The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-12-14
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bad business. II win mean no has found
friend, for these gratings should be
secured. But 1t may be that he Is Turk
ing amongst the pork and biscuits. II
80, we ought to find him easily enough.
l don't want to bring the crew into this
affair if can help it. 1t win be enough
If the captain knows
That's the blacklist part of the luck.
The ship caught it pretty badly last
night; they were. right in the thick of
it. 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 amazing temper,
and Blake advised me that If had a
favor to ask him, had bess let him cool
OF bit. So I dismissed the Irishman
and climbed up to the bridge. ! should
think I'd been there about twenty min
utes watching the work, when saw
sharp-looking lad pop out from the COM
panion and go over to where the captain
was standing. They had fine pow-wow
together, looking up at me from time to
time. 1t rather puzzled me, and pres
emily dropped down the stairs and
walked over to where they were. The
captain seemed decidedly chilly, and l
soon saw by his manner that he was not
wanting talk just then. Whereupon
came below. So kindly light the lamp
/ see in the bracket yonder, Cousin Rob
ert, and well go hunting again."
CHAPTER XXX.
We descended the ladder, Graden 60
| Ing first, and l following with the lamp,
| the light Of which I endeavored to throw
over his shoulder.
| 1t seems a cowardly thing to confess,
writing az I am in the broad daylight,
with the lees amongst tho fower-beds
singing their song through the opek win
dow, but though we were two to one, and
our quarry an old man, my cousin had
twice to rate me for the elaboration OF
my movements. We pcered about
amongst the lurking shadows, with the
thunder of the seas hammering on the
iron sides without. Now and again a
heave Of the ship would SIND us stag
gering apart, to bring up amongst I'M
expected barrels. Perhaps 1t was the
want Of sleep that had tangled my
nerves, but / knew in my heart that II
were suddenly to catch a sight Of those
wicked eyes staring out from the gloom
before us, should shrek and run like
hysterical schoolgirl.
But Marnac was not there. The CRATE
Of the second stairway was closed and
locked, and yet he had disappeared.
Someone had helped him-that was plain
enough. We stood disconsolate amongst
the details of the ships larder.
swell, he's gone right enough" said
my cousin. Halo! what the deuce ID
thisT
He took the light from my hand and
stopped to examine something at his feet
1t was a steel cylinder, about eight fee
In length; second lay beside It,
Ammonia! So they run cold stor
age on board"
"How do you know thatT' asked.
my dear cousin, II you can't remem
Der the part that ammonia plays in th
manufacture of ice, l shall not attemp
to-hallo! stop that-stop that
sayr'
He sprang forward, caught his foo
in an empty sack, and fell heavily, ez
! tinguishing the lamp. AS he did so,
saw an arm reach down and draw up tn
grating through which we had descended
: A key clicked in the paddock. Grade
was on his feet In an instant, and tt
gether we rushed to the foot Of the Lac
l der.
In the patch of grey daylight above U
!. we could see the face of the capital
looking through the bars, and peepin
. down beside him, with the sweetest din
pie of an old mans smile upon his lip
was Professor Marnac!
There was a pause, filed with muc
1 whispered talk from above. Then tn
= red head of our friend Tim Blake cam
I thrusting into the picture. He SCENE
much distressed at the situation.
Faith; but tits not OF that know
I fwhat to belaive," said he; ''but the skel
!, per here will have it that yer're pair
u desprite and revolving characters. OF a.
e also to tell ye, gintlemen, that we've Il
very mischief's own choice of ut. Eyth,
+ ye will let me run through we're poe
). uts wild me practiced hand, upon whic
y We may come up an make us acQuaintt
! wild we're gineral defence, or, If ye r
) fuse, be jabbers! but they'll clap on Il
9 matches an lave ye in the dark"
o "Tell the skipper, Blake" said n
Q cousin, 'that he has been grossly
ceived, for we are law-abiding Englii
gentlemen. Nevertheless, If he will Ike,
e to his terms and hear our case out, v
q consent to being searched"
Ito be continued.)
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