The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-26

Int wonlant they fear, +" said II.
commander, THAT she'd fall in w;,s
vessel and report the whole storv,n
"They are nine armed, desperate ~.
sir" said Mr.. Matthews. "and w6"s
to be fallen in with down here ,has
going to be Of much help to rocor'"
treasure against such determined do~,
as those fellows?"
MAY say what / think?" cried q,
Dane, lifting his hand and snapnin. H.
fingers.
"Speak, said the commander
81 allow, said the Dane, that wh,.
they found the ship going or gone tb.-
fell to arguing as before as 10 vb,.
should be done, and as every man b.%
an opinion of his own NOTHING vs..
DONE" said Harry, with triumpbrD,
nod.
anyway, something's now Cone
said the mate dryly, "and that's v'0,
yarn, my lads, so you can so forwaIdS
"What do you say to a decayed too l.
ful of grog apiece for these fellow ~
said the commander.
"Shall / take them into the cullv
and give it To them?" exclaimed MI,
Mansel, starting up She was eager tbs
men should get it and thought themaa
reluctant
81 will save you that trouble, missn
said Mr. Matthews, with a smile Of s1s.
picion, and as he had no steward focal
to he told them to follow him into tbe
cuddy, and then he gave each mana
wineglassful of rum.
While this was doing Miss ManpI
talked with Boldock about the story tbe
men had given them. The brig was
about three-quarters Of mile ahead
The bark was reduced to her topsajls
and courses and spanker, and yet the
briggs boatswain, who was keeping
lookout on the Queens poop, found
difficult to stop the clipper from forging
ahead of the clumsy wagon on the bow.
Bright was that picture of morning in
the Pacific. Clouds in breasts of satin
jeweled in their skirts with the light
of the sun were sailing over the pur,
blue sky. The long, lazy Pacific heave
was in the sea-that grading heaye
which the whaleman knows as he DOES
on the lookout at the masthead There
was nothing in sight except the brig
The ocean rippled merrily with the life
and spirit of the breeze. The salt sangn
the short wake and the white canvas
sank in and out in breathing bOsOms
flinging refreshing GOODNESS of eddying
drafts down upon the hot decks
"And you expect to be of the island
tomorrow" said Miss Mansel.
'By tomorrow night | do, my love-
certainly, clipped as our plumes are,
this breeze keeps on blowing.
Suppose the men are ashore? 1t will
be horribly exciting. They are all armed |
What will you do?" said the girl, gal.
ing with the concern Of her heart inhG
agreeable eyes as she fixed them upa
the commanders face.
"We will anchor and go ashore and
make the men prisoners, then look iG |
the gold, find it, stow it and sail aWav
for Sydney" answered Boldock IN a
certain large, comfortable manner be
was sometimes used TO put on after Dis |
third glass of hot rum and water
"What was that extraordinary sea
which liberated the ships?' said Mis-
Mansel after pause, during when MI
Matthews had rejoined them.
"What would you call it!' said 'ls
commander, turning stiffly III his chan
to look up ut the mate.
IAN earthquake, should say slf,
81 can imagine nothing else 90
served Boldock. 1--WE must have Oee1
within the area Of any storm that cOula
have set such a swell in motion ana
therefore have felt it. F"
cts not the first time, f" SAID MI
Matthews, "that I've heard OF theseu r
natural agitations. My father had COW
mand of south seaman, and ne us'
to tell Of picking up the SURVIVORS,, y.
crew of q vessel that had gone ous.
bodily, all standing in just such ano'1a
commotion az those two men ha'eT
scribed. 1t lasted long, too, as 'nous.
the rollers were the work OF one mAi'''
spasm after another. IA
"Everything's possible at sea- '
the commander. "A.
just as he pronounced these W.
the figure of a man, dwar1ea py%
lance, could be seen francticaily su
ulating on the taffrail of the prls
binocular glass lay upon the sAyn stn
and the commander with won''
agility jumped for it. .oiut
"It's Hardy, he cried. "Hesp0~'
ing on our lee beam. ,s
"Sail hol" shouted a voice VI
Queens forecastle. -a,,Ir
"The longboat, sir, by thu l"a,b
yelled Mr.. Matthews, looking 'D'''
the ships telescope.
Miss Mansel shrieked Win cav
hent