The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-01-12
DICK RODNEY;
Or. The Adventures OF
An Eton Boy.
ny JAMES GRANT.
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NY JAMES GRANT.

Were dead. yes, true enough. Ihey
were found In their berths, one on the
starboard. and the other on tho port
side OF the cabin but what OF that
I buried them on the point OF Santa
Cruz. and there they sleep sound
enough. believe me. each with a couple
Of cold shot at his heels. Here Is the
key Of the companion hatch, and take
my revolver with you. for picaros are
pretty common horcabouis.'
Thanks. Illslop. said /; but how
am | to get on boardg'
"'scull over TO her In the punt that
/ ia moored beside the quay When on
board make yourself quite at home. for
| the agent and left plenty OF grog beef.
biscuits and tobacco In the cabin. on |
the morrow I'll overhaul you, In the |
forenoon watch. TIL then. good-by;' |
and before ! could say anything more
old Jack was gone. and found my
self alone on the stone mole. with the
key Of the polaccaa companion In my
hand.
There seemed nothlng for mo but
to accept the temporary home thus Of
forcd: so. In the hone that II might lead
to something better, stepped into the
light punt. cast loose the painter. and
after a few minutes vigorous sculling
found myself on the lonely deck OF the
silent polacca.
"IIor canvass was unbent; most OF
, the running rigging had also been
, taken on her aud slowed away-ao her
tall and taper spars stood markedly mp
. a.. N4sM With IA
p sharp rake aft.
Thick banks Of dark-blue clouds
A we're coming heavily up from the Gulf
\ OF Florida. The air was hot and sui
! phurous: some drops Of rain. warm
, and broad as doubloons. began to
n splash upon the deck and to make
. circles on the sea; while at the far
I edge OF the horizon a narrow streak OF
q bright moonlight. against which the
waves were seen chasing each other,
n glittered through the flying soud, the
y bottom OF which was upllfted In the
a oiing, like a dark curtain that was bat
IN tered and rent
n Then a fash OF red lightning, tip
n ping the waves with IRE. Hhone, but "a
be replaced by instant darkness, and all
became black chaos to seward, saw
m where pale-green beacon burned
=. steadily at Santa Cruz, on the western
n side OF the hay.
.yc These signs prognosticatcd roug
,ae night, but was glad TO perceive tins
"a. the polnoaA was we'll moored al ntel
IN and ntcvni 20 uuAoaltoo the cosnpn
20 lon door aud descended. not without
a. shudder into the dark and cold cabl
ZEN where the dead men had been foun
III and where all was silence and gioof
ri 81 struck a luolfor match; my teel
sb chartered; aud while cropping about Il
:, n candle. 10 make myself comfortab
on for the night, began to wish had u
no manned on shore.
rie IL found a ship-lantern with the fal
ali end OF candle In Il. and this, whe
IN lighted, enabled me to take a surve
OF the cabin; which stood on the tab
ind and when looking about. found m
IA eyes wander so lncossantly to the aid
I'm berths In which the dead spaniar'
tho had been found. that at last almo
Ing fanciod their pale sharp pronles an
tor rigid figures were visible In the niel
M ering light OF the candle.
"'Come,' said /, Sam weston-th
will never dol Are you a man, or ha'
MA YOU become child AGAIN.
"Another applications long on
,, too-to the rum Jar, and / wraps
some bunting, a rug, and a pea-jack
that lay on the locker, round me, al
- law down on the cabin floor TO slice
a and scarcely had stretched mys'
'on. there when the candle Haired up, an
, ., after casting some strange kaleid
scoplc figures on the beams oyerhea
through the perforated lantern-top
IacL went outi
81 was in total darkness now. B
more awake than ever.
81 felt as II In great hoating con
hut heard no sound except the gurl
'"' Of the sea under the counter. or
49,. splash OF the stern warp. as II VIII
49,, 49,, ped the water occasionally.
uay II kept my eyes closed resolute
Nv, and determined. periorce, 10 sleep. a
nneu NOT 10 wake tlll morning; but still
18th could not help thinking OF the two p'
s".a fellows who had died In the ber
y az OF that cold, dark, and silent cabin
anu had been tossed to and fro 10 Il
upon the sea before they recei'
Christian burial.
au (Which had died hrst-the man
v ni,H the larboard, or he In the starbo
-, a berthg Why were they thus alb
'''o"' doned? What had they said to e
-. other? What messages had they s
: ~ TO wife, TO father, or motherY w
= n sha tale OF love TO repeat--of gliii o.
"a Of messages glSsR by the dead
i an. -Lthe> dead. and never delivered
sion. These thoughts crowded upon
% ~ TIL / almost imagined the dead 4
~ sos lay there stlll and that they mi
rise up and give their last messages
, offY' me.
- NV Then heard a sound in the foreh
,oaad IL made my blood ourdlol Was
/, a,tv caused by rats7 Perhaps they had
. snd ON the dead spaniards and now v
.ge ~ come to take nlbble at me. !
- ov- were bad enough. but ghoet= v
, sav worse. | took third and last pull
~ .ha Jamaica lar. said my prayers