The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-16

and five women. u.-She is chased by a cut
ter, which puts on board James Murray, VIII
wishes passage 10 England. IlI.-A steame
follows. Police board the Queen TO arres
Murray, who is absconding with money. Nun
ray commits suicide ". V and Wilt
discovered that the arm cnest OF the Quee
has been robbed. VII and VIII. The cap
tain orders the rooms 10 be searched, bu
nothing is found. IN and N-Miss MHrgare
Mansel, "A passenger, OYerhears plot OF IN
pirate ten TO seize the vessel. She is gauges
and throwd overheard. Nj MI and MIL
The pirate ten seize the vessel and turn tn
crew adrift i'm boat.
CONTINUED.
Grasping the body with their fish
hooks Of fingers, the Jacks tossed il
aboard, soaking and streaming like {
thunder shower 1t was then laid il
the stern sheets, and the boat made fol
the brig. While this was doing Mr..
Hardy pulled out a sharp clasp knife
and cut away the gag. She had good
features, but she was CHASTITY TO horrors
own degree in that searching light ow.
ing to the eyeballs showing like slips of
china betwixt the lids, and TO the lips
being almost pale as the cheeks through
compression of the igature. The appar-
ell was very scanty, consisting, so far as
Mr.. Hardy could make out, of dress
ing gown over flannel petticoat and a
woman's ordinary nightclothes. Her
feet were naked-yery pretty little feet
they were, Mr.. Hardy thought. Doubt
less they had been slippered when the
poor creature for some murderous mo-
n ha6 alr,f
1T looks to me-" exclaimed Mr..
Hardy, gazing up at the commander,
whose immense roasted face, overhang-
ing the rail, was reflected in the smooth
water as though it had been the moon,
las If there had been some piratical
business on down here, SIR -
Bring her aboard, bring her aboard, :"
exclaimed the commander, stiffening
his figure and sending look round the
ocean with man-of-war's mans sniff.
In fact, the mere thought Of it whipped
fifty new pulses into his sturdy shape.
They unshipped the gangway, and
with that sort Of reverence which coed
sailors will exhibit toward the dead
and more particularly toward those Of
the dead who might have been moth.
ers, wives. sisters and sweethearts in
this world-a few Of the Jacks Of the
brig Wellesley handed the body aft AID
with pains and patience down the mar.
row companion ladder.
Trim sail, nr. Hardy" said Com.
mander Boldock then come below and
let me have your opinion. "
Two middle sized cabins were situated
under the wheel. The body Of the won.-
an was carried into the port cabin, the
starboard berth being the commanders.
and very tenderly laid upon locke.
The men who had brought her below
stood off, while Commander BoldocA
drew close 20 peer into the face that
looked cold and hard as granite.
"This seems case Of murder, " said
the commander, apparently thinking
aloud.
BEG pardon, your honor" said one
OF the seamen, touching his forehead,
homely, middle aged, good natured sail
or, with Limehouse look and a hand
of yellow oakum dangling at his chin,
that body's not been long in the wa
ter.
"How do you know?' said the COM
mander, whipping his great face round
upon him sharp and eager.
'I'll swear it by the color Of the
skin, sir. +"
Would you think she's alive, then,
Adams?" said the commander.
eyes, sir. ~
"What should be done then?' said
Boldock complainingly. eff you have
any knowledge Of this sort of thing,
turn to. I'd not have her die upon our
hands after saving her life
The shoes and bell shaped legs of Mr..
Hardy fiuttered in the companionway,
and down came the whole man.
adams thinks she may DO alive"
said the commander
"She's got to be dried and wrapped
in blankets first Of all, :" said Mr.. Har-
dy, after taking short but earnest
view Of the face, "and then artificial
respiration might he attempted. What
d'you say, Adams?"
That's it, sir. And perhaps q spoon
full Of rum to lie at the back of the
throat wouldn't hurt?"
Then heave ahead" said Command
er Boldock.
1t seemed a hopeless undertaking, but
these bronzed and blunted children Of
the brine knew very well, with Horatio
Nelson, that at sea nothing is impossible
and nothing improbable-a maxim that
should ever be the philosophy Of British
sea affairs. Commander Boldock look
ed on. Mr.. Hardy and Adams did tho
work. They stripped to their shirts, for
1t was mighty hot in that little cabin,
and first they dried her, and they then
wrapped her up in blanket, and then
they got Adams prescription of rum
between her lips and proceeded to artifi.
oiaily initiate tho lungs. They rolled her
ON this side, then on that, then over,
snen back again. Adams seemed TO