The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-05-26

a. AE va HI
The boatsWaiu ahook bis head too
suriy naturally 70 anEwer
We'll. possibly you kao~ uhettG
b. not a similar passage leads forward
into The f0~recaEtleg
There's q buikhead door ever
there. be returned. ind.cariEg ~
a gesture a spot oo1oeslss b. the
donkey pump but ] t0nt Eno~
where IL goes. only It's dark a. hell"
II comes cut under the ~forerzztie
sir broke Ga a coal beaver named
Davis TLeastwise there's q trap 10
the deck there. gith 2 LADDER IezEln'
down.
"Tu finish The TIP through. thea
for Z Ike % know what g. under NJ
feet when 7 commEsa . vessel Where
is the engineer. AndeuoaT
He waved bis big hairy hzns ia The
direction OF the boilers
Went "a his bunk 70 De down for
an hour: he was about al in
Are You capable o. staining Es,ch
alone in an engine room
The fellow grinned. his bulldog az
p~rotrudinE
Wen. I've had 70 Go q on this trip
whether I'm capable or net That
fellow cant stand il u here night an
day without no rest I knCE hoE to
start N stop her. an watch the "a
ter gauge. II anything else goes
wrong he's easy enough called
So Il was Mcknight who vas play
ing the antics Of a ghost on board
Mcknight who had discovered that
unusual passaEeway through the hulk-
heads; Mcknight who had conceived
the idea that in this manner be could
fnEhten rs into turning back Wen.
truly. ] did not altogether blame TIE
man. and. now that ny own fear %
the supernatural vas aIlayed. Ga ret
feel any desire 20 punish hiu severely.
SIN, his mhs4uerade must stop D..
fore be thoroughly demCralized The
crew. frightening them beyond all
my power o. control
I discogc-ed the door concealed Be
hind fhe donkey engine len n slightly
ajar behlHi me sud stepped forward
into The black passage had Eroped
along 20 The very foot 81 the ladder.
feeling nothing but bare walls aad
hearing no sound except the siush q
bilge water. uker suddenly ar lnar.
ticulatc CRY sounded almost directly
above. something athafch cover pos
sihiy. seemed Ga nettie la,o place. and
the ladder shook auter my hand I
drew bacA a step permitting the fel-
low 70 come down uutl be reached
the floor. Ny eyes accustomed 20 The
gloom. enabled me 60 d.Eriy perceive
hts shape II was no more than q
formless smudEe he made hug I
struck straight for what setncd 20 BE-
the head. and iaadcJ with q lorce that
dropped hin uke a log In an instant
] was on tor. clzsniuE TIE canvas
sheet be wore tightly about hts Arrns
and throtllnr him aralRss TIE 3ecE
He fougnt like a Wild bah for a mo-
merC thoroughly fr.ehtpnct and
vhimrerlnE aazcd ty the ss11canrss
o. attack. yer following the animal
Instinct % a struggle Tor life
Damn yog McKaiFat. De suli I
painted I've rog you end you might
just as wen take ycay medicine my
man Yes ihGyt g saa yua feel Snd
I know how 90 use g. 50 ycl'gs ths
ghost a. he SEA Qarea are yag' I
suess you knov What ,hia means n l
turn yea oyer 3D. those isltoaA toat
you
he gSaEnct aat { yeutared TO 70
LEASE ms gup on Ms ihrazL ttnGisE
back the canvas ,r1m ais head
Su up Wei IN teu yea. McKaLEht
yoa uould probably 50 overheard 20
feod ne hkheE Do yoa recogu1s
msr
Yes sir managing 20 aRa his
voice Tor the trst tine Yoa're ar.
stephens
Right you are and you can bless
yoar lucay "a thsi Z am IRE one
Who caught yea Wat started yOu a.
Tits tuc6T
H was he ChlscNa str sauches.
D. ai3 Ne coald scare The whole Out.
a.
mia he 20 say ct ne ssoss play
ing
No sir. he tilny have she nerve.
but-buS be riFgcd ne 40 ana foasa
Qua aoout hese passaseuayA
WhW vas ! TO 90 with ne mans m
truth there vas Nite I dared 10 40
unacr The circumstance
Nov see here. MeNaisAl HAia
sohcrly you cut fats thinS for gooa
ana an: u thsrc Is any more EAost
WALKING dQne On The Sea ooeen rti
tuFa you aad Saaehea oysr m uas
me0. neslaes thcrea no Rse resort
ms again % that sort & trick for
we're about a. the esd 81 oar cruise
You nean vere soiuE % tarr
uOgtht
Yea Nov II I lst yoa 81 Wm yos
behave ~gOnrssliH