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he went along !; then to have gotinto the
boat cut the falls, and as the boat fell
into the water, he would have pulled smart
ly upon the twine. ....t I.
"And think you know" he continued
with a wicked look, "what would have fol-
lowed. shouldn't have been noticed in
the fuss---I'd have got out of the way with
the boat and you'd all have been in the
next world in short order And all can
say is, that Pm sorry didn't do it." VI
1t was with much difficulty that the COM
modore prevented his men from killing the
villain Oh the spot, lie proved to be one
| of the enemy's officers, and he was to have |
heavy reward ifhe succeeded in destroy |
ing the commodore and his crew,
The prisoner was carried on deck and
lashed to the main rigging, where he was
told to remain until the vessel got into
port.
"What borrd death that villain meant
| for u.s." uttered Carter.
eyes, he did" said Tucker, with a shud-
der.
Gle belongs to the same gang that's been
a robbn' and burnin the poor folks houses
on the Eastern coast" said one of the
men. .sVSJ 2 f.~5
eyes" said the commodore, with ner-
vous twitch Of the muscles about his mouth.
j A bitter curse from the prisoner now
broke on the air, and with clutched fist
the commodore went below. 49,
l. +. ,l., Tu,lor ratD nj
deck, Seguiue was in sight upon the star
board bow, but when he looked for the
prisoner be was. gone.
"Carter, where's the villain lashed here
last night?" i.,. ..-.
"Tm sure don't know where he is, COM
: modore. Perhaps he jumped overheard"
The old commodore looked sternly in
Carter's eyes, and he saw twinkle of satis-
> faction cleaning there. He hesitated
moment--tben he turned away, and NUT
tered to himself;
"Well, well--I can't blame them If the
; murderous villains gone to death, he's on
= " met a fate which he richly deserved. Bet
A ter far it would be for him, than that my
noble crew were now all in oceans cold
a grave.''
:. their part, but the seaman should be al
!, lowed prejudice once in while, when w
;. consider the many stern realities they hav'
- to encounter "Hush, my good men," sai'
,. the commodore, as he heard their murmure'
"a remonstrance, Suppose you were to di
" away from home--would you not wish tina
H. sal 10 vptr
poor parentsy' Come, hurry now"
The men said no more, and ere long tn
coffin was, placed in the hold and the woma
~ was shown to the cabin. In less than ha
an hour the schooner was cleared from th
wharf, aud standing out from the bay. Th
wind was light from the eastward but Tucl
''' er had no fear of the frigate now that
was once out of the bay.
y. In the evening the lady passenger came q
''' deck, and the commodore assured her tn;
he should be able to land her Early on II
'"' next morning. She expressed her gratitu'
y" and satisfaction, and remarked that befo
'I' she retired she should like to look and s.
=" that her husbands corpse was safe. Th
sue was granted, and one of the men lift
off the hatch that she might go down in
the hold.
"e 81 declare" muttered Daniel Carter,
'' old sailor, who was standing at the whe
'she takes on dre'fuly"
y "Yes, poor thing y said Ticker, as
-, heard her sobs and groans.
e| | ''D'ye notice what'n eye she's got?" co
II tinued Carter.
" "No," said Tucker, "onlyi twas swoll
~oA with tears" .aa.t-
II "My eyes but they shone, though, WI
Z she stood here, looking at the compass
Tucker smiled at the mans quaint earne
90 ness, and without further remark he W
-r down to the cabin.
When the womon came up from the nc
at' she looked about the deck of the schoo
for few moments and then went aft. Th
NJ was something in her countenance that
WV zled Carter. He had been one of those '
objected to the cofhn's being brought
board and hence he was not predispose(
IAN look very favorsbly upon its owner.
W. woman's eye ran over the schooners
re- with strange quickness, and Carter e
bout her very sharply. Soon she went to the
ana rail and looked over al the stern boat
baa then she came aud stood by the binns
~ 'o' again.
the "Look out or you'll gibe the boom"
'AI tered the passenger.
"ao Garter started, and found that the m
was sail was shiyering. He gave the helm a
A''ei pie of spokes a-port, and then cast his
'cie" again upon the woman, whose features
s'ou' lighted by the binnacle lamp.
ne "Thank'e ma am" said Dan. "Ha no
same why, bless my soul, there's big 81
ring, ,,s, right on your hair. Ho-not there.
ie i'u -Ill-Ughl"
-, This last ejaculation Dan made Al
Tue seemed to pull something from the won
hair, which he threw upon the deck Wit
uhoer "Ugh 7 above mentioned.
Shortly after the passenger went b
n'nio' and ere long Tucker came on deck.
Commodore" ssid Carter, with
markable degree of esrnestness in his
!, and ner, sis the oman turned in?"
dead Il rather think 80, said Tucker, 10
e was at the compass. Look out, look out
le cof- ter! Why man alive, you're two po
pitch the southard Of your course"
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