The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-21

Those SIX men died Delore they cou'o'
wink IN eye" ~. IL,
"But the fellow who did 1T What
has become Of him?" r.
Masters shook his head.
II don't know. sir; but there must
have been one; there amt none o
these dead men could have turned the
trick s.{ =. - r.. -. ). csa.-..-
"perhaps It was that cuss dangling
over the side, captain" said whites
voice, from back behind the others.
"NNhat is that7'' r.
'"There's fellow got damned In a
small boat alongside, sir. just hap-
pcned to look over, and saw him g.
hangln' there" s.s ~
We were glad enough to escape that
cabin of horror, and I slid the COM
panion door to, and bolted It, before
following White across the deck to
the starboard rail. Excited as l was.
ohsessed by this awful tragedy, my
mind yet grasped every detall-the
shining brasswork, the spotless decks.
The white boats in their davits, the
snowy canvas aloft. The very i'm
maculatcness Of the vessel seemed to
add to the horror. and 1t was a shock
to even read the schooner's name.
painted on a lIfebuoy-Rose Of Gaspe.
a glance below revealed the whole
story, of the accident. It was clear
enough to be read instantly by sail.
or's eyes. The man in his efforts at
escape had chosen one Of the smaller
,oats, but one staunch and well
quipped. No doubt it had been secret
v prepared in advance, for the lock.
RS contained food, and beaker of
'rcsh water was securely dashed to q
front thwart. There was also q. spar
md sail aboard, safely secured, to-
;ether with rair Of serviceable oars.
What Ind happened, as seemed clear
us. was this: a heavy brass-bound
hest. Of odd workmanship and dingy
appearance had been slowed away in
he bows. I, must have been placed
here with rope and pulley. for no
ingle pair Of arms could ever have
fitted It over the rail. Then the fellow
I'D clambcrcd in, eager to be of, no
lorbt, and undertaken to lower the
BOAT, standing probably amidships.
there he could manipulate both ropes.
mt the forward rope must have
'ammed in the pulley, permitting the
tern OF the suspended boat to sag
mtllenly enough to send the heavy
hest sliding Mt. Before he could
heck the fall, CT, save himself by leap-
:ng overheard, It had pinned his legs
,ga,nst the stern sheets; and there he
tangled still, his face buried in the
-rccn water alongside. his knees
rushed helplessly beneath the weight
II the chcst-an inert dead body.
1.-THE fellow got his, sir" said Lea.
vord solemnly. "Likely enough killed
Wv the very thing he was tryin' to
lit away with. What shall we do with
the boat and what's in it, sir?" -.
"Untnngle that pulley slowly. and
hoist up even with the rail-" I an.
swcred. "We'll have look at the man.
and find cut what's in the chest; its
an ,odd-looking Affair.""
1helped balance It, and with White
using his uninjured arm, we drew the
dead lnnn's body in over the rail. The
two mates released his limbs from the
gr,p Of the chest, and We ibid him out
on the deck. He was an Unlocking
fellow, deeply tanned. with livid scar
across one cheek, and an anchor tat
toned on his forearm. Leayord drew
ua,cr gut Of the inner pocket OF hls
shirt, and passed It over to me. Il
was letter with no dateline or sig.
nature, and had been so soaked In salt
water as to be almost illegible. The
only connecting words could study
out were: '"De Lys has all his men but
a cook; try to get on! He'll never
know you after these years."
"Does it tell you, anything, sirr'
asked Olson anxlously.
"Not much; only this fellow sailed
as cook, and got the job for purpose.
He had known De Lys years before"
"De LysT
"Yes; that was the name Of! the big
fellow in the cabin; he must have
been at the head Of the party; the one
Liverpool knew as CASTOR de Lys. Get
that chest onto the deck; no doubt
the secret Is there" -"