Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-31

as judgment upon him for his sins,
and am pretty near starving; but yet
that convict woman is rolling in
riches"
Look here" and Irish looked hard
into Mr.. Blackburn's blinking counter
ance, there something curious about
her If she was the woman he brought
TO England, who was the woman that
he was said to have landed on an island
somewhere. I've heard the yarn from
two or three whaling captains"
That was the mates daughter, sir.
We took two women away from Port
Jackson. No one but Locke, Baker and
myself knew that the mates daughter
was concealed on board till after we got
to sea. We arranged with lady-an
officers wife-who had befriended her,
to make out that she had wandered out
from the Settlement and been lost in
the forest, and the savages had got her.
She was a very good woman and was
sent out for some trifling offense, and
the officers wife. for whom she was
working, helped her father to get her
away"
ITS a pretty rum yarn; I don't I'M
derstand it."
THE mate was a very respectable
man, too, Mr.. Irish, and he gave Locke
a big sum Of money TO take his daughter
home; then that scoundrel met the wo-
man Morgan, and was so fascinated by
her that he got her on board. Then, TO
keep the thing quiet, he had to take on
board five Of her male friends; then.
when he got to sea, he concocted a fine
plot to get rid of the whole lot"
Il always knew he was a blarsted
scoUndrel."
He got me and the second mate to
tell the crew. just before we got TO a
group Of islands on the South Sea, that
the mate. for whom out of compassion
he had taken the daughter on board,
had plotted with the five convicts to
take the ship"
Then you lied, too. 1 knew that
mate; jim Barker was his name He
was a very straightforward, good sea-
man. and never heard what become Of
him"
We'll. we told the crew that the mate
and the convicts had plotted to take the
ship, and that that woman Morgan had
given us warning, and that Locke want
ed them to keep quiet because he was
going TO turn the tables on them. When
a few hours later we were pretty close
in to the islands, Locke told the crew
that the time was at hand, and we put
the mate and his daughter and all the
convicts, except Mrs. Morgan. into a
boat and cut them adrift. Then Locke
took the ship to Plymouth by way Of
Batavia, and the first night after we
got in he and the woman went on
shore and we saw no more of them"
1T seems to me that the whole lot Of
you ought to be hanged"
Our conduct was very wicked. Mr..
irish. Well, let me go on, please. A
few days ago l saw Locke and had some
talk with him, and that's what came to
see YOU about"
Saw Locke! What is he doing
here?"
He is ruined man and nearly starry
ing, and was looking for a shop when I
saw him. That woman threw him over
as soon as she got footing in London.
She actually drives a carriage now. and
is living with some lord, and Locke
whines about it, but is too much of
fool to inform against her"
Why do you come here and tell me
all this? l don't want to have anything
to do with any Of you"
A green light came into the little
mans blinking eyes.
Il am going to get square with him.
and with that woman too, and ! want
your help. l am sure you Will be glad
TO be revenged upon the scoundrel."
oh. that's your idea, is it? And
how did you find all this out, and who
told YOU to come TO me-"
Il have heard people say you were
very bitter against Locke for the lies
he told about YOU You know the peo-
pie at Port Jackson always in doubt as
10 whether the Salamander did not
carry off some of the cOnvicts, and they
say your owners quarrelled with you
over the matter"
Yes. that's true enough; but how die
YOU find me, and what do you want me
to do?"
Locke told me you kept this place,
times, thought of coming % you fo-
help. but he said he had enough self
respect TO keep MIN back
Irish glanced contemporary at the
surgeon, but merely said
"Oh, did he? Well. what am TO do?"
you see. Mr.. Irish, l cant appear
in the business. | was suspected OF
having helped to bring those people
away. But this is what l want you to
do: You go to the woman. She is rich.
You know her secret; get all the money
YOU can lay the authorities on the scent
enough. | warrant II YOU don. want
the money, do. have been Iefraudej
by Locke and insulted by her. Then
YOU can lay thea uthOrities on the seem
Of Mr.. Locke He will never reveal
where she is. so we shall have her at
our mercy, and she will prove as good
as a banking account to US"
"A very beautiful idea Of yours"
"Will you carry it out?"
Mr.. William Irish thought for some
two or three minutes before he replied,
the other man fidgeting in his chair
and watching him narrowly all the
while.
Presently the old sailor spoke. Look
here. I'll join you. II will be good
vav for me to get square with that in
fernal scoundrel. But I'd like to make
some Improvements in the plan. First
of all. find Locke and send him here
tomorrow night at eight O'Clock. Can
YOU see him tomorrow?
'T could find him now if wanted to-"
VERY we'll Find him tomorrow
and send him here. am going to treat