The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27
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He then went on to the poop. The liz.
tie combat had been fierce and long.
long at least for numbers so uneouai
The sun was high, the wind small. the
sea foated before the faint northerlv
wind in a breast of shivering satin down
to where the dim, pearly square of the
briggs canvas took the eye. The bark
had been held to the wind during tba
struggle, and the longboat lay about a
quarter of mile distant on her quar-
ter. Miss Mansel stood beside the wheel
watching her. When Boldock an.
preached, she turned, and, seeing him.
ran to meet him.
care you hurt?" she cried.
''Not to the extent of hair Of nv
head, my dear, he answered.
''How the wretches fired! It was
perfect storm of shooting. listened il
the cuddy, shivering If on9 ball had
hit YOU
cit is pleasant to be thought Of in
this way. 1t il novel sensation to m,
There's been nobody to think of lne. far
or foul, since my mother died. "
"That's altered, said Miss Mansel.
She was about to ask after the prison.
ers. Some men came along to enter the
quarter boat which lay floating in the
, water alongside and interrupted her
One was Harry the Dane. He looked
with IA scared though brilliant gaze at
the commander and tumbled quickly
into the mizzen chains before the rest
Boldock did not address him. He called
to one of the others:
"Any of you men injured?'
"None of us here, sir. There's man
dead in the fok'sle. "
"HaP' groaned Boldock.
The seamen dropped over the side.
"It was that scoundrel Dane who
killed your friend Trollope, Margaret"
Is Trollope dead!" she exclaimed.
'Killed by dirty little mutinous
foreigner, in absolute disobedience to
my orders. 1 will see how he is to be
punished for it, doubt If there is any
law that under the circumstances will
enable me to get at the scoundrel."
Captain Trollope deadp' murmured
the girl. care others of them killed."
"All unhurt in irons in the steerage"
They stood watching the men bring
Ing the longboat to the ship. and they
talked of the fight, and Miss Mansel
asked the commander if he saw the look
On Caldwell's face when he saw herr
at was not favorable moment foy
observation, said the commander II
tripped him on sudden rather easily,
l thought, and fell with him and on
him. He carries the aspect of picked
character. The handkerchief convicts
him as one Of them. / should like T.
know who was the other.
at is like dream" said the girl
"Yet could swear that the other was
Mr.. Davenire. f"
Mr.. Matthews rose upon the ladder
and came in his slow walk along the
poop. He looked pale and hollow, as
though just out Of hospital.
Sorry to say there's hand dead in
the fox 'sle, and the others seem in
bad way. I've done what / could FOR
Them
'The villains should have surrender
ed and saved this loss of life, " cried she
commander, stamping his foot.
AS | came along" continued Ar.
Matthews, your bos'n told me that
one of the prisoners had gone mad
put my head over the hatch to listen
and heard the voice of Mr.. Caldwell
shouting. 1t mainly concerned you,
Miss Mansel-you and the man Masters.
D'you remember him-the worm eaten,
rather good looking chap that was be-
lieved to have lost his heart TO your
I'D rather not hear such things"
said the commander stiffiy, while Miss
Mansels checks began to glow.
what is that dreadful Caldwell say
ine?' said the girl.
tTo BIZ Continued