The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-04-03

s5oom, ms hight eyes dartine susn,cinps
gtances from side to side
on one ct these days, Dan ,,o;,,e, >,.,z.u
,ast AT twilight to find sometime he had
leit IN ms bunk, saw tall figure that ho
.oul', not recognize, with candle oron-
! ih9 ABOUT among the sailors chests
Who therew he shouted
| ~, lo man came quickly toward him
ne candle threw yellow glare over his
Se' iaee ana glarlng eyes. 1t was the
passenger. lie caught Dan by the sleeve
ileie, boy-what do they call yoa2:
Dan '''''
You're surprised to see me here Dan
laugh. o''i'S
beg your pardon, sir, | ouehtp't 10
nave called TO you. But it took me back
: r. ''> ny
a'uraiIy; you need not be surprised
~ seeing me III any part OF the vessel I
am studying It's construction as a scien-
'lilc man. Captain payson has been
2pod enough to give me admittlnre to
any part of the vessel. You nc"d not
shoat Ia that rough way again: it star
Ties nervous man And with yaoue
smile he blew out the candle and went
on deck, leaving Dan staring after him.
~ . not all right, or why should he
beng a gentleman, make such Iono-
"lnaed explanation to me, being the cab
III poSE sad Dan al last, shaking his
head.
That night, Captain Pavson was alone
fpr Al 4qL
himself before him and sauted. HIS
Voice shook little, FOR lie was terribly
scared.
"Oid job, was bigger man in his
eyes than any KING OF potcntate.
We'll. What's the matter with you2n
grewled the captain
"lhe the passenger, sir
What have you to do with the pass.
enger.
Il beg your pardon, sir, bat are YOU
sure he ism a theft or OF worse2' gasp
cd Dan, forgetting, in his terror, the re-
sfeettul speech he had planned, in which
he meant to state the fact al Doctor Far
nall visit below deck.
Inc captain slezed the ropes end.
Take that tor your impadenccn = he
shouted, aiming blow at Ian, who
lodged it, and then hlurted ont the
whole story
Searching among bunxsz Doctor
Farnall. :. muttered the captain III aston
lshment, drops sslng his weapon; anil hen
Ae walked thoughtfuliy Up and down.
Suddenly he stopped before Dan.
Its well Won came q me and no.
body else with the story, he said. 1T
Is of no aecoant. Doctor farnaA IS an
eccentric man. II ae wishes t. examine
the ship III any part IL is not to be
watched AM sa,ed upon. 50 keep your
eygs e yourself and your tongue, too e
you 90 hlabhing this story about, III
fog YOU
ban crepi of to his work feeling AZ il
he had bad i sound drubbing Tears ot.
race and modification stood III his eyes
Mothers rules do very well On land.
hut they Won wear 81 shipOoarl, he
muttered But there's something that
needs watching In THAT man, and Ill
watch him.
Nothing OF moment happened, howey-
er, for week Then Dan observed that
the passenger day Of fast and depres-
sion grew more frequent. There We're
whole nights when lie paced the deck
until morning.
The crew loked together about him.
One declared that he was 4 murderer; an
other, that he escaped from a lunatlc asy-
lum but the common opinion was that
he had runaway from q te1magent wife.
aD'ye mind, said Irish Jem, how he
ewes every ship we hail, rs though She
might be aboard"
Dan alone, never Joined n the
gossip below decks about the mystery.
one day little incident occurred
which suddenly strengthened hls sus-
picion.
Just before nish.tall, when passing tie
after hatehway, in the covering oi Wh1cf
WAS a slide that could be opened and
elosea at WILL Dan met DR.. Farnallcom
inc up, covered with dirt and dust.
There was an unsteady glare III MS eyes.
lie seized Dan by the shoulders.
.Do YOU know where ! have been.
he said hoarsely
IN tie lower mold, sir, among the box
es.'
.Ahat dye think is down there, boy,
for you and al Of u.s. Deatll! Death !.
But don't tel nobody NOBODY lie
dropped his hold and staggered on.
"Mad is March hare" muttered
Dan.
But halt an hour later, DR.. Farnal Was
seated at the supper table, gay, self-pos-
sessed keeping the captain IN roar
with his good stories.
About the middle Of the second "atch
that night, Dan turned out OF his DUNK.
The pov was really to ANXIOUS % steep.
death III tic hold, eh2 Death III the
hold. eh? repeated TO himself.
.la4 jara Go t0 the captain on