The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-07

What was tho doctor wanted for? the
passengers wondered Had Murray stab
bed himseif--shct himself? No; they'd
have heard the report Of apistol in that
scene of deck subdaed by alarm ana ex-
pectatlon, while on high al WIS still
but for now and again the guil-liEe cry
of suddenly jelked block.
Mr.. Storr, standing beside the COM
panion hatch, family cried Good heav-
ensl'' and made quick step out Of the
way. In fact, the companion ladder was
then full Of figures rising clumsily with
the dead weight Of "a mans body. There
was a general recoil and most of the
ladies went hurriedly forward.
"By Jove, he's killed himselfV' said
Mr.. Davenire.
The lifeless body Of Mr.. James Muir
ray was passed through the companions
hatch in the triple clutch of the hideous.
rogue of the black teeth, the superin7
tendent and the second mate. They put
it fiat down upon the deck, right in the
way of a ray of sunshine that flooded
the convulsed face, which looked alive
with the movement of the muscles. The
surgeon dropped large silk handker-
chief over the dreadful countenance.
"Is it fit, siry" exclaimed Captain
/ Benson, coming along smartly Oh his
rounded shanks from his sacred walk
near the Wheel both his loose arms
jerking with agitation and temper.
"Poison, SIR said the surgeon.
"He was too quick for u.s." said tho
superintendent, with surly look at the
corpse
"Did he poison HIMSELF" cried the
captain, who unconsciously formed the
center of a crescent of passengers with
one very white face under Mr.. Storr's
straw hat.
The superintendent whispered TO his
uply mate, who rolled below and re-
turned with the dead mans portman-
teau.
"He had come prepared" said the
surgeon to the captain.
"But with what?' demanded the
skipper.
"Prussic acid"
"a surer trick than the bullet" whis-
pered Hankey to Masters.
cit makes no mess certainly" said
Masters, looking as coolly at the body
as if it had been fish newly landed
"Do you carry it back with your
said the captain.
"Aye, sir; yes, along with that, +" re-
piled the superintendent, pointing to the
portmanteau.
"Then for Gods sake" cried the
: old skipper with an angry toss OF both
his fins, take 'em both out of the ship
) at once, sr-take 'em both out of the
ship at once and leave Us TO proceed. Is
that a sight for ladies?"
| 81 should be obliged if a sailor OK
! two would help Us, +" said the superin-
{ tendent.
They contrived It by placing the body
g on a grating covered with piece OF
q sailcloth that the ladies who fingered
on deck mightnot continue to be shock
! cd. They passed the dead wretch
b. through the Fargway, and wc'rhing
their chance clcverly launched ing
= and figure to Ike paddle bcs ,ho
o steamer, where the thing was at,
a the body removed ard the grating re-
A turned.
e as it al right wish you?' sung out
the captain.
!. CAL right, sir, " answered the mas
@ ter of tho tug Pat TO hand vas four
o ished, 10 signal Cf farewell exchanged.
/. 1t had been too ugly business to al
p. NIT Of any sort of kindness.
"Only this very morning at break
. fast, " said Mrs Peacock, with work
g ing face, to Mrs Storr, che was talking
= to me most affably. He knew my hus-
o band well. find it impossible to think
+ of him as villain.
d "I find it harder to think of him at
g all, answered Mrs. Storr. "Only Inn
h agine he was talking TO me and my
IS husband this morning about his inten-
g ton of settling in London and OF buy
/. ing house through Mr. Storr. his
II voice trembles upon my ear still. 1t is
h now the voice of ghost. l am thank
10 full the sun is up"
IS trim sail!'' cried the captain.
g Ground with that main topsail smart
70 ly, Mr.. Poole"
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