The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06
.,oSr OF The "PENGUIN." "
ny WILL LIsENBEE.

Z,
it Basy." beaten. lubberly craft, with
Fea'ne- rds splintered and one of her
Der broken. yet she looked strongly
pasS cue S standing with bare poles
pictuit't The flaming sunset sky, as ]
agaWsy nv little boat to drift before
o., gentle breeze
A .s1 risible, and I knew that Mug.
81 Iie INST be ash>re, filling himself
gns nm. as was his custom wher
WIN Darlle was absent.
taP| old friend, the captain, had been
NJ about the Mediterranean with
>. mbberly schooner for half a score
hn iu and so ne might still have been
Of y'r r,d but for the arrival of letter
sly% rostia telling him of newly-in-
81 49,. p fortune left him by an uncle
n5 ~ had beer living in Florence.
WIZ w. mon receipt of the goods new he
D. If at once, leaving his disabled
. DS' in charge of Muggins, an old
'' g,r who was more honest than sober
S,'O my boat drifted alongside the
,.nrnin I rcrceived a rope trailing
i '1r the port side, and, making my lit
", oraft fast. I drew myself upon deck.
u" Looked about me, but no one was
..;ble II vi. evident that 1 was the
VII. ,,s soul aboard the Penguin.
I+brev nv IF on a camp-stool in the
,,lor. Of rs, sail and fell to regard
sn tbe rane of dark hills that rose
hset Of tie romantic little city. Pres
.ntlr was rtcrrpted by the sound Of
..rs and d w moments later Mug
Gins tawny bead appeared over the rail.
H. started when he saw me, and was
.bont TO beat a hasty retreat when my
Voice stopped him.
"BIess me. | thought you were 4
cbost, I dill by the powers!" he said,
sssmirg 81 pleased that his fears had
NOT been re lied.
well. nou. what the deuce is there
.bout me, Nu.gins, to make you think
me- ghos 90 / asked.
"Oh. it ist that you look like u
chest. Mr raymond" he returned,
snoIoretica But, you see, when
core is LOOKING to see a ghost, he's pref
trcertain tn AXE the first live thing his
sres fall on larWhat he's looking for"
Then yaa we're expecting to see
,,uotb;no .f th, supernatural llind?"
THAT st, Mr.. Raymond, though
faint often a3ve is believed when he
ters sg.l % -lrv. There's a ghost on
tbfs old I,5.r. or else I'm losing nv eve
siobt
"lnd v0 aIv believe in such nom
sqnss
"Il,@... Hat | secs. that's ALL
~Etat ~er?" #
"Us#. I'll ask, | don't mind
flrc FLA Sc, s.rce Capt.
1.rt "a the crew was dis
chi ~un las been under
M *. .... Lave been sleeping
a c.I :. c..ding most
a4 - 7 ct about two
G nc heard some
Is. &c. WAS sleeping
G Gce'., and as looks
.--i., Ill liz white,
.er i."it Ey the
/ , IS satciing, it
i deck and disap-
H.. IN to run from
! Ut | felt queer
L. es.G So how woman
>.-~" ii. thinking she
co the com anon
10y II WitA lahte1 h' ouC
IN looks an over
IT, Zig @;sL-f result. slept
2'+ t. ana thouSh Iooh
az. l.@ ga. ne the d''y' snan
NJ, u II L hi!DW my SILL o'i-
81" ai N"' you WILL
ia tA ne i.csied up lantern anu
oe.e'Ioaa f." H@ boat that lay along
SIZE
linen ~AaIi spend the nlgnt mere
and Ia. yoUr ghost for you, l sad.
"loa I' -r ~ obiige me IL you VIII.
ne fetu "ed. though III De Dlo"eu u
'n.nA you succeed. Uooo eToliins'
MI raymond II drop alongsioe eaily
IN me morning and see now you nav"
Jared. There's the key to my cabin,
I' 'uueu' loSsIhg the Key uPo
wen lou nhu pipes anu Plony
=. .UO"cco' ana d SIP OF rum III d oeo"nlel
YOU look CLOSE NO" az "dn e
HE oo.s d;rnod TITO tho water and
h. oa'e uiPPeu in'0 ''i0
- was s0iie' 49,
DUSK was already settilng over Inc
t"a!er' l took seat on tne oecA anu -, ~
V s. G'sr, ana began running otel ~ ~ 10y