Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-10

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A few inquire. among the NUtbpCrr police
snd the louugers Of the beach satisfied hun
that his aarmiss were correct Some days
before two geutlemen. " bose description tai
bed with that Of the runa~ays. bought .
small schooner yacht frurD toraI bcilder
The crew were ordered To boll themselves IN
READINGS, stores we're shipped. and tbs new
owners arrived by the lasI train on the pre-
yious night They nrt the seller IN board,
paid the purchase MONEY, and at once saiied
for . months cruise. they said
Il have an urgent message for them said
Frank 10 an old salt would it. lie possible
to get . fast steamer here and overtAke
themF
Well, sir. ef ee coa!d borry tnat thur
craft" pointing to q s.nal. rakisa iooking
steamer, Whose brass d. -ini5s cleaned IN the
morning SUI, yes ..ies must a gone
south and her1l 20 mig. un TO twenty knots
an hour
Frank looked longingly at the vessel. and,
UPON bearing the name Of the owner, his
heart bounded IL was the person to whom
Mr. Grubbs letter was asllressed-
Il fear yours Is Wild goose chase, said
that gentleman. when tic Young man har
told his story and - iIilie,i his object
However. tho Grubbs are desr old friends,
and the Lorna Is at your service Come WITH
me, and | shall give directions To the mas
ter"
In little more than an hour the Lorna was
-teanIing swiftly out at the harbor. and
Frank standing on the bridge beside the cap
tain. felt almost intoxicated the vessels
head rose and fell, and frCs Ia breeze blew
acrCss the sunlit sea, tanning his hot brow
There Was u light Eor'west wind all
night remarked the captain. and If We
say they're eighty or ninety miles ahead We
shaint be far out d,ia't suppose well over
take her before dark" the captain went on,
80 we'd better take II easy. lest we might
pass EN- in the night"
They left their cvuFss several times, in or
der To make inquiries Of passing vessels
Some had not seen "a thirty ton yacht,
schooner rugged, green Delow the water line.
and with a broad gold stripe Others
thought they had, and gave such contradic-
tory Information that II was Of no benefit
As the sun went down dark clouds arose to
windward, and it became wet and stormy.
All through the night the wind nloaned, the
waves swirled and hi,sed about the Lorna's
bow and fell in MASSES on her deck, and the
rain fell heavily at intervals Five pounds
u man." Frank had said, If we overtake
herr He had promised the captain and the
policeman whom he had brought with him
liberal gratuities If the chase ended success
fully, he himself was too agitated To think IF
reIose Accordingly, throughout the night
all were on the alert, peo.ing into the dark
uess as the vessel slowly pursued q zigzag
course.
"A wild goose chase indeed, | fear" Jack
son said, sorrowfully, H. morning broke, find
ing him cold, hungry and exhausted
Never fear, sir" replied the skipper.
:" Twill be hard if we don't meet EN- before
they get out OF St Georges channel"
The warm autumn sun again poured down
upon the sea, the wind fell to fresh breeze,
and save in the lofty crested pillows that sur
rounded them there remained no trace Of
last night storm.
At length they got positive news yachts
captain met the object If their pursuit an
hour before steering due south lie could
not be mistaken, he knew the Eulale very
well and his crew recognized her too. The
Lorna was put at full speed, and bounded
forward, throbbing anu panting-not climb
ing the waves, but cleaving them, and over
either side of the bow d constant stream Of
water poured inward and rushed along the
deck
There she ISL exclaimed the captain, who
for some minutes had been silently scanning
the horizop. and he banded the las, to Frank.
It was some time befor, tae vounr man could
discern anything. then he saw the dark hull.
the slender sp,irs and the white sails like Cos
samer against the sky.
Soon figures were seen on board the Eulalie.
then the sails were slightly uttered. and rs the
little craft heeled over t..e foam few in clouds
from her bow Pursuit was evidently Sis,
pectesl, for two men a, lie stern altl not take
their ewes from the steamer. which WAS rap
idly O, erhauins them end darkeniu. the sea
with "A dense cloud of shake
At length the two yess.. is were abreast the
Iorp, nbout fiftv yar,l, Il, ,ecwnrI of tho
other There was no one ON Inc Eulalie's deck
cxcert three or four sailor. IN hlue GUERNSEY va
snd red cans
Tell vour gents. ~ roorcd the Muster of the
steamer. that there's some one here wants
,en -
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