Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-01-24
To which answered sOlemnly.

amen!
Rushing OF to the chief engineer, I
briefly explained matters to hlm, and
gave him the Captains orders. The
engineer was a big. hard-headed
ScotchmaD, and gripping my hand in
grasp like asyice, he cried:
'T'il max the ship go, Robert. But
it'll be bad thing for onything we
run into, I'm thinking. 1t will that"
Well, we tore along through the foy
all day Tuesday. 1 was in a dreadful
state of mind. On the one hand I
was all anxiety to reach port in time
to cable to England aud stop the
execution of Rupert. while. on the
other, we we're risking the lives of the
crew and sone $50 passengers, to say
nothing OF the ship and cargo.
didn't leave the deck for a moment
ali day. 1 promised the Captain
would not leave stone unturned to
insure the safety of the vessel. We
pat three times the ordinary number
of men on the lookout, and kept fog
horning and whistling all dav LONG.
but, by merciful Providence. we Ind
clear course. We only sighted one
vessel, about midday, but l could not
discern what she was. Toward night
tho fog lifted aud the stars shone. Nc.
! Greig, the engineer, now had the Goals
piled on az q fearful rate, and we shot
through the water like an arrow; but
early next morning the wretched foe
came on again.
We were, of course, nearing land,
and the risk of collision Nvas avarv
minute more serious. We kept on our
mad career. The passengers knew
there was something queer about
steaming 50 fast through fog, but ]
answered them oil:
"Oh, we're all right. We're on our
usual track, and nothing gets in our
way"
This was true to some extent, but
the risk was enormous, and every mile
that we got nearer land l got more
and more nervous.
However, to cut a long story short,
we gained New York Hurbor at 3. 80
on Wednesday afternoon, nearly run
ming down an outgoing steamship
some twenty miles out, and which we
avoided by the skin of our teeth.
As soon as we arrived ] hurried
on shore, by the Captains permission,
and hunted up the British Consul,
whom 1 dragged off to the cable COM
pOny's Office, and we sent Joint tele-
gram from him aud the Captain to tho
Homo Secretary In London. 1 also
wired TO the Governor of tbs fail
where Rupert was waiting execution
to Rupert himself, and to my sister.
The message TO the Home Secretary
was n long one remember it cost me
about Go.
waited Mt the cable Office for re.
ply. It came within four hours, which
was pretty quick work, as my message
wCdi1 not reach London till about 8
o'clock at nis' English time being
about five hours ahead of New York.
Rupert was respited till our evidence
could be brought home aud inquired
into, and IN less than anotherNmonth
had the pleasure of shaking him by
/ the hand as an Acknowledged innocent
man, her Majesty having, in the pecu-
liar fashion OF the English law, been
! pleased to grant HIM Gree pardon
for an offence he had never committed.
However, all was right at last. Ru-
pert succeeded to his uncle's property
and married my sister Patty in due
course.
But the two days following Capper.
mole's confession were the most anx-
ious time in my life. was thoroughly
upset and almost PROSTATE for week
afterward, which IS saying n great deal
for n strong-ncrved sailor. --Tit-Bits.