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nKNi) nuiJiKTiN, BRiyp, oiikoon, TiimtsnAr, nKorainr.it in, two
the nrRro (town the. Intlder. nper n
I ccrtnlnly wn to mnkc the pour Kir)
nwnre of my presence on board, the
clinnce of beliiR rcon, niul my putpoio
tuispectcil by others, res(ralni'd me.
llrtddes ns yet t hiul no phm of ret"
cue j nothing to mi:Kest.
Even its I heoltntcd, Industriously
scrubblu-: nwny nt the pnlnt, Klrby
nnd the euptnln appeared suddenly,
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1 wui KhUerlnR with the cold, and
lost no time Hhlfttng Into the Mann,
dry clothliiR provided, Fprcndlng out
ray own soaked garments over the
dge of the lower bunk, but enrcful
first to remove my packet of private
papers, which, wrapped securely In
oiled silk, were not ecn damp. Fate
had played a strange trick, ml I lncw
not how best to turn It to advantage.
One thin f; only was clear: whatever
was to he accomplished I would have
to do It alone nowhere could I turn
for help, in the first place IC.iliy un
doubtedly had the law with htm, and
besides was nmong friends those who
would naturally believe him and were
loyal to the Institution of slavery. The
very fact that this was a Memphis
boat we were on precluded any pos
sibility that tlio crew would smpa
thlxe with n nlcger-stenler. Nor could
I anticipate any nssl'tanee from with
out. Steamboats were few and far be
tween on these northern waters, nnd
at this time. If the report of wnr was
true, everything ufloat would lie head
ed upstream laden with troops nnd
provisions. That the report wtts true
I had no doubt. The probability of nn
outhrenk was known before I left Fort
Armstrong; the crisis had come ear
lier than expected, that was all.
This, then, was the situation
through an odd Intervention of l'rovl
dence here we vvero nil together oh
this steamer, which was steadily
churning Its, way northward, every
turn of tho wheel bearing us deeper
Into the wilderness. Tho chances
were that we should thus be aboard
for several dajs; ccrtnlnly until we
encountered some other boat bound
downstream, which would accept us
as passengers. Meanwhile whnt t-hnutU
I do? How escape observation? How
reach ltene, without encountering
Klrby? The answer was not an easy
one. The deputy would not know me,
for I had never been seen by him.
Klrby believed me dead, yet might
recognize mo In spite of that convic
tion (f wc met face to face. Still,
would he? The daring hope that he
might not came to me In a flash. Might
it not be possible to so disguise my
self as to become unnotlccablc? I
sprang up to stare at my features In
the small mirror hanging over the
wasbstand. The face which confront
ed roe In surprise was almost a
strange one even to my eyes. Instead
of the smart young soldier, smoothly
shaven, with closely, trimmed hat and
rather carefully attired, as I had ap
peared on board the Warrior, the glns
reflected a bearded face, the skin vis
ibly roughened and reddened by ex
posure, the hair ragged and uncombed.
Even to my .view there remained
scarcely n" familiar feature the lack
of razor and shears, the exposure to
tun nnd water, the days of sickness
nnd neglect, had all helped to trans
form me Into n totally different
appearing person from what I had for
merly been: tho officer und gentleman
had, by the mtery of environment,
been changed Into the outward sem
blance cf n river roustabout. Nor was
this all. The new character was em
phasized by the elothes I wore far
too large to fit; also the texture und
color, not to mention the dirt and
grease, spenklng loudly of u rouph
Jlfe und the vicissitudes of poverty.
The metamorphosis was complete; so
complete that I laughed aloud, assured
by that one glnnce that the gambler,
confident that I was dead, would never
by any possibility recognize me In this
guise, or while habilitated .In such
nondescript garments.
But the girl Rene? And so this
was how I had appeared to her. No
wonder sho questioned me; doubted
my first explanation. I hnd ap
proached her confident that my ap
pearance as a gentlemun would awak
en her trust; I hnd felt myself to be
a most presentable young mon, in
whom she must instantly repose faith.
Yet this had not been true nt nil
Instead I came to her with the out
ward bearing of a worthless vaga
bond, a stubble-bearded outcast. And
yet she had trusted me; would trust
no again. More: she could never be
deceived, or fail to recognize my pres
ence aboard if she had the freedom of
tho deck. Klrby might be deceived,
but not Rene. If I could only plan to
meet with her first alone, the peril of
Iter recognition would not be extreme.
But I roust also figure upon the
other woman. Who could she be? Not
Elolso Beaucalrc surely, for the mate
had only mentioned one of the two as
being sufficiently white to be notice
nble. That one would surely bo Rene,
und It was scarcely probable that
Elolso, with no drop of negro blood In
her veins, could appear colored. Per
haps this second woman was Delia,
tho quadroon mother. But if so bow
did sho chance to fall alone into Kir
by'fl clutches? Was sho aboard tho
kcelbont, locked below In the cabin,
when It rammed Into us? If sho had
been captured nt Shrunk's camp dur
ing their murderous raid, what had
become" of her companion? Where was
Elolso Bcaucalre? The harder I
nought to straighten out this mystery
to more Involved It became.
Willi every additional glance at the
f a it),inif fii inlr-nr mr "'n't I
deuce strengthened In the nblllty to
encounter Klrby nnd puss unrecog
nized. Convinced as he undoubtedly
was of my death In the black waters of
the river he could not possibly Imag
ine my presence aboard the Adven
turer, while my personal appearance
was so utterly changed as to suggest
to his mind no thought of familiarity.
The conditions were all In my favor.
