Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-06-02

. steal her away ana be married IN one OF
the city churches?'
at is too late, fear. He will not
leave her for moment 1t will be i'm
! possible for her to get away, even if l
should write to her to this effect l
don't know what to do unless l take
passage in the ship also. This can't
leave my business to do, as you know; l
am young and just starting in life, and
an absence of this kind would go against
me. don't know what to do. This
nobleman, too, going passenger! 1t is
all a plan of the Generals against dear
Mary's happiness. l wish, in mercy,
you would advise me. You have had
some skill in getting lovers out of per-
plexities. Imagine us to be the hero
and heroine of a romance, and set your
brain to work for our benefit
"Monsieur, / am happy TO see you
again." said, in French, my fighting
friend, NJ. AdOlphe Jean BOncour, COM
ing out of the next box and taking me
by the hand. "You will pardon me for
intruding upon you, Messieurs, but
owe debt of gratitude to Monsieur, and
would repay it. l have, by chance,
overheard your friends relation of his
interesting afaire d'armour, and have
come to offer him my service, which
will be the same as serving you. and so
l wish to consider it. If you will allow
me, will tell you my plan"
invited him TO be seated, and he then
said:
81 command fast-sailing brig, the
Diane She is now light, waiting for
freight. can get her ready for sea in
half an hour. have fifteen men in all
on board am armed with four guns, |
two skies and two eighteens, besides
small arms in the cabin The Bristol
Haven sails at 4 p. m. Come on board |
and dine with me, and bring with you |
priest, any one you can trust to serve |
you. VIII you drive with mel" he
asked with smile.
An idea of the plan flashed at once
upon my mind. though not by any means
so fully as he went on to explain it after
we had consented.
latter dinner we will quietly smoke
our cigars until the Bristol-Haven gets
under weigh. We will weigh at the same
time and follow her. Before twelve
hours pass, if you say so, gentlemen, l
shall have the honor of celebrating a
wedding on board the Diane!"
We remained silent with surprise. AT
length l spoke and said:
"DO you mean to pursue and board
the ship?"
Eyes, without question, and take the
lady out!''
1T will be piracy"
20 /
C'est mon affair."" he replied laughing
and slightly Struggling his shoulders.
BY some means, an hour afterwards
Charles succeeded in getting a note, of
which the following is copy, into the
hands of the Generals niece:
DEAR MARY:-Take courage. A friend
in command Of a brig is to pursue the ship
and board her soon after leaving port. She
will pretend TO be a buccaneer. You will
not be alarmed, therefore, in finding your
ship pursued. The General and yourself will
be the only passengers taken out. When
say take priest (the Rev. Father Deblcsse,
whom you know with me in the pursuing
brig, you will know that we are very soon
happily to triumph over the destiny that
now seems 10 threaten us with separation.
Your devoted CHARLES.
When Mary received and read this,
her eyes sparkled, she kissed it, and {
it in her bosom, and all was
hope and happiness before her. Ii
We dined with Mr. .Boncour; we smok- i
ID our cigars afterwards, and while I
saw the passengers set off on {
BOARD the Bristol-Haven, and among I
hem the General and his lovely niece. q
In half an hour she weighed anchor, /
oosed and sheeted home her top-sails, $
md sailed majestically out of the har- !
Dor. We initiated her motions, and in c
ialf an hours time we were both in the a
'pen sea, standing with a six-not b
,reeze from south towards the west. $
AZ the SIM l.