Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-30
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PHANTOM SHIP;
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THE FLYING DUTchrAN.
BY captaiD r\arryat.

! turn, MS I wish to mark the effect"
Anime then descended to prepare break
| fast, and Philip walked out for few min
utes. On his return he found Mynheer
Poots sitting at the table with his daugh-
i ter.
"Merciful Allah am right" cried the
old man; sis 1t you, Mynheer Wander
dcckcnS"
| Even So" replied Philip; returned
last night"
! And you did not tell me, Anime
II wished that you should be surprised, T"
replied Anime.
ngain, Mynhcer Philip? Very soon, sup
poser Perhaps tomorrow" said Mynhccr
Poots.
"Not for many months, trust" re-
Piled Philip.
"Not for many months That is long
while to be idle. You must mako money.
Tell me, have you brought back plenty
this timer"
NO." replied Philip; 81 have been
wrecked, and very nearly lost my life."
Tho spring and summer passed rapidly
away, for they were happy Many were
the conversations between Philip and
Anime, relative to what had passed-the
supernatural appearance Of his father y
ship, and the fatal wreck.
Anime felt that more dangers and diff
Guilty were preparing for her husband, but
she never once attempted to dissuade him
from renewing his attempts in fulf1llment
Of his VOW. Like him, shc looked forward
with hope and confidence aware that, at
some time his fate must be accomplished
and trusting only that that hour would be
long delayed.
At the close Of the summer, Philip
again went to Amsterdam, to procure for
himself berth in one of the vessels which
were to sail at the approach of winter.
The wreck Of the Ter Schilling was we'll
known; and the circumstances attending
1t, with the exception of the appearance of
the phantom ship, had been drawn UP by
Philip on his passage home, and COM
municated to the court of directors. Not
only on account of the very creditable
manner in which that report had been
prepared, but in consideration of his pc
culiar sufferings and escape, he had been
promised by the company berth as sec.
ond mate on board of one of their vessels
should he be again inclined to sail to the
East Indies.
Having called upon the directors, he re.
ceived his appointment to the Batavia, a
fine vessel of about 400. tons burden. Hav-
ing effected his purpose, Philip hastened
back to Terneuse., and, in the presence of
Mynheer Poots, informed Anime OF wnaJ
he had done.
$50 you go to sea AGAIN." observed
Mynheer Poots.
eyes; but not for two months, 1 ex-
pect, i" replied Philip.
"Ah!" replied Poots, Gin two months!"
and the old man muttered to himself.
How true it is that we can more easily
bear up against II real evil than against
suspense! Let it not be supposed that
Amino frettcd at the thought of her ap-
proaching separation from her husband;
she lamcnted it, but feeling his departure
to be an ialperious duty, and having it
ever In her mind, she bore up against her
feelings, and submitted without repining,
to what could not be avertcd There was,
however, one circumstance which caused
her much uneasiness-that was the temper
and conduct Of her father Anime, who
knew his character we'll, perceived that he
already secretly hated Philip, whom he
regarded as an obstacle to his obtaining
possession of the money in the house; for
the old mIn was well aware that if Philip
were dead, his daughter would care little
who had possession Of or what became of
it. The thought that Philip wos about to
take the money with him had almost
turned the brain of the avaricious old
man. He had been watched by Amino,
and she had seen him walk for hours NUT
tering to himself, and not, as usual, ut
tending TO his profession,
A few evenings after his ceturn from
Amsterdam, Philip, who had taken cold,
complained of not being well.
"Not well!' cried the old man, starting
up; "let me sec-ycs, your pulse is very
quick. Anime, your poor husband is very
Ill. He must go to bed, and l will give
him something which will do him good.
I shall charge you nothing, Philip-noth.
ing at all"
II do not feel SO very unwell, Mynhecr
Poots, replied Philip; 81 have bad
headache certainly
Eyes, and you have fever also, Philip,
and prevention is better than cure; SO go
to bed and take what l send you, and you
will be well tomorrow"
Philip went up stairs, accompanied by
A,,,iy
own room to prepare the medicine. So
soon as Philip was In bed, Anime Went
down stairs, and was met by her father,
who put II powder into her hands to give
to her husband, and then left the parlor.
GOD forgive me If wrong my father"
thought Anime; "but have my doubts.
Philip is Ill, more SO than he will acknowl-
edge; and II he does not take some rene
dy, he may be worse-but my heart mis-.
gives mel have foreboding. Yet sure
ly he cannot be SO diabolioally wicked"
Anime examined the contents of the
paper; 1t was very small quantity of
dark brown powder, and by the direction
OF Mynheer Poots, to be given in tum-
bier of warm wine. Mynheer Poots had
offered to heat the wine. His return from
tho kitchen broke Amine's meditation.
Here is the wine, my child; now give
him whole tumbler of wine, and the
powder, and lot him be covered up warm,
for the perspiration will soon burst out,
and 1t must not be checked. Watch him,
Anime, and keep the clothes on, and he
will be we'll tomorrow morning." And
Mynheer Poots quilted tho room, saying,
GOOD night, my child"
Anime poured out the powder into ono