The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27
copyright, 1895, by tho Author

clipper bark, leaves Sydney, Australia, with
treasure. There are ten male passengers
and FIVE women. H.-Shc is chased by cut
ter, which puts on board James Murray, who
wishes passage 20 England IlI.-A steamer
follows Police board the Queen 10 arrest
Murray, who Is Ascending with money Muir
ray commits suicide. ". and Wit is
discovered that the arm of the Queen
has been robbed. VII and VIII. The cap
tain orders the rooms to be searched, but
nothing is found. lN and N.-Miss Margaret
Mansel, passenger, overhears plot OF the
pirate ten to seize the vessel. She is gagged
and throwd overheard. XI. XII and KILL
The pirate ten seize the vessel and turn the
crew adrift i'm a boat.
CONTINUED.
every well. F" said the commander,
coolly putting down the binocular glass.
All excitement was gone from him. His
nostrils were large; determination had
fixed the expression Of his face. The
spirit of roast beef had started, but not
from its grave, in that sturdy, resolved
shape. He said, letting fall his intoning
tricks of speech, talking indeed rather
rapidly, with pulse of decision, how
ever, in every word:
"There is nothing more probable than
that she should prove the longboat. We
are within, comparatively speaking, a
few hours sail of the island. If that
boat left it yesterday and headed north,
as she appears TO be doing, she was al
most certain to fall in with us. But for
all that, Mr.. Matthews, it is a stroke of
fortune of which we must be able to
give a good account. Sir, you will give
me leave to take command Of this YES
SELF"
"Oh, why, most certainly; anything
I can do under you," said the mate,
bowling and bowling.
First and foremost, we have not so
much as pea shooter in the ship. Sig
nal Hardy; speak him-quickly, if you
please. If that boat discovers-as she is
sure to do by your topgallant mast being
gone-that we are the bark Queen in
company with a brig she'll make
tracks, sir, and we may have some diff
Guilty IN catching her. ~
A small ensign run aloft at the gait
end was signal enough to Hardy, who
Immediately threw the brig i'll the wind,
and the bark slowly floated on to her
quarter.
''Mr. Hardy" reared the command
er, 81 am going in chase Of that beat
in this ship. Send the arms chest and
ammunition aboard. See to the cut
lasses, Hardy. "
aye aye, SIR" shouted the man, e.
he stood on the rail, holding b. tht
wang, with the foot Of his trousers trCm-
bling.
81 may have 70 deprive you for tie
time Of the services Of three of your
men. Send six in the boat You will
have plenty to work the brig with. If !
should run ont of sight Of you, make
for Halloran island and heave to and
wait for me- "
Right, sir, D." blwlod Hardy. And a
minute later all was hurry and hustle
in the little vessel.
us che the longboat, do you think,
Mr.. Matthew's" said Miss Mansel,
standing beside the mate, who was
again viewing the still distant object
through the ships glass.
Il am certain of il. First Of all, she
is ships boat. The coincidence of a
ships boat being adrift down here would
be too extraordinary. Everything tai
lies. We are fast closing the island.
She could have left il but few hours,
so to say. All is happening in small
space OF water, and you may take my
word that Captain Benson's old friends
are yonder.
"Amazing" murmured the girl.
what will Commander Boldock dor
How will he be able to catch them if
they try to escape?"
He approached at that moment to
make known his intentions to Mr.. Mat
thews and talked with one hand affec-
tionately but lightly lying on Miss
Mansel's shoulder.
"We must catch those fellows by a
ruse, said he. "When we are armed,
we will shift helm for the boat. The
bos'n Trivett must coax them on board
by the statement l put into his mouth.
You, sir, will keep out Of sight with
the men. William and the Dane will
stand by to show themselves on the fore
castle. The scoundrels must be on board
before the rush il made. Then out you
pour to the signal Of my shout +"
If the rogues should refuse to come
on board, sir?'' said Matthews.
"Our brains are not one barrel ma.
Chimes" answered the commander, his
manner tinged with the contempt which
mt such moment a naval officer might
justly entertain for an OK faced mer
chant mate capable of asking useless
questions.
He withdrew his hand from Miss
Mansel's shoulder and stepped over &c
Trivett, the boatswain of the brig
whom he addressed in a very earnest
decisive manner, talking with plenty o.
theatrical gestures, while he frequently
looked In the direction Of the boat
When he had done with the boatswain
whose face glowed with a genial intelli
oeuca of his commanders meaning. III