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in; his way down the side of the rock, i
growling savagely, and in an extremely
liad humor.
“ Now, lads," said Captain Harhy, ris- 7
ing to his feet, and leveling his weapon 1
at the boar, which was rapidly approach- 1
ing, “ullll sliarp, and make every shot ,
Silently the three waited for the ott-
slziiiglit of their enoiiiy, and he did not
keep them waiting long.
The bear carried his heavy hody over
the ground at an astoiiisliiii-.r p:i(‘t), and I
almost in “no time" t close upon i
them.
“I’ire!“ shouted the captain, as the
h tiow not niore than ten paces dis-
tant, raised hiiiiselt’ on his iiiiiil-legs. [
nstantly the rifles e diseliargeil,
and the hear, with one or two eoiiviil-‘
sive tremors, sank slowly to the ground, ;
dead. ‘
lliit scarcely had the e of the re-
ports died ziiia when a t‘ glitt‘ 1 din
arose, and over il low liilI,oi- ridge ol
[3 EH
ion, a short in
large ttitmber ot' iix-tiiero ,
iiiiist have Iweii at least titty iii the t‘()lii- ‘
lllyv-litlllrisillllu,‘iiZ1l‘])IM)Il< and kiiiVL‘.
and all slioutiiig at the top ot' their
voieies.
mine. ,i
The I’.srpiiinaux came on :it a rapid
pace, ttiitil they were within rt few
y.'it'ds of the sailors, when tliey siirlileii-
ly halted, and [lie liicf, a little t'.it
fellow, addressed some
eaptiiiii, whom he no doiilit singled out
as the leader.
“What does he say, 'l‘oiii‘." iiiquiri-ii
(‘aptain Ilarhy, appealing to one oi‘ his
iiieit. who leart tl aiigiiago of
the lisqiiiiiiaiix years before
“le says," replied the
you have shot one of the holy I-ears, and
he wislies to know why you ( ' it."
“Well, tell hint, in the tirst ])i::t‘4‘. we i
didn't know it wits a holy l)t':Il', and, in ‘
the .‘I(.‘(!Ull(I place, we Iiad to it ll him in
salt‘-ilefeiise. li‘we hadn't killed him,
lint that individual did not seem s
tiod, and iiiltlressoil the sailor vigor-
oii. Iv.
“ Ile says that we ought to have known
that it was a lioiy hear by that siiiiill
vlzir spot on its tort-liead,' '
turning toward the captain.
says that we must give him the bear and
the three seals over there on the ledge,
or he will take its to his village as pris-
riner
at
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7:
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ell, we're in a prrelly fix," mutter-
ed iptain Ilzirby, in a disgusted tone off
voieo. “I suppose that I will have to,
signal to Mr. Jackson that we are
trouble. You take tliesejahliering fel-,
lows around to tiie other side of the‘
rock, Tom, and talk to them, while I ‘
signal." .
This the sailor did, and when the
Esqniitiatix had their hat"s titrnod,
‘ iised his cap, and waved
i. iead three titties, this be-
ing the si nal that had been agreed
upon sltouir he wish the serviees of the
remainder of the crew.
n a nionient there was great confu-
sion on heard the brig. A minute or
two later, a boat was dropped into the
water, into which the sailors tuinhled,
and piisliiiigoill I)l.‘j.;tlti to send the light
craft rapidly across the waves toward
the place where the captain wits stand-
in
s
V
fit a short time the hoat roarlierl the
shore, mid Mr. Ia-l'son, spriiigiiig out, ,
hurried up to ptain llarhv, and asked ,
hint why he had signaled him.
The captain soon made him anqiiaiiit-
ed “ th the state of things, and ordering
the sailors out of the boat, the entire
pa I started around the rook. i
Ciiptiiin llarhy first made his 1tpp("lr
ance, wiiioh was greeted with ll olioriis
oi‘ touts, but at the sight or Mr. .l:ii
son and the rest ot‘ the sdiip‘-4 miiipiiiiy,
the whole, tribr set-iiimi piiiii triekeii,
and liasiilv took to t.ht-,ir iil't'i‘l.
“ l.et tiieni go,‘ slioiited (‘aptain
Ilarhv, as one or two or’ the sailors at-
tv-inpti-d to follow them. “ We have
plenty of work hi-hire il.‘4, for Mn 1- M-Jils
lllIlSIi be taken on hoard the l(:i.e he-,
l'ori- night." .
'['t.iq mi,-.1 no ii 'ili: job, as oaeli oi‘ the
aniinals weiglieii some iiiinrliwls of
pounds, and it took the uiiited strr-iigtli
of iiearlv all the crew to move the huge
bodies of the maniuia s.
