Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26

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shall ,akr til luaI l'vrcu-l-ci HIS more
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W." 1"--i. know tAr river we!l.' and
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~" =, return TO the carriage and 90 no
further. but rrsulutcly refused u accc,,e
:" lis proposal. feeling tha; the least
co..i do was I" stan by him To the st
"Y,H viii wait be-. Til we return. said
Gn~.o'. :" the driver -hr cavrmc IA. arm
The man, ~ it,'i.tl. Disconnected by ,ne
unlocked for tIr1i # ii.tir>. responded wit h
sn.lon nod. looh.,l around for the CON
fcicratc, but lee had disappeared.
The waterman. cIiryinc the lantern de
srend"l - ~" 0ttcI' : edge with n swing
IL, ,.u', and We followed at his heels.
Ihtn he left IL I" fetch his boat Olsen
gagged my hand from Gorlon's arm that he
might be free to defend himself in case Of
attack, my reason being swayed by con
flicting feelings. Anything might happen,
knew not what. Would these men, baked
in the design 20 get Gordon into thor boat,
attempt I" srI1e him now? II was posi-
bic. but it seemed to me more probable
that Ia y Jew Of an alarm being raised by
the waterman they would follow us to Fer
ryboat stairs and make the attempt nearer
to the Joy, where they might have the
assistance OF Putty or any other agents en-
ployed in the affair. Nevertheless every
sense WAS on the alert to catch a sign Of
movement in the still darkness that sur
rounded us.
The lantern bobbcd up and down az the
boatman scrambled from boat to boat until
be reached his wherry and pulled into the
shore We got into the boat and seated
ourselves in the stern. The waterman set
the lantern at our feet and pushed off.
THE light amt no manner O. good to
me-" be explained. I've got to feel my
way acrost. The tides a-runnn out about
three-qunrtcrs, and shall know by the wash
of it pretty well whether my boats right
for the JOY"
Not much danger of being fouled by
anything tonight" Gordon remarked.
mo, sir: there amt nothin but the police
boat movin tonight and no craft lying in
the Pool betwixt this and Doggets' crick. "
Nevertheless before We had gone a couple
OF yards We ran into something-what it
was could not be discovered. for by the time
Peter Mech had lifted up the lantern
nothing could be seen either ahead or along
side of u.s.
Il lay It's them dangnation furriners
a-foulin US out of spite. II it had been a
EnRlishman. he'd "a swore at us like a
man."
He replaced the lantern and took the oars
again. For some time he rowed in silence;
then, after pause, he growled out some
particularly strong words in an undertone
and pulled with one oar only. The mutter-
ing ceased, and he laid himself to both oars
with redoubled vigor Presently he paused
again, and with anotheroutburst Of forcible
expressions tagged at one oar viciously
After third repetition of this singular be-
havior he said, in reply to Gordon's questions:
What's the matter, masteri Why, this
is the most mysterious thing ever knowed.
keeps on a-draggin and a-draggin Of her
up, and it pears like as If she KEEP on a-goin
down. l can't get any way on her any
hows. And we ought to be right over BY
this time. You don't see meier a glimmer
of light, do your"
Its as black as the deuce all round"
well, we're bound to get the way Oh her
now If Gibbs is ebbs." he muttered as he Ia
bored at the single oar. Then, after pull
ing in silence for a minute or two, Mister,
1t don't seem to you like as If you heerd
anything but my oar a-goin. do it2"
NO"
That's a good I'm too. Bother me If
don't think l can smell that taller ship
a-layin off Doggets' crick. Cuss me if It
amt taller too. Here. look at this" he
cried suddenly, after leaning over the side
and dipping his hand in the water. We're
a-goin quicker than the tide"