Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-01-28


followed. do not think any man
on the schooner knew whether the
owner was married or single, nor
did any one question that the lady
he brou ht aboard was his VIE. .
Two hours after their arrival the
vessel sailed. and she had been
gone three days when the Count
DCharny turned up at O6erbourg
with three or four friends and be
gan an investigation. Mr. Kane
and the countess had elOped to-
gether aud had a good start. Most
husbands, and especially old and
decrepit husbands, would have
gwen way to Indignation fol
awhile and then made up thelI
minds to let the woman go, but
not 80 with the old count.
If she had run away with a
Frencbman, 1t might have been
different, but she had gone with
an Eagllshman, and lie huted the
English with all his heart. He
didn't blame The countess, as she
was Dung and giddy, but as for
Kane he must be overtaken and
SHOT down or run through to salts
fy husbands Vengeance. Tne
Only way TO overhaul the schooner
was to charter another vessel, and
this was done as speedily AS
men could move.
Lying ip the same harbOr, with
her cargo ] Ist discharged, was the
American bark Meteor, OF which |
WAS second mate. The Meteor was
one OF the fastest craft ahJtt at
the time, and the counts friends
came aboard aud told the story of
the elopement and offered Captain
Black his own price if he would
charter.
The idea was to go in pursuit Of
the Sylph, taking the count and
his trends along, and to cruise
until We found her. We might 0e
gone a month or a'year. don't
know the price paid, but it was a
steep one, AMI as soon "a tine
terms were settled we set about
making ready. Our complement
of men was Ii all tod. BY the
counts orders, we shipped a crew
of22.
While we were getting water
and provisions aboard, carpenters
we're at work In the cabin, gun
was hriug mounted on deck, and
cutlssseE and muskets were
brought aboard to arm the ere"
la three days We we're out to sea
and IN the wake OF the SJlph, The
captain ST the schooner was the
only man aboard OF her except
the owner who knew that she WAS
bound 10 the Indian ocean, an
meeting with an old friend in por
and taking a glass TOO much hi
had let out the secret. That wal
the way we came to know the .deS
tinatiOn.
1t was a foolish idea IN the coun
TO chase his wife uuder any cir
cumstances, but here he was, al
Old man, lame, Ill aud had neye
even crossed the channel. W.
were a small craft with a bii
crew and all hands were crowded
but the old fellow was willing Il
suffer any inconvenience and raj
. any risks for the sake of OYeThau
ing the elOpers.
He had two friends and a docto
with him, and it was bis LAWS
use of money which prepared u
for sea so quickly. The elopeT
} had fast craft, plenty of mouel
and would not be Overhauled
\ they could help 1t. The connt ha
plenty OF money craft eq ually a
/. fast and had vowed to hunt thei
down If it took five years. Tha
/ was the way things stood as WI
t sailed out of the harbOr.
e "Bound for the Indian ocean
meant great deal, and yet
D meant nothing. 1t meant a run
! thousands of miles down the coa'
around the cape of Good II 'p
e Australia, India or a dozen Otne
{ places. AS the schooner had 81
II days the start of us aud the wiDt
J.. had been far she was at least 81
,. miles aheal, Our only hope
Il getting on her track before reac
IA ing the Cape was in speakln
e vessels coming up from the sout
It AS soon as we were clear of Il
= land all sail was piled on TO Il
e bark, With orders to furl nothII
except to saYo her sticks. For
10 hours we ran to the south in a Ca
re- of wind which Kept her lee n