The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07
CHAPTER VIII.
APPARITIONS.

Roscoe did not pause to investigate The
effect OF his blow, nor to waste secont
one. Ii the man who had confronted hin
there In the companionway were dead
SO much the better. II he were only half
dead. the job could be finished at any
present at least Roscoe hurried on
searching staterooms and passageways
and finally the crews quarters. forward
When he had satisfied himself that he
and his men were in undisputed posses
sion OF the yacht, he emerged on deck
again by the forward hatchway, and
found Captain Planck already there. re
directed him to go below with Schwartz.
VINO mad been engineer aboard the
whaler. and get steam up as promptly
as possible. Hc himself remained on
deck, directing the unloading and stow
age Of those precious golden slabs that
the rest Of the party were bringing out
IN boats from the shore.
lie paced the deck uneasily, for-,here
was n superstitious streak in his oJher-
wise strong composition which caused him
always, feeling OF alarm when matters
went TOO well with him: when his plans
succeeded beyond his hopes for them. lie
mad expected TO lose man or two in
gettlng possession OF the yacht yet they
mad gone off and left it. apparently. in
ber OF their party. And, then, he had
not expected that tho relief would have
set out so soon; he had counted on hav-
Ing to wait twenty-four hours moro be-
fore the field should clear itself for his
operations; and those twenty-four hours
would have been fraughr with perils.
NO" that he was in possession Of the
yacht,-now that all the gold. except
what three or four more boats could
carry was transferred safely TO the be-
twoen-deck space beneath the turtle
oaek'-now that the smoke was pouring
out OF the Auroras tunnels and the
steam rising in her pressure gauges. !
he fell to wondering just what sort OF
trap that the devil was batting for him,
iC ,b,...t-
When. with the arrival of another |
boat from the shore one of the great |
golden slabs il brought went overheard |
as they were lifting it up on deck; he
Inc disaster good -naturedly.
Never mind boys" he said; we've
got a plenty without that Come! Lool;
awe with the rest of it,"
For now hls mind was at ease again.
The 'hoodoo." as he would have called
1t, of too complete success was broken
ny this triflins mlschance,
which was all he had, was satisfied
He had performed a sacrifice. involun-
lary. as such sacrifices must be. to the
rln'ious devil which served him for god.
II occurred TO him after II happened
that perhaps Miguel would count for
4 sacrifice. too, for he had not come
back But. then, not even IN envous
icvil OF a god could think that Miguel
vas worth much.
He watched through the fog the sue
'eSsful arrival Of the other boats. bring
ns the last of the treasure with them
We've got il all. Roscoe. unless YOU
want them barrels OF whale OIL man
n the last boat sang cut as they came
!unrs!de.
We'll leave them TO pay for this
lickel- plated ship Roscoe answered
Come Look alive and get aboard. Wen ,
e ready TO start as soon as we can get !
little daylight" /
He looked them over. numbered them /
: If they had been so many sheep $
oted that they We're all here. except !
DOR Miguel: Planck and Schwartz were [
own to:line at the boilers. 6
Stay here Till ! come back" he com.
handed. I'm going below to see that 7
Vetything's slowed all right When S
omc back | want to talk 10 YOU"
He disappeared down the after hatch 6
ray. switched on light and INDUCED | +
\ long; satisfied look at the great .
lasscs % precious metal which were Y