Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-26

TENSAS GAZETTE, ST. JOSE
the gun. I hoped, desperately, thss
he might commit some hostile act. at
tempt to strike me or choke me; for
in such way only / knew l could b
stirred to shoot.
This is Endeavor island" said.
Never heard Of It," he broke in
AT least. that's our name for It."
amended.
"Our?" he queried. Who's ourr
Miss Brewster and myself. And
the Ghost Is lying. as you can see for
yourself. bow on to the beach"
There are seals here" he saidA
They woke me up with their barking.
or I'd be sleeping yet. l heard them
when drove In last night. They were
the first warning that was on q lee
shore. It's q rookery, the kind of
thing I've hunted for years. Thanks
to my brother Death. I've lighted on
q fortune. It's Q mint. What's IT.
bearingsr
Haven't the least idea." said.
| But you ought to know quite closely.
/ What were your last observations!
He smiled inscrutably. but did not
answer.
We'll, where's all hands?" asked.
How does It come that you are
alone?"
I was prepasa< fnr him again to
set aside my question. and was sur
prised at the readiness of his reply.
MY brother got me inside forty.
eight hours, and through no fault OF
mine. Boarded me in the night with
only the watch on deck. Hunters went
back on me. He gave them . bigger
lay. Heard him Offering IT. Did It
right before me. OF course the crew
gave me the go-by. That was to be
expected. All hands went over the
side, and there I was. marooned on
my own vessel. It was Deaths turn.
and it's all In the family anyway"
But how did you lose the mastsf"
I asked.
Walk over and examine those Ian
yards" he said. pointing to where the
mizzen rigging should have been.
They have been cut with q knife!"
exclaimed.
Not quite" he laughed. 1T was Q
heater job. Look again."
/ looked. The lanyards had been al.
most severed, with just enough left to
hold the shrouds till some severe
strain should be put upon them.
"Cooky did that" he laughed again.
II know, though I didn't spot him at
it. Kind of evened up the score
BIT"
Good for Mugridge!" cried.
Yes, that's what l thought when
everything went over the side. Only
said it on the other side of my
mouth"
But what were you doing while all
this was going on?" l asked.
MY best, you may De sure, which
wasn't much under the circum.
stances"
turned to re-examine Thomas
Mugridge's work.
II guess I'll sit down and take the
sunshine" I heard Wolf Larsen say.
ing.
There was hint, just slight hint.
, of physical feebleness In his voice,
! and it was 80 strange that l looked
. quickly at him. His hand was sweep
l ing nervously across his face. as
, though he were brushing away cob
| webs. was puzzled. The whole
t thing was so unlike the Wolf Larsen
: I had known.
D How are your headaches?" asked.
D They still trouble me-" was his an
!. swer. Il think l have one coming
! on now"
He slipped down from his sitting
posture till he lay on the deck. Then
3 he rolled over on his side, his head
! resting on the biceps of the under
arm, the forearm shielding his eyee
!. from the sun. stood regarding him
3 wonderingly.
"Now's your chance, Hump" he said
Il don't understand" lied. for
u thoroughly understood.
! "Oh. nothing" he added softly, a
u II he were browsing; only you've col
D me where you want me-"
mo, I haven't" l retorted; for
: want you q few thousand miles away
o from here"
!. He chuckled, and thereafter SPOKE
no more. He did not stir as / passed
: by him and went down into the cabin
/ lifted the trap in the floor, but fol
some moments gaxed obviously init
q the darkness Of the lasaretto beneath
d / hesitated to descend. What II hiI
U lying down were q ruse? Pretty, In
b deed. to be caught there like q rat
U I crept softly up the companionwa!
I. and peeped at him. He was lynn
q az had left him. Again I went be
8 low; but before I dropped into tn
q lazaretto I took the precaution OF cast
ing down the door in advance. A
y least there would be no lid to the trap
!! But It was all needless. I regaine'
!. the cabin With . store Of Jams. seq
biscuits, canned meats, and sucl
l. things-all could carry-and RI
placed the trap door.
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