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THE . BOY; WHAXER:
OR
The Youpg Rovers :
A BOYS AND GIRL'S. VOYAGE
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BY-LEON - LEWIS ••
Author of the " Witch Finder," "Water
Wolf," "Buy magician," ••Silva!'
'Snip," "Red Knife," ett" etc.
CHAPTER L.
TUE YOUNG LOVERS. '
among the many charming homes by
which the eastern shores of Long Wand
had become adorned, a score'of years ago,
was one which pre.eminently engages
our attention. It wt,s situated Upon "the
fairest of the broad inlets which charac
terize the southern side of Shelter Island,
and was occupied ;by kr:" 'James Law
rence, a retired merchant prince of New
York. .
There • •were but two ,persons visible
about the gretinda. - ' ' 2
The one was a mere boy, ny9tith of
sixteen or seventeen-years, but one whose
every look' nd action, young a he was,
'gave striking protise of no ordinary
manhood. • '
The cbmpanion of our hero was, like
himself at the very _threshold of actual
existence, ,scarcely turned of fourteen,
flushed with the promise of:a noble and
glorious womanhood. . ,• .
She was Lily Lawrence, the only
child and heiress of the retired rnerchent.
Behind the young couple, were the
grounds and mansion; before,, them two
small sail-boafs, one of them, bearing :
name--The Water Lily.
"I begin to be tired iltichinal," • at
length, murmered the girl- " 'fie boat
..is now in the , shade; as plc. .. • t ,as can
be, reeking softly on the s - ach. 'Let ns
.sit dOwnin it:" „ . ,
, "Agreed, Lily,', res s ended theyouth.
"We'll have a--good talk with each
other.'! - . , • - .
/1t:
"Well, who all we talk about?" de
manded the ji le Maiden. " -
"Let's ilk about_ our future, Lily—
what w will ,do when; we grow np,"
enge ed Richard. . '
" can't look forward farther than to
-1 nit," said Lily, smiling. "Papa and
.1,,..'.:
tri a rk m z m n a s w p ill ie b k. e , k , onieab out tenfrent -New
. York, with loads of presents foryou and
',. , ,me , _Richard ... Lat'..a.gussa what:they will
. :'. • ~ "Well; I guess a new dress for you,
.. • ..!7 - 1 Lily, some jewelry - and a ' lot of puzzles
and games."
‘ t•,-..;: "I guess a lot of books for you, Dick,
~ s, and a new set of chessmen, and a splen
. . • -'.- •:
did gold watch."
. ...,.
~,,.. The _ boy's eyes sparkled.
York,
......y,.., "How good father and mother are to
1 *,... . • . me !" he said, with deep feeling. "They
I could not treat me better if I were their
own son, instead of a waif washed on
:• ! their beach years ago, before you were
' born, Lily."
"They love us equally, Dick," said
Lily, tenderly. "I hope they won't for
. 'get our presents," she added, "and I'm
-- half afraid they will, because they went
to New York on mysteribusbasiness.". .
• • !, •iMysterious business?" echoed the lad.
• • Lilly nodded her head sagely.
• : "Yes," she said. "You know, Rich
. sad, I'vegot a dreadful- uncle,. an awful
_'', bad man that used to make papa;lots of
• I trouble?"
- "Yes, Lily." --- -- - -
:'`Yell;, it's my opinionthat mrwicked
- .;uncle has turned up!" ' - said -Lily, eel-.
, 'emnlY: Y. -. ' ... :•' _ r •.. ~
. ; "Oa, I hope not, Richard ex
claimed. "He's a rough, bad:man, He .
• . used to live with father and do nothing
till you , were born, expecting to inherit
your `father's wealth. But, -after your
birth, he cussed you awfully, and father
sent him off, and he went to sea, and
~ . father thinks he's now the-mate or cap
tain
, • "Would you like to be a sailor, Dick?"
. . "No, Lily; I don't love the sea: It
cast me on this beach, a forlorn and help
, less child, robbing me.of all my friends
- -- of even my name," and the-iad'a-bright
face clouded over. "I wish . l knew my
real name, who I am,. and if I have any
relatives living. Moiher,saya:rwas ex
_pensively dressed when they picked me
up, half drowned," and that I wore this
5 chain and locket around my neck," and
- he drew froM his bosom a slender Flor
' entitle gold chain, with an exquisite lock
et, delicately set with pearls in the form
- ••, A a monogram. "I think my own moth
' er put it,on my_ neck, and I shall always
wear it. Bee; 1..i1y ! There • are two locks
of hair within the locket—a` yellow, and
a black' one, with the names 'Richard and
Anna.'',.,. I suppose they. were, the names
~
of my parents." , • .:.i.-
"Of course!" said Lily, as he restored
the trinket to his bosom. "It's a pity
they didn't put their full names; but if
they had, I shouldn't have had my,
r brother." - - . -
"I'mglad I'm not yourbrother, Lily,"
• -: ,' said
, •
',
Richard, gravely.
