Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-07

Wnetl, she taxes on Ore ful
yes, poor thing" said Tucker, ae
he heard her sobs and groaus.
Dye notice whatn eye she's got p
continued Carter.
No" said Tucker, tva, swollen
with tears.
MY eyes but they shown though,
when she stood here looking AZ the
compass
Tucker smiled al the mans quaint
earnestness, and turning. went down to
the cabin.
When the woman came up from the
hold she looked about the deck of The
schooner for few moments and went
aft. There was something in her coun-
tenance that puzzled Carter. He had
been one Of those who objected to the
coffin being brought aboard. The
womans eyes ran over the deck Of the
schooner with a strange quickncss, and
Carter eyed Ter very sharply Soon
she went to the tafrail and then came
and stood by the pinnacle again.
Look out or you'll jibe the boom,
uttered the passenger.
Carter started and found that the
main-sail was shivering. He gave the
helm couple of spokes aport, and
then east his eyes again upon the wom-
an.
"Thank'e ma'am," said Dan. "HaI
hold on-why, bless my soul, there's
big spider right on your hair. No
not there. Here-Tll-Ugh."
The last ejaculation Dan made is he
seemed to pull something from the
woman's hair, which he threw upon the
deck with the ugh" mentioned
above
Shortly after the passenger went be-
low, and ere long Tucker came on
deck.
Commodore, said Carter with
degree Of earncstness in
his manner lis the oman turned in ?"
II rather think so, said Tucker,
looking at The compass. Look out,
ook out, Carter! Why, man alive,
you're two points to the southland Of
your course"
BLOW me so | am, said the man,
bringing the helm smNrtly aport. But,
ay, didn't you notice anything pecoo-
lar about the old oman p
Why, Dan, you seem greatly in
crested about her
80 | am, Commodore, an SO | am
bout the coffin too. Wouldn't it be ,
veil for you and | to overhaul it?" ,
"Pshaw! you're ~ scared rs child I
n n graveyard y
NO, not n bit, just bark a bit. |
hat 'omon aint no 'oman."
The Commodore pronounced the
anne Of his satanic majesty in The
most emphatic manner,
Its the truth, Commodore pur- l
'nded there was a spider on her hair, +
nd ! rubbed my hand agin her face. t
y sam Hyde, if it wasn't II, rough a
nd bearded rs II holy-,tone You see,
ne told me as how I'd let the boom |
be if didn't look out. | knowed q
lerc was no oman there, and 50 / q
led her. Call somebody to the wheel
nd let us go and look at the coffin"
The Commodore was wonderstruck
Y what he had heard, but, with :,
llm presence of mind that made him :,
hat he was, he set cody to thinking.
J few minutes he called one Of the
Ell aft to relieve Carter, and then "
ent down to look after his passenger. = !,
he latter had turned in and seemed to "
, sleeping. Tucker returned and -
ok Carter one side. -
mo noise now, Carter; follow me as -
ough nothing had happened -
"Sartin."
The two approached the main hatch ;,
i'd stopped to raise it, when Dams =,
md touched a small ball that seemed D..
have been pinned up under the 80
eak Of the hatch.
"lt's ball Of Irvine" said he. ..
Don't touch it, but run and Get Il =,
ltcrn, replied Tucker.
Carter sprang to obey, and when he re- ~,
med number of men had gathered
out the spot. The hatch was raised, 70
d the Commodore carefully picked -,
the ball of Irvine and found that it
: made fast 10 something below. vl
, descended to the hold, and there 9.
md that the twinc ran in beneath =,
lid of the coffin. He had no doubt
his mind now that there was mis-
eff boxed up below, and sent Carter No
something that might answer for a ,,o
CIV driver The man soon returned =,