The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-09-08
lore, that it was ventilated in some fashion
which could not discover.

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which l could not discover
For a moment my heart beat more quickly
when / found that there was second door
10 the apartment, in addition to that by
which had entered it, I opened this door
and found that It led into a small bath room,
provided, I presumed, for the use of the
iuke's sons when his grace found it necessary
TO subj ct them to the discipline of he pun
shment cell This little bath room, watch
was plainly but completely fitted, lay be-
tween my prison and The side Of the vessel
and it was dimly lighted from the passage
| by means Of which entrance to the Tlace
was oh aimed When | made this dis overy
remembered having noticed on my first
visit to the yacht that the walls OF this
passage also were lined with iron It was
1 ,lear TO me at once that there was no escape
In that direction.
/ Everything appeared to be scrupulously
,lean. nor could it he said that--alowing
'er deficiency Of light--ny quarters would
have been at all bad if had occupied them
voluntarily. | had seen many an ofTicer's
cabin in our big ironclads which was not to
be compared TO this either in spaciou5ness or
n he convenience Of its furnishing For
when my eyes had become accustoraeI to the
prevailing twilight goom had ascertain ed
( that very fair provision had been made Cor
7 he comfort Of the unluaky wight VINO was
destined to occupy the lace. The couch
which occupied one side OF the room was
,apacious enough to form a coinmodious
bed, and though the cushion was no doubt
hard, it was not harder than many on
which l had slept voluntarily III the past
A small chest of drawers, above wdien hung
glass il watch when I looked into it,
Jaw nothing but CHASTITY blur OF white
he indistinguishable reflection of my face
stood near The door; while at the opposite
end was a folding stool and the table to
which Flinter had drawn my attention
He rad no deceived me in one respect
There was. as he had said, an abundant
supply Of "good victuals7 on this tabl7 It
was covered with white tabeclotn, aud l
could see a ioaf of bread, dish on which
were neatly arranged number Of slices of
cod beer, a bottle of claret, another of
water, together with alt and her or
binary accessories Of the table It was at
least evident that my captors had no thought
Of starving me. Nay l made a discovery
that positively caused me for a moment TO
5hink l.ss bi terly even of the ruffian Flinter
On small shelf above the table there was a
well-fleI box OF c.gars-Larranagz OF the
finest brand
Clearly then, though l was risoner,
there was no intention Of subjectng me to
any i'll ire ttment beyond that which was
needful to Keep me in close confinement
This conviction fiua ly satisfied me that |
had Leen correct in my conclusiol as to the
real reason Of my abduction. 1 was the
captive OF the millionaire; but was also
bis guest, and se had not forgotten some, at
least of the laws of hospitality in his treat
ment Of me
sat down upon my bench after this long
and careful survey OF my prison and again
ried to think steadily calmly and Clearly
of my situation My investigation had salts
fed me that there was no means Of escape
from with n and little if any chance Of being
abe to communicate with those persons on
the yacht-if such there were--who were
not privy 10 my abduction. | was struck
by ths almost entire absence of sounds from
without, and was more than ever convinced
that some special means had been taken for
the purpose OF procuring the isolation of the
cell. No sound Of tramp ing feet on deck,
no cries from the sailors, no whistle of wind
In the rigging reached my ears. ] might
have been at the bottom Of a coal mine SO
far as any knowledge, either By sight or
sound, of what was passing IN the outer
world was concerned.
How long I had remained buried in gloomy
hought, wondering how and when this
s.range adventure was to enc, and what
ood purpose Mauleversr really hoped to
serve by treating me in this lawless fashion, 1
cannot say Suddenly, however, I heard a
sound which made me start to my feet,
trembling from head to foot with new
excitement. I was fond of the SEA, and had
made many 9 voyage dn my fathers COM
pany. did not need therefore, to be told
what was the meaning of the noise which
now penetrated even the dreary sil. nee Of my
cell 1t was that deep mufied throb which 2
marks he first revolution of the engine on
board a steamer.
listened with all my senses on the alert,
and very quickly found that my ears had
not deceived me. Slowly at first, AMI then
with increasing speed, the dull tLrobbing Of
the engines was continued, and almost sim
ultaneous,y | heard the rattle of the cap
stan, and knew that the anchor was being
weighed l hardly dared to allow my own
mind 10 grasp the real significance Of the
sounds. I stood there almost breathless,
my car fixed to the oor of my cell during
minutes which seemed hours. But only too
soon bnBf6 was the lulSSb COil HdtlJii u
my fears To the throb of the engine was
now added the harsher grinding of the shaft
Of the screw while very soon other evil
dences conyinc d me that we were putting
out to sea.
Once more I raised my voice IN loud cries
It had cen terrible before. when | knew
exactly where was, and when I could at
least feel that we were lying at anchor in an
English bay. But now, when | found that
we were steaming away across the waves, in
a direction which | was absolutely unable to
determine, bound, it might be, for some port
where civilized laws had no effect and when
remembered, too that / was abso utely in
the power of II ruffian whom / believed TO
be capable OF any crime fresh terrors
seized upon my imagination. exhausted
myself utterly in vain attempts TO attract
the attention OF the crew.
Soon, indeed, | realized the fact that il !
bad not been able to make them hear before,
there was not the faintest chance of my
ioing so now The yacht had passed beyond
he shelter of the Castle cliff and was breast
ng the waves which ever and anon broke
lpon its quivering sides with roar that
must have dl dlowned all other sounds. The
notion of the vessel increased 50 much that
+ | bal not been an exceptionally good
sailor should soon have been placed hors de
combat; and my past experiences Of the sea
enabled IRE even in my gloomy prison house
to perceive that we were laboring through
heavy gale from the nor'we