The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-04

favorable answer at that time, bade
her adieu con%tentedly, feeling that the
captains persuasive powers could
earn him no better answer than the
II he secured, and that II he could
retain possession OF his tramp card
Sam-he would have nothing ia fear
from the captain upon their return
The surly greeting he received from
hat gentleman the next morning went
to confirm his belief.
The "Salmouth Siren" sailed, and
after an u~neventful voyage reached
her destination and discharged hel
cargo. AS they were about to weigh
anchor for the return trip a boat
rowed hastily out to the ship. A
rough-looking fellow came aboard and
was ushered into the cabin. The cur
ious Silas took his stand Il few feet
away from the open cabin skylight.
The stranger was speaking. my
boats off Blimley Cove!" were the
first words Silas heard.
"A days trip this side o Salmouth.
Then you can look for us about the
first o next week. the captain replied
Il don't want ter run agin' the law
said the stranger, dubitably.
Rot" came from the captain. FOL
Ter my directions an you'll come out
all right; The night after we reaches
Blimley Cove | comes ashore with the
mate and the kid. You foller us. The
mate an | goes in fer a drink at some
'longshore tavern, lcavin' the kid out
side, the company inside not being I'll
fer II of his innerCense to 'soCiate
with, The place | picks out ter leave
him Is n lonely IN, so you along
an nips him. You keeps him or YOU
boat till | tells you when an whar' tel
land him. When you brings him ashore
| happens along. huntin' fer the los
Sammy. We has IA leetle set-to an
rescucs the kid! It's simple
I'm blowed if | likes the job" tn,
stranger answered.
"Pshaw,' responded the captain
"Taint nothin' but "A leetle joke, an
I'm goin' ter pay you we'll for it,"
The two arose, hageling over a price
for the job. Silas walked away. The
mate was aghast at his rivals u
ming plot. He trembled when he
thought of the pinnacle the captain
would reach and the depth to which
he would sink in the widows estima
ton II the Dlotters succeeded. He
was seized with a wild desire to flee
the vessel with Sam, but his charge
was nowhere in sight and the sailors
the stranger having pulled off, were
weighing the anchor. When he grew
calm he set himself to plan a way to
Illustrate the rascal,y scheme. but al
though he spent many an hour in
thinking over the situation, the only
determination he arrived at vas thai
when the "Salmouth Siren reached
Blimley Cove he would stick to Sam
like a leech.
The boat was within a days sail OF
Blimley Cove when II severe storm
arose. In the evening, as great wind
driven sheets of rain beat the deck
and vivid flashes of lightning lit w
the plunging bark weirdly, the captain
sought his mates company for the first
time during the trip. Silas. occupied
by his troubles. seeing that the cap
tain had been drinking, paid little heed
to his maudlin talk. But as the cap
tain, growing superstitious under the
combined Influences Of the liquor and
the storm, unfolded his pet belief that
the d%estinies Of ships were controlled
by strange sea folk, Silas grew in
terested and then agreed heartily with
the captain. When they separated ST
las vas deep in thought,
About midnight, sobered by ths
storm, the captain had taken the
wheel. Suddenly, above the noise OF
the gale, he heard a strange voice call
ing him BY the faint light from his
cabin a.r-rc:t. hs nzaa ogt. fo!ua:;
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