Argosy, Vol. 1 (December 9, 1882) — page 172: what you’re looking at

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THE HERMIT’S SECRET. 165 than the rest of us, and perhaps he had better turn in, if there is a berth for him,” suggested the agent. “There is a good berth in the forward cabin, and he can sleep there all day if he wishes,” replied Phil, wondering what it was that amused his companion. Mr. Westlawn liked the idea, and was shown to the forward cabin, where he inserted himself in the little berth, and was instructed by his friend not to show himself on deck without an invitation to do so. — _“ Now, Captain Greenway, we will see where we are,” said Cavan, when the gentleman from Chicago had been disposed of. “It is not so light as it will be in half an hour, but you can see the Her- mitage,’ returned Phil. “ But I think we had better keep out of sight as much as possible.” “Then we will go into the pilot house. It is rather small quarters for two, but we can keep pretty comfortable there, and see all about us from the win- dows,” continued the captain, as he led the way into the little box, where he placed the agent on one side of the wheel, while he stationed himself in his usual place on the other. “ That shanty on the point is the Hermitage, I suppose,” said Cavan, as he looked through the window in front of him at the’surroundings. ‘That is the Hermitage; and the Hebe was moored last night in the bay beyond the cape,” answered the captain, as he proceeded to point out the localities of the narrative he had given the agent. “ TI don’t believe those fellows have moved since they turned in last night,” said Cavan, after he had considered the situation for a moment. “ Now, where is the place did you say, that the two boats were hidden in the grover ”’ ‘You can see the trees farther up the point from the shanty.” ‘As I find things here, I think our policy is to put things exactly as the fellows left them, and then wait for them to make the next move,” said Cavan. ‘““I should keep the steamer as far as possible from the shanty, and land the boats, even if we have to carry them some distance.” The captain called to the engineer through the tube, and told him to go ahead slowly, and not to blow off steam, or make any sound that could be heard at the shanty. | The Hebe went ahead again, and the pilot took her to a point as close to the shore as the depth of water would permit, and ran her fore foot on the sand, where the boats were restored to their former position’ under the bushes in the grove. } The party were obliged to wade out to the steamer, and it was awkward to be without a tender; but no one complained, ind the steamer was shoved off from the sand. “ Now we are all right, and your engineer had better let his fires down, so that the smoke will not betray us in half an hour or an hour from now. We will circle round at a good distance from the point, and go to the moorings of the boat, where you had her last evening,” continued Cavan, who seemed tu have a plan in his head, though he had not yet explained it. The captain and the agent returned to the pilot house, and the boat started again, Phil keeping her well off shore, as he had been directed. ECOMMICEHOCS ‘SS COLNT