The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-12-15
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! on board
."'wcre dead yes. true enough rboy
we're found in their herths. one ON The
starhoard. and the other ON tbs morn
side of The cabih Bui shat of tbat1
| / buried them oa tho point of SANTA
Cruz ana there they sleep Sound
enough believe me. each With a couple
Of cold shot al, his heels. Hero is tho
key of the companion hatch. aud take
my revolver with you. fur plcaros are
pretty common herubouts
! af'Ihanks, Hislop said I 'but how
am to yet on board
Soul over 10 her IN the runt that
Is moored beside the quay When on
board make youri,lf quito at home. Tor
the agent and lei. plenty OF grog beef.
biscuits and tobacco In the oabin. on
the morrow IN overhaul you. In tho
forenoon watch. TIN then. good -by.' |
and bcfore ! could nay anything moro 1
old Jack was gone. and found my. /
self alone on the stone mole. With the |
key Of the polatcas companion In my |
hand.
There seemed nothing Tor me hut
to accept the temporary home thus Of
fered no, In the hope that Il might lead
to something better. stepped into the
light punt. east loose the painter, and
after few minutes vigorous seulling
found myself on the lonely deck OF the
? silent polacca. ~ev'..vr
"Her canvass vas unbcnt: moat OF
J the running rigging had also been
. taken on her and slowed away 80 her
tail and taper sparE stood markedly up
: from the straight hush deck. with n
sharp rake aft
4. Thick banks OF dark blue. clouds
1 were coming heavily up from the Gulf
a OF Florida The air was hot and sui
q phurous some drops OF rain. warm
;. and broad Al doubloons. began 10
a splash upon the deck and 20 make
= circles on the sea: while at the far
I edge OF the horizon a narrow streak OF
e bright moonlight. against which the
waves we're seen chasing each other
n giittsred through the hyinE soud. this
v bottom OF which was upliftod In the
d ofing. like n dark curtain that was bat
n tored and rent.
n Then a Fash OF red lightning. tip
M ping the waves with Gre, ahone. but e
pseslaced by instant darkness. and al
I became black chaos TO seward. aAv,
% whers n pAle-Ereon beacon burnel
r steadily at Santa Cruz, on 'se western
Z side OF the bay.
"a - These signs prognostlcatee a rouEl
% night. but was glad to perceive thu
n the polacca was well moored at ster
n and stern: 30 unlocked the oompar
n ion door and descended, not without
"a shudder. into the dark and cold cabi
m where the dead men had been -four
N and where all was silence and ElooI
4 81 struck a luclfer match: my tost
N chartered; and while cropping about Il
4. a candle. TO make myself confortab
IN for the night, began to wish had n
10 NAMED on shore
Ia II found a ship-lnntern with the fal
m end OF candle In Il. aud this. whe
in lighted, enabled mo 10 take a suryo
OF the cabin: which stood on the tabl
I'd and whom looking about. found m
ID eyes wander 30 necessarily TO the sid
IN berths IN which the dead spaniard
ne had been found. that at last almoi
NJ fancied their pale sharp prohles an
or rigid figures were visible In the MEL
Of erlng light OF the candle.
n Come, said !. Sam Weston-th
will never do Are you man, or ha'
i'd you become child again.
Another application-a long on
too--to the rum Jar. and ! wrapp'
some bunting. n rug, and pea-jack
" that lay on the locker. round me, al
h, lay down on the cabin floor TO sleel
r. and scarcely had | stretched myse
n. there when the candle lared mp. an
=, after casting some strange kaleidI
y scoplc figures on the beams oyerhea
through the perforated lantern-top'
OK went out! rfL r
II was in total darkness now b
a. more awake than ever.
~ 81 felt a. II In a great floating com
\. hut heard no sound except the Eurg
Of the sea under the counter, or u
=, smash Of the stern warp. AZ II Will
~ ned the water occasionally.
- 81 kept my eyes closed resoiutel
y. ana determined. periorce. 10 sleep AZ
Wv not to wake TN morning but stu
-. could not help thinking Of the two POI
fellows who had died In the bert
.S% OF that cold. dark. and silent cabin al
w. had been tossed 20 and fro 50 lol
anon the sea before they receir
n. Christian burial ..t
w, (Which had died nrat--the man
' '' the larboard. or he In the stsrboa
49, berth? why were they thus aba
donedY What had they said TO ga
"A other? What messages had they se
49, TO wife. 10 father, or mother Wh
'ha tnle OF love TO repeat of guilt 20 J
veal-messages given by the dead
.m the dead. and never delivered
~. These thoughts crowded upon =
~, ~, nh / almost imagined the dead nj
500 lay there still and that they mig
~ rise up and give thelr last messages
NJ me. ..t. "
Then heard a sound In the forehoI
~ I, made my blood curdlel Was
w. caused by rats? Perhaps they had
~ ON the dead spAnlArds and now we
come 10 take hlbbls at me. ia
~ we're bad enough, but ghosts We
y, worse. ] took a third and last pull
the Jamaica Jar; said my prayers o'
-. again. with more than usual deVoti'
NV adding thereto the wish that shol
soon have a spanking ~an OF