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

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The body OF the roman ,cuS carried into
tic port cabin.
buoy she's been cut from. The longer
you live the more you II find the miracu.
lous in everything, for if that lady
wasn't floating in our course expressly
to be picked up that breath might be
kneaded into her, what was it doing in
our road?"
"She amt dead" said Adams.
81 believe the man right, SIR" said
Mr.. Hardy as he gently drove the body
toward the bulkheads for Adams to
drive back again.
IF she comes to, it'll be the gag that
saved her life, Sill" said Adams, feel
ing himself entitled under the circum-
stances to be loquacious. ut stopped
the water from flowing into her mouth. +"
Hard to realize live body floating
through, all the same" said Mr.. Har-
dy, letting go minute to wipe his face.
''She looks fresh,' exclaimed the
commander.
That's my meaning, SIR" said Ad-
ans. "I'll swear by her color she ain t
been more than four or five hours over
board.'
What she belongs to may be in
sight," exclaimed the commander.
Don't let 60 Of her, Hardy" he con.
tinued, in his deep, demonstrating
voice, until you're both cocksure it's
all up. I'd like to hear her yarn, too,
and what happiness to restore so pleas
ing figure TO this theater of life! I'll
look in on you again soon."
He went out and trudged up the steps
Jump aloft hand and report any
thing in sight" he called out
A man sprang into the fore shrouds
and as nimbly as though he had been
hoisted with run gained the royal yard
and stood holding by the truck, careful
ly sweeping the sea. His white trousers
trembled against the blue and the figure
all that way up looked like toy sailor,
sonsathing clean and brightly painted
out Of box, just the object for boy
to fix in the stern sheets of his little
boat yet real mans deep bass voice
foated down from the heights after
few minutes, during which the dimin-
lshed shape had been strenuously eyed
by Commander Boldock. Nothing in
sightg' The man staid ON the yard and
sought the remote liquid confines again
for any CLEAN Of starlight canvas that
he might cast light of satisfaction on
that large, bland moon of red face that
continued upturned at him upon the
quarter deck. To no purpose. There wa,
nothing in sight. and so down he cam,
on the royal backstay, enlarging as he
grew like descending lark out Of the
speck it makes till he leaped, q man t.
the eye, off the bulwark rail.
Where the dickens" thought the
commander. "has that body come fromi
How long has it been in the wateri
Why was she gagged?'
He took number of turns upon his
quarter deck, deeply musing. Presently
the scent of fried ham penetrated his
nose, and the steward came out of the
little galley bearing the cabin breakfast.
"Send the bos'n aft" called the
commander.
A short man with strong wbiskers
and whistle hanging at his neck came
briskly from the forecastle.
Watch the brig, Mr.. Stubbins, will
you," said the commander i'm tones as
though he were demonstrating with the
man, while Mr.. Hardy tries to roll
the breath of life into the body below!
Do you know anything about the treat.
ment of the drowned?'
when mans picked up drowned, 4"
said the boatswain, who was very thick
of speech, looking askance at his captain
as though no suspected one more dry
joke in this voyage, "ain't it the treat.
ment to bury him?"
"It is clear you never walked the hos.
pitfalls" said the captain.
AYE, sir, as houtdoor patient"
Watch the brig, il you please, Mr.
Stubbins," and the commander went
below.
He turned his back upon the break
fast table and looked into the cabin,
where the body lay. The two men were
at that instant bending over the woman,
with uplifted hands, in attitudes of rapt
and ravished attention. A sound as of
q sigh, very delicate and faint, reached
Boldook's oars Gs ID haavons. could il