The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-24

bad, fate deals out 10 them. They become
Injured 20 the hckleusss Of the great element
which IL at once a threat and mlinslay,
and the rack Of uncertainty on which they
are stretched for most 0t their lives makes
Wild denomination impossible, be their joys
mighty or their griefs deep.
And 10, when appeared before my moth
ct, who, as ! feared, had given me over as
dead, there was no violence Of emotion;
only a stunned, ghost.sceing look on her
white face as | entered her presence and
opened my arms to her, and the single ar
bculatc cry Of Ny son! my son g abe fell
into them II was but little more from my
sister, who had been brought az In the
same s,oicai school, and by the time my long
story had been told, much as am telling L
here, the quiet round Of daily life hsd been
rcaiucd, the sick and wounded transferred
to the small house overlooking the sound,
and the doctor. full Of protes,ations a. 60 his
good intentions, and yet turly withal, in
s,allcd medical attendant.
After my arrival my earliest business was
90 clear up ny mind Of two responsibilities
weighing thereon. the first 10 get word to
Gen sullivan oi the intended move Of Sir
Henry Clh.on. ae l .,-rgd that by some
nlip my frr message througn ';.s Jenny.
raptain niiahi have mi-cauicd; the second,
70 have the rhautom'A cargo delivered at
New London.
The news Of the arrival OF Howe and the
| departure from Newport Of the Ftgnch 10
/ Gght him had already reached the Vine,
/ ward. hut / was not deceived by this into
/ thinking that Clinton had worked ahead Of
| his expressed intention OF relieving ripot in
| the rUurse of two weeks II would bv too
unlike The man 90 act with such prumptucss,
! aud there had been no force landed 70 Eue.
! cor the bclClguercd royal.sts. Lord Howe's s
! mauruyrr had been a move to open the
| gatrs for reinforcement, and II had been
| successful The doughty British general u
| whom bad offered personal violence would
| hardly have altered his plans because they
had been bruaibcd into the ear Of one who
| according TO report, had never escaped "a
| transmit o warning, and who uow prcsum
| ably las dead 20 the bottom 0t the ocean
with his mistress he doubtless felt wi
laiuous satisfaction on hearing that the
| Phantom. with beverly Amcs on board. bad
not followed the Spric into New York
but had f0undcrpd Ia the great storm.
10 this DAY wonder as lu their thoughts ne
gardihz Gertrude King lvho 10 them bad
entirely disappcarcdl. TO the man sh'
mrst have been a sword OF Dlmoclef, which
dropped at % time when b. had gotten t.
live Iu the faucisd security Of believing d
| would never iIll.
II nus ronic,tures regarding Clinton
movements were right, ! had something
like a week n which to act and, as luc'
would have TO-. there staggered INTO th
harh0r puyatgcr Eoop oi.war, storm
scared. uujtF a jury mast and IA a slnkin
condition, with half her men lost in tn
tempest. And hardly had her anchor rcachet
bottom uhcu she suddenly tilted and fol
lowed it, taking with her most ot her II
naming cfcw, and today her oakcn ribs u
pctriylus 90 the salt sand, just east Of Wes
uaop. from uLG,r, Nluf the ted eye Of ih
lighthouse now winks lts warning.
Her captain. whom ! well knew, was
Providence man. though ms ship hailed iroi
New London las dad most ct the puNalcel
, | cruising 90 the east, - to him | cummiue
the Phantom and my message to Sullivan
and within three days, from the pine height
, | abreast Of the house. saw my schooner dc
: apprar west oi Naushou, and felt that m
duty had been done.