The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-07

w t"N pASpSh. IN AsS<<~ef eAsANi oS w ~ wa
as to any chargesyoii bring" intcrpos-
ed Swete Thornhiil stiiiiy. "You can
rely OH that. We shall proceed straight
to NeY York ahead of you, and you
shall be met by the British consul and
other authoritiea -
THAT is all 1ssantetl to say" cried.
Get there first and set everything in
trim-you understand Mr.. Snuyzer. l
am in hopes that. the others do not
know or have no more than suspicion
OF what has happened, and we should
be able to arrest them Oh arrival"
"We'n do our best, captain, you bet"
said Snuyzer, land take them if the
law will let us. Our Mr.. Sidney Sara
band will work it il it's to be done.
But If we save your property from
these sharks their only cffcnsc was
committed on British soil. and there
may be muss. Anyway it's plain we
need not dctain this fine vcSser'-h2
bowed to the captain-'now things are
pretty well fixed. The major here's
satisfied. You're safe, for which we
may be truly thankful, if may say so,
and there's nothing left to do till we
| make the shore. Look out for us, cap
tain. Some Of us, guess, will run out
to meet you in special steamer just
bhrsidc Sandy Hook"
"a gain we shook hands all round, and
fIspromiSed them, the captain included,
|&e4ho was now very much on his good
behavior. the best dinner to be had
for moiley I'm New York. The Victrix
would be there If all went we'll In some
80 hours more, the Chattahoochcc in 4S
to 80, and these figures proved to be
pretty correct in the issue.
l made no change in my arrange
ments for the rest of the voyage, but
kept to my own part of the ship except
in the evening hours, which l spent in
blissful tctc-a-t tete with Frida. What
passed between us is no concern OF any
| but ourselves.
We passed Sandy Hook in the fore
noon Of Sunday, and it was understood
that we should be alongside the wharf
by , or at latest 3 p. IN. Already there
was q great Gutter among the passcn-
| gers, those Of the saloon in particular,
and symptoms OF coming change. They
appeared in their smartest clothes, COM
ing out with extraordinary splendor, as
though for fetc or garden party-new
| costumes, new hats, much jcwelry. l
heard, too, curious expressions banded
| freely bout-"dutiable," what to de-
clare" and so forth. and was told
that the customs examination was
greatly dreaded by almost all.
The excitement grew intense when a
small steamer was sighted bearing
dom ON us at full speed, and some
l4sStfd, "The customs boat" rs she ran
pgside, and we were quickly board
by~a great crowd. / thought the
erness of these American officials
remarkable and in strong contrast
th our slow>moving, sdignifled GUS
h house. people. But soon saw my
4stake 20. these new arrivals ran,
Iced indeed. to the hurricane deck,
n$lshing and Jostling and catching at
l.ek% " - Il IeuysIa a8''S buhla%p hla%pghing and i'd
tf39sd1S2l2a lIn rls.as,-- lS'' =
trbev were reporters, uuu-rnvy-wsre
cof nc TO interviewthe wrong mnne tor
: Ystood aloof, watching and highly
| an6rseds knowing that when SnuyZef
| ont,aared the tables ;wonEd be- swiftly
TN fned on the conspirators whaEhad nc
doS,bt MANNED all this byscabieein az
yaxbce Now my double, the false: WI
HARD wood. stepped forward and pegai
s1asset speech, evidently carefully pre-
Tsheard the opening sentences as
| went aft, determined to end this auu'
;, ( c,ons farce. Rossiter saw me CONN
!, and would have stopped me- put
= pushed past and, getting in front OF u
\ assembled mob, CRIED: o.,,
4 .aThis is all a mistake. am Cap'a
Twas Interrupted with jeers ana 10, 10,
m vn wells, and some one said "Ihrow .Hral hl
1S aH overboardr' and others cried, ora'
IDS orderw "Chair, chair" on which rose 9Se
Of louder cry: Back to the tug! we we
f0r carry him right ashore" Ihere "as
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