The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-13
COPYRIGHT. 1896. ~ ne Aursos.

ilIe III ner OUTSIDE the trouble or tn
sea.
Two men, pipes in mouth, passe
from under the break of the poop an
: stationed themselves at the foot of TN
: malnmast for chat and a smoke. /
was a warm night, but the place thes
D men had chosen was made pleasant b,
r q refreshing tanning of the mainsail
t that hung festooned from its yard. AL
this particular part of the deck wa
, thick and black with the huge pillar o
the mainmast and its lines of gear, be
layed to girdling pins, along with Other
furniture such as the pump, the winch
and the rest of it hereabout in the
wake OF the main hatchway. The two
men were Mr.. Dixie Caldwell and Mr..
Patrick Weston. They were both fresh
from the cuddy and the grog bottle, but
there was no virtue in whisky to give
animation TO Caldwell's surly voice.
Il wish, " says Weston, lighting his
pipe at silver finder box, then hand.
ing the toy to Caldwell, "that this had
been the night fixed ON. We're most of
us beastly sick Of waiting -
The weather wasn't to be helped, I"
said Caldwell
Il suppose the gold'll be easy to get
at?' says Weston.
'Hankey knows where it's stored.
Irollope's notion of keeping a couple of
men aboard is good un The whole
ten ii want TO go ashore with the gold
to make sure of its tomb. The fellows
we detain II watch the ship while we're
gone. "
Iney may run away with her. T"
That's to be provided against, " said
Caldwell in his slowest, ugliest tone.
DDS thunder! Don't you know sail
ors?''
Il suppose Trollope will stick to to.
morrow night?" said Weston.
If it's like this" answered Cald-
well. Hand us that finder box of
yours. ~
The steward had come out of the
windsail and approached them on his
way to the forecastle. He stared hard
at the two gentlemen, but there was no
light to know them by. He passed OH,
looking backward once.
do you know" said Weston softly,
that that curly legged son of a gun
has the scesr of us:'
"What then?"
Il wish the blazing business was
over" exclaimed Weston. 81 guess the
whole ship distrusts us. We NAV find
ourselves cornered in the wink of an
eye Benson's just the sort of man 10
take his chance when he's frightened.
and that small arms business has fright.
ened the old codger. -
I'VE are ten, said Caldwell in q
low, brutal, grunting voice-"ten re-
solved men whose one opportunity lies
IN this Job. We are in plenty enough
to eat the ship. How are we to be cor.
nered, as you call it?'' {
Hang it all, man, you must know.
What's the use of firearms TO a man Nh. [
der hatches?"
1--WE are too many" said the other.
letting his head fall back and looking /
up at the stars. Seven could have j
worked this joke Of ship, and we keen y
TWO OF the forccasue hands, and it isn't /
III INTO 100000 either Rot this sort of '
expeditions. They always carry ]
crowd. say, look at those shoot.
ing stars Cheap fireworks" said he. v
to stare straight aloft, s.
which there's never "a cockncv would
'ondescend to look at Make "a theater
NOW Of 1t, and the beasts couldn't S,
warm fast enough. Perfect clouds of f,
'rllllants, upon my word"- c.
lie felt hand upon his arm. o
p. On my great thunder!" exclaimed "
weston III a whisper of terror. Every Fl
'oru we We said's been overheard" &
Caldwell stood stiff and stirless as n p
raven image. At this instant the dark. p
nadowy form Of woman passed from
ne other side of the mainmast and I
'ent toward the cuddy.
WHO is it," exclaimed Caldwell.
nding his voice and his life, too. as it O
ere, in very flash.
Il didn't see her face" answered Il
Weston. /,
Instantly Caldwell was gliding after L
er. The cuddy entrance was close at
and. The lamps burned brightly. The
ght was so fine that, though il was
NV growing late, the ladies and others a
the passengers fingered on the poop. i
40 woman looked behind her as she 8
itered the door, and Caldwell per- o.
lived that she was Miss Margaret Man.
!. He carelessly paced to the foot of
Ie port poop ladder, which he seemed 4
mount. There standing, he command II
a view Of the interior. He saw Miss .
ansel walk to the table and rest her :,
III upon her hand, with her head turn. =
in the direction Of the quarter deck. =
nd he noticed how quickly she breath Z
! and how white she was. !,
Caldwell instantly saw Trollope. /.
Our secrets out, F." said he in whis. .
n that seethed through his lips in his :,
FORTS to control its volume. Miss
largaret Mapsel knows that we're ten a,
nd mean to seize the vessel tomorrow !.
ight" "
Irollope stood bolt upright. -
ITS my fault and weston's. We =,
ERE Cabling like drunken Iunatics "
ut softly, in the darkness down Won u