Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-05

coffin being brought aboard. The wo-
mans eyes ran over the schooners deck |
with strange quickness, and Carter
eyed her very sharply. Soon she went
to the taifrail and came and stood by the
binnacle again.
Look out, or you'll jibe the boom,"
uttered the passenger
Carter started, and found that the
mainsail was shivering. He gave the
helm couple ofspokes apart, and then
cast his eyes again upon the woman.
"Thank'c ma'am, 'said Dan. ala, hold
on-why bless my soul, there's big
spider right on your hair. No-not there.
Here-Pll-Ughw
The last ejaculation Dan made as ne
seemed to pull something from the
woman's hair, which he threw upon
the derk with the "Ugh " above men,
toned.
Shortly after the passenger went be-
low, and ere long Tucker came on deck.
Commodore, said Carter, with a
remarkable degree OF earnestness in his
manner, ''is that 'oman turned !"
81 rather think so,' said Tucker,
looking ut the compass. Look ont,
look out, Carter! Why, man alive,
you're two points to the south'ards of
your course"
"Blow me, so am, said the man,
bringing the helm smartly aport. "But
say, didn't you notice anything peculiar
about the old 'oman"
"Why, Dan, you seem greatly inter
ested about hers
$50 ] am Commodore, an so | am
about the coffin too. Wouldn't it be well
for you and to overhaul it 7"
"Pshaw! you're as scared as child
in graveyard"
"No, not bit. Just bark bit. That
'oman amt no 'oman.'
The commodore pronounced the name
of his satanic majesty in the most EN-
phatic manner.
ats the truth, commodore-l pur-
tended there was SPIDER on her haip;
and | rubbed my hand agin her face.
BY Sam Hyde if it wasn't as rough and
bearded as a holy stone. You see, she
told me as how I'd let the boom jibe if ]
didn't look out. | knOwed there was nc
'oman there, and so | tried her. Cal
somebody to the wheel and let's 90 and
look at the coffin"
The commodore was wOnderstruck BY
what he had heard, but, with "a cain
presence of mind that made him wha,
he was, he set coolly to thinking. IN
few minutes he called one of the mel
aft to relieve Carter, and then wen
: down to look after his passenger. Th'
latter had turned in and seemed to b'
sleeping. Turner returned and tool
. Carter one side.
"No noise now Carter follow me n
5 though nothing had happened"
l "Sartin."
@ The two approached the main hate
t and stopped to raise it., when Dan
hand touched q small ball that sceme
e to have been pinned up under the brea
1 of the hatch.
. OTIS q ball of twinc," said he.
: "Don't touch it, but run and get lar
q term replied Tucker.
Carter sprang to obey, and when he II
!, turned number of the men had gatl
= cred about the spot. The hatch wa
raised, and the commodore CAREFUL
- picked up the ball of Irvine and foun
, that it was made fast to something b'
low. He descended to the hold, an
there he found that the Irvine ran in b
y meath the lid of the coffin. He had I
;, doubt in his mind now that there VIZ
>, mischief boxed up below, and Sci
! Carter for something that might answ'
for a screw-drivcr. The man soon T
80 turned with stout knife, and the con
modore set to work. He worked vel
- carefully, keeping a bright lookout fl
the string.
At length the screws were out and Il
u lid very carefully lifted from it's place.
) "Great God in heaven" burst fro
Ill the lips of the commodore.
A. 'By Sam Hyde" dropped like thu
~ der-clap from the tongue of young Da
III "God bless You, DAM said the COZ
TO modore.
Id II know'd it, muttered Dan.
at The two men stood for a moment al
Cazed into the coffin. There was
Id dead man there, but inplace thereof W
81, material for the death Of score. /
coffin was filed with gunpowder a
be Fleetwood, upon a light framework
the centre were arranged four pisto