Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15
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" winoward, that beyond doubt vns NJ
signal Of distress. "'S ="
.u "hns 90 you make OF hers'' naked LIN.
A." VI pucket who had the glass still TO
shes been wound,ly maulcd- saws
IT, lncro's nout but o spar with French
nauonai colors where her mnlninnst should
w anu she has got a jury rig on tbs
stump OF tho mizzen.n
Lucille did not answer, for lust then
sa'nc notwocn two g;isps Of tho wind tho
ooom Oh guns farther TO seward, and in a
moment second ship was visible. She
was Standing on the same tack ns tho 9th.
~ though not so cioso hauled and hardly
Al 'ess uangur. IL was plainly the ond OF
iong action they were witnessing. and IL
scined as II In the excitement Of the fight
spu she thiok WEATHER both ships had lost
their rockoninRs aud till few minutes
aso hna no Idea OF their dceporato pssi.
,lon, sun the last seen and smaller ship
aiu not haul her wind; she held ON like a
e'anch mound blinded with the chase and
enemy.
sink mel" cried bucket. swinging his
RlaSs to spy the second vessel, Hes a
,nre p.ueked un TO play that camel She's
British sure enough, and terrible cut up In
.he rigging ANS standing, though, but,
SOD help us, hos casing on still Luu, mr,
ln't 10 mustbe mad or tho devil S'help
mo, II no don't mean to rake herl"
80 for some minutes they continued Ia
boring across the bay always conyurgina
nenrcr 20 ono another, and nearer to tho
ruar under tho cfiff, md Ducket md Ju.
Cllu V9ntClOff L., ~ -.
shelter. Suddenly the din In IIuclle's ears
was broken with a cry OF terrpr, and She
looked round with IA start at bucket. lie
had dropped the glass on tho we. turf and
was reared up on his hands like an AMI
NAL, stark and staring.
Lucille snatchod IN tho nlasa with n
throb at her henri. IL was some time DO.
foro she could find tho ship in the waste
of tumbllng leadun sea, hut Mt last n tan.
glod mass Of rigging dance,l into tho focus.
She could SEQ tho ragged French national
colors amldships and dark figures crawl
Ing about tho decks; there were gaps In
the row OF guns on tho deck and oyory.
thing seoinoa numbered with tho wreckase
Of tho lost inasts But for buckets cry
and his mad staring Lucille mover would
have recognized her, but n minutes spy
was enough
Mon Dloui" she criod. "'Tis tho Chute
dos Roisl"
bucket looked round ut hor uncasily
with sort Of whine like frightened dog,
as II his last hope Of being mistaken was
torn away. "Thnt Is not all" 10 grated
out hoarsoly. "IOok AZ the othurl"
With another sinking stroke In hor
heart sh0 raised the glnss again and with
difficulty brought tho second vessel into
view Sho could SEQ nothing strange In IL,
but traces Of how 1t had suffered In tho
rigging, and sho turned again sharply ON
bucket. "Whnt doyou inoan?" she raped
out in nervous III temper
Cant you foof" bo answered, sciging
hor wrist In his cSuitcmcnt "MAssy, can't
you soe--'tlsn 30 gun friRate, md look how
she's painted; look Mt tho rake of her
bows. They idusT iAyu in6t SAoii other out
yondnr--and fought nil uorosr the ocean
--thht's whzt they have dono. God What
sight 10 ercl It's tho Rctribu,iun.'
"You can't tolll' crlod Lucille, mo
man could toll"
"But know" no persisted "Thcro's
not anothur man ailoat who would risk
his ship that way. Pray, my lady, pray,
for Gods sale--h you can REMAINDER
prayer at such timel"
"MothOr OF Godi" she muttorcd
"Whnt can ] pray forY But III not believe
It In Richards ship. Such things don't
happen"
Closer and closer drove tho two frigatcs,
tho Chute dcs Rols lnburing heavily and
making a terrible deal OF leovay, so that
IL began TO grow doubtful II sho had not
fallen too far to Iocwnrd TO win clear OF
the roaring point and tho other stu
plunged GU 10 croaa her In grim silence.
bucket was crouchlng like wolf,
breathing hard and showing his clinchod
tocth In tho Intensity Of his suspense, and
for Lucille ,he strain u It and the mighty
movement Of everything and the worry OK
tho wind In her hrlr cot her head turning.
'Sholl never do il, " sho mut,ctcd inoo.
herontly. "Ay1nopl Aymon What nm ondl
IL hollis so--Iook at III Dick, n Ills you,
lot her out No. no, Won mustn't. What
nm sayingl sink him, Dick. sink himi
IIo murdered fathor-thorc win be- no ond
10 H. nil II Won don't. Aymon isn't there
perbnns sink him hpro-at my fept,
Dicti -
cLo ,,,,i,o o,,ito low ne 81 out ,hcrc I'm
49,. ,,,r,,,''n ~, do two frig,t,s ,ycro
,nar,,,, n, an ,bo ,nggc1 sens and plnnp.
inc down main her husband could hear
hor through The thunder of tho bursting
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