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"He lies there dead," cried I, pointing. "He hasn't moved since I first saw him." "Has he been eating of him?" "No!" "We must go ashore for help," sung out Jack Stevens. "For God's sake don't leave me up here!" I cried. "Tom," shouted Bunk, "there's only wan thing to dew; there's an old gun in my cabin, and yer'll find a powder-flask and ball in the locker.
He told me all about himself; and if he was not an honest man, he would not have done that. He is a Yorkshireman, a dealer in wool and drapery, and is on his way to Stourbridge Fair and Newmarket. If he had had any sinister motive, he would not have spoken as frankly as he did." "Then who stole your powder-flask, and drew the bullets out of your pistols?" asked Brinsmead.
He pretended to be on the point of recrossing, but the sailor had already got upon the bridge, and, with much balancing and waving of his long arms, passed over in safety. Mark was about to follow, when Hockins called out, "Better pitch over the powder-flask in case you fall in." "That's true, for I mayn't be as good as you or Ebony on the tight-rope. Look out!"
"Sir!" cried the landlord, bristling up. The little man pulled out a brace of pistols, and very quietly began priming them out of a small powder-flask. The landlord started back; the head-waiter cried "Rape!" and the barmaid "Murder!" "Who the devil are you, sir?" cried the landlord. "Mr. Tickletrout! the celebrated officer, thief-taker, as they call it. Have a care, ma'am, the pistols are loaded.
I wish it were, Caspar," rejoined Karl, in rather a desponding tone. "Certainly it is within our reach. Look here!" As Caspar spoke, he held out his copper powder-flask, now nearly empty. Karl did not yet quite comprehend him. "What is to hinder us from letting this down," he inquired, "and drawing it up again full of water? Nothing. Have you a piece of string about you, Ossy?"
Powder-flask and pouch of tasty patterns; belt around the waist, with hunting-knife and pistols revolvers. A light rifle in one hand, and in the other a bridle-rein, which guided a steed of coal blackness; one that would have been celebrated in song by a troubadour of the olden time.
As he spoke, the door opened, and a short, square-built man rushed into the room, with a pistol in one hand and a bright little bullet in the other. "Hullo, skipper!" cried Harry, "what's the row?" "All right," cried the skipper; "here it is at last, solid as the fluke of an anchor. Toss me the powder-flask, Harry; look sharp, else it'll melt."
So, having spent our own last charge of powder, we backed away into the bow with our faces to the enemy, and the only sounds to be heard were flapping sails and rattling blocks, the groans of the poor fellow Roger had shot, and the click of a powder-flask as Falk reloaded and passed his ammunition to Kipping. "So," said Falk at last, "we have a fine little mutiny brewing, have we?"
A powder-flask was immediately produced, from which the skipper hastily charged the pistol, and rammed down the shining bullet. "Now then," said he, "look out for squalls. Clear the decks there." And rushing to the door, he flung it open, took a steady aim at something outside, and fired.
He had a rifle over his shoulder, and carried a powder-flask, shot and bird bags. In fact, he was a fully equipped sportsman, a somewhat rara avis in those parts. "What's this lazy fellow doing here?" said Ashburn, to himself. "I wonder where he comes from?" "Good morning, neighbour," spoke out the stranger, in a familiar way, as soon as the farmer came within speaking distance.
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