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

Iuseu my mtluoIy, bue Wh"e iSoihoe
from the talk / overheard was this
That there was great treasure in gol6
in the ship, and that this gang of ter
men We're on board to seize her. Pres
emily one called the attention OF the
other to the shooting stars. got VI
and walked into the cuddy and stood a
moment or two at the table to consider
ed. l am a great coward. l feared II
these men knew had their secret they
would murder me. asked myself, Shall
/ 90 and tell Captain Benson at once
what l have overheard? And then
thought if he should not believe me, or
if he should not take any step that
night, or if he should be helpless to deal
with the wretches ON my evidence, still
they might get hold of the ship and kill
me or horribly i'll use me out of malice
and revenge. So went into my cabin
without being able TO form any resolu-
ton, meaning to think over what / had
heard and let the morning bring Its
own Judgment. Did | do right? Was
reasonable, Captain Boldock? Is this
uOm ~ lllS,nbOAttu NOAll0AI hbAtf sNNs
"You should have gone straight to
the captain" said Boldock. cit would
have been his duty to protect You. Why
shouldn't he have accepted your evil
dence? There was the robbery Of the
arms chest. That alone would have JUS
titled him III acting upon what you bad
overheard. T"
ENfrhav, hauo EnnxKgV, II ho1 ECAg-,.
ed, exclaimed Miss Mansel.
Looks like it, certainly" exclaimed
the commander in deep and stormy
voice.
81 cannot guess what the hour was"
continued the young lady, growing
white with memory, "when | was star
tied by light knocking upon my cabin
door. was wide awake-had been fe-
verishly wide awake. The least sound
sent chill through me, All the time /
was wondering whether the ship would
be seized that night, and what | should
do with my tremendous secret. When
heard that knocking, called out: who
is it? What do you want?' And voice
answered. Il am Trickle, the ships
oeOWoiht ihioS' lHC captain w lSIOS w
see you Immediately in his cabin.
Somehow instantly connected the sum-
mons with what l had overheard, nev-
er rejecting that Captain Benson could |
not know that l had the secret of the |
gang. | jumped out of bed. At that |
moment l heard strange, wailing |
noise upon the water. The portfolio was |
Onpn-tba cnnn6 oaaynod ipf to1x -
tant Wrapped myself up in dressing
gown and opened the door and was
grasped by the throat and gagged. can
recollect being gagged and the misera-
bic sensation of suffocation, but no
more until | woke to life here. -
Miss Mansel ceased
This, said Commander Boldock.
lis the most astonishing thing that has
ever happened in my time at sea. -
lie was proceeding when he observed
that the lady's eyes were filed with
tears, which ran down her cheeks. She
turned her face TO the ships wall. Boil.
docks feeling heart Immediately saw
what was wanted, and, going TO his
own cabin, he returned with large
clean pocket handkerchief, which he
placed upon the bolster.
Il will send your clothes to the gal
ley, said he. "and they will be dried
ana ready for you to put on before the
evening. We must then consider how
we are TO manage in the way Of attire.
1 believe you are without shoes. There's
man forward who shall make you a
pair OF canvas slippers. -
de bowed to her. She was sobbing at
the ships wall and too much affected
TO look around. Picking up the gar.
ments the poor young lady had been
srought aboard clothed in, Boldock
stepped on deck, where he found Mr..
Hardy walking in the sunshine and the
men forward getting their supper ON
the forecastle, for now was come the
hrst OF the two dog watches, the bannv
ocean holiday hours of the pipe and the
song and the dance, when, if il no a
eoiden evening such as this, the fiddle
VIII strike 900 motions into the Gamer
loving leg and fetch songs of rich senti.
lneht, out rarely songs of the sea. from
the simple foremost hearts
Here, Mr.. Hardy" said the com.
:. IN his deep. lamentinp voice
pray call a hand aft and let him tako
these things to the galley They sbonld 4
De thoroughly dried in about an bonr v
neyi The lady is in sad need of them 4
SIR. vi 'nein'
mr. Hardy, after a respectful leer at e
us commander, bawled for sailor. A 6
man came along, took the clothes with e
motionless face and went forward n
i have been listening to an extraor.
iinary story" said Boldock, bepinnin, e
% walk with the mate, and witbont
urther words he told his Communion oil .
ne had heard. '' al
Mr.. Hardy's leer was profound with
silent establishments VIZ" a
why, then," cried he. who, tho +
was done, ''that'll no tho t
'ark with the great consignment Of nur. U
'ets. She was to have sailed a week aft. {
+ we did; detained for want ~ mon. {
ne Ola story, no doubt, sir. The Iady a
Won't have fioated long, and the sb;n i
HeTelOre, can't ha far or ., -P | u