On the day following the incidents ;
which we have recorded, the lirig once
more got under way, and during the re-
mainder of the season the e e
liangin5.t round here in hopes of getting
its no
Gillierts,
while relating this story to iiie, not one '
eftheiu ever forgot the iliilieiiltivs under
t s
rustv <ilil cliap like him. He ain't used
enuiit. I)on't tire iititil Igire the word." l which they secured their tirst hatch 0 ’
g .
to
borders oftlie wood. and soon they aaine
to the place where Harry had been left
1)
T1 N B 0 X.
BY i-iomiiio ALGER, JR.
"W
A st-:Co.Vn visrr T0 'l'llFl woon.
There was an early ti'.tui front a neigh-
boring villavre (tirzinipton) to New
llzirry got tip early, and walked
the first part ot' the way thrriugh the
fields to a point wliore the iiitit-Iilltii‘
struck the iiiaiti road, tiii'ee-qiiai-tci-s of
“ liook hero ! and liere!" and he pointed ,
out tragiiieiits of the strong cord with l
wliitth the “l]lliVt‘ had l.it‘.t‘ii lioiintl. 1
(K r
l
- so.
liiiiisell"?" asked Philip, di
, .
In this nay it iiappeiicd that he was
not seen by any of his ctiiiipaiiioiis, and
his Ilay'.s eX[)(i(IlI.IUli was kept a snci'vt.
t after lireakl'a.st, Jaiiws (‘t)[[‘g']‘(’V(‘;
. ived '1 call at the hotel l'roiii Philip.
'-iid in the iiood iiiiist be him-
an V Tl
“ Ho, ho I" lziiigliml Philip. iii evident
faiir" he doesn't think sit," said
, , looked. It's too had he got aivavl"
vc, Nill'llgg'llig his slioiilders. T],0,- '
I Sll])])<is.
tar look out tor him. He inav want to
e
have iIl'l‘li :iivl'iil S(3llI‘l'li st
' pay voii oil
, . ..i'l[I( .
1...; “that l tr iuii lilili it iii)0.Sii'l. ]>:Iy to his
he's had Piiviiigli of’ it; we'll ‘
hiiii."
vaiit hint to .stay there all
" It woultlii‘t do him any liariii," iiii1l:-
“=I." i'l=N'0 Sn earlv in the morninrv. l
hat it mean fellow voii are, Philip! ‘ "
You ought to be sails it,il with kirepiiig iiiaiiilml, rout lilv
pale, litit Jaiiies (Jo
the iiiaiieiirioiislp. lll . t .
' " is that any liiisitiess of‘ yours, inv
are you eoiiiiiig with nie‘? l'lI‘Iitl ?" l
‘ti
And JlIlli0.' stepped off the piazva and
young niaii'."‘ said 'l'eiii
gro
.aid Philip, nervously, laviiig his hand ‘
oti (Iotigi-i=ve's ai'iii. ' " l
, , ‘ , aiiil,
hini." said t on-gt-eve, with an iiiiiiisml l1l‘lI,Slll'VL‘yOIi his coinpanion eoiitoiiiptu.
on. v.
ll.‘
‘o I :iiii, but he iniglit take me tin-
lIe'l[ he so niatl, you kiimv."
otter," s-iirl he, addr
I iiiust tleoliiie it."
Both boys would have liked
'3
iiiaiiner, and reg:ii-tliiiw the other 0
ct. fiillv. “.‘I(’:lliWilii(’, iilv II‘ . .'.
“ I'd like to inert Mr. “ ’ volt" not to drink so‘ it itmv I MML
iiig. It doe ii't improve voiir natural]
bad niaiine. ' ‘ ‘ y
Wilkins is your uncle, isn‘t‘
'I‘eniplo sprang forward, prepared to
liiiiitile llotigrove roiiglilv, as he w
‘IIUW, ""10 E“ ‘in. being iiiiitili his supe-
rior in size and strengtli, but with his;
hand neatly touching the sliiitiltlpp or
the young man, rocoiled as C())i7(l‘0V(“
drew out a revolver and ])l)ilitO(I;-,Il.
hiiii. “
ierts‘. 'l‘iii-.v‘ro di-I-iidl'uliy poor, you
lsliiiulilii‘t he sitrpriw-il if all
said, in a calm, collected tone while
, l i '
iiils were ill the poor-liouse lwliirii the O
I’hiIipsiood )
in iiiiiigled aiita
“ “ lio are you, anvw.
il ri-liition in the ]H)l>l'AiI'-tllQt‘,' ;ii.ou[ mp,
to Iiiillt-is, iilli. ii..- old to
A
’I‘einpIe. Hlll‘X'l'X‘i”tr t:.,,,g,,.,-G ,.,,,.i,,u,,
e-zGOLDEN DAYS:-e
l
soiiietliiiigoiit ot pa and ma, but
use, as he'll tind out, sooner or later.”
