Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-28

nan decided 20 give Jones, the iituie
| Welshm0n, the position Of second tomor-
row. Both are fairly good navigators,
and, by all the gods, can't understand
| I'll j could have sworn that these two
men were as true as the dead mates ever
were until got this warning from Qvist.
gard. But he Is right, my boy; he IL right.
| All this comes from that unfortunate
Bates affair wonder who Is the leader.
II be could be shot or placed In irons, Il
might quell the others Have you a pts.
tolt"
"a small pocket affair" answered
~ have two large ones aud repeating
| rife In my chest" continued the captain
"How would IL do 60 batton down the
hatchway Of the forecastle when part OF
the dogs are below 0t supper and pump
lead into the rest Of themt don't believe
they are armed unless they have u few
knives We could then make for tho near
est port
Better wait tn you see the Dane"
replied. "He may be able to give you tho
name Of the leader"
For an hour or more we continued to
plan, but without being able TO decide on
anything definite. At last IL was agreed
that I should go on deck and see what
could be learned there. In half an hour I
returned with anything but favorable
news. The men were talking guardedly
In groups, and when / passed near them
they quickly dispersed. The big Dane was
leaning over the rail near the log. silent
and apparently watching with absorbed
attention the rooedins foam capped waves
In the ships wake.
Rofara snndnun all our xunanopa had
been oiled, examined and loaded, the cap
tain and myself secroting the revolyers
about our persons and leaving the rifle for
tho Dane,
The sky had clouded over late In the aft
ernoon, and night, gloomy and forebod-
ing, settled down on the schooner.
The very elements seem to be in sym
pathy with this cursed business, " said the
captain when IL began TO grow 50 dark in
the cabin that We could hardly make out
each others faces, and I felt as n the jig
was about up with me" i"
AS soon as the last streak Of day had
disappeared the captain, revolver I'm hand
mounted the companion ladder and stole
softly on deck followed him part way
but stopped, according TO his directions
and stood with my head and shoulders
above the oompanionway. ready in case Of
an emergency TO lend any assistance that
might lie In my power.
never looked into q blacker night Tho
Dir was soft and warm. and 6tful gusts ot
wind dashed u few cooling raindrops
against my face as l held on 10 my revolv-
er and tried TO keep the recedlng form of
the captain In Wow. But ne disappeared
almost instantly, and owing to the whistle
OF the wind In the rigging the groaning
Of the masts and the creakiDg of the yard
| arms l could not hear his footsteps after
he had gone half dozen paccs.
He carried no lantern, but several lights
| glimmerod fore and aft, dancing and shift
| ing unstendily about like veritable will
| o'-tho wisps. None. however. was nenr
| the main hatohway, the place Of meeting
| Anxiously waited 8, 10. 10 minutes, rs
nearly as could reckon time, but neither
sight nor sound brought intelligence of
| tho captain Al last / could bear the sus-
pense no longer, and began TO walk
slowly toward the bow. When thought
| had reached the location of the hatch.
| way and was on the point Of coming to a
balt, struck my foot against something
and fell the planks Of the deck seeming
30 opop and engulf me.
While still descending through spooe
realized what had hsppened-the hatch
way had been opened, and had fallen In
| 10 the hold. A second later found my
self lying between two bags Of wheat more
frightened than hurt and with the fumes
Of chloroform almost suffocating me- 30
fore trying to rise discovered that was
not In total darkness, and thnt dim light
came from somewhere, but not from
above, was sure. Presently muffied
groan reached mo from the direction Of
the storm, and on looking over my shoul-
der saw the STOPPING form VI man OUT
lined by the rays Of lantern In front Of
him, about go feet away.
gained my feet with some difficulty
and was about 70 step forward when the
ship gave a lurch, and was thrown
lengthwise against the hull. Before
could stand up again the bent form as
sumed an upright posture, and recognized
the big Dane. Muttering incoherently, he
picked up the lantern and started toward
the place whore had first fallen, of 60
my left
| Whether IL was fear, the shock cause by
strikin9 'he hull OF the effects of the