Bear and forbear, or, The young skipper of Lake Ucayga . at he should remain on the bluff, andsee that the robber did not escape while we werebringing up the Belle, and that I should go withTom, and take him on board at the place wherehe had landed. If we both left the bluff, he mightstill be smart enough to escape, in spite of his injury. I hastened down the path, and, hailing Tom, wassoon on board of the Belle. I told the skipper wehad damaged the robber so that he was willing tosurrender, and had given up his pistol, which I ex-hibited. By the time we reached the point in thegully where the
Bear and forbear, or, The young skipper of Lake Ucayga . at he should remain on the bluff, andsee that the robber did not escape while we werebringing up the Belle, and that I should go withTom, and take him on board at the place wherehe had landed. If we both left the bluff, he mightstill be smart enough to escape, in spite of his injury. I hastened down the path, and, hailing Tom, wassoon on board of the Belle. I told the skipper wehad damaged the robber so that he was willing tosurrender, and had given up his pistol, which I ex-hibited. By the time we reached the point in thegully where the Raven had grounded, the robberhad arrived there, and the sheriff at the point onthe bluff above him. On the way, I had loaded allthe barrels of the robbers revolver, and held it inmy hand. But the desperado seemed to be verybadly injured, and I was obliged to help him intothe boat. He seated himself opposite me, and Iput his travelling-bag in the cuddy. Pushing off, Tom headed the Belle out into thelake, in order to take a tack so as to reach the foot. THE YOUNG SKIPPER OF LAKE TTCAYGA. 197 of the path, and receive the sheriff on board. Un-der the lee of the Raven, the skipper put the helmdown, and I went forward to clear away the I was thus occupied, the robber made a sud-den spring at Tom, and taking him up in his arms,tossed him into the lake. The deed was done inthe twinkling of an eye. The robber then madea leap towards me. 198 BEAR AND FORBEAR, OR CHAPTER XVII. A BLOW WITH THE BOAT-HOOK. THE robber appeared to be suffering so much fromthe injuries in his shoulder that I had not con-sidered him capable of giving us any further trouble ;and when I went forward to clear away the jib, I putthe revolver in my j)ocket. I did not suppose a manwho declared that his shoulder was broken would makean attack upon us, and I had relinquished the pre-cautions adopted when the desperado came on board. I was astounded and horrified when I saw Tompitched into the lake with so li
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