Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-04

the thlrd-ahi he were Captain Tri- bett's son-same name, of course. Well, bow me if this ain't wot the Italians call coincidence.
 He was as pleased as she, and stood grinning on her.
 .sBoson," said I, addressing him with my eyes on the deck, so that from distance I would not appear to be speaking, Miss Robertson told Ste vens that her father would handsomely reward every man on board this ship on her arrival in port. He asked her what her father Would give, and she said hundred pounds to each man. If this were repeated to the crew, what effect would it produceP"
 "They wouldn't believe it."
 My father would give each man promise in writing," she exclaimed.
 ''They wouIdn trust him." said the boatswain, without redecting. They'd think it roose to bring lem together to give them into custody. If l was one of them, that's what l should think, and you may be sure I'm right"
 '.But he would give them written or ders on his bankers; they could not think it a ruse," she said, eagerly, evi- dently enamored of her own idea, since she saw that entertained it.
 Sailors don't know nothing about banks and the likes of that, miss. There are thirteen men in the ships company, counting the cook and the steward. Call lem twelve. If your father had bag of sovereigns on board his vessel, and counted out hundred to each man, then they'd believe him. But I'd not believe them. They'd take kl,o~ r1I f1a chi al hn same. Don't make no mistake. They're carpenters given lem such a talkin' to that they're precious keen on gettin' away and cuttin' off all evidence. It 'ud take more than a hundred pounds each man to make 'em willing to risk their lives"
 He walked away and stood lounging aft, chatting with Fish.
 |" am afraid the bosom is right" said l. Having lived among them and heard their conversation, he would know their characters too well to be deceived in the consequences of your scheme"
 But papa would pay them, MT. Royle. He would give them any pledge they might choose to name, that they would run no risk. The money could be sent to them-they need not appear-they need not be seen."
 "We know they would run no risks; but could we get them to be- lieve us?"
 |" At least let us try"
 No-forgive me-we must not try. We must have nothing more to say. You have spoken to Stevens; let him talk among the men. If the re- ward tempt them, be sure they will concert measures among themselves to land you. But beg you to have no faith in this project. They are vil- lains who will betray you in the end. The boatswain's arguments respecting them are perfectly just-so just that he has inspired me with new kind of faith = him. He owns that his own life is in jeopardy, and I believe he will hit upon some expedient to save us. See how he watches us! He will join us presently"
 As predicted, in few minutes he came sauntering toward us.. He flung coil of rope over 8 belaying- pin, looked over the ships side, ap- preached us nearer, and pulled out a pipe and asked me for light. I had one in my pocket and gave it to him. This was his excuse to speak.
 ''It isn't so suspicious-lookin' to talk now as it would be at night or in the cuddy-and in the cuddy there's nc telling whose ears are about" he said. 'Tn give you my scheme, thought on since breakfast, and listen close, for dursent talk much; after this we must belay, or the men II be set jawing. When we come to the Gulf of Mexico, | you'll let me know how long it'll be afore we're fifty miles off the Missis. sippi. I helped to stow the cargo in this vessel, and she's choke full, and there's only one place where they'll be able to get at to scuttle her, and that's right fore ard of the fore-hatch. I'll let that out to Stevens bit by bit, in an ordinary way, and he'll remember it. The night afore we heave-to-you'I | tell me when-Tn fall overheard anC get drowned. That'll happen in you watch. We'll get one O those packin' cases full O tin tack up out O the steer age and stow it away in one of the quarter-boats, and you'll let that dror overboard-d'ye seeP-which Il sount like a mans body, and sink right away, and then you'll roar out that tht boatswain's fallen overheard. Let 'en do what they like. shall be stowee away fore ard, down in the fore-peal somewheres, and the man as comes there to bore hole I'll choke. Leave the rest to me. If Stevens he sings ou to know if it's done, I'll say 'yes,' ant tell him to lower away the boats, anC hold on for me. He'll take my voict for the fellow as is scuttling the ship Now" he added, vehemently, "Pl lay any man fifty pounds agin ten shil lings that Stevens don't wait for thu man he sends below. He'll get int, the boat and shove off and lay by You'll give me the signal and I'll com up sharp, an if there's breath O ali we'll have the main-yards round some how; and if the boats get in our roat we'll run 'em down, and if there's n' wind and they try to board us-let len look out! for there'n be more blood letting among them than they ever say before"
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