Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-08
Ssptein Fox. who desires mo 10 taks

| ~ooh YOUR answer,
captain Denham was inclined to lixe
rrenauld, and his dislike Of Fox-hs
.uaslned-was caused by the feeling
.nSt ne was or might become a rival.
Al iear OF this being dissipated by Lea.
NC lelt, as is ever the case with gener.
gus natures, OF going to the other ex-
Frenauld remained back, smoking and
c1nversing with the officers Of the Sea
nawk' who were gathered under an
awning on the quarter deck,
Deiore opening the letter, Ralph Dem
ham. followed by Valentine Davton
went down to the cabin.
After glancing over the note to m.ta
sure that he could Communicates its con.
tents to his subordinate, without anv
preach OF etiquette, he read as follows:
oN BOARD H. NJ. s CRUISER WANDxRER,
OFF SAG HARBoR, June Ia, 1900
MY DEAR CAPTAIN DrNHAM: have
Deen informed by some Of our friends
ashore that you are ordered to New York
AZ once without your ship. Strangely
enough the same post brought mo an Or
a .rs,;, comm andins me to New York Bay
WIN my ship. on or before the 10th inst
The trip by land Is long and tedious.
WINE expect in this weather to mako II
lnsioc OF twelve hours on the Wanderer-
going up the sound and through Hurl
called. s
Permit me to say there is a cabin at YOUR
service on board the Wanderer, and IL you
Will honor mo with your presence on the
snort cruise. my officers and self will en-
oeavor. at least In part. to show our ap-
probation of the kindness we have re-
ccived at your hands and the hands Of your
friends, since coming into the beautiful
Day. and meeting these most hospitx bic
people Hoping for favorable reply at
she hands OF Mr.. Frenauld. telieve me with
much esteem. very sincerely.
Your humble, obedient servant
WILLIAM Fox.
Commanding H. NJ 6. Cruiser WandereA
To Captain Ralph Denham, II. NJ g Pro-
vinclsl Cruiser. Sea Hawk.
What do you think Of that, Mr.. Day.
ton!" asked the Captain, when he had
finished reading the letter aloud.
i must say think 1t very handsome,
captain. OF course you will not say
no to such an offer? 1t is a most for
tunate think to have ship like the
Wandeser to bear one to New York, in
stead OF going through the woods and
over the sands on horseback" replied
Lieutenant Dayton.
Even il the offer were not tempting,
should feel inclined to accept, to show
my appreciation of Fox's kindness.
Then you will go on the Wanderer,
Captain?"
Yes; and l shall at once write Fox
to that effect; Frenauld is waiting for
my answer"
Captain Denham sat down to a desk.
and quicking penning his reply, sent ii
up by Lieutenant Dayton.
And thus it came about that Captain
Denham sailed away in the Wanderer.
Had the powers OF darkness deliber-
ately planned to aid Captain Fox and
Colonel Graham in their dark schemes,
matters could not have worked better
into their hands.
Colonel Graham was not demonstra-
tive man; on the contrary, he was cool,
self-possessed, suspicious and cynical,
But when Fox cad him Ralph Denham's
letter accepting the offer. Graham
sp1ang from his chair, and in his mo-
panion's hand. and cried with an oath:
Now, we have him, sir! we have
him!"
1t was reported that Col. Graham
would return to New York on the Wan
derer, but the people EXPRESSED no sur
prise when the vessel sailed away with
out him.
Fhe night before the morning when
the ship sailed away. Col. Graham, who
still made his headquarters at the inn,
was taken alarmingly ill, and DR..
Hedges, who was called in to attend to
the case, bled him freely.
The illness was a trick to give an OK
cuse for remaining behind. but there
was no trick about the doctors lancet,
Bleeding was then thought to be pana-
cea for every ill, from a toothache to
Asiatic cholera, and the doctor loft his
patient so weak that he could not move
il he would.
1t was decidedly dangerous to fool"
with doctors in those days. when bleed
ing and blistering killed the weak, and
tested the powers of the strongest.
Squire Condit was the only person
note in the town that did not visit tn
sick man, but the people all thought the
Squire eccentric.
A few days after the Wanderer sailed
away, Dinah, the old black woman, lit
orally forced her way into Col. Ora
hams room.
The rather startling disclosures that
the old woman made, and the remaYka-
BILE conduct of the invalid must form
the subject Of the next chapter.
ITO BE CONTINUED