Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-01
CHAPTER XIV.


ih'ee u"ss "''e' '''e "'nN'"s VI '"e
Juno. the Mellish, which mad escaped
in the dark without pursuit from the
feet. after witnessing the successful
termination Of the action between the
two sloops of war was heading about
northwest by west for Massachusetts
bay and Boston. with single reefs in
her topsails and close hauled on the
starboard tack. Seymours orders had
left him sufficient discretion as to his
destination. but Boston being the near
est harbor held by the Americans. he
had deemed II nest TO try to make that
port rather than incur further risk of
recapture by making the longer voyage
to Philadelphia.
The weather had turned cloudy and
cold: there was a decided touch OF
winter In the air. The men were muf-
fed up In their pea jackets, and the
little squad OF prisoners, tramping up
and down, taking exercise and air nn-
der strong guard, looked decidedly
uncomfortable, not 10 say dlsgusted'
with the situation.
1t had been matter oil some oifh-
Guilty to disarm the prisoners espec-
ially the soldiers, ana 10 ieed ana prop
erly exercise them; Dut the emu hao
been successfully arrived at through
the prudence and ability OIL seymour,
VINO was wei alded by laiDot ana WIZ
ton, and VINO prohted much by many
valuable suggestions born OF the long
experience OF the Old Doatswain'
On thls particular AFTERNOON ABOUT
ten days before Christmas the young
captain now cohhdeht Oh carrying MS
prize INTO the harDor, ielt very much
renewed ana elated by MS apparent
command OF the SITUATION lie khew
what souSehu the snip Cargo, Whlch
ne ana laioot had ascertalhed 10 DC
even more NaluaDle IMAM nad Deeh rep
resented would be 10 'he american
army. IL might DE sara without eNas-
Seratloh that the success vi lhe great
cause uepenued upon the fortune Vi
that one niue snip uhder ms command
'ehtorled the cargo accoiu lng 10 orueFs
ana was prepared 10 make immaculate
distribution OF u upon the arrival III
port bun Oh tue young men were US
Happy us laiks' and even inc thousht
OIL thelr captured irlehus uiu not us
quiet them us II might uhuer less ior-
tuhate circumstances, ior among the
captiVes on the Meiilsh was colonel
Seatoh OF the hlghiahders, whom they
trusted 10 be able TO exchange Tor Col
onel Wilton, and they did not doubt
In that case that katharine would re-
turn with her father.
Whiie ihduigihg themselves IN THESE
rosy dreams, natural 10 young men
IN the eiation OF spirit consequent upon
the events OF their snort ana exciting
cruise-the capture and successful es-
cape or the transport, the apparent as
surance or bringing her H. ana the
daring and brilliant night action when
they had withessed-they had heither
OF them ventured to touch upon the
subject uppermost In each heart-the
love each bore FOR katharine-and the
subject still remained a sealed book
between them, The cruise was not yet
over, however, and rate mad In store
Tor them several more exciting occur
rences TO be FACED. seymour, oiten ac-
companied by talbot, and Wilton, al
ways accompanied by Bentley, Kept
watch ana watch on the brlet cruise OF
the transport Shortly after midday OF
the third day. about three bells IN the
afternoon watch or half after ! o'clock
seymour whose watch below II was
was called from the cabin by old Bent
ley, VINO informed MIN that suspi-