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

Mr.. Matthews to himself in one Of thu
deepest breaths his lungs ever fetched
and he went straight up TO her. III
isn't your ghost then, hey?" he exclaim
ed, taking her hand with half note,
almost comic, of blubbering in his
voice. Well" said he, SO astonished
that his eyes met in squint as he look
ed ut her, this, to be sure, is among
the miracles. You herel IT'S enough,
said he, turning upon the commander
and letting go the girls hand, ito make
the whole previous business feel like
nightmare out of which the second
mates going to call me to stand my
watch.
II am heartily sorry for you, sir, "
said Boldock Mr.. Hardy, let the men
get the stuff out of that boat and hoist
her aboard. Stow her forward. She is a
good boat. And you will tell me that
they have seized the Queen, sir!" said
he, turning to Mr.. Matthews.
"Rose upon us this morning and sent
every mothers son adrift," replied the
mate, with a bewildered look at Miss
Mansel. but how do you happen to be
here?"
The young lady had sunk into a
chair, and the commander and Mr..
Matthews stood beside her.
"They called me from my cabin,
caught me by the throat, gagged me
and dropped me into the sea, answer
ed the girl, beginning to tremble.
"Who did it," said Matthews.
81 believe-I could not swear--it
was Mr. Davenire and Mr.. Caldwell"
"We found her floating" said the
commander. 'Such things have been
heard of, but jockey would call them
top weight among the presentations. F"
"Oh, the rogues, the wretches, the
aocursed villains!" cried Mr.. Matthews,
turning an enraged face toward the sea
over the bow
'How long have you been adrift?"
said the commander.
"Since o'clock this morning I"
"Waere are the others?' asked the
girl.
81 don't know. We were four boats.
Poole, who was to leeward, Stacked his
sheet and went away, and the others
followed, thinking, l dare say, that he
had "a sail in sight. The boats can't be
far off. -
When Boldock heard this, he went
below and returned with binocular
glass, which he gave to a man, who
with it on to the main royal
yard and searched the bright, shivering
waters in all directions, but he could
see nothing to report.
"A boat is little, and the sea is big"
said Boldock. "All the people may be
aboard vessel whose topmast cloths
are just out of sight Of that fellow up
there, and which, therefore, has no
more existence to us than anything ly-
ing or not lying in the river Thames at
this moment"
He spoke with his usual deep note of
and Mr.. Matthews look
ed at him.
did Captain Benson take charge of
the ladies?" said Miss Mansel.
He is dead" said Mr.. Matthews,
with face of utter gloom.
"Murdered!" exclaimed the girl in a
light gasp.
"Why, no, believe not. I'm willing
to give the demons the benefit of that
doubt" answered the mate. GAS I was
stepping over the side asked where
the captain was, and the fellow Troll
Iope, who was standing in the gangway
with the scoundrel Davenire, answered
quietly. He's dead Shot, suppose?'
said, with look at him. Il declare.
BY my soul before God, cried Trollope
10 savagely in earnest that his face
olackened with the blood that rose into |
his head, that when 1 told him we had |
seized the ship he dropped dead of fit
lpon his cabin floor. l believe him."
said Mr.. Matthews. Clemson was the
nan to go off so. F."
HE had full neck and his veins
an in fire." said Boldock. 81 knew
him. A good sailor"
His nostrils dilated with thought as
10 stood in silence watching the pro-
seedlings on the main deck. Tackles had
'een got on the yardarms, the provi.
ions and liquor had been handed out
II the boat, which rose and sank along.
ide ready for hosting.
"What are they going to do with the
queen, Mr.. Matthews?" said Miss Man.
ell.
II have no notion. The moment the
asst boat got away they trimmed sail
With the smartness of old hands and
TODD away about south southeast. A"
She is scarcely out of sight" said
he commander, straining his vision
nto the compass bearing named BY the
nate.
"She is very fast ship, SIR" OK.
laimed Mr.. Matthews, with q melan.
holy shake Of his head. "But what in
he name of mercy was their object in
hrowing you overboard?'
Miss Mansel told him the whole story.
ie listened with an air Of despondency.
ften signing.
1T was the captains fault" he OK.
iaimed, breaking out quickly, with
of fever in his uttersnce.
he had reason to suspect the ten men:
il arms chest had been robbed: the