Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-26

"why isn't your name on tho reg.
isiorw
"Ain't Il now7 Wen. guess e must
be because this Is o new ship. We can't
put our nnmo on the register by tole.
graph. mister"
Just tell your mon 10 knock OF the
matches. want TO have n look at your
cargo
The skipper shook his head.
1--WE been delayed long enough"
said he, "and have lost a great part Of
the only wind we've had in this darned
latitude for "A week.
"lll do II myself, thcnp cried
O'niley.
"Nut now, sir; not with six men
while ! have fifteen. You have no
right 80 search the hold Of respect.
ablo mefrlantinan and disturb her car.
~. Do you take ne for "a SLAYER or
whati 10 you must have the matches
mp, send back TO your mnn-of.war for q
larger crew, 10 a. TO ovcrpowor me. you
understand, and you may do Il with
pleasure. But | guess thcro'll be u
complaint lodged nt Washington, and
you folks Ia London will have to pay
for Il. That's all, mister only want
things fair and square within my treaty
rightsn
And having delivered himself Of
this long speech, tho Yankee skipper
turned ON his heel.
or course O'Rilcy could only return
TO the Petrol and report all this 70 his
commander. "rm convinced she Is a
SLAYER, sir, said ho In conclusion.
but you have no evidence Of Il.
and you cay the papers were all in or.
DER
Apparently thcy were. sir
''fhon I'm afraid can do nothing
said the commander And to the deep
disgust Of the whole ships crew, the
order was given for the Potrol TO 70.
turn 70 her course.
Al that night. however Commander
Neville was haunted by doubt
whether he had not better have run
tho risk Of n complaint aud rcpri.
mnnd rather than forceo tho overhaul.
ing of 20 suspicious looking II craft,
aud In the morning rumor reached
bis ears that tho coxswain, who had
accompanied Mr. ORilcy TO tho Black
Swan, had noticed something about
her of n doubtful nature. The man
was sent for and questioned, aud hc
faid that while tho lieutenant was on
board the boat Of which mo was in
charge had dropped IA little way astcrn,
and that no had then noticed that tho
name of the vessel had been recently
painted out, but that the lat two lot
tors were distinctly visible, aud these
letters were LIE, not An.
Tho scounlrcl said she was now
ship" cried the commander. Bout
shiplH
"Wc can't possibly catch her up,
slr, said the ilrt lieutenant diyly.
~ don't know that, Mr.. Bnbazon."
answered Neville. ''rhcre has been
hardly any wind, and We know tho
course she was steering. She could not
expect TO see us again, 30 NJ all proba.
bility she has kept to that tourso. by
making proper Allowance we may In.
toTcpt her. am convinced Of itn
Tho hope of again oncoJntcring the
Black Swan, faint no it-way. caused
quito a cnmmotion Ia our little world.
The day passed without our sighting n
single sail. but when tho mornlng
dawncd Lieut.. Brabnzon wns forced Ia
own that the commnndcr's judgment
had proved better than his own. lIy
tho greatest good luck We Ind hit upon
the tight track. There. right In front
OF us was the American schooner, her
rails ln,ily Tapping against her masts.
Full speed ahead, and stand By ~
shouted tho captain down tho engine
room tube.
"slgnal 10 her TO hcayc 20, and II
she does not obey, flro "a shot RICH,
acro hcr bows, Mr. ORiloy." contin.
ucd tho commander "Mr Brabatou.
you take a boat and thirty men well
armed. Board her and have her
matches oil at once. Youth stand no
nonsense, know
''All right, sir," cried the lieutenant.
an active, somewhat impcrious officer.
ot tho Clvis iomnnua sum type. ilo
had boon unusually disguised at hi,
commanders decision 10 leave Tho
Black Swan without searching her. aud
he was delighted that u more active
policy had been begun.
~ say, Hrahazon,' whispered the
commander 20 him, ~ he was going
over the side, ''you know I'm stepping
n bit beyond bounds, and I'm just a
little anxious. II she turns out to DO a
SLAYER, M we suspect, stop 20 tho tgiI
rail and wave your handkerchief, viii
your
81 will slr. I'm certain It will be
all right" chceriully responded tho
ilr,t lieutenant.
\ tail, slim, young man dressed IN
white linon, received the British officer
rs hc set foot ON tho dock Of tho Black
Swan.
81 am nj present In command Of thi.
craft, sir, said tho young American.
"fho skipper isnot it for service just
at present We had visit from YOU
two days ngo, ! think. Can 60 any
thing for your
"ics, want you to take of youl
hatchc',' said the lieutenant sharply
well, SIR began the Yankee, ~
guess your demand Is beyond YOU
treaty powers