Freaks of Fortune

herly qualities of the yacht, and she proved to be all he had anticipated or desired. She would sail almost into the wind's eye, and went through

ossession of any sum of money could long keep him from

mpanion-way, leading down from the cockpit, or standing-room, was a small state-room, one of which was appropriated to the use of the captain. It contained a single berth, a writing-desk, a plentiful supply of lockers, drawers, shelves,

or each occupant, securing entire privacy. Opening from the forward part of the cabin were two large and airy rooms, each having two berths, for the accommodation of Mr. Watson's family. They

ich occupied about half the length of the vessel, and contained the pantry, ice

o never failed to put on a white jacket at meal times. The four hands who had been employed on the Cape were young men, the oldest

e cabin,-he had no passengers on this cruise,-and Augustus, the cabin steward, wore his white jacket, and stood behind

port to Mr. Watson and the ladies of the good behavior of the yacht,

i," laughed Mr. Watson; "but on Monday morning we will

eady no

of the month of August on board of The Starry Flag. I should like to go as f

my part, I should feel safer in her than in any steamer that ever went to sea. She would s

ong as wood and iron could make her. My directions wer

the wind free in a chopping sea. But she can't be excelled for comfort and saf

, Levi?" asked Mr. Watson, suddenly changin

plied Levi, satisfied something unpleasant had occurred

anything about a

ng the money he lost; but I did not even know that he had any money in his house," answered

ndeed all his premises, had been searched by Constable

ot find anything," re

constable, about dinner time. Your uncle appears to have employed Vincent to look up the money for him. Mr. Gayles was willing to admit the officer, but he positively refuse

ny more than

oney, and set a trap to kill or severely injure

se from her chair, and seated herself by the side of Le

to believe such absurd stories even of their own minister. Of cours

th the family of Mr. Watson rendered it exceedingly probable that he would eventually roll in wealth, to be counted by hundreds of thousands. Most of the people wer

t help thinking that, if he had been intrusted with the warrant for the arrest of Levi, on the charge, three years before, of purloining Ruel Belcher's money, instead of Mr. Gayles, he would have done precisely as that worthy man had, and in the end would have been appoin

onveyed from the house in the little saw-mill. Since the arrival of the yacht, it had even been conjectured that she was the property of Levi, who had paid for her with the ill-gotten gold. This theory, explained and bolstered up with specious argument an

e but to wait the issue of events; and Levi walked as proudly as ever through the streets of the town. The next day he took the ladies out to sail in the yacht; but before he went he

," said Levi. "I pity him, and I don't hate him. I shall

r, in some measure, to appreciate such conduct. The next day, which was Sunday, Levi carried some other luxuries for the in

d of The Starry Flag. The foresail and the mainsail had been hoisted, and the hands wer

at came nearer, and was found to contain, besid

airfield; and the operations

Constable Cooke, when he and his party h

the discharge of your duty," replied

nto the cabin," said Mr

he officer that Captain

lp me," persisted

he attempts to do so, I'll throw him overboa

aid accordin' to law,"

call him in,"

e other men went with the officer, who proceeded directly to Levi's state-room. The desk was opened, the locke

most yelled the constable, i

said Levi, quietly, "no

Fairfield; and sence you showed fight on

IRONS.

not one of them for a moment doubted the innocence of Le