the
same low ne in which it was asked.

Nearer and nearer the brig and the shi drew to
each other, until they were almost with n hailing
distance, and the cruiser must pass within easy pis—
tohshot of the other.

Then Captain Sherwood sprung upon the bul-
warks and clinging to the shrouds was about to bail
throu h his trumpet, when sudden] another form
was visible upon the Magic Ship des the helme-

man.

It was a tall form, clad in a white uniform, and he
sprung into the mizzen-shrouds, and before the
brig‘s commander could bail, in a wild and piercing

ng through the
hip came flying

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A thrill of horror went through the heart of every
man upon the b at this iteous appeal, and then
into the rigging o the we craft as if by m c,
appeared scores of white clad seamen, stretch
forth their arms appealineg toward the cruiser
echoing the words:

“ Lost] Lost! Lost!"

Robin Sherwood was.the first to gain his presence
21f1 mag, and as the Magic Ship was sweeping by 11°

ou :

“1:0”, l_lti.y: follow in my wake and I will lend You
P0 - '
Hardly had the words left his lips, when from the
weird seamen came a burst of demoniacal 18“ mer-

“ By Heaven! I shall follow yonder craft if Will

"P i223”? t in: v
‘ v a on ‘

Robin Sherwodd fairly shouted the vol-cu, and the
men silently obeyed his orders.

But, as the brig swept roun a cry of terror burst
from every throat, for the agic Ship had van-
ish, and ri ht upon them was a mass of inky
clouds and oaming waves into which the weird vee-
sei had disappeared, and which they must meet
under a tremendous pressure of canvas}: for, so
wrapped up had been officers and crew in t e chase
of the strange craft that the had failed to observe
that) adtorxaado was rushingI own in geir wage.

u an were e orders ven,
lightning speflegg‘thng men worked to get in sail; b
too late, for the storm was upon them! swept Over

th andmin lingwith thehcwlin nds, roerl
wfteram’ and g of timbers, came“ the cries g5
brave men borne away to die.

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swain, an we were cred!

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Tun storm sweeping over the sea, certainly found
the Quickstep unprepared to meet it, owing to its
suddenly sweeping down after the fiyin vessel and
its ominous presence not having been erned un-
til the brig went about.

The Magic Ship‘s close proximity to the brig, had
been the all-absorbing thought that filled the minds
of officers and crew, and it was only when the weird
craft had suddenly put about, and after the wild,

iteous hall that came from the white-clad form in
her shrouds, that the trailing clouds of inky black-
ness sweeping down upon them were seen, and their
great danger realized.

Straight into the mass of foam, waters. wind and
mist the Mfiic Ship had glided with all sail set, and
seemingly tbout dread or damage, as appeared to
the eyes of those upon the brilg.

But those on the cruiser, at east most of them in
their superstitious fears, seemed to feel that the
storm was conjured up by the ma c craft, and for
the destruction of their own vesse , and the words
of the boatswain, that it was a retribution upon
them, found an echo in the heart of many a brave
tar

With her sails aloft and below, the Quickstep pre-
sented an obstacle to the tempest that would make
her but a playthlng for it! fury. and this eve man
on board realized, and never was canvas 11

more rapidlg

But too is , alas! for the brig, caught in the how!-
ing winds, was hurled upon her -ends, and a
score of Boar fellows, tom from her rigging, were
carried 0 to die in the mighty torrents.

U n the decks fell mountains of water, and in
the dc roar even the trum t tones of her com-
mander could not be heard, t e winds blowing his
orders back in his teeth.

In vein was eve effort, that could be made, un-
dertaken to ri ht t e vessel: but the seas and winds

ressed er over, while there remained but
one a ternative to save her, and in ringing tones the
order was given:

“ Axes, ho! cut away the masts!"

The men sprung to > obey, as their only hope, and,
lashed to the weather bulwarks, the began their
work and quick and sha! the blows ell.

A few minutes of fear ul suspense, drowned by
seas that swept over the ill-fated craft, and the
crashin and cracking of timbers was heard, and
then h a mi hty noise the masts and their rig-

ng went over he side, the parting ropes snapping

e volleys of musketry.

But above the roar and confusion resounded a cry
for help and it was from the lips of a young middy
who had been caught in the wreckage.

He was a daring, handsome boy, and a favorite
with his young commander, who would not see him
die without an effort to save him.

He saw that the middy was entaniigg in a mass of
rig ing, and that the wreckage not wholly
bro en loose from the vessel, and still held her
heeled over.

“Here. lads! make fast this line!" shouted Carr
tain Sherwood and with one end around his waist,
and the other held by half a dozen willing hands he
sprunglout upon the raft of rails, spars and ,
lsang fo owed by a cheer from his men reach the
To free him was but the work of an instant, and
instantly the rope was made fast about him, in spite
of the remonstrances of the brave youth.

“ Haul him in lively, lads!"

'Iihe order was given coolly, and the men drew the
middy toward the vessel, be carefully pick his
way, while his gallant rescuer followed cl y be-

But sudden] s fiercer wave sw Over the b
the l of ropes follosrfled, and, mm

oud
wild shout chem from half a h throats,
reeled

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th'gh w bflgwasfiorgdawrmfrom the hull

e , re ev o e procure,
and went over so far that it seemed as though she
must capsize; but she righted to a level keel, just
as the mldshipman was drawn over upon her decks.

But her brave commander was being borne away
upon the tempest-swept wate an back to the
ears of his sorrowing crew came plucky cry:

“ Goodoby, (ads I"

“ Ho, men! the captain shall not die!

“ Who will pull a boat with me in this sea?”

It was Lucas Lonsdale who sprun nobly to the
front to save his commander, and fa s ite of the
death that stared the mad attempt in as , a
score of hoarse voices answered:

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ere was no a a could be launch
for a search showed that all were stove, and with
sad hearts the had to leave the noble young leader
to his fate, an secure themselves as best they could
from being swreft into the seas, as the wreck was

eonstantl boa ed by terrific wav although m.
force of the tem seemed spent. 6"
"Pardon me, ieutenant Lonsdale: but might nag

minute-guns bring some vessel to our aid, and the
W ht be foun air and the
“W mic d. . ‘ captain

It was Park Pelh the rescued midd w
asked the uestlon, and is voice trembled ssyhe fi
so, for be early loved his commander.

‘ By Neptune! Pelham, you are right, and I thank
you for the cation.

“ Clear away hat lee gun there, and let its brasen
throat cry for help!" answered lieutenant Lou

dale.

“A! or. air." and the mid may to
obey t e order, and in a fewdlngments he eep
boom of the cannon burst forth over the stom-
swept waters. loudl fl peeling for aid from some
brave vessel which not, as the hrighad. become
a wreck upon the sea.

Deeper and deeper. more earnest and pleading it
seemed to the anxious crew, the minuteguns ed
forth, while the stauch hull was driven by wind and
wave toward the land. get some distance 011', but to
be dreaded greatly as t e hours wentb .

Suddenlyan answering pea! came to the branch
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the sea, and once more the deep-toned notes of a
gun were heard.

“Fire again, Midshipman Pelham!" called out
Lieutenant Lonsdale, and instantl the heavy gun
of the Quickstep shook the bull in he disch e.

“ It may be that it is a craft like ourselves n dis-
tress, an 1 tiring minute-guns for aid,” said Lucas
Lonsdale to a brother omcer.

“Perhaps so, sir; but I believe the guns were
fired to make us fire again and show where we are,
as the vessel is to windward of us, and may not
have seen the flashes from our lee ports,“ answered
the officer.

“ So it would seem, as she has not fired again.

“Keep our weather eyes open, lads, and report
the first a of a vessel 1"

“Ay,_ ay, sir," came from the crew, gathered
amidships, and every eye was strained to catch a
at ht of he hoped for vessel. _

ng and anxiously they waited, and Lieutenant

Lonsdale had just ven the order to fire again,
when Midshipman elham sung out in his clear
tenor voice:

“Sail, ho!"

“Whaelereaway, Pelhamf" called out lieutenant

Lonsd e.

“Direct! abeam, sir, and coming down n us
with 8. ms before the wind." upo
“Ay ay; I see her.

“It is a schooner runnln wing and win , and
with moresailsetthanlwoudcareto carry this

blow.

“Wave that lantern, boatswain, and let them see
where we are!”

“ Ay, ay sir," and the sturdy old boatswain swung
the battle- antern round and round his head.

But if seen on board the stranger, it was not
noticed, and right on her course came the vessel.

“ It is a large schooner and a three-master.

“A strange rig for these waters,” said a junior
lieutenant, addressing his superior.

“ Yes; and by Heaven! if he does not alter his
course he will cut us in two.

“ My trumpet, boy!"

A cabin-boy handed the silver trumpet to the lieu~
tenant, and loud and iercing rung forth his hail:

“ Schooner, ahoyl 03'!"

No response came, an again the ofilcer hailed.

Still no reply.

"-Schooner, aho ! Starboard your helm, or you
will cut us in two! ’

The words were fairly shrieked forth, and hrs-ath-

lesslyt every man on the wrecked brig awaited the

row

"God have me i the will run us down!" cried
Lieutenant Lonsda e, rea izing that a few moments
more must bring the crash.

CHAPTER N.
m msnnuun's 'r.
Ummnro the brig in her course, and her own
danger, the strange vessel came on, until a sudden
giggrgglht flashed through the brain of Lieutenant

ale.

“ Cut loose that gun from its lashings, and fire in-
to yonder craft!" he shouted, as the idea struck
him of waking up the schooner‘s crew in that vio-
lent manner.

A cheer from the men showed that the order-
heartily met their approbation and the n on the
weather broadside, or the hu was drl ng broad-
side to the ale, was cleared for action. .

But and en! the sharp bows of the schooner
swept round keli htning, the mainsail ibed over
with a savage jerk hat threatened to pu her mast
out of her, and the vessel was brought with her
head almost into the wind with a skill that was re-
markable in such a sea and blow.

There was no light visible on board of her, and she
wanngcraft, with three immensesailsandajih

As she moved away, eating up into the wind, a
murmur of disaggointment arose among the brig:
crew, for they loved that the were to be
sorted; but the nick e e of Pelham had
caught sight of a ark ob set upon the water, and
he called out cheerily:

“ Boat, ho!

“ See! they are sending a boat aboard of us!"

“ By J upiterl but you are ht, Pelham, and in
a sea that would swamp a e-boat," answered
Lieutenant Lonsdale, and all anxiously watched the
coming boat.

It was a long boat with a dozen oarsmen, and
came through the rough waters guided by a master
band, and pulled by daring tars. ready to risk life,
brave deat themselves to save others.

Nearer and nearer it came until when almost 11
the wreck, it was rounded to and a tail form stand-
ing up in the stern skillftu threw upon the quarter»
deck a coil of rage.

“Ay, ay: than cu, air: but it will take astout
cable to tow us in t sea, if that is your intention,”
called out Lucas Lonsdale.

But no reply was made by the officer in the boat,
and the lieutenant continued, addressin his men:

n  carry this rope forw and make

Just then a second coil was thrown, and fell upon
the brig‘s deck.

“Bravo! carry that line forward also, and make
fast," called out the lieutenant, and then turning
once more to the boat he said:

“80, in e boat, there!

than attempt a
pullbackto your-vessel inthissea."
But the boat was already moving away, now on
the top of a huge wave, now in the hollow of the
u

be . crouching, seemi to sink, at
on lager brave and werful onagsmen. y
“ the schooner ‘

It was Boatswain Ratlin that uttered the words,
and be pointed out over the darkness to where the
three-malted schooner was now plainly seen just to
windward, and hardly two lengths away.

Unnoticed by those who had been
boatand her at crow, she had drifted
and now was ng to.

Notslizhtwasvisibleonboard of her.and there

‘Three-masted schooners have only come into
general use during the last few years in the waters
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there, sendin , a. boat through fearful danger to aid
those whose rail she had no: answe .

Then it came to all how silent had been those who
came in the boat, the officer uttering no word in re-
ly to Lieutenant Lonsdale and after throwing the
ne on board, rowing back in silence to his vessel.

But the lines had been safely carried to thewreck,
and in spite of the silent immor oi‘ the strange
craft’s commander, Lucas Lonsdale determined to
make use of them, and quickly ordered the stout
cables to which they were attached to be hauled in
and made fast.

Nimny the men sprung to the worn an
very long the two stout cables were made
the lieutenant again hailed:

“ Ho, the schooner!

“ All fast!" ~

All listens I. with breathless eagerness for the re-

before
and

pi .

hut ncnu came, though every eye beheld the
large schooner fall oi! until her sails filled, and then
move slowly forward, but held so close in the wind
that the headway she had would not jerk too heavily
u n the cables when they became taut.

silence the crew of the dismantled brig awaited
to know the result, as to whether the tow-lines
would part. or stand the immense pressure they
would have upon them.

At length the ull came, and the shock was a se-
vere one, ’ y handled as was the schooner.

But the cables held firm, the sharp bows of the
brig were dragged out of the trough of the sea, and
round until she felt the astern, and then, throw-
in her sails win and mag, the strange craft bound;

swag before e tempest, towing the wreck at a
speed t at was marvelous.

“ Ho there, boatswain, what means those men
crowding aft?“ suddenly cried Lieutenant Lonsdale,
as the boatswain stepped into the full glare of two
battlelantcrns lashed to guns upon either side, and
at his back stood the entire crew. r

“ It means, lieutenant, that the men want to speak
:1 ytgu, sir," said the boatswain, firmly, but with a

u .

“ Well, what have they to say that is so urgent
that they crowd the quarter-deck at such a time?"
asked the officer, sternly.

“ They want to ask, sir, if you noticed the craft
ahead particularly, sir?”

“ Yes, and what then!"

:: Ifiieulenant, do you know what vessel it is, sir?"

o.

“ Do you?"

“ Y . sir.”

“ e what craft is it?"

:: ghe, id not answer your ball, sir?"

o. ’

“ Nor did the officer in the boat?”

“ No, boatswain; but their rudeness is over-bal-
anced by the service they are doing us."

“ You wanted the craft to cruise in search of the
wreckage with the captain on it, sir!" ,
“Yes, until soun told me I was too near inn

and that I must look to the safety of the b a
greww, sad as it is to leave Captain Sherwood his
a .

“ Now go forward, men, and let me have no more
of this questioning.’

“One moment, lieutenant, while I tell you, sir,
what we know," urged the boatswain, earnestly.

“ Well, boatswainl" and the lieutenant spoke with
some im once.

“The noticed, sir, that onder craft did not
answer our hall, that not a ht as visible on
boardf there was not the slightest sound of a cream
mgd b'ock or a fluttering sail as she put about,

"Bah! the howling of the tempestwculd drown
all sounds."

3%.?" a and tell what all

on man, me this
“1: r" u $5“sz mt: a 1!
means r we are sin a
flap 4" was the low, earnest re ( of thefgoatswfi
point as he oke to the we craft ahead.-

In to of his nerve Lucas Lonsdale started at
these ominous words, and the officers gathered
about him also stood as if horror-struck.

But the lieutenant said quickly: ‘ ' ‘

"Nonse boatswain; that weird craft was a
full-rigged p, while yonder vessel is a three-
masted schooner."

“Tbecraft thatwo chased before night, dr, was
a two-masted schooner, and c into a full-

te} and now she has into a three-
mas .

“It‘s the Magic Ship, Lieutenant Lonsdale, and it
istowingustodeath,sotbelsdsallbegof you, sir,
to cut loose from her."

“I will not do it. men, for she is towing us well.
may course lies straight for Sandy Hook fight.

“Shemaybeon that course,sir. but she'll never
pilotusthere, for alreadyhavewe lost our gallant
captai and a dozen lads overboard, from fol-
lowing n the wake c that devil's craft.

“ No, no, sir cut loose from her before she tows us
to ruin and death!" and Boatswain Ratlin ko
with intense earnestness, while around him oser
the crew gathered.

“No, I will not cut the cables, bostswain so
forward and let me hear no more of this fooling2
noes."

“ neutenan we have asked you, and you have re-
funodsone goforward;butithtocu¢tkec¢uo
 1‘

“Xuflny! by the gods of war!

“Get for'll'd. you hmmdaand lay so much as
the weight of a finge- upon those cabl and I'll
huTrllleverlyd‘manthatdaresdosoaliveinto seal

e wo rung ou thmhening
lieutenant meant what he said: buy
five brother officers were but a hand
score superstition~maddened seamongnd both sides
knew it, for the boatswain answered '

“ You cannot frighten us, lieutenant Lo
for we know our power.

“We are not mutineers, but only wish to act for .
thebesasndweshallcutthecables. ‘1
“Then we shall obey your every order as before."
Lucas Lonsdale knew that he was in the wet of

his crew. and to attempt to carry out
wfiuld bring instant death to him and his brother
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He hated to yield,.but there was no alternative
and he was about to do so, when a low voice cri
behind him:

“ Stand as do, all i"

Quickly he looked around, and beheld Park Pel-
ham. the daring young middy, standing at the breech
of the stern ivot-gun, a forty-two-pounder.

The in e was_ pointed to and directly
upon the crew, whf. iin his right hand the midship-
man held a lighted port-fire, and in his left, above
his head, a battle-lantern. while in a voice that
mchedDo every ear her cried: a d

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CHAPTER V.

mwuan M.

Tu bold act of Midshipman Park Pelham, to
quell the mutinous spirit engendered by the su r-
stitious fears of the crew, ainst the vessel w ich
the asserted was towing he brig to destruction
an them to death, was a thrilling s rise to one
and all, from Lieutenant Lonsdale to he smallest
cabin-ho on board the wreck.

The in ddy was a natural-born sailor, as fearless as
a lion. and one whose presence of mind did not de-
sert him in the direst dan er.

When washed overb with the wreck, his pierc-
ing , that had been heard and heeded by his cap-

n, had been more a warning to show what had
hagpened to him than a call for aid, or an utterance
o ear

Had he not been on led in the riggin , he
might have regained thealfig without aid. an had
he foran instant felt that Captain Sherwood would
not reach the wreck with him he would rather have
died than see him carried oi! fore his eyes.

It was a fearful blow to him, and only in busiest
action could he keep from before his vision the tall
form of his commander and friend borne away
upon the wreckage, and drown the farewell words
a! the brave man, which kept continually ringing in

s ears.

When the men came aft, after the brig was in tow
of the craft, which they asserted was the Magic
Ship, the young midshipman felt that there would
be rouble, and remembering that the stern pivot.
fun was double-loaded with grape, and seeing that

to muzzle was rpointed so as to fully command the
length of the b g, he uickly secured a port the and
lantern and calmly wa ted, without even attracting
alias attention of the omcer who stood nearest to
in.
Then. at the moment when the mutinous spirit
held the power, and he saw that Lieutenant Lous-
dale must yield to the crew, as the only course open
3 him,i his ringing words and fearful threat fell upon

9 r ears.

For one instant of horror the men gazed upon him,
and the oilicers, springing aside from near the
threatening muzzle of the pivot-gun, also looked
it edn him in amazement and admiration 00min-
3 .
flggown upon your faces, every man of you, or I

Again his voice rung above the roar of wind and
waters‘eand the portoilre was thrust nearer the prim-

- u
ery eye was now upon that pale, resolute young
face, and all read there that Midshipman Park Pel-
ham would kee his word.

The lantern, eld above his head, revealed set de-
termination to carry out his threat, and, as though
intending to give no other warning, he thrust t e

rt-iire in dangerous (Proximity to the priming-
m , as with one accor , every man of the three-
score droppled $011 his face, flat upon the deck;

As thoug d' aining to follow up the advan e
which his courage an promptness had gained, t e
middy turned to his superior officer, and said polite-
ly. and with an air of one who had just executed an
order given him:

“ The mutiny is quelled sir.

“ 8,9311 I put the men in irons, Lieutenant Lous-

e

“ No, thank you, Mr. Pelham; but the must go
below decks, and have the hatches closed on them
until we reach port,” and Lucas Lonsdale spoke to
the mldshl man with a respect which he would have
shown to superior.

J’s , a3, sir," and then in his clarion-like tones be
c ou : -

“ Ho, there, lads, a dozen of you get below decks,
and do not stop to let the barnacles grow upon your
feet while oing!"

Silentl 3 men furthest forward arose and hast
sued to e forecastle. down which they disappeared
with commendable rapidity.

“ Ho there! the next squad start on the same

i ’ sung out the middy, cheerily, and in obedi-
ence a dozen more made all haste to get below decks.

Then followed another group, and another, until
Boatswain Ratlin and those imm ately aft were
ordered down below, and as prom y obeyed as had
their messmates.

“ Ail down, air!" and the midd saluted, and then
running forward with several 0 or young officers,
quickly secured the hatches.

And thus, in the darkness and storm, with her crew

prisoned below decks, her omcers, and the two
men at the wheel, grad together on the quarter-
deck, the dnmutefinh g was drang through the
wild waters, plun ng, rolling. rid ng a mighty wave
one instant, to orge through another the next,
and the vessel which led her, if not the same craft
which twice before had crossed her path that night,
was certainly a weird pilot, forging silent and som-
ber upon her Course.

Below decks the crew waited in silence, dreading
the worst, and in total darkness, only knowing by
the movement not the vessel that she was still being

onwa .
pan the quarter-deck the gran of officers stood.
watching, waiting, and talking in ow, earnest tons,

until once more the middy's voice was heard, and in
the cheerful cr-(y:

“ Li M, ho!‘

“ W ereaway, Pelhamf" asked Lieutenant Loris-
dalej quickly.

ust off our port bow, sir.”
“ M. ay. I see it!

 

" It is the light on Sandy Hook Point, and we are
 H

And on still the wreck was dragged, until the light
loomed up brightly through the intense darkness
which was so dense that the strange craft ahead
could only be traced in the dimmest outline.

At length the light shone oi! the rt beam, then
was seen on the stern quarter, and him an hour af-
ter the dismantled bréficeased to lunge througl‘ilthe
wild waters, but glid along uu er the lee of dy
Hook, until suddenly her forward motion seemed to

cease.
“ Holy Neptune! the crew have escaped!" sud.
denly cried ark Pelham, and he again sprungnto
the and seizing the portnre thrust the end to
the ntern to ignite it.
“ Back to your den you sea-d i" he shouted.
But all was silent forward, an no moving form

was seen.

“Did you see any one forward, Pelhamf" asked
Lieutenant Lonsd e, peering into the gloom ahead.

“ I certainly did, sir.

“ I saw two forms distinctly, and they were mov-
ing in a crouching attitude, one to starboard, the
at or to port.

“I will forward and see if Icouldbemistaken,"
ucky mlddy. -
will accompany you,” answered Lieuten-
ant Lonsdale, and the two went forward together,
their swords drawn, and pistols held ready for

use.
But the hatches were found as the! had left them,
and certainly none of the crew coul have come on

deck.
a‘l‘ You were mistaken, Pelham,” said Lucas Lous-

e.
“No, sir, I was not!
See he "

The middy, as he spoke, pointed at the deck.
“ Well?"

“Eire cables, by which the craft ahead was towing
us ave—-

“ Been cut, as I live!" exclaimed the lieutenant.

“ No, air, the were not cut, or the ends made fast
to us would sti 1 be here.

“ Theé have been let go."

“ By eaveni you are right.

“ And who has done this?"

“Those two forms I saw, and they came from the
three-master, sir."

“You are right, for we are now not moving, and
the water here s as placid as a lake.

“ But where is the three-master?"

The words had scarcely left the lips of the lieuten-
ant when a weird light was visible off on the star-
board bow, and there, not two cables’ length away,
was visible the three-masted schooner.

It certainly looked like their strange pilot, and yet,
her hull was now white her masts and spars of the
same hue and her solitary helmsmsn was at the
wheel, clad in the same ghostly-looking apparel
in which he had before been seen.

“ The Magic Ship !" exclaimed Lucas Lonsdale
through his shut teeth.

“ Yes sir, and old Ratlin, the boatswain, was right,
for she as towed us into port.

“ See, sir! she heads in toward us."

The same weird light, before seen, revealed the
vessel as she came forward under a tremendous
pressure of canvas, and her course lay directly for
the dismantled brig.

“ Can she mean to run us down?" cried Lieutenant
Lonsdale, and he added:

" We are powerless to lprevent."

“ N o, sir, for that g estly~looking helmsman is

tting his wheel to starboard now," and as the
ggws of the schooner fell on from their course, for
she had been sailing almost into the wind‘s e e, a.
white-clad form once more a poured in the n
shrouds, and there followed t e pitiful hail:

" Wrerk ho !

“ For God’s sake. trllus how to reach {room/or in sold
our crqft to Satan, and are lost I lost .’ at! '

“ Starboard tour helm hard-down and hold due
angier the'l Ngriw York Narrowsi’:l granite? Lilies:

n e n nguponagun an e yng -
self with balssword u n the bu warks.

“Ha! ha! ha!" an a chorusof demoniacal la b-
ter broke forth from on board the weird craft, ass e
sped on, laying her course east by north, which
would carry her out to sea, to again ace thefury of
the win and waves without the Hook.

“Turn out the men, Mr. Pelham, and we‘ll let fall
the anchors, and lie here until morning.“ said Lucas
Lonsdale. not knowwhst to say or think of what
he had seen and h

“ A , ay, sir!"

“ A 1 hands on deck!" called out the midd , open-
ing the hatches, and the crew came up su on and

silent.

Instantly they cast their e es about th m' but the
weird pilot had already isappeared and deter-
mined not to give them time to plan mischief Lieu-
tenant Lonsdale said:

“Well lads, we are safe inside of Sandy Hook, so
let fall the anchors and we’ll ride here until morn-

‘Ay, ay, sin and I begs ardon for myself and
the men, sir, for what we d; but the craft that
towed us in did look oncommon like the Magic
Ship," said Boatswain Ratlin.

“I grant that she did, boatswain, but we are safe
here now, and will go up to the city in the morning,
so I’ll say no more about it, lads."

A cheer burst forth for the lieutenant, who walked
aft with the middy who remarked:

“I am glad, air that theg did not know that our
pilot was really the Magic hip."

“ The secret will soon leak out, Pelham, and when
I make my report, I am going to ask leave to go on
a cruise for that craft, weird as she appears."

“Andgisk that I may be ordered to accompany

o .
y ‘91 will, Pelham, for you are one among a thou-
sand," was the comp mentary rele. as the two re-
those they had left upon t e

joined quarter-d
and who had seen with horror that their pilot
been indeed the Magic Ship.

CHAPTER W.

was new or ran nromsns.

A m of the “ oldest inhabitants " of what is now
known as the Highlands of Neversink‘ still remem-
ber an old Hermit. who dwelt in a half-10k. half-

 

cavern abode upon the bold point of land which
overlooks the beautiful lower be of New York, and
commands a view to seaward 0 many leagues, and
up and down the coast for miles.

To those unacquainted with the locality, I will as
that the hill juts out into New York‘s lower bag a
bold and rugged, and was then, at the time of w icb
I write, covered with a dense growth of timber.

inland its view swee over a vast expanse of
land and water, includ g Staten Island, and it is
aegiarated from the narrow, sandy neck of land
w ch runs down from Long Branch, New Jersey,
and terminates in Sandy Hook, by the Shrewsbury
river, which is formed b the two streams, or inlets,
known as the North an South Shrewsbury.

For scenes of romance in the past for deeds of
piracy, smuggling, and as a haunt of tee rovers, no
spot on the American coast, a century ago was
more noted than Band Hook and its surroundings,
and man athrilling le of the sea and shore has
been writ n of that locality, with more truth than
fiction for its foundation.

The Hermit who made his abode upon the High.
lands came from none knew where, and was an ob-
iect of dread to the few farmers dwelling inland a

ea e or so, and to the hamlet of fishermen situ-
at in a sheltered nook on the shores of the lower

ba .

VVVith his fellow-mortals, ‘twas said the Hermit
had naught to do, unless I except the family of the
light-house keeper on Sandy Hook.

n that lonely abode dwe ta widow and herds h.
ter, who since the death other husband, years
fore, had faithftu attended to the lantern through

hts of storm and calm.

lone the mother and daughter dwelt there, and
over the waters of the bay the young girl was daily
seen gliding in her tiny sail-boat, or, armed with a
small gun, scouring the woods of the Highlands for
game.

Fear she seemed not to know and one day she had
come upon the old Hermit, lying at the foot of a
precipice with a broken leg.

She had aided him to his humble home, and made
him most comfortable, and then had gone miles away
for a doctor. .

The surgeon had set the leg, and had then been
paid most liberally in gold y the Hermit, who
wfitly told him his services were not again
n

, e .

But from that day the you girl became a fre-
quent visitor at tho Hermit’s omc, and cared for
him as tenderly as though he had been her own fa-

er.
The doctor told his story of his visit to the Hermit,
and that Light-house Lily, as the young irl was
called, had saved his life, and the humble ermen
wondered, when they saw the maiden scudding
across the bay on her daily visits to the sti-an e man
that she did not fear him, for it was whi?ered
around amongx the superstitious dwellers c that
lonely region at he wasa wizard. and ed with
Satan and they shook their heads w en they
thought that he might use his black art upon the
poor girl to darken her future life.

The morning after the storm which made a wreck
of the brig-of-war Quickstep, the old Hermit came
out of his cabin and glanced around him over the
waters of the lower bay.

He was a man of majestic apgearance, over six
feet in h ht, with a form erect an stro , while he
hair and id were white as snow, the ormer iall-
inng troughs waist, and the latter reaching far below

3 . >

He was dressed in a suit of black, wore boots, into
the tops of which his pants were stuck and his head
was sheltered by abroad-brimmed som rero that had
evidently come from Mexico.

His eyes were black as night, full of fire and fierce-
looking, and his complexion was bronzed, as though
{among exposure to the elements, to the hue of an

ii an.

In his belt he were two large iistols and a lo
knife, and in his hand he carri a crook. arena
the upper end of which was coiled a large snake,
alive and vicious-looking.

After agiance over t a bay, the Hermit wended
his steps up to the summit of the Highlands and
soon stopiped at a large rock, his favorite resting-
place, an from whence he had a grand view of the
ocean. and up and down the coast.

Laying down his crook, the snake crawled away
over the soft gees, apparently enjoying its freedom,
while his mas r‘s eye roved up and down the shores,
and in a doe voice, he muttered:

“ No wrec that I can see, though yonder vessel
was swept of her masts.

“ But how did she get into the Hook haven, forshe
has no jury-masts rigged, for they are now at wor
upon them.

" A vesselof- war, too, I see!

“ Well, had she gone ashore her bones would
have been hardly worth the lc'kinf. for it is 8010'
and silver not iron and w that want—ayi and
shall one day have them.

“Ah! there comes the girl and ther hailing
her from the wreck.

“ Now she comes on, and will soon be here, and
then I will know what word the boy left for me last
night, when he ran in and landed.

‘Stran that he did not visit me; butI suppose
he was a ter some game that hastened him away.

“ The girl comes up the river, instead of by the
bay shore, so I will meet her.

‘ Come, Satan!"

The last call was to the snake, who came rapidly
crawling out of the bushes near by, and coiling him-
self arouud the crook, was taken u by the ol' IIer-
mit, who slowly descended the sgeep hillside to-
ward the Shrewsbury river.

CHAPTER VII.
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Tn little craft which had attracted the e e of the
Hermiglggr the Highlands, was of a model own as

a - .
It was light, deep and long, sharp at both ends,
and had a short mast with a leg-of-mutton sail,

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hail row-locks for four blades. .

its occupant had come from the light-house, and
was a maiden of seVenleeu. '

She wore a jaunty suit of sailor~blue, the skirt
falling to the top of her gaiters, which were fine
enough for a lady of fashion, and small and shapely
enough to make a New York belle enVious.

A glazed tarpaulin sheltered a mass of golden
curls that fell far down her back.

Her form was willowy, and her eve motion
graceful, while her face was beautiful fu of pride
and spiiit, and a wonderful wer of fascmatiou
dwelt in her dark eyes, whic were dreamy in re-

se and burned like diamonds in excitement.

She had hoisted her little sail, seated herself in the
s‘crn, and with her small nut-brown hand resting
upon the tiller, had headed her craft for the foot of
'th 'i Highlands.

She gazed wonderingly upon the dismasted brig
as she lay at anchor, the crew busy in rigng j -
masts and sails, with which to go u o t e cl y
anchorage, and unconsciously steere close in to-
ward the Quickstep, unmindful that admiring
glances were turned u 11 her.

As she drew near, eutenant Lousdale said to
Park Pelha the middy:

“ Hail her, elham, and ask if she will run over to
the fishing-hamlet and send a part to search the
coast below for or Sherwood‘s bo¢ y, and say that
I will pay a has me sum for its recovery.

“ Ay, ay. sir; and so will I, for it would be a great
comfort to his mother to be able to bury him in the

amin tomb, and know that he was not at the bot-
tom of the sea," answered the middy, with deep

feeling

Then raising his vol and at the same time
poligely liftinguii‘is hint, hgehalled:

u _ o i

urf skint,
“Ay ay, sir," was the prompt response, in a
voice full of music.

“ Will an kindly steer nearer the brig, miss?" and
the mid( y wholly dolled his cap.

The nest was obeyed, and as the little skiff
was luff up on] a short distance awa , Lieutenant
Lonsdale stepp to the side and sai politely, for
there was that in the air of the girl that command-
ed respect, although they believed her to be but a
fisherman‘s daughter:

“ Your ardon miss, for hailing you; but we
were caug t in t 6 storm last night, and lost our
masts, as you se'i:a while our captain went adrift in
the wreckage; a I beg that you Will ask the fisher-
men in yonder hamlet to search for his body and
bring it to the city.

“ ell them to come to the brig-of-war Quickstep,
and they shall be most liberally rewarded, if they
and the body."

“ I will tell them sir, and if the washes
ashore they will dou tless find it,” and wit a smile
and a bow the maiden held on her waypsst tho
Eng, (while her ears caught the remark of Lucas

("N a a:

“By Neptune’s beard, Pelhaml but that is the
loveliest face I ever beheld."

“ And she has the loveliest voice I ever heard, sir,"
was the res use of the midd , and which was also
overheard y the young glr whose face became
crimson at the com liment :.

Instead of head ng for the fishi -hamlet, two
leagues up the bay shore, the maiden old on up the
Shrewsbur river, and ran in to a landing where
stood the ermit of the Highlands awaiting her.

“ Well, how is the Lily of the fight-house to-dayl"
asked the Hermit Wizard, with a smile, which lit n
his dark, stern face unmellowed by the white bag
and heard, like sun ht upon a. storm-cloud.

“I am well, sir; bu it was a fearful night for r
seamen, and I can never also when I feel the ht-
house trembling under the uryof the storm. and
know how many ships are battling with it," she an-
swered, with feeling.

