The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-09
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II circumstances alter, if'-
! "You see chance of making your
escape! WAL, sir, when that time
comes we shall take the gloves off, and
you will feel our fists"
1t was splendid day on deck, bright
sun, a brisk air freshenng off the
sparkling sea. We were under full
canvas-she was schooner yacht
and doing good ten knots, imagin-
ed, down channel. l Judged the d-
rection Of our course by the position Of
the sum- the movement Of the shipping
and steamers going both ways, yet
more by the blue line on either bow.
j have called our vessel yacht, her
name the Fleur-de-Lis, as l saw 1t
marked on the life belts, brass work
and compass box; a yacht, as was evil
dent from her fittings, the clear deck
fore and aft, the abundant brass work,
the absence of hamper, the fairly
white sails. But she was not particu-
larry shipshape, not as spick and span.
as scrupulously clean, as IL her owner
was on board; her crew were seeming
Ay q scratch lot not true yachtsIncn,
and the skipper, although alert and
sailorlikc, was in shabby suit, not
ahe regulation blue cloth and brass
buttons.
Then they arranged me In my chair,
with quite tender solicitude, l admit,
hut that was part of the play; gave
fme books and pipe and left me, but
not to myself, Two Of the three were
always at my elbow or held me con-
stantly in sight. l was close guarded,
but l hardly minded it. for n sort of
dreamy, luxurious lassitude oyercame
me, the reaction, no doubt, from SO
many emotions, and dozed on and off
pretty well all that day, Thursday. l
awoke next morning between G and 7,
feeling fresh and fit, and would gladly
have, turned out to enjoy the invigorat.
ing air on deck. But no one came for
O. long time, although I, rang and called
and clapped my hands. When, after
time, Lysander appeared, he wore a
disseminated, saturnine look on his
dark, ugly face and went on with his
Waleting sullenly and silently till he
left me. BY and by Lawford came in,
anxious and perturbed, as could see
by his face and manner.
"Whats amiss, Lawford? Have youl
sins found you out? The hangman
might be aboard, to say nothing Of the
police"
They're in sight anyway" he said
In a low whisper. Then, checking my
exclamation of delight he added i'm
presslvely, "H-sl, man, h-sh, or you'll
spoil ALL
? There was evidently a sudden change
In the situation. Lawford had come
no doubt, to temporize and treat, and
snatched at the opportunity, forestall
ing him in what he intended to say.
"Listen, Lawford! You've behaved
scurvily enough to me, but I'll forgive
YOU and pay you $1,000 to come over
to my side.
"u-sh. man, Do be careful. It's as
much as your life Is worth or mine II
McOuahe should hear you. You mus
moi DE Ill n nuTTY, lueTS may NC SOllt
mistake. She may not be really aftel
u.s."
"She? What is 1t you mean?, Go on
In the name of goodness"
"A steam tug Is In chase. We sighted
hcr Mt da Wight steering our course, ant
we cannot shake her off. We hav,
shifted our helm twice; so has she
Now McOuaLe is bearing down on tn,
french coast. where, of course, nothin,
English can touch u.s."
"Rut I shall appeal to the French
sutboritiesn
mot II tbey keen YOU locked II,
here. That's what McOuahe will do
,1rs al, ha wants 10 do-kecp Won on
1of the wov while the rest of us fill on
nocEots with vour dolIars on the othe
side It's ali arranged and squared
Tbev leava SOUTHAMPTON in the Chat
taboochce on sunday. and the game Il
IN sween IN everything before YOU ca,
show bondn
Iowford wi,, mako II two three
Avo tbous,nd Mounds ~ vou oet mo ou
of mic tran In time for tbe stesmer"
"yon wnu,dn,t no safe on # Tho,
cannot afford IN lot Won nm Thev'v,
other rood reosons for nutt,np n sion
nor on Won and getting first across
vo,,,ro not norbons owore tbot you
schomo For tho attack on New Yor,
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