The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

sail above them.
"If You don't apologize. " said Cap
tain Trollope, "you will hear OF us
again on your arrival. 4"
"If you persist in this conduct, sir,
exclaimed Captain Benson, Sowing mp
heroically into Trollope's face, III
have you laid by the heels. I'll have
Won in irons as a mutineer. You shall
know my power as commander, by"-
And this little man who never swore
made his speech awful to the ladies
with an oath.
Captain Trollope turned deep scar
let. He stood motionless, but speechless
also. Others of the ten men bit their
lips and looked toward the bows. Cald-
well drew closer to the captain by a
stealthy pace and face that made Mr..
Storr feel sick. The crew were watch
ing and listening. They had gradually
drifted in q body to abreast OF the main
batchway and were still coming aft.
No man in his senses could have mis-
taken their attitude. Was it this or
quite another reason that caused Gap
tain Trollope to walk suddenly over 10
leeward, where he overhung the rail,
gazing seaward and swinging one foot
in hard kicks against stanchion!
The skipper stood watching him for
a minute or So His lips worked. lt
looked as though he would be unable to
restrain some command that ragged like
choking fire in his throat. Then he
suddenly exclaimed "Mr. Matthews,
turn the men to, sir. Let the business OF
| IL -.
cabin. Mr.. Poole, you'll keep the look
! out" And he stepped to the companion
> way and vanished.
The mate, having turned the men TO
and taken look at the ships course.
I entered the captains cabin. The OLD
o skipper, reverend with white hair and
: comely with the look of sailcrly hearth
ness and manliness which his hat half
a hid when it clothed his forehead to the
f white line Of his eyebrows, stood at his
n little table with hand upon it, lost IN
thought. He started when the mate ell
a tered. and instantly looked stern and
II full of business
"You found nothing forward, OF
n course, sir? can judge by the deport
: ment of the crew that they are TO b'
a trusted. Some one aft has robbed TIT
IN shin: more than one perhaps. What ha
A. he done with the weapons? What wa
re his object in stealing them?"
n. "We have the powder and ball, Sir,
II said the mate. IF they re aboard, tn
in things are as useless as if they were owe
ne the side. T."
ne "Who is that Captain TrollopeG VIII
ss are these ten passengers! 1hey are
" confederacy, sir. They threaten mis-
he chief. What do they intends"
,,s II believe, SIR said the slow an
practical mate, viewing his captain
r.. iniamed face with steadfast, though
re- full eyes, "that you will discover tn
90 business is nothing more than pract
til cal joke, poor and vulgar, but som
in. thing to make bankrupt OF its auth
,ap if he's to be come at. Mr.. Poole i'll Il
oil forecastle told me this
.bo the matter with a sudden surprise
~. said the gentleman named Hankey, du
re- ing his visit to the ship the night beto
we sailed, asked among other question
rod about the arms chest and burst into
laugh when the box was shown hl
10 and the contents stated. "
~ "Stated-stated," blew the lit
,as man in great fit of passion. "Wh
49, right had the second officer to state I
lac contents, as you call ito receive
rbe visitor, to talk to him, l say? Was
5ed drunk
~, Looks to me, sir, as if Mr.. Hank
-, was the prime joker in this job.
- "Who's to prove it?" Missed the fie
~, L
EN- SKIPPER. MS oaoih " % e0''i
oolt poser
ant "No man of the ten is fool enough
,tes hide two or three hundredweight OF
iron and steel in his cabin with
stewards in and out and the stuff Its
,ers plumber. sir. -
voc "Is the second officer TO be trust
,ons Give me reason to doubt him, ana
nor break him out of hand. He shall be
der lock and key for the rest of the "
yap- age.
i'm. The mate reflected and answered G
it. nestly, "You'll find he's perfectly h
en- est and trustworthy, SIR "
md "You don't forget what we're car
rom ing home, do your"
&C. al do not, ;" answered the mate firm
TO- "Giye the men to understand t
ex- we have our suspicious of the ten cue
hole passengers and start them on keepin
,un. bright lookout for themselves. Let tn
AVE know it may come TO their saving Il
threats by doing it. y
ain. The mate, with establishment slo'
IRISH growing in his face, said: AYE, Q
# of sir. But what name and shape am
der give to our suspicionsT"
Can The old skipper was at loss.
hid stared vacantly through the large ca
tn window, then exclaimed: 1--WE II
ened watch 'em. You will keep your eye
mil. ON him, sir. You viii! keep your
.or. upon Mr.. Poole also"
,sen. The captain called the steward, v
,fetv to his cabin. and there questioned
~ 20 man closely. He had faith in this
,nnd low. His name was Trickle. He
.thot legged like his master and was al
vsaIf 80 years old, and the Jacks would
.onar him he walked ON his fathers legs
tbe;r it was right the skipper should tax
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