The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-10-01
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O. would not miss Of meeting my friend
| for worlds
, ,On-you'll meet him, never fear,
: said my companion.
AS he spoke that with too much mean
ing understood it we'll. | knew
what that sly tone, and that strange
cleaning Of the eye meant. He meant
that he would put me on the road to
meet poor Kemp in the other world -
| wondered on y now that had not de-
tectcd the robbcr when | first saw him
For the expression of his face was SO
heartless, so icy,-and then his eyes had
such wicked look-that the most un-
practised physiognomst could not have
failed to detect the william at once.
! During the rest of the afternoon we
conversed some, but not so freely as be-
fore. could see the Williams eyes were
not so frankly bent upon me as he spoke
and then he seemed to avoid my direct
glanccs. Those movements on his part
were studied, not even intentional but
they were instructive, as though his very
nature led him thus. AT length, night
came on. We ate our supper, and then
smoked our pipes, aud finally my COM
panion proposed that | should sleep be-
fore he did. At first | thought of OBJ
jacting, but few moments reflection
told me that | had better behave as
thaugh be were an honest man so |
agreed to his proposition. He took my
seat at the stern, and moved further
forward, and having removed the thwart
on which my companion had been sit
ting, | spread my cloak in the bottom
Of thr canoe, and then, having placed
my valise for pillow, | laid down. As
soon as possible | drew out one of my
pistols, aud beneath the cover of a cough
| cooked it Then | moved my body
SO that my right arm would be at liberty,
aud grasping my weapon firmly, with my
finger upon the guard, | drew up my
slouched my hat, and then set
tied down for my watch.
Fortunately for me the moon was
up, and though the forest trees threw a
shadow upon me, yet the beams fell tull .
upon Karl, aud | could see his every
We were well into the Wa
bash, having entered it about three
o'clock
" You will call me at midnight" l
said drowsily
" Yes" he returned
"Good night"
"Good highland pleasant dreams.
III have you further on your way when
you wake up again"
" Perhaps So" thought | to myself,
Is | lowered my head aud pretended to
over myself to sleep.
For half an hour my companion steer
ed the canoe very well, and seemed to
take but little notice of me but at the
end Of that time, | could see he became
uneasy. | commenced to snore with a
long regularly drawn breath, and on the .
instant the villain started, as starts tho
hunter when he hears the trerd Of game
n the woods. But hark Aha-there
vas before one lingering fear in my mind
bat might shoot the wrong man ; but
was now gone. AS the fellow stop
ed the motion Of the paddle, | distinct '
y heard him mutter:
"Oho my dear sheep-you lite
reamed that Gus Karl was your COM 5
anion But he'll do you good turn.
t your friend is dead you shall follow |
i'm, and I'll take your traps to pay
our passage to heaven ~
| think these were the very words.
1t any rate they were their drift. |
aw him reach up over his left shoulder.
nj when he drew his hand back he had
huge bowie knife in it, | could see
he blade gleam in the pale moonlight,
nd saw Karl run his thumb along the
1ge, and then feel tho point My
cart beat feariully, and my breathing
'as hard. 1t was with the utmost ox.
rtion that could continue my snoring. d
ut | managed to do it without inter c
upton Slowly aud noisclcs,ly the n
,ul wretch approached mc--Oh his T.
iep would not havo awakened hound u
and bis loug cleaning knife was halt -
aiscd could hear bis breathing I'