Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-08-09

TO q nan compelled TO see h progress
of all this diabolfsm and prevented
from raising a warning cry or lifting
a finger, there were other considera-
lions that were ven mor poignant
Here was an innocent and intelligent
girl who, with her father, would be In
volved In the inevitable catastrophe
or thrown into the hands Of Fenning,
end Ca1icot had grown to have q pro
found sympathy for her. Lieut.. Stock
ing. as he well knew, had with his Inn
temperament developed q still
by his very nature could not be de-
on TO assist him.
some singular mistakes in dealing with
physics"
CHAPTER XXI.
This information, disappointing as
IL was, produced q marked change IN
Calicot His anxiety gave
place to q grim look Of concentration
and he grew visibly pa1er every, day.
The intelligence that he received In
three days, through Miss Endicott,
amazed and excited him In spite of his
self-control. He learned that Hen
bricks had captured the gunboat He
had to get at the facts Of the ase from
separate information and from Hen
bricks orders, but he learned enough
to convince him that the commander
in the boat had been led into negli-
gence by not finding a human soul In
the vicinity, and a force of his men
had been surrounded and captured In
the wood, and a party sent to their re
lief had been overwhelmed. 1t was a
dark night and two large attacking
forces from opposite sides Of the river
had surprised the boat and, after a des-
perate fight, taken possession of her,
Hendricks had then gore aboard
dressed his own men In the uniform Oh
the soldiers, and finding the books and
papers of the commanding officer, had
got a knowledge OF his orders. The
captured rev were sent to the Laran
and the gunboat had gone up the Mis-
sissippi with her flag flying, apparent
~ under government orders. This
was on the night of 9th of August On
the .7th, the government stores AT
L~eavenworth were seized by IN armed
force, the troops at that place hav.
ing been reduced to a single company,
y" LII w VAAC VI "a UAAO okA ~
United States infantry, and Troops A
and T, which had been sent to Paducah.
The arms, consisting Of six Thousand
stands of carbines, five twe1ve-poundel
guns, three Gatlings and four brass
h~owitzers, with about fifty Thousand
pounds of ammunition, had been loaded
on the vessel at Leavenworth and
started down the Missouri for St
Louis Before she reached the Missis
sippi, Hendricks, apparently under or
ders, was looking for her, and captured
her about W. miles above Alton. He
then started for Memphis with her IL
tow, having sent a dispatch at Alton
publicly announcing the victory o:
the United States gunboat- The con
sequence was, he was interfered with
on his way down the river, but instead
Of going to'Memphis, he RAJ into the
bayon and unloaded all his plumber
into the Laran.
/. Calicot had this news verified befort
his eyes. He had only to go into ONT
of the little stations In the Laran south
east Of the rotunda to find evidences O.
the truth of what he had heard. H(
saw o strong guard at the magazine
and O hundred men busily at worl
transporting the newly-arrived ammu
milton to the place. The wooden door:
of the magazine stood open and b,
could see from across the rotunda tina
1t was a dark hole stored to the ston.
ceiling with boxes and kegs. H.
watched the work with intense inter
est The electric light In the rotundt
threw black shadows here and Their
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tinted the place carefully through
pocket-glass that he had got from Mis-
Laport, and he noticed for the frs
time that there were iron tubes run
ming down that part Of the wall of tn
magazine that was exposed. The.
looked like drain pipes al q distance
He asked Laport about 1t and was in
formed carelessly that they were ven
tilating tubes put IN to make q circula
ton Of air and keep the place dry
There are only two" said Laport
''and they open into the rotunda abou
SIX feet above the railroad track.
put them In myself and I ought to g
and see that the men who are working
there do not disturb them"
81 will go with you," said Calicot-
The next day Stocking met Calico
and said abruptly in his impulsiv
way, "See here, my old friend, 1t 1
idiotic to let a GOODNESS spring up be
tween Us at this time because we don
think alike"
"We do think alike, replied Calicot
land, allowing for differences OF ten
permanent, we suffer alike"
The two men sat down on the benc
In front Of their quarters. Near1
everybody was in the rotunda or sout
OF 1t. Save the men stationed as
guard at the portal and the workme
IN the machine shop there was nobod
to be seen. The railway trucks were a.
at the other end Of the Laran. Her
| drioks and his captains had their hand
full at the military headquarters. hal
q mf1e away.
Have you anything to tell me9
asked Stocking ,despairingly. st sha,
lose my reason in this place in anothe
week"
II have been waiting for some tim
to tell you great deal. replied Calico
"but I was afraid OF your impetuosit
and i~ndiscretion."
They are dying out Of me-" sal
Stocking, ruefully. II feel like q ma
In q trance. If I do not get out
this tomb. I shall perish Of geners
paralysis"
81 propose to get you out" remarke
Ca1icot, calmly.
Stocking smiled somewhat grim1.
II suppose the same conditions cI
breaking down your mind ALSO" sal
he."Go on-insanity is at least a dive,
sion"
1.-THE conditions have not disturbed
they have only concentrated my facu
| ties" replied Calicot, land circun
stances have aided me in an almo!
Supernatural manner. I have bee
able to penetrate Hendricks design
beyond this stronghold. You will Sc
| that this is not a diseased fancy whe