I was smiling grimly at this conceit,
well pleased at the chance thus af
forded pie, when the stateroom door
was suddenly flung open and the hairy
face of the mate thrust within.
"I reckon yer better tote them wet
duds down tor tho boiler room," he
said gruffly, "an then git sum grub.
Likely 'cough yer wouldn't mind
catln a bit. Be yer a river man?"
"I've never worked on a steamboat,
If thnt Is what you mean."
"No; well, I reckoned not, but the
captain he thought ma be er had. I
tol him jer didn't talk like no steamer
hand. Howsuraever, we're almighty
short o' help aboard, an' maybe yer'd
like n Job ter help pay yer way?"
My fingers Involuntarily closed on
some loose goldpleces In my pocket,
but n sudden thought halted me. Why
not? In what better way could I
escape discovery? As an emplojce
of the bont I would go about the decks
unsuspected nnd unnoticed. Klrby
would never give me a second thought
or glnnce-. while the opportunity thus
afforded of spenklng to Rene nnd be
ing of service to her would be Immeas
urably Increased. 1 withdrew my
hand, swiftly deciding my course of
action.
"I suppose I might as well earn a
bit," I ndmltted, hesitatingly. "Only I
had about decided I'd enlist If the
war was still going on when we got up
there."
"That'll be all right. We'll keep yer
busy till then, in, how. Go on down
below now an' eat, nn' when er git
through climb up the ladder an' report
ter me. What'll I call jer?"
".Stec."
"Stuvt hey; sorter bandy man,
ain't yer?"
"Well, I've done a little of every
thing In my time. I'm not afraid to
work."
During most of the remaining hours
of the morning the mate kept me em
ployed below, In company with a num
ber of others of the crew, In sorting
ovet the miscellaneous cargo, which
had evidently been very hastily load1
ed. The work was bard and dirty,
and after a few hours of it I rous.
have looked my assumed part to per
fection. The overseer gave me a hat
which ndded little to my personal ap
pearance, nnd by the time wc were
called to knock off for the noon meal
I was thoroughly tired and disgusted,
feeling as much a roustabout as I cer
tainly looked.
The meal was sorved on nn un
pinned plank, the ends resting on kegs j
In front of tin hollers. 1 was still
busily munching nwny on the conre,
poorly cooked food when Mapes,
prowling about, chanced to spy me
among the shadows.
"Hullo; is that you, Steve?" he
asked gruffiy. "Well, when yor git
done eatln I got another Job for yer
on deck. Yer hear me?"
I Mgnltled that I did. and Indeed was
even then quite ready to go, my heart
throbbing ut this opportunity to sur
vey other sections of the boar. I fol
lowed him eagerly up the ladder, and
ten minutes later was busily employed
with scrubbing brush and u bucket of
water, In nn endeavor to Improve the
outward appearance of the paint of
the upper deck. I was engaged bully I
scraping ut ihc dingy paint of the pilot I
house, when a negro, evidently a cook, '
from his dress, come up from the'
lower deck, bearing n tray well laden
with food in one hand, and dlsnp
peared nft. He did not even notice
my presence or glance about, but I
Instantly shrank back out of sight, for
I became immediately contcious that
someone was closely following hlin.
This second man proved to bo one of
the fellows in civilian clothing I hnd
previously noticed at the table below,
a tall, sallow Individual, attired In a
suit of brown Jeans, his lean, cracker
face ornamented by a grizzled bunch
of chin whiskers.
'Yer wait n minute thar, Jim," be
called out, "till I unlock that thar
door. I ain't thcr kind thet takes
chances with no nigger,"
I recognized the peculiar voice In
stantly, for I had listened to that luzy
drawl before while hidden in tho dark
ness beneath the Ueaucalre veranda
the fellow wub Tim, the deputy shor
iff from St. Louis. The negro rested
his tray on the rail, while the white
man fumbled through his pockets for
a key, finally locating It and inserting
the Instrument into the lock of the
second cabin from the stern. I heard
no words exchanged with nnyone with
in, but the negro pushed the tray for
ward without entering, sliding It along
tho deck, whllo Tim, evidently satis
fied that his charges were quite safe,
promptly reclosed nnd locked Mie door,
returning tho key to tho security of
his pocket. After staring n momem
over tho rail nt the shore puat which
wg, wern g'r'dlnft ho l'spnoar"jl m''"
Klrby and the Captain Appeared Sud
denly, Pautlng a Moment at tht
Head of the Ladder In Friendly Con
versatlon.
pausing n moment at the head of the
ladder In friendly conversation. I'nrt
Ing nt lnt, with a hearty laugh over
some Joke oxchnnged between them,
the latter uscended the steps to the
pilot house, while the gambler turned
uft, still smiling, a cigar between his
lips. I managed to observe thnt he
paused In front of the second cabin,
as though listening for some sound
within, but made no attempt to enter,
passing on to the door beyond, whUh
was unlocked. He must huve come to
the upper deck on some special mis
sion, for he was out of my slpht
scarcely a moment, returning Imme
diately to the deck below. Tills occur
rence merely served to tnnko clearer
In my mind the probable situation
the after cabin was undoubtedly uccu
pled by Klrby, perhaps In compnti)
with the deputy; white next to them,
securely locked nwny and helpless to
escape, were confined the two slave
women. In order to renih them I
must operate under the cover of dark
ness, and my only hope of being frre
to work, even then,, lay In the faith
thnt the gambler might become so In
volved In a card game below as to
forget his caution. So far as Tim was
concerned I felt perfectly capable of
outwitting blm; but Klrby wus dan
gerous. ,
(To Bo Continued.)
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