Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-07


two doors opened; one into the alleyway
which was empty. the other into the maj I
cabin, on the floor Of which Kettle had
been deposited by the donllcyman But il
the eliminating spasm of his cramp the
little captain had rolled away out of sight
under the table, and SD to all appearance
this place was deserted also
The Eicn pcered about them and ran
BIT, pcking their noses in pantry and gal
lery and engine room. Coming back
through the allcyway, they searched the
two mates rooms and found them empty
and going out on the iron foredeck found
the forecas.le deserted also. Then they
gathered round that gaping rent where
the forchatch had been in curious wonder
examining the crump!ed plates which
were yellow with new rust and pointing
out to one another the twisted stanchions
and splintere;l debris below. And at this
they were engaged when the sun took its
final dive beneath the waters Of the Mex.
lean gulf to westward, and the tropical
darkness snapped down upon them like
the shutting of Il boz
Hank said the one eyed l,:an, this
gets me. What in hadcs have they been
doing to this blame steamboat. and for why
have they gug-sug gono oil and left herr
"Euclid's out OF my line said Hank
|oraculariy.
"Oh, you blank putty hcad!' retortod
his friend. It'll think"
''LCU tire nc. II they aren't here, they
aren't. P'raps they've gone OF and toted
the Doodle to n cache. p'raps it's left here
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periES Ike chlioren, ana Went on win
inc '.ii man toward inc galley, ana Nntt'
"iter an ihcuectuai astcihp6 10 speak,
winch threw nm into paroxysm OF fury,
presently followed them
The least was sui eeneris: They found
grease baking powder and flour and made
doughnuts, they hotted three tins of Juli-
enne soup, they baked u great mass OF salt
pork on n bedding OF white beans, they
fiiauc "a STOW oi preserved potatoes, Aus
tfaiian mutton ana pate dc 1olc gras, ana
rs ehei d1uvrc one OF the negroes turned
ouo soiio crisp throo corhered tartieos
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mates in RI. o,har .n,, =, whole .r,,or,. -
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tho tsI,rn ''
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bcc,rso tho ipst;,ct of tbo ,n,,"h $500 %ad
wac bis 1T, ~ s,;,, 80, 80. a,,
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az! iousy s'."afu las hecheo
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,r,sb :, 81 n.,,an -. 's's Po Mhite
and made sncoastive no,;nns ,r,th 80 :,
- 81 A''o''o's Win IL
"Of coursc - s,;d Kettle ..i, 70, +vc
cc,.ie,ne, b,yo chnci-o5 yor, -. ~S
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and the scboonor,s ,Iifforsrt Pr this - E
regular boteI dinner ,-;,h n,nr;ns "a :
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