The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-08

male and female voices were Kissed |
through the cuddy. The captain, in
long pea coat scarcely concealing the
extremities of pair OF red drawers,
came out of his cabin and hastily turn
ed up the lamp. He shouted to the mate
through the skylight to know what hor-
rible cry was that, and the mate, put
ting his head into the open frame, re-
piled that he had heard no cry aud |
didn't know what the captain meant.
"It's only Mr.. Burn, who howled in |
his sleep. It's all right. He's awake |
now" said Captain Trollope, making a
step into the ouddy.
The captain bowled down to Mr..
Burns door to satisfy himself; then,
growing out, "Glad it isn't murder,
SIR" he went ON deck to look at the ship
and the night, while most of the passen-
gers returned to their beds. Two or
three, however, came gliding round the
table to Burns cabin.
"What the deuce is wrong?" whis-
pered one.
"Go to your cabin, Hankey. It's all
right, tell you. Away with you, john
son! Shannon, for Gods sake, don't
make crowd of us! I'll talk to you of
this in the morning This is no hour to
be debating and whispering here with
the mate and captain ON deck and the
lamp burning brightly"
These words Captain Trollope dellv-
cred in swift, imperious whispers. He
spoke as the leader of gang would,
and, as obedient members of gang
might, did those whom he addressed
stink away to their cabins. He was
alone with Burn, to whom he said:
"You must shift your berth. You'll
have to sleep with man. :"
"What the blazes has gone wrongs"
exclaimed Burn.
"You shrieked OUT
"What made you dab your hand
down? Who the deuce wouldn't shrek
out, as you call it, when he's struck in
his sleep?'
"You fat fool A baby would not
have been aroused by my touch. But
this is what want to tell you: Your
voice can be heard through the bulk
head of the adjoining cabin. You
must rout out of this and sleep with a
man..
"Well, that can be arranged, sup
pose, said Burn with a sulky yawn.
} "What did l say in my sleep!
! "You spouted some bosh in blank
, verse You had a quarrel with stage
prompter''- Burn was broadly grin
ming. Consider, continued Trollope
, in whisper of rage, whats to be the
| result if you should dream of the jot
, and argue it out with one of your bottle
bred phantoms. "
!, "Well, admit it is dangerous, said
3 Burn. "Shall turn out at once? Where
am l to got'
; Trollope put his head out to look a
the cuddy clock, then exclaimed:
D "Oh, l suppose you may be trusted
{ for the rest of the night! Try to keel
awake.
/ He yawned himself as he spoke, and
i without another word, slipped acros
{ the deck TO his own cabin.
t That morning at z o'clock old Benson
: was pacing the poop in goloshes and tai
t hat. A couple of seamen were swabbln
down the planks, which glanced in th
!. morning sun with the brightness Of dia
n monds The sun dried brine flashed wit
e each lazy roll of the bark, and the yes
{ sci seemed on fire with the glory tina
o broke from her decks. The mate, IN
e shorn and grim with three hours c
II watch, paced the break of the poo
}. athwartships.
a "a dismasted vessel right ahead
Q SIR" says Mr.. Matthews, looking round
't 81 see it, SIR says old Benson, an
> then he fetched the glass.
o Waile the old skipper was workin
II away with the telescope Trollope cam
u up through the companion hatch.
II Good morning sir!" says Captai
a Trollope. another fine day, but
IS this pace the Queen is not going to kee
10 her promise of ten weeks run"
N perhaps not, SIR" answered ol
10 Benson, with an unconscious sneer an
an impatient glance aloft.
ID II am asked by Mr.. Burn to apol
IS gize to you. captain, for the row
y kicked up in the night. 1t was pul
nightmare, he believes.
10 ''It alarmed the ladies, said the ca
10 tain shortly.
Ilc lCdIb ITO ihiBho ASPS"e ~ - -
10 alone" continued Trollope. II suppo
W there is no objection to his changing b
20 berth?''
IN "None, sir, if he can find anothe
D. He can speak to the steward on the su
IN ject ;" He was about to step forwar
when, rounding on his goloshes, he g
en claimed, lifting up his face and STARR
p hard into the eyes Of Captain Trollope
"Were you acquainted with Mr.. Bul
before you met him in this ship?"
SO "No," answered Trollope, cool
1g meeting the old fellows gaze. "Wl
9. do you ask?"
ou az had thought you were friends
IL. fore you joined the vessel"
ne "No, sir. i"
us ""There is something" said CAPITA
x Benson to his mate after looking roui
IT. to observe if the man was out OF hea
ds ing, Gin some of the passengers whi'
do not understand, and, not unde