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ss Masculine gallantry would not permit the seaman to hold 3 out longer. A comfortable seat was made for Mary,and more _ i men ordered into the boat to act as a guard and take cure of © -her, in case of an affray. = With mufiied oars the craft was then directed cova 2 As she drew near the beach, the forms, and even the faces of the men ashore were faintly seen by the light of their sane Some of them were attired. in dark pants, jackets wt ee - westers ; others wore Guernsey frocks, and had heavy sea- - boots vemeieioe above their knees. ee Bee ~ In the stern-sheets watching them, Watson suddenly was attacked witli a wobat fit of coughing. : “ Confound it,” he exclaimed, * the fellows will wee me f” < - — They did hear him. More than one man carrying a lantern — was scen hurrying toward the beach. The sounds of voices, — ”. with the noise made by the rolling of casks, suddenly stopped. — 3 The lanterns were also extinguished ; a dark line, as of the euilines of men gathering to resist an atiaety: was seen along ; the beach. > Puere are many of them, as nearly as I can judge” ok , Watson ; “we had better return aboard for more hands.” | = Z motets ite. ~ hy Saas le ys = “ J aim surprised to hear you, sir,” remarked Clare ; “ don't. ‘34 . you sce that the rascals will escape ?” =, ,: “ Ay, true eyough. We wiil go ashore,” and he was again y eS scized wiil that violent fit of coughing. = Just then there was » wild, fierce shout ; the crack of ‘on . a arms was beard, several bullets passed over the heads of the a * Pull, men, pull lively ! screamed Watson. - ae 7 a2 “ The boat is sinking,” said his coxswain. “ Some of ‘the “ bullets have ripped her planking.” ae meee he » “That can not be.” _ = As the ceptain spoke, Mr. Clare Cetected semething which Aa surpiised him; a pair of arms, raised up from the water ey. in front of Lis face, which was turned sideways. 7 SS = Ere be could speak, he was scized by the collar end dragsed “+ ; over into the sea. a iB = Aser.nent the boet, at the same moment; the