The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-26

whom annliel 10 another and William
understood that the mates remarks
were meant for the Dane
"On you gor' said the commander
who was growing impatient. ray OUT
Pay outv'
''On the third morning. it being bne'
still weather." continued Harry, "a
sail showed in the south. The sight
drove the gents mad. They rushed abort
with their glasses, and them that hadn't
glasses yelled to the others for news. by
Peter, then, it was brigantine as sure
as il was blue water she fioated ON. she
was heading west and glided on. Inc
gents swore she'd missed the island, ana
I heard the scowbanker Trollope tell
Dayenire that il was Saunders cropping
for it. and that he must be helped.
What followed? We mp anchor, made
sail and stood out in chase. lt was
some hours before we drawed near
enough to distinguish the craft, ana
then some of the gents who knew the
Rival saws il wasn't her, and some was
for speaking the brigantlne ana taxing
their chance Of what might follow. This
led TO n quarrel between Captain Troll
lope-as they called him, but he ain tho
captain-and that there Davenlre, and
blowed if they didn't square up and 90
for each other. II was beautiful sight
70 these eyes," cried the Dane III sud
den fury, making passionate gestures as
he smoke. ''for was sure the giant dot
country would kill the ether But the
skunk"-
''This man is not cit TO be trusted
with story" interrupted the COM
mander. "Pick up the yarn, you, now. "
William, wiping little tobacco juice
from his lips, said:
1.-THE two gents had bit OF stand
up affair. Tothers interfered. One got
knocked down. Burn was his name-a
gent" said William, pointing, "who
was all day long a-drinking bottled beer
under that there skylight. l reckoned
upon some shooting, like as afore, but
they was too knowing for that sort OF
larking this time. There was great
deal Of talk and yells to the big chap
that he should apologize, and | see 'em
shake hands arter they'd found out that
the brigantine wasn't the vessel they
wanted. We anchored and furled every
thing and lay for three days doing
nothing. Me and AIRY keeping forward
without any excuse to go aft couldn't
get to hear what was to be done. One
day the gents came OFF the island with
a skull they'd picked up, with hole in
it and q birds nest inside. Think Of
Matching of ideas after death, the gent
Weston said, and there was great
laugh. They made deal of this skull,
then chucked him overheard. Once
when / went into the cuddy to ask for
something to eat Captain Trollope, who
sat at table with three or four others,
looked at me hard. thought he'd speak
to me alone afterward. I'll swear that
gent meant treachery to his mates, and
it 'ud have come to q scheme with him
and we might have saved the ship and
the gold hadn't they on sudden formed
q resolution. They loaded the longboat
with cabin stores and went ashore with
her. Next day they put the gold into
the boat and took it away"
pause now," said the commander.
"and give me your attention, my lad.
They took the gold away. Did you fol-
low the boat with your eyes?"
81 watched her, certainly"
"And 1 watched her." said Harry.
II wanted to see, continued the little
Dane, eff they meant to stow the gold
somewhere where it could be found, if
they came to harm without carrying Of
it off, and William and me being alone
in the bark L runs aft for glass.
San intelligent act.'
"You dorn't tell the gen imam it was
me as arsted you to run for glass, I"
said William.
'There were several glasses and you
fetched one, and you were two men.
No matter" said the commander. "Did
they get ashore all right?"
II watched them," said the Dane,
''make for their regular landing place
and hand the gold out. 1t was white
,each where they landed, sheltered by
, wing of land and lot of wood, and
bright green grass came growing down
quite close to the glare Of the grit.
Tho chests were very heavy, and it
took all hands to move two Of 'em
at . time, and they never would
60 bat little distance, then re-
turn for the other chests, as if they
couldn't bear to leave 'em even that
short way off. I watched till they was
lost among the trees. but put me off
that island and I'll give you the bearings
Of their track, though where they hid
the gold I can't say"
"You II find, sir, " said Mr.. Matthews
TO the commander, 'that they we stow.
cd it in some cave or natural hollow
which won't be hard to find. Observe
that they took nothing to dig with to
the island"
"How romantic all this isl" exclaim.
Cd Miss Mansel.
"And yet," exclaimed the command.
or, attempting in vain q poetical ex-
preston Of oountenance, eff you look at
the sea around Us, how bald you find It'll