Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-12
ruAPrER Aforementioned.

cuAPTER XIv-Contlnued.
After this long and apparently salts
factory conversation between Captain
loS and his lieutenant. they went on
dock. where they found the rudder in
GOOD working order. ard the men 'oung-
r. ~ about the hot decks, while the OFF,
GERS r smoked, and wondered among
Themselves what this conduct on the
nart OF 1.-The skipper meant.
Tbe men and officers of the Wanderer
hod 60 much confidence in the fores' ght
nd daring of their leader. that they but
saldom talked among themselves as to
tha nature of any move that Fox did not
explain in advance.
so far. he had done by them exactly
"a he had promised, and they had
avorv reason to believe that their good
luck and the captains good manage
mani. would continue for many day to
come.
There was not man on the ship.
from Don, the cabin boy, to tho captain,
with the one exception OF Ralph Dem
ham. row capable OF reasoning, that
ever thought that the Wanderer was
tound for New York when she left Sag
Harbor.
The men did not know where they
we're going, nor did they particularly
care. SO that they were on the move
with some object to gain, or, in lieu OF
that, Of danger in view.
With the exception OF Frenauld, the
off ers were nearly as coarse and
brutal looking as the men, but they
fully apprec ated the value of good con-
duct on shore, and OF silence, or ret
icence, when those qualities were
found necessary. to hide the defects of
their early train ng.
Three times. during the afternoon.
Fox and Frenauld visited the little
gem OF a cabin IN which Ralph Denham
lay, still unconscious.
Unce they administered to him
small glass of wine, with few drops of
the green, sweet, soporific drug in it,
and one drop of colorless fluid which
Frenauld declared was Sufficient to de-
stroy the wlll-power Of giant for
four and twenty hours.
A few hours after dark the captain
gig was lowered, and into it got Fren-
aud and three men, all carrying their
arms and considerable bundles.
The rowers and the officer In COM
out, and. at low command from the
dropped into place, caught the water
like one blade, and the gig sped away
for the cliffs, beneath which q fire had
been burning for some time.
frenauld and his men landed near
the fire, where they found an old In
dian, sent there by Uncas. awaiting
them.
The g G returned at once to the ship,
0nObor ha
stool out to sea, but she did not sail in
the direction OF the port of New York.
Frenauld did not at all relish he mis-
sion on which he was sent, but he ca
IN ODE Hence to an order that he could
not disobey If he would. When de-
ivered, this order met his warm appro-
val, for he had great faith in his captain
whose unapproachably brilliant talents
as villain won his esteem, and at times
excited his envy. But when Frenauld,
citing by the shore, saw through the
darkness, like vanishing star, the
ships lights dropping down the hori-
IONS rim, his spirits also fell.
Bidding the sailors spread their
blankets and go to sleep, Frenauld lit
cigar. and handing the old Indian
another. he invited him to draw up to
the fire.
>, The Indian could not speak very good
English; but as he succeeded in max ny
himself clearly understood, we shall
not attempt to reproduce his dialect, or
rather his broken speech.
Lighting his cigar, the Indian, who
sad his name was "Old SoMonk."
squatte on his launches, and across
NE little fire, whose Pickering flames
.hrew unequal lights on their faces,
'hey stared at each other
uncas sent you here, said Frenauld,
more Tor the sake of talking than with
any hope of getting desirable informa-
Ugh, Uncas," replied Old Somonk,
ana he Sc med to blow the words with
JET OF smoke from his puckerei lips
AL .ne direction of the young officer.
Uneas is great chief"
o., tgh' Cncas big sachem," grunted
Old Somonk.
Got wife,"
No; no wife,"
,, Why doesn't fine looking man like
meas get wife?"
Don know; mebbe don't want one
An, like enough. Strange that that
nauh struck me as possible reason
before said Frenausd, taking an un-
iohS pun at MS cigar, anu COLI
ing 10 the conclusion that Old Somonk
was not as much Of fool after ALL
~ When is Uncas to come here?" asked
arenauld, looking up at the black sky
as ne asked the question, as If it were
suite possible for the answer to come
IRON that quarter.
Une sun more, tomorrow"
Mhat are we to do In the m antime?"
., oid somonk slightly elevated his
shoulders, but his face gave not the
s'ghtest sign Of interest as he grunted:
Don't know"
,. mat is very consoling. OF course
s w"us know the country hereabouts very
Born here, was the reply, with a
preliminary grunt.
h.. Looks as II he might have been born
ISL g1lore there was any such place as
nus. .hls, sal Frenauld. soto voce; then
~ Maud, you are going to remain with US
1n ~ oncas comes"
doo ~ no. no." said Old Eomonk. with
uecided emphasis.
You stay?"
o,. when young Somonk. my son. be