: itGlad. , cried Lil y ,
startled
" glad! ' . '
•
"Yes, I am glad!" reiterated . the lad, a
soft glow.of tenderhess .suffusi ng his nor.
ble features. "If you were my sister you
: would leave me, sometime, and; I , want
, , • ' '
_,-.you always with me."
"I'll live with you; Dick"' assented
Lily. '
"But `l , slionlifwant yott for my Wife,
.' -• ' Lily," urged the lad, with the ardor and
"
• .
tenderness• df many an older lover.
3 , "Will you marry, me dear Lily?" , -.• ‘.
"Why, of course," aaidlhe little maid',
• ' • en, naively. "I expected' to marry you,
; . • Richard, when , I should be old enough."
The lad was' entaeturee ' ''.- -
He drew• Lily e:) him, shove Ting kisses
•
upon her face,and' hair, - Calling her by a ,
host of tender names tat camp. wilily to
. . 1 • ''i' hislongne: ' " `' '' 4
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"Richard, said Lily, pengaged ladies
always engagement rings. ' I ought
~ha have one."
----- o You -shall haves diamond - one when
I go to NeW'Ydrk:" - hastily promised the'
young lover. "Ifyon wouldn3 ,dlind a
plain gold one, Lily,'l i vegot.' o'ne-ctlat's
100 for me.ponipmy things. - 'Will
small .. , _
you wear it till , . - Cat , get a _handsome
' - -
Lily and Richard
•
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bastened;toward 90ntansion, ' •
When he had gone, the:little 'Maiden
~, looked'putnpon the pleasant . bay.„ . ' f, '
1 ' " We ought to live bere"; She- musea".
"I ain Imre this is ithe pretliefit spot in the
whole world!" i - ' '' '
.
. „She 'watched the ships idly. ' -
1 I ... .. One of the ships exhibited a bustle and
- • - -
confusion thatf-abowedAt was on the
point of departure.. It was, a whaling
vessel, as its build and appearanc e declared. ' '' •
"She is going for whales,".' murmured
Lily. half unconsciously; "she may be
,gone two or three years—most of the
whale ships are."
She was still gazing at the outward
bound whaler, wrilpt ill her musings,
when a dirk and sinistei. face was thrust
cut from the shelter of a dense clump of ,
,bushes a score of rods east of her, near
the water, in the shadow of some cliffs,
and a pair of fierce and inflamed eyes re-
gar Zed her a momma, with an evil and t
scheming expression. n
This wicked -looking face was with- 01
drawn almost immediately into the depths co:
of the bushes, as the sound of the lad's a r
returning footsteps rang out on the MI
graveled path.
" Here it is, Lily," said Richard,rev
bounding over the beach into the boat, /Li
and proudly exhibiting the little circlet ( W( that was to be the seal of the - childish be- Id
trothal. "Let me put , it on your finger." ne
"I shall show it to `mamma' when she
comes home," said Lily ? , "and tell her ad
that we are engaged., See that ship, to ,
Dick, starting out on a voyage," she to
added. pointing at the distant vessel she pr
had been watching, "I wish we had ne
your pocket • telescope - here, Dick ; I
shoulffso like to see the people on-that ,dr
whaler.".:'' Of
He bounded away and Lily sank down
on the cushions, pillowing her head upon
one 'Of theta.
CRAFTER IL
A DESPERATE RESOLVIIO2I.
She was.tired With her day's sports and
wanderings. '
It was little wonder, then, that her head
had scarcely pressed the cushion when she
fell asleep,
Richard was absent full twenty min
utes, returning to his sleepiag charge
when the shadows of evening were set
tling permanently around her. His
seaich for his portable telescope had for
some time been unsuccessful.
"Here it is, Lily," he said, springing
to the side of the. Aunt. "I 'thought I
never should find it, and, now I've got it,
it's too late to use it. Why, Lily,' darl
ing" are you asleep ? "
He looked down upon the unconscious
little maiden, caressed her hair, and cov
ered her tenderly. • .