“There lies one that seems to have gotten the
worst of the battle," the Hermit said. inting to
the brig, a lea e distant, and with a lookoupon his
{gee that he! no sympathy for the brave craft or

r crew.

“ es, sir, and she lost hercaptain, they told me
u I came by.”

uknowthenameofthecnitr'he

«whit:
c
“ Theqbrlg-of-war Quickstep."

“Hal she was commanded by Robin Sherwood,
C 700%“ dflhlnc officer, and she was the fieetsst
 the navy.

“ area “in wulost, ousa , m child!"

“So one ofp her emcers sa’ld and heyasked me to
ma party from the fishing-village to search for his

, for which he offered to pay liberal] ."

“ oubtless, for the Sherwoods are a rich family.

“Well, you had better go to the hamlet and tell
some of t ose follows to make search for the body:
but warn the my child, not to remain after sunset

nthe beac ,asthe HermitW claimsthis
0 011-9 alialhisnovlvln afteir iiiggtlfallfi‘l'

“ w w t 5r.“ W Overthe
their village, legging my boat berg?" W to

“1th be the easier way, as the tide would be
against you now.

“ But what message have you for mat"

 35-" , .

tom e on tai mean.’

“ I have none, gin”.

“ You saw him last nightf"sald the Hermit, with a
took of surprise.

‘ £2150. 83'. not since,his vessel last ran into this in-
e .

“ , my child, the craft was in the Hook haven
last Mg '5. and I certainly thought he had gone to
the llg them and left some word for me.”

" No. sir, I did not see Captain Gray, nor did I
know that it was in the haven," and the maiden
seemed greatly surp
. “ ‘ "3‘" °“‘ °i§ii “Eli sweets 3:"

area s mm mm over to e
Book I saw the craft stinctly.

“She seemed to have Just run out of the light-

anohorago, and was 11 out to sea."

“Are on sure that it was the ship, air!" asked
the m on, with increased engines.

“ osteortainly, forlcann be mistaken in the
mass is“ “WW.” 3.. n
n was or w
" It a stunn'sir. H"

l

 

“I hope she did not go down in the fierce blow,"
and a cloud passwl over the lovely face.

“No danger, child, for that craft will never go
down at sea.

“No, no; Satan holds her in his keeping, and no
storm that ever swept the seas can wreck her."

The Hermit spoke with an impressiveness that
awed the young girl, although his words seemed to
shook her, and she said. quicklv:

“I will 0 to the hamlet now, sir, and follow the
shore to t e path over the hills.

“ There is a basket in my boat, sir, of things my
mother sent you."

“ Your mother is too good to me, my child, and so
are you, for I do not deserve it, I do not deserve it.”
and the man‘s face seemed momentarily swept by
sadness.

" You are so kind to me, sir, and to mother, for
you have ven me so many pretty things to wear.”

“You eserve all you receive at %hands, forI
would have died ouder under the ' the day i
fell and broke my eg, but for you. as me tide was
rising rapidly, and I would soon have been drowned,
as l was powerless to move.

“No, no, girl, you saved my life. and all I ask is
thaigou will let me be kind to you in my own way.

“ ow go after the fishermen, but warn them not
to let sunset catch them 11 n the beach, or near In
home.“ and so saying the ermit strode up the h'
mige the maiden went her way a10ng the shore a

asst

 

CHAPTER VIII.
norm AND DESPAIR.

Anna a walk of half a mile along the bank of the
Shrewsbury, the Lily of the Light-house came to a
path that led up over the hills, and which she knew
would lead her to the village of the fishermen.

Long before it had been the way the fishermen
came to the river. where their boats were, and cross-
ing, would carry them over to the sea, and spend a
day in fishing in deep water: but the coming of the
Hermit to the Highlands had caused them to prefer
to ply their calling in the bav, mther than risk meet-
ing t at dreaded personage n go over the hills.

Thus the path had lon been disuse though
now and then a at ling untsman from 
above might follow t, and occasionally Lily had
gone that way to the village.

As she ascended the hills do she turned and lanced
out u n the sea, when suddenly her eyes fe upon
a dar object upon the waters.

For a moment she watched it closely, and then

taking from its lace at her bel a small pocket spy-
glass, she in n it upon thr ob set which the Wind
and the tide were slowly b ’ s oreward.

Quickly closing the glass and again hooking it to

her belt she started rapidly down the hill, an gain-

the bank of the river, ran fiectly along it in the
direction of her boat.

Sprinfiing into it, she lowered the little sail, for
the win was against her, and sci the cars sent
the light skill flying across the ver, and soon

on]: ed upon the neck of land that forms Bandy

oo

Throwing out her light anchor, to keep her boat
from drifting away with the incomi tide, the
young girl hastil ran over the neck 0 land and
soon stood u n be broad beach of the Atlantic,
upon which 0 breakers fell with thunderous roar,
for huge waves were re ' landward with fury, the
effect of the storm of the n ht before.

There, not a cable‘s lengt distant, was the dark
object which had attracted her attention, and the
waves must soon dash it u n the beach.

Now, by the naked eye i was plainly seen to be a
mass of wrec e, masts, spars. sails and rigging,
and clinging to it was a human .

The rude waves tossed the dt’ r1: about with
seemingly malicious d lit in the attempt to break
loose t a hold upon ito the one who clu there
for life; but he held on with a grip that was to
shake off, and when once or twice broken, he soon
33mg?!de get a clutch once more are ngih

At len as the wreckage neared the beach, the
man ralsedugthhis head and glanced shoreward long and
eames y.
we ashore with that mass of timber and be

about by the breakers, meant certain death,
he knew and he felt that his only course was to
leave that to which he had clung and try and gain
the beach at another point by swimming.

But he hesitated, for his stre th was almostgone.

“ Leave the wreckageand s ashorel“

The man started as the clear voice fell upon his
ears, and gazed earnestl shoreward.

But his eyes were too ed b the salt spray for
him to see the one who thus out to him.
“$3.1ka or it will be too late.

‘; u ,ve the wreckage and swim ashore at another
n V

p0The voice sounded sweet in to of its almost

stern command, and buoyed up th hope be obeyed.

St ling out of the mass of wreckage he struck
out bo up the beach, anxious to et clear of the
tossing spars when they should be wn into the
breakers and buried upon the h.

In this act he was not a moment too soon, for
hardly had be gotten wholly clear of the dc" rt:
when the mass was seized by the surf and dragged
upon the beach with a fury that snapped stout spars,
tore sails into fragments, and snapped strong ropes
as though they had been threads.

Had he been in that writhin wreckage he would
have been crushed out of all uman semblance in
an instant.

But, free of it, he swam up the beach for a short
distance, and then his strength failed him, and he
seemed dazed, for he turned seaward.

"Ho! this wayl"

The voice reassured him, and he set his face shore-
ward; but it was evident that human nature had
been taxed beyond endurance, for the waves tossed
him about at will, when within hail of safety, and
the strong arm could no longer battle for life.

“ Oh Godl I must die, after all these longhours of

is, and life within my pl"

The words came from his I ps with a gasp, and his
arms sunk helplessly to his side.

“ Hora ooura Is! I will sans you!"

fibfiIwave-degfliggdm heard ta rhginlgosgirds,
an o ray- e on tried see w was
that bsdi‘iliim hone. y,

 

" Great God, it is a womanl

“Go back: go back! an-l leave me to m fatel"

He fairly shrieked the words. and then his strength
seemed utterly gone from him, for a huge way.
passed over him, crushing him far down beneath its
crested top.

 

CHAPTER IX.
'rnn unseen.

Want the Lilv of the Light-house reached the
beach, she saw that the man clinging to the wreck-
agle was evident] in sin and almost worn out.

f be came as ore in the midst of the de'lm's, she
knew it would kill him, and hence she called to him
to) leave it and strike out for the beach at a point
a ove.

His actions told her that it was almost im this
for him to hold up a moment longer, an , deter-
mined to save him at any risk, she quickly had her
li ht skiff in the angry surf.

owing her own skill and strength, she had little
fear of the result to herself, and was willing to take
bi chances to save a human life.

lien brave men dared not face the angryseas,
she had done so in her little skit! and rescued the
crew of a pilot-boat stranded o the shore, and
when humanity called her she to t self.

As she forced her little shell wit exceedinispeed,
through the tumbling seas, she saw a great reaker
overwhelm the brave swimmer, and gave him up for
lost but in a moment more, a dark object came
hurled toward the boat. It was the body of a man.
Instantly, as it came near, she ceased rowing and
graspin the insensible form with her right hand
held it and gazed intently into the upturned
face' but with a low cry of dismay, shrunk back, for
the face she gazed upon was not that of the man
she had seen on the wreckage.

His was outhful. handsome and full of life, and
lie was cl in the uniform of an oillcer.

This one was old, thh  beard the eyes
wide open and staring bu wi no life in their
look, and the man was clad in the garb of a common

seaman.

ickly she relinquished her grasp, and for a mo-
mgillt was almost unnerved, as the dead form was
whirled away from ht. but only to be succeeded
by another—that of man she had seen upon
the wreckage.

It was an denly lifsd on ad wave agd floated right
u to every nw es,an again astrongrigh
blend was strezghed forth to save, as shech al-
most joyously:

“ Thank God! this is the one I came to save!"

With a strength none could have believed to be
in that woman s delicate form, she firmly grasped
the insensate bod : with one quick pull and lift it
was in the boat; en grasping theoarsagain, sbe
headed for shore.

Almost in a moment the light craft rode in on a
mighty wave, and ed too, by her quick, stmng
stroke, she and her precious burden were thrown
far up on the beach.

Instantly she was out on the soaked san and
again usinglthat remarkable strengt the s ' was
drawnfurt eraway,andtheseahad titsvictim.

Was be dead!

Horrible, agonizing thoughtl

Canting the boat t e brave girl tenderly rolled the
bod out on the soft beach and at once proceeded
to t e work of resuscitation.

Using every means for restoration within he

wer, she soon saw that consciousness was return-

and eagerly she watched and waited.
he saw that the
very handsome, the features being
strongl marked.

But t. e face was bruised here and thereband one
arm she discovered was badly out, dou tless by
pieceqof the wreckage.

His clothes,too, were torn, and his hands bleed-
ing, where he had cut them in clinging to and ward-

ofl the mass of spars and lying.

at, even as he was, he look the true man, and
Lily gazed upon him with a look which 
meant that she would risk life again to save ' .

At last upon her opened his eyes, and though
dimmed b the spray that had dashed into them,
she felt t eir wer, while she flushed crimson. .
he said, after g ncing about him an instant:

11¥°“':i22 “at u: m,

saw on act in e the-bore
"armed-s" t... .... ,.

“ w ave who. or you, 1 owe
the deepest debt one can owe another.‘i

“ I have done very little to be thanked for."

pain .

“ You were hurt in the wreckage!”

“Y ltwssaorough I had a hard struggle for
life, for long, long hon it seemed to me: but!
have no bones broken, an will soon be myself
wand only hope my gallant crew have faman

“Are you not Captain Sherwood, sir?"

The man started at the question, and. with an at-
fort sat up, though he winced with pain.

“ i am Robin Sherwood," he said, and added:

“It mustbe that the salt waterhas blinded me.
that I do not recognise one who knows me, and to
whom I owe my life."

“ No, Ca. tain Sherwood, we never met before; but
your veme lies anchored in the Hook—"

“t'rhankl God for that good news!" he cried, fa-
ven

“ Yves, and she is dismantled, almost a wreck' but
as 1  near her in my surf skiff this morning, I
was ailed by an officer and asked to go to the v
of fishermen over on the bay, and beg them
search the beach for—your—for you," and she crim-
soned at theslip her tongue had nearly made.

“ Indeed! it was kind of Lonsdale to thirk of find.
ing in boldy, ’said the young captain, fully under

stand ng er
“ Now, sir, if you are able with my assistance, I
our vessel."

agogkes on on board

in. erwood e several efforts to but

shook his head forxllilg was more severely hmhan

he had at first believed.
“Ifearlshallhavetoaskyoutogotothe -

Quick
ate and have them send a boat‘ "
lug with a smile. a m. to.“ h.

 H“ I: 

face was darkly bronned and
regular and.

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'mless to protect myself as

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The Magic Ship.

 

“ Willingly, sir, and it would be better, for see,
there are several es cast upon the beach, whom
the men can bu ," and Lily shuddered, as she re
called her clutc ing the ghastly form in the surf,
while she ointed to the forms of sev seamen
which had en cast ashore.

“ Yes they are my poor lads, who went overboard
when the storm struck us,” said the young
officer, sadly.

“ It was a fearful storm, sir for I lay awake listen-
ing to it, and pitying poor sailors."

You live near here then i“ and Robin Sherwood
gazed with admiration into the beautiful face.

“ Yes, sir. I live at the light-house on Sandy Hook.

“M mother is the keeper."

“ A l I have heard of a certain fair heroine of the
light-house, who has saved a number of lives.

“ Are you, may I ask. the Lily of the Light-house?"

“Yes, sir I am ng Lennox," she answered, mod-
estly, and then add quickly:

“ will now go after your men, sir, for your vessel
lies two leagues from here.

“ I am sorry to leave you alone, and suffering, air,
but it cannot be helped."

“ It might have been far worse my sweet girl.

“ But will on return with the at?"

“"110, sir, or there will be no need of my doing

3' Then I shall take pleasure in calling at the light
house to thank on for all that on have done for
me, as soon as am able to run own from the city.

-b i

He held forth his hand and she gras itwarmly,
and then hurried away a strange eeliug at her
heart. and her face wearing a look of troub e, call
there by the breaking upon her a passion she had
never known before, and which found vent in the
muttered words that came from her lips, as she
tfiirned the prow of her surf-skin down toward the

00k:
“1 th ht that I 1 ed Carro t I
that 1.1%." 0v 1’ W "W m

 

1 CHAPTER x.
m manomss’ rams.

Fen some minutes after the depfirture of Lily of
the Light-house Ca tain Robin 8 erwood sat with
bowed ead, buried n deep thought.

“Bah! I am a fool to let that little maid of the
light-house make me untrue to my vows of love to
Celeste even for a minute.

“True, she has saved m'y life, she risked her own
todoso and sheisbeautfulinface and form and
is doubtless so in character. and it is natural that I
shoul feel most kindly toward her.

“ But what would my proud mother say and my
beautiful sister if the knew that I allow the face
of this little or. r to come between me and my
{wizard rfor Celeste Conan the New York belle and

e ress

“ Why. they would disown me as son and brother,
I verily believe.

“Ah me! I cannot but feel though, that I might
be happier through life with a fair, sweet 'rl such
as this ocean lily, of my own heart’s chous ng. than
with the proud beauty whom men rave about, and
have sought hard to win."

For a moment he was silent and then, as his eyes
fell upon another body hurled ashore by the break—

ers, he said:

“Poor lads, they have met a sailor‘s fate, and died
at their posts.

“The shall be carried on board the brig and
buried rom her decks.

“Well, it is a miracle that I am alive, and Inns-
(lale has done nobly to get the brig into a haven,
after the seas and axes made a wreck of her.

“He must have rigged Jury-masts, for how else
could he have gotten in, thou h how he managed
to do so in that storm I cannot ell.

“We the hull is all right, and I will soon have
new stic sin her, and then I shall make it my duty
tohunt down that Magic Ship for I’ll shi a crew
for the work— Ohl who have we ere?“

The is ter query was caused by seeing suddenly
comi toward him half a dozen rough-looking
men, (1 in sailor suits and tarpaulins.

They were all armed, and the expression of their
faces was far from reassuring.

“ I have heard of the Band Rock smugglers,
wreckers and freebooters, and t ese certainly don't
belle, from their loo such a calling. .

“ I wonder if I have 1: cast up by the sea to die
by the hands of my fellow-men, for from all I have
w about these wretches they are merciless," and

in Sherwood, by a tremendous eflort -of his will,
arose to his feetand faced the men.

They had come from the cedar thicket further
down the neck of sand, and skulked along the
beach, as th h anxious to avoid bein seen 3
any one whomht be standing upon the ighlan
smile beyond. ~

came toward the shipwrecked man with

snow faces, and, as they reached the body of

the seamen cast ashore, coo bent over im,

searched his pockets for what litt e valuables they
ht contain and then came on to the others.

‘ That settles in they are a hard lot, and I

ainst them,” mut-
the youn officer.
But he faces them with fearless mien, and, as

Winona? said pleasantly:
r ' ell, s, have hyou come to aid a Poor ship-
wlecked mariner to ship, and get a fa purse for
your trouble!“ ‘

' I guesses we could .fiet a fatter purse by keepin
you away from our p, cap’n, fer so I sees you is

ylgidfipefletl. ’ answered one who seemed to be

e er.

“Ah! you mean ransom?" said Robin Sherwood,
with a sneer.
“ ou hes hit it.”

“Well, what terms (legion ask?"

:1; ther dinnuted t in ther Book yours?”

e...’

“We seen yer drift ashore on a lot 0‘ truck as
Isak?! as of it might hev coined from her docks."

“Ahdsowejistcomeddownterseeyou.”

:Well?” ,

“ Bayer know who we is!”

" Does or suspect?”

“ Yes:

 

suspect you of beins it Rank of cut-thrusts

wh<l> are said to infest Sandy Rock," was the bold
re .
RYgu suspects too much, cap'n, fer yer own

“ Speak out, man, and tell me what you want with
me."
“ We wants yer money first." '

“ Well, there is my urse," and a well-filled silk
we was cast upon e sand at the feet of the

er.

“ You wears a watch, I sees, from the fob-chain."

That, too, was thrown upon the sand.

“Thet are a handsome ring," and the wretch
fioimed to a handsome seal ring that was upon the

ttle finger of the omcer‘s left hand.

“ The watch and ring are heirlooms, m robber
friend, but there is no need of mincing mat rs with
a villain, so now you have all; but if on will send
them on board the brl -of-war Qulc step at any
time, I will lve you don le their value in gold, and
ask no ques ions of your messenger."

“I'll send 'em, if you prizes ‘em especially as yer
mentions ther Quickstep, fer it tells me who you is,
but I'll send ’em to your sick mother, for it is likely
she'd pay well fer some keepsake 0' her dead son.”

“ Her drad son i"

“ Yes, fer you suspects too much to be let live.

“ Come, we wants you to go with us."

“ Where would you take me?"

“ To a little den 0’ ours we hes in the cedars.

“ Come!"

“ I cannot walk, for I am severely hurt, and—"

Robin Sherwood checked himself, for he was
about to say that Lily Lennox had then gone for his
boat’s crew to carry him to his vessel, but a lance
showed him that the sand—hills hid him from t e ce-
dars, and that as they had not ken of seeing the
girl, they had doubtless not one so, while her
tracks had already disap ared from the wet sand.

“ And what, cap’n f" a. ed the man.

“ And if you wish me to go with you, you will
have to carry me."

“ We'll do it.

" Come, lads. lift him up and fetch him along, fer
I don‘t like being out here in full view 0’ some one
that might be on the Highlands."

Robin Sherwood made no resistance, and he was
rudely raised in the arms of several of the men and
borne toward the cedar thicket, the leader remark-

ing gymflcantly:
aal, lads, we has got a prize that were cast up
at our feet.“

 

CHAI'I‘ERH.

TRACKID.

Wm Lily of the Li ht-house had run down the
Shrewsbury in her ll tle skiff, she suddenly dis-
cgmed the Quickstep moving away from her an-
c orage.

The brig was under hastily- ged jury-masts,
with what sail spread u on themflghat could be set,
and as the wind was risk and fair for her, was
evi ently making all haste ossible for the city.

Standing up in her surf-s iff the young girl shout
ed at the top of her clear, musical voice, and waved
her ta aulm vigorously.

But t e eyes of all on board seemed too much
taken up ith watching the movement of their ves-
sel under t e impromptu schooner rig to hear the
hall or to see aught trunsplrin off on the water.

ith re t, at first, the mai en saw the Quickstep
llde slow swag, and then, while a flush stole over
er face, s e sai :

“ I am not sorr she has gone, for now I will have
to take him to t e light-house, and I know mother
mill give him welcome and do all in her power for

in.

About then she put her little boat, and in less than
a}? brim; Iaffter her departure again landed at the spot
s e a e t.

Leaving the skiff, she crossed the neck of land, to
sudglenly start, for nowhere visible was Robin Sher-
wo .

“ Can he have become tired of waiting, and gone
alone down toward the Hook f"

But there was no one to answer the question, and
she ed about her in a bewildered sort of a way,
and elf-hurt that he should have gone, with a fear
that he had doubted her going upon her errand in

Therewashea u thewreckagefrom thebrig,
and here and ch33? sell):th along the beach, were
the bodies who seamen who ed been wasth

overboaMrd, six of these ghastly forms she
coun .
Then her es fell in n the where the young
officer had 1301:, and e Mum quickly
about her.

“There have been others here.

“ Could they have come from the brig?
“ No, for the vessel would not have sailed without

em.

“ Yes, there are a number of tracks" one, two,
three. yes. six in all, and they go toward he cedars.

“ Heaven have mercy! I know who the are !"

With these words she hastily follow on the track
of those who had borne Robin Sherwood off.

The impress of their feet had not yet wholl been
obliterated from the moist sand of the beac , and
without the slightest trouble she followed the trail
until she came to the first clump of cedars.

They were scraggy, hard trees, and had with-

rm

stood a thousand in s wit out being uprooted al-
thoug‘h their foundation was of sand instead 0 on
0 rec .

After passing the first thicket, the cedars became
more frequent, until they formed a solid f0rest, thick
and almost impenetrable, for other trees grown
in their midst.

Keeping upon the beach; the maiden skirted the
timber, as those she followed had done, until, after
half a mile, the scene became wild and desolate in
the extreme. .

The wind had formed great sand-hills u n the
seashore, and u to them grew the forest 0 cedars,
while in their ront was the broad beach upon
which the surf of the Atlantic thundered with deaf-
ening roar.

A wild, picturesque, lonely (rises it was, and the
very retreat for a lawless ban

And here had the freebooter band their retreat.

A bold, reckless set of men, half a score oniyoin-

number the were but the s ies of alsrgefra i~
nity. takinlytheir turn of a i‘honth's mthce. to

 

watch outgoing and incoming vessels, and to gather
up the refuse of wrecks, which they sometimes
made, by luring trustiglg mariners on dark stormy
ni hts ashore with a f se beacon.

among the sand-hms and cedars the freebooters
had gone with their prisoner, and halted at their
desolate camg.

Following t cm, the darinifisgirl found hidden away
between two of the sand-h , several boats, from a
large launch to a light flshing~skiif.

In the rear of these, sheltered by the cedars and
sand-hills, was the freebooters’ camp.

There was a rude cabin, with a thatched roof shel-
ter in front, and beneath this were the half-score
desperate men who then formed the crew of duty on
Bargdti: IiOOkl'dst lying th d

e r m , upon 0 un an reclin-
in upon one elbow, was their prams.
is face was pale, but fearless, and his eyes were
full of fire, as he met the gaze of his captors. .
ago?!) saw the meander?i gs 8:18 stood ]there gazing
n e grou , or ea er 0w y-spo en WOI‘tiSi
“ Thank God) i have tracked them to their lair!"

 

CHAPTER III.
was union’s SENTENCE.

Dnrnamn not to make her presence known yet
awhile, Lily Lennox shrunk back behind a sand-hill,
and listened to what was being said by the freeboot-

ers.

The leader. the same man who had been spokes-
man upon discOvering Captain Sherwood, was speak-
ing, and his words were far from giving a ray of
Mariners-.1

on’ o e n' terms, at 'n. but we has to
make the best 0' the ba aln,“ hegvas saying.
unease”? warmer
purc use i en or t a t
of it, since I last sailed out of New vorkgfionfifi’a
the 03:19; omeler wtiflh: sneer.
, we as a wer over it th
“swarmed? “m

‘ on w n a ar rom the case if I ever get
out of our vile clutch " was t
my; 0 Shiirw‘h‘id'b t if, t is 1 he unguarded to.

es, no cu : u a ust what we is
ing to in driving a bargain." com.

Well, name your terms and then I’ll tell you
what I’ll do," impatiently said the young oil‘lcer.

“ Now don’t be impatient, cap‘n. ’

3 But I am impatient.

I was washed away from my vessel early last
evening, and all night, and until an hour ago, was
cll‘rigiiggntosewrecll: e lit) the rough watgrs.

vere y u , worn out an have no
tience to daily with such as yoxi, so say out WE;
you wish, and then, if I do not agree to your terms I
will say so frankly, and you can do your worst."

" Well, on is a plucky fellow, anyhow."

“ He is er sart‘in."

"I has heerd yer spoken of fer hevin’ Satin‘s grit,
ca in."
yer’l‘sh‘e‘y says you deserves yer epaulets, young as

Such were the remarks that passed round the
group of outlaws, and with real admiration for the

rave man in their midst.

But he cut them off with the curt, fearless words:

“ I do not need to be told that I have courage by a
pack of cowardly cut-throats."

The hands of several of the freebooters dropped
upon their knives, and low and angry threats were
heard; but the leader commanded silence, and said:
0";Whefil, we won’t uafrel with aqman who talks

r open rave or esseswe hang on u
or shoot you,I gnd offer ggfmgrms.” y p7

you p ease on a us " was the cool .

“But I‘ll tell yoiiyour terms.” reply

“Out with them then."

“First we want your worth in gold.”

"Am to be the judge of my own value?“ and the

oung officer smiled faintly, in spite of his surround-

. Nof desperate peril.

0.

“You are then to say what! amworth in gold?"

“ No, ca ‘n."

“ Who tgen f"

3 {oi'hmii'r 'm b th th

s ow are you rea e my mo er‘s name
upon your polluted ii i” and the e es
Slim?“ flfheddflm' :hi 2 l y or Rohinbkam

we ares oan ng or d, andwet
she would pay a 1%!) sum for thefllife of her son."
“$133336? d you 1:: so ilrile, des icable as
on a mo er s "
hidignantly asked herwood. on ‘0’ at m,

2: We would, cap‘n, for we wants id."

Tell menthen your demand. unison]! answer if I

  is able to pay it, for folks says you are
Very rich, havi inherited a la sum, while on
have oonsiderab e prize-money up, and mos of
it gained from irate crafts you have captured."
Yes. I have the pleasure of mining up to

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"have writer’s mg...” .
e as a we no;
’ bu to avenge a.”

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tern“ ity you hashilled. y u.
moggtflwe are poor. cap’n. and we need a m
2 gig): irfiich is my liftehworthf"
a or our mo or to sa as 1 you,"
:ngill give you five thousand. ” mm
o 9

" Ten thousand dollars."
“ It is not enough, cap'n."
“Notadollar more will I pa, , ma 1'“ ‘fool to
cfler to buy my life from you. ’
“ No you was right, cap’n,
“again '92 me gamvléfh your mothtgr will oifer
us on we w
make terms with you," °" ’°“’
23“ you intend to money from both of us?"
That was not what meant; but it‘s a good idea,

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oath. "

" An oath?”

“Yes, cap’n."

“ s , man, and tell me what you mean.”

“ lieve you holds your word as good as gold?"

“ Yes: I have so considered it."

“ And if you take an oath you would keep it?"

“ Most certainly."

“ Then, calp‘n, our terms is. that when we get your
mo ersgol,an your 0 ,t you ve, ore

th ’ l d ld hat ha bet
iou leave this place, to e a solemn oath never to
stray us, or to attack us with your crew, or to hint
that you know that a band of freebooters have a re-
treat on Sandy Hook."

“And do you t me to bind myself to thus
protect crime 1" in ignau asked the young officer.

“ We most certainly do.’

“To swear that I will not land a force to wipe you
of! the face of the earth?"

u Yes. cap‘n‘ u

“ There you mistake your man.”

“ We was kinder afraid you wouldn‘t.”

“You maybe certain that I will not take any
such oath."

“ It’s death then.”

‘ So be it."

“We‘ll kill you sure."

“I can die but once."

“ It is a pity for a young man like ou to die.”
in; You arelpot youngieiaogfiuch as so you are no

, coo y respon erwood.

‘iggell, it looks so." t d

' A pearance; are 0 ten eceltful, Sir Cut-throat.

“I gave risked life man times, and I had hoped
wheuIdld fallthatitwou dbeu nthedeckofmy
vessel. fighting bravely for the ght.

“ But cruel fate causes me to die at the hands
of a'gangof pirates, so belt, I will not flinch from
my mm."

“Waal, you a a lucky man, and no mistake,”
said the leader, wh e another remarked:

“I would vote to turn him loose forhis grit, which

Come, you have heard my answer, so let me end
this dallying," urged the young sailor.
“ You seem in a h to die. cap'n."
“ The sooner I shut my eyes to your faces the bet-

ter."
“ Well, messmates, hearhis words?" and the
leader looked aroun upon his fellow cutthroats,

who assepted in general:
" Is it die for him!"
u  H

"How?"
“String him up to the signal cedartharl” said

one.
" Shoot him i" cried another.
:: finife hig'lsgggested a: third.
essma ave an ea about killing ”
broke in the leader. him,
“ Out with it, Anchor Toml” cried several voices,
in chorus.
“'Well, aswe have to kill him, we might as well
m e a leetle gold out of the work."
The look of all asked the question:
:: IYIOW’" th h will be ported l
on see c cap‘n ere re as 0st
0V3?O&I‘d from his ship?"
es.li

:: gis family would‘be awful glad to get his body."
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“ So, messma we‘ll just drown him."

“ I see, Anchor cm, and sell the door remains to
his lovin mother," cried one or the villain8.

“ You ve it, for that is my idee.”

“Now you Will do to ("tr/10’ to. Tom, and you is

htly named,” said an admiring messmate.

‘ Yes, I am pretty ood to anchor to, messmates,
Iknow, ‘ responded t e'leader, with an air of self-
co tulation, and then he continued:

“ '1] take the remains up to the city in my fishing-
boat, and say I found ’em, and I know the rich
widow Sherwood will pay well for 'em."

“ I shall have-decent burial at least, ifl am mur-
dered," said Robin Sherwood, with an air of one
who seemed reckless of his fate.

“ Well, cap‘n, you can‘t blame us, for we offered

on terms and on refused.

“ But it halal too late yet to agree to 'em."

. ggverl" 
en you tter our ra for on will
headeadmanlntenhlihihtes.iJ ye“. y

“You, Ben and Jack, swim out with the cap
into the surf and hold him under until he is dead;
but mind you. don’t you let go of him, for his re-
mains ls valuable."

“I‘ll hold on to him like a right-bower anchor.

om.

“ And I‘ll anchor in if to him with a cable, so
as he can't get awa ,‘ were the remarks of the two
villains selected as e executioner-s.

“ Come then, take the cap‘n out and drown him,
and then in carry histd tothedtyand sell itto
big funin " said Anchor om.

But as he two men laid their hands upon the
shoulders of the hel less officer, there suddenly
darted into their mld a slender form, and in ring.
mg Barbe? came “$3.1mth I‘ Mu wont to

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CHAPTER XIII.
BOUND BY an oars.

Tin: sudden coming of the Lily of the Light-
house upon the scene of their wrong-doing, cer.
tainly nonplused the freebooters.

Their haunt was so remote, at that time, from
an one, or any habitation, and the few vessels
dr ven by stress of weather to find anchorage
in the Hook havou were so careful to ive the
shore as wide a berth as possible, that t 0 out-
laws little dreamed of interruption from any

e.
on“ The Lighthouse Lily!” broke from the lips
of nearly every man, which at once proved
that she was not unknown to them.

She had heard all that , and confident
thatshe mustact promo yto save the mug

 

emcer, she had bol'dly cbnfronted his foes just
as the were hearing him away to death.

Litt e had he dreamed of such an interrup-
tion, though he had hoped that his men, sent by
the young girl, might come upon the scene in
time to save him.

His first feeling was for the maiden, who had
thus come into the lion’s lair, as it were; but
then he seemed to feel that she must be sup-
ported by those who had not yet shown them-
selves, but would at the proper moment.

Boldly she faced the outlaws, seeming to let
her eyes rest upon every face, and then from
her 1 came the words, spoken calmly, and
with rmness:

“ Anchor Tom, are you not transgressing your
orders?”

Robin Sherwood started.

The maiden had called the outlaw leader by
name, so could not be unknown to him.

What could it mean?

“ I hain’t done nothing, miss,’ was the sullen

l .
“a You were about to kill this oflcer.”

“ Who says so?” doggedly asked the man.

u I my soy

“You hadn’t at no roof, miss.”

“ I have, for have standing yonder an
heard all.

“ Well, he wouldn’t take oath not to betray
us, miss, so, you see, we had to protect our-
selves.”

“ You had no right to act in the matter.

“You found him wounded and shipwrecked
upon the beach, and you should have taken him
to the city, or to your chief.”

“Perhaps you is right, miss.”

“I am right, and your chief shall hear of this
intended red work of yours, unless you at once
obey my orders.”

“ I am ready, miss, to do all you command.”

“ Then let four of your men make a stretcher
and bear this gentleman to my boat.”

“ We will do it, miss; but you won’t speak to
the chief about it?”

“That depends upon your future good-be
havior.”

“ If you take him away, he will betray us."
“ Hell do it, sure,” chimed in several others
of the band.

Lily looked troubled, for she seemed as feel in
a uandary what to do.

obin Sherwood had listened with intense
surprise to all that had been said, wondering at
her strange power over the desperate crew.

Now he saw that the words of Anchor Tom,
about his betraying them, seemed to have
struck home, and he was at a loss to know what
would be the upshot of it all.

Seeng their advantage, several of the outlaws
said uickly:

" es. miss, he’ll betray us, and then you
know what will follow.”

“ He will not betray you,” said Lily firmly.

, but he will, ’ urged Anchor om.

“ I .My that he will not, for he will give his
pied not to do so.”

“ e tried him on that, and it was no go."

Turning to Robin Sherwood, Lily said:

“ You have heard what these men say?”

“ Yes; all."

“ They are aware that you know them as they

re.’

“ The Sandy Hook Freeboote'rsl" quietly said
Sherwood.

“ Yes."

“,Their looks betrayed them villains, before
their words told the secret,” was the bold re-

spouse.

“ Well, the are outlaws, and knewn as the
Freebooters 0 Sandy Hook.

“ I tell you this frankly, sir.”

“ And what are they to you!” he asked, with
something like scorn in his tone.

The lovely face flushed, and an angry light
came in the beautiful eyes; but she answered
 t d t esti Mn

no won er a your n on,
Therwood; but I will not answqer it. '

“Sufficient for vou to know that 1 am an:-

ious to save your life, and I can only do so by
your giving me your pledge not to betray What
you have this day discovered.
“You were cast upon this shore and thereby
you have found out a secret, and I beg that you
will go from here without considering it your
duty to make your discovery kuown.’