‘-Strange he went to board with the
‘t it?" i
“Oh i a good enough place for a‘
viiig in any style. Ma says he's half
the spot-l’hil, in a very iii-rt
tion, keeping himself somewliat in ad-
0
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April 15,1882. 1
at the hotel in the villagt-, if you have
anv further business with nio.“
and left
Congrere nodded carele.
iiis (‘,oiidi-
IIHC .
“ lies a eool eliap!" liIll[l9l'(‘fi the riit-
t”ian. “ lint it's clear he knows nothing
ot' our .'itl‘air. I was a fool to iiiakea
ltv this time they had rcaelietl the ‘ fuss. It iiiiglit lead to siisp' ion
l
l
l
t . , l
nt here!” exelaiiiied
e and disappoiiitiiiciit.
“ Ilow could he have got away?" i
.Iaiii s Coiigrevo. iioiidiiig over, searali- i
l
l
l
cfiillv. and at length got some
[3
light oti the siihiect.
“Soiiieboily cut the cords," he said.
Ito yoii think he did it
' ipointed.
‘ Ni, he was too seeurelytied. I took
care of that. Soinebody came along and .
released him.”
“I hope he had to stay all night, at
, ite,” said l’liili i.
“’l‘h:it we caiiiiot di cover at present.
‘ ee "
One thing is eertaiii-lite s tr
“ l'iii sorry I eaiiie," iiiiittered Philip. ‘
“ I have had tliisloiig walk for nothin . '
" Sou haven't had the s.itist'actioii of
r ?o
e‘ ng him, I suppose you mean
“ No, I don’t. I wanted to see how he
nothing for it but to go back,
" said (foiigreve. “ You'd bet-
“ ll:-.'d l)i‘!lt'i' not try it," Said Philip;
but he sooiiicil uiiea v at the thought.
On their way ha< ssed iiiieo .
, .x,tl y i.
scioiisly vicar the place where the tin
. box d
coiiceale
llovering near the spot was llalphl
’l'eniplo, iinea v for the safety oi the‘
ntrii-il treasiir ’
lle eyoil tiie two boys with sitspicioii.
Tliev had no guiisiii their liaiids, and
II‘
l
“Wlint are you about il(.'l'll?"l' lie (le-
l‘liilip i ii
'li‘V(3 only surveyed
“ You'll iiiidoiit wlietlier it's any busi-
ne - of mine I" rntiirtied Teiiiple. an-
gt
to find out,"
“ You areost its is it voii were the owner ‘
‘il .
“'l‘liat’s precise v what I would like ‘
s id ('oii-grevo. (‘,IiolIv,i
of the wood, which I take it voii are
not." “
“ [hi you want me to wriii voiir in-ok
c, with a
ivl.
“ Oh, don't iiiake hiiii angry, Jaiiivs!” i
Jaiiies, who on L
v was not a cow-
“ Iiluelt obliged to van for vour kind
mg 'l‘tni‘iple, “ but
“ Yoii‘ve got too long a tongue, young
man I" said ’l'<-niplt-, provoked by the
other‘ rnoliiess. "l‘ve a mind totoiit-1;
"III ” '
L.. . ‘
:‘XViien I“ iit one I'll let you know “ I
til tfoiigret oliatigitig his tone mid i
in the iiiorii-
“'ith a lil-llii.0!'O(I oxeeration, 19.11”,
5;
"One step further and I tire!-i he
its as ll she t.
inncd the riillian
iient and il‘. ; ’
1)” isiti iy.
H (,‘oiii'iisioii .1‘:
s pa
cxe
“ Hy lillllll‘ is J:iiiics1‘oiigrcve at vonr
- said the owiiorof tit!“ "Tum,
H .. . , . - ‘ '
H I N‘-r-,l'I,L that I ii.n en t a card
“ You're a (‘HUI citstoiiiorl” lll[][[(3r(i,
“So people l.15ll5lil0. ‘Y.,u'11i',,,,1 me
as the two were walking aw
thing of Harry iiilliert; but I
then nor later in the day was their 4‘lll i-
osity gratified.
itened, and turned;
“ What a dreadfiil iiiaii! s id’ Philip.
(IV.
“ Do you know liitii?"
“His IlllliH' is Ralph Temple. lIe's ii
kind eftraiiip."
