The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-07-28

B It'll the truth, commodore can swear
Ito it. pretended there, was spider on
ssher ham, and rubbeds my hand agin
her. face. BY Sam Hyde, IL it wasn't as
rough ana bearded as ansholy stone. You
see sha told me as how I'd let the.
boom jibs 1t didn t look out I knew there
was mo- oman there and. so tried her.
Gall somebody at the wheel, and let's 90
and look at the coffin
i The commodore was wonder struck by
what be had heard, busswith calm pres
enca, Oh mind that madeshirn what he was,
ihe. sat aoolly thinking. In few minutes
he, eallad one Of the men.aft to relieve Car
tier, and then went down to look after his
passenger. The latter lad turned in and
seemed to be sleeping. Turner returned
and tosk Carter one side.
No noise, now, Carter; follow me as
though nothing had happened" ].
!. saSantin."
L Lbs two approached The main hatch and
stopped to raise it,whea Dams hand touched
q sr1al8 ball that seemed to have been,
/ pinEsd mp under the half break of the hatch.
/ "Its bau of twines,,' said he.
Don't touch it, bus.mn and get Ian.
tenn, = replied Tuckers.
| Carter sprang to obey, and when he rs--
TUNED . number ost men had gathered
about the spot. The hatch was raised, and,
i the commodore carefully picked up the ba.l
Of wine and found that It was made fastto
something below. He descended to nae
hold, and there he found that the Irvine ran
| in beneath the lid Of the coffin. He ha6bno
doubt in his mind now that there was mis-
| chief boxed up below, and sent Carter Tor
| something that might answer for screw
driver. The maa4 soon returned with q
stout knife, and the commodore set to work.
He worked very carefully, however, at the.
! same time keepsag bright lookout for the
string.
At length the screws were out, and the
lid very cerefally lifted from its place..
Great God ia heaven!" burst fron The
| lips Of the commodore. . s..
''By Sam Hyde!" dropped like athunder
clap from the tongue of young Dan.
"God bless you, Dan!'' said the com
modore. f-.-
II knoWndit!" uttered Dan. ~--'
The two stood for moment and gazed
| into the coffin. There was no dead man
| there, but in place thereof there was ma
| tertal for the death of score. The cof-
! fin was filed with gunpowder and pitch
woods upon light framework in the
center were arraged four pistols, all cooked,
| and the string entering the coffin from with
| out communicated with the trigger of each.
The first movement of the commodore
was to call for water, and when it was
brought he dashed three OF four bckets-
| full into the internal eontrivance, and
then he breathed more freely.
mo, no." he uttered, as he leaped
! from the hold, "No-no-my men. Do
| nothing rashly. Let me go into the cabin
first. You may follow me-
Commodore Tucker strobe into the cabin
walked up to the bunk where the passenger
lay, and, grasping hold of the female
dress, he dragged the wearer out upon the
floor. There was sharp resistance, and
the passenger drew a pistol, but it was
| quickly knocked away-the gown was
torn OF, and the man came orth from the
remnants of calico and linen. =. sd:
The fellow was assured that his whole
plot was discovered, and at length he owned
that it had been his plan to turn out in the
course of the night and get hold of the ball
of Irvine, which he had left in convenient
place; then he intended to go aft, carefully
unwinding the string as he went along;then
to have got in 10 boat, cut the falls. and as
the boat fell into the water he would have
pulled smartly upon the twine -s'-
! And think you know" he continued.
with wicked look, ''what would have fol-
lowed. I shouldn't have been noticed in
/ VIC Auoo-4 udVc SOt OtI VI Iuo way WIFI
the boat, and you'd all have been in the
next world in short order. And all that I
can say is that I'm sorry didn't do it,"
twas with much di ffie ulty that the COM
| modore prevented his nen from killing the
william on the spot. He proved to be one
of the enemys officers, and he was to have
a heavy reward if he succeeded in destroy
ing the commodore and his crew.
The prisoner was carried on deck and
dashed to the main rigging, where he was
told to remain until the vessel got into port
What q horrid death that william meant
for us, ;" uttered Carter. J.a GH
eyes, he did. said Tucker, with shud-
der. a.a ~ sas E.. @.e "a ..t
HE belongs to the same gang that's been
a Robin and hurtin' the poor folks houses
on the eastern coast" said one of the men.
"Yes, said the commodore, with nerv-
Gus twitch of the muscles of the month.
A bitter curse from the prisoner now
broke on the air, and with a clenched fist
the commodore went below.
In the morning when Tucker came on
deck, Seguin was in sight upon thu star
board bow, but when he looked for tho
/ prisoner he was gone.
Garter, where's the villain I lashed here
here last night.
I'm sure I don't know where he is,
commodore. Perhaps he jumped over
board" &
Die old commodore looked sternly in
Carters eyes, and he saw twinkle of
satisfaction cleaning there. He hesitated
for q monent-then he turned away and
muttered to him self:
Well, well-I can't blame them. If the
murderous villains gone to his death he's
only met a fate which he richly deserved.
Better fa1 be it for him than nay noble
crew were all now in the oceans cold
grave" ~... -~r
| Turned White from Terror. g..
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