The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-22

90 down into the hold,
81 DECLARE" muttered Daniel Carter, an
old sailor, who was standing at the wheel,
'she takes on dre'lully ?"
"Yes. poor thing" said Tucker, as he
heard her sobs aud groans.
"D'ye notice what'n eye she's got ~
continued Carter.
No. said Tucker, only twas swoocn
with tears"
"My eyes but they shone, though,
when she stood there looking at the com.
pass"
Tucker smiled at the mans quaint earn
estness, and without further romarks he
went down to the cabin.
When the woman came up from the
hold, she looked about the deck Of the
schooner for few moments, and then
went off There was something in her ap>
pearauce that puzzled Carter. He had been
one OF those who objected 10 the collins
being brought on board, and hence he was
not predisposed to look very favoraby up
on its owner. The woman's eye ran over
the schoouers deck with q strange quick
ness, and Carter eyed her sharply, Soon
she went to the taiIrail and looked over at
the ste1n-boat, and then she came and
stood by the binnacle again.
"Look out or you'll gibe the boom," ut
tered the passenger.
Carter started and found chat the main sail
was shyering. lie gave the helm a couple
of strokes aport, and then cast his eyes
again upon the woman. whose features
were lighted ly the bincle lamp,
"Thanks, maam,' said Dan. ala
hold on--why, bless M soul, theresa big
spider right on your hair. No-not there
Here, I'll-Ugh"
This last ejaculation Dan made, as he
seemed to pull something from the woman's
hair, which he threw upon the deck with
the Ugh above mentioned.
EholiiY afterwards the passenger went
below, and ere long Tucker came on deck.
s.Cl- n,,.-.,ore,'' said Carter, with a re
markable degree Of earnestness in his man
ner, "s the oman turned in ?"
"Rather think so,' said Tucker, looking
at the compass. "Look out, look out, Car
ter. Why man alive, you're Two points
to The southwark Of your course"
"Blow me 80 I am, said the man bring
ing the helm smortIy aport. But, say
didn't.ye notice anything peculiar about
the old 'oman ?"
"Why, Dan. you seem deeply interested
about her"
$50 am, commodore an SO am about
the cofin too Wouldn't it be we'll Eor you
and | to overhaul it ?"
"Bohaw you are as scared as child in
a graveyard"
"Not bit. Just hark bit. That
oman amt no oman"
The commodore pronounced the name Of
his satanic majesty in the most emphatic
manner.
dts the truth, oommodore-I can swear
to it. purtended there was spider on
her hair, and | rubbed my hand agiu her
face. BY Sam Hyde, ifit wasen't as rough
as an holystone. You see she :old ne
how I'd let the boom gibe, if didn't look
out. know there wasn't no oman there,
and so I tried her. Call somebody to the
Wheel and let's go and look at the coffin
The commodore was wonderstruck by
what he had heard, but with that calm
presence of mind that made him what he
was, sat coolly to thinking; in few mo-
ments he called one of the men aft to re-
lieve Carter, and then he went down to look
after his passenger. The latter had turned
in, and appeared to be sleeping Tucker
returned and took Carter one side.
"No noise, now, Carter; follow me, at
though nothing had happened"
"Sartin."
The two approached the main hatch, and
stopped to raise it, when Dams hand touch.
ed a small ball that seemed to have been
pinned up under the afterbroak of tae
hatch
"'Tis ball Of twine," said he.
"Don't touch it, but run and get lau'
tern" replied Tucker.
Carter spraug to obey, and when he re-
turned, number of men had gathered
about the spot. The hatch was raised, and
the commodore carefully picked up the bal
OF twine, and found that it was made fas
to something below. He descended to th!
| hole and there he found the hall Of twin,