The Washington times., 1905-12-10

SnoniG De secured But II may be that
he is lurking among the pork and bis
cults. If so. we ought to find him eas-
ily enough. / don't want TO bring the
crew into this affair If l can help IL
IL viii be enough If the captain
knows"
That's the bIackest part OF the luck
The ship caught it pretty badly last
night; they were right In the thick OF
it. 1 found the captain on deck super
Intending three or four sailors who
were clearing away the wreckage OF
one of the boats He was in an amsz-
ing temper. and Blake advised me that
If l had favor TO ask him. had best
let him cool OF a bit 50 1 dismissed
the Irishnan and climbed up to the
bridge / should think I'd been there
about twenty minutes watching the
work, when / saw sharp-looking lad
pop out from the companion and go
over 10 where the captain was stand
ing They had a fine pow-woW to-
gethers looking up at me from time to
time IL rather puzzled me, and pres
emily l dropped down the stairs and
walked over TO where they were. The
captain seemed deciddiy chilly, and I
soon saw by his manner that he was
not wanting talk just then. Where
upon l came below. So kindly light
the lamp I see in the bracket yonder.
Cousin Robert, and we'll go hunting
again.
We descended the ladder. Graden go
ing first. and followed with the lamp,
the light OF which 1 endeavored TO
throw over his shoulder.
IT seems a cowardly thing to confess,
writing as I am in the broad daylight.
with the bees amongst the nowerbeds
singing their song through the open
window. but though we were two TO
one. and our quarry an old man, my
cousin had twice to rate me for the de-
liberation of my movements We peer
ed about among the lurking shadows.
with the thunder of the seas hammer
ing on the iron sides without. Now and
again a heave of the ship would send
US staggering apart. To bring up among
unexpected barrels. Perhaps it was the
want OF sleep that had tangled my
nerves but l knew in my heart that IL
I were suddenly to catch a sight OF
those wicked eyes staring out from the
gloom before US. ! should Shrek and
run like a hysterical schoolgirl
But Marnac was not there The CRATE
of the second stairway was closed and
locked. and yet he had disappeared
Some one had helped him-that was
plain enough We stood disconsolate
among the details of the ships larder
"Well. he's gone right enough said
my cousin. Halo, what the deuce 10
1his?''
he took the light from my hand and
stopped 70 examine something at his
feet. II was a steel cylinder. about
eight feet in length; 4 second lay be-
side it.
Ammonia. So they run a cold stor-
age on board
How do you know that2-' I asked
My dear cousin. IL you can't rernem-
Der the part that ammonia plays in the
manufacture of ice I shall not attempt
to-halIo! stop that-stop that.
say,"
He sprang forward. caught his foot
in an empty sack and fell heavily. ex-
tinguishing the lamp As he did so. 1
saw an arm reach down and draw up
the grating through which We had de-
scended. A key clicked in the paddock
Garden was on his feet in an instant.
and together We rushed to the foot Of
the ladder
In the patch OF gray daylight above
us we could see the face OF the cap
tain looking through the bars. and
peeping down beside him. with the
sweetest dimple Of an old mans smile
upon his lips. was Prof Marnac,
There was a pause. filed with much
whispered talk from above Then the
red head OF our friend, Tim Blake.
came thrusting into the picture. He
seemed much distressed at the situa-
ton
Faith; but it's not OF that knows
Frr-H. haf.
skepper here will have it that yer're
a pair " desprite and revolving char
acters. Oi am also to tell ye, gintle-
men. that we've the very diviTs oza
choice Of US. Eyther ye viii let me
r-run through yere pockuts wild me
practiced hand, upon which ye may
come UP an make US acquainted wild
yere gineral defense. or, If ye refuse,
be Jabhers! bat they'll clap on the
matches an lave ye in the dark
Tell the skipper, Blake said my
cousin, that he has been grossly de-
ceived, for we are 1aw-abidiug English
gentlemen. Nevertheless. if he viii
keep TO his terms and hear our case
cut. we consent 10 being searched
The Irishman vanished and again
came the murmur of voices. Then he
reappeared, unlocking the grating and
descending the ladder At the edge OF
the hole l could see the faces of sew
eral members of the crew and caught
the glesm of drawn knives Evidently
they did not trust US.
When il was over, we followed Blake
up the ladder and waited quietly while
he laid out Graden's revolver and our
few belongings on the fap OF a cen
tral table, behind which the captain
was standing. A short speech by the
worthy, and the Irishman began again.
The skipper wud have ye know, he
said. addressing Graden with grow
ing dignity that would have been
comic enough at a less unfortunate
moment. that ye stand accused iv
CARRYING or the ould gint yonder and
committin' burglary on his person.
F,yvhat do We say TO that, sorr?
1t is absolutely untrue
Wan for him. thin. But Dim to ask
We how ye account fer tn possession
iv that pocketbook the skipper is hold
ing so loving in his hand. he says that
there's close on 500 pounds in ut Is ut
yours?'
Not belongs to the old gentle