Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-25

with all my heart!" cried the
younger man, his eyes dancing with
excitement, "and should like nothing
better. Cad, 'twould be an exploit
indeed If we could succeed! They'd tall
about It forever in the clubs"
"Thank you. knew you would.
and we will succeed or die, my friend"
responded Grafton impetuously, with
out considering that the prospect OF
death could not be 80 inviting to his
friend as twas to himself in case of
, failure. But Hatfield was game.
WELL" he said, stretching out his
hand, "here's by hand on 1t. Success
to our enterprise!"
That's good" replied Grafton, i'm
mensely relieved. II was sure I could
depend upon you."
Now tell me how you propose to
get into the castle If she's there"
81 think she will surely be there.
De Vitre Is a thorough sailor. I'll say
that for him, and a thorough gentle,
man, too. He picked out the fastest
ship in the basin. You know the
French build better ships than We do.
He has probably driven her as hard
as We have and he had several days
start of us. HIS orders take him to
Brest, and 'tis most natural that he
should take her to the Chateau de
Josselin, which is her grandfather's
castle. There is an oriel window In
the keep tower overlooking the sea,
and there is a practicable way Of gain
Ing the balcony surrounding it."
Land ho!" came floating down from
their heads.
Where away% cried Hatfield
promptly.
Broad of the weather bow. SIR"
THAT ought to be Ushant." re-
marked Grafton.
Eyes, and just where We thought 1t
would be, of yonder."
Hold on as we are, Hatfield. We
will soon raise 1t from the deck. We
must be making all Of ten knots In
this ripping breeze. Do you think she
could stand the mainto'gallant sail?"
Hardly" answered Hatfield. throw
ing a glance aloft. "Well. perhaps
she might, but what would be the use
Of It, captain? Well be there quickly
enough, anyway"
Perhaps you are right. But we
ought to have seen some Of Sir Ed
wards feet before this. don't un-
derstand it. Aloft, there!"
"Sir?"
do you see any sails to leeward"
mo, SIR"
"Or anywhere?"
mo, SIR"
Keep a bright lookout for them"
"Ay, ay, sir"
He'd hardly be cruising so far Of
shore as this, would he?" said Hat
lfield. "You know when he blockades
he does 1t closely. They say he's been
holding Brest so tightly closed all
summer that a bird could not ny In or
out of the harbor without being mo-
ticed." ..-.. ..
"Yes, that's his way. Edon't know
whether he will be there or not now,
though, since it's 80 late In the season.
But let me tell you, Hatfield, he's
done an unprecedented thing in sealing
up the Brest feet so long. I think 1t
was old Cloudesley Shovel who said
that a man was a fool and ought to
be broke II he kept his ships out In
the Bay of Biscay after September,
and here It is the middle Of November,
and that war brig we spoke last week
said that he was still there when she
left, and looking as II he were going
to stay there all winter, too"
Eyes, that's like him."
Like him! I should say 80; was
REFER on the Devonshire when he
knocked L'Etenduere's squadron into
cooked hat, and I've cruised with
him since; he was an old friend Of my
faith er's before he died, used to stop at
our house when he came to Boston,
while he was on the West India sta
tIon. In fact, began my sea service
with him. I never saw such a man.
He's as swift as a frigate bird, and
when he strikes he hits like a storm.
He never lets 60 either, and such q
fighter! He's we'll named Hawke, I
think"
GAY, but very much doubt our
running across him this morning."
exclaimed Hatfield. 1--WE should have
seen a frigate surely by this time If
he were there. You see, this wester-
ly gale has been blowing for three
days, or maybe longer, and he'll find
It difficult to keep his position with
such heavy fleet on lee-shore. Be-
sides. the wind keeps the French tight
in the harbor. He may have run
over to Plymouth, or Torbay. ready to
dash out again when the wind shifts"
"And perhaps give the French a
chance to slip out, too. I'll wager
pound 10 a penny he's been praying
they would try it all summer long"
The frfgate, on the quarterback OF
which the two men had been speaking,
had been moving rapidly through the
water and they were much nearer the
coast now. Indeed, the blink OF the
land-the dim blue haze upon the
horizon which tells Of voyages ended
and havens near, and sometimes OF
wreck and disaster, when the storm
gods are out-could be seen now from
the deck, and the stern clins OF
Ushant were rising higher with every
passing moment.
Save for the land before and to the
north Of them the horizon was clear.
There was not single ship In sight.
It was evident that Sir Edward and
his blockading feet had gone away.
"What'll you do now?" asked Hat
field.
"Well, we'll run in little farther,
| think" continued Grafton. I'VE can
at least see II the French are still In
port. Perhaps We can find out what
they are about to do. Then we'll bear
Zip for Torbay, try to overhaul the
feet, and deliver these dispatches and
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