The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-28
COPYRIGHT. 1895. ev TIE AurHos.

He said that confession would be OF
| great use to them, while their silence
could simply signify nothing but the in
convenience of detention. for he was de
termined not 10 leave the island with
out the nuggets.
"Davenire asked if the island was
in sight, and, being answered, inquired
if the commander had been ashore.
This was all he said. He grinned fierce
ly at the others, Robert told me, who
were as dumb as dogs. Quite as likely
as not that wretch of a giant was hop
ing and thinking that the nuggets
would not be found, that something
would befall TO free him, so that he
could return TO the island in due course
properly equipped, and possess himself of
the whole of the gold. Surely he or the
others would have confessed the hiding
place but for some such wild dream.
caldwell had been taken out of the
steerage and put into the cabin into
which Trollope's body was conveyed /
think l .old you that the remains of
that miserable man were buried in tho
evening. Caldwell was now gloomily
and dangerously mad and needed IA SEN
tinel with truncheon He was safe
enough, however, with irons on his feet
and handouts on his hands, and in this
dreadful, degrading condition Robert
told mo he lay in bunk, cursing his
Waterman, b!abbing secrets of horror
and blood and grimacing with tho face
of satan ut the upper deck.
We'll, very soon after the ships were
anchored the longboat-that historic
longboat--was lowered into the water
and eight men and Robert entered her.
1.-The boat went ashore at III O'Clock
in the morning. 1t was very fine wealth
er. Indeed we were most fortunate in
this respect throughout The ships lay
with their topsails beating in pulses of
light and shade as they lightly rolled |
upon the smooth fluctuations. Many |
birds glanced like showers of broken |
glass over the island and some drew |
near on arched wings with coarse !
shrieks. They were evidently not used |
to being disturbed by visitors William |
was in the longboat. Robert had refused
the services Of Harry, pronouncing him
contemplate little murderer, unfit to
oppose men in fair fight.
Il watched the boat through an opera
glass as she grounded upon the beach
and two men were left in charge of her.
This reduced the strength of the COM
mander's little company, bat of course
it was necessary that the boat should be
watched. Likewise there was the chance
OF her being seized by the three men
rushing down upon her. But that was
a risk not to be seriously apprehended.
What use could they make of her? The
briggs boat would fetch Robert and his
party, who would Immediately give
chase 10 the robbers. l should add that
the boat was without mast or sail, for
these things the commander did not re-
Iuire 20 go ashore with
well, / watched Robert and his six
men march along the white sand. Rob-
,rt trudged with a cutlass in his grasp.
The others were armed with the like
weapons as well as muskets and pistols,
md they entered little valley, or, as ]
night say, a sort of hollow in the wood
hat was very thick upon this part of
he island, and disappeared.
Then for two hours we could get no
news either by eye or ear. Impatience
became torment. l longed and yet
dreaded To hear the cracking of fire.