Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07
CHAPTER Ky.

81 0I IN nnkindIy looking man, being
Wa aoa and somewhat feeble in his
o. -. Init he never opened his lips
aE ,, Questioned him, and gave a plain
. %r Or NO" to any demand.
u nrsr have been on the fourth day
e. nr. clDrurc that the nameiess ship,
't ,:, L.+harro lad not been speeding at
,goorm3l pace, began to go very fast.
r;,o,r BY the consciousness that the
s.~ bqd stopped, and that there was
S'.I ,oi-qrfon on deck, l looked from
',i,Iou and observed the cause of the
+,r,.iar for there, ahead Of us q mile
D'. ...r. WAS one of the largest icebergs
T5,ra ever seen. l watched intently, hop
!.,.. SOD other bergs that should tell me
~ far w. had gone towards the North,
NV ~. -f,,ar fell suddenly. [ had no.
.:an -ba- CaDtain Black was running to
5f3-r,. and his hiding place lay to the
r,ra far above the course even OF Cana
H7nIouud vessels,
tn. time passed. the weather growing
.,rtar dar bY DAY, the bergs more fire.
orqnr about my windows; until on the
aran:r, Of the seventh day the ship stop
nod Suddenly. The work of mooring was
ro-q long one. On the next morning got
49, ,r davbrpak, and looked eagerly from
nv swing place but | could discern only
Nank cliff of rock, the ship being now
noor,d against the very side OF 1t. The
racro brought note with my breakfast {:
and read an invitation to dine with
Tonr9in Black that evening. l welcomed
union tho old
threw open the door and said, The Mas
ter waits
He led the way up the companion lad
dor which was, in fact, broad staircase,
eahorstalv lit with the electric light; and
% hrouebr me to the deck, where there
U,s darkness save in one spot above the
fore-rurra5. There a lantern threw great
Volume of white light which spread out
rpoD the sea, and showed me at once that
We war, in a cove of some breadth, sur-
rounded BY prodigiously high cliffs; and
+ha ,Iynt being focused straight across the
bav disclosed a cleft in these rocks lead
inc apprenrly 10 a further cove beyond.
Ind scarce lime to get other than a
r5uyh idea of thp whole situation, for a
boat WAS waiting at the gangWay. The
men gave way at once, keeping in the
course Of the searchlight, and rowing
straight to the cleft in the cliffs, through
which they passed: and so left the light
and entered narrower ford. This sec
omI cove opened after a while into a
lake above whose shores | observed many
wuEIing lights. which seemed to come
from windows far up the face of the cliff.
There was rough landing stage, cut in
the rock and an iron stairway led thence
to the chambers which evidently existed
above
When we had come to shore, and had
been received there by several men who
held lanterns, the negro pointed to the
iron stairway and told me 10 mount; he
following me to the summit, where there
was a platform and an iron door. The
door opened as we arrived before it, and
there standing by it | found the young
doctor.
Come in," he said, they're waiting
for YOU"
We were in a broad passage lit by the
electric Iight-a passage cut in a crystal
like Gack, whose surface had almost the
h5.ro Of a mirror. The passage led up
to second do0r-this one built of fine
American walnut; and we passed through
at once into a room where l was as
founded TO see indisputable evidence of
oT1Z2L.oo and of refinement. The whole
chamber was hung round with superb
SaiIS, the white fur of the polar bear pre-
committing; but there were couches cush-
o1ed with deep brown seal; and the same
glossy skin was laid upon the floor in
50 many layers that the football was
aoS'IeSs and pleasantly luxuriant. The
furniture otherwise was both modern and
artistic.
Inc room had a solitary occupant. One
Sance assured NE that l was face to face
with Captain Black-the Captain Black 1
mad seen in Paris; but yet not the same,
lot all the bravado and rough speech
winch which then fell from his lips was
wanting. When he stepped forward and
~5" out his hand to me, | had the mind
amos, to draw back from him, for
AM" mat The man had crime heavy upon
-~. ou1 a second thought convinced me
- ,"' 1oIIy OF making scene at such a
-'".A,; 50 | took the great hard hand
"~.. .oo6'. him full in the face.
am glad to see you" said he; din
~. waits us and with that we passed
. 49,. @&o,a'r chamber containing a dining
~." .aa for four persons in a very ele-
S''' manner. The only servant was a
'". '~.a, and the guests Of the Cap
w.. were The young doctor. the Scotsman
rs Dick the Ranter, and myself.
.'. captain made no attempt to con-
W.. W.. information from me. The first oc-
~ .~ OF MS speaking during dinner was
sr.. -,>%er TO remark of mine that 1
,I ,' NE room very pleasantly warm.
c,,' ne said, you must feel the
n,m ss' You know where you are, of
r,,~,>e This is the west coast of Green
fs ,.,' ana there is a Danish settlement not
l,%, niles from you-although we don't
r,,,. ("'1S on our neighbours Well, l
rro.. nave You hurried. and you're my
TIM 1~Ul put a certain straight ques-
v,~,. ~ You. When that happens you
~ ,"-Ak twice about the answer"
j. ms ~S pleasant party must disperse,' -
cr,, -'1 10 me- later; you can go to the
w, US we have provided for you, unless
~ g".o Ike to see more of u.s."
c,7 should Ike to see everything you
Min o~1" me- I replied, being afame
s.,,,.. |,-o>'sy to know all that the strange
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