The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-10

compass with you. The captain is likely
to have been hurt and may need help to
get along If rescued. / shall go with !!
youv'
When heard the good girl speaking
after that fashion, was speechless with
surprise, but after bit pulled myself
together and answered her that we could
spare no men, and, as for taking IA
woman on such perilous jaunt, it was
not to be thought of.
"But shall 60 with you'll" she stoutly
persisted. II will take one of the re-
volvers and small compass, and you
can arm yourself with the fow ling piece
and another revolver. If worst comes 10
worst. l believe the two Of us will be a
match for the whole gang, as they have |
no firearms. 1t is needless for you to |
raise objections, for if you go gop'
"But your clothesf" l persisted. |
"Why, Mary, the dress would be torn
off your back before we had crept half
a cables length. F"
II shall arrange about that, sir; so
go ahead and make your plans!'
There was "a girl Of sense and courage
for you-a real English girl-who might
cry out at the sight of a mouse in her
own chamber, but who could be real
heroine when the occasion demanded. i
pretended to yield, but at 8 o'clock that
night, when had one of the boats softly
dropped into the water and Haskell was
ready to pull me ashore, Mary came aft
and whispered TO me:
Don't forget the compasses and some
matches, Ralph, and have a last look at
the firearms. You see, am all ready to
go with your"
looked at her in amazement. i don't
say that she had ON a full suit of her
| fathers clothes, but it was pretty near
| it. / realized that she must feel embar-
! raised, and that only her love for me
| had brought it about, and SO l looked
! in any other direction as l replied:
"See here, girl, but do you realize
the peril of this expedition? Ben john
son would like nothing better than to
capture us both at once. L think he'd
almost give up all ideas of possessing
the Hindu if he had us in his handsP'
eyes Ralph, know the danger, " she
quietly replied. "It will be greater to
you alone than with me, and so l shall
go. Take along revolver for the cap
tain, and it would be well if Haskell
remained in the boat after we have
landed, as we may come back in great
haste
To tell you the truth, was glad tc
have company. l should rather have
had one of the men, of course, could
one have been spared, and it made me
tremble to think we might be playing
into Johnson's hands. With the three OF
us prisoners the people left aboard the
bark could not hold out against him &
day. Wasn't it brave of my sweetheart
to volunteer to accompany me-aye, Il
insist Oh it in spite of my objections?
want you to praise her bit for that. L
. you had stood OH that lonely beach will
, us and looked into the dark forest anC
realized the peril as we did. know yol
, would call her Il heroine. For all WI
|, knew, a dozen of the mutineers Nigh
, be lying concealed in the bushes not 81
: feet away was not nearly so confiden
; of success after landing and standing
face to face with the difficulties. Sallo
though l was, and ever using the com
pass for my guiding star, j should hav
overlooked it on this occasion and bee
> lost in the bush before we had gone 20
! feet but for Mary.
, After a few whispered words to Has
, ,kell, who was to remain in the boat III
= til we returned or daylight came, too
: the lead, and we pushed into the woods
nd no Wi
? gusty, and once under the trees 1T VIZ
:. SO dark that we had to feel our way.
7 flattered myself that we were keeping
. true course, but at the end OF quartz
= of an hour Mary suggested that we tai
a look at the compass. We got dow
=. close to the ground and struck mattel
;, and, to my surprise, we were bearlr
northwest instead of due north. Aft
that we consulted the compass ever
n few minutes, but were good hour al
a half making our way to the clearing
We were within so feet of the tents b
10 fore we got sight of the fires. which Il
rain had almost extinguished. We ere
closer and listened, but not a soul
- came from the mutineers. Putting h
20 mouth close to my ear, Mary whispers
n "Now, Ralph, you made out TO
~ tents or shelters here. The captain
- certainly in one of them. II any o.
,s was on guard over him, there would
a better fire. We shall find him ia
bound in one Of the rear shelters. L
:, me take the lead from this out, and
- member, if we are surprised, we mu
" open fire on them and try and cut {
"a captains bonds and put pistol III l
a. hands.
: Would you believe that /, who n
~ planned the expedition and intended
90 alone and had taken the lead tn
T far, should give way to girl at t
9 most critical point and take secol
T place? And yet that is the very thu
~ / did. 1t seemed to be matter
80 course. won't admit that was frigl
"a ened, but my nerves were strung up a
ha my heart humping away like u
~ hammer, and I'm sure was the me
" Illustrated of the two Mary moved