Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-04-17
The Great War Syndicate.
By FRANK r, STOCKTON.


Christmas Wreck" '"Tho Lady or the
Tiger" THE Late Mrs. NnIl," ''The
Hurtrc,!th Man," "The Casting Away
of MIR Lccks and Mrs.. Aleshine," ''The
DuSar:,S," etc.
ICopy 5,!tcd by p. f. Collier, Of Golfers Once
W1HS al published by special arrangement
with hi..t tlcough the American Press Associa-
ton. All ,,ishis rCServcd,l
Now burst forth in the Lenox storm
Of frenziel rage, such rs was never seen
perhaps upon any vessel since vessels
were first built. From the commander
to tho stokcr5 every heart was filled with
fury at the insult which was put upon
them. The commander roared through
his trumpet that if that internal sea
beetle were not Immediately looscd from
his ship he would first sink her and then
the repelier.
To these remarks the director Of the
syndicatr'a vessels l:.iG 10 .>.,t.2rr, but
proceeded to state -. !...ihly
as possib!e that ,Ho I>-
tanned il >ru /. .. -.
opportun;.,~ e.. y:
mandcr, ;,.,>, &. /,
action in CONF. -..- SIS .... t,r
the purpose OF &,,,,>.,.:.- - ...... .,,'.all,
was in direct N5>l,,.:. d IT, .>.'..@ct
between the CHite,! s.,:.t.5 ,..... .',s g.. IL
dictate having Cl!&~,'e {. III =. p. and
that such action cGu.U IL. ~ ,.,..y.,>.
The commander Of the I-e;'>1 :>.'. 10
more attention to these Wu.,,; i..AH tAc
syndicate's director had given 10 ,,.cse
he had spoken, but Immediately COM
menced violent attack Unon the crab.
It was impossible to bring oHy Of the
large guns to bear upon her. fer she was
almost under the stern OF the LCHoX, but
every means of offcnso which Infatuated
ingenuity could suggest was used against
it. Machine guns were trained 10 fire
almost perpendicuiarly, and shot sitter
shot was poured upon that portion Of its
glistening back which appeared above
the water.
But IS these projectiles seemed to have
no effect uHoH the solid back Of Crab II,
two great &Hvil5 were hOi5ted at the end
of the spaH;;cr boom and dropped, one
after the other, upon it. The shocks
were tremendous, but the internal con-
struction of tho crabs provided, by
means of upright beams, against injury
from attacks of this kind, and the great
masses of iron slid off into the sea with
out doing any damage.
Finding it impossible to make any i'm
preston upon the mailed monster at his
stern, the commander of the Lenox
hailed the director Of the repeller, and
swore to him through his trumpet that
if he did rot Immediately order the
Lenox to be set free, her heaviest guns
should be brought to bear upon his float
ing counting house, and that it should be
sunk if it took all Lav to DO it.
It would have been q grim s3ti42acti0n
to the commander Of the Lc2ox to sink
Repeller No. G. for he knew The vessel
when she had Gel0nr2l to the United
States navy. Before she had been
bought by the syndicate, and fitted out
with spring arn2or, he had made two
long cruises in her, and lie bitterly hated
her, from her keel Up.
The director Of the rcrell;r agreed to
release tho Lcnox tho instant her COM
mander woul / consent to return to port.
No answer was made to this proposition.
but dynamite gun on die Lcnox was
brought to bear upon tie 81 nGicatas YES
sci. Desiring toavoid any complications
which might crsue from actions Of this
sort, the repe!ler steamed ahead, while
the director sirnalcd Crab H to move the
stern of the Ler0x to the vindward.
which. being quickly done, the c1n of
the latter bore upon the distant coast.
It was now very nl3;n 70 tho syndicate
director that his words could i2vo no
eject MON tho c0n,-.-o,,Iar If tha
Tenov mi Ia +ho,.~ a-.~1 -:~r>~7,1 Cr2b
r to tog- t,,n 7--,:..r -...~0 .". , mo
mort N-l~,- -, - = ~,
fenov cox. II 49, 100,
to nova .---,- ~
orders to -. a.. -.s .- +:.:s
was fo1,nl f. H., ~
,l,,,,o,,,;to c,,,, woe -..- 49,,
enoines baa noo7 c-.c.....r ..-~-,-.T. and
the roT7oDt tI,ot r., ,...--.,,:5~-, ,79lo9
ceased p,ovi3.v the rt-2nc~s Ct tho crab
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