The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
CHATTER Wit /.
81 appea rsd suddenly at the cab

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s"weii, What il II ~ demanded Brent a.
the man touched ihts forehead. s,5
"steamer on the port bow, 4 SIR ana
coming very fast. 1fr. Marchan,p reports
that Il looks like d / war vessel, and he
should say II was : torpedo boat de-
stroyer.''' 5.S 85 "a
""A torpedo boat destroyerr' exclaimed
Fltznorris. Whatever can she want sl Of
us4'4.. Y; sa s,3i Ii n
ching 81 particular, I imagine, !. was
the reply. With y quick look at the COVER
nor. ell Mr.. Maroharap that VIII Be!
on deck In d minute. ID ia ".
"a rho mar, saluted ana disap pearsd . i.
"How can I get out OF TT was the
response, ompanied BY I. eyn ne !
emils. HOY os Y. set out Of ~ That
i &, r.? =. IS ans' '':' 81 III
is.,Yes, your AZ
S88,,'1 do not unde and. This Is not my
|$vessel!2f This ID the famous Captain
Brent's boat. Tho noted smu y s1a 4 ' ana
S""You forget your$ own words. Captain
iona than Brent ~ the pirate and Snug ";
gler, not Captain John Brent; there !, !, ls
| "a vast ifferencel But that - not inc
point. This IS your private pleasure
lsyacht, the iBadBe i9fEg IN H H "
8.,NIy pleasure yacht 2 a
Eyes, your pleasure YACHT Biz. Willlhm
Lennox, your lord chamberlain. informed
mo, an we'll al the others In the square
this Il morning. a fter that pleasant T. cere-
nony inv WITCH i was about 20 figure rs
| the principal Ind been given up accord
Ing toyourf orders that the Badger was
your yacht, ana that was tho reason
! thntsyou were on board and had sent the
fmessage that I$was8to be set at llberty.'.s
lilo said that n Nj
Yes, nc said shat, and 81 mean. that
4 you shall carry out the farce. You are
to gainSwealth BY my aid. and you must
revolver from his pocket and absent
i mlndedlv turned the cylinder az he spoke.
j B..you do not leave this ca bin alive, and
4 I will take caro- Of the torpedo boat de-
/ stroyerJ myselti I can DO II, but DO
i not like to make troub BE ,8 Il
S"Rut you would not murder man IN
4 cold blood ~ FIe leaned back aEainst the
i cabin table, pale and trembling, for he
saw in the determin ed expr ession OF the
i other face tina Il he was not to be r..
i fed WITH At this moment the sound OF
q distant gun broke In upon the n, silence.
5EBret1t BECAME rigid as he said sharply
i 5}..TIe has ordered $us to heave to- he
engines are stopping! our answer.
Equick q" 81. rs s5.. !. y.
Yes----ycs. for Gods sake. man tell Y me
what to say II ~ I. "a &,
3|5s...'vyeS will Sc 4 whether they order Y $
d aboard or send over here. In either case
4 YOU win put ON d high handed air, and
ask them what they mean BY such con-
! duct, ~ That Is YOUR private YAK chit and
that you shall see that their. government
Il ii Informed Of their behavior. This Is
A South American craft OF some sort: |
4 take It, as they ara always making fools
4 OF themselves. Keep your eye on II
Il Take a glass OF brandy now and stiffen
4 your upper liz. 1t will soon be oyer.'Ss5s
4 ~ He wen {; over TO the sideboard and took
4 sdown a. dhcanter, which he handed to
Fltzmorris. The la tier poured himself ou !
A .stiff drink with a ha nd that shook and
4 swallowe ed 1t with a gasp. 81. u 58ss III;
BIZ N CHAPTER TX.
$gsThetwo men went on the deck, TO nnd
Il Madeleine with her! glasses ut her eyes.
j gazing intently at the stranger, as the
4 black hull rose and fell on the surfa &c
OF the sea about q squarter OF 4 = H' ll''
what is she q asked her father. as
4 he stopped up to Where she stood:
"Chlian. / Judge, as know Of no
4 other South American republic that mas az
i such 4 smart vessel i s tia - " hat sne
do / see Why they should order you e
I heave to. Have you eyer----
"Hlsh 1 This Is General Fitzn,orris' prl'
tie yacht We have nothing TO do wife
It, except that We are VISITORS On nss 4
& cruise."8& t33sS. !. {. 4. Y. ;. !, -
! 81 course. He,"]5 indicating the goyerno,
general, 9''does not look to me as though
N no had many brilliant or useful flashes
n Sa..Not many, II admit, but he Is usefu
\ to me, and In this case as ne VIII sel
I us out Of quite O hoe, y JIG mana :. 8 s.
!, Of Of dollars. worth Of stun out Of Val "a
& "a yaigo last year, but, fortunately q the
I name Of this craft was not on the sterI
a and We were bnly one day ana one n,sn
4 IN the outer roadst cad at thnt, y had =.
III Inustaohe, 50 they Nc. hnom har
and I did not so ashore Watch, me wi's :.
;tha of11cer comes aboard. and do not. p
I s,,rnrised at any situation you may4.iin (
voursclf In, and no matter Whht y g rt1 :
Y yo,, must be prepared to back itsup II I
"A YOU are referred to. ~ :,
He turned and Went over 70 "''e' 80 -,
H s I,TH l.onld suggest" the tone had NOR
4 of a command than q suggestion az t' .,s,,
an,d a, f"that IN case you are asked w,
NV daughter IS, that yon sayiss'e Is ~!
4 Fitzmorris Z. y, (, !, q, 4 a Ia
i never been p Lady tit1A iioo1h''5 ~
:, succeeded to the title. !, *, aa
9 Twas. Lady Fitzmorris. You canno % "a
4 ,ha she lis anyone else very " !, ~ ny
ca,,se It would not d 1or ner - 70 ~,
if that were the case, she y quite a,t tin
a. Ae ~ tic way, you needn't me e :,
az name, Call me Rogers. That5 = y !
II middle ny name, and It Will do quite ], !, .
veil The boat Is leaving the syessel !, ~ :.
Viii vI1' soon DO hore, Be sure to take th !. :
- - the cabin and invite me e 20 o. :. ~
t ~, ~ ~ 40 that II can assist YOU ~ - !,
4 ta,.to hing them You see, 81 know ~ =,
+ ,onas SO much better than you, ana J, =. ~
ADDS arc thattthey will SOC no mpr .or,, :
q q nv doing the bulk OF the Wo' Z
!, : Your r, old and tried friend u -. q, 3
Fl 1Ie laughed quietly at tne esp I', y T.,
H. the governors face. Ellamor ~ ,;,at
~ al, az lie adaptabls kind. ew E y, =
q nan are, and AZ was q tranehuou .'h, :
t 1nrt for him I'd play the part 20 g w1f'p
3 va ~. md been assigned, -
y n tn the meantime the layneh o. !, - :
d o T. destroyer was RAPIDLY nearing y
"a sad s and soon drew w alGG g, 9. {,
II ''l An ofl,cer ii gorgeous un'foFm can
& eyer sro w, Whom have the honor e speak
y - - y s,it i q strong Spanish ncoant an
he SAID WIk'A ~ t1,o on,,