The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-19
CAPTAIN SHANNON
By oOULsON KBRNAHAN.
Copyright, 1896, by DOdd, Mead g Col
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SYNOPSIS.

the victims, by order, Captain Shannon.
The Daily Record is active in the arrest c
Captain Shannon. and its editor is murdered
V, vi and VlI-MaX Rssler learns that Cap
tain shannon is James Mullen and determine
to find him. Having once met him, he inves
tigates his past. en- he goes after him, get
ting one Quickly TO az sist. VIII.-Rlsslel
suspects Mullen may be hiding on the hulkl
for the storage OF dynamite at Canvey anC
goes there. lX.-Hughes. the keeper of one
. the hulks, the Cuban Queen. is said to hay
his wife aboard A boat comes ashore con-
tuning man disguised as a woman RissleI
sends Quickly to follow him
pecially from that big brute of Muir,
who's always Dragging about his own
swimming
Something like grin stole over the
fellows forbidding face.
Muster Muir, o don't like no soft
plucked uns, o don't, and you did sing
out - loud, and no mistakel You
told un You could swim, did you? Why,
Muster Muir, seen him swim out two
mile and more, and them
''Confound Mr.. Muirp' interrupted
angrily. do you think I'm going to
stay here all night while you stand
there jawing and grinning? Be off with
You and get my clothes for me, or you
won't see halfpenny of the sovereign
promised you"
''It was co as you promised me, I"
said the fellow, lying insolently now
that he had-as he thought he nadine
in his power, land - little, too, for o
man wot's running the risk of getting
the billet by letting strangers on boord,
dead against the roofs. But I don't
leave my ship for no - e2, / don't
You'll ave to come along wi me in the
dingey, and, mind, l as the money afore
you as the clothes. None of your mon
key tricks wi me, l tell you. Come,
wot's it to be? Are yon going back Wi
me. or will you wait for Mr.. Muir to
come and fetch you? can let i'm know
in the morning (this with an impudent
GRIM as you've been rescooed.'
81 don't go ashore without my clothes
IL stop here all night" said firmly.
sits inhuman to ask me. What harm
could do to the COMPOUNDED ship for
the few minutes you're away? l don t
want to stay here any longer than can
help, assure you. 1t was a sovereign
promised you, but if you'll row ashore
as fast as you can and get my clothes
and promise to keep your mouth shut
you shall have e2. Will that please
your
Make it CO" said he, "and I'll say
DONE"
Very WELL" / answered, "only be
as quick as you can, for the sooner I'm
out of this thieves den and have seen
the last Of your hangman face the bet
ter. And now I'll go down out of the
cold, and perhaps you won't grudge me
another dram of that rum of yours, con-
sidering how you We bled me tonight. Z"
Motioning me to follow, he led the
way to the stern Of the ship, where, as
/ knew, the hulk keepers quarters were
situated, the dynamite being stored, as
l have already said, in the hold.
A cockpit, from which there shot up
into the night an inverted pyramid of
yellow light, marked the entrance to the
cabin. and into this Hughes, disdainful
of stairs, shuffled feet foremost, swing
ing moment with his palm resting on
either ledge and his body pillared by
rigid arms before he dropped out Of
sight, like stage Mephistopheles re-
turning to his native hell. Not being
familiar with the place, decided to
content myself with less dramatic en-
trance, and picked my way accordingly
down the steep stairs and into the little
cabin which served as kitchen, sitting
room and dormitory. A lighted oil stove
stood in the center, beside which
Hughes placed a wooden chair.
you've got very comfortable quar-
tiers here. l said, looking round APP
provingly after had seated myself eff
one doesn't mind lonely life Git is
lonely, suppose), one might do worse
Nan turn hulk keeper.
Hughes grunted by way of reply, but
whether this was 10 be taken as signify
ing acquiescence or dissent was unable
TO say, his face being at the moment
hidden in corner locker, whence be
presently emerged with q bottle Of Old
Tom and a glass
There the ---- rum, and there's
the - glass, and now don't you stir
out of that - chair, )" he said, with
liberal use of his favorite adjective.
Then, much to my relief, he betook
himself up the stairs and on to the deck,
where | could hear him muttering and
swearing TO himself as he unlashed the
dingey.
That / was excited and eager the
reader may believe, but though the
moment Hughes back was turned my
eyes were swiveling in their sockets and
sweeping the sides of the cabin with the
intentness of searchlight. / did not
think 1t advisable to leave my seat and
set about the search in earnest until he
had actually left the hulk. But no
sooner was he well out of the way than
i was at work, with every sense as poised