The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-04-19
CHAPTER xxix--ceetinssd.


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Tbs pain room and the fnrcpeal
cams NEXT, and ! explored the latte
myself, ss there was scarcely room u
the narrow space for even ons TO creei
about. Pushing the lanssrn before ms
avery nerve staging uks . copper wire
] erawiea out al lass. driDpiag viii
perspIra ton. and AZ black an though
had been for half \ day In tho cos
hol. To Leayosd's Inquiries coais
only shake my head.
"Wsil, SIR" he said obssinateiy, TN
q saiioSrnan, but | never did believe Il
ghosts. an | nint axoia fer Tar helievs
In EN- now. II warnt NO spooks VITA
did this job. This yess Bsscogn was /
sure enough human the last time pu
eyes ON hiu. an ! don't reckon hs'l
changed much si1es, 'esps maybe In hl'
ilne o. brains do you. slrr'
''iirs flesh aud biocd, all right. Il
that Is wha, you mean: only insanit,
makes them cunning"
That's what ssd TO Red hero whit,
you WINS crawling round In the fore
peak. lsppin' up bilyewater. Ha reck
ened 1t might o. bin ghost dosa
these things, but claimed tibet ghosts
don't shove knivss into sailormen
ieastweys never heard o. none thai
did. 10 !, naturally stands 10 reason
mir. that this htsDtnin' iunatie In stii
aboari~ suncwhsrs," '-,a
liz lsansiferxArsi, striking one. hand
on tho other to better express bis argu
ment | was thinking. paying little al.
tention TO his words, my eyes un
consciously viewing the ship aft Tbs
deck was ~ wrapped 10 gloom that
outside tho radius OF our lantern
could perceive no movement. not ev~u
determine the prexence ut the two men
left on guard, The two masis, with
their heavy spars. cast all below Inte
dense shadow. but beyond. on the poop
the faint rays Of the pinnacle lamp re-
,fiected softly IN the face uf the glri al
the wheel, making her appear almost
as a vision, The sight for an instaai
fascinated me.
"Alnt tibet 80. STRIP
"why. yes. Leayord; I am unable 10
$50 II any other way---but whsrry
SWELL, there amt but one place
aboard unexplored, sir. Hanged II
snow how he ever got there. but he's
eithes there. overheard. or aloft; OF
elsa i'ye Eot 10 take Of my bat 70 Red
here. an acknowledge it's n real ghos.
we've got aboard the old hooker"
Tho cargo hnldr'
aye. aye: Tin fer .nklu' or thu
matches. aud letting Il man or two creep
Down there; we've gut to find out
where. that arxsi Is .,:....,,..
There was ITO answering hls logic.
and determination 20 complete tho
Job was already In my own mlnd,
't'ct the tarpsu',n out ot the way,
Liverpool" said sharply, throwing
sha lantern where the lish, Was need.
ed. ''Cut u loose, man: don't waste
time With the lashIugs; there's plen,y
OF SPARE canvas In the saIlroom. What's
aowvd flrst below. Mr. l.eayordf
That's the drytl Of II. STR" he re-
piled seberly u never told you, for
didn't see no cause. There was a Ia,
u boxes come On board xir. maybe u
thousand Of 'em. the rnds cismped with
iron, an they was almighty heavy. We
had 10 load 'em with the donkey 60
sinc. 40 NEST Of 'em were dumped Ia
list bc'ow the main hatch"
"pa ynu know what they ccntalnedf'
~Mr. Rase-a told tire they was asms
st"yes. slr, md maybe NJ thought they
Was. FER he seenied sure ahert Il. but
along at tho las. the hook slipped on
one ct them. an the box dropped ABOUT
thirty feet. Sn,ssh,n' the whole end Ia
1t MAS plumb full o headed shells"
sl,.'ssss.i s.,ellsss ,~s,., %. , 80 .,g.,.
That's what: there was powder
suou1h scattered about there ter blow
the whole ship 90 Hades an bach"
~No doubt ether explosives are
aboard. The xrsa'er reason for ~ ID
iay hands on Rawon. Take holt
therv With Red and help rip up that
tarrauiin: now get the point ct this
carstan bar under the hatch clos
inss: here's your ievsr-l,1t take The
weight at she thrive Of us 10 move the
iron-~ncw. h~sve her'
We h~nt to II, excrt.ng every ounce
cf strength, cnecurax~d by thr fact
tAat the heavy hatch yielded TO ear
comh.ned etyurt. and began to move. te
am over the grvcvvs, and shove beck
al.xAtiy. With no Other Mcuxht but Il
gain cp~aing sneuxh for another tnssr
too ce the lever. ws bent to the task
Something saashs. wondering the great
irsn iia iramavAhie.
-wAi.e.- called -can< over hero
end give w. q hand
heard HIN patter aeruas the de<a
In Ass harc fess. but tsfcre b. reAch~<
che bar. the fe,icw ssepe<d soaring d
the Narrow ocenias. ana sUsfang rks
c<snter dog
Lay hcl..'- called oct snxrfiy
~rAe w~axht h hr~akins eur backs"
But there's ere helsw. Ar.- b
ra&rvd sxcfsetfy, THAT'S srncse 1
rssin' QUA the hstch--<As cArSca aarv r
IAw II usw, aud sc did Red. ana the
easte--a thin, cir,iirx vsgar nmrv,y p~r.
certihie In tire night. curing or
through thu hose We had yuer~xaeSt n