Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-22

i " wss natural enough. And NEEDED only
time to AttAes IL from her memory.
Meanwhile hs HAD = fortnight. 8 whole
are OF happinsss bstors him. Tho COLI
onel. who he'd calculated with nlcety
the time he ought 20 allow them. now
came discreetly Ia and suggested break
| fast. s.! ~ 3 sS
Certainly" said Dick: at IL long
past the time; but where's Captain
| Worsely? ~ a8
..on." replied the colonel: .'haven't
they told you! "He's got . fever, and
can't leave his berth today
that's rather sharp work." said
Dick; "he seemed all right when ! left
the ship yesterday" i
Eyes," said the colonel. "there IL q
sudden kind Of feverlsh attack which
Is not uncommon. am told. In these
latitudes. It took him quite suddenly,
| just as we came on board: he was very
| queer. and kept me up late into the
night talking in the most random man
ner. I thought you must have heard
u.s." he added. with a quick. searching
glance at Dick.
81 DID hear you!" replied the latter.
And that reminds me thatI also heard.
or fancied heard. boat put on in
the middle Of the night. and come
aboard some time later"
"Just 3d." said the colonel: shat was
what he and were arguing about.
wanted some things had forgotten
fetched from the Hamilton, and Car
tain Worsley refused me q boat. but
got my own way at last with some diff
l 0tS,S $50 ~
| PLANTATION which he had ready loaded
and primed for some time past, he
turned the conversation adroitly back
to the Hamilton. and the incidents OF
their voyage from England. When the
meal was over. Dick remembered the
captain again.
II can't say regret old Worsley's
temporary Absence" he remarked, "for
I prefer very much our present party
Of three; but think I must go and
see him. for the sake Of civility."
II don't think would. II were you."
said the colonel lightly: hes still rath-
er over-excitable this morning, and he
has apparently. for some absurd rea-
son. taken dislike to you.'
Dick laughed. I'm not afraid Of his
tongue" he said: I'm shot-proof
against marine gunnery" And he went
| toward the door. The colonel turned
away and bit his mustache. He dared
not insist further. for fear Of arousing
suspicion: for, upon the face Of 1t,
what could 1t matter to him whether
Dick went or not? But in reality good
deal was at stake, ana Dicks sudden
resolve had taken him for once unpre-
pared. So he sat still. and listened with
desperate anxiety to hear what would
follow. The Speedwell's construction
between decks was not quite that Of IN
ordinary brig. She was large, but, as
was only reasonable in ship carrying
government stores, she had no provision
for a number Of passengers, but was
instead fitted with unusually ample
quarters for the captain and three or
four others. Thus while the saloon
was small, there were on each side Of
1t three good cabins, or rather state
rooms, instead Of the ordinary berths.
On the starboard side Madame de Nom
taut. the colonel. and Dick were quar-
tered; on the opposite side were the
captains two rooms and the mates
cabin. A narrow passage was left on
each side between these state-rooms
and the saloon. The colonel, with his
head against the wooden wall Of the
latter. could hear perfectly all that
| passed on the other side; and, In fact.
when Dick stood At the captains door
he was within yard Of him. First
he heard him knock once. and again
louder. There was no answer The col
onel was rigid, but his eyes betrayed
intense anxiety. Camilla had fortu-
nately gone to her own cabin. and
there was no one to observe his un-
concealable agitation. Dick knocked a
third time. The colonel ground his
teeth and drew in his breath. A rat
Ting noise followed. Instantly the ten
sion OF his limbs relaxed, and look
Of relief spread over his face. Dick had
tried the door and found 1t locked. The
colonel got up and wiped his brow. His
secret was safe now, and he must get
ready for another little scene In the
comedy, which could not be long de-
layed.
Dick meanwhile was knocking again.
and calling Captain Worsley by name.
Still there was no reply, and he began
to fear that the unfortunate man HAD
tainted. with no one at hand to look
after him. He turned to the mates
room. It was empty. He knocked more
loudly yet on the captains door. Final
ly he was about to rush away to find
the mate on deck, when he caught the
sound Of some one moving about inside
the room.
"open. openi" he cried. why don't
you open?"
The door swung inward as he spoke.
A strange man stepped quickly out.
Then. as Dick drew back, he stopped
and coc,ly locked the door behind him.
AS he raised his head again, Dick
"a t.
not Captain Worsley. but Herman john
stone. the pilot Of the Edgar At Copen.
hagen.
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