The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-10-13
CHAPTER xIV.-cOntlnued.

Il would like to have talk wiz you
Mons. Stephens" he said, quite re-
spectfully. swaying to the wild leaps
Of the vessel Maybe If we go to re
lee of re cabin here wen be out of re
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
De Nova braced his back against the
rail, his cap drawn so low that 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-
IDENTIFY Ill at ease and scarcely know
ing how TO express himself, "an' so we
talk it ovaire, an decide maybe we
bettah speak wiz you about it now, be-
fore re mattaire get NOR bad, or re
men forward catch on to re facts an
get ugly. Maybe it come out all right,
maybe not, but, by gar, It ain't no
nice job to go sail bout zese seas un-
der a madman-sacre. nOn!"
"A madman!" / echoed in amaze
ment. do you mean Tuttle?"
He nodded gravely, his expression
devoid of all merriment.
"'Tis ze way it was. We not know
sure w'ezzer you see it zat way or no,
but, damme, Mons. Stephens, if re
fellow amt mad as re March hare. He
was re fine sailor all right-oui, zat
was true-nobody get more out of re
Sea Queen zan he get. Sacre! he
drive re sheep hard; it make my hair
white re way he hor on. Maybe l not
be fraid to take re chance of ze voy-
age if it just be all men on board. /
not care zen, for risk my life wiz re
oZzers. But, monsieur, / keep myself
to sink of re ladies down below, an
how zat fellow was gettin more crazy
all re time. Sacre! it makes me
crazy, too. Zere's no KNOWN wat he
do wen he Eat way; he take spells
wen maybe he murder l hear him
mutter It; l see it in re mans eye. He
was much afraid of you, monsieur, an
zat is re time wen such fellows get
wat you call it?-ze dangaire."
stared into the mates face, barely
able to comprehend this quick justi-
fcation of my forebodings, brought so
closely home. Tuttle was odd enough
to be sure, eccentric in both word and
action, cracked undoubtedly in mat
ters 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.
vinced
What reason have you to think the
man as bad as all that?"
'Well, monsieur, watch him for
long time; Bill, he watch him, for we
not like re way he 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 re same story re way he
lid in Valparaiso. He forget some, he
add more. BY gar ! lose much my
'aith in it. If zat ship show up, or re
gland, either l be mighty surprise.
Oui, oui! Ze man Tuttle, he crazy all
light; we know zat for sure. Do he
lot talk wiz you. monsieur?
mo, not lately; indeed, he has
scarcely spoken to me since our trou-
lie"
Eat was it; Eat was wy you not
lotice Well. he talk much-w'at you
all ze blue streak--to Bill an me.
lainte Anne, how he talk He have
NV talk every day, an re notions he
Aeak make a dog sick, by gar! Lis
,A tell some sings. was on watch,
"a he comes up from re cabin; he
half dress, but it cold as hell" De
~ shiyered; yet he walk back an
back an forth, across zare in
of ze cabin, like ze lion in re
hiking wiz himself, an wringing
ds Maybe he keep 1t up two
/ sink he freeze. Ze cooks
sleep in re longboat. | watch
ome up an see re poor devil.
grab her by re tail an fling
" VTboard, like zat. hear re
l& zen go splash, Eat seem
tdkp feel bettaire, for he
go below"
N banged his position, and
8, Fes looked sleepless and
e take another turn, /
n ovaire ze deck, mon /
pt you maybe, was I