Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-09


had been removed, exposing 4 strange marx
branded, or more properly speaking, t;ttn"rd
on the iorchcalS. 1t represented Il Slip-kn"t
the fatal moose of kalcr, the badge OF the fol
lowers of the Goddcss Of Destruction. y
rapid system Of >iglaIS WAS being made u>'
urbv the crew, their eyes s lowing like th'
iicrv or|,s of the cobra when aroused by i'm
pending DANGER The form Of Captain Mel
SON next attracted my attention. lie w;lS mp
parcntly asleep, with one Of the b"atmcn lean
ing over him perriny into the ta" "i my un
conscious superior.
"Thc brilliant liyht suddenly vanished;
was surrounded by darkness, and with Il star
| camr to myself, my maine ringing III my
cars a< if shouted aloud by some ON" near Il
hand My head had Slipped over The r'' g I"
the trans ,lr, creating Il di>ayrcr:hlc S'llS;l
tinn to which attributed In" causc ii my
.!.,:;m.. tn; the voice calling HE hy name WA
80 real, that | imagined the watch had rali''
me, and that Captain NcI>un WAS returning It
the ship.
"Wipiny the moisture from my face, hnr
ricd on dcck There w:ls no one stirring hu
the anchor watch, and he had not been abat
the mainlmHst. Taking Il look at the weather
before | returned to the cabin, noticed tha
= change had taken place; the wind was rls
iny, ami heavy nl;,>>rs OF clouds were drift
inr overhead. | was on the point OF calln-
all hands to make every thing snug aloh
but upon second lhoug hl concluded to wait ;
little longer for the captains return. 1t WI:
,h,ln int:p;.Sl ten o'clock, and did not think
he could be t;,r off: Sill thought it strange
that he should he detained ~ long, and my
brain was full Of con lectures IL | again sought
the lranSom Of the cabin, all'l compusc'l my
sell to sleep.
Il appeared To BE- tern bodily from tn,
cabin, carried tlon. with inconrcivablv rapid
it's tna point where the river made an abrupt
turn marked by II solitary trunk of an acc
date tree 1t wa> i'll plain sight from where
We hai anrhorrd ! haviny examined il
through glass before sunset.
"i'ur the second time the boat We revealed
to me; the crew, divr>lrd ut their clothing
were standing up pulling their boat slowly
and cautiously across the river instead I"
down as before. In vain looked for Cap
tain Nelson; he was no where t" hc seen
There were various dark Objects lying i'll lh'
boltom of the craft, but they were cn.llrond"
in gloom, 80 much 50 thar | could not max,
them out. But f!, assured the one | VA:
looking after was not there.
"Sudivnlv one of the angrlv-markr'
crew, who had taken up Il position in the bow
turned toward his colraGrS, waving his han'
us if in token Of silence. Ills face WAS >imp
" hirnuS in its halrrvcalcl expression I"
"rocily, for should have mentioned that tho
light So powerful and rclnl gent upon tn
first occasion, had been Sh"rn Of the grratcl
portion of its power. 1t w;s with c"nsldrr
able difficulty made ou' all that waS trans
prln~.
"lhc men, in obedience to the 81 gnal, cca<
cd pulling; tie hidrouS wretch i'll the bo"
leaned over the stem, his lonc, muscular
fingers working with c"nvuI>ivc melton no
unlike tn, rnnl"rlru "f serpent. n"l
hin w.,r.. r,,r.r.."rr,r,d al my ta""!''>. AMI
watched, with Il terrible curiosity, hi> slightest
movement.
"Shootng forth from the dark waters, tho
head Of Capt. Nelson burst upon my startled
vision his hair srrHmcd about his pale i''a
lures, while his eyes conveyed IN EXPRESSION
am powcrc>S to dr<crib". 'athrd in Il pro
fuse prrspiration, trembling III every limb
and with nerves strung up t" thclr utmost
tension, Ic;tpcd from the tran>"m is my
maine in trrmuIouS accents seemed to float
through the cabin.
"Wrouyht up to the highest pitch Of excite
mcnt, resolved to 90 in search "i the captain
without further delay. That had received
:. warming from the drnizrll> OF another world
no longer doubted i'll my own mind, and
that Nelson WAS in some deadly peril felt
assured. Smarhing up my rev"lv as
passed my >lalc-ronm, sailed forth on deck
reused out tic giy'> crew, and in>ld" Of five
minutes wa> pulling up the dark silent rIvcr
as ia>, rs live brawny pair OF arms could pro-
pei me. The weird, fantastic shape Of the
old date tree Io"mrd up through the gloom
but save tie whisllinH "i' the wild, the splash
in. I'll water a> the oarS dipped in the Iumln'
otis element, and tie crraking OF row. locks,
ilu other sounds disturbed the Solemn stiffness
Of The night Wa it possible had allowed
myself to br 50 influenced by the idle phanta'
sizes o' Il dream? had >carrc y -ivrn myself
time to reflect, and was on the point of re-
turning to the ship my brain being both
clearer and cooler than when | left the CHAR
-cr> cabin | budc the men lay Oh their
oars 1T the same instant the sharp, ringing
report Of Il revolver echoed along the river
banks.
"',;ivc way, ln,ls!' shouted, in an in,
slant plunged into Il fever OF excitement
THE captain is i'll danger, and upon Us dc.
,ruJs his lii, n. ,lprth