Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-01-05

CHAPTER H-CoxTCD
The invitation, which incirded three
Of the aidedecamp's military friends,
was cordially accepted We were 70 be
On board at Eve O'Clock Capt Cararoc
kindly offered to place a boat at our
disposal both for going and coming,
but Lacinse protested that he could not
think of giving him so much trouble; it
would be quite enough If he sent us
back
When we met at second breakfast
next morning the aide-de-camp in
formed me that he had arranged with a
| boatman to take as 20 the Jemnapes
/ AID, as she lay long way OFT we had
better be at the @barcad=re soon after
| four o'clock
found that Lacluse rather regretted
having introduced me to Cararoc as an
American
1T IS like sailing under false colors.-
he said If Cararoc knew that you held
| a commission In the British navy /
spect his ship. But a thing once said is
| not easily unsaid: and after all. it is no
| great matter. You win either join our
1 AdNs VA Nc Sc<lS D6<-A W VIOLA
tout
At tour, sharp. we left the hotel. and
On our way to the quay fell in with the
rest OF our party, one of whom being a
man Of authority, answered for me to
the guard at the landing place
The boat . small fishing smack with
a Ing sail and running bowsp-it, was
there, but the boatman was not-only
big lout Of a Lad with Just sense enough
to do as he was hidden
Where is Vitrac?- asked Lacluse
He VIII be here in little moment
answered the youth
When five minutes had passed and
Vitrac did not appear. Lacluse grew
impatient
a thousand thundes, we shall be
late he exclaimed. and If there is one
thing hate more than another. 1t is
keeping a MAJ waiting who has asked
ne To dinner
This suggested an idea
There Is no need to wait ! re-
marked. quietly. If you Ike. will
take charge Of the boat and. with this
boys help, run her alongside the Jen-
napes II half an hour
How do you know where she isss-'
Prom the description Capt Cavaroe
gave us last night There she is-a
tUo-1ecker. the fa-thest but CT oute il
the oHag you can see Isn't that the
Jennapes, boy?-
-.Titrae viii be hare in q little mo
nen.- Vitae knows al The ships, ]
DON'T
TIE devil take Tit-ac, viii wait
70 longer Do as you propose, NJ Roy
Noctcz settlement oessieUc-
Il tlree minutes we were Coder way,
and IS took the tille- and felt the
fresh salt breeze in nv face, ay heart
leaped with joy ! was o. TIE element
] loved- and where ! was most az home
Fc-.-He lad favored re once more
II vas Cor ne ID profit By the oppor-
tuai.y-
E;ct ho-e
The wind being OF the land and
f-esheaing. and the Fee good sea boat,
III first idea was To give the Jennapes
the Go-by AID cary uy passengers off
t. se-- BIZ Is they were foI--not
counting the boy-a1 armed and / was
veaponlesS / concluded that the odds
would be too great
uust try something else, aid pres
ootly bethought me Of plan more
feasible. though requiring nicer man
sgemeat than the other.
When we reached the JemEapes ran
the smack under her quarter and close
to the gangway- This done. told the
boy who was forward to make her
fast to the painter. and the better to
steady her. the tide being at how and
the sea choppy, drew her stern to the
ships side with a boat-hook-
The four officers who for the last Eve
minutes had been oninorsly silent and
were looking very white about the
gills- climbed mp the gacgway one after
the other.
Aren't you coming, NJ Eoy?- asked
Lacluse, who was the last to leave the
smack
In a moment answered: but
told the boy in an unde-1one TO cast the
boat loose He obeyed without a word:
her head swung round. and then. drop
ping the boat-koo}z. I seized the tiller
and put the Fee before the wind
Where are you going, Il Roy?
Where are ron going? Come back,
Come back. or viii fire. shouted La
clUse- taking a marines nusket and
running aft
answered the threat-followed the
next moment by q harmless shot-by
ordering the boy to hoist the jib: and, !
as ne seemed to hesitate. told him
that If he did not obey On the instant
would throw him overheard
The Jib went up.
i had little TO fear from the Jemmapes' |
guns She had 10 swirels aft and as / 4
kept the smack in line with the war |
ships stern she coald not without |
weighing and making sail bring her /
broa6Side gus to bear on me
VIVA. did fear was being chased /
The JalnaPes' loog-boat under sail, |
and manned By dozen stout rcwers
could easily overhaul the smack Never /
theless- the odds were in ny favor. / |
had good start To lower the long |
boat step the mast and get her fairly |
under way would be an affair of ten or
fifteen minutes Night was coming on.
the wind stiu freshening. the sea get
ting rougher every minute In these
circumstances tic 'long-boat was not
likely to chase me long. her crew would /
have to think about getting bacl-no
easy task against a strong head-wind-i
and after SHUTDOWN they would be Just
IS likely to fall in with an English /
cruiser as TO overhaul me Capt Cavaroc
was not tie nan to expose IN officer
and q b,at's crew to tie risk OF being
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