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

rectiUBS To the COOK. Alter that, lie took
two or three hurried turns up and down
the quarter deck, and hlcn Leckoning Z ,c
Faulkner, who still stood sulkily leaning
against the Ice rail, he ga;kcd forward "a
the bits. The second mate followed his
silent request, and in amomcnt after he
PASSED the caLoosc. the cook came out
and threw overheard Tie coffee he had
prepared for breakfasts
When Faulkner cuIfe up to the bits,
Roland east furiive gLnce around him,
and then lookng iixedly into his compan-
iulr's eyes, lac said:
Faulkner, have you thc courage to fol-
low up the revenge yoll lEyc sworn against
thccaldainw
"liut YOU would nos tlHre to take his
tVe."
i dare take my mans life who strikes
me-"
Roland's eyes sparkled as he heard this,
and he then asked:
But who would takdhis place in com,
man,l.r .t
who" returned Faulker, with a per-
feet appearance of honesthtent. "Whv,
WHO is there but you tl,ass qualifeI'"
"But it were captaip,-m ou!d you fol-
low mel" n
"ies, even to the hosting of the black
flag, so that | had revsnkc,"
Roland grasped his Companion 10y the
hand, and after gazing 4 moment into his
face, he went on, and d{taiIcl the whole
plot he had formed iosltaking the ship,
landing The cargo onfle coast of Lower
Guinea, and going into,ilie slave trade
His recital was just the same that the Sc
cond mate had heard wlille listening at the
t"rec'Istlc bulkhead, and as he concluded,
he said:
Now, Faulkner, VII you join us?"
ayes, readily; but l,spember it shall hc
my hand that finds 70 life of Captain
Wallack."
"Then, so be it," rctarned Roland
And now we must h,Ie the matter set
tied as SION as possibl,i for Wallac'; in
tends to touch ut the GJpe Verbs, and We
are not more than til Ae days sail from
the at the furthrst, s. YOU must have
linn out of the way Tonight. want tn
Keep away to morrow inorning and run
down between ST. Mathews and A<ccn-
SION" ~ $3.50
'Bu', say, Roland, why have you no,
put Walack ont Of the way l,efire this.
1t seems TO me, II | ln0l been III your
place, ! Should l'avcsih:elc quick work Of
IT,"
$50 shonll,n nrel,,isi tllo villain, with
u pcc,iliar nlcai,ii;, sub .i.,a you sec [
lass !bDeiII'iethss ! lsssi "a aiIiiiy.-@
Had known how the laiM I,y with you.
Wallark would not have been living now"
When the tw" men separated, j, wis
understood that Faulkner should kill the
captain during lie tirst part Of tie next
morning watch, aud rs soon us that wis
accomplished, they were to put the ships
head of To the soulhwanl and eastward.
Before night, Capt. WaII:rrk learned
The result Of his OWL and F.ulkncr's stral
ag"m Of the morning, but the two hal to
lc exceedingly careful, for Ruland'< ewes
were open Ia all Thar passed about HIM.
and they knew that it their deception was
SUSPECTED, their death would bc ccrtuin
nnd Immediate. But the most difficult
part ct the work wiis 10 be accomplished
f"r they had sixteen stout men to dispose
~. Faulkner l:lL learned that five of the
principal mutinrcrS-thosc upon whom
Roland placed the greatest dependence
were in the captains watch, while there
were some six ar seven who were mere
hir,'imss, following whatever fortune turn
cal up for them, most uf whom were sta
toned in the watch with their leadcr.-
Wallack's main hope was in disposiuy of
the hvc leading mutineeis in his own
watch, 10y some stratagenl, and rhen dcs-
patching Roland before the watch below
could coI.,e Ia their rescue; but whatever
WAS dune must l'e done before midnight,
aS all hands would I've on the alert fnr ac-
tmi' as @'on as the morning watch was set.
At length the captain and the second
mate took the first watch: Nine o'clock
passed, aud 80 did ten. Wallack, ace,l
the quarter deck IN u steady, thoughtful
mood, ever and anon casting his eyes a.
bout upon the crew, most Of whom were
iorwanl. The moon threw its pale beams
upon the uerculean frame Of the captain,
"''' " NiNSO OOSS'NSt Ntttc Sccu tue
iron muscles as'they worked in his power
fiIl limbs. Ills countenance betrayed the
varying thoughts and intense anxiety that
moved within him. Five times after the
bell had told that ten o'clock had passed,
did he walk from the wheel to the main
mast and back. At the sixth turn, Just
as he reached the rack in which were coil
ed the mainsal halyar'ls, he stopped sud-
denly with nervous quickness, while the
flashing Of his eyes aud the instantaneous
contraction and expansion Of the muscles
Vt the face showed that sudden and
powerful idea had shot into his mind
lie quickly resumed his walk, however,
AMI the same appearance cool thought
once more rested upon his features.
The wind WIS now blowing good top
gallant breeze from S. S. f., and the ship
was close haulerl upon the slarboard tack,
and stood +. half S. under single-reefed
topsa'ss and top-gallantsails.
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