“ Duty prompts me to do so.”

“ True; but the sea is large and there is work
for you to do there.

“ Give me your pledge that you will remem-
ber what occurs here only as a dream, and keep
the secret.”

“ Is this a demand!” he asked, coolly.

“ N o, it is an entreaty, an ap al to you," she
said. with a pathos that touch him.

“ Then I make the ’pledge,” he frankly said.

“I must ask more, she replied.

" What more!"

if?” ":51 'n a responded

' e rown an :

“ My word l hold as my oath.’

“And so would I, sir; but with these men it
is different.

“ old up your right hand, Captain Sher-
wooil” -

 

He obeyed in silence.

“ Do you swear by your hope of Heaven that
you will not betray the secret you have this
(Ilfykdgpcovered of the Freebooters of Sandy

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“ I do!”

He spoke the words firmly, looking her
squarely in the eyes, and she asked:

“Men, are you satisfied ?”

A murmur of assent ran around the group,
and then the maiden said authoritatively:

“ Now carry that ofiicw to my boat!”

A litter of oars was quickly made, and Robin
Sherwood was placed thereon, for, while he
could stand upright, his injuries were such that
he was unable to walk, and Lighthouse Lily
had seen the agony he suffered, when she forced
him to walk a few steps away from the Free-
booters, that she might urge him tomake the
pledge not to betray them.

Then four of the men took up the litter and
started alon the beach the way they had come,
while Lin o the Light—house tarried to have a
few words with Anchor Tom, greatly to that
worthy’s disgust, for he found himself a poorer
man after her departure, for she had demanded
offfl him the watch, ring and purse of the young
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CHAPTER XIV.
TEE snnnwoons.

In an aristocratic quarter of the City of New
York. at the time ot which I write, stood an,
elegant mansion, the home of wealth and re-
finement.

Its grounds occupied an entire square upon
the west side. and its lawn ran down to the
banks of the Hudson, for then the presence of
traffic had not made that grand stream a busy
mart as it is to-day for miles beyond the Battery.

The mansion was of stone, large, with greagl
comfortable rooms, wide halls, and an air
luxury about it that was very invitir‘iig.

The grounds were handsomely lai out, and
summer-houses were here and there among the
ornamental trees to invite repose upon a warm
summer day.

But when the reader beholds the handsome
abode, an air of gloom is upon all.

Twilight is coming on, and the servants light
the lamps in a noiseless way, while from the
sitting-room comes the sound of weeping. '

A woman is sobbing as though her very
heart-strings would break, and a voice low and
sympathetic is breathing words of consolation.'t

But it is a mother that sobs for her first-born,
her idol, and, like Rachel weeping for her
children, she refuses to be comforted. 11‘

An hour before an oflcer in full uniform had
visited the mansion, and his \nission was a sad
and painful one.

He had gone there to tell the haughty mother
that her son had been lost at sea.

It was Lucas Lonsdale, and in a few words
he had told his sad story, and the mansion
which that night was to havo been asceneoi
gayety, in honor of the birthday anniversary of
is young mistress, Corinne Sherwood, was at
once plunged into a house of mourning. -

Servants had been dispatched to those in-
vited, telling them of the sad occurrence, and a
messenger had been sent to a young bells and
heiress, Celeste Cerras, asking her immediate
presence at the Sherwood manor.

Quickly had she oheyed the summons, toleern
that the one to whom she was atfianced was ly-
in in the depths of the sea.

itterly mournin for the pain he had giVen,
Lucas Lonsdale ha departed, leaving the mo-
the;, the daughter, and the expectant bride to-
get er.

In the sitting-room, the favorite resort of the,
famil ,they were gathered, the mother sobbing
pitifu if, her daughter trying to soothe her woe,
and Co este Corr-as pacing the floor with a M
white and hard.

It was an ei ntly furnished room, with
divans and easy—c airs upon all sides, books, a
guitar and harp to amuse, and upon the walls
hung the portraits of three generations of an-

rs.

Over the mantle was the likeness of a man in
the uniform of a general, and with a face tint
was man] and kind. ‘

-It was neral Sherwood, who had fallen in
battle with the Indians some years before. .

Upon a divan, her head buried in her hands, I
reclined Mrs. Sherwood, a stately, h ~
woman of forty-five, and by her side knelt a
fair youn form, her daughter Corinne, whose
deeds of udness were knownto all the poor of‘
her vicinity, and whose sweet, lovely face, the
reflex of her pure heart and soul, won the love ,
of all who knew her.

She was dressed in pure white, and, instead of
her joyful celebration of her birthday anniver-
sary, she was called upon to mourn for the bro-
ther she idolized.

Celeste Cerras, pacing the floor with monoto-
nous manner, was a queenly woman, and it w,
said of her that she had no heart, and had sent
scores of men away in utter despair, havingwou
theirlovetoamnseherasatoy. 5

She was an orphan, but had been left an
heirem of vast wealth, it was said, and lived
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who, having no children of his own, had adopt-
ed her.

In coming from her home in Baltimore, after
her parents’ death, the vessel on which she was
a passenger to New York had been captured by
a pirate craft: but a few hours after an armed
Schooner hove in sight, gave chase, and, after a
hot fight, made the outlaw strike his black flag
to a foe far his inferior in guns and men.

The officer who commanded the little cruiser
was Lieutenant Robin Sherwood, and thus it
was that the two had met.

Whether it was the wealth of Celeste Cerras,
her beauty, or her accomplishments that won
the admiration of Mrs. Sherwood, no one knew:
but she set her heart upon it that her son should
make the maiden his wife, and with such inflnite
tact did she work to that end, that the {filing
couple became engaged just before obin
sailed upon his cruise in the Quickstep.

Thus the reader can understand how sad the
blow fell u In three hearts, when Lucas Lons-
dale had to d his sad story of the loss of his gal-
lant commander. and that his life had been sac-
rificed in his effort to save Midshipman Park
Peiham from death.

CHAPTER XV.
THE TWO VISITORS.

A KNOCK at the sitting-room door caused each
of its three occupants to st rt, for their nerves
were unstrung by their sorrow.

It was Bailey, the old butler and factotum,
and his honest face was as sorrowful as those he
saw before him, for he had dearly lOVed his
young master.

“Colonel Bertie Grayson presents his deepest
sympathy to you all, ma’am, and begs that he
may see you, ’ said the old butler.

Now, Colonel Bertie Grayson was a personage
of importance at the Sherwood mansion, for a
few weeks before he had become enga ed to

'nne, a consummation seeming to far
more desired by the gentleman and Mrs. Sher-
wood, than by the maiden.

But the colonel, who had once been an
English officer, was reputed to be immensely
rich, was a younger son of a noble, with pros-
pects of inheriting a title should some half-dozen
senior brothers die on, and had a certain fasci~
nation of manner about him that seemed irre-
sistible with both men and women.

He admitted having passed forty years upon
this globe torrential, but did not look thirtyeflve,
while Corinne Sherwood was just upon the
threshold of seventeen.

The colonel lived in bachelor quarters on
Fulton street, then a fashionable quarter, kept
his horses, and a foreign valet that looked like

 

’ a irate and knew how to hold his tongue upon

matters pertaining to himself and his
master.

“Say to Colonel Grayson that we will see
him ” said Mrs. Sherwood, with an emphasis up-
on the pronoun.

At the same time, with a great eflort she
arose to her feet, dried her eyes and faced the
door, while Corinne threw herself u n the
divan just vacated by her mother, an buried
her face in her hands.

Just then the door swung open and Bailey
ushered in Colonel Bertie Grayson, announcing
him in a subdued tone.

A tall man, with milita carriage, and a
darki face, with winning smi e and manners en-
tere .

He was dressed in dee black, and his clothes
were of faultless lit, wh e now he wore a look
that was full of dee t sympathy, in spite of
the slight smile whic seemed hab tual to him.

“M dear Mrs. Sherwood, you have my
mam of sympathy,” he said, in a low, rich-
toncd voice grasping the hand of Mrs. Sher-

and t en taking that of Celeste Cerras,
he continued:

“God’kuows I had rather it had been myself,
for I am alone in the world.”

“ Yet you have one to love you as dearly,” and
Mrs. Sherwood motioned with her state y head
toward the form on the divan.

"I hope so from my inmost heart,” he said,
soft! ,and crossin the room he laid his hand
light y upon the fietty curls of Corinne, and
as d:

“ Corinne, :3 heart bleeds for you; and be-
lieve me I 1 do all in my power toilll the
place of the noble brother you have lost.”

In an instant she was upon her feet, gazing

‘ pas‘

"him straight in the eyes, while she as

lionately: . ,

“ Oh, if you would only be a brother to me
and not what you are, then I could love you with
m whole heart!”

e shrunk back at her words, while her mo-
ther cried, sternly:

" Corinne! my child l”

Then turning to Colonel Grayson, she contin-

“Poor child, she is so overwhelmed with grief
die knows not what she says.”

Tor an instant the young girl seemed about
to make reply, but once more the door opened
and Bailey appearing. she dropped again to her
place upon the divan.

. ,ouug girl tosee you, ma’am,” said the
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“I can See no one, Bailev, and please say so
emphatically,” was Mrs. Sherwood’s stern re-
joinder.

“But, ma’am, she says she is the bearer of
important tidings which you should know at
once,” urged Bailey.

“ Who is she?”

“I never saw her before, ma’am; but she is
dressed like a sailor- irl.”

“ A sailor-girl, Bailey?”

“Permit me to see her for you, my dear
madam,” said Colonel Gra son.

“No, thank you, colone , I will permit her to
come in, for she may be a fisher-girl from the
lower bay, with some tidings of my poor boy.
Lieutenant Lonsdale told me he had made an
offer of a reward to the fishermen if they found
the body,” and Mrs. Sherwood jerked the last
words out, while her lips uivered.

“I Will see the girl, ailey,” she said, con-
trollin her emotion.

The utler disappeared, and soon after reén-
tered, accompanied by a slender form, clad in
blue cloth, and with a sailor-collar falling upon
her shapely shoulders.

sun-hat was upon her head, and beneath it
was a face, the beauty of which caused the colo-
nel and the three ladies to fairly start with sur-
prised admiration, for Corinne had risen My
feet at the entrance of the visitor.

There was a slight shrinking of the young girl
as she saw before her so many; but, with per-
fect composure, she said:

“ Is this Mrs. Sherwood?"

“I am Mrs. Sherwood in child, and ma. I
ask who you are?” said the ady, not unkind y,
for the sweet face at once won a kind welcome.

“It is not of myself, madam, that I have
cometos k but to bring you good tidings,
which wil drive the sorrow from your faces I
now see resting u n them,” was the reply.

“My son lives ’ almost shrieked Mrs. Sher-
wood, to quickly add, in a low, trembling tone:

“ Or have you only found his body 1”

“Your son lives, Mrs. Sherwood,” were the

uivering words, delivered in a tone that showed
t e joy 1 gave to make the glad tidings known.

Instantly the maiden beheld four faces peer-
ing into her own, while Mrs. Sherwood grasped
her shoulder with a grip that made her wince,
while she asked:

“ Lives, did you say, girl?”

“Yes, madam.”

“Thank God for those blessed words.

“ Do you hear, Corinne, our brother is alive!

“ Celeste! did you hear er words?

“But where, child, is my noble boy, for I
would go to him at once.

“ nick! tell me, or go with me!” and the
mother‘s heart was all aglow.

“ Captain Sherwood, madam, clung to the
wreckage of his vessel, and was cast ashore
noon the beach. many miles from here,” said
the maiden, softly

“ Why, then, id be not come to us, instead
of sending?”

“ Because, madam, his long exposure and
struggle for life had utterly broken him down,
while he was also slightly injured by being
dashed against the wreckage.”

“ My son ill, suffering, and I not with him!

“I will go at once i”

“ That Will be impossible madam.”

“ Impossiblel and why?" haughtin demanded
Mrs. Sherwood.

“Because he is not where you can visit him,"
was the cold response. 1
m"; In Heaven’s name, girl, tell me where he

“ Safe, madam, and with those who will care
for him as tenderly as on would.”

“ This is remarkable, ' said Mrs. Sherwood.

“It is indeed, madam.”

“ My girl, make known at once to Mrs. Sher-
wood where her son, the captain, is,” said Colonel
Bertie Gra son, sternly.

His wor s turned the eyes of the young girl
fqu upon him, and she seemed slightly to start
as she met his gaze.

But she answered firmly:

“ I was commanded, sir, by Captain Sher-
wood to seek his home and make known to his
mother that he was alive, and would come to
her as soon as he was able to do so, which will
be in a few days.”

“ And you refuse to divulge his where-
aboutsl"

“ I do, sir.”

“ But you must.”

The young girl smiled, and there was a look
of defiance in the smile, whilé she said:

“I am the best Judge of what I must and
must not do.”

“ Much as I thank you, girl, for the glad
news you bring, I will have to find a way to
force you to tell all that you know,” said Mrs.
Sherwood, stern] .

The defiant look increased upon the beautiful
face while Corinne stepped forward and said:

“ Mother, this is unkind, for she has a right
to withhold what she pleases especially as she
has already been the bearer of such joy ul news
for us all.

It was seldom that Corinne Sherwood took
such a determined stand, and her mother, Colo-
nel Grayson and Ct-‘lPSIP looked at her in amaze

 

ment, and noticing the angry look upon Mrs.
Sherwood’s face, the fair young messenger said
quickldy, with a smile of thanks at her generous

defe'n er:

“Mrs. Sherwood, I have brought you the
news that your son 5 life was spared, though he
is slightly injured, but in a few days will return
to his home.

“He is among those who will care for him,
and more I cannot tell you, so I will bid you
good-night.”
te“No, you must, you shall clear up this mys_

ry.

"You bring me glad tidings that my son
lives, and yet you refuse to say where he is, or
with whom, that I may fly to him at once, and
I will compel you to speak.”

“ Mother!” said Corinne, reproachfully.

“Mrs. Sherwood, you have no power to com-
pell me to speak,” was the calm reply of the
gir .

“Answer me! did in son request that you
give not his lace of retirement ?’ ,.

The faceo the young girl reddened, but she
answered frank] :

“ It was my wish and he acquiesced in it.”

“Captain Sherwood must certainly be se-v
verely in'ured, as to be so weak as to be
swerved y the will of a common fisher-girl,”
said Celeste Cerras, scornfully.

The eyes of the young girl flashed at her
wordS, and a hasty reply seemed to spring to
her lips: but smotherin her feelings, she smiled
scomfully, and with a s ight bow turned away.

“ Colonel Grayson, I beg of you todetain that

r1.

81“I will have this strange mystery attending
my son cleared up,”crie Mrs. Sherwood, ex-
citedly.

“Pardon me, my dear madam, if I decline
and be good enough to allow her todepart,” said
the colonel, in a significant tone, which Mrs.
Sherwood knew had a deep meaning, for she
said nothin and the fair messenger, who had
half turne at her words, as though at bay,
smiled sweetly toward Corinne, and glided from
the room.

“ NOW, madam, I will beg you to excuse me,
while I pla the tpy upon that young girl’s
movements,’ said the colonel.

“It is unmanl , Colonel Grayson, to dog the
steps of one w 0 has done good rather than
evil, and that one a young and innocent girl,”
said Corinne, hotly.

The colonel started at the cutting words, and
his dark face flushed; but he bowed low, and
said calmly:

“ I am serving our mother, Miss Sherwood,
and even though anger you. I shall foll0w upon
the track of the very mysterious personage who
has bust departed.”

“ n so. colonel. I beg of on, and npo
return, Corinne, foolish gir , will than
said Mrs. Sherwood, and the gentleman hastily
departed to play the spy upon the Lily of the
Light-house, for who and w at the was he had
determined to fathom for a otive known only
to himself.

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CHAPTER XVI.
'rnu srr’s cnasn.

WHEN Colonel Bertie Grayson left the Sher-
wood mansion, it was by a side-door throu h
the library-hall, and he gained an exit from t 9
east wing. and was at the corner of the house
by the time the Lily of the Li ht‘house de-
scended the broad stone steps lead ng from the
front portal.

He saw the maiden go rapidly along the
gravel walk, with its row of box-trees on either
side, and, gaining the street, to turn toward the
North, or Hudson river.

It was but a short walk to the water’s edge,
and there she sprun into a boat that was
moored against the var-bank, and quickly a
tinydsail was raised and the prow turned south-
war .

A fair breeze was blowing, and the light skiff
glided along at a ra id rate.

But the colonel ept it in sight as he went
swiftly along the street at a pace that few of
his fashionable friends would have believed him
capable of.

At length he came to a point of! which lay a
small schooner. evidently a pleasure-craft, from
her rig and build.

The surf-skiff had already passed the sloo
and was flyin away on hencourse, which sti i
lay southwar , as though gomg down the bar-
bor, or around the Battery and up the East
river.

“Ho, the Sea Feather, ahoyl” sung out the
colonel. in tones that sounded as though they
had often rung on the quarter-deck.

No answer was returned, and again the colo-
nel hailed, and more loudly than before.

Still no response.

“Curse the lazy lubbers, they are all asleep
or drunk,” said the colonel, and a glance at the
surf-skid showing him that it was fast disap-

arlng in the darkness, he looked hastily about

or some sign of a boat.

But none could be seen, and a third time his
voice bailed:

“ Ho! the Sea Feather! be!”

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an angry exclamation, the colonel again bent
his gaze upon the receding sail-boat.

It was barely visible, and, determined not to
be beaten, he buttoned his fashionably-cut coat
closely around him, pulled his hat down hard
over his 6 es, and sprung boldly into the river.

Bertie rayson was a powerful swimmer, and
a few strong strokes carried him to the side of
the acht, and he threw himself upon deck
amidghipa and strode aft to the companionway,
out of which a bright light shone.

Then there came to him voices in conversa-
tion, and springing down into the cabin be con-
fronted a party of four men seated at the table
gambling with dice, and with pipes in their
mouths, and bottles and glasses at their hands.

They were dressed in sailor-rig, and at sight
of him sprun to their feet in alarm, while one,
who appeare to be the leader, cried out:

“ The captain I”

“ Yes, you riotous bounds, and this is the way
I catch you, drinking my liquors, and enjoying
yourselves in my cabin when I am away.

“ Loyd, you are not fit toact as master of this
craft, and I will see that you do not disgrace
the berth longer.” v

“ Mercy, captain! I will not offend again,”
cried the man addressed as Lo_ .

But Colonel Grayson stepped to a small desk,
and unlocking it with a key taken from his
pocket. took out a ir of steel manacles.

“Hold out your ands and step here, sirl” he
said, sternly, motioning for the man to approach
the mizzen-mast, whic went down through the
forward end of the handsomely furnished and
commodious cabin.

Silently the man obeyed, and seizing his
hands, the colonel dragged them on either side
of the mast, and quickly clapped the manacles
upon the wrists.

“Now get on deck, you rascals, and set sail,
and hoist the anchor, and lose no time about it,
either!”

The three seamen obeyed with an alacrity
that showed they stood in holy awe of their
commander.

Following them upon deck, the colonel asked:

“ Brace, where are the others of the crew?”

“ Ashore, sir.”

“Getting drunk, I sup se; but I’ll sail with-
out them,” and Colonel rayson took a glass he
had brought out of the cabin, and narrowly
searched the waters for the surf-skiff.

“Ha! I see her, and she is heading for the

 

, Narrows.

“ Do you wish meto help you, you lubbers, get
that little piece of iron out of the mud?”

It was very evident that the men did not, for
they hauled the anchor up as he asked the ques-
tion, and with her jib and mainsail set, the trim
litlle schooner of thirty tons began to forge
through the waters.

To set the foresail and topsails was then but a
few minutes’ work, for the men wished to re-
deem themselves in their captain’s eyes. and
Elie: the little pleasure craft flew along like a

ir .

Her owner took the helm himself, and held
her straight upon her course down the river,
the wind being fair upon herstarboard quarter.

Past the Battery she went, and then laid her
course for the Narrows, getting better wind as
she reached the upper harbor.

“ I am gaining on the girl, but her boat sails
like a witch,” muttered the colonel, who often
raised the glass to his 9 e, and bent it upon the
surf skifl, all of half a eague ahead.

But, although it was true the Sea Feather was
gaining upon the surf-skiff, it was so slowly that
the colonel saw that he could not overhaul the
little craft before it had passed through the
Narrows.

“The wind is too light for the Feather, and
just what the skit! wants.

“But I’ll hold on as long as there is a breath
of wind, and Heaven grant it does not fail me,
as it threatensto do,” 9 muttered.

And on the two fleet crafts went, while the
wind seemed gradually (Bilingufl. fact that pre-
zgpted the schooner from gaining in rapidly as
‘ ore.

Through the Narrows the wind was fltful and
light, and shortly after the Feather had passed
through to the Lower Bay, it died almost
away.

“ Curses! the wind has left us!” cried the
colonel.

" No, sir, for there is a ripple about the bow!
yet,” said one of the men. .

“It will not last,” he said, impatiently. 9nd
then added with strange earnestness torso slight
a reason it seemed:

“ But I’ll not be foiled!

“Lower away that boat, you lubbers, and be
ready to spring to your places in it!”

“ Ay, ay, sir,” called out the men in chorus,
and the boat hanging at the stern davits was the
next moment alongside of the schooner.

“ Go forward and let go the anchor as I lufl!”
came the next order.

The schooner came slowly round, for she
barely had headway, and the next instant the
colonel cried:

“ Let go l”

Down with a lash went the anchor, and
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colonel sprung into the little boat alongside,
and was quickly followed by the men.

“ Seize your oars and pull as though for your
lives l” came the stern order, and away the boat
started, making the water hiss about her bows,
and leaving a foamin wake.

With his glass at is eye the colonel soon
caught sight of the skiff ahead, and cried:

“She has lowered her sail and taken to her

oars.

“ Overtake that skiff, you devils, if you wish
to be forgiven for our work this night!”

The men prove that they did wish to gain
forgiveness for their 3 res, and bent to their
oars as though pulling or their lives.

After a moment the colonel said, tri-
umphantly:

“ You are gaining, lads, though the girl pulls
with marvelous ower and speed.” '

And he smile grimly, as each stroke of the
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CHAPTER XVII.
carcmxe A TARTAR.

“ PULL, lads! pulll and I forgive you your
spree in my cabin,” cried the colonel, hoarsely,
as he saw the surf-skiff suddenly swerve from
her direct course, and head over toward the
Coney Island shore.

The boat fairly leaped from the water at
every tremendous stroke of the cars. and there
was no doubt but that they were gaining upon
the skiff, yet the colonel feared the young girl
might reach the shore and escape in the dark-
ness before he could come up.

“ A month’s wages to each of “you, if you
overhaul the skid,” he cried, and is incentive
made the panting sailors forget their fatigue
and pull the harder.

“ Hal she has ceased rowing.

“ What does she mean?” he said, suddenly, as
he saw the oars held b the maiden poised in
the air an instant, and t en laid aside.

“ Can a breezebe springing up?” he muttered,
and he scanned the waters upon every side to
see if there was a ripple upon the calm surface.

“ No, there is not a breath of air.

“ What can the girl mean i” _

As though in answer to his question he heard
in ringing tones:

“ Boat ahoy l”

“ Ahoy the skid l” be promptly answered.

“Are you in chase of me?” came the query in
the same rich tones.

“ I am,” was the reply.

“Then I warn you to keep OR, or I will fire
upon you,” came 1n determined tones.

In spite of the threat the colonel laughed,
while he said, as though in high good-humor:

“ Lads, that is good, isn’t it?

“ Why she hails and threatens as though she
were captain of a cruiser.”

Then raising his voice he answered:

“I mean you no harm, lady.”

“ I have warned ou oil’, and I am armed, so
beware 1” was the ecidcd response.

“I desire a word with you, and upon my
honor mean you no harm ” he said, earnestly.

“This is no place to see me, sir.

“ Tell me then where fican see you.”

“Nowhere,” and the ght oars again fell in
the water.

“Give way, men,” said the colonel, in a low
tone, for the boat had been at rest while the
bail and responses were going on.

At the first fall of the oars the young girl
again cried, and in avoice that was in deadly
earnest:

“ oldl if you follow in my wake I will fire!”

“Cease rowing, men! for the li.tle Sathaness
means what she says,” said the colonel, and then
he called out, as a happy thought seized him:

“Will you bear a message to Captain Sher-
wood for me?”

“ Ah! I know you now—you are the gentle-
man I saw at the Sherwood mansion,” said Lily.
“’I am, and I trust now you will not fear
me.

“ Why havo you followed me?”

“To see if I could persuade you to tell me all
about r Sherwood, for I feared there was
something you cared not to tell to his mother.”

“You are mistaken, sir, for I told her all I
intended to, and can say no more to you,” coldly
re lied Lily.

he had made no effort now to row away, and
the boat had come alongside of the skiff.

“ I am glad then that it is no worse, for I
feared that the captain might be seriously hurt."

“ No, he will he himself again in a few days.”

“ And you will not permit me to go with you
to him?” '

“ I will not, sir.”

“ Is this decided?”

“ It is.”

“Su pose I follow you?’

3 I s all not go there then.”

. You cannot stay out upon the water all
night?” i

“ I will stay here a week, rather than let you

crlmquer my determination,” came the firm re-

X'You are given to stubbornness, girl,” said the
colonel. with some degree of anger.

 

“ And you are persistent to rudeness, sirfl
was the prompt rejoinder.

The colonel winced under this shot and glanced
at his crew, to see if they could appreciate it,
while he said sternly:

“I have it in my power to Capture you, and
force from your lips the secret.”

“ You will find that you have caught a Tar-
tar, and that my lips are as non-committal as
though death’s seal were upon them.”

“ Girl, you are incorrigible.”

“ And you, sir, are insulting.”

“ By Heaven! but you shall not conquer me!”

“One moment, please,” she cried quickly, as
be grasped her oar.

“ Well?”

“ You came from yonder yacht, which fol-
IOWed me down the harbor?”

“ I did.”

“ The yacht lay off Chambers street as I
came by, did it not?”

“ It did.”

“ Who is its owner?”

H I am.”

He saw her start, and then in a low, earnest
tone came the words:

“ Are you Colonel Bertie Grayson?”

U I am.”

“Then I trust you will see the propriety of
not pursuing me further, when I tell you that
the Sea Wiz 1rd was in port last night. ’

It was the man’s turn now to start, and he
asked. quickly:

“What mean you, girl?"

“ Just what I say, sir.”

“ Quick! tell me who you arei"

“ One who knows just who Colonel Bertie
Grayson is, and who dares him to follow her, if
he wishes her to ut back to New York and visit
the mansion she eft a short while ago.”

“Girl, I will know more about you, for—”

“Beware! I am armed!” and he saw thata
pistol covered his heart.

He released his grasp upon her oar, and drop-
ping her pistol, she seized it and sent her skifl
flying away, while she called out, in mocking
tones:

“ Good-night, Colonel Grayson!

“Follow me, ifyou dare I”

The thwarted man uttered an oath, and stem-
ly ordered his men to give way. -

But he put his tiller hard down, and the boa
headed back for the schooner, the colonel in
no amiable frame of mind at having been
thwarted by a young girl.

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CHAPTER XVIII.
THE Lovnn‘s THREAT.

IT was the afteran of the day following the
scene of the chase described in the foregoing
chapter, that Captain Robin Sherwood sat at a
window in a small, but cosey room overlooking
the ocean.

It was the little sitting-room of the Sandy
Hook light-house, and everything about it. not~
withstanding that one would believe it the home
of people in the humble walks of life, hadan
air of refinement resting upon it.

As the small stone house, adjoining the light.
house proper, had but four rooms in it, the
young officer had been given the parlor, or sit-
tingrroom, the settee having been arranged as a
bed for him by Mrs. Lennox.

When taken to her home by Lily, he had been
warmly welcomed by the mother, whom he
found to be a sad—faced woman, bearing traces
of having once been very beautiful, and still
possessed of a refinement of manner and beauty
which some deep sorrow she seemed to have
known in the t, had not obliterated.

She met Li y at the water’s edge as the boat
touched, and earing who her companion was,
aided him, with the maiden’s assistance, to her
humble home, saying as she sunk down into a

chair:

“Now, Lily, o and fetch the villa doctor,
for you can get ack with him by nig t.”

“No, no, I beg of you, for I am simply bruised
up a little, my dear madam, and will come
r0313: all right with rest,” said Robin Sher-

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But Lily thought that perhaps some medicines
and salves would aid in the recovery of the pa-
tient; so she told him that evory month she had
to go up to the city for stores, and would get for
him what he wished.

As the young officer found that she was de-
termined to go, he bade her seek his home and
tell his mother that he was alive, for he knew
that Lieutenant Lonsdale would report him as
dead upon the arrival of the brig 03 the city.

“And kindly let her know where I am, and
Colonel Bertie Grayson, who owns a pleasure-
yncht, and is in love with my sister Corinne,
will be only too glad to sail them down to see
me,” he added.

At this Lily looked troubled, and watching
her face he saw it, so asked:

“Have I said aught to displease you, Miss

Lennox?”
“Oh, no. only I do not wish your friends to
come here.” '
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phat I would not trouble you and your good mo-
ther more.”

“ No, no, you are not the slightest trouble to
either mother or myself, and if you can only
put 11 with our humble hospita 'ty for a few
days, will sail you up to the city as soon as you
are able to go.” '

“ Indeed will I be glad to remain, for your
little home is a delightful haven of rest to me.

“So do not tell them where I am, but say I
will soon return.”

And‘ thus it was settled, and the result the
reader knows.

It was lon after midnight when Lily returned
to the light- cues, and she sunk to sleep, utterly
worn out.

And all the following da Robin Sherwood
had not seen her. for her mot er reported to him
that she had slept until a late hour, and had
ghgu gone off in her skiff to catch a mess of

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Late in the afternoon Lily returned. and the
sulppsr-table was wheeled into the sitting-room,
w ere the guest could get at it. and the three

, sat down to a meal that a New England farmer

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might have envied.

fter tea Mrs. Lennox de rted to attend to

the lighting of the light n the tower, and
bin Sherwood and the maiden were alone.

It was nearly sunset, and the young ofilcer
was reclining upon his sofa, gazing one moment
out upon the sea, and the next into the eyes of
his lovely young hostess.

“ You were kind enough, Miss Lennox, tosay
that you told my mother of my being alive; but
will you tell me something of your visit to my
home, whom you saw there, and all that might
interest me!” said Sherwood, pleasantly:

Lily was silent for an instant, and then said:

“I arrived when your mother was mourning
you as dead; but she granted me an interview,
and I was ushered into a room where I met
Mra'Sherwood, your sister, a young lady—”

“ Describe her, please.”

“Very beautiful. stately, haughty, and with
black eyes and golden hair.”

“ Thank you: it was Miss Celeste Cerras,” and
his face flushed slightly, a circumstance that did
not escape the keen eye of the maiden.

“ Was any one else present?” he asked.

“ Yes, a Colonel Grayson.”

“Ah yes, an English ex-army officer, who is
very sweet on my pretty sister Corinne.”

“ There was no one else, and I gave my
tidings, and left.”

.“Were they not a little surprised that you
did not tell where I was?”

“Yes, a little— Ah!”

“ What is it?” he asked quickly, as he saw her
start suddenly, and he followed her look, which
was out n n the sea.

“Only hat pretty vessel that just cameinto
sight,” she said, composedly, pointing to a. ship
that was then visible a league ofi'.

“ My rank against a coxswain’s berth that it
Is the Magic Ship!” lie cried, excitedly, as his
eyes fell upon the strange craft.

“ 0 you mean that mysterious vessel often
seen in t e smog. and which none of the cruisers
have been able to capture?” she asked.

“Yes; you have heard of her, then?”

“Often, sir.”

“I would give my fortune to capture that
craft, and solve the mystery, for she is the one
that wrecked my brig, as I was so taken up

with chasing her, I failed to see the storm com-
ing down asiern until it struck us.”

‘ Indeed! and you then lost sight of the—
tbe Magic Shi 1”

“Yes, unti now, and I can swear yonder
craft is one and the same.

“ See, she is standing out to sea again.”

The vessel referred to did change her course
as the oung officer spoke and stood seaward

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until a e disappeared in the gathering dark-

ness.
’ But Lily kept her place at the window, and

 often her. eyes tried to pierce the darkness upon

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the waters.

At length she saw a shadowy object oflshore,
which soon took the shape of a vessel under
mil.

 She was running slowly along under easy
sail. and after watchin her closei a few min-
nteaathe while oonvers n with S erwood, the
anai en gave a sigh of re iei‘, as though she had
recognised the strange sail as not being the one

, 8th.? the young officer had said was the Magic

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easing
‘ the vases rounded the Hook, and running close

Inshore, taking in sail as she went, dropped her
and came to a stop.

Win u in the stern was a single occupant,
who singled, it rapidly shoreward.
Oht upon the sandy beach he sprung, and
f t e wa-
:' e had seen the light from the open window,
is he sailed by, and around that way he went,
to suddenly stop short,‘ raise his hand to his
d, and utter a suppressed cry.
A moment he stood thus, and then from his
lips broke the words in a sava e hiss:
"She is untrue to me, an her punishment
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CHAPTER XIX.
TEE FREEBOOTER CAPTAIN.

THE one who made this savage threat to pun-

iin the Light-house Lin by killing Robin
Sherwood in her presence stood just outside the
window, and where the light from within the
sitting-room fell full upon him.
’ He was a young man seemingly not over
“twenty—one or two, and With a face full of fear-
lessness frankness and daring, a face that one
seein or the first time would not forget, and
woul wish to see again.

His hair was golden, and clustered in short
curls beneath his tarpaulin, his eyes were deep
blue, the face was beardlcss, and every feature
was full of expression.

Iiis form was seemingly slight, yet his move-
ments Were as graceful as a woman’s, and the
broad shoulders, small waist, and firmly-knit
frame indicated eat strength and activity.

He was dres. with almost fop ish neatncss,
in white duck pants, 0. blue flannchacket, white
shirt with broad turnover collar, and beneath
which was knotted, sailor fashion, a black silk

scarf

The corners of the collar were ornamented
with gold stars, upon either shoulder was an

anchor of the same precious metal, set with pre-

cious stones, and around his tarpaulin was a rib-
bon of silver, in the front of which were ruby
letters forming the words:

" SEA WIZARD.”

About his waist was a belt of silver links, to
which, by a chain of the same precious ore,
hung a gold-hiltod cutlass, while a pair of hand-
somely-mounted pistols were ready at hand for
quick use if need .

