Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-17
A DEAL ON CHANGE.
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pose We say FRIDAY. 1 have Just teIe-
graphed for my yacht. and she will
leave Newport tonight. I'll have some
good champagne on beard.
Il thought sailors imagined Friday
was an unlucky day.
"My sailors don't. Will O'Clock be
too early for you-Twenty-third street
wharf,
The general hesitated. Druco was
wonderfully friendly all of sudden.
and he knew enough Of him TO be Just
trifie suspicious. But when he recoi-
lected that Druce himself was going, he
said: where could telegram reach
as if it were necessary TO telegraph?
The market is a triflc shaky, and don {
like being out of town all day."
1.-The fact that we arc both on the
yacht will steady the market. But we
can drop in at Long Branch and receive
dispatches if you think it necessary.
''All right" said the general, much
relieved. III meet you at Twenty
third street at s O'Clock Friday morn
ing, them
Druce's yacht, the Seahound, was a
magnificent steamer. almost as large az
an Atlantic liner. 1t was currently be-
lieved in New York that bruce kept her
for the sole purpose Of being able to es-
cape in her should an exasperated corn-
try ever rise in its might and demand
his blood. 1t was ruEored that tine Sea-
hound was ballasted with bars of solid
gold and provisioned fer a two years
cruise. Mr.. Butler, however, claimed
that the tendency Of nature was TO re-
vert to original conditions, ard that
some fine morning Druce would hoist
the black flag, sail away and become a
real pirate.
The great speculator, in n very nau-
teal suit, was waiting for the general
when he drove up, and the moment he
came aboard lines were cast off and tho
Seahound steamed slowly down the bay.
The morning was rather thick, so they
were obliged to move cautiously, and
before they reached the bar the fog came
down SO densely that they had to stop,
while bell rang and whistle blew. They
were held there until it was nearly l
O'Clock, but time passed quickly, for
there were all the morning papers 10
read, neither of the IHon hav ng had an
opportunity to look ut them before leav.
ing the city.
As the fog cleared away and the en-
gines began to move the captain sent
down and asked Mr.. Druce if he would
come on deck for a moment. The cap
fol cI,
his employer.
'There's tug making for MS, sig
mailing us to stop. Shall we stop"
Old bruce rubbed his chin thought
fully and looked over the stern of the
yacht. He saw a tug, with banner of
black smoke, tearing after them, heap
ing up ridge of white foam ahead Of
her. Some flags fiuttered from the sin
gle mast in front, and she shattered the
air with short. hoarse shrieks of the
whistle.
"Can she overtake us?''
The captain smiled. Nothing il the
harbor can overtake US, sir
Every well. Full steam ahead. DOM
answer the signals. You did not happen
to see them, you know
"Quite so, SIR" replied the captain,
going forward.
Although the motion Of the Sea.
hounds engines could hardly be felt,
the tug, in spite Of all her efforts, did
not seem to be gaining. When the yacht
put ON her speed the little steamer grad.
, ually fell farther and farther behind and
at last gave up the hopeless chase.