The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-21
COPYRIGHT. 1895. eY w. surHos.

roll up your malnsall. II you oon Rt
the look of this fog, You might ease hei
of the fore topgallant sail. "
AYE, aye, sir, +" answered the mate.
cts grease calm, and the water il
like bowl of snapdragon.
The commander smiled at Miss Mar
sci, who inquired what Mr.. Hardy
meant?
HE means that there's plenty Of
phosphoric light in the sea-, answered
the commander. with a glance at the
cabin windows as if he thought 10 catch
there a sight of the brightness.
"There is nothing more beautiful, F"
said Miss Mansel, Ethan the fires of the
sea-"
She spoke with listlessness and was
by no means yet recovered. She was
still very pale and when thoughtful an
expression Of fear-faint indeed, yet de-
erminable-haunted the lines of her
mouth and the light Of her eyes. Yet, on
the whole, she looked amazingly well
for one who not many hours before had
been throttled, gagged and left TO float
upon the sea in a swoon. Her white
throat bore certain dark marks, which
were probably the impression of. Mr..
/ Caldwell's fingers. She looked very
/ comfortable figure of a fine young wom-
an in her dressing gown. The white cap
was off her head, her hair was now
/ thoroughly dried and rose thick upon
/ her pretty head under the light Of the
little swaying lamp. The eyes III Com
mander Boldock's toasted face often
rolled upon her, and Mr.. Matthews, sit
ting opposite, viewed her with the kind
ness of an old friend.
The table, though furnished with the
homeliest of sea suppers, presented, new
ertheless, a hospitable appearance. There
was room for a fourth, and then the
cabin would have been comfortably full.
The coarse white tablecloth shone with
the salt it had been washed in as the
sand Of the beach shines with the froth
that dries in it, 1t was furnished with
wine and rum in decanters, ham and
piece Of cold salt beef. The commander
glass always seemed about half full.
Mr.. Matthews drank water barely COL
ored with rum, Miss Mansel glass of
Boldock's Madeira.
"Do you think the boats will have
outlived the weather this day, Captain
Boldock?" said Miss Mansel.
Sailors were distributed among
them, 1 believe" answered the COM
mander, looking at Matthews. II shall
expect to hear they have been picked
up.
1T must be frightful to be out in an
open boat in the wide ocean in dense
hlsck fog throughout long night"
said Miss Mansel, shivering as she look
ed up at the skylight.
young men have stepped ashore aft
er such experiences, said Mr. Mat.
thews, "and have been mistaken by
their mothers for their own grand
fathers. "
1T ages so!' cried Miss Mansel.
"There's wrinkle in every hour, 4"
said the mate.
And specters fly over the boat in the
wind and dye your hair grayr" ex-
claimed the commander, laughing.
Poor Mrs. Peacock, who was going
home for her health!" said Miss Mansel
AYE, ayep exclaimed Matthews,
rolling his eyes up into pure whites
but the Storrs will feel it most He was
q selfish little cuckoo was Mr.. Storr
Hell miss his warm bed, the lights Of
the cuddy, the poop to stretch his legs
on.
Things are not up TO the hammer
with him, said the commander, land
/ shouldn't be surprised if he finds the
party in the boat slow lot. -
He emptied his glass and filled it
again and Immediately it was half full.
II wish / could recollect the name Of
the island" said Miss Mansel. "Some-
times 1T seems at my tongues end"
THAT proves it's in your head, which
10 good sign," said Mr. Matthews.
who's tho navigator among them, do
you suppose?'
II should say, certainly, Captain
Trollope," answered Miss Mansel in
voice Of fatigue and weakness
II might believe him that big villain
with the silver chain" said Mr. Mat
thews. "But in any case," says he, adj
dressing the commander. cit may ask
trick of seamanship above their parts to
carry the bark to the island Miss Man
sel forgets the name Of. +"
81 cannot see how they are going to
dispose of all that weight Of nuggets
and dust, " said Boldock, whose crimson
was deepening its dye, as though the in
fuence of the rum was not within, but
shone upon him In color through his
tumbler without Take piece Of gold
worth 100 sovereigns--its consider
able weight Here, sir, we have ten
men who are going to step ashore with
plumber in precious ore to the value of
e28, 600 apiece. How will they do it?'
Mr.. Matthews shook his head grave
ly. They'll not land where there are
customs, anyhow" said he. "Pity this
part of their project didn't reach your
earsv' he said to Miss Mansel
II begin TO xhink 1 see the fire in the
water" said Commander Boldock.
He rose, made the young lady bow
and went on deck. Mr.. Matthews fol-
lowed him. 1t was pitch black with fog,