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

"o"'u Uc VrNONcrcu. lnVrcS luutHiy,
and no mistake You know where tic
Iassasc ruins between The boxes; justnbait
tie munm;lst it takes short turn To star
board, and follows along the chuck down
to The iankS. S.ip out from your berth,
AMI q" over 10 where tl,r sUpcrcarg" used
I" bunk, aud n.o,c that panel. II moves
easier thau inluc does"
F''u!kmer hrs, in slime in obcying the
c"ptal"'s 'lL'rti"n>. There were two Sc
rrcA communications to tic hold f the
ship through the cabin hu.khrad, aud
. through 'nc of these The second mate
>"on na.ir has way, Nearly lrlfan hour
! rldlScd ere Ir returned, and during that
tine the caliair'> mind WAS tortured 10y
various fearful emotions. Until the death
"f Russell, he lr,l not held suspicion of
direct muhiIy, and his former fears with
regard I" Roland had nearly been q,i;c.r,l,
but now the suspicion had been sudden,
ami 1t WAS strong even To the very certain
~. A thousand little instances came back
t" his mind which, singly, had appeared
us nothing, bur which livw helped to solve
the mystery of Gwynn's death. WalIack
had medical knowledge enough % know
that his srprrcIrg" had been killed with
'ch'te arsenic, and he now knew that his
first mate Lad come to his end in the same
way, though the dose OF the latter must
| have been much smaller tllan that which
sent poor Russell To- his untimcly end, n ID
as Srlnpt ms had not been so palpnble.
While the captain was thus rIcking his
hran, Faulkner returned from his spion
age, and ms he crept stcalthily past the
foot of his bunk, Wnllack flncieL he
could hear his heart as it beat in his bu-
SON.
"What news" asked the captain, almost
fearing to put the question.
I'VE are loSt-l,,sim uttered Faulkner,
~ he clr~pr'l his hands in silrmt agony.
Lust! reiterated the cHptrin. mo, no,
lIHt canlr"t Er. .SOn,; ol them will sure.
iy help Nv
Ben Wnl!nrk," returned the mate, in
- tone that mahr tl:ccrpiain's stout heart
l"ni more quickly; "you hare one soiitary
iricnd "n l'"arl the ship"
az, dW ar. they ALL against uS!"
".A!l but poor Nat. Faulkner, ! have
! heard the whole plot, every part anil par
eel "f it. /, !nI"l is M old slave ,lr,lrr.
aud NIL The men, will, the exception "f
four whom he frightened ar persuade Ia
join him, are from 81. D'lning". from
Whence they came i'll company I" pick up
dc i:r,t ship they r"uld meet with thai
a effssl is muIUsc. We arr tn l,c nnir-
drc' tsEe"liSN&AtaS WRllnl,d intends
"a l'ss : s.--. ~ ss--s. "a IL, sn.i'
sSTFt ittt'a.if 6f sit,r$ frr either lir:,zil
ar Cnl@. Wlin the hIo,"Iv villain first
h'rsnn To talk Ia ii"lt, hc had some
;l,"ugi.r> IT killing y,u i,.L tlcutryiug to
| :,im N" nin lis service, but hc SON, re-
! rc'"l tlsc i!ca, alrl tomorrow we both
/ d,w
"Don't give up yet" s,id thc rppfain.
Some plan may h- devised to II wart
thcm in their .iIInny."
No n". WulInck- there are sixteen of
them, and We know not how ar where 10
meet them. II We ,lriuk i.ot their poison,
they will vet Kill us. Ewt lIclc is on,
c"ils'lati"n-ws viii die tn:,eilIer-hon.st
| .li."
by the power Of great Heaven, VIZ
will not d;r!" uIlc:~I WalIack, in u tone
20 lou! that il might have proved danger
"uS. MY own arm is tit iur half dozen
at they. M, uo, Faulkner, Irt me think.
You say Roland tl,o;. glt Of retaining YOU
II lis lhG'ticnl service"
"yce."
Then have it. I'll tell yon on the
watch fortnight"
a. tie capinim spoke, lie heard u slight
to"ilaIl nj tlm companion way. and fearing
that hc might te watched, he turned ul-
"n his lack, laid lis Iiamd upon the butt
If his pistol aud fell into low, steady
snoring. which hc kept up ill his watch
WAS called ut midnight.
The remainder OF the night passed oil
without disturbance. Wallack and his
solitary friend carried on such convcrsa-
tion as they could during their witch, and
III the morning, they game upon deck
half nn hour before the cook had prrpar.
Hl their breakfast. The captain walke,l
up and down tho side Of the quarter deck
several times IN sort OF angry, troubled
mno.l, mutlering stiiled curses TO himself,
until at length he stopped before his Sc
cond mate aud shaking his finger inenac-
ingly i'll his face. lac uttered:
"Mr. Faulkner, that makes the fourth
time YOU have, hy your Iul,berly cnreless-
ness, torn up the paper containing my
LAYS work. Now, it you do it again, /
will disrte you aud put you before the
mast"
"Do it as soon as yon please" returned
Faulkner, hiS face rel,lening wits appar-
cnt anger. "You wont frighten me-"
"Don't he insoleiIt, SIR
II am not iiisolent."
"You WERE"
"Ii$ liz" uttered Faulkner, actually
trembling at tic sound Of his own words
addressed To his Ierallean commander.
Capt. Wallack took cnc st p forward as
the worl lie 'lrpI'ed From iIis officers
lips, ainl on the next instant he dealt him
u blow upon the breast that prostrated