The Columbus journal., 1910-03-16
CHAPTER xiV.-Continued.

sci made progress toward its goal.
CHAPTER xiv.-continued.
Il would like TO have talk wiz you
Mons. Stephens" he said. quite re
specially. swaying to the wild leaps
Of the vessel. Maybe if We go to ze
lee of &c cabin here we'll be out of Ze
win"
followed him in silence. wondering
what could be coming now. yet ready
enough to take advantage of any Op
pOrtunity which might present itself
rail. his cap drawn SO low that 1 could
perceive little of his face but the gilt
ter of black eyes.
We're a little bit boZzered wat to
do. Anderson an me-" he began. evi
IDENTITY ill. at ease and scarcely know
ing how to express himself AN SO We
talk it Ovaire. an decide maybe we
!ettah speak wiz you about il now. be
fore re mattaire get NOR bad, or &c
men forward catch On to Ze facts an
get ugly. Maybe il come out all right
maybe not. but. by gar. it amt nc
nice job to go sail bout zese seas un
der q madman-Sacre. nom"
"A madman," I echoed in amaze
me.t. DO you mean Tuttle?"
He nodded gravely. his expression
devoid of all merriment.
""T..; re way il was. We not know
sure w'e.Zer you see it Eat way or no.
but. damm.. Mons. Stephens. If re
fellow amt mad as ze March hare. He
was &c fine sailor all risht-oui. Eat
was true-nobody get more out of re
Sea Queen IAN he get. Sacre! he
drive re sheep hard: it make my hair
white re way he hor on. Maybe not
be 'fraid to take re chance of re voy.
age IL it just be all men on board
lot care zen. for | risk my life wiz re
OzZers. But. monsieur. I keep myself
10 sink of Ze ladies down below. an
how Eat fellow was gettin' more crazy
all re time. Sacre! Ii makes me
crazy. too. Zere'S no KNOWN wat he
do wen he Eat way: he take spells
wen maybe lie murder. / hear him
mutter it: see it in &c mans eye. He
was much afraid of you. monsieur. an
Eat is Ze time wen such fellows get
wat you call tie dangaire"
l stared into the mates face. barely
able to comprehend this quick justi-
! fication of my forebodinss. brought SO
!. closely home. Tuttle was odd enough
10 be sure. eccentric in both word and
action, cracked undoubtedly in mat
tiers of spiritism. but that he was a
really dangerous lunatic had never
once entered my head. / shivered at
sudden realization Of the peril We were
in. but remained only partially con-
WINGED.
What reason have you to think the
man as bad IS all that"
We'll, monsieur. watch him for
long time; Bill. lie watch him. for We
not like re way Re act since We first
sail. Maybe he be luny before zen.
but he get worse on re voyage. Bill
an me. We talk it all ovaire. an re
mate not tell ze same story re way he
did in Valparaiso. He forget some. he
add more. BY gar. I lose much my
faith in it. If Eat ship show up. or re
island. either. l be mighty surprise.
Oui. oui! Ze man Tuttie, he crazy all
right; We know Eat for sure Do he
not talk wiz you. monsieur"
mo. not lately: indeed. he has
s:s:eely spoken to NE since our trou-
BILE"
Eat was it: Eat was wy you not
notice. Well. he talk much-w'at you
call Ze blue streak-to Bill an me.
Sainte Anne. how he talk! He have
new talk every day. an ze notions he
speak make dog sick. by gar! Lis
ten; l tell some sings. was on watch,
wen he comes up from re cabin; he
not half dress. but it cold as hell" De
Nova shivered: yet he walk back an
forth. back an forth. across zare in
front of re cabin. like Ee lion in re
cage. talking wiz himself. an wringing
his hands. Maybe he keep it up two
nour. an I sink he freeze Re cooks
cat was sleep in re longboat. watch
vile he come up an see ze poor devil.
Quick he grab her by re tail an fling
1t way overheard. like Eat. I hear re
cat yell. an zen 60 splash. Eat seem
to make him feel bettaire. for he
laugh. an zen 60 below"
The mate changed his position. and
1 noticed his eyes looked sleepleSs and
tired.
Las night he take another turn
He dog you all ovaire re deck, mon
sisur. like he haunt YOU maybe. 1 was