The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
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START That drove him haIf out of his
chair.
81 agree with the doctor, sir" said
Mr.. Matthews, whose plain, homelv
weather stained face wore q shocked
look, strained expression of anxiety
"Could she have been murdered with.
out noise? How was it done? With
knife? There are no traces of blood sir
By strangulation? The cabin don't sup.
gest il, sir. The bedclothes are turned
over in way that must convince no
she got out of her bunk of her own
will.
II want to match the lady's disap.
pearance with the plumber of my arms
chest, /" said the captain.
SIN what way?' said the doctor.
SIS she in league with the people who
stole the arms?" exclaimed tho cartain.
eff so, don't see of what use She
could be to 'em, for I'll kiss the cruciGx
in Mr.. Poole's berth ON this, that she's
not in the ship" exclaimed the mate
solemnly.
"What, sir. is your opinion as to the
cause of the young lady's disappear
ance?" asked the captain.
''It will be thickening the business
too much" answered the doctor
thoughtfully, "to assume that She too,
was walking in her sleep, and so some.
how fell overheard. No. We must sur.
render that, though might have held
to the notion but for Mr.. Shannon. I'm
afraid it must work out as just an ordi.
nary case of suicide. -
The little captain gazed sternly and
gloomily at the cabin deck. After some
silence he looked at the mate and said,
"There is mischief Matching in this
ship, sir. F"
at must be smothered, then, sir, and
the sooner the better, if you will give
me your instructions, replied the mate.
with half glance at the doctor, which
was like questioning the commanders
perfect sanity.
81 distrust every one of those ten pas
sengers, " continued the captain. "But
l am at loss to know how to deal with
them. can prove nothing. l can take
no steps which l might afterward JUST.
fly. There are ten of them, sir-ten sew
eral suits at law. | hate the law, sir
| was never in law court in my life.
l have worked hard and am advancing
III years and am not to be sold up and
professionally ruined by-by'- Here
the old fellow fairly broke down, Grim
soning till he looked throttled.
"You are IL men forward, captain"
said the doctor. 1--WE are six men aft
nay, count Mr. Storr and Mr.. Dent,
end we are eight men aft. Nineteen to
ten-nearly double. - lie shrugged his
round shoulders.
but don't you know, sir, A" burst ont
the captain, shrill with temper chat
on board ship odds are not to be reckon
ed when the plots deep and the rogues
know their business?'
"What do you fear, sir?" said the
slow minded mate.
1--WE are "A rich ship, and / fear the
intentions of these men, " cried the cap
tain, bouncing OF his seat and begin
ming to roll and blow over a few feet of
his carpeted plank
You don't mean to say, captain"
exclaimed the doctor in rather low,
thrilling voice, "that you believe these
ten men intend TO rise and seize the
ship"
For mercys sake, silence, sir!'
whipped out the captain in choking
sort Of whisper. IT'S just that and
that job Of the arms chest is a piece Of
1t, and that follow on tho jib boom end
last night another. can't it in the
young lacy--I can't ct in &c stop
ped pressing his hand to his brow.
But not syllable of this" he went
on after short silence, during which
hls companions had eyed him, almost
broAthIOgs, FOR | may be mistaken.