Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-08

he looked at his watch-'yeS, il
exactly an hour and u half
"'All right, my msu, said 7
YOU may 80. III send the ship.
doctor to look at you :, FOR Of
course thought ho was wander
ing in his wits.
"Then what had seemed like
anxiety in his face became morts
feHr--Senuins abiect terror such as
no actor could have initiated. Tie
threw himself on his knees, clasp
cd his hands together, bosoUgbt
me not to treat his words with in
crsdulity.
Then why SIT, replied, do
YOU talk such damned nonsense
about my sbip!
"'Because its true, captain. he
grosned.
'"Theres dynamite Oh hoard, and
clockwork machinery connected
with it. As I sm living man, if
the thing j. not al once looked to
the ship and all ON board Of her
will be blown to atoms within the
time ] have mentioned.
"At this ! confess I felt d cold
shuddsr down the nape Of my
neck, for not thrss months before
the very catastrophe at which he
limited bad taken place at, ] think,
Bremerhsven, and had struck ter
ror into all ship, captains like my
self. Some infamous villain had
insured q steamer very heavily,
and taken means for It's destruc-
ton on its voyage in this very man
ner, only the Internal machine had
burst Cd the quay. killing scores
OF people, and its inventor with II.
"'Good heavens, man, tell me
ALL l cried, and quickly.
"'Nsy, but | daren't: and
can't he pleaded, unless : lave
your solemn promise that you will
never betray me- 7 know that YOU
are a man Of your word, and that
will suffice for me, You mus,
promise, whatever may happen,
never to allude to the converse
ton that we are now having, or to
make use Of it in a way to the dis
advantage Of myself aud others.
well said |, Il promise
Now, where is this cursed dyuam-
iter
cone moment, captain, There
Il still time and to spare, now, ,
since you have listened TO reason,
must prove to you that, though I ]
once hardened TO the whisper of I
he devil, repented, aud would d
rave undono The mischief il q
'ould. Thi. ship is insured in .
mind where and
low--for huge sum, and ] haze 3
'een employed TO sink her. 1
'rought the machinery, set to This {
cry day for you have made the
oyage quicker than was thought
ossiblel down to Liverpool, IN q :
mail portmanteau which was sent 7
q board the night before she sail g
d. u va, a stipulation that I
bould snil with You To see that :
othing interfered with tho exc b
ution Of the plan. But swear L
, you, no sooner did ! touch the u
eek than repented J wanted I
&c package placed in my own cab n
ask your men if it was not so i
in order that | might have some L
pportunity Of getting it thrown O
verboard in the course Of the voy-
sc. They had already, however, f
ut it where it had been b
ltendsd 10 go-with the other g
lggnge. It's a small portman- /
eau Of bullock hide, and they t
hight as we'll have let me have it c
D my cabin q
THE dread had passed away 7
rom the mans voice directly I bad e
.iven my promise that no harm
hould happen TO him. He had {
doubtless every confidence 10 the 7
lockwork machinery, but that Of {
curse was not my case.
"'Come up on deck, YOU scound- (
el,' cried /, and identify this in
ernal thing.
al set 90 men TO work at once 10 {
ring up the luggage on the deck,
which, since we had not yet oven /
lighted land, astopished them not ,
little.
"Quick, quick, my good fellows;