Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-08
Dye notice what'n eye she's golf" con.

| tucker smiled at the mans quaint earn
estness, and without further remark he
went down in the cabin.
When the woman came up from the hold
she looked about the deck of the schooner
for a few moments, and then went aft
There was something in her countenrnce
that puzzled Carter. He had been one of
those who objected to tie cGffiu's being
brought on bard, and hence he was not
predispused to look ve:y favoraby upon its
owner. The woman's eye ran over the
sehooner's deck with strange qniekness,
and Carter eyed her sharply. Soon she
went to the taifrail and looked into the
stern boat-and then she came and stood
~ the binuacle again.
"Laok out, or you'll jibe the BOOM" ut
tered the passenger.
Carter started and found that the main
sail was shivering He gave the helm a
| couple OF spokes port, and then cast his
eyes upon the woman, whose features were
lighted by the pinnacle lamp.
'Thank'e, marin, said Dau. "ue, hold
! on-why. bless my soul, there's big sui-
der right on your hair. Nc-not there
here. Ill-Ughl'
This last ejaculation Dan made as he
seemed to pull something from the woman 8
hair, which he threw upon the deck with
the ugh ]" above mentioned,
Shortly aiterward the passenger went
below, and ere long Tucker cane on deck.
Commodore" said Carter, with a re-
markable degree ofearnestness in his man
ner, sis the woman turned in YETI"
81 rather think So" said Tucker, locking
at the compass. Look out, look, Carter !
Why. man, alive ! you're two points to the
southwark of your courage"
BLOW me! sol am" said the man
bringing the helm smartly port. But
say, Commodore, didn't your notice MOTH
ing 'culiar about that woman ?"
why, Dan, you seem greatly interested
about her"
$50 l am, Commodore, an So am bout
that black coffin, too. Wouldn't it DO we'll
for you and to go and overhaul it?"
'Pshaw! you are as scared as a child in
a graveyard
Monet bit of it. Just bark bit
That oman amt no oman at all"
The Commodore produced the vulgar
name of his satanic majesty, in most EN-
phatic manner.
"It's the truth, Commodore. l can
swear to it. l purtended there was spi-
der on her hair, and | rubbed nv hand
again her face. By Sam Hyde, if 'twant
as rough and bearded as holvstone.
Yes see, she told me how I'd let the boom
Jlbe il didn't look out. | knowed there
wasn't no oman there, and s. | tried her,
Call somebody to the Wheel and let's 20
and Look at that coffin"
The Commodore was wonder>struck bv
what he had heard, but with that calm
presence of mind which made him what he
was, he set to thinking. In a few moments.
he called ofe of the men aft to relieve Cars
ter, and then he went down into the cabin
TO look after his passenger The latter had
turned in and seemed to lie snoaring.-
Tucker returned to the deck and took Car
ter nne side.
No noise now, Carter, but follow me as
if nothing had happened"
''Sartin'," responded Dan.
The two approached the main hatch. and
Carter stopped to raise it, when his hand
touched small ball that seemed to have
been pinned under after the break Of the
batch
"lt's a ball of twine," said Dan.
Don't touch 1t, but run and get Ian
tern, !" replied Tucker
Carer sprang 10 obey, and when he re
turned, number OF men had gathered
atout the spot. The hatch was raised, and
the Commodore carefully licked up the
fast to something below. He descended e.
the hold. and there found that the twire
ran in beneath the lid of the coffin lie
had no daub5 in his mind now there was
mischief boxed up before him, and he sent
Carter for something that might answer
for a screw driver. The man soon return
ed With a stout knife, and the Cammndorc
set to work He worked very carefully.
however, at sbe same time keeping bright
lookout for the string.
At length the screws were all out, and
the lid was very carefully lifted from its
place.
Great God in Heavenv' burst from the
leps of the Comm, dore
by Sam Hyde y dropped like a young
thunder clap from the t ngue CT Dan
''Gon bless you. Dani" said Tucker.
Il knoO'd it," uttered Dan.
The two men stood far a moment and
gazed into the cuffin. There was no dead
man there, but in the place thereof there
was material for the death of a score The
cufin was filed with gunpowder and pitch
wood Upon light framework in the
center were arranged four pistols, all cock
ed and primed and the string which en-
tered the coffin from without cvmmunicat
ed with the trigger OF each.
The first movement of the Commodore
was to call for water, and when it was
brought he dashed three buckets full lot,
the internal eoDtrivaDceand thenhe breatheG
more freely.
"No, no." be uttered. as be leaped from
tho hold. mo, no, my men. Do nothing
rashly. Let me 90 into the cabin first
. You may follow me"
Commodore Tucker strobe into the cabin
I u cd 1, fho k,,,, l.
lay, and grasping hold of the lena lie dress
he dragged its wsarer out vi or the fopr
There was sharp resistance, and the pas
sebger drew pistol but it was quickly
knocked away-tbe gown was torn of. and
man came forth from the remnants IF cal
icD aud linen.
The fellow was assured that his whole
plot had been discovered, ard at length he
owned that it bad been HE plan to turn out
in the course of the night and get b Id 4
the ball of twIue wi ich he had left IN g
Convenient place. He then intende to ha, {
got aft carefully unwinding the string ii,
he went along then to have got into the
b. at, cut the falls, and as the boat fell upnr
the water, he would have pulled smartiy
upon the Irvine.
"Anj think you know" he continued
with wicked lock what would e1llow.
shouldn't have been noticed M the fuss; Ia
have got out of the way with the boat, ana
you'd all have been in the next world il
} short order. All can say is, Pm sorry
didu't DO it,"
1t was with much difficulty that the Com
modore prevented his men from killing TIT
william on the spot. He proved to be one o.
the enemy's officers, and he was to have 6
heavy reward it he succeeded in destroying
the American commodore and bis crew.
The prisoner was carried on deck anC
dashed TO the man rigging, where be wa.
told be should remain till the vessel got in
to post.
Nv hat horrid death that william meant