The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-26

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and their mouths moved like they WA
tslking. but they didn't make no sound
though they understood what each 9th.
or was saying All at onct the tallest
man-he was old. with gray hair
reached across the table and struck the
other on the cheek and the blue scar
opened and bled like q was A fresh cut
though there wasn't any knife that /
could see. The woman slipped be.
hind The old man. and she nut her
hahds round his throat 20 that her
thumbs pressed deep into the nesh. lie
lried TO get free. but she pressed his
lhroat till her fingers locked round H.
when she lei 60 he fell with his face
on tho table. then she and the man
with the cut cheek dragged him up.
stairs and I could hear the thump az
MS boot-heels as they hit was hid
behind the mizzcn mast. but peeked
out and saw them heaye him over
board. and then heard the splash
Then tho woman laughed out loud g.
u was the first sound that had come
from their lips and her laugh was
worse than her face. Il was tinkly
aud clear like the high notes OF a pl-
amer. but II iroEs your blood. Then
abe turned. and she wiped the mans
bloody cheek with her hair. and her
syes shone like green starboArd lights
on a clear night.
Just then ! could hear the click Of
the oars In the rovlocks 1t was the
cook coming back can tell you Il
was music 10 my ears. The man and
woman started toward the side and /
iollered EN-. caught the woman by
her hair. whipped out my knife and
cut on a strand just In time. too. for
they we're over the ship side like a
cash.
when The cook had raised his boat
and hung q from the davits he came
Ar and found me holding the hit OF
hair Ia my hand and staring Al Il like
! was crazy. We went below and /
had a nip Of something. then told
him uhatd happened he gave me a
sharp look and asked me II I hadn't
never heard the yarn. said that /
vas dragging without anchorage and
u he knew What Il all meant 10 tell me
he was an old TELLER that had cooked
In half the Eallsys on the lakes and
knew every craft from Duluth 20 Buf.
ialo
lie said he guessed hadn't never
heard the early history OF the Callsiy
N Jones. and had 10 admit that /
didn't know anything except that she'd
been built about eight years whom the
iiiles Brothers bought her and msAe
me master lie said two or three par.
ties and owned her before and tha,
her first captain was an old TELLER that
ust 90 take his daughter with him In
the summer Ills mate vas Young. and
no and the girl took liking 10 each
other. but the old man wouldn't hear
OF their marrying and was going "a
discharge him a. soon a. they got back
90 the home port Before that. though
they vas CANNED right here IN Eagle
harbor and In the evening tho crew All
vent ashore just az mine did The
old man md the mate had a quarrel
and the captain cut the mate with a
Ions knife then the glrl crcpt up be.
hind the father and choked him "a
death and she and the mate dragged
him up the stairs and chucked him
overheard Then they saw the cabin.
boy a-peep.nr AZ en- from behind a
mast he'd been asleep when the 9th.
crs went ashore and had seen the
whole killing lie run from 'cm and
bid In the hold. and they put on In
The second yawlhoat so'sc Co be- gone
when the crew came back. They was
never seen again. Cor iu the nIsht a
whit" squlu came up ana they was
thought to have got their lus, deserts
by being drowned The cook said 10
wasn't uo uncommon thing Cor ths
dead folks tn return Co the places
whore they'd dii deeds of wrong. 30
Chat when the Calsty n. Jones put
into The harhor where they'd done
murder they was lus, drawn 90 her like
iron filings o. drawn 90 a MAGNET. I
mieht "a believed that % was an a
dream % hadn't had that lock Of
hair iu my hand but that vas evil
dence wasn't ~"
answered that u was most convlnc.
ms evidence but ! was unprepared
Cor ne next move Of the ancient cap.
tain.
I've goi d right here In my weskll
pocket. and m show q to you" he
said. drawing out a small battered
locket. which he opened and handed TO
me
u vas an Old fashioned locke, such
as used % be- exchanged by sweet
hearts under the round glass was a
wisp % pale. coarse hair. tied In =
4 sailors Knot IT'S avery interesting
!, relic, said ieebly, as handed d,
!, back
Z, Yea % is" the captain replied snap.
y, pIng the 'Id shut and a queer thing
.,,, iaou, d is that h 10 the same ldcntleal
g u'u a. nv hrst siis's hair that's
- q The quccres, things abou, the
ID q ~ business and TIE good old man
as'illy deposited hh relic In his
'srtaai pocket