The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08

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As soon as it was very dark two or
three boats pushed out from the Hor-
net and rowcd swiftly to shore, pass
ing n customs boat as they went
which was salut,d by the officers in
command. After this boats kept pass
ing back and forth for a long time be-
tween the Hornet and the shore.
which was natural seeing that n first
night in port is sort Of holiday for
officers and men.
| Close watching would have dis
covered the fact that there were few
people on shore who were glad to see
| the safe arrival of the Hornet, and
! who, about o'clock in the morning
| almost fell on the neck of Captain
/ Shcwell as they babe him good by.
/ Then for the rest of the night coal
! was carried out to the Hornet in boats
instead of her coming to the dock to
I load.
| BY daybrcall her coal was atoar d
! cleaning up then came, and prepare
/ tions to depart. Captain Shewell's
i eye was now much on the Cormorant.
lie had escaped one danger, he had
landed half n million dollars worth
of opium in the night, under the very
| nose of the law, and while customs
/ boats were patrolling the bay, but
there was another danger-the
inquisitiveness of the Cormorant.
1t was etiquette for him to call
upon the captain of the Cormorant,
and he ought to have done so the
evening before, but he dared not run
! the risk, nor could he run it this
morning. And vet If the Cormorant
| discovered that the Hornet was not
British man-of war, but n bold and
splendid impostor, made possible by a
daring N-ofliccr of the British navy
she might open fire. and he could
make but sorry fight, for he was
equipped for show rather than for
deadly action. He had got this cx-
British man-of-war two years before,
purchased in Brazil by two Adventure
Gus spirits in San Francisco, had Sc
lccted his crew carefully, many Of
them deserters from the British navy,
bold venture under the teeth of
fortress, and at the mouth of war
ships guns.
Just as he was lifting anchor to get
away he saw u boat shoot out from
the side of the Cormorant. Captain
Dcbuey. indignant at the lack of ETH
qucttc, and a little suspicious also
for there was no Hornet in the Pacific
squadron, though there was Hornet,
La. l.,
coming to see the discourteous COM
mandcr lie was received according
to custom, and was greeted at once
by Captain Shcwcll. AS the eyes of
the two men met both started, and
Captain Debney most. lie turned
white, and put out Ii is hand to the
boatsidc to steady him self. But Cap
tain Shcwcll held the hand that had
been put out, shook it. pressed it. He
tried to press Captain Debncy for
ward but the other drew back to the
gangway.
PA: yourself together, Dick, or
there'll be a mess, said Shewell softly
my God. how could you do it?" re-
piled the brother, aghast.
Meanwhile the anchor had been
raised and the Hornet was moving
toward the harbor mouth.
"Yon have ruined us both" said
Richard Da bncy.
Neither, Dick, I'll save Your
bacon He made sign, the gangway
was closed; he gave the word for full
steam ahead. and the Hornet began
to race through the water before Cap
tain Dabncy guessed his purpose.
What do you mean to do?" he
asked sternly, rs he saw his own gig
falling astcrn.
TO make it hard for you to blow
ne to pieces. You've got to do it, of
course, If you can; but must get a
start"
''lIow far doy intend taking mc?'
'As far rs the Fariloncs, perhaps"
Richard Dcbneys face had sick
look. Take me to your cabin" he
whispered. What was said behind
the closed door no man IN this world
knows, and it is as well not to listen
too closely to those who part know
ing they will never meet again. They
had. been children in ono mothers
arms; there was nothing in common
be- yecn them now except the old
love.
Nearing the Fariloncs, CAPITA in
DebIey was put off in an open boat.
Standing there alone, he was once
more Il naval officer, and he ca He'd
out sternly: ''Sir, hope to sink
You and your smuggling craft
within four-and-twcnty hours
Captain Shewell spoke no word,
but salutcd slowly, deliberately, and
watched his brothers boat reccdc till
it was "a specls upon the sea as it
moved toward Golden Gate.
Good old Dick"' he said at last. as
he turned away toward the bridge,
''and he'll do il IL he can"
But he never did, for as the Cormo-
rant cleared the harbor that evening.
there came IN accident to her ma
chinery, and with two days start,
the Hornet was on her way to be sold
again to n South American republic.
Aud Edward Debney, once her cap
tain? What does it matter? Hi.
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