Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01

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without principles the temptation to
plumber In those rich seas must be very
great indeed.
"Then you leave the ship hereP"O
Eyes; but / will at once give orders to
get her ready for sea. 1t will be ten
days before / return, said the Captain,
rising and going to the edge OF tho piaz-
20, where he shouted to Valentine Day
ton the substance Of his order.
Strangely enough, Captain Fox was
passing at that very moment, and he
must, as subsequent events proved,
have heard what Ralph said. However,
he said nothing, but politely raised his
hat and kept on,
He went at once to the principal inn
and asked II a post had just come from
New York.
The landlord replied that there had,
and that the messenger was then In his
room, resting after dinner.
at is important that | should sec
him. Do not call him. Show me where
his room is and will go to him.
Capt. Fox had become great man in
the eyes OF the villagers. The officers
and crew of the Wanderer were good
customers and so reasonable request
from the principal officer could not be
denied.
How much money do you get for
your journey here and back2" asked
Capt, Fox, when he was alone with the
courier.
about ten dollars, sir, replied the
man, rubbing his eyes, for he had been
asleep.
"Did you bring letter for Capt. Fox
Of the Wanderers"
mo, sir; the only letter l brought was
one to Capt Ralph Denham of the Sea
Hawk.
at came from the governor OF the
provlnce2"
Eyes, sir.
DO you know the contents of the let
terri"
only, sir, that the captain--so ]
heard him SAYS ordered 10 New York
Bay" replied the messenger.
"Can you keep a secret?" Capt. Fox
pulled out purse, through whose silken
meshes the yellow flash Of many gold
pieces could be seen.
"If any one made it worth my while
to do so and it wasn't against the law,
replied the man, his hungry eyes fas-
tened on the purse, which the Captain
was tossing from hand to hand, that
the fellow might get some idea of ite
value.
Il wish you to give out--that Is, to tell
every one that you also brought the
Captain of tho Wanderer letter from
the Governor. Do you understand?
as Captain Fox asked the question he
tossed the purse into the mans lap, fol
he was sitting up in bed
Il do, sir, replied the man, feeling the
purse, "but I'm 'feerd the story being
false Il get me into trouble"
There is no danger Of that. Do this
and will give you as much more gold
and free passage to New York on my
ship. sail inside Of forty eight hours
1t is joke / wish to play on Colonel
Graham, who is now on board the Wan
derer."
LA, sir, I see him at the Governor
in New York when started, He over
took me at Hampstead"
The same gentleman. Now, will you
do as sayP"
"Why, sir, if SO bo it's only to hell
along bit Of a joke, which all fine
gents do like sometimes to play or
each other, Of course Til do it.
ThaG his employer might get an idea
of his eagerness to earn the money
prospective and in possession, the mes
senger forgot his WEAKNESS, and, spring
ing out of bed began to dress.
Warning him to act in all seriousness
and promising to see him on the NOR
row, Capt. Fox went away, confident
that he had scored another point in the
game he was so darlngly playing.
That man carrying out such hazard
Gus schemes should give thought tc
love, which Is generally supposed to be
man. joyous way Of spending delight
full leisure, Is not little strange. But
Capt. Fox was not an ordinary man. II
may have been his all-sufflcient conf.
dence In himself or a spirit Of sheer
recklessness that led him, with fixed
purpose in view. directly from the inn
| to the residence of Doctor Hedges.
When he first met Lea Hedges he
simply thought that she was a hand
some, dashing girl, who would serve tC
make pleasant the time spent in this
out of-the-way harbor.
But after each meeting with the beau
tiful Lea he became more and more in
fatuated, until now he had to confess
that he was deeply In love.
In view of the strange career on
which this man had entered, and OF
which we shall Aearn more hereafter, II
is not a little remarkable that he should
ever give thought to marriage. But
love is the one impulse that proves that
men Of the greatest reasoning powers
are, after all, common flesh and blood,
and which places the intellect in abey-
ance to the emotions.
ITO BE CONTINUED