The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31

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,.rhe republic 81 Fornandos!'' exclaimed
the ca tain. ,.'1 know Of no such re- e.
public This island, % und y,
| !is tho property OF Spain.
y III q nsl when aid It change Shands7
| s. know Of i, o. such action. And even y
| M Mad. what Fight have you 70 fire upon
4 Vnssel OF the United States al I'll
a vessel Of the United statesl's 81 = 8 s
rled the blAck. this q vessel q the
United stxtes q X. !.
saI ! am a from the United States, III ana nc
i thls "a my vessel, replied Brent know
M TINT tho other would not DO obi y Y % !,
distinguish the difference oW ma. "a; az r.
AISLE what YOU have bonrde mo Tor liiis3ss,9
5s,'I 8 our custom to- DO ard al Yess eis
coming into this port said the now w !,
happy man, sweat running Gown n ~ ~
face fl Ss VI ]. ,jj5is. ! u.
3I.ro board a vessel IS one thing, to IRE te
on her IL another. shall report this %
my government ut Y on GO. vi .is Z 5
5SSE;.o. / beg you, sir, I, 81 cried the other
nov thoroughly frightened /, ~ beg OF you
not 70 DO 80. 1T was MI q mi take,
/ will see that tho most humble apologies
i are offered for tho XXI M si@s
,tInsult, sir, that is what II is, an n IN: !.
sui. I shall expect you to 90 90, ard
at once, Hc had hard work 10 restrain 60 ~
"a grin aa he spoke hese words ''t !. with
4 startling vetemence. HIS blum Ind " ork-
cd Tar better than he had hoped. "But
i permit me to offcr you o. glass OF vine
4 before you go. Fstzmorrls will you Join
us ~ 3% s5s. ,.s !. y,
i naughty reply, + 25sss "a S.ss 3
Brent led & the way to tho cabin 4 fol.
|lowed BY the crest fall len off cial.s Made
Ileine turned away and ooked out over
i the water to restrain q smile. Sho was was
A used .8to5 her fathers quick ways. and
had seen him get out OF q d fhcult sit
%uation before this by his COT lness.
CHAPTER xxIII.
~ rather think. a said Brent as the
boat was rowed awe q an hour later.
Chat that gen tleman q will Isl advt his
i friends @orl shore to- think twice before
they fire on a vessel entering their har-
Il Dor the next time S. :
lad not be too 81 re & my dear fell VI
4 replied Eitzmorris. GU have hui hlcd
j Shis pride Tor the time, N It Is true, but
some day before you leave here Did
/ 3you not see his eye taking In every de-
i tall as he came upon deck
Il ~. D. y yes Z Jaw that U But You forget
4 That what appeared to him as g couple
l3of innocent look1ng hencoop s are b actual
i ly two very effective little guns, I hat
can throw IS shells IA minute at anyone
4 that may attack U.S. y d. ia N II
A 8 .sTrucs But you s underrate 8St the n cum
i ming OF these fellows. 7 hey can attack
A us when we least expect It IL they wish.
BY the way d you notice hoWsthe mon
key chatterod and scoldcd at him Whle
y he was inethe cabin?
! IT did. and also saw that you asked
! the Hindu to take hirnHa way hat dc
& he say to you. by the way. as he did
N ,TIe told me that the little beast hated
4 black man. because he had been badly
4 treated by them when he5 was CAPTURED
ell he certainly did not show any
signs OF deep enjoyment while that one
was here 81 sf II y, 7
'shall you take q look ct u the e pos;
+ t!on OF the galloon tod q y As s5 ..a
! crust MS soon al We have had a bite
a 40 not know how you feel, but y nm
4 as hungry aa n bear ! 3f5SS
4 At doubt a!f r nm n bad second VI
II About ar, hour later thcy LETT the BAD
4 oar n tho steam launch and stored fol
Il the fort. Arriving 1.-THE point whore thu
81 chart indicated that tho galleon lay thu
4 vessel was anchored, and Brent produced
a his water glass. This was n wooden 20!
Il with one end smaller Than the other,
glass in the small end nd the g slde!
Il flnrinE out toward tho 40 ~ .l6 3s53
III think that we are dlEectlY over IN
4 spot where she lies. '' Ne said, as IL
! stamped into the small boat that the,
"a had towed out nstern of the launch II
i order that he mi ght use tho wat ter glas
e over the low side Of the little era
& l{is a question, o course. whether or no
the shifting OF the, sand on tho bottom
. has not covered her over e,ntirel y.
'"rhat you Will soon know" said Fltz
morris, as he stepped In aft4rS him. him. \,
( The surface was very calm ana IN
sun fairly high over the horizon, snoItha
everything favored their 2,seryRti ion.
Brent leaned over the side \nd place
the waterglass on the surfn s For
moment ,he said nothing, and len an {eS
clamatIon broke from his lips
what is it7" asked the goyerne
I bleathlessly. e x
.rWe are directly over the 8 We
I the excited reply, y can see p hig
4 nrter-castle and the stern plalnlS freen
, to the sailor who sat In the tbrwa1
,I seat, take speHFll6s u@1u " 80 ~ N'1'f
) carefully, y and put them down. lore z
!, n notebo Ok. Come and s!t /; eide !s a y
~ drltzmorrIs and you can ooR Hn,.
Al EXPRESSION e W y,,I,a F; ana pFl
] n , M rnarvelously cleari She seer
|. CLOSE to US. How deep DO you 81 ,k tn
! 1T actually 4 Is, III I. !.
b, S,,At least SIX fnthoms y hot 1morf
" 1t na this water Il az clear as e34,,Ht
= there there il little Or no tide. and jud IN
current current. ri ~ eyer q hundred yea M
!, the least estimate, since she was lA(l
| ana az, there she lies undIsturbed. A Nm
4 viii have easy NO (S
r 'There IS a grea lto-do over at the v h
CAPTAIN" said one OF ne hands On IN
"a lot OF scared hens" flS
Brent raised his head from his q
Temptation Of the wreck and looked
h ward the shore. It was as the mant
\ i said lie lookup his marine glasses al
Y 3leyeled them at the fort, i5is