Pluck and Luck #139: Jack Wright and His Deep Sea Monitor — page 26: what you’re looking at

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gai Bi ACK W WRIORT AND ‘HIS DEEP SBA’ MONITOR, ee Begin ar Er Poy ce yon fr A Sables an ioe vk be eee om cage now, as he fears me. We 1 will lay to here until salary. Fs and at daybreak we must set sail in quest of prey, as the whole crew clamor for active work now.” _ “And if I get a chance,” muttered Jack, “I'll keep you in view, thwart your pirating plans, and put ‘you in the hands of the law.” Bt ; He glanced around and located the spot where the ri wi had sunk, The boy had just come to the conclusion that he could now Pind his way back to where his boat lay, when Blackbeard Branca to glance down and saw him. Ee Realizing in an instant who the strange diver was, the cun- “ning rascal suddenly picked up a long boat-hook, reached over the bulwarks with it, and caught the boy under the arm with he hook. be “Tve got one of those accursed divers!” he yelled, pulling in on the pole. '- To Jack’s dismay, he found himself being pulled over toward & he boat. 5 1) CHAPTER XXI. TO THE RESCUE. “The boy’s hands were dragged from their hold upon the an- “ch or line as the two men began to pull upon the handle of the : Bet hook, and he felt himself being lifted up Sawant the bul- rarks. ‘i "Catching hold of the pole above the hook with both hands he energetically hoisted himself up toward the boat. kif, By so doing he released himself of the hook. aig He then made a backward leap into the water, and a yell 8) nger pealed from the pirate’s lips as he plunged into the ine close to the rope, seized it again in passing and slipped doy wn Within a minute Jack disappeared beneath the surface, and, } lett ti ng himself slide he reached the top of the reef once more. { “ was laid by the Dutch boy, and upon iearine Jack’s they all sat down at the table and enjoyed the repast. lackbeard is bent upon mischief,” said Jack, during the of the meal, “and is. determined to carry out his pirat- expedition. He can do a great deal of harm unless we h him closely, and as the purden of that ton of gold can’t fere with us, I propose that we shadow the schooner and | The rest readily agreed to this. KD, fe dot Carib don’t, vhas in id some more?” queried Fritz. “He is such a vindictive rascal,” the boy answered, “that I yon * the opinion he will not let Blackbeard off without a 1k oe Tt would not surprise me to learn that he and his crew oO ves. got on the’ pirate’s track, followed him up and an effort to do them all the injury they could for acting acherously. My! afterward sent the boat over nedr the coral reef in t of | the anchor, the removal: of which, indicating the: of ae ue ha they could sista in a “moment. £ ? “ -— mi . ,< “= y + 7 *« é “2s ft 4 F Te et 44 ’ eh af , vt rf} . Abe iv Sir ‘vert . eye “s rie ne y " . . Me + -t\e ' ; : ee Ways ese In the eben they saw the schooner’s anchor go up. Fritz and the professer were then on watch, and the Dutch the lights and saw daylight reflected upon the white board. The broad expanse of dancing sea was plainly depicted upon the board in natural movement and colors; at one side they beheld the end of the island, and off the shore the schooner, upon the deck of which the crew were busy making preparations for departure. Fritz rang a gong, and Jack and Tim soon came in, glanced at the camera board and observed what was transpiring. | By that time the schooner’s anchor was atrip, her sails were filling away, and she stood off through Ship Channel to the ‘sea, going around to the southward with a quarter wind. “We must follow him at once!” said Jack. “Go surface,” “Yah,” said Fritz, turning the pump lever. The machinery failed to operate, however, and a look of blank astonishment overspread every one’s face. “T must go aft and see what the trouble is,” said Jack. He hastened down in the eabin, passed through the galley and store-room into the machine compartment, and glanced around. A series of most dismal howls reached his ears, and, direct- ing his glance at the spot from whence they proceeded, he be- held the cause of the pump’s refusal to work. The monkey was jammed in between the wheel and the belt, and nearly had the life crushed out of his little body as it effectually jammed the broad leather band, preventing it op- erating. How he got in there was a mystery that never was solved. Jack hastily got him cut, the belt ran, the wheel whirled, and in a moment the machinery began to operate properly. The water was rapidly pumped out of the hold, and the Sea Serpent began to ascend to the surface. As soon as she began to go up Jack lowered the camera ‘ities to accommodate their nearness to the surface, and when the monitor was within ten feet of the surface, he brought her to © a pause with the tube projecting a few feet above the waves. “By this means,” he remarked to the professor, “we can re- main: concealed ourselves and observe all that transpires “pom the surface. ; | “The monitor, dear boy, is a wonder,” said hak scientist, glancing down at the camera board. “But I see the Terror has vanished.” ot “Och, she vhas vent herself yust aroundt dot hetlandt,” said Fritz, “und so soon dot ve got oudt ourselfs by der sea, ve soon seen her again alretty. Oxcuse me, but dit you vhas seen mine pipe?” “You! laid it down on the floor beside your chair,” Hopkins, “Donner und blitzen! pointing at his pet, who had stolen the pipe and was walking off with it. “Dit you effer vhas found a barrot so schmart like: dot, vonct? derbacker somedimes.”: He rushed after Bismarck, and the parrot flew set of the _ room with the pipe. The monitor soon got out into deep water, when Jack saw wt ihe schooner flying along the eastern shore of the island under — a a full head of canvas, in purusit of a bark which had come out from Exuma Bay, from behind Rum Island. : | She bore the Stars and Stripes at her mast top, and was: heading straight out to sea, when suddenly a gunshot burst — from the schooner, and a ball went flying athwart her course. — Hauling to, ‘she rode up in the wind suddenly, and the Hi) rates came swarming out from under cover upon the deck of | Res 4 the ‘schooner, armed with cutlasses and firearms. 4 FR ¢ePe, e <a mer “4¢) ry, ° f ph te BE: i€ “Ad. ate Le Sansa be ees a Rik, enh Ty eS rf “, Pe . zs eta ah r : ey sth Cac ts ; Ua PAR bie da ‘ye a - said) hoy sent the camera’s telescopic tube to the surface, put out — to the: — looker. dot Bismarck!” cried Fritz, I t’ink me poody soon he vhas "Se a ter shew ~* =e. Ley. * Ae ; os As soon as the crew of the bark Sibapryee. the digg ies of, nie i