The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15

and spoke Admiral BrainGrd'S mos
westerly scout, the Denver, protecte
Cruiser: and the cruisers were tn
last American eyes that she was eve
10 soc. In iGC nUrthcaSt. lcague
away from SaE Domingo, the Ameri
can liberation OF which from Continue
intCrurcinC strife :!ad caused the Ell
ropcal Alliance to declare war agains
the States. Braincrd was feeling fo
tho rncmy'S powerful fleet. hoping t;
divert its attention from the u. 5. A
| tlyin| squadron sweeping down tt
dCvStatr the Western coasts or the
mainland Of Europe. and also secure
| The Windwad passage asa hSi IFS ap
proach on Domingo and Cuba. That
| afternoon, acting ON Information ac
rlr;u"ly supplied by III" captain OF
ihc Il. NJ. =. co.'s maiibDat. thc ad.
! n.iIal had li"nG his scouts, one ate,
. ihr ether. down into the southeast.
and detailed the Understanding
| Speedy ior Santiago "ith dispatches,
! and 60 speak tho Westerly scouts.
! when CncUunt"rCt!. with orders to &c.
! Join he main body uf the fleet.
lie: acting li"i:. "nauI. getting the
utmost out uI ."r fine uIrincS and
:..rrarT- T-hruwrd r>@inr.ra "nd Ercmrn.
sighed contNutcdi% wEcl h looked al
III" speed dial. Another iu"r hears 1T
'i&ht" ""n-a-halt Gu0ts "hu"ld &c h!:A
in hm'&ur. He also fnund relief IN ;HH
Thought that IiCulrHnnt DurCy w@"iG
them hc in hospital. "POor fellow. III
mut;"rri. is a" wiped the w. uE ?..-
night hi:O 'Hl1rS. "Brttcr Il *nCl! -
ones inuviIS. and c!d Up in a scat.
t.. than have Ms complaint"
l}"lCW. in the little crampcd ward.
room. nurcy was writhing in y fresh
attack Of agony. \ sulfo"ating sob
burst from him: he dug his elbows
into his knees. WITH his face sup
ported between lis hands nc lp. him
self swing like an automaton 90 the
vessels i0nbling. So cXcruciat ing
were the namCs CT pain within his
breast that it was as il a thousand
nerves. raw. vibrant. and exposed.
were being pluclied out by their
roots. He grittcd his teeth together
to hinder himself from Shricking
Sweat beaded his hcavily.lined brows
and tricklcd down over the twitching
aShcn-eray checks. Gasping thiclily,
he threw himself back. shut his eyes.
and stilfcncd his muscles,
Then suddenly his anguish nc,l
away. For a minute or two he sat
there. painting with exhaustion. his
body limp and shaken; but a l,rch and
weather roll made him secure himself
in a safer position beside the table.
IL Il
attack woHld recur; then the jumpy.
Inmhling novcmcnts of the hurrying
boat diverted his thoughts.
AS tho boat. careful! nursed
through the CaicGs Passage by ncr
tired officer. hurled herself up the
dark, :sccthing slopes flashing dimly
with kinlling rnos phorus. hcavcd her.
self acros:; the widening troumhs and
smashed down a growing $hcai Of sea.
! she Jared and groancd and uuivcrcd
| in every inch OF lcr rigid null. But
| Durry was obHvious to the many.
voiced turmoil. Within his brain iost.
ling thoughts were making Il noisiel
| huhnHb He sat thclr looking duly
at the shielded glow-lamp. his squar
| ish head sunk between the even shoul
dcrs. and MS thin. long 'IgrrcL hands
! gripping tlG "fddlc.
Lieutenant Durcy was OF slcndni
| physical stress. Nothing but his high
spirited nature had enabled him tt
withstand the pnnsent seasoning o
! the gun room. However. mis- seafarins
! ancestry had bestowed on him Il TEN
| permanent fearless Of the elements: tt
him at sea it came as mere routine tt
cope with and bear the weight OF th'
! greatest elemental danger. From thu
| female side OF his family stock wa
the taint developed in him--his incradi
cable abhorrcncc OF physical suffering
/ At school his cowardicc Of a canin
had earned the contempt Of other an
hardy lads. However. as years na
passed and his physique improved. h
had partly lost this squcamish meet
of feeling, and through his profcss:o
had become hardened to the though
Of possibly experiencing it some day.
Nevertheless. this blemish was nC
wholly cradicatcd. and, making hil
look constantly ahead to a state {
war. it had covcrtly inspired his witt
drawal from the service.
However. when the rumor Of wa
} spread in the land, Durry had offerc
his services again. He was cOmfor
ably married by this time. with
charming wife and babes: and unit
the very last moment had cntc
: tanned vague minority hope that hi
wife or his parents would offer som
strenuous opposition TO lis re-sc.'vin!
som" opposition to which he coui
honorahly how ,hc hcaG. TO their Coz
speed he had to join his ship.
AS now he sat. clutching tho "Gt
die" tight. nc admitted. mentally,
certain secret gladncss at his bcin
sent into sick.bay ashore. Will
aboard tho flagship the spectacle {
tattercd. CORY. living things, one
sturdy scamcn. brought aboard out c
shattered cruiser, had revived a
his mvctcrate abhorrcncc of SUFFERING
His moral courage. too, had suffcrc
dctcat from tho sudden attack OF hi
maiady-the giowth OF an intcrns
tumor developed by his exposure t
wet and cold when on mine-6eld dut