The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-02
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Potnance "a Tire Kijnapping of a Governor. General
Copyrirht. BY PHILLIP LITtrLE. @

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s"Wel. you see IT was this way. They
got wind Of the fact that we were IN
tho harbor where tile treasure ship was
said to be, III fact, there was little doubt CUB
OF It. Then they waited till nightfall
and steamed I'M. We were conling OF q
wharf, as cool as you please, and an
other steamer, frtilter, 1@thlnk lay out
in the middle Of the &harbor. In steniris
the gunboat and runs plump into the
first vessel she secs, which happened to
be he fr,iter. She sank III half an
3hour, but no one was lost. We So ~ what
was going on In 81 moment, and az
steam was already up, out we scuttle y,
Sho caught onto the fact Il bit too late,
But chased us fora While and fired hcr.
bow guns at us. We had the heels OF
her, and were soon out OF range. It was
a close call. 4, til S ts33
3.'Would yor have fought?' iS IA q.
"A t'Jvould a duck swim? should say we
would have, my friend but It would have
been hot work. do not know what nor
armament was, and did not have the
curiosity to ask. strangely enough. \
think we could have held her off, but
is IlO Ilctu
you can avoid a row. "a Alt
h@"Quito SO. You were IN great luck,
$50 do I. II doubt If We should have
s,,ch n chance again. This Is a cinch,
as far as I can see. IA ~
do not contemplate much trouble
In taking the fort then Z"
mo; It Is like some OF your small
wars. "A There will be no decorations ms
., mr. al
otherwise tho similitude IS great. That
Is what I expect and apparently Brough-
ton thinks so. too. ~ # 4. 5 g&&
>"Do You feel sure that you can trust.
shim?" NJ 3sSSI ~ 3t3a VI
through. j could tell that before he
spoke Of It, They are a breed that can
not be mistaken. 6 II Q had blood N y his eye
when he spoke o. having n shot aththat
general. shall give you the command
Of the expedition
Ss,Yes, 1t will give you a chance TO ex.
ercise your military training. shall
take charge on board, but YOU must do
your share"
livery We'll, you can count upon me,
Il think that l will make this Broughton
my chief Of staff" He laughted quietly
as hoiispoke.
Not a bad idea at NIL. He can give
$youilots Of points as to the place 70 At
tack. and the. position Of chief advisor Is
"a tho head Of the expedition will fiat
ter him. Flo deserves some recognition
for his attempt to warn Us OF Dur dan
80 does the monkey, but he will never
speak Of it'' They both laughed. ~
viii speak to Broughton tomorrow.
When shall we make the attack z" 553 U
I'"ro- morrow night, tonight, should
say. or better stillS at dawn tomorrow
morning. You Will land your force at
midnight or later, as Broughton VIII
advise and attack just at dawn. That
will be the best plan.p
GAS you say, Now II will turn IN and
get some sleep preparatory to ASSUME
Ing my new honors.
~ CHAPTER XVII.
The next day was spent In preparing
for the expedltion. All the rifles were
carefully INSPECTED. cleaned and oiled.
while SUFFICIENT ammunition was issued
to each man.
The only difficulty appeared to be that
Of SOLICITING the men. Every man wished
to volunteer for the ifo on board had
naturally become somewhat monoto-
nous. This, however, was impossible.
and when 1t was learned that the
Badger was to take part In the fray,
md that at dawn sho would be moved
up to point where she could flank
the fire from the fort. those who Il be- be
longcd to the &gun crews were conso-
auently content to remain on board. 5a
Night came down with It's usual sud
dennoss followed by intense stiffness.
There was no wind to stir a leaf, and
the tops of the great cocoa palms which
| rose above the: surrounding vegetation
| were motionless. 10 ono who has
| boon i In the tropics there Is probably
| no more vivid way Of expressing the
| dulot which prevailed In the mir thar
by that one statement. When the tor
of palm tree does not move, nothing
Will move.
'.Thcy are quiet ut the fort tonight
said Fitzmorrs. o 8 Broughton, for whom
he had sent, reported to him. 8
Yes, sir. I think their experience las
| night had SOLDERING effect. They hnt
no idea that this vessel was armed"
"Eut Captain Brent told that chap who
came aboard that she was an American
ship, and they certainly had no causl
to fire on or to attack u.s."
/ 85'.You do not know these people. sir
i They need no cause to do such a thing
/ heard that the general, he man tina
came out In the boat after you an
chored. said that he was, treated like I
dog and insulted."
4 dogs don't get champagne to drink
az a usual thing, But 80 on"
tie swore, 80 LISA said, shat Ii
would have revenge" az
A "And who Is Lissn?"
"she is tho young woman that helpe,
mo to get away u
80. SEQ. a dark skinned sweetheart
\ Yes. sir; a brown girl ! have know
her for three years now almost. and sh
hates the blacks quito MS much as I do
The black and the brown do not trus
each other much In this part OF tn
world' *
'"rhis young woman is not In the for
then. sho Will not be likely to be In
jured in the attack Tomorrow morning,
EMO sir, She lives about a mile ava