The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-04-26

shsse dead nea eoGid have Srrn~d rAs
utek."
Perhaps II was that euss dangiias
ever the side. eapsstn." said whiieNs
Voice. from back hshiad the ctnsrA
what In thafr
There's o fellow rot jamaaed In q
snxii boat aiongxsd~. sir. Just haH-
pened to look over. and saw htu h.
hangsG' there"
| We were glad enough TO escape that
cabin N horrcr. and std the com-
panion door %. and boiied II. before
| following White across the deck 10
the startcart rail-. Excited ~ I w~s.
ot.sessed by this awful tragedy. my
mind yet grasped every d~tais--tbe
shining hrasswork, the spotiexs decks,
| the white boats In their Asvttx. the
snowy canvas sA,ft. The very TIN
macglatensss Of the vessel seemed to
/ aft tn ffr h~rror. aaa n wss q seesa
| 10 evea read the chconer's naRe
painted - q iifsbaoy--R Of Gaspe,
A glance be.o~ revealed the whole
story Of the accident. II was clear
| enough 10 be read instantly by sail,
or's eyes The man In bis efforts o,
escape had chosen one Of the smaller
boats. bat Que staunrh and well
equipped No doubt II had been secret
| ly prepared Id advance. for the lock
er. contained food. and 4 h~aker VI
fresh water was securely dashed ~ .
front thwart. Therr was Also spar
and sail aboard safely secured. ,o-
s~ther with pair Of scrstc~xble oars.
Wha, had happened, as s~erned clear
to IA. ~As this .sesvy ersxst cusa
chest. OF odd workmanship and aingy
aaAcasaasr, had hss~n slaves. A~As Ia
the bows /, must have been PLACED
there With rop. and pulley, for no
single pair of arms ceuld ever have
lifted II over the rail-. Then the fellow
had riamb-rrd In, eager 60 be Of, 10
doubt. and undertaken to lower the
boat, standing probably amidshIps.
where he could manipulate both rot~'x
Bu, the forward rope must have
lsrmed In the pulley, permitting the
stern OF the suspended bost TO ia.
suddenly enough to send tho heavy
chest sliding aft. Before b. could
check tho fail. or save himself by leap
Ing overheard. II had pinned his legs
against the stern sheets: and there he
dnngled sim his face buried In the
green water alongside. his knees
crushed hclpIcssly beneath the weight
OF the chest An inert dead body
The fellow got hts, sir. said LEA.
yord soicmuiy, Likely enough killed
by tho very thing he was tryin' to
sit away with. What shall we do with
the boa, aud what's 10 IT, srT''
"Untaneie that pultry slowly. and
hoist up even with the rail-" / an.
swercd Wen have look al the man.
and find cut what's IN the chest; rs
an odd-ieoklug afalr"M
I helped ratRnre y, atN with ~'hr~'
nsing hts uulniur"d arm. W. drew the
dead mans body In over thu rail-. The
two mates released his limbs from the
grip 81 the chest. and we laid him out
on tho deck. fIe vss an iil-leoking
fellow. deeply tanned. with litid AGAR
across enc cheek, nud an anchor tat.
ta>ed On his forearm. l,eayord drew u
raper out ~ the inner pocket Of bis
shirt. and passed IL over 10 me. N
WAS letter with no dstellne or sic.
nature, and had been $50 soaked 10 salt
water - 90 he almost Illegihle, The
only connecting words | could study
out were IN. I.ys has all his men but
n cook {. try 20 get on He'll never
know yuu after these years"
',,oes II tell you anything. ssr1-
asked Olson anxious'y,
Not much. emily this fellow sailed
50 esSss. snd rnt The 'ch for purpose
ffs had Known re Lvs years tefore -
"Ile I.ys'"
yes: that was the nan,e 81 the htg
fellow In the cabin; he must have
hssre AT tho head ~ the nArtyg taa nme
tAvcrIssol knew az Gasten 40 Iys Oct
that chest onto the deck no tauh,
the secret IL there"