El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16
PAGES 9 TO II.

DdnO, Wltn MS DrOdQ back placed
against the ruddercase, was seated on
the stern-locker at the table, which he
had covered with bottles, biscuits.
cheese and polonies while papers,
dockets, broken desks, and boxes lay
scattered about him. He was clad, as
1 have stated, in the poor shippers best
shore-going suit of clothes, which he
wore open and loose, for the atmos-
phere of the cabin, Notwithstanding
the shattered skylight, was oppressive
1y hot, as the sun was now almost YER
teal; the flies were in noisy swarms.
and the cockroaches were crawling
| over the beams and bulkhead panels.
| On first hearing foot on the compan-
! ion-ladder, he had evidently snatched
up a revolver, and cooked it; but on
finding that his visitor was only me, he
put it down, threw away the fag-end
of cigarito, and said, with a ferocious
grin and ironical politeness-
"Buenos dias "a good day., senior; to
what am I indebted fo- this visit?''
1t was the first time I had ever
looked in the face of man who had
coolly destroyed a fellow-being as he
had done, and my flesh seemed to creep
with an indescribable loathing; but 1
had a purpose to achieve, and deter
mined to do it.
1 was about to enter Weston's state
room, when the Cubano cooked his re-
volver and cried, in voice of thun-
der
Come back, or I will shoot you as
dead as he is! Ha, ha! por GRADES
(by degrees) 81 shall get rid of you
ALL"
1 paused and looked at him; my
young heart beat wildly; 1 felt that 1
was facing death, and what would I
not have given had my Ratchet been a
pistol, even with one barrel, though my
opponent was master of twelve charges.
He is dead, then?" said 1 in a husky
voice.
"Who-which?" asked the Cubano,
with a fresh cigarito bstween his
strong white teeth.
Captain Weston"
"Aye, dead as Judas!" said lie, laugh
ing hoarsely.
But understand that Hislop-''
I stammered.
Eel conference.-the
At that moment a low moan which
went through my heart came from the
stateroom or little side cabin of Marc
Hislop.
well, hombre, what of him?" growl-
ed Antonio.
'tHe is bleeding to death. and I wish
to remove him."
do as you please; he will be food
for the fish before the sun sets,"
'fYou will allow me to take him on
deck?" said 1, earnestly, almost i'm
ploringly.
Yes; you have done me no harm
Che repeated this very often); woe to
those who have done sou
A CLEAN Of suspicion flashed in the
eyes of Antonio as he said:
True; but not a man shall enter
here, and leave alive. The ship-boys
may assist you; but L will shoot the
whole crew down like dogs if they ven
ture to approach me; SO l give you
five minutes to carry the contra-maes-
ire to the forecastle hunks, or to pitch
him overheard, whichever you please,
though the last would please me-"
Five minutes?"
Eyes, five by this watch he added,
pulling out of his fob gold repeater,
which, even in the excitement of the
I recognized to be mine, the
same which my mother gave me when
I first left home for Elton, and of which
L ndQ Doen fODD6Q dC eQner1HG. mere
was no doubling the little rings and
charms which my sisters, Dot, Sybil
and one of their female friends had
to it; and thus I discovered
another black link in the life of An
tonic.
1 dared not appear to recognize it
when his strong brown hairy hand, the
bloody spots on which made me shud-
der, held it toward me, lest he might
shoot me down, but summoned Billy
the cabin boy, by desiring the
man at the wheel "to pass word for
ward for him and another apprentice"
The boys came, but not without great
ear and reluctance: and while Antonio
proceeded leisurely to make another
paper cigar, keeping his ears open for
every sound, and his black eyes fixed
keenly on us the while, we entered
he little stateroom of Marc Hislop and
oeheld a sight which filled us with the
deepest commiseration and dismay
ITO Re Continued reyt = ,turday