The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-08-12

pointment still remained; but that sure
! ly was natural enough. and needed only
time TO efface 1t from her memory.
Meanwhile he had fortnight, whole
age-of happiness before him. The coll
| onel, who had caicuiated with nicely
! the time he ought to allow them, now
/ came discreetly in and suggested break
| fast.
Certainly" said Dick; at is long
! past the time; but where's Captain
Worsely?"
"Oh.' replied the colonel haven't
they told you! Hes got a fever. and
-an't leave his berth today"
| Ihats rather sharp work." said
| DICK ne seemed all right when l left
the ship yesterday"
Yes said the colonel. "there is a
sudden kind of feverlsh attack which
IN not uncommon | am told. in these
ATTITUDES. 1t took him quite suddenly.
just as we came on board; he was very
queer. and kept me up late into the
night talking in the most random man
ner 1 thought you must have heard
us, he added, with quick, searching
glance at Dick.
II did hear your replied the latter.
And that reminds me that I also heard,
" '"hNi'u HtdTu, DOdt put Oil III
the middle of the night, and come
aboard some time later"
| Just So" said the colonel; that was
what he and I were arguing about l
wanted some things I had forgotten
fetched from the Hamilton. and Cap
tain Worsley refused me a boat, but
got my own way at last with some diff
hculty.' And having fired off this ex-
PLANTATION which he had ready loaded
and primed for some time past. he
turned the conversation adroitly back
to the Hamilton, and the Incidents of
their voyage from England. When the
meal was over, Dick remembered the
| captain again.
| Il can't say l regret old Worsleys
temporary absence" he remarked. for
| 1 prefer very much our present party
| OF three; but | think / must go and
see him, for the sake of civility."
Il don't think | would, If I were you"
said the colonel lightly; hes still rath-
er oVer-eXcitable this morning, and he
has apparently, for some absurd rea-
son. taken a dislike to you"
Dick laughed. I'm not afraid Of his
| tongue" he said: I'm shot-proof
against marine gunnery." And he went
| toward the door. The colonel turned
away and bit his mustache. He dared
not insist further for fear of arousing
| suspicion; for, upon the face of 1t,
what could 1t matter to him whether
Dick went or not? But in reality a good
deal was at stake, ana Dicks sudden
resolve had taken him for once unpre-
pared. So he sat still, and listened with
desperate anxiety to hear what would
follow. The Speedwelrs construction
between decks was not quite that of an
ordinary brig. She was large, but, as
was only reasonable in a ship carrying
government stores, she had no provision
for a number of passengers, but was
instead lifted with unusually ample
quarters for the captain and three or
four others. Thus, while the saloon
was small, there were on each side of
1t three good cabins or rather state
rooms, instead OF the ordinary berths
On the starboard side Madame de Mon
taut, the colohel ana DICK were quar-
tered; on the opposite side were the
captains TWO rooms and the mates
CABIN "A narrow passage was left on
each side between these state-rooms
ana the saloon. The colonel, with his
mead against the wooden wall of the
latter, could near perfectly all that
passed on the other slde; ana, In fact,
wien LICK stoou at the captain door
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or relief spread over his face. Dick had