The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03
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Stanwood as he disappeared down the
companionway.
In the cabin they found III old
friends, Bill and Hawkins. who had
refused to join Tyler in repelling
boarders. They were hustled up the
steps and turned over to Coudert's
men.
Young Mrs. Marriott and the girls
took courage and asked to be assisted
to the deck of the schooner. They
Joined the others in the cabin.
Things were Uttered up and the
cabin was in great disorder. The la,
dies turned up their little 8
II don't consider this very roman.
tic!" exclaimed young Mrs. Marriott
with a sniff.
"Needs fumigating," remarked her
husband.
II think l will go on deck and get
4 bit of fresh air;'' said Mrs. Marriott.
Coming girls?"
But the young women had wander
ed with Coudert into the owners
stateroom and were peeping curiously
around. The men began a systematic
search of the cabin in an effort to es'
tablish the identity Of the vessel.
A little scream from Helen caused
them all to hurry to her side.
She was standing near the head Of
the berth in the stateroom, holding In
her hand a curious little scarf pin.
At the head of the pin was a small,
round amethyst, and around the stone
were worked in threads Of gold the
initials H. L. M. '~"~" ~',.~
"Your pin, Helen! Where on earth
did you find it," exclaimed Edith
Marriott.
"Sticking in the wood right over in
this corner. Isn't it the strangest
thing that ever ~hpapened?" gasped
Helen. -..,~- '~
what about itr demanded her
father.
Both talking at once the girls ex.
citedly explained that Helen mad given
that same identical pin to n of the
Carteret twins as a little token Of his
hl1ulcSS WuCl SAC lullCO ACA H.
jumping off the train at Omaha.
Marriott grinned.
"Well, Capt'n Stanwood, guess
we've found the Runaway all right"
EYES," piped the skipper; "you got
the yacht, but you amt got the twins
or them other fellers. Keep a looking
keep a lookin'!'
A further search was soon reward.
ed, and again it was Helen who found
the clue.
She was nosing around the state
room looking for the pin Edith had
given jim Carteret, and, happening tc
turn up the corner of the mattress in
the berth, she found the log.
She handed it to her father.
"Aha!" chuckled Marriott. "Here
we have it Capt'n. The whole bust
ness in regular shipshape. Let's see
Left Frisco Sunday, July that's
all right. Now, then, last page.
"Har! 1t says: Decided to try is
land charted lat. II deg. 20 min
20 sec. S.; long. LAB deg. Is min. i
sec. W.
That's the last entry in the book
CAPITA Where is that on the map?"
Captain IStanwood put on his spec
and squinted at the last entry in tn
log before he said:
fright handy; not more'n five hun
dred miles, I reckon But where
them scharts7"
It was some time before they foun'
chem in a locker over the stateroon
berth-
Then the whole thing was as clea
rs daylight; at least to Captain Star
wood. On M of the charts the cours
of the yacht from the time she sale,
from San Francisco to the time of tn
last entry in the log vas indicated b,
pencil marks Captain Stanwoo,
r0lled up the chart, tucked it under hi
arm. and picking up the log, made 70
the stairs
Lets 60 ashore" he said. "Tti
'tarnal hot in this cabin.''
BY bedtime that night Marriott WIN
mad been getting action and was rigE'
in his element, had his plans vel
mapped out. Tyler, Bill and Haw
kins were in custody, pending devel
opments; but Hawkins was the only
one of the three they could get any.
thing out Of and that was mighty lit.
tie.
His wounded shoulder had never
been properly dressed, SO they took
him to the house of a physician for
treatment, and while there they sue
ceeded in making him say there we're
only three men left on the island-the
twins and another-and that they had
no meal of leaving.
As to how he and his companions
gained possession of the schooner,
Hawkins was mum.
Marriott had the time of his life
in the two days that followed. It seem-
ed like old San Francisco for him to
he hustling.
First, he went over the situation
with the Governor and arranged with
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