The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-03-07
lie KIDNAPPED
MILLIONAIRES
A Tale Of Wall Street
and the Tropics q *
By FREDERICK u. ADAMS
Copyright. 1901, by Lothrop Publishing Company.
All tights reserved.
CHAPTER NIII.--CoNr1NUED.

contemplation. In a short time Mr..
Rockwell returned. He gave Mr.. Nor
ton questioning look. In response
lily but said not Il word. His COM
panion showed no surprise nor did
he evince much disappointment. Like
Mr.. Kent. he saw no hope for imme-
diate relief, and had resigned him
self to await results. He selected
Il book from the shelves and read
quietly until dinner was announced.
Dinner was scrvcd at six o'clock.
The weight OF entertaining fell on
Hcstor and Vincent. While the lat
ter gent Ieman had not yet been able
to attract the attention of Mr.. Car
mody he was satisfied that he would
have an abundance of time in which
to explain his plans. MIR. Morton
had acquainted his associates with
the failure which thus far had at
tended his negotiations. lie yet held
out hope. but ii was faint. When
coffee had been served, llcstor arose
and said:
'Gentlemen, we are now not far
from Cape Cod. During the evening l
am going to send Il man ashore with
letters. You will find stationery in
your staterooms. ! suppose that all
of you wish to send word assuring
your families aud friends that YOU
are alive and well. You can do so,
but you must not enter into any par
ticulars about this outing. You can
inform those i'm whom you are con-
ccrncd that you are safe; that you
will return to them after reasonable
length of time, or you may make any
other statement not connected with
business or with your present where
abouts. Hand me the letters I'M
sealed, and l will examine them and
have them mailed during the night.
l should have all of them in my pos
session before nine o'clock"
GLOW about mc?" asked Mr.. Vim
cent.
"You are included" said Mr.. Hes
tor.
There was no hcsitancy in accept
ing this invitation. The thought that
they could speedily communicate
with their loved ones lifted u great
load from their minds. For an hour
Hestor acted as censor on these let
ters. He made but few changes, and
these of course rendered it neces-
sary to rcwrite the rejected letters.
In the meantime the yacht had
rounded Cape Cod and dropped into
the quiet waters of the bay.
Shortly after nine o'clock the
dinghy was swung out on her davits
and lowered into the water. A young
man in a business suit, such as worn
for everyday service, by the average
citizen, acted as mail carrier. Pro-
PEELED by the sturdy arms of a sail
or, the little craft disappeared in
the darkness. Two miles away the
lights of Provincetown nclercd in
the distance.
At about one O'Clock in the morn
ing, when most OF the passengers
were asleep. the dinghy made anoth-
er trip ashore, AMI returned without
the mail messenger. lie was landed
near Boston. and on the following
morning made Il rapid journey to
Springfield, Mass, and Albany. y. V,
thence to New York city and I!ruoll-
Ign, reaching Philadelphia late that
night. In these cities he posted the
letters which, as haas been told were
received with so much JOY. TIL. next
day he left Philadelphia for Cape
May; late that night boat came
in from the ocean, and an hour later
he was on board the shark"
From the time the sand dunes of
Cape Cod faded away in the night
until six days had passed, the pas
scngcrs and crew of the Shark"
caught no sight of land. Many ships
were sighted, but Capt. Waters so
directed the course of the yacht that
none came within signalling distance
and generally remained hull down
on the horizon.
1t was cloudy most of the time,
and by the temperature alone was
it surely known that Il sputhcrly
course WAS being taken. Thursday
night was uncomfortably warm. and
the following day when the sun came
out from behind the clouds the
shade from the awnings was found
grateful. On Friday the signs that
the tropics had been entered were
l!nmistakabe.
When Mr.. Pence awoke about three
O'Clock Tuesday morning he was
much alarmed. lie was certain that
something serious had happened. An
unearthly silence prevailed. The en-
sines had stopped, aud save for the
faint buzz of the electrical machin-
cry there was no sound on the
SHARK The boat had lost all mo-
I ton. 1t no longer rose and fell to
The heaving of the seas.
Mr. Pence hurriedly dressed and
went on deck. a seaman was pac-
ing back and forth on the after
Geek. Mr. Pence looked out over the
ror. side of the yacht. A huge wall
Of rock lowered almost over his
lead. In the light OF the nascent
moon, the SHARK" seemed to rest
in the center of n vast amphithcater
of bcctling rocks and crags. Here
and there he could make out the
form of a palm. and to his ears
came the distinct sound of falling
water, as of cascade. TO the east
the cliffs threw Il long shadow over
the lake in which the yacht was an
chored. The moon had just scaled
the highest peak, and the effect was
of Understandable beauty. But the ST
lence was oppressive. The heavy
breathing of Mr.. Vincent. as it pen
etrated from the deck below, was a