Upon one of there his band now rested, as
though to carry out his threat, by shooting the
one of whom he was 'ealous.

He half drew the pistol, but, as though chang-
ing his mind, said:

No, I’ll take no advantage of even a rival.

“ But I will face them!”

So saying he placed his hand upon the win-
dOW-Si and, though it was level with his breast,
sprung lightly into the room.

“ A pretty tableau this for a lover to see his
sweetheart en , ed in ” he said, with sarcasm,
as he sprung t ough the window.

Lily uttered a slight cry of alarm, and Robin
Sherwood half-sprung to ' feet, somewhat
startled by this sudden intrusion.

But the intruder seemed also taken aback, for
what he had taken for a love-scene he now saw
was one of kindness, for Lily was standing by
the side of the young officer, as he sat u n the
settee, and with her deft fingers was sfillfully
dressing the several wounds 11 n his head.

“ Carroll” cried Lily, flushing and paling by

turns.

“Lily, upon in honor I beg your don
and yours, too air, and I will franklypaardmit
that I doubted my sweetheart, here, for she
seemed to be fondly caressing you.

“But I humbly admit my mistake and in-
stead of sending a bullet into your hea , as in-
finclled, sir, for I am a jealous lad, I offer my

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There was something so noble about the dash-
ing youn sailor, so Winning in his manner, and
frank in is confession of what he had believed
and intended that Robin Sherwood grasped the
outstretched hand and said earnestly:

“For my part you are wholly forgiven sir,
but this lad saved my life, and brough me
wounded to or home, and is new kind enough
to be my sweet nurse.

“ My name is Robin Sherwood, sir captain of
the late American brig-of-war, Quickstep, for
she is now a wreck.”

“And my name, sir, is Carrol Gra , like
yourself a sailor, and I .am glad to mee you,”
was the frank response.

As for poor Lily, she seemed almost unnerved,
and seeing it the young sailor turned and said:

“ Ham ou no welcome for me, Lil?”

“Yes, arrol. You know that you are al-
ways welcome,” and Lily spoke in a manner so
constrained that it was painful.

“Well it does a sailor’s heart good to be
welcomed after a cruise. But, Lil, 0 on with
your good Samaritan work, while hunt up
your mother, whom it would not surprise me to
find dressing the wounds of another handsome
man;” and with a li ht laugh which showed
that his jealousy hm? vanished, Carrol Gray
left the room in search of Mrs. Lcnnox.

“For shame, Carrol,” cried Lily, as he do:

parted.

But when the door closed behind him, she sud-
denl burst into tears.

“ 3 child, what is the matter?” said
Robin S erwood, in a kindly tone.

“Oh! that he should have come at such a
time 1” she moaned.

“ \Vhy I should think you would be glad to
see our lover at any time.”

“ o, no! I wish he had remained away.”

“Or that I had not been here?”

“No, I do not mean that; but I am sorry
that on saw him here.” a

u‘ by?”

“ I cannot explain, sir; do not ask me.

“There! I was foolish to , and I will be-
have myself now; but you forget all You

have seen here as soon as ou have gone—win
oufnot, sir?” and she 100 red imploringly into
:3 ace.

“ hat is a hard thin to ask me, for I can

never forget you,” he sai softly.
She dropped her/eyes, and then said, inno-

centl :

“ {on will forget all else, sir?” -

“Yes, if you will let me remember you.”

She made no re ly, and he asked softly: _

“May I remcm r you, Lily, and some time
see on again?”

“ on’t ask me.”

“ But I do ask it.”

“ Yes,” and she turned quickly away.

“ One question, Lil .

“ th0 IS that young man?”

She did not answer, and he said:

“ There is a famous freerover known as the
Sea Wizard, and that name he has on his tar-
pauliri.”

“Yes.”

“ Is he a sailor on board?”

“ thy do you ask?”

“Sometime he may be in trouble, and, if so,
{lor ypur sake, I will do all in my power to save

1m.

“ You are a noble man Captain Sherwood,
and I will answer on frankly, that he is captain
of the Sea Wizar I”

“ What?” asked Sherwood, in amazement.

“ I tell you the truth.”

“ t mere boy the freebooter captain?”
it Yes.”

“ You astound me for there is no ‘pirate craft
afloat better  than the Sea izard, and
no ca tain, I Will frankly say, that is freer from
red eeds, and more merc1ful in his victories
than her commander.”

“ I am glad to hear you say that, air for
Carrol Gray is the freebooter captain— Ahl”
and Lily started as a knock fell upon the door
of the sitting-room, for it was seldom that a vis-
itor came to the lonely light-house.

CHAPTER XX.
THE FREE-ROVER FRIEND.

“ Come in I” said Lily, in answer to the knock,
and having finished dressing the wounds of her
guest, she stepped to one side. ,

The door 0 ned, and in red the evil face
of Anchor om, while at '8 back was seen a
crowd of men, evidently the entire force from
the lair in the cedars.

“Well, sir, what do you want here?” asked

Lil , coldl .

the manystep into the room, followedby
two others, an closing the door behind him,
said in a sinister way:

“ I had a leetle business that called me to see
the ghief, miss, and so I made my report to
him

“ What have I to do with that?”

“ You had everything to do with it, this, for
on he tus from sending the captain there to
a ones’s locker.”

6‘ en ?”

“ Sothe chief didn’t like it, miss.” .

“I am responsible to him for my actions,

sir. 1,

“But he holds me responsible, miss.”

“I will see himin regard tothe affair my-
self.”
“ I have already seen him, miss.”

“And what said he, Anchor Tomi”

“Hetold me I was a fooltobegulled by a

'rl.”

“ You are not the first man, nor will on
be the last my fine fellow, to suffer in at
wav ” said hobin Sherwood, with a light laugh.

“ as] I’ll not be again, and as have my
Chiefs 0 ers I’ll carry em out.”

“And what orders did he give you?” coolly
asked Lily.

“ To come and get the prisoner.”

“ And then?” _

“To take him out upon the beachandcarry
out our intentions.”

“ To drown me?”

is Yes capin.”

d “Apd you have come to carry out your or
ers?

“ Yes, cap’n; but you will have the consola-
tion that your mother will get your body, for I
shall carry it to her with tears in my eyes.” _

“ Anchor Tom, leave this house at once With
your cowardly comrades!” said Lily, sternly.

“ Can’t do it, miss, for I intends to do my duty
, this time.” ,

“ You refuse to obeyi’

u I do.”

“ The chief shall hear of this.”

“ He’ll back me up, miss, when he does.”

“You know that he commands that I am to
be obeyed.”

“ Not in this case.”

“ I tell you yes, and I will be obeyed,” firmly
said the girl.

“ I am not to be bullied, miss.”

“Pardon me, Miss Lennox, but as I am such
a bone of contention, it me to ask you for
a cutlass, and, iniur as I am, I Will face these
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“ You are piping fight, are you, cap’n? Well,
you shall have it.

“Come lads; let us tame this cli per,” and
Anchor Tom threw open the door an in rushed
his villainous comrades.

Quickly before them sprung Lily, while she
cried in angry tones:

“Back! every one of you, for I command
obedience by this badge!” and she snatched from
about her neck a gold chain with a strange de-
vice clinging to it.

It was a se nt of emeralds, with ruby eyes,
teeth of pear s, and a forked tongue of gold, a
rare and costly trinket.

“The snake don’t charm now, miss, for we
has orders from the chief,” cried Anchor Tom,
and he made a movement toward Robin Sher-
wood who had seized a chair with which to de-
fend himself.

But just then the inner door opened and the
freebooter captain stepped into the room, a look
of surprise upon his handsome face.

“ More compagy I see, Lil.

“Am I invi ’ he said, in a light tone,
while Anchor Tom and his comrades seemed
somewhat taken aback by his presence, which
certainly was unexpected to them.

“Yes, Carrol; and I am so glad you have
come for Anchor Tom threatens to take Cap-
tain herwood oil? and kill him.”

“ Anchor Tom will change his mind,” was the

reply.

‘ No, cap’n; for I has orders from the chief.”

“ To kill this gentleman?”

“ To drown him.”

“ Indeed I”

“ Yes, cap’n.”

“ Well, 1 order you not to do so.” ~

“ I admit, on is the commodore. afloat,
31?, but on s ore the chief’s word is law above

“ I will be r nsible to the chief for my ao-
tions, sir ” ste y said the youn rover.

“But he holds me responsib e, cap’n, and I
shall do as he says.”

“ One moment, Can'ol ” and Lily quickly told
the story of the oung o cer’s having been cast
ashore, and all t t followed, and then added:

“ Now, Captain Sherwood has given his
pledge, nay, his oath, and hewvill keep it.”

“ y, my oath upon that or his heart lies
while his face tells the truth,’ bluntly said Cap-
tain Gray.

“ You may believe it all, on ’n, you and the

' l; but I has in orders, and ’11 report ’em in

e morning as ing obeyed,” doggedly said
Anchor Tom.

“ If you and your cut-throat g layhand on
that American officer, by the heaven above, I’ll
cut gnu down where you stand!” cried the young
free ooter captain, in clarion tones.

Robin Sherwood fairly started at the ringing
voice, and, in spite of his being a freebootcr,
mentally admitted that he never saw a grander
man, than at that moment he appeared.

At first the band shrtmk back before his
grilling worgs; but Anchlor Tom was got one to

warted rem an ev' purpose an turnin
to his comrades he called out: ’ g

“ Messmates, must we be heat back b the
ca ’n, who has no voice ashore, big as he on

t water?”

H No 1”

The word rolled out of every month deter-

minedly.
“ That is your decision, is it?” cried the free-
booter captain.

“Then the sooner you ' to obey orders,
the better,” and springing the window, he
raised the gold hilt of his cutlass to his lips, and
gave one long piercing whistle.

Instantly t was answered in the distance'
but, as though satisfied to stand the brunt of
the fight himself, Carrol Gra sprung before
the desperate crew and faced em a istol in
one hand, his cutlass in the other, whil Ilia cried

1i htl :
ii. Ail mas ahoy to obey the chief’s orders!”

CHAPTER XXI.
m QUEST or A PIRATE.

“ Loox out for him, lads, for he is death with
blade and pistol.

“Don’t hurt him, but take the prisoner!”
cried Terror Tom, and one of his men more
eager than the rest, sprung forward to lay his
his hand 11 n the arm of Robin Sherwood.

But he ell in a heap upon the floor, crushed
down by a stunning blow of the young officer
who brouwht his upraised chair upon hishead
with deadly eflect. ,

At the same instant another made a like

 

attempt, to utter a shriek of 'n, as his hand
dropped at his feet severed a the wrist by a
sweeping cut from the freeboo ’s blade.

At the same time Lily, armed with a pistol
laced herself by the side of her lover, who cri

his ligl‘iltcway:

“Get k with the captain, Lil, and give me
room to swing my cutlass.”

At the. same moment his pistol flashed and a
third member of the gang was out of the fl ht.

f‘ My compliments to you next, Anchor om,”
cried the freebooter captain, advancing upon

that worthy.

 

But Anchor Tom held opinion that he would l

like to live to fight another day, and bounded
back among his men, who, taking his action as
a hint to retreat, went pell-mell out of the door
backward, dra ging their comrade, who had
lost a hand, wi them.

“Clear the decks of our dead, lads,” shouted
Carrol Gray, seizing t e two dead pirates, the
one slain by Sherwood, and the one he had shot,
and tossing them out of the door which he
quickly closed, just as there came the sound of
rushing feet without.

“They are coming back reinforced,” said
Captain Sherwood, quietly, rising and grasping
his chair again.

“ No, those are my brave Wizards.

“ lVizards ahoy !” shouted Carrol Gray.

“ Ay, ay, sir! Wizards on deck!” was the cry
in a cheery tone, and into the room bounded a
young officer, followed by a score of gallant
tars.

He was older than his captain, and had a
reckless face marred by Vice while he was
dre8scd like 1113 commander, with the excc tion
of wearing silver ornaments instead of gol

The men were white pants, blue shirts and
red tarpaulins, and were armed thoroughly, and
a daring, gallant-looking set of tars they were,
not one of them bein over thirt years of age.

“Bravo, lads! bu the batt e’s ended, the
enemy has run off, and if they have left their
dead, on can bury them, for iieless hulks are
no sig ts for the eyes of fair ladies.

“ Come, Jean, let me present you to a gentle-
man and a sailor, one who may some day hang
you and me to the yard-arm of the brig-of-wur
Quickstep, but who is my friend for all that,
even if he puts the noose about my neck.

“ Captain Sherwood, this is my first luff Jean
Ou , a good fighter, a thorough se. or, a
genia fellow, but a bad man.”

Robin Sherwood smiled at this off-hand in~
troduction, and gras the hand of the free-
booter‘s lieutenant, w 0 said, pleasantly:

“ I am glad to meet Ca tain Sherwood, of
whom I have often heard; ut sincerely trust it
may never be his pleasure and my misfortune to
meet under circumstances such as Captain Gray

mg .‘l!

* “I would be a bitter misfortune to me,
sir, to have to sentence to death a brave
man, though he wore on his brow the brand of
pirate,” answered Captain Sherwood with. feel~
mg; and turning to the freebooter captain, he
continued:

“ Captain Gray, I regret exceeding?)’ that m
resence here should have caused trou le, whic
fear may be visited upon Miss Lennox and her

mother, and bring clyou into disfavor with your
chief for such I u ged from What I heard.”

“ My dear cap , do not speak of it, for my
chief must accept my explanation of the affair,
while those wretches dare not visit upon this
little household their hatred.

“But I tell you frankly, sir, you are not safe
here, for I have to depart by dawn, and those
fellows will return for you, so allow me to carry
you to your home?”

“ You, sir?” asked Robin Sherwood, in sur-

prise.

“ Yes, captain.”

“ But my home is in New if om, sir.’

“I am aware of that, for I have often passed
by it and admired its look of solid comfort and
hapgéiness.”

_ ‘” ut I cannot permit you to risk yourself,
sir.

“ There is no risk sir, I assure you, for my
vessel is the Peg Youn love, out of the Ken-
nebec, and boun to New ork with lumber.

“ The wind is very fresh from the west, and I

can land you within two hours, for the Peggy is I

a fast craft“and it is early yet, and then you
Willi” mi? sir d I will ' t f

‘ than an aoeep 0 your
kind offer.” you, ’

“ It isforthe best; but pardon meif Iaskthat
all that has passed here, and which you have
discovered about us, may be as an unwritten

page to on.

‘ It be, I assure you, for I have given
my oath to Miss Lennox to that effect.”

‘ I can ask no more, sir. .

“ Now, when you are ready, we Will start.”

“ I am at your service now, Ca tain Gray, as
soon as I have hidden my kind ostesses are-
well, and thanked them for all they have done
for me,” and he turned to Mrs. Lennox who
just then entered the room having been absent
during the turmoil upon a duty she never forgot
in storm or calm, for it was a visitto a lonely
grave in the cedars near by.

In a few earnestly ken words Robin Sher-
wood thanked the mot er and dau hter, and in
graslpmg the hand of the latter sai , softly:

“ owe you my life, Miss Lennox, and the
debt shall never be forgotten.”

“ Don’t move, captain, for I’ll borrow the set-
teez and return it before dawn.

‘ Come, lads, up with that settee, and carry
it aboard ship, and some day the captain 
lift you too, but it will be at he end of a rogg"

“Oh, Carroll” cried Lily but the pirate s
lau hed hghtly at their captain’s joke.

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meet you at the chief’s, for it is important that
see you.

“ Good-night, Mother Lennox ” and dofling
his tarpaulin, the gay young frcclrooicr left the
lightghouse cottage, and followed his men to the

c .

The cot with its human freight was then
placed upon one boat, and towed by another
fut E.) the vessel that lay offshore a cable’s
engi

Then the boat was hauled up to the davits, and
the settee being lifted off, Captain Sherwood, of
the American navy, found himself on board a
pirate vessel.

' But there was nothing about the craft, from
what Sherwood could see to betray her as an ,
outlaw vessel, for her dec 8 were covered with
lumber, and the sprightly, well—dressed tars
having gone forward, only a few uncouth speci—
mens of seamen could be seen, just such a crew
as would be expectcd to man a coasting craft
such as the Po gy Younglove rofessed to be.

“Up with t e anchor Ou ry, and crowd on
the P ’s clothes, for Wish to make the. run
as quic y as possible.

“Here, lads; carry the captain to my cabin,
and send my steward to me.’

The order was obeyed, and Robin Sherwood
found himself in a small cabin most plainly fur-
nished, and with two stern lights.

A negro then entered with a bottle and glass-
es, but the rover captain said:

“Silas, we are not entertaining a Yankee
skipper, or Custom-house ofiicial, so get out the
silver and our best liquors and wines.”

“Yes, massa cap’n,” responded the negro,
and he soon reappeared bearing a silver salver,
giablets of gold, and decanters of the finest cut-

ass.

“ And is this'the vessel you cruise in, Captain
Gray, and which has defied all pursuit?” asked
Sherwood. '

“Yes, Ca tain Sherwood; but in her rig of
the Peggy ’mmglove, she is as different from
her natural self as is sweet Lil of the Light
house from a fisherwoman.

“ 8w!”

Stepping to one side of the cabin, the youn
freebooter touched a secret spring, and back all
heavy panels, revealing a vastly different
scene, one which showed that the place they
were in was but a box cleverly arranged to
hide the luxurious cabin of the vesseL

Sherwood was dazed with surprise, while the
yo freebooter said with a laugh:

3%ad I known I was to have had such a dis-
tinguished finest, I would have kept the Win-
ar under er own rig, and boldl taken the‘
chances of rimning up unreco '

“Ah! we are in motion, an
captain, you shall be at home—
tronble is that on deck?

“Pardon me, lease.” and the young free-
booter hastily log: the cabin.

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CHAPTER XXII.
WILL mar.

UPON reaching the deck, after hastily leavin
Captain Sherwood in the cabin, Captain Carro
Gray, the freebooter, discovered that the con-
fuslon was caused by the coming on board of
a ersonage who had just arrived in a boat, and
w o demanded to see the captain.

‘_' Who are you, sir?” asked Carrol Gray,
quietly, as be advanced to the man, who was
held by two of the freebooters, for he had been
seized to prevent his rushing into the cabin.

“ You know me, Captain Gray, for I am An-
chor Tom.”

“ Ah! and what do you want here!"

“I rowed out with two of my messmates to .
demand that you go to the chief with me and '
see if I was not right about the prisoner.”

“Certainly. Mr. Oudry, put Anchor Tom
and his messmates in irons, and keep them there
until further orders,” was the cool reply.

So saying. .Carrol Gray returned to the cabin‘
and omed his guest, and to Captain Sherwood
the reebooter host proved by no means an un-
congenial companion, as far as his hospitality
and socuety were concerned, and the only won-
der in the mind of the American officer, was
that one who was educated,‘refined, and seemed
to possess a noble nature, could be the far-
famed commander of the buccaneer craft Sea
Wizard.

Sherwood remembered that he had often
heard, and always taken with a grain of allow-
ance, sea yarns of the cavalier pirate, his gen-
erous manner of treating prisoners, and that he
never warred against womankind, while, if
driven to fight for his Own safety, he alwa
gavea cruiser a good battle, and managed ‘
some way to escape. "

Having met him, he knew that the stories told
of the noted rover must be true.

A few glasses of wine were taken together,
and which, the freebooter said, with asmile:

“ Were taken from a Spanish vessel that had
a cargo of the precious liquid on board.”

, Then the rover took up a sword from alocked 1
case, that stood on the port side of the cabin;
from which he had drawn the slide, and said: 3‘

“ Captain Sherwood, you will observe the hilt
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badge, only on a larger scale, as Miss Lennox
wears about her neck.

“It protects the wearer, whoeVer he or she
may be. from the Freebooters of Sandy Hook,
and I beg that you accept it from me, wearing
it in your sea battles, for some day fate may be
against you in your battles with the free rovers,
and then you will find that you are safe, what-
ever may be the fate of those with you.”

“I am more indebted to you now, Captain
Gray, than I have it ever in my power to re-
pay, and this gift is one of very great value,”
said Sherwood, examining the beautiful weapon
with its unique hilt.

“Oh! we freebooters get our gold and pre-
cious stones easily, you know, sir, and they have
little value in our eyes,” answered the young
rover, with something like sarcasm in his tone;
but he added:

“ Take the weapon, I beg of you, as a souvenir
of Carrol Gray.”

Under the circumstances, Robin Sherwood
could not but accept the gift, and then the rov-
er proposed that they should go upon deck, and
some seamen were called to carry up the
settee.

The Peggy Younglove had already passed
through t e Narrows, and the li hts of the Bat-
tery were just off the starboard ow, while she
was bowling along at a mOSt high rate of speed
for a vessel of her seemingly clumsy build.

“ Your vessel is very fast, Captain Gray,”
said Sherwood, admiringly. .

“ And very beautiful, too, sir, as her natural
self; but now she is as much, if not more chang-
ed than my cabin is.

“Were the Peggy playing Sea. Wizard now,
you would see her fairly fly with this wind.

“See: we are in the Hudson now, and will
soon drop anchor opposite to your home; so I
will row ashore and et them know you are com-
ing, while you follow more leisure] .”

“ I am iving you a great deal 0 trouble, air,
but I wou (1 like to have my mother aware of
my coming, as my sudden appearance might
startle her, for her nerves are not over strong.

“ But you must not risk ourself ashore, sir.”

The young rover laugh lightly, and calling
away his gig, just as the vessel luffed up to
drop anchor, he left her side, scuiling himself
ashore as he had done at Sandy Hook. He
rowed to the landing of the mansion, where was
a little pier, and springing ashore was advanc-
ing toward the mansion along the evergreen-
bordered walk, when he heard feet approaching,
and a voice say in a low tone:

“ So far. good, Dan; and the old lady must
pay our rice to get the girl bac .”

“ Yes, , the gal is worth big money, and
I’d knife her before I’d let her go for less.”

Quickly Carrol Gray shrunk back into the
shadow of the cedar trees, and saw in the dark-
ness two men almost upon him, one bearing a
burden in his arms.

He knew that some mischief had been perpe-
trated, and that a crime was intended, and, as
was his wont, be interfered, and did it quickly.

S ringing out of his ambush, he 'cut down one
of be men with his sword, and then driving
the hilt into the face of the other, seized his
burden as he dropped at his feet.

“ A woman as I live!

“Enveloped in a heavy shawl, bound and
gagged l” he cried, hastily, and in an instant
the bonds were severed, t a gag removed, and
the shawl thrown aside.

“ 0h, sir, from what have you not saved me?”
amped the one he had thus rescued, grasping

3 arm as though for support, and speaking in
a low, earnest and sweet voice.

" From two unmitigated devils, lady, who, if
I understood them aright had kidnapped you
for ransom,” was the reply.

“Yes, sir, I was walking upon the front piazza
of my house when those men sgrung upon me
suddenly and bore me off, for was powerless
to resist.

“Are they dead, sir?” and she shuddered.

“ I am afraid one is, lady, for he should have
IIVed to be hanged.

"‘ The other is merely stunned, but I’ll fix him
I0 that he will wait here for my return, for I
was going to the Sherwood mans on.”

“Indeedl I am Corinne Sherwood, and my
mother will be most happy to join her thanks
with mine for the great service you have ren-
dered me. I

“ You are a sailor I see, sir?”

“Yes, Miss Sherwood, I am a sailor, and a
very happy one to have served you.”

“In the navy I suppose. air, from your dress?”
laid Corinne, hinting to make him give his name,
as she know many officers of the service.

“Permit me to introduce myself, Miss Sher-
wood, as Captain Carrol Gray, of the Revenue
service—that is I collect my own rerenuc,” he
added hastily, as if to excuse the falsehood.

But, not suspecting wrong, she did not under-
stand his last words, and be having securely
bound the second man he had felled, with a sash
he took from around his waist, he offered his
arm, and the two walked on to the mansion to-
gather.

“1' u were going to the mansion, you said,
: . l Corinne.

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fail to remember you, sir‘, for your voice seems
familiar?”

“ As you will recognize me, Miss Sherwood,
upon reaching the light, I will say that we have
met before, and then, as now, I was fortunate
enough to be of service to you.”

“ Oh! I recall you now, sir.

“You are my truant rescuer from drowning
one day-a year ago, when my boat was run
down by a schooner, and you sprung overboard
and swam ashore with me. '

“ Oh, sir, you are a truant, for you promised
to come and call, so that my mother and brother
could thank you, and you never did so.”

“Sailors’ promises are always brittle, Miss
Sherwood; but I am most happy to meet on
again, and especially so in arriving as I di in
time to punish those villains.”

“Twice, sir, I owe you my life; but it was
good of you to keep your promisein the end and
come to see me.”

“ I was going upon a. special service, Miss
Sherwood.”

“Indeedl I am curious to know what it is,”
she said turning as they reached the piazza
steps, where the hall lamplight fell full upon

1m

Quickly he doffed his hat, keeping the rim
bent over the name thereon, while he answered:

“ I come as the bearer of pleasant news, for
your brother, Captain Sherwood, will soon be
with you.”

“ This is indeed welcome news.

“ Come in and let my mother hear it.”

“Will you not bear to her the tidings?” he
asked, hesitatingly.

“ No, for I insist that you do so.”

As she spoke she drew him gently into the
broad hall, and the next instant the young free-
booter found himself in the grand parlors of the
Sherwood mansion.

CHAPTER XXIII.
THE RETURN.

HAD the young freebooter known just what
he had to face in the parlors of the Sherwoods,
it is doubtful whether he would have entered
them, but retreated in good order, after leaving
Corinne at the door.

Bailey was on hand ready to announce him,
but Corinne saved him that trouble, for, lean-
ing lightly upon the arm of the young rover,
she entered the rooms, the Worthy butler bow-v
ing at the door, and struck with admiration at
the very elegant getup and handsome face of
tho outlaw.

Within the parlors there were three persons,
Mrs. Sherwood being seated upon a sofa en-
gaged in earnest conversation with Colonel
Bertie Grayson, while Celeste Cerras, who often
spent days at the mansion, was idly running
her fingers over the strings of Corinne’s harp.

They were surprised at the coming in of a
stranger with Corinne, and more so at his very
striking appearance, and all three rose to their

ee

But Corinne allowed them no time for in.
creased amazement, for she walked directly up
to her mother, whose quick eye detected that
something had gone wrong, and said:

“ Mother, permit me to present to you Cap-
tain Gray, who you remember saved my life a
year ago, and ran off before we could thank
him, and to-night has rendered me another like
service, for be rescued me from two kidnappers
in the river rden, who were hearing me off,
but not until e had killed one and wounded the
other.”

Had a bombshell fallen into the parlor it
could not have created a greater excitement
than the words of Corinne, for her mother
drew her toward her affectionately while Ce-
leste and Colonel Graysou sprung to her side in
alarm at her esca e.

"My dear ma am,” said the freebooter, not
at all nonplused by his surroundings, “your
sweet daughter overvalues my slight services,
for I merely helped her out of the water upon
the one occasion, and tonight was fortunate
enough to come upon two villains who were
running off with a precious burden, which a re-
mark I overheard from one of them led me to
believe was a human being kidnapped for ran-

m.

“I barred their way, and the;r gracefully
yielded up their booty and beauty. ’

The frank manner and winning face of the
young sailor created a favorable impression
upon all; but then quickly flashed through the
minds of Mrs. Sherwood and Colonel Grayson
that he was a dangerous man to render service
to a young girl like Corinne, and the ex-officer
was jealous that he had not been the happy
man to have thus rescued the maiden.

But Mrs. Sherwood, in spite of her scheming
nature and hauteur was a lady, and she
grasped the hand of the freebooter in both her
own while she said:

“Captain Gray, you know not how I appre-
ciate all you have done for my little girl, and I
have often thou ht of the unknown gentleman
who saved her its a year ago, and hoped to
meet him to thank him with all the earnestness
of a mother’s heart, and I hope you were com—
ing to allow me to do so tonight, when you

 

were” so fortunate as to be in the river gar-
den?

Both Corinne and the young freehooter un~
derstood what there was beneath the surface of
the last remark, and he quickly replied:

“ I was coming, madam, to make known to
you that I was the avant courier of your son,
Captain Sherwood—”

“ Oh, sir, what of my son?”

“ He will soon be with you, madam.”

“Thank God for thatl ut is he seriously in-
jured!”

“No, madam, though badly bruised by his
struggle for life amid the wreckage, and which
temporarily prevents his walking, so my men
are bringing him to you, as I would not allow
him to exert himself. ’

“ From my heart I thank you, Captain Gray.

“ Corinne, at once see that Robin‘s rooms are
prepared for him, and— But, Captain, pardon
me for being so remiss, and allow me to present
you to Miss Cerras.

“Colonel Grayson, Captain Gray!”

Celeste Cerras frankly extended her hand and
said:

“ I have also to thank you, Captain Gray, for
your gallant and kindly services.”

Colonel Grayson, however, bowed coldly, for
already be was jealous, and asked, as he glanced
at the uniform of the young freebooter:

“ Of the American service, did you say, sir?”

“ No, sir, I did not say, sir,” was the cool re-
ply, as Carrol Gray turned again to Mrs. Sher-
wood, while Celeste Cerras smiled at the rebuff
to the colonel, whom she did not greatly ad-
mire.

But the colonel felt vicious, and returned
again to the attack with:

“Pardon me, sir, but failing to recognize your
uniform, I asked the question.”

“ Not having seen the uniform before, Colonel
Grayson, it is natural you should not have re-
cognized it; but. as ou seem desirous of know:-
ing to what service belong, 1 will tell on that
I am a member of the Ocean Wave C uh, and
cruise wholly for pleasure,” and turning to Mrs.
Sherwood he continued, in his easy way:

“ Your son, madam, I found in rather cramped
quarters upon the bench, and so brought him up
to the city on my vessel— Ahl he is here,
now!”

Footfalls Were. now heard upon the piazza, and
all went quickly into the hall, where, supported
by two seamen, Robin Sherwood bad Just en-
tered the house.

With a cry of joy the mother s rung forward
to greet her son, whom his assistants helped to
a sofa, and then for a few moments there were
warm greetings from all, the servants pressin
forward to welcome back their young an
much-loved master. , '

“ But where is Captain Gray?” suddenly
asked Robin Sherwood glancing around him.

“ He seems to have cparted without the po-
liteness to say good-by,” sneered the colonel.

“He has shown a remarkably fine Sense of
courtes _in departing quietly, as he cared not
to brea in' upon a family reunion,” quickly re-
torted Corinne, who just then entered the room.

“110, Grayson. you and Corinne spattiug?”
laughed Captain Sherwood, and the colonel hit
his lips, while Corinne, seeing that it teased him,
said-

“ Captain Gray left his adieux, mother, with
me, and his best wishes, brother, for your speedy
restoration to health.”

“ I am sorry he thought it necessary to hasten
away, and Bailey must look him up to-morrow,
wherever he is stopping, and ask him to dine
with us, for We OWe him the deepest gratitude
my son,” and Mrs. Sherwood Went on to tell 0
his resc e of Corinne, which seemed fairly to
startle obin Sherwood, who said, in a low

tone:

“God bless him for what he has done for you,
Corinne.

“ He isa noble fellow.”

“And he was so kind to you, Robin, for he
told us he found you upon the beach in unpleas-
ant qyarters and brought you up to the City.”

“ es, yes, he did.”

“ What is this Ocean Wave Club, of which he
is a member, Sherwood?” asked Colonel Gray-
son.

“ The Ocean Wave Club?” asked Sherwood,
in surprise.

“Yes, so he said, for not recognizing his uni-
form, I asked him to what servxce he belonged,
and he said the Ocean Wave Club, and that he
cru’sed for pleasure,” answered the colonel.

Robin Sherwood smiled, and answered:

“ Ah, yes, he belongs to a fraternity of youn
gentlemen who form the Ocean Wave Club, an
have a uniform of their own.”

“Ahl wealthy yachtsmen,” said the Colonel.

“I understood him to say,” put in Corinne,
innocently, “that he was in the revenue service
and collected his own revenues.”

In spite of the dangerous ground upon which
they were driving him in discussing the young
freebootcr, Robin Sherwood laughed and re-
sponded:

“ True, sis, he is very wealthy. I believe. and
collects his own ‘rercnucs, for he has nothing
else to do.”

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“No, mother, but his vessel put in where I
was laid up for repairs, and he kindly brought
me up to the city. ’

“ And 1 have something to ask you about
where you were, my son, for a young girl——”

“First, mother, send Bailey to see if Gray has
gone, and then to a constable to take charge of
the dead and alive kidnappers in the river-gar-

en.

“ Then, if you will let the doctor see me, and
give me rest for a day or two, I will be ready
to answer all questions.”

“My poor boy, while we have been talking,
you are suflering, and you shall at once be most
tenderly cared for,” said Mrs. Sherwood, and
Bailey and the colonel aided the young captain
to his room, while the coachman went to see if
the vessel had sailed from its anchorage of! the
garden.

He soon returned and reported that the vessel
was nowhere to be seen, and that the kidnap~
pers were not to be found, but that he found a
slip of per pinned to an car, which was stuck
up on th: pier.

It was addressed to Captain Robin Sherwood,
and written in a bold hand.

Opening it, Sherwood read?

' 211:!!! D3: Citarnlga—To savellegal compilicatittilili:
n 9 ma. 1‘ 0 8 na W I. me
bodies of both, dead and  ancdugss Sherwood
need not fear that they will trouble her more.

” Every wish for a speedy recovqry.

|‘ o

“ Gan."

“What do you think Captain Gra will do
with the kidnappers, Robin!” asked rs. Sher-
wood.

“ Bury the one, mother, and—”

“String the other up to the yard-arm _of his
vessel,” put in Colonel Grayson, in a sinister
tone.

“It would serve the fellow right if he did,
and I believe that Captain Gray is not a man to
mince matters with such a villain,” responded
Robin Sherwood.

“ You do not think he would take the law in
his own hands, my son?”

“Mother, Gray caught the fellows in the act
of bearing Corinne off, therefore he'needs no
proof of their guilt, and wholly to protect sis
rom appearing in a court of justice, he has car-
ried the living man of! with the dead one, and I
thank him for it,” somewhat warmly said the
young officer, “and I guess we’ll hear no more
of the affair.”

“Well, Sherwood, I‘ll say good-night; but if
I can be of any service as a nurse, or in any
way, command me,” said the colonel, somewhat
abru t] .

“ oi’i’t you stay, Grayson, for we can take
care of you!”

“No, thank you, unless you need me.”

“No, I am getting along all right; but I will
ask a favor of you?”