“He's an inipertinent fellow, at any-
rate It's well I had iiiy revolver niili
Tliey walked back to the village, inn-
iiietitarily axpecthig to. ‘t‘l)l' hear si.i:ii--
il'l'
t'lI.ll”I'lJlt X
(ix ‘Illa wav TU at-:w YURR.
I'Ili‘i‘y stepped on hoard the train,
without seeiiig any one whom he know.
and took it ton the i',.vlit-iiaiid side.
Just in front of him w s
iner, with a face well-liiox ,
posure to the suit and wind. lie had :l
kindly face, and lookt‘<l soeial. It utlx
not long l)el'oi'e he iiiltlressoil our young
ii(‘l'l).
‘-Going to York 7" he asked.
“Yes, sir "
“Are you any acquainted tlierc'."'
“ N .i not iiiiinh.”
“Nor I. I was thinkin', iiiaylio, you
iiiiglit he ahlo to dii 1 me to it plziee
wliere I I70lIi4i get iiioiiey fur S’7lill) mir-
is '
“(iUVl.‘i‘l‘lillOiii. coiipuiis'."‘ iliqltll'l‘l]
Ilarry, hemiiiiiig iiiterosted
" Yes. 'oii see my wile s uncle diwl
not long a:;o, and left Sarah a ;.(ttY4‘l'ii-
iiient bond of a thousand dolla' lil‘:tM-
ing six per eeiit. into est. it ‘s thii l l'
dollars due the first ot' this niontli, mt
I told Sarah that I’d go and collect it i ll"
er."
.“I‘ve got some i)llSil]O." of the saute
kind," said llarr . "I 'told timi-
were lirokers’ oil‘ es in “'all Stii-rt.
wliere l noiild collect the money without
any trouble."
“I'll go wit!
a tune of sat liiotioii. “If he'll iillV
yours. he'll huy iiiiiie." '
“I shall be glad to have vour (‘oin-
p- . 3’. id Ilarry, polite], V
It tlaitereil his vanity that a man, i-lil
9“'“1l;li to he his graiidfatlinr, was dis-
posed to he guided hv him in a iiiatti-i' oi
sunli iiiipoi-tai . "
Just tie ‘l]l0(>li] voice was ii(':ll'li
front the ,.t lit-hind.
“Ilrfintliiiiii'ii," said a voiinvv lilllll.
sliowily di sod, ttitli a iii‘ol'iisioii '
- is iiii"(‘ “exeii.so iiiy iiii "
ruptiiig you, hut l in. y be able to MIVI‘
you some troiihle.“
Tlii ' iizitiirallv t It
tioii ofthese woi-ils.
“ I ovei'lieai'tl you 3;.
smite coupons to dispos .
2: Yes,” iiiiswared the fariiier, (‘.’l;.;t‘i'ij‘.
I am inyselfa iillliil(‘l' and Iii-oker,
and deal in goveriiiiieiit seniii'itii>s. it’
the amount is not-too large, I will buy
piiiiptiiis and pay you for them at
ivoii." said the fariiiei, in
I
ited for an explana-
ing that you had
til" "
L‘ V lliat will be liaiidv " s. id the farnier.
I ve got thirty dollars lilt iwpoiis.”
‘. lid yoti, y yi iig l
the sol-eallerl Abroker, aiidros.
,.
iig lIa,ir-'.
SI
H I rather more than tli-.ii,". ii
any, in it reserved tone
pit-ioiis of the
pay y1)liRili0'iiC[‘ price than
")""‘ "“’)l'5f‘.'. iesiiles ::lViliL[ you all
tioiilile, said the broker, iiisiiiitatiiigly.
as he lIi:B“'<)liL‘ icioiis wallet, and,
, Ca
opening it, exliibitcd a pile of hills.
iariiier niiiiicdiatelv drew out his
coupon. ‘
'l‘h
s. d the ln'okerw“tliirty
the in out preiiiiuiii,
F 1 . s!’ repeated the
dI‘lIn(.l", (!0IIi[>Ill(tt’lil.i) “Stir-iIi'll feel
riraililt heii she gets that lii0li(‘
ere s your iiiotiey," said the brok-
‘:,"v hroilii, in; three teii-ilollar bills, a
We and it (il‘ll‘. ‘U The hills are new, vuii
[)(‘rt:CiV(‘ “ '
llhe ariiier put away the hills in his
o ii wallet, and the stritiigi>i' slipped the
9"‘l‘1l<"li l",2!l‘(.‘i1‘.<Si.V into his ve - ioeket.
‘ "“‘v '”.",Voiiiig l‘i'ieii4l I am readv
to attend to v v- ’ - “
. your iiiatier, he said, turn-
ing to Harry .
“I won't troiible you,
aid llarryi