Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-09
Just bark: tina: oman

"No, not bit. Just bark: tina. oman
Amt no oman"
The commodore pronounced the name
of his Satanic majesty in the mos. em-
phatic manner.
It's the truth, commodors-I can
swear TO IT. | purtended there was =
spider on her hair. and | rubHed nv
hand agin her face. By Sam HYDE, If
it wasn't as rough and bearded ~ !.
ho!ystOne, You see she told rue as hox
I'd let the boom jIbe If ! didn't look
ont. ] knowed as there wasn't no oman
there, and 50 tried her. Cali somebody
TO the wheel, aud let's 20 and look at
| that coffip.''
he commodore was Eonderstruck by
what he had heard, bat, with = calm
| Presence o. mind that made him wcal
he WAS, he set coolly to thinking. In
a fev minutes 20 called one OF the
men aft 10 relieve Carter. and then be
vent down 20 look after his psss,.r -re..
The latter had turned in and seemed 10
be sleeping. Tucker returned and took
/ Carter aside.
No noise now. Carter: follow me As
though nothing had happened
SartIu."
| and stopped 10 raise 1t. when Dau's hand
touched = small ball that seemed TO have
been pinned ~ under the after break of
the hatch.
It's p bal! Of twine." said he.
Don't touch it, bat run and get a Ian
tern, replied Fucker.
Carter spraDg TO obey. cnd when he
returned number of tie men had
gathered about the spot. The ha,cl
vas raised, and the commodore care
iuliV picked up the ball of Irvine and
round that II vas made fast TO some
thing below. He descended TO the hold
aud there he found that the twiue ran
in under the lid of tie coffin. he bad
no doubt IL his mind NOW that there
was mischief boxed Up below, and sent
Carter Tor something that might answer
Tor screw driver. Tie man soon RS
turned With stout knife, and the com
rnedore set TO work. He worked care
fully, however, At tho same time kee ying
a bright lookout for the string.
AT length the screws were ont. and
the nd was very carefully lifted frou
its place.
Great God in heaven burst from
the lips OF the commodore.
~ Sam HYDE dropped like a
clap OF thunder from the tongue of
Dan Carter.
nnodore. viz ''"'
r KhoWed 1t" responded Dan.
ihe Two men stood for a moment and
pa-sd into the coffin. There was 40
ue'o man there. but in place thereof
'here was material for the death of a
S;ors. ne coffin was filled with gun
po"oer and pitchwood: upon light
iiaihe"orH In the center there were
arranged 7onr pistols. all cooked, and
Inc string entering the coffin from
~thout communicated with the trigger
of each
Inc first movement Of the commodore
was tn call for water, and when it was
brought he dashed three or four buck
etsfui into the Internal continuance and
then breathed more freely.
The men then started for the cabin.
muttering imprecations uson the pas;
senger.
"No. no." cried the commodore, as
he leaped from the hold. "No, no. my
men. Do nothing rashly. Let me %
into the cabin first. You may follow
me-"
Commodore Tucker strobe into the
cabin, walked mp to the bunk where hi.
passenger laid. and, Graspng hold of
the female dress. he dragged its wearer
out upon the floor There waI n sharp
resistance and the passenger drew pis-
toll, but it was quickly knocked away:
the gown was torn off. and man
came forth from the remnants Of c,lico
and linen.
The fellow was assured that his whole
- l.. n 4.
he owned that it had been his plan to
turn ont in the course of the night and
get hold of the ball Of Irvine, which no
had left in a convenient place. then he
intended to have gone aft, carefully un-
winding the string "a he went along;
then to- have got into the boat. cut the |
falls, and. M tho boat fell into the wa
ter, he would have pulled smartly upon
the Irvine.
"And think Won know" he contn-
ued. with wicked look. what would
have followed. | shouldn't have been
noticed in the fuss-rd have got ont of
the way with the boat. and you'd all
have been in the next world in short or
der. And all I can say ia that Pm sorry
didn't do it,
1t WAS with much difficulty that the
commodore prevented his men from
killing the villain on the spot. He proved
to be one of the enemv's officers. and he
was to have q heavy reward if he suc.
cePded in destroying 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 a horrid death that villain
meant for us." said Carter
Yes. he did" said Tucker, with a
shudder.
"He belongs to tho same gang that's
been n robbin' and burnin' the poor folks
houses on the eastern coast" said one of
the men.
eyes," said the commodore. with a
nervous twitch OF the muscles about the
mouth.
A litter 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 on the star
board bow. but when he looked for the
prisoner he was gone.
Carter" asked the commodore,
where's the villain dashed here last
niRh.7"
"I'm sure / don't know where he is.
commodore. Perhaps he jumped over
board"
The commodore looked sternly in Car
tsr's eyes. and be saw twinkle of salts
faction cleaning there. He hesitsted
moment. then he turned away and NUT
tered to himself:
"Well. we'll. | can't blame them. IF
the murderous Villains gone to death,
he's only met fate which no richly de-
served. Better far ne it for him than
that NV noble crew were all now in the
oceans cold grave
BE INDEPENDENT AND HELPFUL