Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-03-27

pie is aboard the Englishman,"
said, at last.
"Of course she isp exclaime
the lieutenant with a flush. .
know she was aboard the Mischi
when it fell into the Meteor's hand
and l am satisfied she is a prisoner
"The fairest prize old Gildero
has captured in many a long day
remarked Conyngham, with laug
at the lieutenant's smile, and tn
flush that lighted up the depth
OF bis anxious eyes.
The conversation was interrupte,
by an unexpected veering of tn,
wind that paled the cheeks of tn,
numerous watchers on the deck, anC
the officers separated.
Now, having learned something
of the Meteor's pursuer, let us re-
turn to the English vessel. The
calm prophesied by the American
captain fell upon the ocean shortly
after the decent of darkness. II
worried Gilderoy, and he held fire.
quent consultations with his officers,
now on deck, now in his state room.
He held consultation in the latter
place over a bottle of choice wine,
and under the liquors influence be
soundly cursed the Yankee priva-
teer.
Becalmed on the water beneath
the stars, the Meteor lay like a
huge slumbering leviathan. Her
lights were hidden, and the spectral
figures that trod her decks con-
versed in whispers.
In a small apartment not far re-
mote from the council cabin, stood |
a beautiful young girl. There was
\ look of sorrow in her dark eyes,
md her face was quite pale. She
to be listening, for her
read was bent toward Gilderoy's
DOM from which direction came a
amt and confused murmur of
'oices.
81 know we are becalmed," she
aid to herself in an audible tone, {
and l know, too, that the officers !
re worried about it. The men |
know that many of them hate a
ilderoy. Didn't / hear the helms q
ian say last night that the sailors u
ould refuse to fight for the man
no ruled them with a rod of iron, u
I'd when he had spoken thus, u
dn't he remark to a fellow tar p
at the prisoners did not know
cir strength Yes, that he did. W
le men think of mutiny. and the al
an at the wheel is now ready to W
80 against the captain of this ship.
ley want leader; they gnaw in ~
ence the chain of tyranny, with &C
itch their captain has bound 90
EN-. l will spring the mine! at
II lead the Meteor's mutineers, m
d the Revenge may have our Y
ize." sh
Alkaline Temple spoke with stern
termination and clenched her by
nds. ne
The observer would have laugh M
to think that she had decided to I'll
nd body of mutineers-that she Vi
\ fragile girl of nineteen, had hv
olved to rob the English navy of 81
3 of its best vessels or to perish lih
the attempt. an
She left the room with a resolute IA
II formed, and steadfast in her
termination. Like spectre she tn
ied down the darkened corridors su'
the vessel, and at last, climbing ha
ward with care, reached the deck. de-
captain Gilderoy aud his lieu lie
ants were below, discussing the oi
nation over several bottles of ma
he. Alkaline saw the stars over Inc
I'd, and turned her face to the
'ious points of the compass with tn'
greeting breeze that would al
1e pleased the British captain. 20
The man at the wheel having oe'
hing to do, seemed to have fall me-
asleep, for he started when Ada yo
e's hand fell upon his shoulder,
his hand made q rapid move una
Mt toward his belt, when he saw una
figure. pa
Il want to talk with you," she Tau
d in low tone, making no dis Vol
y of the knife whose hilt she
tched-a knife like the helms cal
ms. 81 want to say few words, wa
are you going to listen? /
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