Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-03-30

make the shore. Look out for us, cap
tain. Some of us, / guess, VIII run o.
to meet you in a special steamer JUST
inside Sandy Hook"
Again we Shook hands all around, anu
1 promised them. the captain included
who was now very much on MS soc9
behavior, the best dinner TO be had
for money In New York. The vietrix
would be there IL all went well In some
30 hours more, the Chattahoochee In AZ
to so, and these figures proved 10 De
pretty correct In the issue.
I made no change In my arrange
ments for the rest of the voyage, but
kept to my W part OF the ship except
in the evening hours. which 1 spent ~
blissful tete-a-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 II was understood
that we mould be alongside the wharf
by 2 or at least 3 p. m. Already there
was a great flutter among n passens-
ers, those OF the saloon in particular,
and symptoms of coming mango. lhey
appeared in their smartest clothes, COM
ing out with extraordinary splendor, as
though for a fete or garden party-new
costumes, new hats, much jewelry.
heard. too, curious expressions banded
ITtelY dDOuI-
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
down on us at full speed, and some
cried. 1.-The customs boat" as n ran
alongside, and we were quickly board
ed by a great crowd. l thought the
eagerness of those American officials
very re:sarkable and In strong con-
trast win our slow moving, dignihed
custom house people. But l soon saw
my mistake as these new arrivals ran,
pushing and jostling and catching al
each others coattails, laughing and
shouting boisterously; Where Is her
"Trot him out" wv want the young
British Croesus, Give us a sight or
fortunes spoiled favorite, William Are
tas Wood"
They were reporters, and they were
come to interview the wrong a For
l stood aloft, watching and highly
amused, knowing that when Snuyzer
appeared the tables would be swiftly
turned on the conspirators, who had no
doubt planned all this by cable In ad-
vance. Now my double. the false VIII
liam Wood, stepped Onward and began
a set speech, evidently carefully pre-
pared.
heard the opening sentences n l
went aft, determined to end this auda-
cious farce. Rossiter saw me coming
and would have stopped me, but /
pushed past and getting In front OF the
assembled mob, cried:
This is all a mistake. l am Capta
Wood -.
was interrupted with jeers and loud
wells, and some one said Throw him
overheard" and othors cried, Order,
order!" Chair, chart" on which rose a
louder cry: Back to the tug! Wen
carry him right ashore" There was a
general movement to the ships side
headed by q couple of reporters who
had the other Wood by each arm,
and behind in the crowd went he
Duke of TERRA Segrada.
l saw at once what had happened.
! NY brusque and unexpected apparition
had no doubt shown the nearness OF
danger, and the co~nspirators were try
ing TO make a run for II. They sue
ceeded. too, for although I begged the
officers. the captain, the customs Off
GERS, any one and every one, to detain
the tug she presently teamed of In
the direction OF New York,
And that, l may say at once, was the
end OF It so far as / knew. SnuyZer
came presently in an other steamer ac-
| companied by his principle, Mr. Sidney
%Saraband, a most gentlemanly person,
and with him was the United States
marshal. When they heard OF the es-
cape Of the c~onspirators. they hurried
back to New York, but for the moment
were unable to come upon the track OF
the fugitives. Snuyzer is still hopeful,
and as his employers have put him ex-
clusively upon this business l do not
doubt that some day he will have an
interesting story to tell OF their pursuit
and capture. The duchess had been
abandoned, but we owed her too much
gratitude to trouble or interfere with
her. / gladly ~liquidated Messrs. Sara.
bands charges and have placed myself
entirely under their protection.
For the rest it is enough to say that
as soon as possible after landing l
married Frida, Swete Thorhill being
my best man, Snuyzer and Joe Walls
most honored guests at the wedding
No one, Mrs. Fairholme most of all,
wished to brave the risks of another
Atlantic voyage, so we settled down
for the summer and autumn In q
charming Newport cottage"
THE END.