The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-09
CHAPTER xXvIII.
COMPLAINS IS OUT.

recommendation, he forthwith sur
prised the young American. The for
Mler captain OF the Torbay had died a
few days before and no one had yet
been designated to command her, for
tunately for Grafton, for Hawke imme-
diately appointed bin to the ship. To
anticipate, Il was an appointment
which met with the favor of the ships
crew and the junior officers, with many
served, He had been first lieutenant
of the Torbay, in fact. in other days,
and he was therefore thoroughly ia
miliar with the qualities of the ship.
He brought, mo one with him to his
new command save Jabez Slocum.
While waiting for the assembling of
his captains in the cabin of the Royal
George. Hawke had sunk the COM
maader in the frieni in his intercourse
with Grafton. Indeed, he had always
taken fatherly interest in that young
sailor. From him he heard again, and
at full length now, the details of that
marvellous Quebec campaign. From
him he also learned the story of his
romantic love affair. He entered with
the zost of boy into the spirit of the
hardy and daring ascent OF the dark
tower and the exciting adventures
which followed upon It,
MY lad" he exclaimed at last, ''if
your wife IL on the French fleet you
shall have her, by Heaven, II we have
to sink every ship in the squadron I'M
Ill we get herr"
Il have no doubt that she will be
with them, admiral" answered Graf
ton. IF know the Marquis de
Chabot-Rohan, he is not a man to say
things and then fail TO do them.
imagine she will be on lie These. That
is the ship of the Comte de Kersaint
who was betrpthed to her, you know,
before married her"
lie was as yet so little accustomed
to his new relationship that he Stun
bled over the significant word.
Yes" said the admiral. II have |
hoard that he is one of the best sea- |
men and officers in the French navy"
IT'S true, sir. can bear testimony !
10 1t. He captured me in the Boxer
with this same ship five years ago, and |
got to know him hlen. He knew my /
father. too. and once fought him. The
Renomme and the Shirley. you know
He's a fighter But If can get along
side of him with the old Torbay, sir
| think we can show him a thing or
two
Il know you can" added Hawke
smiling, and / shall do my best to
help You and give you a chance. AS
soon as we get out of the channel Wen
spread apart have % ships OF the
line and two frigstes here, and we
ought TO cover miles of the horizon.
As the wind IS from the eastward this
CONTAINS will probably get
away at the same time we do. in
tend to push hard for Belleisle.
can't afford to wait for Saunders.
though tits generous offer he makes
me. BY the way" he added, as a sud-
den thought struck him, 81 must send
a frigate out at once TO warn Duff
There is a squadron Of one capital and
four 59-gun ships. besides some frig-
ates. down there. hope it's not too
late"
As the admiral reached over to strike
a bell on the table, Grafton interrupt
I'd him.
beg pardon. Sir Edward" he ex-
claimed. 1--WE already taken the lib
erty of doing that"
"You havel" exclaimed the admiral
N astonishment. when? How?"
why. sir, yesterday afternoon we
)yerhauled the frigate Vengeance.
Capt. Nightingale. and |. told him
what had learned. and at my sugges-
ion he agreed to beat down for Qui-
Deron and warn Commodore Duff I
was 10 come on here and tell You. and
rs We were sure as to your action
,lgnuBgaie was 10 tell Dun tnat youd
contains" Q
you have done well, exceedingly !
1ell. young man" I
yes. sir. thank you sir" murmurcd a
irafton Trained in your own D
chool. sir, you know" u
We'll, you've been an apt pupil. g
lrsfton, and I'm proud of you If you v
o as well with the Torbay you'll have a
flag before you know IT,"
In this story. as originally printed
l book form. DR.. Brady gives a graphic
nd detailed description of the battle
Quiberon bay in which Lord Hawke
rushed the French feet. Interesting
8 this description is IL was not all
eemed necessary to the continuance
the plot OF the story, and in order to
horten the story to some extent We
ave omitted from IT SUCH part of this
escriptiOn as does not concern the
haracters with which the story deals.
Editor.
May ask another favor. Sir Ed
'ard?" asked Grafton.
What" exclaimed Hawke. ARE you
ct satisfied with the TorbayZ"
Eyes. more than satisfied. but my
rst lieutenant on the Maidstone is a
rst-class fellow. and"
He may have the frigate.". an
vges Hawke. DE you 90 overthere
nd ret your things and shift them
, the Tr.rhav Tall him that I ehaIl