The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-11-17

passed, when WalIark ari Fau;kncr, were
startled hr II sudden exclamation %" pain
nom the sul"rca:g" and on turI,lI. lhcv
SAW that hc haL dropped his l"" X. and
sat with both ha,niS pressed har! r,un
his stomach, While his features l.ad - ,rn-
cd livicd hue, expressive ui the most
acute suffering. The captain SIrany
quickly hom Ilc table, aid lav:tl4. H.,
hand upon the sufferers shoulder, he cx-
claimirG:
"Wint is the matter, Mr.. Rr>SclR"
20, God. l,,n't know. Here it is.
hnrn!' uttrrcrd the supcrcilrgn, us hr
pressed his hands harder upon his stom-
aclI.
What have YOU been eatingl What
have YOU been drinking!" asked Walack,
IN II frenzy of anxiety.
Nothing, nothing. Oh, oil" groancd
the poor fellow.
WnIlnck east II trembling glance at his
Stcond mate, aIml for Il moment they both
remained silent
"l'S strange" ut lcngtl, uttered Faulk-
ncr, poor Gwynn WAS taken in exactly
the same wnv."
The captain made no reply, but his
coulilcuantc wore struugc shade of
'l"ubt aud sr>,'iciun, as he gaze,l upon the
tortured features OF the supcrargo.
That night the broad Atlantic rolled its
cc''Sc!rsS waves over another of the shiI,'S
company. Mr.. Russell hal Lroa,hrd lis
lnst. Capt. Wallack and Nat. Faulkner
had the last dog watch. Roland had
gone down into tie cabin, while the fo,c.
mast hands, with the exception of the
man ut the wheel, were all forward. The.
captain paced the quartrr.,lrck in II
th"u .h!iui, troubled moul, ever and anon
c''Stn" his eye toward the cabin c,,inp;lr.
lom-way, where his first mate l,Sd ,lisa,-
lcarcd short time before, and then lurl-
ng his gaze towards the turrcuSilr where
The nrn were c"m"rcgaicd. Faulkner
waS ''y the wheel, aud several times. ~
the captain apprnnci.d him in his walk.
d"l l'c start To j"in HIM. hut II frIr:nI S,.,-
irri"n kept linn back, anI until tie watcM
"aS changed, neither he nor Wallack
| 'l"':" word, save such as related in Tie
m'nag"nrmt %: h" ship. At eight o'clock
RoalrI came c"m deck S,r thc,iir>t watch.
fnc ship WIS upon the stafinari mrk.
'i"Sc h,rt.'i upon the wirl, au! jt,; abe
Ia stand IN licr cn,irs".
AZ c.! 'T,-aiiacl r,vc rp, th%sop,k
he rrg,'es!S}H' ..6slG, + III" Aiis. =, Va. Z
iaui found 10 the "as;tyarl ,uiy, n" cna
i,im. l;'laml copied kinia !lmihc we,.;G.
hut hrnrIlh the halfcur!ings s,mie that
rested upon his features, the captain
ih"r:c''tshr could detect II url;a,. spirit Of
"vi. lie let not II Sl;rIuw'"t Lis ,!nnhr
manifest itself rprm his rorui,nnnrt., ltu.
with Il bland tT,nlI'".s hr wished llis mat"
Ap"usHut wutcl, and then went lrlow.
"Fan.k"r," sai! ,lr captain, MS I,e turn
cd It furiivc glance at the heal uf t'Icsla,l.
der, let not "a wnr.l escape You, uu.,>sS it
he of common place nif;,rs, until We have
turned into our bcrths; hut keep Your
weather eye open aud follow my move.
mrntS
Faulkner lii not start ut this request,
for the same ihoI.ght> seemed to Le pass
ing in his own mind.
Lets scc," said the captain in tone
loIll enough To bc heard on deck, IL must
rrn "vc' my reckoning before tun, iu.-
Mr.. Faulkner, just lranI ne that cllaIt il
you please"
A. WuIack spoke he reached over into
l's berth and took out his pistols, which
lie prrcrrdc, carefully ;o Ion,l, tax ny
care the while that his b,ck wss turned
towards the COMPLIMENTARY. Fauikrcr
followed h's example, and ere long the
candles were cxtinguishc,l, anil the two
men retired, but not, li"wc,cr, 10 sl,ap.
"FnnIknrr," whispered the captain,
"wc'rc im snug liz, flr have reason tn
believe that there is mutiny OH board
Gwyin aul Russel have both bccnpois-
oncd.'
$50 believe" returned Faulkner, in
the same low tone, ''a,id if I'm not rnis,ak.
eli, thcrc'Il ic poison in our coiicc-rllp to-
morrow morning"
I'll :! have you seen anytirimgl"
YES. Saw Roland give the cook u
small pnp'r Tonight, and they held quite
aE earnest conversation aluut IL. knew
lrUln their manner that there was mischief
in their minds.
"rhcn in Gods name, what shall we
dor uttered the captain. Their plan
must lee all fornc'h and suppose they
have n,nde arrangements for the disposi-
tion Uf those ia the forecastle who 10 not
join them. Would To Heaven knew how
many Of them there are"
Yen have a passage between the decks
to the fore-castle bulkheaIs," suggested
Faulkner. (~,.
"Yes." tfE. ttf
Perhaps You might gain some infor.
maIion l,y listening"
mn. Ii Roland ha,ls the plot---an,ll
know Im ,loes--he would not ,lare tp ear.
~ mI his conversation uiEn the subject
there. fnr the rest would hear him."
''llark. whispered Faulkner. as sup
pressed VOICE mt the wheel met his ear.
lie bcnt his head ou, fr,an the hunk,
mnl eau hl the following wor.ls, whirlI lic
knew to he from the hl~ of Roland:
'rlN.v ne,. lsoth ,Slpri, h.E,rc This limo