"Poor little tired Lily," he whispered,
softly. "It would be a pity, tomake her
up. j How fast it has grown dark. I
wonder if I couldn't carry hex into the
house without waking her. "
He was about to carry the idea into ex
ecution, when he suddenly remembered a
softly -cushioned hand-wagon which had
beep purchased for Lily's use therprevi
eus year, after a long' illness which had
I left her too weak to walk.
"I'll get the R agon" he thought, "and
draw her to the house without a jolt.
She'll awake on the parlor sofa after father
and mother come home. What a surprise
it will be for her ! "
Eager to carry out his design, he
hastened in search of the invalid wagon.
lie was not long absent, returning softly,
fearful'of disturbing his young charge.
The boat was gone ! -
Looking wilaly around, he cau ght a
glimpse of it, fifty yards away, w ith its
sail flapping, and yet going rapidly sea-
ward. - Even while he gazed, the gather
ing mist and gloom closed in upon the
mere point the boat. presented to his sight,
and it.abruptly vanished. ,
--
For a moment the lad was stunned with
the dreadful truth.
"The boit has floated off the' beachl'.
he exclaimed. "I might have foreseen it'
The tide has risen, and the wind with it.
The wind is driving her seaward; but I
will soon overtake her. Lily, darling,
I'm coming!"
Ile sprang into the remaining boat,
pushed off, set the sail, and karried..off in
pursuit of tote girl, straining his eyes
through the daraness to discover Some
sign of her.
But when he reached the spot; where
the boat had vanished, and straining his
eyes in every direction, saw no sign of
the missing boat and girl, he was shaken
by a sharp and dreadful apprehension.
"Oh, Lily!' my poor little Lily!" he
groaned, with an anguish too great for
expression, but without pausing in the
earnest pursuit. "What does this mean?
Where can the boat be? Why does it
drift so swiftly? Ob, Lily!"
Keeping his eye fixed in the supposed
direction of the Water Lily, he strained
every nerve, spread every stitch of sail,
in his wild frenzy, and yet he perceived
no sign of her.
"Help, help!" he shouted at last, in
despair, as his course led him past a group
of"fishing boats returning homeward from
Sag Harbor. "Stop that boat! It got
loose from Shelter Island' Help!"
His excited voice immediately com
manded attention. Naturally enough,
perhaps, the fishermen, instead of seek
ing the misting boat, drew near to ques.
tion the pursuer: .
In broken words, tremulous with ex
citement and reviving hope, Richard told
his story as briefly as possible.'
Before many minutes had passed, the
Water.LilY was overtaken and stopped.
Richard's boat fairly skimmed over the
Sound, his veins throbbing with his exult
ant Joy, his heart .brimming over with a
mighty thanksgiving.
"Is she asleep' yet?" he asked. She
was very tired. I will not wake her up."
The fishers looked at each other in
silence' Then one of them silently took
a lantern and flashed it over the Water
Li! i .
The boat was emp!
There was a dent itthe cushion where
Lily's golden head hid rested. .
But Lily herself was, gone !
"Where—where is Lily I" Dick wisped.
One of the fishermen answered :
'She must have waked np dazed like.
Most likely she didn't - know where she
was. P'raps she thought she was getting
out of bed. Poor little Lily Lawrence 1
We all know'd her pretty,' sweet face,,
and we allioved her 1 I never passed her
pa's plapcskijioutherwishin' me luck, and'
'twee so
• ardidt the rest.. ,She was an angel,
and she's gone home tolive. Master Dick,
With the'rest or the angels 1" .....I
"Dead I drowned I" cried thh boy,
wildly. ' "Yes, she is dead 1"
,He Atob'd there, white, tearless and de
spairing; like a statute of grief. 1
"Her folks ought to be told," said one
.of• the fisherman, in a low tone.
Slowly and reluctantly he trimmed his
sail, and set out upon his errand.
The remaining• fishers- then strove, In
theitrade kindly way, to comfort the
stricken lad. But . the sound ,Of their
voices jarredspirit,
on his tortured and
lid cried : • _
"I want to 'be alone. Let me. go off by
myself I Oh, Lily, Lily I "
The Mara drew off ;neatly and sadly;
11 1 116111/11MASHITIir nlifm*.T-rE.M9I74k-viAaWR
deeming it bestltookstee the lad gone
Fith grief t , sad. soon Bichazd. was .sol
%arald the Shadowsupon the water.
