The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05

"a HI IWubu Whh'Ni
a, ifrrA We were unluclky-
,a RSEyA&> somehow 1 bring
- - no luck anywhere
Do ,sis- and we were nearly
Z E:sss-: empty.
4 One bright after
. after eight bells, / made up
e .dssook II to the captains 3
snocked At the door, and rs
,swered Y walkod in. [
" odd the captain hadn't
!, no, for there he was sitting
I. with his back to me, writ
h lug no was employed / told
l brought the log, laid it
d le table behind him, and, as
4, no answer, / walked out.
deck aud The first person !
lie captain. ] was puzzled
not make out how he had
,efoYe me.
lid you get mp hereP" / said.
lyon writing in your cabin. y
d. not been in my cabin for
lnlalf hour" the captain an
he was chatting,
q like 1t.
'ewas SOMEONE writing at your
b. now" I said; "if it wasn't
go and see who it
A,g is made up. / have left
y cabin, sir" and with that l
. lkily away. | had no idea
a. .chaffed by the captain, to
, ID taken q dislike.
b, own" said the captain, who
/. nettled. lyon must have
my desk is locked.
well go down and see
il
,dthe captain into the cabin.
WAS on the table, the desk
u W, and the cabin was empty.
30, Mr.. Brown" he said,
NJ you must have been mis-
!, desk is locked.
positive. Someone may
ID the lock,' 2 / said.
icy couldn't have closed it
h captain suggested; "but to
T,a, I will open it and see if
ts are safc, though there is
h here TO tempt a thief"
s.ned tbs acsk, and there
nfight across twas II sheet
or with the words "Steer n.
I'm in au odd, crampod hand.
ae right, Mr.. Brown; some
\ y been here. This is some
ppear TO suspect anyone in
h the captain determined to
MI the crew. We had them
an one. We eyaminnd than
: all those who could write
'ter n WI but we gained
One thing was very clear
Il have been old Shiel, who
:. ID 70 have been forward at
4 was IN the captains cabin.
n ~ remained unsolved.
ming 1 sal with the captain
IN. We We're neither of us
r 9 be teikative. / tried to
'dh home, and the pleasure it
q . 500 the old folks again,
ythoughts always wandered
\ lat nyotefious writing. /
!, q but 4 caught myself fur
pipg At TIE desk, expecting
81 figure sitting there.
D. tain had not spoken for som @
"a was aitting with his face
b his hands At last he sud
oiIcd up aud said.
= 70 we alter her course to
D. Mr.. Brown?"
Y Y know what it was; | cannot
axe yon understand the feel
c mind that followed those
wAH 9 sense of relief from q
HaightlnAfe l was ashamed
. aish r'fpBure l felt, but /
help answering eagerly,
shall I give the order?"
!. no longer. but hurried on
Uttered The course OF the yes.
e!eaf itopty night, and as
she ooaApass before goiag
elt strangely pleased, and
'Half ehuckling and rubbing
: At wLAk I cannot say I
Nv thou hrt a great weight
taken on by mind.
Town g the cabin, and found
~ peolne np and down tho
\ ' To- ~ htopped as / cam Q
,pEing !. Up aaid, abruptly:
y 90 no hnfm, Mr.. Brown"
II oreezo Continues" 1 an
we oau hold on for thirty
70 bns then. / should think
sn Shell find ice. How's
||
y ncrtll By east"
ne morning watch Go keen
"As too restless to sleep
sI kept on deck tho whole
I hyen thet did not satisfy
. ~ oont'npally running up
N'tH ny glass, but every
n aoF, disappointed. Tho
NJ unquiet as myself.
u <Pected to happen,
" be we could form
officer, / believe,
Hzy; indeed, 1 often
J ~ the state l was
. and nothing had
md with the fi,s =,
on deck. 1t wa,
"A re was a mist low
!xon; I waited inn,
j 1t lifted soon