Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
tive village.

At two o'clock Captain Locke came
on deck, and took long look at the
land. Then he went below and sent up
word for Mr. Barker the mate, to come
below.
Mr.. Barker has not yet been introduce
ed. He vas an elderly man, rough,
but yet quiet-spoken, old-fashioned salt,
who had been a long time in pickle, and
looked it.
When the mate entered the cabin,
CAPTAIN Locke was seated at the table
studying a chart and occasionally look
ing at closely written sheet OF FOOLS
cap
sit down, Barker" said Captain
Locke With quick, evasive sort OF
glance at the weather tanned features
of his subordinate; and then, leaning
back in his chair and thrusting his
hands in his pockets, he spoke rapidly
with his eyes turned away from those or
the man to whom he was talking.
Barker" he said, Il have sent for
YOU to tell you our plans, and want
Won TO fall in With them, and let us
have no bother"
AYE, aye. sir. Thank you kindly
You have been voTy 5ood to me. Any
thing you please ;,
Very we'll. Do you know these ISL
ands here? Do you know anything OF
the people, -,
Il suppose they are savage, like the
rest; eat ship-wrecked sailors, but SAFE
enough to put into for food and water
if the boats" crews are well armed ana
keep their weather eye lifting"
"Oh. no, Barker, you are quite mis-
taken about these particular islands. l
know all about them (this was lle).
''Why, man." and he looked at the pa
per he held in his hand, these ISLANDS
are we'll known. Those Dutchmen, lie
Marie and Schouten, discovered EN- IN
1616-neariy two hundred years ago
anchored here. and stayed month or
so refitting" (another lie). Then Cap
tain Cook spent a week there, and some
of his men ran away, being so much
taken with the amiable character OF the
natives" more lies); then the Scarbor-
ough TRANSPORT called here on her way
from New South Wales to Batavia
few years ago" (the one true ltem),
land | heard the master of her say that
the people are the finest lot OF natives
he ever fell across. You see his report
of the place gives the correct position
latitude 9 degrees 10 minutes sec
onds S., and longitude 153 degrees 80
minutes. Smart fellow, the master of
the Scarborough. l knew him when |
was running to the West Indies in the
Zillah.'
Yes. of course" assented the mate.
you see. sir, know nothing of those
parts. not having been here before. But
what might you be a-considering of,
sir? We has plenty of water aboard,
sir"
That is it," and Captain Locke shift
ed uneasily in his seat, and his fingers
toyed with the pencil he held in his
hand: then, with his eyes bent on the
paper before him, he resumed, you
see. Barker, when you told me your sad
story, was-damme if l wasn't-very
much touched; and your appeal to me
TO rescue your daughter, so unjustly
transported to New South Wales, de-
termined NE to make the attempt. But,
damme. Barker, did not bargain to
take away a whole shipload of convicts
besides your daughter"
mo, sir. God knows we are indeed
grateful to you for what you have
done"
Very WELL" and again Captain
Lockes eyes wandered, but never
sought those Of the anxious mate.
Now, l don't want to remind you of