. 41 eihipti I ilia over Llly , adroWned
body!" he said,•aloud, peering over into
the dark waters. "Oh, if I might only
join her I "
At length he sat up, and looked with
haggard face toward his home.
Lights were gleaming from the win
dows of the dwelling, and lanterns were
Itashingucross the beach, and over the
lawn.
j !` They are looking for Lily and me,"
he murmured faintly• "Father and mo
her have come home. Oh, I can never,
eve' face them again 1 They took care
' m all my life; they have showered
Ind ual blessings upon me—and what
ret rtt I have made! They left Lily in
y barge, and return to find her
•ow ed! They will Writhe the sight of
Le. It was through my carelessness
ily was drowned—Lily for whom I
'mil gladly have laid down my own
fe 1 I cannot go back—oh, never,
eve I" .
W th sudden eagerness for flight he
lju d his sail, and directed his course
w . d Sag Haitor, his only ides being
1 hi , e himself somewhere where the re•
roa hfhl glances of Lily's parents might
ev- reach hilt'. ,
e great lantern of the whaling yessel
re nearer and nearer; as .did the lights
f
S tem
ag Harbor.
A •he approached the vessel in the
ar and marked its signs of 'came
tat deParture, a desperate thought en
tern his mind._ • 1
" he is'only' waiting for ebme of the
stragglers of the crew," he thought.
"Tke wind is right. She'll soon be off.
W ire can I lose myself to father and
mo er so completely as 611 a whaler?"
e approached the vessel as quietly as
poisible. She was lying to, just without
Sag Harbor, heading toward Cedar isl
and. The night was dark, and only a
few Men were visible on her deck. The
lurid light of The lantern enabled Richard
to, note all these circumstances sufficiently
for his purpose.
He crept under the bow softly, seized
the martingale, by a desperate leap, and
'began to- climb to, the bowspiit, and
thence, in the shadow of the Jib, creeping
down to the deck. He paused when he
had gained a. secure footing, and removed
his shoes, looking around and seeing that
his , -arrival was unnoticed: He then
movenoftly along the deck to the corn
_panion•way, slipped down, and found
himself in a ditalplighted, disagreeably
smelling cabin.
The steward's pantry was off this, and
Richard beheld a couple of individuals
within it, engaged in imbibing hot ilq
uois. Their backs were toward him, and
thei boy crept along the shadow, gained
anlempty state•room, slipped in and con.
pealed himself beneath the bunk.
LILT A.ND stEn CAPTOR.
\ ' While our young heroine lay asleep in
her boat, upon the beach in front of her
father's dwelling, as recorded, the feints
teti face which had peered upon her from
a neighboring cluster of bushes, was again
thrust into prominence. Upon this re-
Pulsive visage had now appeared 'an ex-
pression akin to villainous contentment.
"It certainlylooks so," muttered, in a
hoarse voice, the individual to whom
that evil-looking face belonged. "The
girl's asleep,!"
, As already stated, the shadows of night
had enveloped the scene. Favored by
the darkness, the intruder gained the
beach unseen, sprang beside the boat, and
befit over`the'sleeping child.
Ihere was light enough for him to mark
he features, and an exultant glow lit up
his own, as he muttered:
• Asleep, sure enough!" '
e chuckled coarsley, pushed off the
boai, stepped lightly into it, set the sail,
and \ seated himself in the stern. The
wind immediately swelled the canvas,
blowing from the west, and the little
crag speed out into the gloomnow hover
ing ever the water.
"The thing's done " breathed the vil
lin, in a scarcely audible whisper, he look
ed shoreward and saw no sign of life or'
motion. "I shall get off with my prize
without trouble." ,
. -
Wien he had placed what he deemed a
sate distance between his unconscious
pureper and himself, be allowed his boat
to fall off a little, he peered anxiously
around him into the darkness.
"It was about here I ordered the boat
to help waiting," "Ah, there it is yon
der! Boys."
His cautious, hissing whisper was
answered by a low. irregular whistle
"This way, boys 1" he said, making
out the outline of an ordinary whale-boat
near at luind, Which had been waiting for
him. ,
The villain then lifted Lily very care
fully in his arms, and stepped over into
the while-boat, treading upon Lily's hat
as he went. ,
"Now for the ship boys," he whispered.
"Let the boat I came in drift where she
will. - Amay with us—quick !"
Thd 'Cybele-boat darted away in obedi
ence to tkese orders, and the Water Lily was left to be the spbrt of the winds alid
the waves until found by the pursuer.
