The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-06

40 Sno KIM sva snlpmate, though ne
be but cook with the clay still yallef
on his heels: Here goes, then. for
showing off wi out you. Bus sun up Cain
La-what' sun Shame or I'll be getting
into trouble.
!" Sun up, Tom jelly says ZEE. an
starts off into the scrub, leaving me to
scull the jolly aboard by myself. Now.
capn. that was how it began, but,
though sun up see me ashore again and
though waited matter of two hours
no Cain hove in view. So off SOULS
again to the ketch and tells the whole
business to 'Enrietta, 'er bein fust per-
son to hear it.
g Tom Jelly, says she. you be a
blamed fooll' Them's the very words,
cap'n-' blamed fooll' And, says she,
get below, you black avised swab, and
tell the skipper at oncel' Terrible clever
woman Enrietta be, gentlemen all and
miss. >
The man was going on, but Captain
Colepeppen tut his rambling short with
''That'll dol" whereupon he saluted
with his solitary fist and tumbled up
the ladder.
"What does this mean. Colepepperf"
the doctor asked, picking his wig up
from locker and clapping it on his
bare sconce. 'sThe fellow can't have
4 been trying e. desert, can hef
81 don't see that there's anywhere
! to desert to. I" replied the captain per-
j plexedly.
"Caves and BOBBY traps" suggested
Dolly.
'sAh." said the doctor, ''of Counsel I
fancy that's more to the point, Cole
pepper. 1t seems likely enough that
this Internal island fairly bristles with
pleasant surprises of that kind That
great numbering fool evidently went off
under the impression that he was going
to lay hands on black game or red deer,
as he was probably accustomed to do
on Dartmoor. when he carried less flesh
on his bones I've heard of men getting
touch of that sort of madness when
they find themselves ashore after long
spell at sea- The only thing which sur
prises me is that this plethoric clod
should have mad enough imagination or
energy for such an adventure.
I1S IL nave lOuuu sOluC SOAS
expect, said the captain, "and have
tumbled off to sleep. We shall hear him
bawling. like one of his brother Abel's
bulls, from the shore there in the course
of the morning, asking to be taken off
again. If he'd only screw his voice up
into some sort of decent sea hail.
believe I'd let him off without wig
cling. Now, on deck all hands, and set
to getting the work done! Thanks to
my scurry round yesterday after you
two youngsters, I've found the place
where Piper or my scoundrelly ances-
tor or some of the other blackguards OF
the old days used to heave their craft
down. It'll fit the Eureka as though it
had been built for her >
They got the anchor up, and. putting
the ketch under jib and mizzen, worked
her into the miniature bay which the
captain had noted. 1t was rather deli
cate work getting in, as the whole place
was not bigger than dock basin, but
the captain had the boat out to get
warps ashore and before he piped down
to dinner the Eureka was snugly moor
ed by shore fasts at stern and bow.
Oue u Iue SUES VI luAS U1uy AaA OoA " as
steep to, and by getting out couple Of
springs and Stacking up trife on the
other warps they were able to heave
her close in, and then, after slipping out
the gangway. bridge of planks put
them in direct with land
er And when all this was done, still nc
I Cain Laversha had returned.
er "I'm afraid, Colepepper, said the
to doctor anxiously, "that your sleep the
le DRY is a wrong one. after all. / feal
We the fellow has got pitted like the young
r people were.
g. sit looks as if you might be right
~ doctor, admitted the captain, will
IS some irritation. "Confound the loutl
81 don't suppose he'd have the sense +,
e. find us in our new mornings, either. i
er he did come down to the shore ant
ur found that the ketch wasn't exactl.
Ike where he'd seen her last. Iwish ia lief
an her where she was and gone to lock TO
the man this morning .
er- "We must have volunteers for
to search party" said DR.. Tring.
or ''No, I'll take all hands, replied tn
lily captain. '"We shall be more likely
JIG uuu KILL IL W0 aPACoo "SAA, "a.
ed no harm can come to the ketch wher
NJ she is lying now.
in Five minutes after this the whol
ok crew was ashore, with instructions
ap advance straight across the island an
am not to be afraid Of giving tongue 6
ap- soon as they saw any sign which migf
tut lead them to the missing farmer.
.'Half minute, Guthrie, my lad,
Try added the captain, as the undergrad
IA ate was setting off with Miss Colepel
per. 81 don't think you and Dolly ha
n better go together, or you'll be gettin
one another into mischief again.
"Send Henrietta to look after them,
at suggested DR.. Tring, with grin.
ing '.Right. will. Thanks for the ide
doctor Here, Henrietta, go as nursel
be- maid with my daughter and Guthr
it and see that they don't break their ov
vas necks or yours. Try the pirates snu
las. gerry first, Guthrie. That fool Of farl