The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11

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They we're now alongside Of the,
cruiser, which was a gunboat about the
size Of the Badger, and Fitzmorris, fol- Oh
lowed by Brent, made his way to the
deck, where they were mot by q junior
officer, Il III ii n Z
s'.rt1 am Lord George FitzmorrIs. Of the
schooner Condor, there In the hnrbor.5
This Is my friend Mr., Rogers, OF Lon x
don. We have come to make a call upon5
the commanding officer said the sol
distant owner OF the Condor, alias Badgcr,g
with a polite bow. vi w Il
| 553i.'..A1l sair, wee air pleased to see YOU.
ALLOW me, entlemen; follow me. eff you.
please, and he led the way to the quar-
ter deck with great ceremony.
The captain Of the cruiser'was pacing
the starboard side, but as the group
drew near he stopped and waited their;
coming The lieutenant raised his cap
as he stepped forward to present !. them.
"Tho Captain Escado, II Lord "A George
pardon q ID not quite catch zee
"Fitzmorris,"" added the other. 5.ia
s,.Ah! yaas, pardon, Feetmorress and
Monsieur Rogairs, OF London ees It not?"
Lord George and Brent bowed pro-.
foundly, and the captain OF the Rrazl-
ian vessel was equally stately IN his
greeting. fts &8 44a 5s y y 5sg. s
Gentlemen. you DO my sheer much ;1
! honalr. You have come from zee yes
sci within zee harbor, ees It not2 Wee
do not anchor inside OF zee bar, as wee
| air soon on zee voyage once more. Wee
sairch for a vessel Eat ees reported about
els place. Ii NJ Is.. s -.
A vessel r. exclaimed Brent and Fltz-
norris somewhat startled 5ss VI
| Ali you meestake, gentlemen, eet ees
my poor Eengleesh ees g.. I: lau VI
Eet is not IA vessel above zee watairS :; Eat
| wee seek, but below eet! He smiled
| with great delight at his joke ~. IS
S"Beiow tho water, captain?". said Fltz-
morris. 8 How Is that Have you on los ',
a shp?" 81 4 IS 81 ts 1ts@ 1. 5 ., 4 \, ].
a"No, eet ees not quite Eat Eet ees zis
way Wee have zee knowledge, or sen-
formation Eat somevair. cen some harbor
cen zis island. eet, ees said. zere ees a
vessel, old. Q valr, VAR old, or % an
Glen Spaneesh galleon# style. ou cum 4
prefen'? Eet ees said Eat zls seess :, 9
treasure sheep, md zerefor wee seek eet.
Voc make some soundeeng! wee try some
diyairs! But Eat would not ecntcres,
| yo,it E Came to my cabin wis me, anu
~ rtakea 1Iof a glass OF wine. lat sas
,,,,,ch' hettair ees eet not7 Eh !'i,3 he e
clambered below as ne g ucAieu =
self. NJ, =, -. tho
lntter's face was n 80 = 800 IT
"mtIa9,a Aoing we'll" said the former to
him calf, k.fI think that his conscientious -
scr,,nles must be rapidly departing. =, t.e !,
tween the gold apd Madeleine, W. W.. ;. sta''
work a reformation IN the .3.a'Aanoi IA
They We're soon seated IN the cool WV
Aa 'Ao' u, = 81 shining champagne and
'"canta IN Escado = began F,itzm O IS,
I ftar thew had renlled their glasses
have q favor to ask OF you.
"a favor. b Lord Fitzmorrlsf Eel = can ~
he 81 use to you. pray command ms!
a. "a not very difficult. II the rules
80 vo,Ir service permit Of It, I am cruis-5
inr around tho world In my yacht, ana,
AZ course, as you can read ily understand.
Lady Fitzmo rrls---''sa
"Ah, her ladysheeps eez WIS you
eyes, replied Fitzmorr!s. witt glance
at Brent, cher ladyship. as ! was apoit
to says gets rather Tired O stne orui-
nary run Of sightseeing, the sea being
some what monotomous When she saw
your vessel come into the harbor she was
IL once seized with the idea that she
wished to give a ball to you, your off,
GERS and men. : 81 III Il
"a bail! An, Eat .eez 3yairB kind OF hair.
7 am sure. Il rs Y,
Eyes, d ball. she wants. al OF the otr-
GERS and men that you can spare to-
come on board the Condor Tomorrow eve
Ming, We shall entertain you and your
officers on the Squarterdeck. while y the
men can have q Jolly time and dance for
ward. hope that you will not disappolnt:
her. II III
hair most courteous and magnificent In
yitatlon! I would not do cot for zee world 1
I can do as / please bout such mattalrs
and 7 shall DO most delighted to accept
her ladysheep's most polte most gracious
Invitation! I Yeel breeing all of my offs
CARS and 5as many OF my men as possee-
BILE" M n
.Mayj5 II ask, ~ you Will permit mo to-
send some of tho punch that Is served on
my ship on board of yours, captain, so
that those who cannot come win be able,
to have some compensation, and can also
drink her ladyship's health7'
"certainlee, my lord, certainleel You
air most thoughtful, and my men yeel.
take zee greatest plalseer to do MS you
wish, You air most kind, most klnd,'.s
"Really. captain, you are doing US a
great favor by your acceptance We
shall consider ourselves honor6d by your
presence, Rogers. we must return now
and let Lady Fitzmorris know OF he caps
tain's COMING, May ask. Captain Es-
cado, how many we may expect,
II shall bring my seek oflcairs, my
chief and assistant engineers, and OF the
petty oiticairs and men rs. and zeenk
Eat eea quite enough.' 9
1--WE should DO glad to have them all,
] know my men are delighted with the
prospect OF the fun @
y haf a VAR jolly set OF men! Fond
OF zee dances! and zee glass Of ponel.l
yes! Wee shall call upon her ladeesheep
to pay our respect Tomorrow ,norneong,"
DO 80, captain, she will be pleased to
see you a. al 81 81
CHAPTER XII,
s'rhe gentleman took ths bait as easily
as anyone could ask, said Brent, as
they ran swiftly. back through the cham
mel. "a II III Il .33 ga
A sNothns could have gone smoother :
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