The Attie. maiden stirred uneasily In the
embrace of her enemy, and-.awakened
with a sudden start. • '
"Is it you Dick ?" she asked. - "Where
are you taking me? Why, it' h ark, and
we're on the water. Dear Dick, let's go
right home 1 ,Papa and mama will soon
be there !"
"Shut up; yon young one I" com
manded her enemy, menacingly. "Not
a word—not a cry—or I'll chuck you
over• into the water!"
Lily almost fainted with fright, her
eyes looking wildly up at her captor, and.
lei heart alm ost ceasing its pulsations.
Such a shock she hid 'never before ex
perienced.
The whaleboat swiped the fishing
boats upon the sound, steering straight
for the whaling vessel which the young
couple had retriarked, and about which
Lily hid 'indulgedin so many peen's.
- dons, and Which. batl,rd' mysteriously de
, layed its departure." , =
In a short time ele:tioat Was abingaide. ,
the' captain climbed' to the 'deck with his
lig& burden, and ilastUy descended to
the caldn. 14.
Whet &piac i ° fora ,de ' lleately,nurtureg
daintily4red'Lllyi i
• There•was no one in the cabin,,buett
hideous black face looked out of the
Steward's pantry=-the , face - of the cabin,
cook. ' •' '
Captain Steaks set down hit pale' and
trembling burden uPiin a wooden bench'
that served us a divan, and called
to the hitt& ciok, who immediately obey
ed the summons.
"This is my daughter, Scipio," said the
captain, keeping his eyes fixed menacing 4
ly upon the little captive. "I told you
CHAPTER 111,
4 1r es --51 47A1at .rab....sw,ay fr om
me 3'ftrt ifgo: anid t toelethe 'girl 'with her.
re hh,ingpe of roy,flArits as a parent. ..I
h a ve ten 'the law into my: own han ds,'
and brook t my. arrl off to keep me com
pany— _
"It isn't so," interrupted Lily, desper
ately, et rugg lle: with her astonishment
and grief. "I an; not this man's daugh
ter, and I wouldn't be for a million
worlds. lam Lily ,Lavrrence, and my
father lives on Shelter island, and I want
to go h nne--"
"You hush up !" cried the Captain, with
a look that made her shudder with fear.
"You understand, Scipio, that jou are to
keep your eye on this young 134,:. You
are not to let her out of your sight."
"I'll remember, sir, "
" said Scipio, with
a grin that showed his double row .of
ivories.
"And, Scipio, you are not to listen to
her prayers and beseechings."
"No, cap'n," said Scipio.
"And if I tell you to fling her over
board, you will do it 2."
"Yes cap'n," said the negro, who had
evidently been previously instructed what
to say on the present occasion; "if you ,
say so,". and he drew a nage clasp
knife from Ma pocket and assumed a
threatening appearance, "I'll take the
young lady's head right off ! "
He glared sally, as he spoke Moving,
a step toward, lier, and the child fairly
screamed with fright.
"That is right," said Captain Stocks.
satisfied that the desired.impression had
been made upon .his captive. "Go into
the pantry, Scipio; I want to talk with
the girl alone..'
t _""The cook obeyed,.closing the door be
htird tam.
The captain stood in front of Lily,
looking exultantly upon her.
He was a great, powerful man, with
sandy hair and beard, a pair of sinister_
eyes, and a face that showed a nature
given up -to evil and wickedness. His
brawny hands were rough, the cords
being heavily knotted; his neck was thick
and short; and his entire appearance was
at once formidable and unprepossessing.
No wonder that delicate little Lily attiv
ered and trembled before him, vaguely
'vaguely
wondering if it were not all a b adi dream,
and she would wake from it by-and-by.
"Do you know who lam?" asked the
captain, after auveying her a little while
in silence.
"I know you are a dreadful man," said
Lily, with a great sob, not daring to avoid
answering.
"Well, who do you suppose I am!"
"I—l suppose ,you, are the very worst
man in the world," saidt poor, frightened
little Lily. alarmed at her own temerity.
"You flatter me," replied the captain,
with a sinister :smile; "but you don't
quite get my idea. Let me tell you a lit
tle story. Children are fund of stories, I
believe. •
"Once on a time—to begin in the good
old way—there were two half-brothers.
The younger was a wild wicked boy,"
and he sneered. "He didn't like to go
to school—that's what they say in the
biographies of wicked boys, ain't it? He
ran away to sea, and made his father
trouble. The elder boy was a good lad,
industrious and thoughtful, and studious,
and all that"—and again he sneered.
