Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-02-26
The Captain looked at the paper and then

ing To guess what could be the object OF
such Joke, if joke it was meant to be.
tried 10 identify the back of the man | had
seen at the desk with that of any of the
crew. | could not do il, Ii is true had at
first taken the man for the Captain. bu, now
points OF difference suggested themselves.
had not looked very attentively at the fig
/ urc, but still | was under the impression
that the coat it had on was brown, and the
halr which appeared under the cap seemed
A. | remembered it. TO have been longer and
winter than the Captains. There was only
one man on board who rescmbled in the
least the figure had seen. suggested to
the Captain that it might have been old
Shiei, the boatswain. He did no, like to
suspect the old man. who was a great favo-
/ rite besides. what nteres, could he-or in
deed any one else have had in irving to
4 change the course Of the vessel
Not to appear to suspect any one in par
/ tcuar. the Captain determined to have up
/ all the crew. We had them mp. one by one
/ We examined them and made all those who
/ could do write "Sieer n W. but We
I gained no clue. One thing was yer, clear
( II could not have been old Shicl. Who was
( proved to have been forward at the time
f
remained uusoived.
/ bat evening sat drinking m, grog with
/ the Captain in his cabin We were neither
/ ot as inclined TO he laxative. | tried to
thi9k 81 hnDe and tie pleasure It would be
/ to see the old folks again. bat still my
tuaasats always wandered back to that
mysterious Writing. tried to read. but
caught mNse :nruveiy prepus al the desk
eNarc,lnk 20 see tn figure sitting there.
lre Captain ha! tot spoken tor some
time. and was sitting with hi. face buried iu
t.~ hands. A. .4>, be suadenjy looked up
aal said
Suppose W. alter her course 10 north
ve,i Nf. Brown ~
! don't knas .Aat 1t was; cannot hope
70 make yol understand the feeln. in u,
mind that followed those words; it was
sense ot rc,:ei from a horrible nightmare.
| was ashamed of the childish pleasure
fe., bg; could not help answering eagerly.
''teEi4inA shall give tn order -
waited 10 longer, hu, hurried on deck
aa4 s.feret the course Of the vessel
], va> clear, frosty night. and a.
locked a the compass before going below
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