Part 50 (2/2)
Just then Toot so like that Nuff to tire anyone”
”Oh, let the plans to attack us”
It was noithin about an hour of daybreak, and Mark kept on looking longingly away over the row pale But all was deep, dark night at present, and he paced the deck, going fro to the uproar made by the Americans, which was as loud as ever
”Yes,” said Mark at last ”They ot some spirits down below, Tom, or they would never keep up noise like that”
Just as he was speaking one of the prisoners finished off a dance with a trean to applaud and cheer vociferously Then all was silent, and Mark exclaio to sleep now, sir, and I hope they won't wake again for a week”
”Why, what's the in Here, pass the word for Soup--Pish!+ Iblack”
”Ay, ay, sir;” and Soup ca on in the hold
”Why, they're quarrelling and getting up a fight,” cried Mark, as the noise increased; and there was evidently a struggle, while bloere being struck and savage cries arose
”Go down and stop it,” cried Mark ”Stupid idiots! Why can't they be still?”
Soup ran to the hold hatch and lowered himself rapidly down, just as the noise below culrowing desperate
”We o down and stop it,” said Mark
”Shall I pipe all hands on deck, sir?” cried Toht They'll settle down as soon as they see me”
Tom Fillot fetched a lantern, and twocame up to see just as Mark reached the ladder, and was about to descend, when, to his astonish up, and fell heavily upon the deck
”Why, Soup,the lantern to hold over the prostrate black
”Hi! Look-out, sir!” roared Toht, as he drew his cutlass, and made a cut at a dark shadohich leaped on deck; and before Mark could grasp what it all ures rushed up froe, and a moment later he, Tom Fillot, and dick Bannock, with Stepney, were driven down into the cabin, while the body of the big black was hurled upon theed to
For a few gling hirily,--
”The treacherous brutes! This is setting blacks free, so that they ainst us Why, they've half killed hiroaned Toht they'd be too many for us”
”What do youand sta was to hide what they were about”
”Who were about?” cried Mark