"The lather of these boys died when the
boys got to be young men, and it was
found that ho bad left all his wealth to the
good, elder boy, and left the bad, young•
er ion dependent upon the bounty of his
brother. Can you understand all that?"
Lily was looking up at him with wild
and wondering eyes, her tangle of golden
hair pushed back frotn her white brows,
and her pale 'face aglo4c with suppres=
sed excitement. She nodded, gravely,
and he continued :
''The good brother built him a splendid
home on Shelter Island, and married
rich girl, and was very happy"—and the
captain's sneer was fearfully bitter. "The
wicked brother lived with this good and
happy couple a whole year, thinking if
they were to die, how rich he would be.
But a baby came at the end of a year,
and be knew that all that property would
go to her, so he ran off and was never
heard of by Iris brother again—never,
until the other day, when this bad bro
ther happened to be in New York, and
wrote a letter to his rich brother, pre
tending to be sorry, and desiring to be
forgiven. The rich brother and his wife
hurried off to bring the prodigal home,
and their only child was lett unguarded
to fall into the wicked man's hands. In
short, Miss. Lily, your papa went to New
York on a wild goose chase, just to give
me the opportunity to steal his dearest
treasure.
"And you—and you—" gasped
Lily, with dilating eyes.
"I am Captain Stocks, of the whaler
Dolphin, otherwise Hadley Lawrence, the
'wicked brother,'" said the captain with
mocking bow and a sneering smile.
"Then you must bemy bad uncle!"
ejaculated Lily, full of horror and sur
prise. • "What do you mean by carrying
me off in this manner?"
"I mean, " he said, to give you a voy
age arounthe world!'
"I—l don't understand you," said
Lily, with a pitiful quiver of het lip.
"No? Then let me explain. - My ves
sel is bound on a three_,yearS' voyage.
Before my return home. I shall put you
in safe, custody in some far off quarter of .
the globe. I shall then comeback, search ,
out back Ales of papers, read the affecting
account of the fate of Miss Lily Lawrence,
~
only child of James Lawrence, and then ,
open negotiations with my afflicted rela
tives. Should my brother and his wife
both be , dead of grief—and I believe and
expect they will be—l' shall enter into
possession of the property, kick, outthat
nameless, interloping boy—your 'dear
Dick'—and settle down into a virtuous,
happy existence, keeping you well
guarded in your far off prison. Can you
understand my programme?"
"Yes, I understandyou l" cried Lily ,
indiknantly. "I should think you would
choke with so many wicked words."
' I.le'opened a door beside Lily, and ex
hibited the small state-room. A. large new
trunk stood against the wall, the key hi
the lock.. The captain lifted the lid dis
playing its contents..
“Why, those are my own things !"
cried Lily in astonishment, recognizing
In the miscellantibus heap, dresses, under
elothing,,:shoes, and hats she had wbrn.
"How slid they come
of . r, house this
tmerutpg, When yon,Wem in the _garden,'
and thelseryants were off by themselves."
"But,' mat not going off with you'
exclaimedtLily. "I am going ashore to
papa; mamma, and Dick. , '
She spran% up, darting Joyitsrd the
door;qf the ca In, 'with a Wilffhapeof esni
cape. ;
Before she could reach the...compinion-
Way, the captain's broad strides bad
brought him 'beside her, and his heavy
hand was laid on heftshottlder. o
"None ()titbit!" heseddi uglY
..!:i .
look.. "I've 11:.1k to go ashen's. again, on
busfneas bikie,#e sail, an 4 ftan't*Aste
more Altai tuie: - No use inyottr trying
tO,escatse.. i .ciAlo has got 13. is eye.s op.
YOXL" •,. ,
He thrust her into the dark state.roona.
locked the door, putting the key in his
pocket, and. ordering the negro to keep a
close guard over thecaptive, •
He then went about his business,
The child thoroughly exhausted herself
with the vehemence of her emotions and
exertions to . escape, calling wildly.on her
parents for rescue, but at last she dropped
tiro her berth, moaning and sobbing
faintly:
"Oh, Dick, dear Dick, come to me!
Come and save your poor Lily!"
The poor little captive had no suspicion
of Richard's presence, and yet, by a
merciful Providencethe desperate reso
lution of our young hero bad carried him
aboard of that very vessel! , •
CHAPTER IV.
