Mower County transcript., 1902-02-12

Ar. Snuyzer auas pleased to erpress hts ap.
| pT0Vut a0'ten he he1Td aOllGt / hGd done.
open deck"
IL should not be afraid of that. But
some one who knows Mr.. Wood and
| everything else must accompany the
tug" argued.
'My officer, Swete Thornhill, knows
him, doesn't hep
Eyes, but not the others, or the
| meaning Of the whole thing"
"Send the Yankee then. He will be
| quite equal to the emergency. Can
| you get hold of him?"
Easily. He is on the telephone. Be-
sides, l know his address,
Then we left Lloyds. having given
carte blanche as regards expenditure,
and with full assurance that all proper
| arrangements would be made.
Later Mr.. Snuyzer answered my sum-
mons, and was pleased to express his
| approval when he heard what I had
| done.
II don't admire another night out of
bed" he said grumblingly, "but it is in
good cause. There's sense in the
plan and it may succeed. The chase
was mere idiocy. You could never
have caught up the yacht. Besides,
I can be back in London on Saturday
at latest. which is most important"
"YesT' asked, rather indifferently.
Eyes truly. Sunday l sail from
Southampton by the Great River lines
steamer Chattahoochee for New York"
"Whatl Why is this? What rea-
son-have you found out anythingT'
"Here Is preliminary list of passen-
gers by the Chattahoochee. Run your
eye over the names. Seer Duke and
Duchess of TERRA Sagrada.'
"You are indeed wonderful, Mr..
Snuyzer," and in sheer admiration
gave him my hand.
"But that isn't all. Have you gone
right down the list? Wellr'
My eyes swan, my head turned
round, I felt giddy and faint, for there
at the end Of all, was the name Of
captain William Woodv'
II was pretty right, you see, miss. l
see all their cards as though they were
on the table. The right man held up,
the wrong paraded with full papers Of
Identification to make q clean sweep
Of all they can acquire. It's time some
one should 60 over. Perhaps it will
be Mr.. Wood himself. If l can pick
him out Of that hooker and bring him
on shore, shall put it to him that he
had better cross the pond right away
to protect his own interests. That
would be far the best. But some one
must CO."
"Mr. SnuyZer," I said, with a sud-
den, irresistible impulse, If you do not
return on Friday night, will go over
to New York"
Directly we sat down to lunch I
broke it to mother.
II am going to New York on Sum-
day." said very quietly.
The words had no meaning for her
at first. had to repeat the statement
more than once. when atlast atla it dawned
upon her. ~
"Of course I cannot go alone" I
continued, in the same matter of fact
voice, 'tat least, I'd rather not; so you
will have to come with me. Now,
darling" I went on, don't be disagree
able. 1t is matter of the utmost I'm
portance. must go. I cannot help
myself"
lit is something to do with that
wretched Captain Wood, Of course?
Dear, dear, how wish you had never
settled it that way. don't know what
to think Of him; whether we ought to
trust him. Suppose he is deceiving
you; suppose he has run away"
mother, you must not hint at such
thing. have unbounded faith in him,
as am sure he has in me. It is for
his sake am going, and, mother-for-
give me-whatever you say or do, I
shall co."
She could say nothing, and to close
the matter struck while the iron was
hot and secured our passage that very
afternoon, paying the deposit. Mr..
Snuyzer's name was also down on the
list of passengers, which was COM
fort to me, for saw that he was con-
fident Of success in his present mission.
If he intercepted the yacht and rescued
Willie, we need not start, mother and
I, and would gladly forfeit the depos-
it. What Willie would do there was
no saying.
But the days passed, Friday, then
Saturday, without one word of news.
How got through the time can hard
~ say. Mother saw that was wretch
ed and, thinking was fussing and
fretting over our rash expedition, tried
tmidly-sweet mother!-to get me to
give it up.
But I was only the more determined
to go. The day wore on. was hoping
against hope, and in my own secret
heart was becoming terribly fright
ened, almost out Of my wits, but I
fought hard against that. knew that
If gave way one little bit should
break down utterly. .... .,..-,
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