Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-04-19

faith in your shrewduess, and Shall
give YOU a letter to an old friend
of ours, a magistrate there, who
will help you if necessary. Here
is some money, and remember my
| lad. that time is of vital impor'
/ tance.D
The trust made Frank color with
pride. His first hope was that Tor
time might make him instrumental
in saving his employers from DIS
aster but he may be pardoned II
there also entered into his mind a
wish to earn smile from Mary, as
well as her fathers gratitude.
A few inquiries among the
Northport police and the loongers
of the beach satisfied him that his
surmises had been correct. Some
days before two gentleman, whose
description tailed with that of the
runaways, bought small schooner
Yacht from a local builder. The
crew were ordered to hold them
selves i'm readiness, stores were
shipped and the new owners ar
rived by the last train on the pre-
vious night. They met the seller
on board, paid the purchase money
and at once sailed-for a months
cruise, they said.
81 have an urgent message for
them,r said Frank, to an old salt
"Would it be possible to get fast
steamer here and overtake them.
"Well, sir, ef zee could borry that
thur craft pointing to a small,
raklsh.lOOking steamer, whose
brass fittings cleaned in the sun,
eyes. They must "a gone south
and her'll go nigh on to twenty
knots an hour"
Frank looked lOngingly at the
vessel and, upon hearing the
name of the owner, his heart
bounded, 1t was the person to
whom Mr.. Grubb's letter was ad
dressed.
al fear yours is a wild-goose
chase" said that gentleman, when
the young man told his story and
explained his wishes. "Ilowever,
the Grubbs are dear old friends
and the Lorna is at your service
Come with me, and ! shall give
directions to the master"
In little more than an hour the
Lorna was steaming swiftly out OF
the harbor, and Frank, standing
on the bridge beside the captain
felt almost intoxicated as the yes
sells head rose and fell and fresh
breeze blew across the sunlit sea
tanning his hot brow.
"There was a light norwesi
wind all night remarked the cap
tain. "and if we say they are ciLh
ty or ninety miles ahead we shan
be far ont. / don't suppose well
overtake her before dark" the cap
tain went on, $50 we'd better take
it easy, less we might ass 'em III
the night"
They left their course several
times IN order to make inquiries OF
passing vessels. Some had not
seen "a thirty ton yacht, schooner
rigged, green below the water line
and with a broad gold stripe.
Others thought they had, and gave
such contradictory information
that it was no benefit.
AS the sun went down DARK
clouds arose to the wiadwatd, ah'
il became wet and stormy. Al
through the night the wind moan
ed. the waves swirled and hsse'
about the Lorna's bow and fell II
masses on her deck, and the ran
fell heavily at intervals.
"Flve pounds a man, Franz
had said, "if we Overlake her.
He had promised the captain ant
the policeman whom he had brongh
with him liberal gratuities If tn
chase ended successfully he him
self was 100 agitated TO think O
f repose. Accordingly Throughout
the night all were on the alert
I peerlng in the darkness as th
q vessel tOokto a zigzag course.
a ga wild goose chase, indeed,
q fear,n Jackson said sorrOwiully a
morning broke, finding him cole
hungry and exhausted.
"Never fear, sir" replied tn
skipper. "'Twill be hard II "
= don't meet 'em before they get OF
of st. Georges Chadnel."
The warm, autumn sun agal
u, poured down upon the sea, I'll
wind fell to a fresh breeze. an
80 save in the lofty.crested billov
" that surrounded them, there r
I mained no trace OF last night
Etorm.
At length they got positive new
A y,Schts captain met the obje'
= of their pursuit an hour Detol
steering due south. He could n'
;, be mistaken he knew the EuIal
very well, and his crew recognize
her too. Tue Lorna was put
. full speed, and bounded iorwar'
= tbrobbing an d painting, not elm
y ing the waves, hut cleaying throug
4 them, and over either side OF IL
: bow a constant stream of wat'
g poured inward and rushed alon
!. the deck.