LIMIT nt DARKNESS.
How lonely and'desolate he waslf No
word can desslribe his sadness.
For a long time he lay there, thinking
of ) his lost Lily, - of her parents despair
and wretchedness_, and of his hopeless,
darkened life. The ship sailed ac,ross
Gardiner's bay, passed'outside of Gardin
er's Island, and struck the swell of the
Atlantic. Wkat•a vojage—What aßfe--;
was before him! -.-
"We are fairly out to tea," lie said, at
last, as the rolling and pitching of the
veSSel,4Aeclared the fact. "I'ditnit'own up
soon. ," I wonder what the,"_OPtain' will
say When he sees me!
fie wipea 'away his tears &artfully, re=
pulsed the . feeling of desolation, that came
OTT him, and began slowly to emerge
from his concealment.
As might been expected, from the
life he and Lily had led, spending half
their time on the water, neither of them
felt the slightest inclination to
,seit-sick
ness. But to both the peculiar greasy
odor perrading the vessel was almost in
tolerable, and Richard began to long for ,
the fietfli air of the decks..
He, crept across the state room,- audi
placing himself noiselessly in the stair
way, peered into the dingy cabin.
The door of the steward's pantry was,
open, and the steward—a negro named
Tawkins—was. engaged in entertaining
Scipio with a tempting beverage, receiv
ing in return all the news at Scipio's
command. •
"So the captain has.brought his daugh
ter aboard, has he,", said Taveltins: "I
jest wish I could see her. Ddea she look
like the captain?" ' • '
"About as much as a lamliloOki like a
tiger„' sald'Scipio, with's grin. "Why,
she's a tinty-touty thing, with 'hair the
color o' sunshine and eyes like , bits o'
deep blue sky. ' She's going to - paa,ke a
voyage with us!" '
"It's bad luck to have a; Woman
aboard," said Tawkine, reflectively. "I
knew of a ship once, where the captain's
wife was aboard, and the • ship was L lost,
and every soul drowned. It's a temptin'
o' Providence to take women to sea!"
"It'd be worse 'luck to go against the
captain's will I" declared Scipio. "Why
he can rage worse than the wind can,
and the weight of his atm is somethin'
awful. Last v'yage, you know, he liked
to killed one of the sailors '
and thit very
feller is in the New York 'ospitle now
with a generally used•up body. Can't
walk, nor talk, not nothin'aso I hear.
The captain fa awftd !"
Richard began to think he,Ei}ghtbetter
have remained ashore.` ; .
"Is the capiiin r s bed inade,'Tas4ine?"
asked Scdpio, after a Daum.
The steward repllid-in the negative.
"I'll make it then,' ] said Scipio, "and
you can help. Where are the blankets and
sheets ?". . ,
Richard, anticipating the reply, closed
the door and concealed hinu3elt behind the
further pile of blanketa. i. •
A moment later, the,tio negroes enter
ed the state-room, and commenced !leis
urely selecting the required stores. -2 •
"What did yen say the young lady's
name is Scipio ?" inquired Tawkius,
holding a lantern, ;while his friend tum
bled over the piles of: blankets. •
"I didn't say, but it's bily. The cap
tain found her on Shelter Island."
"What a great leap Richard's heart
gave. He started so violently as almost
to betray himself, and it was whit
culty he could prevent himbelf from utter
ine a shout.
conviction of the glorious truth
flashed across his soul with the quickness
of li.htnlng.
Lily was living—was on board thiS
very vessel.,
While his mind was in a maze of bliss.
ful rapture the two men passed out, and
he was, left to himself.
His first impulse was to fling himself
at full length and.soh like a child. His
joy and thanksgiving found - vent in a
shower cf tears, which seemedlo relieve
alike the pressure on heart and brain.
Notwithitanding that the girl bad bun
spoken of as the captain's daughter, he
believed her to be his own lost Lily. Ai
his 'brain grew clearer, his mind grew
butty with speculations, and he soon sr
rived at atP ides somewhere near the truth.
"Lily's uncle is a sailor, and what sailor
beside him could want to carry her off?
He is going to take her far away,• and
maybe he means to kill father and mother,
and inherit all the Lawrence property.
Poor little Lily t My heart aches to com
fort her. The key is inside her door. 1
must go to her l" •
He again arose and peered out into the
cabin. • The door of the captain's state
room was open and the two ttegroes were
busY making up the berth.
