The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14
bad business. It will mean he has found

bad business. It will mean hs has found
a friend, for these gratings should be
secured. But it may be that he is Turk
ing amongst TIE pork and biscuits. If
so, we ought To Inc HIN easily enough.
l don't want to bring the crew into this
affair if l can help it. 1t will 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. l 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 l had a
favor to ask him, l had besr let him cool
of a bit. So l dismissed the Irishman
and climbed up to tho bridge. l should
think I'd been there about twenty min
utes watching tAe work, when l saw a
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
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soon saw by his manner that he was not
wanting a talk just then. Whereupon
l came below. So kindly light the lamp
l see in the bracket yonder, Cousin Rob
ert, and we'll go hunting ag iin."
CHAPTER XXX.
We descended the ladder, Graden go
ing first, and following with the lamp,
the light of which l endeavored to throw
over his shoulder.
1t seems a cowardly thing to confess,
writing az l am in the broad daylight,
with the bees amongst the fowerbeds
singing their song through the ope,. 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 peered about
amongst the lurking shadows, with the
thunder of the seas hammcring 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 it was the
want Of sleep that had tangled my
nerves, but l knew in my heart that if
l were suddenly to catch a sight Of those
wicked eyes staring out from the gloom
before us, l should shrek and run like
4 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.
well, he's gone right enough" said
my cousin. Halo! what the deuce is
this!
He took the light from my hand and
stopped to examine something at his feet.
1t was a steel cylinder, about eight feet
in length; second lay beside it.
Ammonia! So they run a cold stor-
ago on board"
How do you know thatY" l asked.
my dear cousin, il you can't remem-
Der the part that ammonia plays in the
manufacture of ice, / shall not attempt
to-hallo! stop that-stop that l
say!
He sprang forward, caught his foot
in an empty sack, and fell heavily, ex-
tinguishing the lamp. As he did 80, l
saw an arm reach down and draw up the
grating through which we had descended.
n hCS SiiChcu III Tic pduAoCh. NTdOeH
was on his feet in an instant, and to-
gether We rushed to the foot of the lad
der.
In the patch of grey daylight above us
We could sec the face of the captain
looking through the bars, and peeping
down beside him, with the sweetest dim
pie of an old mans smile upon his lips,
was Professor Marnac!
There was q pause, filled 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 situation.
Faith: but it's not Oh that knows
fwhat to belaive," said he; but the skep-
per here will have it that yer're 4 pair iv
desprite and revolving characters. Oh am
alse to tell We, gintlemen, that ys've tie
very mischief's own choice Of at. Eyther
ye will let me r-run through yere peck
uts wild me practiced hand, upon which
We may come up an make as acquainted
wild yere gineral defence, Or, if 70 re-
fuse. be jabbers! but they'll clap q 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 law-abiding English
gentlemen. Nevertheless, if he will keep
to his terms and hear our case cut, We
consent to being searched"
(To be continued.)
PrO0igalsH RecenfiOu.