Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1930, Page 32

“THE EVENING STORY : One of World-Famous Works of Literature A Pirate Adventure, BY RB. N. FORTUNE. (This _exploit is from a Sibtle atsence i real ad » forvandly toid.) Early one morning the whole fleet was in motion, starting all together for the sake of mutual protection. The wind and tide were both fair and we proceeded along the coast with great rapidity, and were soon out of sight of the Min and its beautiful and ro- mantic scenery. The plan of mutual protection soon seemed to be aban- doned, and the vessels separated into threes and fours, each getting on as well and as fast as it could. About ¢ o'clock in the afternoon and when we were some 50 or 60 miles from Min the captain and the pilot came hurriedly down to my cabin and informed me that they saw a number of Jandous right ahead, lying in wait for us. I ridiculed the idea and told them that they imagined every junk they saw to be a pirate, but they still maintained it to be so, and I therefore considered it prudent to be pre) for the worst. I got out of bed, ill and feverish as I was, and carefully examined my fire- arms, clearing the nipples of my gun and pistols, and putting on fresh caj I also rammed down & ball upon the top of each charge of shot in my gun, put a pistol in each side pocket, and patiently awaited the result. By the aid of a small pocket tele- scope I could see, as the nearest junk approached, that her deck was crowded with men. I had no longer any doubts. regarding her intentions. The pilot, an intelligent old man, now came up to me and said that he thought resistance ‘would be of no use. I might manage to head off one junk, or even two, but I had no chance with five of them. Being at that time in no - mood to take advice or be dictated to by any one, I ordered him to look after his own duty. I knew perfectly well that if we were taken by the pirates I had not the slightest chance of escape, for the first thing they would do would be to knock me on the head and throw me ove as they would deem it to themselves were I to get away. At the same time, I must con- fess, I had little hopes of being able to beat off such a number, and de- voutly wished myself anywhere rather than where I was. ‘The scene around me was a strange one. The captain, pilot and one or two of the native passengers were tak- ing up the boards of the cabin floor and putting their money and valuables out of t among the ballast. The common soldiers, too, had their copper cash, or “tsien,” to hide: and the whole lace was in a state of bustle and con- jon. When all their valuable prop- erty was hidden they began to make their tion for defense. of small stones were brought up from the hold and emptied out on the most convenient parts of the deck, to be used instead of firearms when enough when the enemy has only simi- far weapons to bring against them; but on the coast of Fokien, where we were now, all the pirate junks carried guns: tly, & whole deckload of should bring the junk around and run back to Min. The nearest pirate was ‘within two or three hundred yards d, putting her helm down. gave us the broadside of her guns. Al ‘was now dismay and consternation on , and ewery \n ran two who were at helm: every moment it these would ‘leave their post, and should have been an easy prey irates. gun is nearer you.than those of said to the:two men, move from the helm, de- 3t, I will shoot you.” ul%owl |ookedtvery ‘llx:\mm- t, I suppose, thought they stand the fire of the pirates ine, and kept at their post. boards, heaps of old clothes, and s of that sort, were up to protect us from the shot; had every stitch of sail set, ir wind, we were going through rate of seven or eight ] s il 1 SERREIEEL ] om the pirate fell con- jerably short of us; I was therefore to form an opinion of the range their guns, which was of me. Assistance from our rdly crew was quite out of the question, for there was not a man among them brave enough to use the stones whieh he had brought on deck; and which. perhaps, might have been of some little use when the pirates g FHE ‘When the helmsman started putting the helm'down, I and the two men at our helm fell flat on deck and thus es- caped being killed or wounded. Then, suddenly, while the pirates were 20 yards from us, hooting and yelling, I Taked their decks, fore and aft, with shot and ball from my double-barreled gun. Had a thunderbolt fallen among them they could not have been more . Doubtless many were wounded, and probably _some killed. ‘The whole crew, not fewer than 40 or 50 men, disappearcd in a marvelous manner; sheltering themselves behind the bulwarks or lying flat on their faces, They were so.completely taken by surprise that the junk was left with- out a helmsman; her sails flapped in the wind; and, as we were still carry- ing all sail and keeping on our right course, they were soon left & consider- able’ way astern. Another was now bearing down upon us boldly, and commenced firing in the same manner. Having been 50 success- ful with the first, I paid no attention to this firing until we should come to close . Watching their helm as before, we sheltered ourselves as well as we could. As soon as they came within 20 or 30 yards of us I gave them the contents of both barrels, raking their deck as before. This time . | the helmsman fell and doubtless sev- eral were wounded. In & minute or two I could see nothing but boards and shields, which were held up by the pirates to protect themselves from my firing. Their junk went up in the wind for want of a helmsman and was soon left some distance bel us. ‘The three other junks, as it hap- pened, were not armed, and could do us ro damage without the aid of the first two. Indeed, they did not venture any nearer; and, at last. much to my satisfaction, the whole set of them bore away. SO GROCER HURT IN CRASH. Special Dispatch to'The Star. DANVILLE, Va,, Pebruary 13.—George B. Simpson, wholesale grocer, was in- jured near here when which he was riding was in collision b-.m: an automobile. loaded CCO. a motor’ truck in with He is in a local hospital and no Irvin hope is held for his recovery. ‘Williamson, an occupant of the auto- mobile, was also injured. Weldon Lea sustained minor bruises and cuts, but Abe Oliver and Glen Reagan, other oc- cupants of the car, escaped, as did a companion of Mr. Simpson. 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