The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-26

fellow, such a lad as any one would
be proud Of. AS the young witch had
set her mind upon it. perhaps il would
be better 10 gracefully eapitulate
rather than have his life made a con-
slant burden TO him.
Yes. He would dine at tue
Travellers Club. where he was nearly
sure to meet the boy. Tt would not
be necessary to give in all at once; he
could come down gracefully aud all
ready be pictured to himself the ex-
traragant gratitude Of the Young
people.
Unfortunately, he did not run his
quarry to earth, but he managed to
spend a quiet evening ia the com,
pany Of several acquaintanoes, and
stopped with them until the early
hours OF the following morning.
Rising at a late hour, Sparshoit was
horrifed at the news that his daughter
had not returned from her shopping
excursion on the previous afternoon.
Finding that no intelligence could
be ELECTED from his servants the half
distracted man drove into the city.
There at his Office a letter awaited
him which told the worst. Aud the
news was more bawilderingly terrible
than he conceived.
''Dear daddy" the note ran, ''do
not blame me. I could not live with
out Leonard. We were married this
morning and / write this from the
cabin Of one Of the dearest old fash
ioned ships you ever saw. She is not
a passenger steamer, but we choose
her so that we should have a long I'M
disturbed honeymoon The captain
says we shall call at Canary, so do let
us find a Letter there saying you for
give your loving daughter Grace.
But the sting lay in the postscript:
Il almost forgot to say that the name
Of our argosy is the Albahoss.
Thirty minutes later q special ex-
press was rushing toward Liverpool,
and in it, with hlanched features aud
trembling limbs, sat the unhappy
wrecker.
His was a useless mission. Even if
he obtained fast steamer it could not
oyertakc his vessel In time.
BY the evening of the following day
at the latest the Albatross wOald be
among the shoals off Ushant. He re-
membered the reckless nature of the
man Winch. 1t was not likely that
he would recognize his owners child
travelling in such a strange manner
under the name of Harrison
Richard Sparshott lived a lifetime
in one short hour All the sins OF his
hard, grasping, avaricicus life rose up
before him. Suddenly ray Of hope
entered his mind. g
The train was brought to stand at
a wayside station, aud TO the officials
astonishment Sparshott insisted upon
imme lately going back 10 London.
Early on the evening Of the same
day, as Captain Robert Martin of the
steamship Lorna Doone, then lying in
Southampton waters awaiting admis-
sion to the docks, sat in his cabin
overlooking certain bills of lading, he
was sarprised by the entry of his
owner, who, pale aud dishevelled,
babe him put to sea With all speed
The events Of the next eighteen
hours we're never aiterward very dis
tinct to the ship owner. Day broke
at length, but still Sparshott tramped
the deck, refusing to take rest or re-
freshment. More than once the en-
gineer came aft to report that the
boilers would not bear another pound
of steam. The distrait man snarled
at the captain like a md man and or
del,ed more fuel to be piled on.
Noon come, but brought no sight OF
the Albalross. The flames we're now
leaping six feet above the smokestack,
aud the pulsations of the engines
threatened to shake the rivets out Of
the plates.
As the short September afternoon
was closing in the lookout sighted
brig huggiug the land, topmast down.
The skipper himself went alofi and
reported that it was Captain Winch's
vessel, but his face expressed a doubt
as to whether they could overtake her
before dark.
A toy cannon was charged and fred,
but the Albatross sailed on it was
quite dark. Aud now remained but
one hope-a signal rocket was sent
up, aud at last the squared yards Of
the brig were rounded and she hove
to.
Richard spaIshott remained on
deck long enough to satisfy himself
that the vessel really was the one
they we're in search Of. Then over
wrought nature asserted itself, and
he fell inert and senseless; nor did
he recover consciousness until the
white cliffs Of England were still in
sight
The Albatross did not founder OF
Ushant, but was broken up at Black
well some months later.
The old firm is still carried on IN
der the new title Of Sparshoit &
Harrison, but the genial chief does
not now boast that he is a selt-made
made, neither are there any eufhn
ships among the well equipped feet
that flies their pennant. London An
swers.