“ 0f courso.’

“That you c on board my bri , or what is
left of her, an: report that I am sti l in the land
of the living.

“You know Lonsdale, my first luff, I be-
lievei”

“ Yes, I have met him, and I will go early in
the morning, for it is too late tonight.”

A moment after he took his leave, and though
he looked into the parlors to say good-night to
the ladies, he found only Celeste Cerras there,
for Corinne had disappeared.

“ The girl avoids me of late,” he muttered, as
he left the mansion, “ and it is all on account of
this young club captain.

“ By Heaven! he shall not thwart me with
Corinne Sherwood, for I’ll seek him out, quarrel
with him, and kill him in a duel.

“Ha, ha! a good thought indeed, and one I
shall take measures to at once carry out before
the girl loyes him,” and Colonel Grayson seemed
really delighted with his project, born of jeal-
ousy, as he walked on toward his bachelor quar-
tors.

 

CHAPTER XXIV.
THE FREEBOOTEB calm.

“ STRANGE, very strange that the boy does
not come, after my peremptory order for him
to do so. i

“ Can his success have made him rebellious, I
wonder, or has this Anchor Tom reported false-
ly to me?” . n

The speaker was the Hermit Wizard, whom
the reader has already met. .

He was talking aloud to himself, as was often
his wont to do, and he was seated in his own
quartersv Whicb. as I have said, were upon the
hillside of the Highlands, overlooking the Lower
Bay of New York.

It was a rude home, yet withal a comfortable

ne.
0 A cabin of stout logs, built against the side
of a cliff, with a rear door opening into a cavern
much larger than the hut.

The cabin had a board flooring, was furnished
with a couple of ship’s bunks for beds, and the
other furniture consisted of a table several
chairs, one of which was most comfortable, and
in that one the Hermit was seated.

A'cu board was on one side of a large fireplace,
and a k-case upon the other, containing vol-
tunes in several languages. ‘

 

Charts of various harbors on the Atlantic!
coast of America and the Indies hung upon the
walls, and in one corner was a stand of arms,
consisting of muskets, pistols, and a number of
swords of various kinds.

Outside the door, which was open, was a cage
of snakes, a score in number, and loathsome,
vicious-looking things, and sitting upon roosts
about the cabin were various birds, an ill-
omened raven, an eagle of vast size, a hawk
and several parrots.

A jet- black dog lay in the doorway, and a
monkey sat before the fire eying a pot on the
hook in which Something was cooking.

Hanging from the door-frame, and so that
they would have to be pushed aside by any one
entering or going out, were three perfect skele-
tons of various sizes; the smallest, that of a
child, was white, the next size, a woman’s bony
remains, being painted blood - red, and the
largest, of a man of herculean stature, was
black as ebony.

The old Hermit never looked his cabin when
away from it, and two hunters who had veno
tured near one day in his absence, and beheld
the skeletons, the score of snakes crawling about
the door, the huge black dog, the monkey and
the birds, had bolted with the speed of deer
from the fearful spot, and telling their story,
no one else had had the temerity to go in that
Vicinity.

‘ As the reader finds him now seated in his
cabin, a ship’s lantern swinging from the rafters
and throwing its light upon him, 'and the flick-
ering fire lig ting up his face, he looked the fit
companion of the weird crew of fowls, brutes
and reptiles about him, for his eyes glittered,
and his expression was one of diabolical malice.

“The boy is wonderful, I admit, as a sailor,
as? he rules men with a power that is remark-
a e.

“ But I must keep him under, I must keep him
under.

“I would be more afraid of him were he not
in love with the girl; but she is an anchor to
him. and which he will not break loose from.

“ It is now two months since he has taken a.
priza, and I vorily believe he thinks more of
sailing about the seas than of capturing vessels.

“ I must talk with him, and let him under-
stand fully that I’ll stand no trifling.

“Now what is all this nonsense about that
girl saving the life of an American officer, and
accepting his pledge not to reveal what be dis-
covered?

“Sherwood it was, who had been washed
overboard from his vessel, Anchor Tom said.

“ There was money in him, and she has taken
a high band in releasing him, taking him to the
lighthouse, and then forcing the boy to defend
his life when I sent for him.

“Well, well, the boy must soon be here, and
then I shall know the truth of the affair, for
he’ll not lie, no matter what he has done.

“ I’ll see if I can discover his craft running
across here, or his boat, for it is not right that
he should keep me waiting while he tarries to
talk nonsense to the girl.”

So saying. the Hermit of the Highlands arose
and started toward the door, when the swing-
ing skeletons Were thrust aside with a force that
made them rattle, the dog sprung to his feet
with a sharp bark, the monkey screamed with
terror, the birds shrieked with fright, and the
snake hissed savagely as a man sudden] stepped
into the cabin and confronted the white-haired
old wizard.

 

CHAPTER XXV.
THE HERMIT AND HIS VISITOR.

“WELL, grandfather, I have stirred up the
animals from floor to roof, and you look as
though my coming had given you a turn. too.”

Such was the salutation of the intruder into
the Hermit’s cabin, as he threw himself into a
chair and gazed smilin ly around at the birds
and brutes, who seeme now to recognize him.

“ I was just going out on the cliff to look for
you, boy, and your sudden bursting in upon me
did surprise me; but where is your vessel?”

“At anchor in the Hook, for I ran ‘over here
in my boat.” . .

“And kept an old man waiting up nearly all
ni ht while you ta! ried with your sweetheart.”

‘There, Sir Wizard, your black art has failed
you, for I have not been talking love, but, on
the contrary, doing good serVice” .

“ Ha! you have captured a prize?” said the
Hermit, quickly, and with a flash of greed in
his eyes.

“No, I saved one.”

“ I do not understand you.”

“I’ll explain, grandfather.

“I have just run down from the city, where
I went to carry a wounded American omcei‘
to his home—”

“ Captain Sherwood i”

“Yes, sir.”

“ Do you mean to say that you have released
that man?" angrily asked the Hermit.

“ He was no prisoner cf mine for me to release
him ” was the cool reply.

“ ou had him in your power?”

It Yes.”

“Then why did you not hold him for ran-
semi”

 

“I will pay you from my earnings, the
amount of his ranson, if you ask it; but I am no
man to take a shipwrecked and gallant sailon
and force gold from him,” was the indignant
reply.

“ Boy, don’t be a fool.” .
“ I’d rather be a fool, than be guilty of an act
as mean as you suggest, grandfather.

“Captain Sherwood’s brig was thrown upon
her beam-ends by the storm, and he cut out her
masts to save her, when a midd went over
with the wreckage, and in saving his life he was
carried off. .

“He was cast upon the beach oppOSite here,
and Lily dragged him ashore, thereby saving
his life, for he was bruised and banged up very

bad] .

“ She intended putting him on board his brig,
which lay in the Hook at anchor, whennwhile
she was gone, one Anchor Tom,_belonging to
your vile crew of wreckers over in the cedars,
took him to their den and intended to kill him.

“ But Lil returned and a in saved him from
death, and he gave her his oath not to betray
anything he had discovered while on the Hook.

“She took him to the light-house, and I came
in to-night and thou ht 1 saw her caressing him,
and very nearly too his life, believmg her un-
true: but she was dressin his wounds.

“ While I was “out tal ing to her mother,
this Anchor Tom and his gang came in under
full sail and were going to carry off the captain
by your orders.”

“ I did so order, boy.” .

“Well, your orders were disobeyed. but not
from intention on the part of Anchor Tom and
his messmates to neglect obeying them, but be-
cause theyrcould not help it.”

“He returned and told me that you were
there and killed two of his men and wounded
another, and—”

“Pardon me, grandfather, but he told you
wrong, for I killed but one, and cut the gold-
stealer off of another.”

“ The gold stealer?”

“ Yes; his hand.”

It I”

“The other man killed was felled with a
chair by Captain Sherwood.”

“ He could not be so badly hurt,” sneered the
old Hermit.

“Yes, he was considerably used up; but he
managed to swing that chair in a manner that
broke it and the villain’s head, too.

“As I expected Anchor Tom—whom, as an
officer of yours, I cared not to kill, though I’ll
be less mercilul the next time he gives me
cause—would return after my departure and
capture the captain, I took him on board the
Peggy Younglove.”

“ The Peggy what?"

“Peggy YoungIOVe; my vessel under her
present disgi' iise, sir.”

“Go on with your story, boy, for I wish the
truth.”

“ Well, sir; I took the captain up to his home,
landed to let his mother know he was coming,
and caught two villains running off with Miss
Sherwood-”

“ Hal and what did you do?” and the Hermit
sprung to his feet, his face full of excitement.

But the young freebooter remained seated
and coolly res nded:

“ Run one o the rascals through, and knocked
the other down.” '

“ Boy, you have crossed my path in this work,
for I sent those men to kidnap the girl and keep
her hidden for me until her mother paid a large
ransom for her return.”

“ Then you are a greater villain than I have
ever thought you, grandfather,” was the prompt

response.

“By the Lord above! do you throw insults
into in Very teeth?” and the old Hermit
drop his hand upon his knife-hilt, while his
eyes fairly blazed.

“ Sit down, grandfather; keep cool, and don’t
talk at random, for you know you haven’t had
a'tooth since I was a baby.”

The old Hermit sunk into his chair, seeming.
ly overcome by the cool impudence of the young
freebooter, who went on in his same free-aud-
easy way:

“ .Vel , your hireling kidnappers had put up
a little game to keep the girl hidden for them-
selves, and thus get all the ransom-mono .”

“ By Heaven, but they shall suffer for this i"

“ Don’t threaten the dead, grandfather, for I
killed one, as I told you, and the other I swung
up to the yard-arm as I ran down the harbor
after he had confessed his treachery to you and
his villainies generally.”

“ You take a great deal upon yourself, boy.”

“ Have to, grandfather, for a man leading the
life I do must act promptly in all things, and
fearlessly too.”

“And havp you hanged Anchor Tom too?”
sneered the hermit.

“ No, but I thought of doing so.”

“ Did he bear my message to you, demanding
your instant presence before me?”

“Yes, grandfather, and I put him in irons,

but will release him when I return on board my
vessel.” '

“ You are very kind.”

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mean and cruel, so I am on the side of kindness:
and I thank you for discovering that I possess
the virtue. ”

“ Boy, you are a devil,” shouted the Hermit,
in a tone that made the raven croak, the rots
shriek, and sent the monkey flying un er the
table.

“ All owing to my early training at your
hands, grandfather.

“But come, sir, ‘you are in an ill-humor, to-
night, so do not et us quarrel, for I wish to
make my re rt to you.”

“First, tel me. didn’t Sherwood pay Lily
well for saving his life, and you for carrying
him in your vessel to the city—yes, and the res-
cue of his sister?” asked the Hermit, with ava-
ricious greed upon every lineament of his face.

“ No, for Lil Leunox is no girl to take blood-
money, and I on’t run a ferry-boat to charge
fares for passage, while, had.he offered me gold
for saving his sister, I should have most cheer-
fully knocked him down.”

“ You are a strange boy, Carrol.”

“I take it as a compliment that you think so,
air,” was the quick retort of the young free-
booter.

“ Tell me of your cruise, sir!” sternly said the
Hermit.

“Well, grandfather, I ran down and fired
upon a Spanish vessel the first night out of port
on my last cruise.”

“Aha, and Spaniards are always rich, so I
sup ose lyou got plenty of gold?”

‘ 0 got iron instead.”

“ Iron l”

“ Yes, sir, for she was an armed vessel who
laid a’trap for me, and very nearly caught me
in it.

“ So you had to run for it?”

“Oh, no, I fought it out with her, and, as
neither her pluck commander or myself would
strike our flags. I’sunk her, and she went down
with her colors flying.”

“ In Satan’s name, boy, what do you gain by
fighting armed vessels?”

“Insaved my neck from the noose in that

“ Well, what more of your cruise?”

“I took an English clipper, but she was
loaded with wool, so I let her go.”

“ And then!”

“I captured a Portuguese and got nothing
buts load of mahogany, so I sent her on her

.way."
‘ And thenf"

“Captured a schooner out of Havana with
molasses and sugar, and only took what We
needed and let her go.”

" Boy, you exasperate me, for here you are
running after valueless vessels, when there are
rich packet-ships running out of this port, and
coming into it, to and from all parts of the
world, and many of them bearing treasure of
great value.”

“I never claim toll from an American vessel,
grandfather,” was the calm reply.

“You never do what?” and the Hermit was
again upon his feet in a rage.

“I never yet have taken a dollar from an
American vessel."

“ Do you mean this, boy!”

M I do.”

“ How dare ou sa this to me!"

“ Because I are to 1 you the truth.”

“And for twp years you have cruised the
seas in the Sea izard, my vessel, and have
'uever yet robbed an American vessel although
gour worst foes are the cruisers of the United

tubes

1”
“ That is just it, ndfather.

“I have taken w at treasure I have turned '

over to you from En lish, Spanish, Mexican
and French vessels, an the West lndian coast-
ers, and whenever I boarded a craft and. found
she was really an American, I have let her go
free and und sturbed.

“American cruisers, as you say, are my
worst foes for they dog my wake continually;
but I run from them, without a shot in return
for theirs, when it would take a much heavier
craft in metal and men than my own to make
me fly, if she carried a foreign flagi.”

“Boy, this is all nonsense, an I am sorry
that I ever told you that you were an Ameri-

can.
" I tell you, Carrol Gray, you are holding too
hi h a hand of late, and I have half a mind to
e the vessel from you, place her under com-
mand of Jean Oudry, and set you adrift in the
world.”
“Do so, grandfather, and I will place my
young bands upon your old head and bless
ou ’ was the very cool rejoinder of the young
so ter.

CHAPTER XXVI.

m an wmnn‘s Pluzn.

“Cannor. GRAY, do you mean what you
as l"

The Hermit asked the question in deep earn-
estnem, looking straight into the face of the
young freebooter as he spoke.

“I do mean it, grandfather, for I am not, in

to of your trainin , fitted to the work of

oat-cutting and rob ry.

 

“ Who I am I know not, and you hold the se-

e .

“You sayI am your grandson,” and Carrol
Gray arose and be an to pace the floor, as
though deeplIy move .

“ If I am, say God forbid that it is so.

“ Looking away back into the past I seem to
remember a sweet face that was bent over me
in love and kindness often and often.

“It may have been a dream of my infancy,
yet still it is a dream I can never forget.

“ After that remembrance there comes to me
a time when I recall being upon shipboard with
stern men who seemed to treat me cruelly.

“Then followed a life upon a Cuban planta-
tion for some years, with a man and woman
that said they were my guardians.

“ From some cause they began to drift
about the world, and unloving me, and I hating
ihem, get they carried me with them to
Englan , to France, and thus about the world,
until one day, when I was fourteen years of
age, I was told I was to be sent upon an Amer-
ican vessel as a middy.

“I went with joy, parting from my stern
guardians With delight, and found myself a
cabin-boy upon an American privateer, instead
of a regular cruiser.

“Thank God, I was not devoid of pluck, and
I worked my way up to a middy‘s rank in one
year's time.

“Then the war ended between this country
and England, and my captain refused to stop
cruising, pulled down the American flag, hoist—
ed the ‘skull and cross—bones,’ and turned
pirate.

“It was no fault of mine that I became an
outlaw, as I did, and I was glad that the schoon-
er was wrecked on a reef, while running from
a Spanish vessel~of—war.

“ The captain and crew escaped to the shore,
but I iemained upon the wreck, was captured
by the cruiser’s boats, was strung up to the
yard-arm the commander not believing my
story, and only esca by my hands being so
small that I slipped t iem through the irons up-
on them, dragged myself up the rope I was
hanging by, and running along the yardarm,
sprung into the sea.

“It was blowing half-a-gale, darkness was
coming on, and before the cruiser could be put
about and boats lowered, I had escaped to a
reef, and from thence to the land, which was
not far away.

“ Alas! it was an island, and a haunt of
wreckers, and they made me one of their band.

“From wrecking they turned to piracy. cap-
tured a fine brig becalmed oil’ the island one
night, and made me a luff on board.

“Thus fate made me again a pirate, and it
was years before I gave it up, much as I wished
t

o. .
“You remember how one night the ship in

which [and my good resolves were, came ashore
on yonder beach.

“You were there rejoicing in the storm and
wreck, saved my life, and in gratitude to you I
became again a sea-rover.

“ You told me that I was your grandson,
when I told you my name, and you certainly
gave me what I considered proof.

“ So be it, I am sorry that I am, for, were
I not, I would try and be a man who could look
his honest fellow-men in the face.

“If you wish to take the vessel from me, do
so, for you know my feelings, wholly, grand-
father.”

The young freebooter had spoken throughout
in an earnest, forcible manner, pacing to and
are It‘he while, with his hands clasped behind his

so .

“No. no. my son. I was but joking for you
are the only man that could command her and
escape capture.

“ love you dearly, as ou know, and if you
left me I would be an old ulk without masts or
rudder.

“ A few more years and I must lay me down
to die, and then you can follow the bent of your
own humor.

“ You will have saved up a fortune—”

“ Of stolen gold.”

Unnoticing the sarcastic interruption, the old
Hermit went on:

“ You will have a fortune that I leave you
be married to that noble little girl, to whom
owe my life, and can become a ver happy man.

“ But for the present, Carrol, 0 not desert
me.
“No, no, wait until I am gone,” and the old
Hermit spoke with deep feeling.

“ Ver well, grandfather, as I have been a
waif, a child of fortune in the past, I may so
continue, I suppose. at least for awhile.”

“Thank you, boy, thank you!”

“ But remember, sir, not an American vessel
do I capture.”

“You know best, Carrol, and certainly there
are plenty of other vessels afloat that are rich

rizes, though you have been sadly remiss of
Iiite in capturing them, and my agent up in the
city has wondered greatly and grumbled."

“ What do you care for him?”

“ He is a dangerous man, boy, and seems to
feel that I am playing into the hands of some
one else.” ,

 

“ How so!”

“That I send some one else the piratical
bootv, as he receives so little of it of late.”

“Are you indebted to him, sir, that you care
what he thinks?”

“Yes, for he secured for me the Vessel you
have.”

“ Ah! the Sea Wizard?”

“ Yes, he had the craft built u n a model I
gave him, and he paid one-half 0 her cost, for
the price roved to be more than I had ex-
pected, an I just had a certain sum.”

“ Well, she has paid for herself over and over
again, and you should have bought out your
agent‘s interest in her.”

" He would not sell out his share.”

“Ah! offer him double his investment with
interest.”

“ No, no, for that would be robbing myself. ”

“ I can buy his interest in the vessel, sir, if
you are willing.”

“ I am more than willing, but I am afraid, as
you care so little for gold, that you have not
saved up a very large sum.”

“I have not, from my captures previous to
this last cruise, saved up but little; but my last
voyage has paid me better, and—”

“ You don’t mean the one you have just
ended?” quickly asked the old Hermit.

“Yes, sir.”

“ I thought it had been unsuccessful.”

“I did not say so.”

“ You implied as much?”

“No, I was going on to tell you of my cap-
tulres, when you tacked ofl.’ upon American ves-
se s

“ And you have captured a vessel, a prize
then?"

“ Yes, grandfather, and one which, as I was
going to say, I feel less compunction in sharing
the booty of than I have that of other crafts.

“Quick! tell me, boy, what was the vessel,
and what was the value of her rizef”

" She had a treasure on boar .”

“ The amount! the amount!” .

“ Fully e ual to all my captures in the past."

“ Holy eptune! Boy, you have excelled
yoursel .

“ Grasp my hand, and then tell me all about
your prize,” and the sordid old Hermit sprun
up with an agility that was remarkable, an
Wrung the hand of the oung freebooter captain
with a vim that made im wince.

“I’ll thank you to return my hand, grand.
father, now that you havs crushed every bone
in it.” said the young outlaw.

“Forgive me, my boy, but I was so delighted
with your story.

“What was,the craft, Spanish, English or
French?”

“ Neither.”

“ Mexican.”

H No 1’

“Portuguese or Brazilian?"

“No, sir.

“ You astound me, for what else could she be,
unless she was—

“ Italian 1”

“ No, sir.”

“ Ahl she was a Dutch trader?”

“ She was nothing of the kind.”

“Name her nationality then.”

“ Mongrel.”

“ Mongrel?"

“Yes.” ‘

“ I do not understand you, boy.”

“ She had a Spanish captain, French and Eng-
lish lieutenants, and her crew was made up of
all the nationalities of the earth.

“In short. my dear grandfather, the prize
which I captured was a pirate 1”

CHAPTER XXVII.
m an wrzaan sn'rs SAIL

Tin: strange man kn0wn as the Hermit of the»
Highlands had one ruling passmn in life, and
that was the accumulation of gold. '

His had been a strange existence, and he had
been 1‘ roamer far and wide in the world; but
above all the greed for sin was paramount.

He had sinned deep y for it, and when he
placed his greedy grasp upon the premous metal,
no matter how it was obtained, his heart for 01:
all sorrows and troubles and became happy or
the time, until the thirst for more came again
upon him.

When, therefore, Carrol Gray told him that
he had captured a rich prize, and that that prize
was apirate veswl, his eyes fairly glowed with
delight, and he almost danced before the young
freehooter.

“ Tell me of it, Carrol, my noble boy, tell me
of it!” he exelaime i. joyously.

“ There is little to tell, sir, more than that
many high sea acts have been committed under
the name of the Sea Wizard by a noted pi-
rate—”

“ It helped you the more, my boy, for it add--
ed terror to our name.”

“ A thin: desired to avoid, and hence I pun-
ished the perpetrator of the deeds with which I
was charged.”

“Served him right, Carrol, if you took his

gold.
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"Vesper, the Pirate.”

“ Whatl do you mean you captured his craft!”

“Yes, one of them, his schooner, under his
lieutenant, Reinforth.

“It was this schooner that Vesper had com-
manded, and I believed him to be on board, so I
signaled that it was war between us.

“He answered:

“ ‘ Yes, to the death.’

“ Then we began the action, and I made him
strike in fifteen minutes, although he was in
equal in men and guns; but of course my cra t
was the larger.

“Reinforth was killed and I regretted that
Vesper was not on board; but learned that he
had fitted out a large and fleet brig, manned it
with a large crew, and was to come upon my
cruising ground.

“ The crew of the schooner I paid well, took
a few to add to my complement. and landed
the others at the Cape Fear, while the craft,
which was badly worsted by my fire, I sunk—”

“ And the gold!” gasped the Pirate Hermit.

“ Ohl I transferred that of course to the Sea
Wizard." -

“ And where is it now!”

“ Beneath the cabin flooring of my vessel."

“ Right, boy, right!

“ And it is valuable?”

“Oh yes.”

“ When will you deliver it?”

“ I shall put to sea n0w, and return in a few
weeks, and in the mean time I wish you to fit
up the old schooner for me.”

“What, my old Flying Arrow!”

“ Yes it

“She- is laid up in a creek upthe Shrewe-
bur ”

“ know it, air; but put men to work upon
her at once, and wholly refit her.

“ She is hardly seaworthy.”

“ That makes no diiference."

“ What do you intend to do with her!”

‘i‘ I have a little plan on foot, and will use her

is.

“ It is not likely that I-will go to sea in her,
only up to the city.

‘ The Wizard needs overhaulin , and
when I return I shall lay her up in the i et for
re ire, and use the Flying Arrow.”

‘ Boy, you have some scheme on hand.”

“ So I said.”

“ Is there gold to be made!”

“ I shall let you know the result.”

“ But you had better land the treasure before
you put to sea, for it is risky."

“No more for the treasure than for myself
and crew.

“ If on have to mourn my loss, you can
throw u an extra tear for the gold.

“ I have no time to lose now, so good-night,
grandfather.”

“ God speed you, my boy.”

“A fine sentiment that to throw after a pi-
rate,” sneeer the young freebooter. as he left
the cabin, greatly to the relief of its brute and
fowl denisens, who had had their rest broken
throu h the night by his coming.

Das in the skeletons aside, he drew his cloak

round h m and hastily descended the hill to the
ach below.

There his boat awaited, and springingl in he
hoisted his sail. and went flying across t e wa-

iters to his vessel.

The Sea Wizard, in her guise of a Kennebec
lumber vessel, rode ata single anchor with sail
spread, and as Carrol Gray hailed a long way
off, she was under way by the time he ran
alongside.

.Dawn was just breaking as Jean Oudry met
him at the Jgangwajy.

“ We“, elm, di you carry the settee back!”

“Yes, captain.”

“ And saw Lily!”

“ Yes, air, and told her you would be unable
to see her before you sailed."

“Thank you.

“ Now head for open water and then down to
the cruising-ground of Vesper, the Pirate, for I
have a score to settle With him,” and Carrol
turned his glass upon the light-house, which
still sent its eye of fire out over the waters,
growing light beneath the coming dawn.

“Strange that I do not see Lil, or get a wave
0f farewell from her,” he murmured.

“Never before, in darkness, or storm even,
has she allowed me to sail at any hour of the
niglllit without a wave of her lantern in fare-
we .

“ I wonder if she has found out that her love
for me is a mistake, as I have done.

“Ah me! what the future holds for Carrol
Gray, God only knows,” and the young free~
booter descended into his cabin, while the fleet
craft went bounding upon her way.

CHAPTER XXVIII.
A SAIL DOWN THE BAY.
'“Au, brother Robin, are you going to be so

 

: selfish as to run oil for a sail and not take me?”

The words were addressed to Captain Sher-
wood by his sister, one_ pleasant afternoon
several weeks after his arrival home.

He had fully recovered from his injuries, and

“ed by his admirers and friends inthe
city ntii he was heartily tired of it all.

 

His brig was undergoing repairs, and in a
couple of weeks more would be read for sea,
and then he had set for himself adu y to per-
form in hunting down the Magic Ship, and
solving that terrible mystery of the ocean.

For awhile, as nothing more had been heard
of her it was hoped that she had sunk, or dis~
appeared; but only a few days before vessels
had come into port, chased in by the Magic
Ship, their ca talus said.

In refitting is vessel, Captain Sherwood had
adopted a new idea in naval rig, and which he
had borrowed from the Magic Ship.

That was he had his masts set perpendicular,
with no rake whatever, and not made to tower
high in air, and with immense booms and
spars, which would give her a tremendous pres.
sure below, near the decks, to the better act up-
on the hull and force her through the waters.

He had added to her armament, had en-
larged his crew, and felt that no fleeter craft.
better armed and minned and stancher vessel
would be afloat than would be the Quickstep,
when she started upon her cruise for the Magic

Shi .

Ifimn the day in question, when hailed re-
proachfully by Corinne, Robin Sherwood was
just about to cast loose from the pier, in his lit-
tile yacht, a sloop-rigged craft of three tons’ bur-

en.

He was dressed with remarkable care for a
cruise upon the waters in a small boat and had
told the boatman, who he said nee not ac-
com any him to say to his mother that he
won d not be back until late.

When Corinne appealed to accom any him,
his brow slightly clouded, but instant y after he
called out: ,

“Come on, sis, for I will take you with me.”

“ You dear, good fellow,” cried Corinne and
she lsprung lightly down upon the deck 0 the

ac

“Cast off, Horn,” called out Sherwood, and
the boatlegs threw the painter on board, and
the yacht wen: flying away under pressure of a
stifl breeze.

The wind came from over the Jerseys, and
was most favorable for a run up and down the
harbor, and that seemed to be the course which
Sherwood had set for himself.

Presently the yacht of Colonel Bertie Gray-
son hove in sight, just rounding to at her an-
chorage, and as the book was let fall the little
sloop sped by.

The colonel was upon her deck, just about to
get into his boat to row ashore, having evident-
y ust returned from a sail.

e raised his hat, and seemed about to ask to
form a trio in the little yacht, when Corinne
called out uickly:

“ We wi 1 not ask on to join us, Colonel
Graysou, as you have {fist been sailing.”

The dark face flushed, and the man made no
reply, only bowed as the 3100 shot on.

“You silenced Grayson With that shot, sis,”
said Sherwood, with a smile.

“ I intended to,” was the low reply.

“You did not care to have him accompany
us, ihenl”

“l certainly did not, brother.”

“ Strange, when he is an acknowledged
lover. ” . -

“It is a match of my mother's making, bro-
ther, not mine.”

‘_‘ Ahi then you do not love the colonel?”
quickly asked Sherwood.

“ Frankly. I do not, nor did I ever love him.

_“ I liked him, admired him. feared him, hated
him, if you can understand that paradox, bro-
ther mine.” - -

“ Yes, I can understand the feeling, Corinne,”
ansWered her brother, dryly.

“ And which is the predominant passion you
hold for the colonel nowf”

“ Indiflerence.”

“That is a bad state of stain for a maiden
who is to marry soon.”

“ It is, I admit.

“ But what can I dof I have urged and
pleaded with my mother, but all in vain, for
she will not allow me to sever the engage-
ment.”

“1 am glad I know of this, for I will see what
I can do.

“ I will at least have the marriage put 03 for
a year, and in that time we will see what
changes take lace.”

“Brother, rom my heart I thank you for
those words,” said Corinne, earnestly.

“And, brother,” she continued, after a mo-
ment of silence and deep thought, “will you
pardon me if I say that I hope you will not
marry Celeste Cerras'!”

5.0 in Sherwood started and asked:

Why l”

“ She is no more suited for you than is Colo-
nel Bertie Grayson to me.”

2: You think so, Corinne!”

I do, and I feel that if mother had not made
the match, you would have looked elsewhere
for} woman to make your wife.”

“ Celeste is very beautiful, Corinne.”

“ch ve .” n

“ TItimii’ccomplished.

“ And has a lovelv manner.”

'\

 

b“Ah, yes; but it‘ is the rosebud hiding the
t orn. ‘

“ She loves you, I believe, and she is am-
bitious.”

“She could look higher than to wed me, sis.”

“Yes: she might wm an admiral, or a gener~
a]; but they would not have our wealth. and
she expects you to rise high in rank in a very
few years.”

“ Well, sis, I frankly confess that Celeste is
not wholly my belle ideal of womanhood, and
now I will make known to you a secret.”

“ I will be glad to hear it, brother Rubin.”

“I was running 0!! alone this afternoon be-
cause I had a Visit to make.”

“ Then I am sorry I came.”

“Oh, no: I am glad that you are with me,
for I can trust you."

“I hope so, brother.”

“Do you remember how mother questioned
me about the young girl, who brought to her
the news that I was not dead?”

“ Yes, brother; and I remember that you
stood your croSS~examinati0n well, for I saw
that there was something behind it all that you
would not tell.

" Celeste hinted as much, too, but mother at.»
cepted your explanation."

“ My explanation was simple, and to the ef-
fect that the one who brought tl e message
to my mother, cared not to be knewn as a hero-
ine, and hence refused to tell that I was at the
home of her mother."

“ She was a beautiful girl, brother, and so
pure and innocent,” said Corinne.

“ So I think, sis.”

“Then she had the courage to face both
mother and the colonel,” and Corinne told her
brother just what had happened when Lily of
the Light-house had called at the mansion.

Rabin Sherwood laughed, and then said:

“Well, sis. I am ing to make a dut call
upon that young gir and her mother, an youi
shall accompan me.”

“ Oh, I woul so love to, brother! But where
dees she live?”

“You have heard of the Lily of the Light»
house?”

“ Yes, indeed: and she is a heroine, for she
has saved many lives, and won also the title of
the Belle of the Breakers.”

H Yes." 7

“ And was that innocent-looking, modest,
lovelv girl, that heroine!”

“Y sis.”

“ Why, I had pictured the Lily of the Light.
house as a tall, rather masculine, handsome
woman, able to pull an oar with a man, and
\ vholly different mm the sweet little sunny-
haired maiden who came to the mansion that
night.

“ Why, I could love your Lily—I mean the
one you refer to, brother, if I was a men,” said
Corinne, with enthusiasm. ~

“ So could I," dryly rejoined Robin Sher-
wood, and having paSSe-d through the Narrows,
and getting the wind fresh from the westward,
the young captain laid his course for the Sandy
Hook light-house.

The sloop was a fast sailer, and had all the
wind she wanted, without a reef in her sails, so
that‘it was in less than an hour after dro pin
the Narrows astern, that Robin Sherwood ufi
up alongside the small pier near the light-house.

Lily had seen him coming, and that he was
not alone, and came to meet her visitors, for the
handsome uniform of the captain had caught
her eye afar 03.

She was dressed in her tflaunty sailor-suit, and
name tripping along wi light step and rosy

face. ,
“Well, Min Lennox, we meet again, and I

have brought my sister to see you,” said Sher—

wood. grasping the little sunburnt hand. ~

“ Iain glad to see you, Captain Sherwood and
most bapp that Miss Sherwood should have
done me t e honor of calling upon me,” re-
sponded Lily, in her soft, musical voice.

“I am also happy, Miss Lennox, to greet the
one to whom we owe it that my brother lies not
at the bottom of the sea, for he is the idol of
our hearts, and our home would have been deso-
late without him,” and Corinne’s voice quivered
as she spoke, while, in her impulsive way, she
kissed the may lips of the lighthouse maiden
with pure aflection. .

Leading the way up to her home, Lily ushered
her visiuirs into the cottage, and Mrs. Lennox
came forward and gave them welcome in her
pleasant way, and an hour was passed most
charmingly.

 

cCHAPTER XXIX.
aucn'r IN a SNARE.

Ar last Sherwood rose to start u n their re-
turn, and both Mrs. Lennox and ' y escorted
himself and Corinne to the beach.

Lily walked by the side of the ca tain, while
Corinne was accompanied by Mrs nnox.

‘ Do you see that vessel-of—wer lying yon-
der, Capuiin Sherwood!” asked Lily, pointing
to a large armed craft that was at anchorup-
the 00k.

“Yes, I observed her as I came down, and
was going to ask you what she was. .

“ She looks like a Spanish cruiser."

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“ S‘hfi may be, but Ido not like her looks.”

‘| T ‘V 4‘ '

“ She hovered in the offing all day yesterday,
and last night, when the New York and London
clipper went out, I saw flashes in the darkness,
and the deep booming of heavy guns foll wed,
and then the sound of fighting at close qua ters.

“This morning she came in and anchored
where you saw her, and I saw with my glass
that her fore-topmast seemed to have been shot
awa .

“She cannot be a pirate, for there is no buc-
caneering craft afloat of her model and size,
that I know 01’.

“Perhaps it is the Magic Ship,” said Sher-
wood, with a smile.

“What do you know of the Magic Ship?"
asked Lily, quickly.

“ Nothing more than that she got me into all
my trouble, and that as soon as my brig is
ready for sea I start upon a cruise to hunt her
down.

“ Have you ever seen her?"

