The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27
arowned AZ the bottom or rne, sea-

drowned &C the bottom or tne'sea.
He gently took the young lady by the
hand and led her to the companion. She
went down the steps, but he remained
in the hatch hidden and gazing.
Tho boat continued TO hold a course
for the Queen as though her occupants
had made up their minds. 1t was GER
tain that they had by this time recog-
nized her. Boldock, standing in the
companionway, commanded her with his
glass and was able TO distinguish the
faces of the men. They were six, as the
boatswain had said. He who steered
was a fine, handsome person. with a
large mustache. The powerful telescope
brought them within hand reach of
the commander, albeit the boat was still
a mile of. One who sat near the steers
man was a fellow of huge bulk. His
immense figure dwarfed the man next
him.
Miss Mansel had again and again de-
scribed the ten men to Boldock. and he
Immediately said to himself when the
lenses perfectly magnified the forms and
faces of the fellows TO his vision, THAT
big devil is Davenire, and the gentle
man at the tiller is Captain Trollope, !"
and third man he instantly knew by
recollection of the girls description, a
black faced, hung head man, who lay
over the weather gunwale looking right
into the commanders eye under the
shadow of his hat. But Mr.. Weston,
who was sitting in the bows, Mr.. Han
key beside him and Mr.. Shannon, who
was seated with his back against the
mast, his arms folded, the correctest
copy imaginable of a shipwrecked fig
ure, Boldock was unable to identity
from memory of Miss Mansel's sketches
Down helm. now, Triyett," said he,
after long silence, during which the
boat had draTn almost within musket
shot of the uark's bow.
Suddenly the boat dropped her lugsail
and rocked her naked mast with the
whole six men in her standing up star.
Ing under the sharp of their hands. all
in atti,16cs of debating and considering.
$50 now on to the fok'sle, William,
and you, Harry, and be steady with your
yarn if they should hail you"
The two seamen assembled the fore
castle ladder and showed themselves.
''Harry, the Dane, ahoy!" roared the
thunderous voice of Davenire. "An
hour ago we saw that that vessel was
our bark. Was it the heavy swell car
ried you OFF,"
"Aye, sir, answered the Dane, with
O flourish of his hand.
"Who are those people aft here?"
'Two sailors put aboard US by yonder
whaler, sir" answered the Dane.
"Don't you tell any lies!" roared
Caldwell. "That briggs no whaler."
"Ho, the boat ahoyr' shouted the
boatswain, Trivett, from the head OF
the poop ladder. Begging your par
don, If you'll come alongside, I'll tell
you she is whaler and give you her
masters name and the quantity Of oil
she's got aboard and where she halls
from"
Gall that's devilish easy to invent"
shouted Davenire. care you four men
the only people in that ship?"
"Boat ahoyr' shouted Trivett.
won't you draw little closer, so that
we can talk? What are you afraid Of? l
thought you were oastaway men and
bore down to pick you up"
On this the six gentlemen held short
consultation, often directing their eyes
at the bark with many marks of suspi-
cion in their looks and gesture. Then
Weston threw an oar over on one side
and Shannon an oar over on the other,
and to very slow beat of blade-every
face, the rowers' included. turned to-
ward the Queen-the boat warily APP
preached until she was abeam, within
comfortable talking distance.
"Wouldnt that brig help you to
more than two men?" shouted Trollope
to the forecastle "If she's whaler,
she s full handed"
"He'll explain, SIR" replied Harry,
pointing at Trivett ON the poop.
"She's the Irish Girl of Hull, is
months out. She fell in with this vessel
this morning cried Trivett, who fair
ly looked the character Of the rough
whaling mate or superior spouter's sea-
man he was personating as he stood in a
sailors careless attitude, foot in a coil
of rope, hand on backstay, dressed
in sleeved waistcoat, well worn cloth
breeches and a greasy. gray, felt hat
"Captain Button could only spare rs
two men, but seeing your boat coming
along he counted on my finding in You
the extray hands we require to navigate
this beautiful and valuable ship, which
I tell you is flush to the matches with
wool. -
"How long have you been aboardT'
howled Caldwell, with his hand at the
side Of his mouth.
"Not yet had time to take look
around" answered Trivett ''This here
ship wants men. There's no going be-
low aboard 500 ton when there's only
Tower to q crew. Amt that sextant
case in your starn sheets?"
Yes, it was sextant case and inside
II was sextant that had belonged to
the late Captain Benson. When the
longboat had gone ashore with stores,
the men carried with them this sextant,
N boat,s co,npaaa and a chart of the