Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-10-03

when sft. There vas something ia her
countenancs tha, troubled Carter. lie
5sd bee" one Of those who objected ia
the collins being brought on board. and
hence he WAS not .predisposed to look
very favorably upon i,s owner. The
womsn's eye ran over the schooner's deck
with ssranEe. qu,ckn-ss, aud Garter eyed
ber sharply. soon she went to ihs tat.
rail and looked into the s,erL kost, aud
then she csme and stood ty The binuacIs
again. .z@Ae'- ..zl .toa< al
"Look out, Or you'A jibs ths boom, y
uttered tue passenger
Carter etsrted, and found that ,hs
main -ail was shivering. He gave The
helm . couple Of sp..kss x.port, and then
cas-, his eyss sxain upon the WOMAN,
whose features wsrs lighted By the tiuni.
Gle lamp.
"Thank'ee, ma'am,' said Dan. "Hal
hold on-~h.. bIers my soul, there's n
big spider rixh, your hair. No-not there.
lrre-l'II-uph"
This last ejaculation Dan made as he
seemed to rul! something from the wo.
man hair. which he threw upo" the deck
with the "ueh!' above mentioned.
Sho, ,,ly afterwards the passenger wen,
below. and ere long Tucker came on deck.
"Commodorc." said Carter, with re.
markable degree IL ear"e>tness in his
manner, rs that oman tnr"sd in yet r
Il rather think so, said Tucker, look.
ing at the compass. 'Lnok out, look out.
Carte why, man alive, YOU r. two points
to the sou,h~srd Of your course
Blow me, 30 am,' said the man,
the helm .mar'ly port. "B",
say, Commod"r~, didnt ye notice nothn
'vuliar but that oman Z
why. Dan, you seem greatly interested
abou, h-r."
$50 am. Commodore; an 10 I am
'honi that black coffin, too. Wouldn't
it be well for you an to 60 an over.
haul it7'
"Psha~! you are as scared as child
in a graveyard" So. y
No 20: bit Of it. Just bark . bit.
Tha, oman sin't no oman at all"
The C"mmodore pronounced the vulgar
n.me Of his Satanic majesty in most
emphatic manner. =. ID.
: A's. the truth, Com n,odore. can
swear 10 it. purtended there was . spi.
der on her hair, and | rubbed my hand
agiR her face. By Sam Hyde, If il Want
~ rough an' bearded as h"lystone. You
see. she tod me a. how Id let the boom
jibe II l didn't look out. knowed there
wasn't ro woman there, an 50 l tried
her. Call somebody u the wheel, an let's
70 ~ look 1t that ccflin.'
The Co,Dsnodore was wonder.struck by
y hat he had heard; but, with that calm
prese,ce OF miud which made him what
he was, he sa, coolly TO thinking. In
few moments he called ohc of The mea aft
to relieve Carter, sud then he went down
into the cabin to Iook alter his passenger.
The latter had toraed IL. and seemrd 10
be snoring. Tucker returned to the deck.
aud took Carter to one eide.
No noise, nov, Carter but follow me
- though nothing had happened
Sar,in,' responded Dan.
The two approached the main hatch,
and Carter stopped To raise it, when his
hand touched n small ball that seemed 10
have been pined up under the after break
Of the hatch.
Its > ball Of twine." said Dan.
"Don't touch it, but run aud get Ian.
tern, replied Tucker.
Carter sprany to obey, and when he re.
turned. = number Of men had gathered
about tho spot. The hatch was raised,
and the Com modore, carefully picked up
,he ball Of twine, and fluid that il vas
made fast to something below. He de.
scended TO the hold, aud there he found
that the twins ran in beneath the lid Of
the coffin lie had no doubt in his mind
that there was mischief boxed up before
him, and be sent Carter for something
,ha. might aus wer for screw driver. The
man soon returned with \ s,uu, knife, and
the Commodore set 10 work. He worked
very carefully, hesever, aud kept bright
look out for the string. .... "a.
Al length the screws vera al out, and
the lid WAS very carefully lifted from ito
place. =@& >~.*: 80 5: ~..@sf
Great God in Heaven I" burst from
the l,ps If the Con nupo.:ors.
by Sam HYDE |" dropped like young
thonder clap from the lips II Dan. s7
.Ood bles. you, Dan y said Tucker.
kno,ced III" uttered Dan. .~.srs.
Tie iwO m.n stood for moment and
looked into the coffin. There was no dead
man tbere, Lu, in the place shereoI, there
Sss material for the death Of = score.-
The cnttin was filled with gunppwder And
pi,chwoodi Upon !ixh. frame work in
The centre wer. arranged four pistols. all
e,,cked aud primed, aud the string which
sn,e, "a the c0dia irOm without. cosmu-
nicaisd with the trigger Of each. ..nrs
The irst movement 0f tha CON mOdore
Vas TO calI water, and when il WAS brought.
hs ds.bed three buckets full into The in.
fsrnsl continuance. aud then hs bresthed
more freely. .... ......... t-....s..m-.-....
M, no." no uttered. - he leaped on,
of tho hold. No. no-my men. Do
nothing rAzhly. Let me 70 into the cabi''
6rst, io" nag fplIow me-" 6 -.as j.
comm"d.rs Tucx-r strode into :he ca
bin. walked up TO the bunk where the pas
senger lay. and gr"spi"R hid ~ the f.
mails d:~s.. 10 dragged ito vear~r on,
upon .he aoor. There wa.a sh .rp resist
snce, and the passenger drew pistol, oa'
!, was quickly knocked aw"y-the gown
was torn I'll. and y msM came forth trou
.hs rsa asanis Of cslieo and liSss. a ot
The fellow Was Assured shas bic vbol