H Yes. ”

“ Do you know aught of her, Lily i”

“ I know that she has the appearance of be
ing a very weird craft, for I have often seen her
ofl-shore at night, and I beg of you that you

rant my request, and do not pursue her,” said
ily earnestly.

‘ I am sorry I cannot grant your request,
but my duty forbids.

“ Now, when I return to the city, I shall
throw my crew on board an old brig there, that
is laid up for repairs and run down and see just
what that fellow is.”

They had now reached the bench, and fare-
wells were spoken, and the brother and sister
set sail for home.

“Brother, yonder comes a vessel,” cried Co-
rinne.

“ By Heaven! it is the cruiser, and she is un-
der sail, and must come near us,” cried Robin
Sherwood.

But he held on his course for awhile, and then,
from the bows of the armed vessel came a ufi
of smoke, and the roar of a gun followed, w '19.
a shot flew shrieking over the bows of the sloop.

b‘;That means lay to, and I shall promptly
o y.
“But do not be alarmed, sis,” said Sherwood,
as he lufled up into the wind.

Soon after the stranger came near. a boat was.
lowered and sent to the sloop, and Robin Slier~
wood was ordered to come on board the cruiser,

7 and bring his sister with him.

He did not like the looks of the oflicer, or his
men. but could only obey; but he asked:

“ Is not this strange treatment, sir?”

The officer, evidently a Spaniard, and who
spoke With an accent, answered:

“It is the desire of my captain, Senor, to see
you, for he has put into your harbor in distress,
and would like to ask your advice.” -

“This then is a Spanish cruiser?” said Sher-
wood.

“ Mexican, senor.”

“Ab!” and Sherwood glanced at the rather
mongrel style of uniform worn by the omcer.

Arriving alongside, the young captain and his
sister were ushered up the gangway, where they
were met by a man evidently the commander.

’. His attire was foppish ‘ in the extreme, and

seemed to be a mosaic of all the naval uniforms
of the civilized world, for while he had the bell-
seamed pantaloons of the Mexican, he wore the
coat of an English admiral, with Spanish desig-
nations of rank.

A Greek turban was upon his head at his side
hung a Turkish cimeter. and his pistols, three
in number, were of American manufacture, and
of the dueling pattern in use at that day.

His face was also a mosaic, for all the vices
in the calendar of crime; it seemed, were indel-
ibly stamped thereon.

With a smile intended to be genial, but which
iizilissed its aim and was devilish, he said in Span-
“The senor and sefiorita Americanos are we]-
come on board Sip y poor vessel.”

pa

Replying in nisli which he spoke fluentl
Sherwood re onded: ’ y,
“I would ave been better pleased, senor,

had you asked what questions you wished an-
swered b hail, and not felt it necessary to al-
most or er myself and sister upon board your

. vessel ”

“Ah! senor it was to enjoy the pleasure of
your society, I wished you here.

“Come into ,my cabin with me, that I may
extend a glass of wine.”

Sherwood did not like the man, and more, the
crew looked a. thorough case of “like mastcr,
like man.”

But he was powerless to resist, and knowing

"3, ’ that Mexico was remarkably lax and backwaid

f?

in the way of a navy, be excused the manners
and the neral appearance of the specimen
afloat of t at nationality, whom he had the mis-
fortune to meet as he did.

So he went to the cabin, escorting Corinne
himself, for she shrunk away from the Mexi-
can.
“ You will kindly not detain us, sei'ior, on
board. unless it is your intention to run up to

the city, for I desire to get home before sunset,”
said Sherwood.

“ I am anxious to ask the senor a few ques-
tions; but first let me offer a glass of wine—the
pure juice from old Spain.”

A villainous-looking servant entered with
glasses and decanters, and pouring out a really
excellent quality of Spanish wine, the host said
with his sinister smile:

“Now, senor, and senorita, I drink to your
pleasant cruise with Vesper, the Pirate!”

\Vith a. cry of alarm poor Corinne sunk for-
ward unconscious and slipped to the floor, While,
with the spring of a panther, Robin Sherwood
was upon the outlaw.

But a number of men rushed from the after
part of the cabin, and rescued their commander

rom instant death, for in the fury of the mo-
ment the young American would have killed him,
havino' already torn the ciinetcr of the pirate
loose mm the belt.

Realizing that resistance was vain, Sherwood
submitted, and was placed in irons, while, as
the vessel headed seaward, through the stern

rts he saw his little sloop a mass of flames,

ying away before the wind.

CHAPTER XXX.
THE WARNING.

STANDING upon the beach, watching the do
parture of her guests, and somewhat anxious
regarding the stran e cruiser, which she saw
Wei hing anchor an setting sail, was the Lily
of the Light—house.

Her mother had returned to the cottage, leav-
ing the maiden thinking over the pleasure of her
visit from Robin Sherwood and his sister.

As the vessel headed on a. course that must
necessarily bring her near the little sloop, Lily
grew more anxious, and running up to the cot-
tage she called to her mother and expressed her
fears.

Then the two stood in the shadow of the light-
house and attentively watched what followed.

With pale faces they saw the shot thrown over
the yacht’s bows, and then beheld the two occu-

nts taken on board the vessel.

Still they hoped that nothing was wrong.

But suddenly Lily uttered a piercing cry
that caused her mother to seize her arm in

 

alarm.

“My child! in child! what is it?"

“ See! sec, mot er!”

“The vessel is getting under way again and
heads seaward !"

“ Oh, mother! do you not see the flag that she
has 'ust run up?”

“ t is the b ack flag.

“ God have mercy upon them i" grouncd Mrs.
Lennox.

But now Lily Seemed to bc herself again, for
she cried:

“ Quit-k, mother, aid me to get ready, for I
shall run right up to New York.”

“ But what good can you do, Lily?”

“ The crew of Captain Sherwmd are there,
and they can be thrown on some vessel to go in

pursuit.

“ I will at once make known the news.

“It is yet several hours before dark, and if
you will keep watch which course the pirate
takes, her rate of sailing, and distance from here
at sunset, I will tell the officer to run in close and
hail on, so that you can tell him.

“ i ow, mother, good-by;

While she was talking 'ly was tgettingfiéeady
and ten minutes after her surf—ski was und-
in up the harbor.

t wasa stiff wind for so small a boat to car?
full sail: but with sand-ha ballastto windwar
and herself lying over on t e gunwale, she held
on her way the ittle craft, seeming to fly over
the wafers. '

Yet to Lily it appeared to stand still, and the
minutes dra ed y like hours.

When the arrows shut off the wind a little,
she became fearfully nervous; but when at last
she ran alongside of the brig-of-wur Quickstep,
and saw that the sun had yet some distance to
travel to the Western horizon she knew that she
had made wonderful time. in er run up.

Lucas Lonsdale was pacing the deck of the
Quickstc , overlooking the men in their work,
and saw her coining.

He recognized her as the same maiden he had
seen at Sandy Hook, and went forward to re-
‘ ceive lici', wondering at her coming, for that
the brig was her destination he. know there
could be no doubt.

“ Sir, I bring ‘ou news that a pirate craft has
captured Captain Shci‘Wood and his Sister,"
shouted Lil , as she came within hail.

i “Good God! what did you say, miss?” cried
' the officer, springing upon the bulwarks.

“ Ca itaiu Sherworxl and his sister were sail-
ing below the Narrows, sir, and were over-
hauled by a large pirate craft, taken on board,
their yacht burned, and the buccaiicers then
put to sea.”

“ Ho, lads! to the rescue!

“ All hands ahoy!
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Like sounding brass the voice of Lucas Lous-
dale rung out, and a wild cheer bi'oke from the
brig’s crew.

“ The, pirate hoisted the black flag, sir, when
she set sail.

“She is about four hundred and fifty tons,
carries five guns, cighteens, I think, to a broad-
side, and a heavy tpivot-gun fore and aft, while
she has a crew of ully a hundred men. ,

“ She is a trim sailer and was making about
five knots with this breeze and had only her
light sails set.”

“ Bravo! your are a born sailor, miss!

“May I ask your name?”

“Lily Lennox, sir, and I live at the Sandy
Hook Light—house, which please run in close to
and bail, and my mother will tell you what
course the pirate took, and how far distant at
sunset.”

“I thank ou, Miss Lennox, for your kind-
ness, and I Will get yonder old brig in pursuit in
half an hour.

“ She is old and needs repairs, but she is said
to be. a fast sailer, while her armament is good,
and heavicr than that which you say the pirate
can boast.

“Farewell, Miss Lennox, and I only wish I
could have you for a lieutenant on the cruise.”

The last words were called out, as Lil was
alread moving away in her skiff ; but she ufl‘cd
up as nsdale hailed her.

“ IVould you be good enough to inform Mrs.
Sherwood of this sad affair, and ask her to send
word to the officials?

“The Sherwood mansion is a large, white
villa up the river—”

“ I know the place, sir.

“ Good-by, and success attend you!” cried
Lily, as she let her sail fill once more and head—
ed toward the Hudson, for the Quickstep Was
lying over upon the Long Island shore of the

ast river.

As she ran into the pier of the Sherwood
mansion, Lily glanced down the river and
clap d her hands with delight, for she beheld
the lifig gust shooting into view below the Bat-
tery, am her decks and rigging crowded with
men, who were setting sail with a rapidity that
showed they were in deadly earnest in the chase
of the pirate.

\Vatching her a minute, until she pointed
down the harbor, and er1t the wind fair on her
starboard quarter, Lily muttered, as she hast-
cued to the house:

" The brig is a good sailor, and Heaven grant

‘ that she overhaul tho pirate, for oh! what agony
i must poor Miss Sherwood and her brother suf-

 

come witi me to board yonder old brig, in i
which we shall sail to the rescue of your cap- ‘ '
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CHAPTER XXXI.
LILY AGAIN VISITS SHERWOOD MANOR.

Mas. SHERWOOD sat alone upon her piazza,
enjoying the evening breeze.

She saw the little skiff through the folia e, as
it ran in to the pier, and at first thought i at it
was the yacht returning with her son and
daughter, for the boatman had told hcr that
the captain and Corinne had sailed away to-
gether.

As she saw Lily approaching. Sllf‘ recognized
her and hastily arose, for one of those presenti—
ments of evil which often come to us seemed to
suddenly fill her heart.

Lily was ve pale, for her excitement even
had not broug t color to her face; but she was
calén outwardly, and bowed politely, while she
sai :

“ Mrs. Sherwood, once before I was the bear-
er of good news to you, and now-—”

“Oh speak! tell me what has happened, for
I feel that something awful has occurred to m

r children!” and Mrs. Sherwocd sunk back
into her chair, for she was unable to stand.

“ My dear Mrs. Sherwood, Captain Sherwood
and his sister are both alive, only they were
captgred by a vessel while sailing in the lower

y.

“Captured by a vessel !” gasped the unhappy
woman.

“ Yes, madam; a craft that had anchored in
the lower bay.

“I saw the vessel bring their yacht to, and
them go on board.”

“ And then? and then?”

“ The vemel stood out to sea, and a large ran-
som will doubtless be demanded for their free-
dom.”

“The vessel was a smuggler then?”

“It was an outlaw craft, madam,” evasively
assured Lily. _

“ Oh, God! what Will happen to my children?

“ But how know you this, girl?” quickly asked
Mrs. Sherwood, and also there was a tinge of
suspicion in her tone.

“I live at tho Sandy Hook Light-house,
madam, and saw them captured, and their little
yacht biii'ncd.

“ Then I sprung into my surf-skiff and ran up
to the city, and over to the brig-of-war Quit k-
step, and told the officer in charge all that had
occurred.”

“You are a brave, noble girl; but alas! the
Quickstep cannot put to sea.”

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crew on board, and our son’s lieutenant at once
boarded her with l of his officers and men
and as I landed at your pier I saw her headed
down the harbor under clouds of canvas, and
she is very fleet, so have hope of the s y re-
turn of those you love, Mrs. Sherwood. ’

“ Bless you, my child, for your words of hope.

“Come! show me the vessel in chase.”

Lily led the way quiclgy to the pier, and
there, nearly down to the arrows, and faintly
seen in the gathering twilight was the pursuing

bri .

'Igakiug her glass from her skiff the maiden
gave it to Mrs. SherWood to look through.

“ Yes, I see her now distinctly, and her decks
are crowded with men.

“God s you, brave Lonsdale, in the
chase, an Heaven aid you in your good
work!”

“ Amen!” fervently said Lily, and then she
continued:

“ Now, Mrs. Sherw00d, the lieutenant asked
me to break the news to you, and iequest that
you inform the city ofIiCials, and perhaps an-
other vessel may be sent in chase.”

“ Gladly Will I do so, and I am so dazed with
grief, or I would have spread the alarm at
once.

“ Come with me, my child, to the mansion,
and I will dispatch my servants at once upon
the errand.”

“ No, madam, for I must return home, as my
mother expects me, and is all alone.”

“ No, you must not go alone, and at night.

“Wait, and I will have Colonel Grayson sail
you home in his acht.”

“No, indeed, rs. Sherwood, for I am not
afraid, and I am a good sailor.

“Good-night, madam, and do not lose an
Eime iii giving the alarm to the Government 0 ~

oers.

Without another word Lily sprung into her
skiff, cast off the painter, and was borne swiftl
away, unheeding the cry of Mrs. Sherwood,
who, seeing that she was powerless to detain
her, waved a farewell and ran rapidly toward
the mansion, nerved to busy action by the news
she had heard, and a desire to do all in her
power to aid in the capture of the daring buc-
caneer who had boldly entered the lower har-
bor in broad daylight and carried off those most
dear to her.

And, while the alarm was reading through
the town, and merchant vesse , in the absence
of vessels-of-war, were being hastily armed to
go in chase of the pirate, Lily was saihnglgiomo
ward through the darkness, guided by t bea-
con in the light-house tower, where she knew
her loving mother was watching and longing
for her return.

CHAPTER XXXII.
THE PIRATE’S CAPTIVES.

IT was hard very hard for Robin Sherwood ’
to realize the fearful situation in which he and .
his sister were placed. ,

He would for himself, rather have been slain 
than that Corinne should have fallen into the ,

er of the pirate, and be blamed himself that '
wing infatuation for the light-house
mat en had gotten his sister into such a fearful ,
situation. .

Once she recovered from her swoon, and she
showed a nerve and spirit that was wonderful i
under the circumstances, and said to her bro-

 

her:
“ The pirate has but taken us for ransom, for
I overheard one of his oflicers say that a seamen
on board recognized you as he went to the light-

house.”
cau be his only object, know-

“ Yes, ransom
infi that I am rich, sis, and he shall have it, if it
ta es in entire fortune to free you.”

“ An yourself, brother?”

“ He may have my life if he desires it, if he
will only release you, my dear sister.”

“ No, no; we go or remain together, Robin.”

And thus the two talked over their dire mis.
fortune, for Captain Vesper had left them alone
in the cabin with the remark:

“ Captain Sherwood. I am like the cat; I love
to torture before I strike, so I will take in time
in deciding what I Will do With my v “able
captives.

‘ The cabin and the uarter-deck are at your
service, so make yourse ves at home, please.”

“ Devil! a da of retribution yet may come,”
hissed Sherw .

As the pirate vessel passed out into the ocean,
Robin Sherwood, who was gazing from the
cabin stern ports, suddenly started and said:

“ Sis, do you see yonder little sail?”

“ Yes, brother.”

“ It is the surf- ' .”

“ Well?”

“ You see but one occupant in it?”

“ Yes.”

“ It is the Lily of the light-house.”

“ 0h, brother!”

“ Yes, and she has seen our capture and is fly-
ing up to the city to give the alarm. "

u m noble girl.

v she is, Corinne, and I feel most hope-
ful now, for Lousdale will move heaven and

 

earth to come in pursuit while Mrs. Leunox
cantell him whichcouree the pirate has taken.”

“ But the Quickstep is far from ready for sea,
brother.”

“ True, yet there is a brig-of-war just put out
of commission, lying near the: Quicksto) and
she has only a small guard on board, an Ions-
dale will take her.

“Just see how the surf-skiff flies!

“I am afraid Lil ' is carrying too iuuch sail
for this wind; but s e knows best what her boat
can do.”

To other they watched the surf-skiff until it
fadetI from sight in the distance, and then Sher-
wood said:

“ Corinne, sis, the old villain gave us the
privilege of the quarter~deck, so let us go there,
as I wish to see just what this craft can do.”

“ She appears to sail well, brother.”

“ She does; there is no denying that fact; but
Lonsdale will give her a hot chase, once he
sights her, and carry the old brig’s sticks out
but what he catches her.

“ Come!” and the two went on deck.

The pirate chief greeted them with a sinister
smile, intended for one of welcome, and then
asked Sherwood what he thought of his vessel.
| ,“ She is too fine a craft to be commanded and
manned by a pirate and his vile gang,” was the
prom t rejoinder.

“ e Senor Sherwood seems to forget that he
is not upon his own deck,” said Captain Vesper,
sava ely.

“ on are mistaken, Sir Pirate, for the fact
could” not escape my mind with you before my
e es.

The outlaw turned away and the brother and
sister were left alone until eight fell upon the
sea, when they were invi down into the
cabin to su per.

Feeling t it would only make matters worse
toirepl , Sherwood determined to curb his tem-
p811“) an his tongue, and they descended to the
ea in.

Corinne was givon the seat of honor upon the

irate’s right, and her brother sat opposite to
er

To their surprise the buccaueer chief sudden-

e pleasant in his manner toward them,

talked of matters wholly forei to their cap-

ture, and the meal was ended Without an angry
or unkind remark or res use.

Treating Corinne wi easy liteuess, Cap-
tain Ves rassiguedto her use 3 own state-
room, w ' 0 he occupied one of the two smaller
ones upon the rt side of the vessel, the other
being given to obin Sherwood.

And thus the night passed away, and dawn
came to find no vessel in sight.

The day went by and nig t again came on, and
time was told by light and darknem until two

weeks had away.
6 the pirate had made several cap-

Iu that t
tures of almost valueless vessels, as far as booty
was concerned, and Sherwood had an opportu-
nity of knowing that he was a cruel monster,
an that the stories told of Vesper, the Pirate,
were not forecastle arns alone.

He also discove that the pirate vessel was a
remarkably fast sailer, full as fleet as his own
Quickste , and behaved we 1 in a blow.

One a moon, during the third week of the
ca tives’ sta upon the irate vessel, a sail was
sigr ted 06 e starboar how.

he brig was running briskly aIOn on a
northerly course, not far from the De ware

coast.

At the first glance Sherwood hoped that the
vessel was a cruiser; but as she lifted he saw
that it was a merchant craft, and a large clipper

shi .

Shea after his experienced eye told him just
what she was, and he said to his sister, who
stood by his side: '

“ She is one of the Philadelphia and Wilming-
ton fre' hters, and sometimes there is treasure
sent by em, which the pirate doubtless knows,
for he is pressing on all sail in chase. ”

“ I hope she may escape,” fervently answered
Corinne, whose captivity had taken the bloom
from her cheeks, and bro ht a look of sadness
to her eyes in spite of her p ucky spirit.

It soon became very evident that the pirate
ca tain considered his  might prove a valu-
ab 6 one, as such freig t-carrying clippers were
often used as the bearers of more valuable iner-
chandise than their bills of lading gave them
credit for.

The sailiu qualities of the Luccaneer craft
soon show themselves, for the brig rapidly
overhauled the clipper, although she seemed to
be a white cloud flying low on the sea, so
crowded was she with canvas from deck to
truck.

“ Corinne, yonder craft is armed," said Sher-
wood in a low tone to his sister, as his practiced
e e detected something about her that suggested
t atAshe was 11(1):; anhunygflnfigdclsgt. l

cruiser, rot er as rinne eager
and with hope. y,

“ No. but a vessel whose owners consider it

best to have her ca tain able to defend his ship.

She has, doubt ess, a few light guns. and a
crew of perhaps thirty men but they will be of
little use against this horde of villains, I am
sorry to say.”

Being now within range the pirate chief on
dered a shot thrown over the clipper.

 

The gun was fired, the iron ball went shriek-
ing on its course, and buried itself in the sea
near the clipper’s bows.

But the vessel held on her way without notic-
ing the hint to come to.

Again and again were shots fired, but with a
like result.

The fire. now was poured in heavily upon the
clipper, hitting her now and then, and cutting
down a sail or two, yet still the plucky com-
mander of the vessel refused to lay to.

Rapidly the brig gained upcn her, and when
at musket-shot range, the clipper suddenly
luffed up sharp, and poured a broadside of light
guns upon the pirate.

The guns were well aimed, and cut down a
number of the crew, one of the shots passing
between Corinne and her brother.

“ Come Corinne you must go below,” cried
Sherwood, anxiously seizing her aim.

“No, brother, I will not move frcm here be
the result what it may,” was the determined
answer, and in vain “as it that he tried to per-
suade her to seek safety in the cabin, for the
clipper now poured in a hot fire, as the lay to,
and the brig was rushing down to build her.

The fire made almost a maniac of Ves ‘er, the
Pirate, for he shouted to his men to ' ow no
mercy when they should heard her.

A moment more and the brig was laid along-
side the clipper with ccnsuirirate skill, and the
grapnels were thrown and the vessels made fast
to each other. ‘

Then over the high bulwarks swarmed the

irate crew, and in ten minutes more the battle

d ended.

Half an hour passed and then Captain Vesper
ap , and s rung hack upon his own vessel.

is face was 'vid with rage, and he shouted
in revengeful tones:

“ Not a peso do I get from the accused craft,
and I have lost a dozen gcod men.

“ By Satan but her ca tain and his crew that
are alive shall pay dear crthis.

“ Ho, there, you accursed hounds!

“Lock those prisoners in the ship‘s hold and
set the aecursed craft on fire!”

“ Ay, ay, sir,” was the answer, and in a tone
as though the speaker rat her enjoyed the antici-

ted torture to be visited urtn the victims.

“ Ah, sir, do not grove yourself a fiend in hu-
man shape!” cried orinne pleadingly.

“ Silence, girl!”

“ Corinne, s oak not to the wretch, for as he
punishes, so i all he one day meet punishment,”
sternly said Sherwood.

The remark brought the fury of the pirate
chief u n the young officer and turning to-
ward him, he fairly shouted:

“ Ho, man, you shall now meet your doom,
for I have not settled my score with you.

“ Oh, no, for I owe you many adebt, as you
have chased me frcm sea to sea, and once caused
me to rim my schooner ashore to escape you.

“ Ho, men! seize that man!”

Several of his crew niihed u n Sherwood
who made no resistance, for he cared he might
be cut down, and his sister left to the mercy of
the pirates.

Quickl
his ban
ankles were also mauaclcd, thou h r Corinne
dropped upon her knees, and wit cmd hands
begged iteously for him.

at t pirate was maddened by his loses,
and his disappointment in not getting booty,
and shouted:

“No, ' l I will not spare him.

gill be strung u at the yard-aim with-
in the hour, and you 5 see him die !"

“ Oh God! hast Thou indeed deserted us?”
shrieked Corinne, and tottering toward her
brother she fell at his feet in a swoon that
seemed akin to death.

CHAPTER XXXIII.
AN APPARITION. .

WHEN Corinne Sherwocd recovered consciou-
uess, darkness had settled upon the sea.

The clip r had hcen re aratcd frcm the brig,
and with er sails set an helm lashed lay OR a
little distance, barely visible in the lean.

But, upon her de< ks suddenly aihcd up a
light, and it was seen that a the had been built
there by the pirate crew.

“ Now come on board with that beat and we’ll
sail away!” . O

The voice of the pirate chief rung in the can
of the recovering girl like ihrnder, and she
turned her half-dazed eyes upcn him, and then
upon her brother.

He stood beneath the yard-arm, a rope about

irons were placed upon his wrists,

his neck, and with his and cxccuticners ready

to obey the orders of their irrre cruel chief.
With a shriek Corinne syrurg toward hi
but she was seized by two under officers and he

secure .

“ Oh.y man! do you intend to commit this
crime?” she cried, turning to the (1116!, upon
whom the light of a battle-lantern fell.

“I certainly do intend to hang him, girl, and
then sell you back to our mother for the very
highest price she consi rs you worth,” was the
cool reply.

“ Spare him, and you shall haves fortune!”
she cried.

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“ No, I think more of my revenge against him
than I do of gold.

“But you will bring me a round sum,” was
the sinister response.

The unhappy, almost crazed girl gazed at her
brother.

He stood calm before his foes, his face white
and stern, and his eyes met her own with love,
while he said:

“ Corinne, you are my heiress. and use my
fortune in buying your freedom from this incar—
nate fiend.

“ Remember to tell Lonsdale how I died, and
tell him too that my last order was that he
should hunt yonder inhuman brute, Vesper, the
Pirate, to the same doom that he visits upon me.

“ See, his demons have kindled a slow fire
upon yonder ship and human bein . are beneath
her decks, so do not fail to tell nsdale that,

too.

“ God bless you, my sister, and good—by.”

The brave man spoke in a voice that did not
quiver, and like a statue stood his sister gazing
upon .
“ Now, Vesper, the Pirate do your worst, for
I am ready to meet the death you condem me to
and God have mercy upon yonder poor men
whom you have sentenced to a far worse end.”

alas pirate chief laughed mockingly, and then

 

“ Now, girl, see how I avenge myself upon an
enem .

“ Ready there, men—God in heaven behold I”

The last words broke from the )irate’s lips in
a shriek of terror, and he muted is trembling
sword over the starboard m.

A yell broke from every man whose eyes be-
held what their chief did, and the sound took
the shape of:

“ The Magic Ship I”

“ Ho, devils! fly to your posts, all!

“ Let her meet the wind, helmsman!

“Crowd every stitch of canvas on her, if it
pulls her sticks out by the roots!

“ Spring, ou dogs—s ring to your work, for
the devil sai s yonder g 0st of a lost ship, and
he‘ll roast you all if he once ets within hail!”

Never did men work as di that pirate crew,
and falling off until every sail set would draw,
the brig fairly lea over the waves as thou h
a thing of life an was herself frightened at t 1e
fearfu and weird craft coming toward her.

Left alone by his intended assassins, Robin
Sherwood had hobbled to the side of his sister,
and she threw her arms about him with a moan
of sorrow and joy commingled, and the two
stood aziniairii speechless amazement at the
sight wghich cau ht the eye of the pirate,
just in time to save t e young ofiiccr from being
swung up into the rigging.
nVVhat they beheld was a ship coming over the
waves at a terrific speed, and heading directly
toward them.

Although the night was very dark, the vessel
was plainly revealed b a weird, greenish,
misty light that hover about her rom her
hull to her topmasts.

White as snow Were hull, masts, rigging and
sails and the only man visible upon or decks
stood ather helm, and he, too, wore a ghostly-
looking uniform.

Her ports were open, and her guns were run
out, and they, too, were white.

In fact, a more 5 )ectral—looking object could

'not' be found upon t e face of the waters, and
that she was an apparition, the ghost of a ves-

sel, not a man of the pirate crew doubted.

One and all of them had heard of the Ma ic
Ship, and of the superstitious belief that s e
was a lost vessel that could neverreach gort.

Some said that her captain had sworn make

rt by a certain date, or that Satan should
hive his soul, his vessel and his crew.

He had failed, rumor had it, to make the
designated time, and he was doomed to cruise
havenless over the seas, after the devil had
punished him by taking his human form and
making a ghost of it him, his vessel and his crew.

The worst of all was that the rumor went
chase to, or being chased
by, the Magic Ship, was doomed to misfortune
0 some kind.

That same craft Robin Sherwood had seen
when in the Quickstep.

He had ven chase to her, and disaster had
certainly ollowed for himself, his crew, and
the poor seamen who had been washed over-

That the irate chief and his 'men were now
frightened 1f out of their wits was evident
from the fact that Ca tain Vesper yelled vocif-
erously for the keys 0 the irons that were upon
Robin Sherwoods ankles and wrists, and un-
locked them himself with trembling fingers
while he cried:

“Man, are you leagued with Satan, that you

conjure up yonder apparition to save your life?”

“ Yes, and your master, Satan, is coming on
hot in your wake, my dear captain,” answered
Sherwood, coolly.

“ Bid that phantom vanish, man, and I’ll land
yin: and lyour sister at the nearest point,” cried

e chie .

“ I have no such power, Sir Pirate.

“ As you are a pet of Satan, he certainly
should not harm you."

 

The Magic Ship.

Ca tain Vesper found no consolation in this
and e went among his officers and crew; but
their terror was even greater than his own.

Suddenly to the surprise of all, the fire upon
the clippers deck, which had been gradually
gaining, and before long would have enveloped
the ship in flames, went out as one would snufl’
out a candle.

This the pirate attributed to the Magic Ship
also, and especially as that weird craft put
about and sailed back toward the clipper shi .

A sigh of relief, that fairly filled the saig,
went up from the pirate crew at this, and they
breathed the freer as the strange ghastly light
about the vessel suddenly vanish , and all was
darkness u n the sea.

But on t e irate brig continued her flight,
her crew har 1y daring to look astern, and con-
versing in su ressed tones together.

“Ho! the agic Ship!”

It was Robin Sherwood who uttered the
words in his ringing voice, and every eye now

behold the weird stranger to windwar off the

starboard uarter, and et further off from the
brig than w en she was ast seen.

About her was the same weird 1i ht as before.

But a startled cry broke from t e pirates as
the suddenly beheld that the Magic Ship had
un ergone a metamorphosis.

From a full rigged ship she had become a

brag!

he terror now broke out afresh among the
conscience-haunted crew of the pirate craft,
many were u 11 their knees trying to recall the
prayers they ad known in innocent childhood
a few were groaning in agony of irit, an
some had decamped below decks, unab e to view
the horrible s ter.

That the agic Craft was gaining upon the
bri , fleet as she was, all could see.

carer and nearer she drew, gradually edging
closer to the pirate, until by midnight she was
within hailing distance.

As silent as though the breath had left their
bodies the pirates waited, dreadin a hail.

But soon it came, for a tall orm, clad in
white, sprung up into the main shrouds, and
loud run his hai :

“ Ho tEe brig!” »

No answer was returned, and then came the
words in thrilling tones:

“For the love of God tell us how to reach
port, or we are lost ! forever lost!”

St]! a deathliko silence u on the pirate
craft, and then the Magic Ship orged ahead.

“ Ready about!” cried Captain Vesper, in sup-
pressed, trcmbling tones, and the brig at once
put about to get awa from so phantom—like a
companion upon the ark waters.

The Magic Ship to the relief of all, did not fol-
low in the brig’s wake, but suddenly out went
her weird light, and she was lost to the sight of
those whose eyes had been riveted upon her.

Long and anxiously they gazed u n the wa~
ters, and at last felt that they won d not again
see the hideous phantom that night.

“Go to the cabin, sir, with your sister,” said
Captain Vesper, his courage rising when the
Magic Ship was no longer in sight, and he con-
tinued:

“ And you remember, sir, that to—morrow you
shall (lie, for the Magic Ship cannot come by
da light to save you.”

Vith this fearful forebodin upon them the
brother and sister left the deck to bemoan to-
gether the cruel fate that had overtaken them.

 

CHAPTER XXXIV.
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Wrrn the first dawn of day the voice of the
pirate chief was heard hoarser calling.

“ All hands on deck to witness execution!”

uickly the crew obeyed, and a ain was
R0 in Sherwood to be brought face to ace with
death.

“Sail ho!”

The cry fell with startlin effect upon all, for
they had not for otten the agic Sh 

" Whereaway ’ yelled the irate c of.

But there was no need of as ing the question,
for coming up rapidly astern was visible a
large three-masted schooner, and she was not
more than a league away.

That she was armed t ere was not the slight-
est doubt.

Her hull and her heavy rig was evidence of
that.

That she had seen the bri from the first
glimmer of dawn all knew, an that she was in
chase was evident. '

“To your posts!” shouted the pirate chief,
and then he examined the three-master closely
through his glass. ‘

“ Do ou know yonder craft?” he asked of
Robin S erwood.

“ I do not.”

“ She appears to be a cruiser.”

“ Yes, she is armed.”

" Well, we can drop her if we wish to,” said
the pirate, in a confident way.

“ She is holding her own now with you, and
has not half the canvas set the can carry,”
cooll said Robin Sherwood.

“ Hy Heaven, but you are right.

“ 0 there! crowd the clothing upon the

 

brig,” yelled the pirate chief, and as the men
went into the rigging, he continued, addressing
ShfgWOOd: l k ha

in no spostnedyourhan' ,
Captain Sherwood; but ygii are to die asggn
as at out of range of yonder cruiser.

“ get iron instead of gold from that kind of
craft, so care not to fight him though I believe
I could easily silence ' — hat is it, Pad-
dock ?” and he turned to a 'unior officer who ap-
proached him in an excited way.

“ Do you not know yonder craft, Captain Ves-
per?”

U No.”

“ I do.”

fl “ l”Vcll, out with her name, nationality and
a .

‘ Her name will tell all.”

“Well what in Satan’s name is she?”

:IihThe Sea Wizard 1" 1

e irate ca tain fair y s rung into the air
at thispannouncgment, while he cried:

“ Do you know this?”

“ I do, sir; for I was on avessel she captured.”

“Ah, yes, the Sea Wizard is reported as a
three-master, and they say her captain keeps
all his treasure on board, so I’ll risk a fight with

er.

“Bah! there is no risk, for my ,vessel and
crew cannot be defeated.”

“Your vessel can be overhauled though, I
see,” said Sherwood, significantly, in spite of
the )inching Corinne gave him to keep quiet.

“ hat do you mean, sir?” angrily asked Ves-

per.

“ Simply that yonder craft has gained half a
mile upon you since she was first sighted, and
she has not spread an extra sail.”

“ Ho! Neptune! but you are right.

“ We 1, I need 'ust such a craft, and anything
that can outsail t is brig I will fight hard for.

“Put her under fightm sails, Paddock, and
send the crew to quarters! ’

The orders were promptly obeyed, and then
the brig was put about, and the two vessels
were now approaching each other at a lively

e.

“Corinne, we are saved!” said Sherwood, in
a low tone.

“ What do you mean, brother?”

“I mean that the man that commands yonder
craft will soon be master of this one.”

“ Ah! brother, do not be too confident,” sighed
the maiden. -

“ I know the man, therefore I am confident.

“Come, let us go below, for this deck will be
no place for you soon, and as I can be of no use

to our friends, I care not to be. shot down upon .

a irate deck.”

Iobbling along as he could. i or he was again
in irons, Sherwood led the way to the cabin, no
one in the excitement of the moment, observing
their departure.

