Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-22
The KIDNAPPED |
MILLIONAIRES
A Tale Of Wall Street
and the Tropics 81 81
By FREDERICK u. ADAMS
Copyright, 1901, by Lothrop Publishing Company.
AL rights reserved.
l CHAPTER XIX.
PLANS FOR ESCAPE.

PLANS FOR ESCAPE.
Mr.. Kent was the first to awake.
1t was noon when he shook off the
drowsy god and plunged into bath.
He emerged feeling better, and soon
dressed and entered the club room.
He found that none of his fellow
castaways were awake. After a
search in the storeroom he provided
himself with rod. reel and II com
plete fishing equipment. Armed
with dip net he went to the brook,
and as Sidney had predicted found
no difficulty in catching a pail full
of mnnows. A few minutes later he
was drifting over the bay on the
raft.
1t was not long before he located
a school of pike and bass. the latter
much resembling the northern weak
fish. Before the minnow had been
lowered ten feet, one of the bass
made a rush for it. He struck hard,
and for three minutes Mr.. Kent was
a busy and a happy man. The reel
sang CHEEKY song, for the bass
was game and did not tamely sur
render. At last he was in the land
ing net and from thence he went
into the willow basket.
In less than an hour Mr.. Kent had
caught dozen bass and pike, which
averaged four pounds. 1t was fine
e G.,l,
back to the stone pier in high salts
faction with his piscatorial prowess.
He Justly regarded himself as the
Nimrod and the Isaac Walton of the
colony.
1t was not so much fun cleaning
these beauties, but Mr.. Kent had
completed the task when he was
Joined by Mr.. Haven. Together they
prepared the late breakfast and at
four o'clock all were seated around
the table. They pronounced the fish
excellent and gave Mr.. Kent vote
of thanks promising him a decora-
ton on their return to civilization.
All adjourned to the veranda and
Mr.. Carmody brought up the subject
of building n boat with which to es-
cane to the mainland. Sidney Ham
mond said it was useless to continue
the exploration of the island. In his
opinion it was about ten miles long
running north and south, and prob
ably four or five miles wide. The
snow-capped mountain undoubtedly
belonged to the range forming the
backbone of Mexico and Central
America. 1t was sufficient to know
that they were not more than 15C
miles from the mainland. Sidney
suggested that a man be detailed &c
watch the ocean each day from the
gateway to the bay, and volunteered
his services for the morrow. 1t was
decided to erect a flagstaff at thi:
point and float white flag from II
as a signal Of distress.
1--WE will begin the building O
n boat or raft tomorrow" said MT
Carmody, the chairman of the com
mittee of escape. 81 have my plans
practically completed and will sub
nit them to you now for approval
rejection or modification. My sug
gestion is that we build a raft II
the form of houseboat. 1 doub
II we have the materials with which
To construct lifeboat. with pointed
bows and stern. Again, such a boa
Is not nearly as safe as raft
From what Hammond has learned
] am of the opinion that any numoe
of ships pass to the east of us at
distance not exceeding % miles
While our objective point is the main