He could not move yet to Lily's assist
snce. He must wait—he must, have ,
patience. •
Whilehe stood there, his (ice paliag and
flushing, his heart sinking and swelling
with-despondency and hope, the captain
and mate came down the companionmay
and sat down at the cabin table; calling
for sundry hinki, -which.,Tawkins lies-fened to prepare.;j'
The two men, talked, over their , wine a
full hour,, telling, what they should do in
• case their present whaling expedition
prdved successful v and drinking repeatep
ly to the desired success.
seemed to Richer& Ass if they neve;
would separate. ..
He 'crouched • behind' the Rclosed 400 r,.
waltimeloitheii departure; aid trembling
so that he - could scarcely stand.
shell be' rich man one' of these'
days, `Bill,'' said the captain, at last, when
the mate .arose. "I might pi noir
%wan% for two young tins—my girl in' .
there and alloy that's nothing to nobody,
kreftuni of the waves,-bat who =Brigand
between me' sand lel handsome property;
One of these dam Bill, when
,you are.
captain instead of thite •of 'the old Dol.
phln, I may get youlb dispeat 'Of my fine
young gentler= - tae. 1;ly Gporgel
•
0 4 rote,' Prm7, gun to see' that, la is
0: . =
The mate laughed, and said that be
should be glad to see theocracy for a favor
done to Captain Stocks was sure of re
ward. He then went up on deck, leaving
the commander to, himself.
Richard instinctively understood the
- "fine Young gentleman" referred to to be
himself. His suspicions that the captain
was the brother of his foster-father and
benefactor had received confirmation.
, It was another full hour before thevap
tain retired. He talked to Scipio, enjoin
ing oi:Ohlm a ceaselys vigilance toward
the Captive, promising him tempting re
wards i fur faithfulness. He listened at
Lily's door to assure himself that she slept,
andll ally he withdrew into his• state
room, closed his door, and his loud
breath ng soon attested his somnolence.
SciPo Bung himself one the bench that
served as a cabin divan., and tossed and
rolled :Bout sleeplessly, a full half' hour
more.
But s t length he,:too, slept..
The lit Richard, who had remained
sleepl ss and vigilant, again opened the
door d looked out—with what breath
lessneSs, with what subdued excitement,
can betwell Imagined.,
• They negro was snoring, with hislace
to the wall. Beside him, there was no
one in the, cabin. The - i smoky lamp
burned diir.lY, and the sound of steaay
tramplig came from the deck, where
members of the watch were walking,and
talking together.. ~•1
Breettiless with excitement, Richard
stole out into the cabin, 'Closing his state
.reom7door behind.hun. The tithe had
tome, far action. " ' ' '
- Creeping noiselessly along the wall, his
restless gaze divided between the negro,
the , 'companionway, - and the captain's
door, he stole to the entrance of Lily's
apartment..
t ee
How e trembled as he turned the
htufdlei - sing upon it i
It yiel ed to his touch—the door was
not lock d.
He so 13rIlided in!
i
• Closl the door•behind him, he softly
locked i finding the key, in its place.
r•_! Thep- e crept up to the berth and
looked in, as well as the darkness per
mitted._ ,
Yes, there was his Lily—his lost Lily
—faint and pale'as one dead, her golden
half streaming over her pillow, her long,
curling lashes on her cheeks, veiling the
sweet ! , shitt•eyes, and her breath. faintly
coming and going between her parted
- , •
tuWeary, strengthless and despairing, she
lay there like a broken flower.
How Richard's heart swelled with joy
and rapture, as be looked on the lovely
face he had, thought lying under the rest•
less wades! What a mighty yearning
tilled his soul at. sight ~ o f .her • living,
breathing form!,
"Lily!" • he whispered Eoftly, taking
her lifeless hand In his own.
The eyelashes -stirred a little, and the
handquivered a little-in-his grasp.
"Lily!" he whispered again, with - a
solenin,.. ineffable tenderness. "Lily ,
darling—it is" Dick!" -
"The words seemed to, galvanize the
little reafure:nto new life. She opened
wide her wandering eyes, looked at him
wilkly—then a sudden comprehension of
hergreat joy rushed over her, and she
buried her face in his bosom, veeping out
her thanksgiving., ''
She made no outcry—she uttered no
scream-such
_rapnfe as hers finds ex
pression best in silent tears.
Richard folded_ her close to his loving
heart,.,and: shed fiiion, her_ bright head
tears like beis—solemn, joyful tears!
What mattered all else? the perils they
had passed? -the dangers to come? To
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