The brig Was now within a mile of the three-
masted schooner, which the pirate officer had
said was the famous rover the Sea Wizard, and
Captain Vesper called out:

‘ Men, you remember that yonder craft de—
stroyed my schooner, killed your comrades, and
tbgokdwhat treasure Captain Reinforth had on

ar .

“She is our bitter foe, she is fleet as the wind
and her hold is filled with rich ibooty, so let us
take her for our own vessel!”,;

These words of the chief were greeted with a
yell and the entire crew were now armed to the
teeth and read for the fray.

“ Ready at bow guns there!”

“ Ay, a i” came the stern response.

“Give ' a sample of our metal!"

The guns burst forth together, and two iron
messen went flying on their way, but went
wide 0 the mark.

“Curse you for blind lubbers! if that is the
way you fire he’ll knock us out of the water be-
fore you can hit him,” yelled the chief, and again
the s were fired.

et the aim was little better than before.

“ Lufi‘ there at the wheel! lufi' s !

h‘i‘ lf‘l'ow give him a broadside!” outed the
c e .

The order was promptly obeyed, and with bet—
ter result, for the shots were seen to strike the
hull and sails of the three-master. _

But the enemy had not yet rephed, but came
on bravely, her men at their I 3.

“Now keep those do? bar 'mg!” ordered the
chief, and every gun t at could be brought to
bear upon the comm vessel was kept firing as
incessantly as pOSSlb e.

Still the foe did not reply, but came grimly
on, and in her Silence there was a menace that
made the pirate crew feel uncomfortable.

The wind was blowing about four knots, the
sea was almost waveless, and that the stranger
meant to come to close quarters there was not
the slightest doubt. '

Nearer and nearer came the stranger until
the brig luffed uickly and poured in a. double—
shotted broadsi e, which Ca tain Vesper, hoped
would cri ple his foe fearf 3’-

But it ailed to do so, and, sweeping around
quickly the three-muted schooner’s sharp row
was laid alongside the starboard quarter 0 the

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somewhat taken aback by the sudden and un-
ex ted maneuver.

ut the current of evil humanity which he
had ho to board the stranger with suddenly
recoil before a. terrific onslaught of boarders
from the schooner, and gaining a footing upon
the irate’s deck, they drove all before them,
cutting down mercilessly men who had never
known mercy to others, and led by one who
seemed to bear a charmed life they swept for-
ward, an inevitable stream of death. .

Cries of quarter were unheeded, pleadings for
mercy were answered with death-blows, and in
ten minutes after gaining the deck of the 
she was in the hands of Carrol Gray, who
led his gallant crew to victory. I

Bound securely V , fir, the Pirate, stood be-
fore his captor, who as ed:

“ \Vhere are your captives?”

“In the cabin, safe and well.”

“Jean Oudry, see if this man speaks the
truth.” .

The young ofiicer walked aft quickly, and soon
returned and reported: '

“ Miss Sherwood lies in a swoon upon the sofa,
and her brother, ironed hands and feet, is kneel-
ing‘beside her, sir.”

‘That is enough.

“Hang this man to the yard-arm of his own
craft!” was the stern reply.

The pirate ca tain knew that to be for mercy
was useless, an he uttered no ap , but from
his lips as Jean Oudry fastened t e noose about

k, came the words:
“ I feared disaster after We were hailed by the

Magg: Ship!”

“ p with him i” shouted Carrol Gray, and the
next moment the cruel pirate was dangling at
the brig’s yard—arm.

Then the young ca tain coolly walked aft and
descended to the ca in, and he carried in his
hands the keys he had taken from the belt of
Vesper, and which he knew would unlock the
irons that bound Robin Sherwood”

Soft] he descended the companionway, to be
gree with a h :

“ God bless you, ray! I knew you would be
the victor.

“Come Corinne, here is e(your old rescuer,
Captain ray, who has plac us under another
debt of everlasting gratitude.”

The face of Corinne Sherwood was white as
that of a corpse, when the young sailor entered
the cabin, for she had just recovered from a
(lee swoon of joy, for when her brother had
tol her the pirates had been defeated, it was
too much for her, after all the excitement she
had undergone. ‘

But the blood rushed into her face in tor-
rents when Carrol Gray grasped her hand and
said:

“ I am happy to meet you again, Miss Sher-
wood.” .

“And they said your vessel was the Sea Wiz—
ard, the irate cruiser, you know,” said Corinne,
and her rother put in quickly: .

“They did not know, you see, sis, for it
proves to be Captain Gra , and he has saved
my" life and yours for. the old irab
hanged me, I know the shock would have ‘ ed

on

“Yes, brother, I could never have lived after
it; but was the chief captured, Ca tain Gray?”

“ Yes, Miss Sherwood, and was cruel
enough to ban him.”

Corinne shu dered as she said:

“ A fitting fate; but I did not know that you
commanded an armed vessel.”

The young freebooter looked embarrassed,
and Sherwood quickly said, coming to the res-

cue:

“ It is lucky for us, sis, that he does.

“But tell me, Gray, how did you know that
we were on board the irate?”

‘f I put into Sandy 00k a week ago and Lil
told me all, and that your officers and crew
had one in a vessel in pursuit of Vesper, but
failed to find him, and so I put to sea to try my
luck ”

“ But come on board in vessel, for I can otter
you pleasanter quarters t in these,”

The invitation was glad] acce ted, and the
irons having been knock of! bin Sher-
wood was himself again, and he soon found
himself once more a guest on board the free-
booter’s vessel, though she no longer was tor-
tured out of all beauty by her disguise as the
Pe Younglove. .

fgeyre was evidence 'upon all Sides that the
schooner and her crew had suffered heavdy by
the fire of the bri : but the men were re idly
putting things to ghts again, and half an our
after the two vessels set sail for New York,
Corinne almost happy in her new quarters,
and Carrol Gray eQually so in having her his
Eulllgthen the Sea Wizard and her prize hove in
si ht of the Sandy Hook Light, it was near
m ht, and turning to Robin Sherwood
who stood by his side upon the deck, Carrol
Gm mid:

“ ptain Sherwood, I have a favor to ask of

'1

cu.
“ Name it, Gray, and I will grant it,” was the
frank miply. ,
, That wassomething of an important char-

 

acter was certain, for Carrol Gray paced to
and fro the deck several times, before he
stopped in front of Robin Sherwood to ask the
favor, which he had already been told would be
granted.

 

CHAPTER XXXV.
CARROL GRAY’S SCHEME.

“WELL, Gray, what is the favor you have to
ask of me?” said Captain Sherwood, as he saw
that the young freebooter hesitated in coming
to the pomt.

“ I will tell you frankly,” began Carrol
Gra .

“ have business to call me to New York,

and it was my intention to have gone there be-
fore this; but I set sail to hunt dowd Vesper
the Pirate, and I am happy in having been suc-
cessful.
“As I was to appear in the city without dis-
guise, I had arranged to go there in a small
schooner which I have awaiting me, and with
a crew of hardly half my present force. and it
was mv intention to carry out, should inquiry
be made, the idea I gave Colonel Bertie Gray-
son about myself.”

“Ah, yes; that you were a member of a
cruising club known as the Ocean lVave Club.”

“ Yes, for no one, excepting yourself can
contradict this.

“ Do not misunderstand me to say that I wish
you to be my sponsor as a gentleman, for I do
not; and I will not impose upon your goodness,
because I happen to have served you.

“I know well what I am, and this new move
on my part is merely the first step to break of!
with the past, and become a changed man.”
G“Thank God, I hear you say those words,

ra

“You are a noble fellow true as steel, and
with an honest heart and how on have cast
the laws of the land to the Winds, I cannot

see.

“But I seek not to ferret out your past, or
the causes that drove you to—”

“ Piracy,” said Carrol Gray, bitterly.

“ You are hardly a pirate, from all I know
of you.”

‘ I am, or have been a free rover, and cir-
cumstances I could not control made me such.

“ But that we’ll not discuss now, for I intend
to sink the past so deep that it can never rise
again.”

“Do so, and I’ll take you by the hand with
more than pleasure, and welcome you into the
ranks of men you should be among.

“ Knowing, as I do that you have destroyed
the two vessels of Vesper, the Pirate, I can
secure for you a lieutenancy in the navy, and
a secret pardon from the President.”

“ No, no: 'I do not ask it, Ca tain Sherwood;
but I do ask Iyou to tell a slight y different story
from the rea facts of the case, in regard to the
capture of Vesper’s brig.

‘ I will anchor the brig in the Horse Shoe to-
night, and then go on With my vessel to where
the schooner I spoke of lies hidden.

“I will return with her, and sail u to the
city, with yourself and sister on boar as my
m and all I ask is that you ‘ve out that

IGray of the Ocean Wave ub, captured
the pirate and rescued you, which will be true,
and say nothing about the vessel.”

“ Is your schooner armed, Gray?”

H Yes.”

“ But why this change of vessels?”

“ The three-master is too well known as the
Sea Wizard to go up to the cit in her. and, as
I tlfld you, I Wish to remain“ ere for a short
w ile

“ The brig I surrender to you, with the pirate
prisoners on board and all.”

“ 130, no, Gray, I cannot take your prize from
on.

“ You must accept her from me for the Gov-
ernment.”

“ But my sister?”

“ Ah! there I must ask you to plead for me.

“ Tell her not to of my other vessel to
any one, and that I ve reasons for mak-
ing the change to the little Flying Arrow.

‘She may think it mysterious, but never
mind, only ask her to say nothing that will get
me into trouble.”

“Corinne will do so, I feel.

“ She knows you as Captain Carrol Gray, of
1tlhe Ocean Wave Club, only, and so remain to

er.
_ “ But you, will be lionized once you reach this

ty Gray.
‘ No, I shall remain to myself, wholly, and
when I have completed the duty that takes me
there, I shall depart.”

“ And never return to free-roving again?”

“ Never 1”

“Your hand on that, Gray.”

The youn freebooter graspedthe outstretched
hand, and t en said: _

f‘ See! we are rounding the Hook, and if you
Will call your sister, I will take ou on
the brig to await my return with he schooner.”

The brig was only a cable’s length astern of
the schooner, and half an hour after the two
vessels lay aide by side, and the transfer was
quickly made. The bri then rode bya single
anchor, while the Sea izard glided on up the

 

Shrewsbury and soon disappeared from the-
sight of Robin Sherwood and his sister, who-
were watching her.

Ina few words Sherwood told his sister the
request of the young freebooter, and at once
she promised to do as he wished, yet her wo—
man’s nature got the best of her in the ques-
tion:

“ But wh all this mystery, brother?”

“ You w' know some time, Corinne. but now
all we have to say will be that we wvre rescued
by Captain Gra , and leave people to suimise
that it was wit the little schooner v. high he
has now gone after.

“Of course, if asked about the vessel and
crew, you, as a young girl, are expected to know
nothing on that subject.”

Corinne promised, and the two paced the deck
until Jean Oudry, who was in (barge of the-
brig with twenty men suddenly said:

“There comes the sc ooner!”

A vessel was now visible coming out of the
mouth of the Shrewsbury, and soon after there
glided alongside of the brig a little craft of about
a hundred and forty tons and a beauty she was
in model and rig, with raking masts, and a large
spread of canvas that gave hera most rakish
and saucy appearance.

Springlilng on board of the brig, Carrol Gray
greeted '8 guests, and soon they were all in the
elegant cabin of the little schooner, and the
two vessels were heading for New York, where
they dropped anchor two hours after opposite
the Sherwood mansion, in which glimmei‘ed a
solitarylgcilght, as though to welcome the wan-
derers .

But why need I dwell upon the scene that fol-
lowed, the meetin between the mother and her
offspring, whom s e had begun to look upon as
forever lost to her for every vessel that had
sailed out of New ork in chase of the pirate
had put back without success, and that very day
Lieutenant Lonsdale was to sail in the Quick—
step to renew the search for the bri -of-war had
been repaired and made thorougth ready for

sea.

Learnin of this fact from his mother, Robin
Sherwood ily dispatched a messenger for his
lieutenant, with orders to bring a prize crew
with him and upon his arrival, just a dawn the

irate brig was surrendered by the young ree-
ter, and Midshipman Park Pelham and
twenty men were put on board.

Returning on board of his schooner, Carrol
Gray ran to an obscure anchorage, where he
intended to remain during his stay in the har—
bor; but before the sun had been very long
above the eastern horizon, the news of the re
turn of Sherwood and his sister, and the cap-
ture of the pirate brig, had gone like wild-fire
through the city, and all were anxious to see the
wealthy Southern planter. cruising in his own
armed yacht for pleasure, who it was said
had been the hero to run down the famous buc-
cancer.

But the little schooner lay quietly at her an-
chorage, and her handsome young commander
kept himself out of sight; for notoriety at that
time was just what Carrol Gray wished to avoid-

CHAPTER XXXVI. ,
COLONEL GRAYSON Bacons JIALOUS.

DURING the absence of Sherwood and his sis--
ter, and when their fate was unknown, and the
worst was feared Colonel Bertie Grayson had
been the devoted friend of the poor mother.

His face showed that he too suffered, but'he
did all in his power to give consolation to the
(fine who had son and daughter both to mourn

or.

He held out hope that all would come well,
and, at his own expense, it was said, was fitting
out a vessel especially to search for‘Vesper the
Pirate, and wreak a fearful revenge upon im
for fishermen who had seen the brig anchored
in Sandy Hook had reported it to be thecraft of
that noted bucraneer.

Celeste Cerras also her days at the
Sherwood mansion, an the trio of mourners
were wont to plot and plan, hope and despair

ther, as the days went by and the captives
di not return, and no news came from the pirate
demanding ransom.

Colonel Grayson was a late riser, for he was
also a late sitter-up, so that he was considerably
startled the morning of the return of the cap-
tives, to have Bunco, his valet, inform him that
there was a messenger in hot haste from Mrs. .
Sherwood demanding to see him.

“What time is it, Bunco?” yawningly asked
the sleepy colonel.

“ ig t o’clock, sir.” _

“ Ah! two hours before my time of awaking;
but show him in.”

“ The rooms of the colonel were furnished with
a luxury that was princely, and an air of
comfort that was the personification of lazi-

ness. .
And into his slee ing-chamber, where no sound
from without coul intrude, was ushered Bailey,
the butler of the Sherwood mansion. A
‘1‘ Wish, Bailey, is your mistress ill?” askiedflie
co one . .
“ No, sir but she is ha py, for Master Robin ,
and Miss Corinne are berg: again.” .
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“ Tell me about it," he cried, eagerly.
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to Captain Gray that my quarters are at The I

Cross Swords, in Fulton street, where I will be

were brought home. by the young gentleman l delighted to have him call.”

who saved Miss Corinne from the kidnappers
before.”

The colonel smothered between his teeth some-
thing very like an oath and asked:

“ Iow did he bring them back?”

I “ In his schooner, sir, and he brought the
' pirate vessel too, for he captured it, and swung
up the chief.”

Another smothered oath, and the muttered
words:

“Now I will have to kill him, or I will lose
Corinne sure.”

But aloud he said:

“lVell Bailey, I am overcome with joy, and
say to rs. Sherwood that I will come around
at once.”

The colonel, h0wever, dressed most leisure] ,
took his coffee, for he had no ap
fast at that, to him early our, and went
around to the Sherw mansion.

Mrs. Sherwood, the captain, and Celeste Cer-
ras he saw, but Corinne begged to be excused, as
she was very much fatigued.

From Captain Sherwood the colonel heard
the story of the capture, the cruise on the
pirate vessel, his narrow escape from death by
the comin of the Magic Shi , his second escape
by the sighting of Captain Carrol Gray in chase,
and then the return home.

“ I must look up this young hero, Sherwood,
and 've him my unstinted thanks.

“ regret now that I did not ask you to take
me With you u 11 your sail that day as you
passedmy yach ; but what on earth took you
down to the Lower Bay?”

“I ran down there to thank those who were
kind tome when I was cast ashore, and, upon
our return, the pirate captured us.

“ Had it not been for that noble fellow, Gray,
I would now be dead, and God knows what
would have become of poor Corinne.”

“ I cannot hear of any club of the name of the
one he says he is a member of among the New

glland States ” said the colonel.

‘ on looked the matter up then Grayson?”
said Captain Sherwood, with somet ' g like a
sneer.

But he added quickly:

“ e does not claim to be a. New Englander, I
behave.”

“ No, I believe that Corinne told me he was a
wealthy Southern lanter, who cruised for
pleasure,” said Mrs. herwood.

“ He may be, but there are so many adven-
turers nowadays, that it is best to be very
careful.”

“My dear colonel, when a man stands with
a noose around his neck and beneath the
shadow of the yard-arm, and his sister is threat-
ened with a worse fate, it is mincing matters
very fine to ask one who comes to their rescue if
he as a certificate of birth and baptism in
his pocket,” said Sherwood, somewhat warmly.

“ me, and I meant nothing against your
friend, my dear Sherwood; only he seems to be
always happening in at the right time, when
your sweet sister needs rescuing.’

“Thank God he did happen in,” ejaculated
Captain Sherwood.

‘ Well, when will you call upon him with
me that I may add my thanks to the large
quota he will receive?”

“ Captain Gray informed me that he had to
remain a short while in the city on private
business, and would receive no visitors, and
more, even refused to vim’t us here, as he would
be constantly engaged was his plea.”

“ He is a most mysterious personage indeed,”
said the colonel, in his sarcastic way.

“Now, Colonel Bertie, I have heard that
same remark made about you,” said Celeste
Cerras, with one of her sweetest smiles, and not
wishing to brin the oun
to swords’-poin , R0 in
up to his rooms for a chat.

After half an hour of conversation with Sher-
wood the colonel took his departure, and at once

. wended his way in the direction of the anchor-
of the Flying Arrow.
re was no difficulty in finding the vessel,
in spite of her obscure anchorage, for crowds
were wending their way to the river-bank to
have a look at the famous craft, and one and all
comments upon her were most favorable.

A number of boats had gone out to her but
an officer pacing the quarter-deck had ordered
Ehem of, and no one had been allowod to board

er.

Taking his own boat, the colonel pulled for the
schooner.

He had gone in state, with his coxswain and
four oarsmen and the officer upon the deck of
the Flying Arrow had permitted him to ap-
proach to the side.

“ I would like to see Captain Gray, sir, upon
whom I have called to pay my respects,’ said
the colonel, in his courtly way.

“I am sorry the captain is not aboard ship,
sir, but he went ashore just after breakfast.

‘ Will you leave our name?” answered Jean
Oudry, who was he omcer in charge of the
schooner.

“ Colonel Bertie Grayson, sir: and please say

lady and the colonel l
herwood invited him '

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. had dined each other on several occasions, so 110
tite for bre - '

The colonel then started to depart, but check- 1
ing his oarsmen said:

‘Would it be asking too much, sir, to look
over your beautiful vessel ?”

“I am sorry, sir, but the orders of Captain
Graxyd are peremptory, not to allow any one on
boa .

The colonel bowed, but showed his disappoint-
ment in his stern, short order to his men:

“ Give way!”

Back to the city started the boat, but descry-
ing in the distance the brig-of-war Quickstep,
and near her the captured pirate vessel, Colonel
Grayson pulled in that direction.

He had met Lucas Lonsdale often at the Sher-
wood mansion, and in fact the two gentlemen

was sure of a good welcome in that quarter.

Lonsdale was on board the pirate brig, and
thither the colonel went.

“ Well, colonel, this is a grand ca ture, is it
not?" cried the lieutenant, meeting im at the
gen ay.
“ t is, indeed, Lonsdale, and happy am I that
Sherwood and his sister are safe.”

“ Why, the lads went wild over the news,
colonel, for the captain is dearly loved by all,
and it was their desire to at once drag the prisa
oners out and swing them to the yard-arm.’

“How many prisoners are there?”

“ Forty-one, including wound .”

“It could not have been a very hard fight.”

“It was a most (1 rate one, the prisoners
sbzy,”for they lost more than half their num-

r

“The schooner shows no traces of recent ac
tion ” said the colonel.

“ t does not take long, colonel, to put things
to rights aboard a well-re dated craft after an
action or storm; but the s rangest thing is that
some of the prisoners really thought they Were
captured by he famous rover, Sea \Vizard.”

‘Iudeedi” and the colonel arched his hand-
some brows.

“ Yes, is it nottstrangc?”

“ It is certainly so; but have you seen Gray?”

“Only in the transfer of the wire which he
turned over to Captain Sherwoa for the Gov-
ernment, without claiming might for himself
and crew, and really he seems to wish to shirk
the credit of his exploit.

“ He seems to be a dashing young fellow, and
should be in the navy, where he would soon
make his mark.”

“ No one seems to know anything about him,
or of his antecedents.”

“No one cares to know, colonel, for when a
man does what he has, his actions speak for
themselves; but you are not going?”

“Yes, I wish to take a little run down the
bay,” and the colonel departed, and said to his
coxswain:

“ Steer for the Sea Feather !"

To himself he said:

“ There is a. mystery about that fellow, Gray,
which I will clear up.

“I am confident he is not what he represents
himself, and if he is not, I shall expose and dis
grace him.

“If he is all right, then I must kill him for
he’ll steal Corinne Sherwood from me, or I am
no judge of woman nature.

“It 3 war between us, and I must be the vic-
tor at all costs." __

CHAPTER XXXVII.
cannon GRAY MAKES 'rwo VIsrrs.

Wm Captain Carrol Gray left his schooner,
it was ten minutes after her dro ing anchor,
and he went alone in alight ski longin to
the craft, and which spread a. large amoun of
canvas for a boat so small.

It was something of the build of the surf-skiff,
that belonged to the Lily of the Light-house,
only longer.

Like an arrow from the bow itspedaway, and
its course was down the harbor.

The wind was fresh, and the boat shot along
at a pace that won the admiration of those
upon the Vessels anchored about the harbor,
and within two hours’ time its keel grated upon
the beach near the lighthouse.

As the young freehootcr s )rung ashore he
was met byLily, who had spied his boat, and
soon after recognized him.

“Lil, you look pale and haggard,” he said,
kindly, as she greeted him.

“ Oh, Carrol, we are so glad to see you back,
and do hope you bring us news of Captain Sher-
wood.”

“ And his sweet sister,” suggested the sailor,
with a. smile.

“ Yes, and his sister, I meant, of course,” said
Lily with a flushed face.

‘ ey are safe.”

“ Thank Heaven!”

“ At home.”

“And you saved them, Carrol?”

“ The Sea Wizard did, Lil.”

She threw her arms about his neck and kissed
glam, the?1 first time she had ever done so, while

cri .
“ You dear, noble fellow! But tell me of it.”

 

He told her the story as it was, and that his
schooner, the Flying Arrow, was then lying at
anchor off the city.

“ And you came straight down to see me,
Carrol?”

£6  3’

“It was very good of you,” she said, and yet
her tone and manner were sad.

“ Yes, I came to see you, Lil, and one other.”

“ Mother."

“ Of course I would not miss seeing her, Li] ;
but the other I meant was the Hermit of e
Highlands.”

‘ I saw him yesterday, and he was fretting
about you.” .

“About the gold I had With me, I guess; but,
 have something to say to you ’

es ’

“It is something that "’88 me deep pain to
have to sa it, but in (uty isto you and to
myself, an hence I iel you. ’

“Why, Carrol, what can it be?” she asked,
her face paling.

“ At yonder cabin on the Highlands I met
you two 'eais ago, when you were nursing my
grandfat er.”

“ Yes, Carrol.”

“ From his ravings, when he was ill with fe-
ver, you discovered just who he was, and that
I was a free rover.”

“ I did.”

“ Yet you did not betray him, or myself, and
more, when I told you t at I loved you, you
gave me hope that some day you would be m
wife, and I promised that as soon as I could,
would give up my wild ife, and we would go
elsewhere and be happy, taking your mother
with us.”

“Yes, Carrol,” and she breathed hard, as
thou h in mental and bodily an ish.

“ ut, Lil, I am not cue to te you now that
I love ou, when sut h is not the case.”

She ookcd into his eyes with an expression
which he could not understand, while she
clutched his hand nervously.

“ Do not misunderstand me, Lil, for I do love
you; but it is not as I would wish to love my
wife, but as I would love a pure and beautiful
sister.”

“ Carrol Heaven thank you for those words
for I feel the same toward you,” and she burst
into tears.

He stood in silence until she became calm, and
then continued:

“Now, Lil, remember that I am your lover
no longer, but your brother, and let no shadow
fall between us.”

“None shall, Carrol, and I frankly confess
that I am far hafipier now.”

“ You may sti be happier one of these days,
Lil, and I hope that you will.

“ N ow come, for I must see your mother and
then go over and call u on andfaiher.”

They Went hand in an to the light-house
cottage, and ten minutes after the oun sailor
came out and springing into his boa hea ed for
the Highland beach.

His coming had been seen by the old Hermit,
who had been most watchful of late, and he
met him upon the sands.

“Welcome, my l-‘OD, welcome! but have you
lost your V'csse ?” and the cagcr face showed
how anxious the old pirate miser was about his

old.
g “ No, and on the contrary I have captured
the Pirate V r.”

“ He! heleshfil ha!” and the Hermit fairly
danced with jo .

“ These ‘ewe s, sir, are our share, and I paid
in meat eir share for t e rise: but the ves-
se and all else I surrender to Captain Sher-
wood for the United States Goverr ment.”

He handed the Hermit a lag of precious stones
as he spoke, and they were clutched with re.-
pacious cagerncss and l‘artily glanced at.

“They are rare and costly, my son but you
were foolish to give up the vessel an the rest
of the treasure.”

“That I am the best judge of, sir. I

“ I have claimed little lcoty as the captain of
a pirate, since I have ('(rrirardcd cur vessels,
and the brig and what was in her took as my
share.”

“You had the right, boy; but you are too
gcncrous. ”

“And you too unuttcrsbly ircan: tut pardon
me for I do rot (are to oraiicl with gray hairs.

‘ The Sca Wlflll’d lics hic‘c’cn in the inlet with
half her crew (n lcard. and I ran up to the
city in the Arrow last ni{1;t rrd ar.(hcicd there.

“ In her hold is the l ccty fcr yu-r a cut, and
I will deliver it to him in I€l£(ll. To me who
he is.”

“ Boy, that I cannot do, fcr it is a secret.”

“Why should it lze kart iicm ile ccnirander
of the very vessel that gains for him his spoils?"

“He does not even know who you are, or any-
thing about you.

“All he knows is that I crnmard a fleet;
armed vessel, known as the Sea Wizard, and the
he gets the spoils of her piracy.”

“ How do you communicate with him 7”

. “Since the death of Leon Soto, through a

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guiscd as a boy, for I believe you know that se-
cret anyhow.”

“ Oh, yes,” said Carrol Gray, but he meant:

“Oh, n01” for he did not even suspect such a
thin”.

m2 face however, did not betray as much,
and he sai : _ '

“ Yes, Lil goes up and tells him when there Is
boot here, and he runs down in a craft for It?”

it

“Well, I have it all on board the schooner
now.”

“ Under these circumstances you may as well
deal with him directly.”

“ It will save trouble.”

“Very well; ou will find his name and ad-
dress here, for ust wrote this letter to send
to himby Lily, W cm I was about.to signal to
run over here, when I saw you comm .”

Carrol Gray glanced casually at t 6 address
upon the letter, which was sealed, and then
thrust it into his ket.

“ Do not lose t letter, for Heaven’s sake,
boy,” anxiously said the old Hermit.

‘ I will be careful of it.

“ N ow, sir, I must return, for I have work

“ Be very cautious, boy, not to get my agent
into trouble, or bring suspicion upon him.”

“ I willtbe, grandfather. ”

“ Good- , an expect tosee me soonag'ain.

“ You will start out again on a cruise, my
son. as soon as the vemel is repaired, I hope?”

“ Yes, a short one; so please send that arch—
villain of yours, Anchor Tom, over to the inlet
daily to hasten the men with their work.”

So saying, Carrol Gra returned to his boat,
and head back for t e city, a strange look
upon his handsome face, for he had become the
possessor of a most valuable secret.

 

CHAPTER XXXV III.
THE INVITATION.

A WEEK passed away after the return of
Robin Sherwood and his sister, and their escape
was still the talk of the town while the modest
young hero, who kept  securely out of
reach of the lion-hunters of socie , was consid-
ered an enigma whom no one coul solve.

Mrs. Sherwood seemed really hurt that he

rsistently refused all invitations to dine at her

ome, or even to visit there, and the grand en-
tertainment, given in honor of the return of her
children, was not graced with the presence of
the young captain who had saved them.

One evening Colonel Bertie Grayson had just
returned to his rooms from the Sherwoods, and
a moment after, as he sat down to his late sup-
per, a visitor was announced by Bunco.

“ Who is he, Bunco?”

“ The hero, sir.”

“ What hero?” fretfully asked the colonel.

Bunco pitied his master’s ignorance, and re-

nded:

“ Captain Carrol Gray, of course, sir.”

“ Show him in, b all means.”

And in walked 1 Gray, smiling, hand-
some, and attired in a me uniform, but
without the name of his vessel upon the band of

his tarpaulin.
“My dear Captain Gray, you are most wel-

me. .
" Half a dozen times have I done myself the1

honor of calling upon you at your schooner,
buti found you absent, and I appreciate your
vis t.

“Berseated, sir, and join me in a glass of
wine.”

“I have been very busy, my dear colonel
since my coming to the city and have held
aloof from visitors; but now I will have more
leisure, and as I intend making a run of a day
to try a new veml, I called to beg you to be
one of the party, for. Ca tain Sherwood, his
mother, sister and Miss rras will be my

ests, with perhaps one or two more.”

“It will delight me exceedingly to form one
of your guests, Captain Gray, and then I must
claim you for a crmse in return upon my little
vessel.

“ When do you start?” '

“ To-morrow evening, sir, after sunset, as the
night will be moonlight.”

‘A night excursion, then i”

“We will start b night, sir, and perhaps
cruise around Long gland.”

A few more minutes of conversation fol-
lowed, and then Carrol Gray am to go, the
colonel promising to join him at the Sherwoods
the following evening.

From the Cross words, where the colonel
roomed, Captain Gray went to the Sherwood
mansion. .

Bailey bent himself double upon seeing him,
and he was ushered into the parlor, just as the
family were about to separate for the night.

But, though surprised at his visit, Robin
Sherwood gave him a kindlg greeting, and the
Evmgaltlzaptain, in fact, ha a warm welcome

to

“ You have been n. sad truant, Captain Gray,”
said Mrs. Sherwood, reproachfully.
“ I bzg many pardons, Mrs. Sherwood, but I
have 11 been minown master of late: bit now,

as I have a few ys’ leisure, I came t . l c 1 that

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you all honor me with your company for a
cruise u n a new vessel I wish to try in a run
around ong Island.”

Robin Sherwood caught a look in the eyes of
the young freebooter urging him to accept, as
he understood it, and he sai( :

“ Why, that would be charming.”

“ You may ask your lieutenant, Ca tain
Sherwood, to form one of the party, and just
left Colonel Grayson at his rooms, and he prom-
ised to go with us.”

“ I so dread the sea,” said Mrs. Sherwood.

But her scruples were overruled, and she
promised to go, and the youn ca tam depart-
ed, followed to the door by b n Sherwood,
who had a short conversation with him there
before he took his leave of him.

 

CHAPTER XXXIX.
ran CRUISE.

“I MUST run in here for other ests,” said
Carrol Gray, as he stood on the doc of his ves-
sel with Robin Sherwood, the others of the
party being in the cabin.

The “new vessel,"as Carrol had called it,
happened to be the Sea Wizard under a two-
masted schooner rig, and fitted up thoroughly
for the cruise.

The place where she dropped anchor, to await
the coming of other guests, was under the very
shadow of the Highlands.

The vessel had not long to wait, for a boat
put off soon after from the shore, and in it Were
three occu ts.

It ran ongside of the schooner’s bows, and
those in it boarded, and at once the Sea Wizard
stood out to sea.

The moon shone brilliantly the seawas stirred
onl by a light breeze, and the light-house shed
fo its kindly light as the fleet craft rounded
the Hook.

To the surprise of Sherwood the new guests
did not come aft; but before he could comment
upon the rather strange circumstance, Carrol
Gra remarked:

“ ow, Cagtain Sherwood, I wish you to call
all our frien 8 upon deck, for I have something
to show them.”

The party came upon deck, Robin Sherwood
more surprised than he would admit at the
mysterious manner of Carrol Gray, and instant-
ly the young freebooter said:

“ M friends, I am anxious to show you how
quick y and thoroughly a well-disciplined crew
can turn a vessel inside out.

“All hands ahoy to rig ship!” he shouted in
ringing tones.

‘ w, ay, sir!”

“ hat rig?” answered Jean Oudry.
“ M rig, ’ was the response.

'A hundred men quick] sprung to their posts
on deck and rigging, an to the wonder of all a
mizzen-mast was suddenly brought aft and
stepped with a cclerity and skill that was won-
derful.

Then a mizzen-royal was sent up, while the
fore and aft rig forward came down, seeming to
melt away.

Then up went top-gallant sails, topsails and
cross-jack courses.

A moment later upon the mainmast were set
royal to gallant sails, topsail and mainsail,
and then the foremast passed through the same
startling metamo hosis while canvas covers
were placed oveli;ad e an?y masts, tgrind, dis-
appearing nsq so en ata 'me,te
seamen almost instantly reappeared in white
costumes.

“ Specter light ho!” shouted Carrol Gray,
who had also Chan ed his uniform to a white
one, and instantly t e vessel became enveloped
in a weird, greenish, misty light, thrown from
lintlenasuflvit colored glass, from different parts
0 t e .

S ringing into the mizren shrouds the oun
free’iugglter captain cried in tones thatyrung
pl

teo y:

“Ho, the brig, ahoyi for God’s sake pilot us
to port, for we are lost! lost! lost!”

‘ The Magic Ship!” shouted Captain Sher-
wood, and turning to the young freebooter, as
he sprung back upon the deck, where all stood
gazmg upon him with 16 faces, he said:

“For God’s sake, ray, what does this all
mean?”

“ Come into the cabin, my friends, and I will
tell on,” was the cold repli.

T ere, in a few words, e yo freebooter
told his story, as the reader heard 'm over
hls past in the Hermit’s cabin, and then 6 con.
tinued:

“ Now I have to say that upon the Highlands
dwells my grandfather, an exiled noble of Eng-
land yvho took to iracy.

“ Is son In ng against his will, he drove
that son to pirac too, and had me stolen from
my mother when was but an infant.

“That mother died of a broken heart, while
her husband swept the seas as a irate, and a
strong: fate made me one of my ather’s crew,
thong
was then.

“That. father, an adventurer, stands before
you now 1:: the person cf Cclcncl Bertie Grayson,

little did either of us know who the other

 

 

and there is his father my grandfather, known
as the Hermit of the ighlands.

