The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18
CHAPTER XVI.
THE MATES BOAT.

All night long aboard the brig a
smart lookout was kept. Boldock was
Of opinion that the Queen was not above
30 or 40 miles ahead Of the Wellesley.
She was going right ahead, he conjec.
tured, by the circumstances of the girl
having floated in a bee line to the brig's
cutwater. He was Of opinion with Mr..
Hardy that when the ten men rose TO
seize the Queen they would not find the
field an easy walk. They might be
worsted, in which case there would be
loss Of life more or less considerable,
and Boldock, whose imagination was
tolerably active, figured the Queen
rounding up In the wind and lying all
aback helpless, Benson shot down, her
mates dangerously wounded, and pirate
passengers and seamon Of the bark
bleeding about the decks In dying ago.
MES.
So u smart lookout was kept for any
shadow Of ship buttiug the stars Of the
horizon Of that fine night, for any blue
or crimson ball Of distress spancliug the
dusk with a sailing constellation. But
nothing showed, and when the dawn
broke the sea stretched a bare breast.
sallow to the sulphur light northeast.
We are pretty we'll OF fer sHaI
arms, think, iir. Stubbins?" said tine
commander
"The natives'll find US well Of
enough, | dare say, sir, -" answered the
boatswain, with grin.
About dozen Of muskets, ! think.
and twice that number Of cutlasscs:'
''That's about it, SIR "
"You might like 10 hear me tell an
extraordinary story Of the sea-, said
the commander in his deep and plant.
i've voice. "All hands should have the
news. 1t may engender some deviation.
But If we can recover noble ship, the
lives OF number of passengers and
little mountain OF nuggets from the re.
morseless clutches Of ten broken down
gentlemen whose ideas of humanity are
exempllfied by their conduct toward the
lady whom we picked up yesterday
morning, all hands of us, Mr.. Stubbins,
Will deserve well of our country"
DE then gave the boatswain the story.
Mr.. Stubbins listened, with face dull
with wonder, head hung as he trudged
by the commanders side, mouth open,
eyes askew, lifting at the jolly, hot
haming countenance beside him.
Its about the rummiest looking Job
as ever I've heard tell Of, - said the
boatswain. Passengers too! Cuddy
ADDING the forecastle work. Ny, now! If
Jack don't mind his eye, he'll lose his
reputation. Ten bush nippers of a com
pany and not sailor Of the ship in the
job! Well, all can say is let Jack mind
his eye. "
The commander uttered three or four
"ha, ha's!' like deliveries through
speaking trumpet.
And it amt known, / allow, where
they going to carry the ship to, sir,
II they succeed in seizing her?' said
Stubbins.
THE lady says she heard them speak
OF an island. They pronounced the
name. Unhappily she cannot recollect
it; also she heard them speak of brig.
antlne and one Saunders That's intel |
hgible. The vessel will rendezvous off |
the island to receive tho booty out OF |
the ship, which the scoundrels will |
probably wreck -
"It'll be wonderful piece OF order
ing, SIR" said Mr.. Stubbins after n
pause. something proper to make a
man thoughtful in his prayers, IL so be |
it should happen that the young lady
the men think drowned dead should be
the INSTRUMENT of delivering them in.
to the hands Of Justice"