The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-15

hculty." And havixg fr~a ~, the e~
PLANTATION which he had ready loads
and prlmed for some time past. q
turned the conversation adroitly bac,
TO the Hamilton. and the incidents OF
their voyage from England. When tn
meal was over. Dick remembered the
captain again.
II can't say regret old Worsley's
temporary absence" he remarked. "foi
! l prefer very much our present party
OF three; but l think l must go and
see him. for the sake of civllity."
II don't think would, IL were you.
said the colonel lightly; hes still rath-
er over-excitable this morning, and he
has apparently. for some absurd rea-
son. taken a dislike to you"
| Dick laughed. I'm not afraid OF his
tongue" he said I'm shot-proof
against marine gunnery." And he went
toward the door. The colonel turned
away and bit his mustache. He dared
not insist further. for fear of arousins
! suspicion; for, upon the face of It,,
what could II matter 10 him whether
| Dick went or not? But in reality a good
deal was at stake. and Dicks sudden
resolve had taken him for once unpre-
| pared. So he sat still. and listened with
! desperate anxiety to hear what would
follow. The Speedwells construction
between decks was not quite that of an
ordinary brig. She was large, but, as
was only reasonable i'm ship carrying
government stores. she had no provision
for a number of passengers. but was
instead fitted with unusually ample
quarters for the captain and three or
four others. Thus. while the saloon
was small. there were on each side OF
ii three good cabins. or rather state
rooms. instead of the ordinary berths.
on the starboard side Madame de Mon
taut. the colonel. and Dick were quar-
tered on the opposite side were the
captains two rooms and the mates
cabin. A narrow passage was left on
each side between these state-rooms
and The saloon. The colonel. with his
head against the wooden wall of the
latter, could hear perfectly all that
passed on the other side: and. in fact
when Dick stood at the captains door
he was within a yard of him. First
he heard him knock once, and again
louder There was no answer The coll
onel was rigid. but his eyes betrayed
intense anxiety. Camilla had fortu-
nately gone to her own cabin. and
there was no one to observe his UNI
concealable agitation. Dick knocked n
third time. The colonel ground his
teeth and drew in his breath \ rat
Ting noise followed. Instantly the ten
sion of his limbs relaxed. and a look
of relief spread over his face. Dict had
tried the door and found it locked. The
colonel got up and wiped his brow His
secret was safe now, and he must get
ready for another little scene in the
comedy, which could not be long de-
layed. -
Dick meanwhile was knocking again,
and calling Captain Worsley by name.
Still there was no reply. and he began
to fear that the unfortunate man had
tainted, with no one at hand to look
after him. He turned to the mater
room. 1t was, empty. He knocked NOR
loudly yet on the captains door. Final
ly he was about to rush away to frs
the. on deck, when he caught Ii
sound Of some one moving about insit
the room.
"Open. open," he cried. "Why DOM
you open?"
The door swung inward as he spoke
\ strange man stepped quickly out
Then. as Dick drew back ne stopped
and coolly locked the door behind him.
As he raised his head again. Dick
stared at him in amazement. II was
not Captain Worsley. but Herman John
stone. the pilot of the Edgar at Copen-
hagen.