“ That girl Celeste Cerras, is the daughter of
Bertie Gray, or such is his name, for he marrk d
a second time, and the adventurer, my father,
and the adventuress, my half-sister, sought to
drag down your son and daughter, Mrs. Sher-
wood, to infamy, for though t e niece of cor
Commodore Carr, she is not worth a do or,
exce ting what her father, the agent for selling
pira ical booty, gives to her.

“ Of what I say I have proof, for here is Lin
of the Light-house to whom the old Hermit, in
his delirium, told the whole story.

“Now, m friends, I have no more to re ',
other than t t l was a pirate because I con (‘1
not help myself, and I fitted up this trick craft
simply to aid me in escaping the cruisers sent
after me.

“ From to—night I lead a. diflerent life and all
I ask isthat those three, that old man, '5 son,
and Celeste Gray be allowed to go their way
in life, so long as they leave the land of Amer-
ica.”

What was the amazement of all at this
straightforward and startling story, the reader
may well understand, and when the row of the
beautiful vessel was turned back to ew York
it was determined that the Hermit, his son and
Celeste, should take the Sea Feather with what
crew was necessary to man her, and set sail at
once, never to return under penalty of imprison-
ment or death, for their crimes.

 

CHAPTER XL.
CONCLUSION.

AGAIN did the Sea. Wizard, or rather the
Magic Shi , drop anchor of! the Sherwood man-
sion and t ose on board went ashore, excepting
the Hermit and his wicked son and granddaugh-
ter.

They went on board the Sea Feather, which
at once set sail, and as she was never heard of
more, rumor said she perished in a fearful storm
that caught hcr soon after she gained the open

sea.
The Flyin Arrow was surrendered b Car-

rol Gray to ‘aptain Sherwood, while the agic

Shi ,anda ood crew, be retained torunasa

gm lEat-vesse between New Orleans and New
or .

But he was not many days engaged in this
trafllc, for, forgetti what he had been, and
loving him for himsel alone, Corinne Sherwood

e his wife, upon the Very day that Cap-
tain Robin Sherwood led as a bride to the altar
the Lily of the Li ht—house, who had so well
lfieptkthe secrets 0 the Freebooters of Sandy

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l A Hard Crowd; or, Gentleman Sam‘s Sister.
B Philip S. Warne. _
2 'lxhe Dare-Devil; or, The Winged ii itch of
the Sea. By COL P. in aham.
3 Kit Carson, Jr. t e Crack Shot of the
West. Bv Buckskin m. .
4 The Kid napger i or, The Great Shanghai of
the Northwest. y Philip S. Warne.
5 The Flre-Fiends; or, Hercules, the Hunch-
back. y A. P. Morris. _
6 \Vildcat Bob, the Boss Bruiser. By Ed-
'ward L. Wheeler.
7 Death-Notch, the Destroyer. By Oll Coomes.
8 The Headless Horseman. By Captain
Mayne Reid.
9 .Handy And . B Samuel Lover.
10 Vidocq, the renc Pohce Spy. Written by
Himself. , .
11' Midshipman Easy. 8 Captain Marryat.
12 The Death-Shot; or, acked To Death.
By Captain Mayne Reid. _
13 Putllaway' or. Nick Whlmes the old Trap-
per of the Nor west. B Dr. J. . Robinson.
1 4 Thayendanegea, t e Scourge ; or, The War-
le 01' the lilohawks. By Ned Buntllne. .
15 The Tlggr-Slayer; or, Eagle-Head to the
Rescue. Gustave Aimard.
16 The Wh te Wizard ' or, The Great Prophet
, of the Seminoles. Bym ed Buntline.
1 7 Nightlhadt‘. the bber Prince of Hounslow
Heath. By Dr. J. H. Robinson.
1 8 The Sea Bandit ; or, The Queen of the Isle.
‘By Ned Buntline.
19 Agedrg‘cdar, the Frau-1' ‘e Outlaw. By Gustave
llllB. .
20 The Bandit at Bay; or, The Pirates of the
Prairies. By Gustave Aimard.
21 The. Traplper’s Daughter; or, The Out-
law’s Fate. v Gustave Aimard.
22 “r'hitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore.
By Dr. J. H. Robinson.
23 The Red “'arrlor; or. Stella Delorme’s
Comanche Lover. By Ned Bunthne.
24 Prairie Flourer. By G. Almard.
25 The Gold Guide; or, Steel Arm. the Regu-
lator. By FrancisJohnson.
26 The Death-Track ' or. The Outlaws of the
Mountain. By Francis Johnson.
27 The Spotter Detective; or. The Girls of
New York. By Albert W. Aiken.
28 Three-Fingcrcd Jack, the Road-Agent of
the Rockies. By J vseph E. Badger. Jr.
29 Tiger Dick, the Faro King; or, The Cashier's
Crime. By Philip S. Warne.
30 Gospel George; or. Fiery Fred. the Outlaw.
By Joseph E. Bad er, Jr.
31 The New Yor Shar ; or. The Flash of
Lightning. By Albert W. Aiken.
32 B’ho s of Yale ' or. The Scrapes of a Hard
Set of 0119 ians. B’y John D. Vose.
33 Overlant Kit; or. The Idyl of White Pine.
B Albert W. Aiken.
34 Izocky Mountain Rob
Outlaw. By Albert W. Aiken. .
35 Kcutuck. the Sport; or. chk Talbot at
the Mines. B Albert W. Aiken.
36 Injun ch ' or, The Death Shot of Shasta.
B Albert W. Aiken.
37 I‘lrl, the Hunchback; or. The Sword-
maker of t 'e Santos. B Dr. J. H. Robinson.
38 Velvet Hand ;Wor T 9 Iron Grip of Injun
Dick. By Albert . Aiken.
39 The Russian s y; or The Brothers of the
Starry Cross. By ptain Fred. Whittaker.
40 The Long Haired “ Pards ;” or, The
Tartars of the Plains. B Jos. E. Badger, Jr.
41 Gold Dan ; or. The W ite Savage of the Great
Salt Lake. By Albert W. Aiken.
42 The California Detective' or, The Witches
of New York. By Albert W. Al en.
43 Dakota Dan the Reckless Ranger; or, The
Bee-Hunters‘ Excursion. B Oil mes.
44 Old Dan Rackback.t eGreat Extermina-
tor; or The Triangle's Last Trail. 011 Coomes.
45 Old ull’s E 'e the Lightning Shot of the
Plains. B Jes. .. adger, Jr.
46 Bowie- nlfe Ben, the Little Hunter of the
Nor‘-West. By Oll Coomes.
47 Pacific Pete, the Prince of the Revolver. By
Jose h E. Badger, Jr.
48 Ida Io Tom, the Youn Outlaw of Silverland;
or, theHuntersoftne“il West. ByOllCoomes.
49 The “’0” Demon. B Albert W. Aiken.
50 Jack Rabbit, the.Pra e Sport. By Jos.

. E. Badger, Jr.
51 Red nob, the Boy Road-Agent. By on

- Coomes. .
52 Death Trailer. the Chief of Scouts; or. Life
and Love in a Frontier Fort. By Buffalo Bill.
.53 silver Sam' or, The Mystery of Deadwood
Cit . By Col. lle Sara.
54 A we I On Hand; or. The Sportive Sport
of the cot-Hills. By Philip S. Warne.
55 The Seal Hunters. By Capt. MayneReid.
56 The 1nd an MHZVKR; or. The Madman
of the Plains. By A. . iken.
57 e silent Hunter or. The Scowl Hall
, stery. By Percy B. St. ohn. -
.58 s lver Knife; or. wicklifl'e, The Rocky
Mountain Ranger. By Dr. J. H. Robinson.
.59 The Man From Texas; or, The Outlaws
of Arkansas. By A. W. Aiken.
0 Wide Awake the Robber King; or, The
Idiot of the Black Hills. By Frank Dumont.
61 Ca tain Seawall, the Privateer. By Ned
Bun line.
62 Loyal Heart; or. The TrappersotArkansas.
Gustave Aimard.
63 The Winged \Vhale; or, Red Rupert of
the Gulf. By A. W. Aiken.

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the Death Shot' or, Trn' Out-
By Jos. E. Badger, Jr.
or, The Scourge of the

64 Double-Sight,
law of the Chaparral.
65 The Red Rajah

Indies. By Capt. F. hittaker.
66 The s ecter Burque.. By Ma ne Reid.
67 The oy Jockey. By Jos. E. adger. Jr.

68 The Fighting Truppcr' or, Kit Carson
to the Rescue. By Captain J.  C. Adams.
69 The Irish Captain. By Capt. F.Whittaker.
70 Hydrabad, the Strangler or, Alethe, the
Child of the Cord. By Dr. J. 1%. Robinson.
71 Ca tain Cool-Blade; or The Man~Shark
of t le Mississippi. By Jos. E. adger J r.
72 The Phantom Hand; or, The Heiress of
Fifth Avenue. By A. W. Aiken.
73 The Knights of the Red Cross; or, The
'cian of Granada. By Dr. J. H. Robinson.
74 The Ca tain ol‘the Rifles; or, The Queen
of the La es. By Capt. Mayne Reid. _
75 Gentleman George' or, Parlor, Prison.
Stage and Street. By A.  Aiken. .
76 The Queen’s M usketeers; or. Thlsbe, the
Princess Palmist. B George Albany.
77 The Fresh or risco' or. The Heiress of
Buenaventura. By Albert  Aiken.
78 The Mysterious Spy; or, Golden Feather,
the Buccaneer’s Dau hter. By A. M. Grainger.
79 Joe Phcnlx, the olice S'r . B A.W. Aiken.
80 A Man of Nerve. By Ph lip .Warne.
81 The Human Tiger; or. A Heart of Fire.
By Albert W. Aiken.
82 Iron \Vrlst, the Swordmaster.
Thomas Ho er Monstery.
83 Gold Bu let S tort or, The Knights of the
Overland. By B alo ill.
84 Hunted Dowu; or, The League of Three.
By Albert W. Aiken.
85 The Cretan Hover; or. Zuleikah. the
Beautiful. Bleol. Prentiss Ingraham.
86 The Bi unter: or. The uecn oi' the
Woods. y the author of “ The Si ent Hunter."
87 The Scarlet Captain ' or, The Prisoner of
the Tower. By Col. Dellc Sara.
88 Big George, the Giant of the Gulch; or, The
Five Outlaw Brothers. By Jose )h E. Badger. Jr.
89 The Pirate Prince; or, rvtty Nelly, the
Queen of the isle. By Col. Prentiss ngraham.
90 Wild “fill, the Mad Ranchero; or, The Ter-
rible Texans. By Buckskin Sam.
91 The \Vinning Oar; or, The Inkeeper‘s
Daughter. By Albert W. Aiken.
92 Bulian Bill, the Buckskin King; or. The
Amazon of the West. By Ma'. Dangerfield Burr.
93 Ca tain Dick Talbot. ‘ng of the Road;
or, he Black-Hoods of Shasta. By A. W. Aiken.
94 Freelance, the Buccaneer; or. The Wait of
the Wave. By Col. Prentiss ‘Ingraham.
95 Azhort, the Axman; or, The Secrets of the
Ducal Palace. B Anthony P. Morris.
96 Double-Dcat ; or. The Spy Queen of Wyo-
ming. By Capt. Fred. Whittaker.
97 Bronze Jack, the California Thoroughbred.
Biy Albert W. Aiken.
98 he Rock Hider; or, The Spirit of the
Sierra. By Ch t. Frederick Whittaker. _
99 The Giant ilieman; or. Wild Lifeln the
Lumber Regions. By 011 Coomes.
100 The French Spy; or, The Bride of Paris.
By Anthony P. Morris.
101 The Man From Ncsv York; or. The Ro-
mance of a Rich Young Woman. Bv Aiken.
102 The Masked Band or. The an With-
out a Name. By George . Aiken.
103 Merle, the Mutlnecr; or, The Brand of
the Red Anchor. B Col. Prentiss I am.
104 Montezuma, t c Merciless' or. The
Eagle and the Serpent. By Col. P. ngraham.
105 Dan Brown oi Denver the Rocky Moun-
tain Detective. By Joseph . Bad er. Jr.
106 Shamus O9 Brien, the Bould y of mm-
fiat. By Col. Delle Sara.
107 ichard Talbot of Cinnabar; or.The
Brothers ofthe Red Hand. By A. W. Aiken.
1 08 The Duke ofDlamonds; or. The Flower
of Calcutta. By Ca tain Frederick Whittaker.
109 Caggaln Kyd, t e King of the Black Flag.
2y 1. Prentiss Ingraham.
1 10 Hhcla)e Silent Hifleman. By Henry W.

or rt.

111 The Smuggler Ca tain; or, The Skip-
ger‘s Crime. By Ned untline.
112 oe Phenix Private Detective' .

League of the Skeleton Keys. B a. ’w. Aiken.
113 The Sea Slipper her. he mateur Free-
ters. By Pro . J. . Ingraham.
114 The Gentleman From Pike or. The
Ghost of the Canyon. By Philig S. ame.
115 The Severed Hcad' or. he Secret of
Castle Couc . By Capt. red. Whittaker.
116 Black P ume, the Devil of the Sea; or,
The Sorceress of Hell Gate. By Col. Prentiss

Dandy the Hotspur of the Hills.

By Ma or angerfle d Burr.

118 The urglar CaIptaln; or, The Fallen
Star. By Prof. J. H. ham.

119 Alabama Joe or. he Yuoo Man-Hun-
ters. B Jos. E. r. r.

120 The T’exan 813'; or, The Prairie Guide.
Bv Newton M. Cu is.

1 21 The Sea Cadet; or, The Rover of the Rigo-
latts. By Col. Prentiss Ingraham. .

122 Saul Sabberday the! lotSpy; or,Luliona,
the Seminole. By Med Buntline.

123 Alapaha, the uaw; or. The Renegades
of the Border. By rancls Johnson.

124 Assowaum, the Avon er; or. The
Doom of the Destroyers. By rancis Johnson.

125 The Blacksmith Outlaw; 0r. Me
England. By Harrison Ainsworth. '

By Colonel

Ingraham.
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126 The Demon Duelist; or. The League of
Steel. By Col. Thomas Hoyer Monstery.

127 sol Scott, the Maskt d Miner; or,
Br0wn’s Double. By Jos. E. Badger. Jr.

128 The Chevalier Corsair; or, The Heri-

tage of Hatred. By the author of “ Merle the

Mutineer."

Mississiligpi Moseé or. A Strong Man‘s

Sacrifice. y Edward Villett.

Captain Volcano ° or, The Man oftheRed

Revolvers. By A. W. Aiken.

Buckskin Sam, the Texas Trailer; or, The

l’andits of the Bravo. By Col. P. Ingraham.

Nemo, King oi‘the Tramps. By Capt.

Frederick Whittaker.

Body the Rovrr the Ribbonman of Ire-

land. y William Car eton.

Darkle Dan, the Colored Detective; or, The

Mississippi Mystery. By Col. P. Ingraham.

The Bush Rangcr' or, The Half-Breed

Brigade. By Francis Jo nson,

The Outlaw-Hunter; or, Red John, the

Bush Ran er. By Francis Johnson.

Long card, the Giant Say; or. Hapgfi

Harry, the Wild Boy of the oods. By

Coomes.

The Border Bandits ' or. The Horse-

Thief‘s Trail. By Francis Jo nson.

Fire-Eye. the Sea H ena; or. The Bride of

a Buccaneer. By Col. ntiss In raham.

The Three Spaniards. By . Walker.

Equinox Tom, the Bully of Red Rock; or,

Dan Brown’s Masterstroke. By Joseph. E.

Badger. Jr.

Captain Crimson, the Man of the Iron

Face. By Maj. Dangerfield Burr.

143 The Czar’s Spy; or, The Nihilist League.

By Col. T. H Monstery.

144 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
B Victor Hugo.

145 into] Pards ' or. Soft Hand, the Silent
S ort from Cinna ar. By Wm. R. Eyster.

146 The Doctor Detective;or, The Mystery
of the Golden Coffin. By Geo e Lemue .

147 Gold Spur} the Gentleman rom Texas. By

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One-A rmed All‘ the Giant Hunter of the

Great Lakes. B Oil Coomes.

The Border iflcs. By Gustave Aimard.

El Hubio Bravo, King of the Swordsnlen.

By 001. Thomas HoyerMonstery.

The Freebooters. By Gustave Aimard.

Captain lronncrve, the Counterfeiter

Chief. By Marmaduke Dev.

'I he “'hlte Scalper. By Gustave Aimand.

Joaquin, the Saddle King. By Joseph E.

Badger, Jr.

The Corsair ueen; or, The Gipsies of

the Sea. By 001. entiss Ingraham.

Velvet Face, the Border Bravo: or. Muriel,

the Danite’s Bride. By Dangerfield Burr.

Mourad, the Manlcluke; or. Thet'l'hree

Swordmasters. By Col Thomas H. Monstery.

The Doomed Dozen ; or. Dolores. the

Danite‘s Daughter. By Dr. Frank Powell.

Red Rudiger, the Archer; or The Lady

Bertha‘s Treachery. By Ca t. F. Whittaker.

Soil "and, Sharp' or, e Man With the

Sand. By Wm. R. Eyster.

The “'olves of New York ' or. Joe

Phenix’s Great Man Hunt. By A.  Aiken.

The Mad Marlncr' or. Dishonored and
' wned. y 001. Prentiss Ingraham.

Ben Brion, the TrapBer captain: or, Red-
th. the Avrnger. By r. J. . Robinson.
he King’s Fool ° or. The Knights of the

0'88de Hands and Re( Branch. By C. D.Clark.

Joaquin, the Terrible. By J. E. Badger. Jr.

()wlct, the Robber Prince; or. The Unknown

Highwa man. By S ptimus R. Urban.

167 The an ofStcel ; or, The Masked Knight

of the White Plume. BfiA. P. Morris.

168 Wild Bill, the Pistol ead Shot; or. Dagger

Don’s Double. By Col. Prentiss Ingraham.
169 Corporal Cannon. the Man of Forty Duels.
By 001. Thomas Hoyel' Monstery.

170 Sweet \Villlam, the Trapper Detective.
B Jos. E. Badger, Jr.

171 lger Dick, the Man of the Iron Heart; or.
The Dumb Bandit. By Philip S. Wame.

172 The Black Pirate; or. The Mystery of

the Gol en Fetters. By Col. P.1ngraham.

178 California John, the Pacific Thorough-

bred. Bv Albert W Aik

. en.
174 The Phantom Knights. By Capt. F.

Whittaker.

1 75 Wild Bill’s Trump Card° or. The Indian
Heiress. By Major Dan rlleld Burr.

1 76 Lady Jaguar, the R0 ber Queen. ByCap-
tain Mark Wilton.

1 77 Don Dlablo, the Planter-Corsair; or, The
Rivals of the Sea. B Col. Prentiss Ingraham.

178 Dark Dashwoo 9 the Desperate; or, The
Child of the Sun. By MajorSam S. Hall.

1 79 Conrad. the Convict; or, Was He Guilty?

By Prof. Stewart Gildersieeve, LL. D.

180 0 d 949; or. The Amazon of Arizona. By

Jos. E. Badger. Jr.
181 The Scar ct Schooner: or. The Nemesis
of the Sea. By (301. Prentiss Ingraham.t
1 82 Hands I? or. The Knights of the Canyon.
Bv Wm.

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183 Gilbert, the Guide; or. Lost in the Wil-
dernes. By C. Dunning Clark,

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184 The Ocean Vampire; or. The Heiress of
Castle Curse. B Co Prentiss 1n raham.

185 The Man Spi er; or, The Beau iiul Sphinx.

Anthony P. Morris.

186 he Black Bravo; or. The Tonkaway‘s
Trium h. B Buckskin Sam.

187 The cat ’s Head Cuirassiers; or,
Brave of all Braves. By Capt. Fred. Whittaker.

188 The Phantom M azeppa; or,TheH mat
of the Cha rrals. By Maj. Dangerfield rr.

189 \Vild Bi i9s Gold Trail; or. The Desper-
ado Dozen. By Col. Prentiss lngraham.

199 The Three Guardsmen. By Alexandre

Dumas

191 The Terrible Tonkaway; or. Old Rocky
and Hill Pamls. By Buckskin Sam.

192 The Lightning Swrt' or. The Bad Men
at Slaughter Bar. By m.  Eyster.

193 The Man in Red; or The Ghost of the
Old Guard. By Capt. Frederick Whittaker.

194 Don Soul brero. the California Road Gent.

Capt. Mark Wilton.

195 he Lune star Gambler; or, The Maid
cf the. M ignolias. Bv Bucksldn Sam.

196 La Marlnoset the Detective Queen' or,
The Lost Heir of Morel. By Albert W. ken.

197 Revolver Bob, the Red-Handed; or, The
B il- of N- mget Camp. By Jos. E. Badger. Jr.

198 The Skeleton Schooner; or. The Skim-
mer of the Sea. By‘Col Prentiss Ingraham.

199 Diamond Die , the Dandy from Denver.
By Buckskin Sam.

200 The nine Bangers; or. Adventures in
South rn .-iexico. ByCa t Mayne Reid

201 The Pirate of the P acers; or. Joaquin’s
Death Hunt. By Joseph E. Badger, Jr.

202 Cactus Jack, the Giant Guide. By Cap—
tain Mark Wilton.

2.03 The Double Detective; or. The Midnight
Mystery. Bv Albert W. Aiken.

204 Big Foot \Vallace, the King of the Lariat;
or Wild Wolf. the Waco. By Buckskin Sam.

205 T he Gambler Pirate or. Bessie. the
Lady of the Ligoon. By 00 . P. Ingraham.

206 One Eye, the Cannoneer; or. Marshal Ney’s
L ifl' Legacy. By C.tpt. Fred. Whittaker.

207 old Hard Head; or. Whirlwind and His
Milk-white Mare. By Philip S. Warne.

208 The \Vhlte Chief. By Capt. Mayne Reid.

209 Buck Farley the Bonanza Prince- or. The
Romance of Di'aeh Gulch. By Edward Willett.

210 Buccaneer Bess. the Lioness of the Sea;
or, The Red Sea Trail. By Col. P. lngraham.

2 i l Colonic! Plunger‘ or. The Unknown Sport.
Bv Capt Frederick ittaker.

212 The Brazos Tigers: or. the Minute-Men
of Fort Belknnp. By Buckskin Sam.

213 The War Trail; or. The Hunt of the Wild
Horse. By Capt. Mayne Reid.

21 4 The Two Cool S orts. By Wm. R. Eyster.

21 5 Parson Jim, ng of the Cowboys. By
Ca tain Frederick Whittaker.

216 T e Corsair Planter; or, Driven to
Doom. By Col. Prentiss lngraham.

217 The Serpent of El Paso; or, Frontier
Frank. the Scout of the Rio Grande. By Buck-

skin Sam.

218 The ‘Wild Huntress; or. The Big Squat-
ter‘s Vengeance. By Capt. Mayne Reid.

219 The Scorpion Brot ten; or, Mad Tom‘s
Mission. By Captain Mark Wilton.

220 The Specter Yacht. By Col. P. Ingraham.

221 Desperate Duke the Guadeloupe “ G8.-
loot. By Buckskin m.

222 Bill, the Blizzard or. Red Jack's Double
Crime. By Edward Wi lett.

223 Canyon Dave the Man of the Mountain.
By Captain Mark ,Wilton.

224 Black Beard, the Buccaneer. or. The
Curse of the Coast. By Col. P. Ingraham.

225 Bock, Mountain Al; or. Hug tNell, the
Wait 0 the Range. By Buckskin m.

226 The Mad Hussars; or, The 0‘s and the
Mac‘s. By Capt. Whittaker.

227 Buckshot Ben. the Man-Hunter of Idaho.
By Capt. Mark Wilton. _

228 The Maroon. By Capt. Mayne Reid.

229 Ca tain Cutsleeve or. Touch-Me—Not, the
Litt 8 Sport. By Wm. Eyster.

230 The F] in Dutchman or 1880; or,
Who was an order-ken. By Capt. Whittaker.

231 The Kid GloVe Miner; or, The Magic
Doctor of Golden Gulch. By Ingraham.

2 )2 Orson 0xx, the Man of Iron; or. The River
Mystery. By Isaac Hawks.

233 The Old Boy of Tombstone; or.
Wagering a Life on a Card. By J. E. Badger.

234 The Hunters’ Feast. By Mayne Reid.

235 Red Lightning, the Man of Chance. By
Col. Prentiss ingrshsm.

236 Chamglon Sam; or. The Monarchs oi the
Show. , y Col. T. H. Monstery.

237 Long-Haired Max or. The Black League
of the Coast. By Capt. Wilton.

238 Bank Round, the Crescent City Detec-
tive. By Anthony P. Morris.

239 The Terrible Trio; or. The Angel of the
Army. By Buckskin Sam.

240 A Cool Head; or. Orson On in Peril. By
Isaac Hawks.
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241 Spitfire Saul
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242 The Fog Devil; or The Skipper of the
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243 The Pilgrim Sharp; or. The Soldier’s
Sweetheart. By Buffalo ill.

244 Merciless Mart, the Man-Tiger of Mis-
souri. By Buckskin Sam.

245 Barranea Bill, The Revolver Champion.
By Captain Mark Wilton.

246 Queen Helen. the Amazon of the Over-
land. By Col. Prentiss Ingraham.

247 Alligator Ike ° or. The Secret of the Ever-
glade. By Capt.  Whittaker.

248 Montana Nat. the Lion of Last Chance
Camp. By Edward Willott.

249 Elephant Tom of Durango; or, Your
Gold-Dust or Your e. By Joe. E. Badger. Jr.

250 The Rough Riders; or, Sharp-Eye, the
Seminole Scourge. By buckskin Sam.

251 Tiger Dick vs. Iron Despard; or,
Every Man Has His Match. By P. S. Warne.

252 The \Vall Street Blood or. Tick Tick,the
Telegraph Girl. By Albert \ ’. Aiken.

253 A Yankee Cossack or. The Queen of the
Nihilists. By Capt. F orick Whittaker.

254 Giant Jake, the Patrol cf the Mountain.
By Newton M. Curtis.

255 The Pirate Priest; or. The Planter Gam-
bler‘s Daughter. By Col. Prentiss Ingraham.

256 Double Dan, the Dasterd; or. The Pirates
of the Pecos. By Buckskin Sam.

257 Death-Trap Dizgings- or. A Hard Man
from 'Way Back. By Joseph E. Badger, Jr.

258 Bullet Head, the Colorado Bravo. By
Captain Mark Wilton.

259 Cutlass and Cross- or, The Ghouls of the
Sea. By Col. Prentiss lngraham.

260 The Masked Mysterfi; or, The Black
Crescent. By Anthony P. orris.

261 Black Sam, the Prairie Thunderbolt; or,
The Bandit-Hunters. By Col. Jo Yards.

262 Fighting Tom, the Terror of the Toughs.
By Col. Thomas Hoyer Monstery.

263 Iron-Armed Abe, the Hunchback De-
stroyer. Captain Mark Wilton.

264 The Crooked Three}, or, The Black
Hearts of the Gaudalupe. y Buckskin Sam.

265 Old Double-Sword° or Pilots and Pi-
rates. By Capt. Fred. Whittaker.

266 Leopard Lu kc the King of Horse-Thieves.
By Captain Mark Wilton.

267 The,White Squaw. By Capt. Mayne Reid.

268 Magic Mike the Man of Frills: or. Bad
Ben‘s Bad Briga e. By William. R. Eyster.

269 The Ba on Bravo; or, The Terrible Trail.
By Bucks in Sam.

270 A ndros, the Free Rover; or, The Pirate‘s
Daughter. By Ned Buntline.

271 Stonefist. ofBig Nu get Bend or Old
Ketchum‘s Tug of War. y Capt. Mar Wilton.

272 Seth Slocum Railroad Survevor- or. The
Secret of Sitting Bull. By Capt. F. Whittaker.

273 Mountain Mose, the Gorge Outlaw; or.
Light Horse Leon‘s Five Fights for Life. By
Buckskin Sam.

274 Flush Fred the Mississippi S rt: or,
Tough Times in T.-nnessee.. By Ed. Villett.

275 The Smuggler Cutter; or, The Cavern in
the Cliff. BY J. D. Conroy.

276 Texas Chick, the Southwest Detective.
By Captain Mark Wilton.

277 The Sauc Jane, Privateer
Huntin oi ld Ironsides. By Capt.
Whit er.

278 Hercules Goldsgur theMsn oftheVelvet
Han ; or, The P0 er een‘s Drop Game.
By Captain Howard Holmes.

279 The Gold-Dragon or. the California-

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Bloodhound. By \\ m. . Manning.
280 Black-floss Ben or, Tiger Dick‘s Lone
Hand. By Philip S. sme.

28 1 The Sea Owl ; or. The Lady Captain of the
Gulf. By Col. Prentiss lngraham.

282 The Merciless Marauders; or. Chap-
arral Carl‘s Revenge. By Buckskin Sam.

283 Sleek Sam the. Devil of the Mines; or, The
Sons of the cry Cross. By Jos. E. Badger. Jr.

284 The Three Frigates;~ or. Old Ironsides'
Revenge. By Capt. Fred. 'hittaker.

285 Lightning Bolt the Canyon Terror: or.
The Mountain Cat’s rudge. By Mark Wilton.

286 Pistol Johnny: or. One Man in 9 Thou-
sand. By Josep E. Badger, Jr.

287 Dandy Dave and His Horse. White Stock-
ing; or. Duchts or Death. By Buckskin Sam.

288 Electra Pete, the Man of Fire: or The
Wharf Rate of Locust Point. By A. P. Morris.

289 Flush Fred’s Full “andévor. Life and
Strife in Louislana. By Edward illett.

290 The Lost Corvette or Blakeley’s Last
Cruise. By Capt. Fred. ’hit or.

291 Horseshoe flank, the Man of Big Luck.
By Capt. Mark Wilton.

292 Moke Homer, the Boss Ronstshout. By
Joseph E. Badger, Jr.

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293 Stampede Steve; or The Doom oi the
Double Face. By Buckskin Sam.

294 Broadcloth Burt. the Denver Dandy; or,
The Thirltiy Pards of Deadwood. By Captain
Howard olmes.

295 old Cross-Eye the Maverick-Hunter. By
Capt. Frederick ittsker.

296 Duncan, the Sea-Diver; or, The Coast
Vultures. By George St. George.

297 Colorado Rube the Strong Armoi Hot-
spur City. By Wm.  Manning.

298 Logger Lem; or. Life and Peril in the
Pine Woods. By Edward Willett.

299 Three of a Kind. Tiger Dick. Iran M
pan], and the Sportive Sport. By P. S. Wane.

300 A Sport in Spectacles. By Wm. R. Eyster.

301 Bowlder Bill; or. The Man from Taos.
By Buckskin Sam.

302 Pa ro Saul, the Handsome Hercules: or, The
Grip of Steel. By Joseph E. Badger. Jr.

303 Top-Notch Tom, the Cowboy Outlaw; or,
The Satanstown Election. By Car». Whittaker.

304 Texas Jack, the Prairie Rattler; or The
Queen of the vs ild Riders. By susaio Bill.

305 Silvrr-Plated Sol, the Montana Rover. By
Capt. Mark Wilton.

306 The Roughs of Richmond or, The
Mystery of the Golden Beetle. By A. . Morris.

307 The Phantom Pirate; or. The Water
Wolves of the Bahamas. By Col. ingraham.

308 Hemlock Hank, Tough and True. By
Edward Willett.

309 Raybold, the Battling Banger; or.
Old Rocky‘s Tough Campaign. By Buck-
skin Sam.

310 'Ihc Marshal ofSatanstown or The
Lea e of the Cattle - Litters. y Capt.
Fro «rick Whittakt r.

311 Heav Hand, the Relentless. By Captain
Mark ilton.

312 Kinkioot Karl, The Mountain Scourge;
or, Wiping Out the Score. By Morris Rt dwing.

3 1 3 Mark Magic, Detective. By A. P. Morris.

314 Lailtte‘ or. The Pirate of the Gulf. By
Prof. J.  lngraham.

315 Flush Fred’s Double; or The Squat-
ter‘s League of Six. By Edward yWillett.

316 Lafitte’s Lieutenant; or Theodore, the
Child of the Sea. By Prof. J. 1i. lngrahum.

317 Frank Lighti'oot the Mine r Detective;
or, Followinga Blind few. By J. E. Badger.

31 8 The Indian Buccaneer; or. Red Rovers
on Blue Waters. By Col. Pren iss Ingraham.

319 Wild Bill, the Whirlwind of the West; or,
The Buckskin Bravos of the Black Hills. By
Bnn'alo Bill.

320 The Genteel Spotter;

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321 California Claude, the Lone Bandit. By '

Captain Howard Holmes.
322 The Crimson Coyotes. By Buckskin Sam.
323 Hotspur Hugh; or. The Banded Brothers
of the Giant‘s Arm. By Captain Mark Wilton.

324 Old Forked-Lightning, the. Solitary;
or, Every Inch a Man. By Jos. E. Badger. r.

325 The Gentleman Pirate; or. The Her-
mit of Casco Bay. By Col. P. lngrsham.

326 The Whitest Man in the Mines; or,
The DogJI‘own Crowd. By Capt. F. Whittaker.

327 Terrapin Dick the Wild Woods Detec.
tive. By Edward wuiett.

328 King Kent; or, The Bandits of the Bason.
By Buckskin Sam.

329 The League ofThrce; or, Buiralo Bill's
Pledge. By Col. Prentiss Ingraham.

330 Cop Colt, the Quaker City Detective. By
Chas. Morris.

38 1 Chispa Charley the Gold Nugget Sport' or
The Rocky Mounth Masks. By J. E. swim-f

332 Spring-Hi el Jack. By Col. Monstery.

333 Derringer Deck, the Man with the Drop.
By Wm. R. Eyster.

334 The Cipher Detective; or, Mark Magic
on s New Trail. By A. P. Morris.

335 Flash Dan the Nabob: or. The Blades of
Bowie Bar. By Capt. H. Holmes.

336 The Magic Shi ; or. The Freehooters of
Sandy Book. By 1 Prentiss ingraham.

337 Old Gabe, the Mountain Tramp. By Ed.
Willett.

338 Jack Sandi S rt‘ or. The Foolot Fid-
dler’s Folly. By ilip  Warne.

339 I read Eagle Sam the Hercules Hide-
unter. By Joseph E. Badger, Jr.

340 Cool Conrad. the Dakota Detective. By
Capt. H. Holmes.

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