Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-29
CHATTER XIV.
CAPTAIN FOX AND LIEUTENANT FRENAULr
PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER

CAPTAIN FOX AND LIEUTENANT FRENAULI
PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
Asleep, did you sayY" said Captain
Fox, when he joined Frenauld in the
cabin, and made sure he could not be
overheard by the unconscious man in
the next room.
The hasheesh has had its effect, "
replied Frenauld, and he is as lndiffer-
emit to life as II he were lying down
there beside'the anchor.
Good the point Is to keep him in that
condition till / am ready to act.
That can be easily done. While in
that sleep he will obey. II | were to
tell him to get up, go aft and leap over
board, he would do it.
But the effect will soon wear off.
had an opportunity to look into the
workings Of the drug, as given in that
wine, when we we're in Bombay; but
had no idea that l would ever need to
employ 1t. Confound 1t. l am as
wicked as the next man, but dislike
sneaking methods. I'd rather knock
man on the head than drug him to
death, said Fox, as If he felt that he was
saying something rather cOmmendable.
THAT Is a matter of taste; I look at
the end rather than the means. II you
desire to carry out Colonel Graham's
plan we could toss him into the sea
through an open port tonight, and that
would be the last Of it. i"
But, Frenauld, told you that l do
not intend carrying out Colonel Ora
hams plan. You know the whole story
Of my first interest in Denham?"
yes; when he was little boy and
his father was drowned you saved him,
and, with the uncle, took him Off to an
other Long Island. Oh, could sit
down and tell you all from A to lizard,
or put 1t all down In the log as straight
as one Of them lawyer sharks"
Yes well, my heart was tender then
its tough enough now" said Fox,
with laugh that told he felt no sense
OF degradation at the change in his
feelings.
Then 1t Is not feeling of humanity
that leads you to save his life?"
Did l say was going to save his
life?"
Il so understood you"
Il told you, Frenauld, that would
save him until had drained Graham Of
his last ducat, or exhausted his last
vestige Of power"
You don't like tho old Colonel2"
Fudge, Frenauld, you know with us
it Is not matter of like or hate, but of
success. We want to win, and when we
are rich enough to retire, we can sink
the ship and 40 home to England, and
live in luxury and all the glory that
wealth brings, to the end Of our days,
and Fox's blue eyes flashed at the pic
ture he had coniured up.
But II you carried out Graham s
wish and got rid OF this fellow" Fren-
auld nodded towards the room in which
Captain Denham was sleeping, don't
you think you would make him more Sc
curely your friendP"
My frlendP"
"Yes, he has the power.
IL know he has, but he never has and
never will use his power, or his wealth,
from sense Of friendship. II Graham
were sure that Ralph Denham was dead
now, he would hasten to give warning
that was pirate in these seas, and
he would exhaust every power to destroy
me-"
He does not like you, them"
Men never like men they cannot
trust, and we can never trust our part
ners in crime. / see, Frenauld, you
look as IL you thought this remark had
q decided personal bearing. and / con-
! fess 1t has. Now, what keeps the Off