The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-03

boat, otherwise 1 should have sent
either the third lieutenant or Morrison.
l need not say that it will be necessary
to use the greatest caution, and to
avoid all risks as much as possible,
though 1 fancy that my gig would run
away from any Of the ordinary native
craft, but, of course. the great power
is to avoid being noticed, for were one
of our boats seen up the other river
near the creek, the alarm would be
given, and the prahus might at once
shift their position, and make up the
river where we should have little
chance OF ever finding them again"
q quite understand that, sir, and will
be as careful as possible. l will take
one of the midshipmen with me, either
Mr.. Parkhurst or Mr.. Bolderson, and,
if the worst comes to the worst and one
of the men were hit, they could take
the oar, or if 1 were myself badly
wounded could take the command. 1
think it is BoldersOn's turn for boat
duty"
Either of them will do" the captain
said; they are both strong, active
lads. and as steady as you can eX-
pect.'
Accordingly, at 4 in the afternoon
the captains gig was lowered. AS the
! rule was that all men on boat duty
should go armed, no surprise had been
excited when the order was given for
/ the men to take their muskets and
| cutlasses, though when an extra supply
of ammunition and a brace OF pistols
/ were served out to each, they thought
! that something unusual was in the
wind, and there was grin on the
mems faces when a hamper of proVi-
sions was placed in the bow of the boat.
Dick was in a state of high but sup
pressed delight when informed by the
first lieutenant that he was to accom-
pany him on a boat expedition, and
that he had better take his cloak with
him, as they might be out all night.
You can take your pistols with you,
Mr.. Bolderson. 1t is not likely that
they will be wanted but it is as well
to carry Them
Dick borrowed a cutlass from the ar
morer and ground it down to a razor
edge, for his dirk was an altogether
useless weapon if it came to fighting.
He was the more convinced that some
thing more than usual was intended
when he saw the assistant place par
eel in the stern sheets.
'Bandages, expect" he said to him
self.
What do you think it can be,
Harry?"
perhaps you are going up the creek
again. Dick. Who's Soirg in command,
1 have not heard. Morrison says he has
not Deen lOlu OIL, 50 SuppOSe II Is f1Op-
kins; in fact, if you are going up the
creek it is sure to be him. as he would
be certain to take one OF us three, who
vent up there before. It is rum they're
taking the captains gig. He is very
particular about it, and it is very sell |
dom indeed that even the first luff uses
it. l suppose they think it possible that
you may be chased, and there is no
doubt she is far away the fastest boat |
on board. She is not a dockyard boat, !
but, as you know, is one the captain !
had specially built for himself, and for (
racing if we were at any station where |
there were other warships.'
When 4 o'clock came, and the first /!
lieutenant, with his cloak over his arm, /
came out and took his place in the boat. /
there was a general look of surprise /
among the sailors leaning on the rail to /
see her put off. 1t was so very unusual /
a thing for the first officer to take the !
command, when only a single boats ]
crew We're going out on any expedi
tiCn.
Row, easy, men," Mr.. Ferguson said,
as he sat down on one side of the cox