The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-16
BY CYRUS
TOWNSEND


illness consequent Cpon his wound. IL
was his interest which had prevented
further i'll treatment of them by the
brutal and %tyrannous Dunmorc. and.
had Katharine 50 elected. would have
secured her freedom. She he'd. how
ever. to Desborough 8 great delight.
chosen to accompany her father to
England. where he was to be sent as
a prisoner Of high political conse-
querce.
After waiting many weary days at
the camp of the fugitive and deposei
governor at Gwynn's@ island. they had
been separated from D~esDorough and
uncercn.oniously Hustled on board the
frigate Radnor. which was under or
ders for England. They had stopped
long enough at Norfolk to witness
Dunnlore's savage and vind.ctive ac-
ton in b~omJarding Inc burning that
helpless town. and from that point
Katharine lad been enabled to send
her letter to Seymour. through a friend
~ American spy. just before taking de-
parture for tl:eir long voyage across
the seas. The orders Of the Radnor
had been changed at the last moment.
however. and size had been directed to
go in pursuit OF Jones and the Ranger.
which it was currently reported had
got to sea from tie Delaware bay.
bound for Canada and the Newfound-
land coast.
No vessel being ready for England at
that time. the two prisoners had been
transferred. fortunately for them. to
a small ship bound to the naval sta
ton ut Barbados. and thence. after
another weary. Greary wait. had been
sent on board his Britannia majesty's
ship Yarmouth. Captain John Vincent.
bound home for England. Tie first
lieutenant Of this ship happened to be
a certain Patrick Michael Philip O'Neal
Drummond. Lord D~esborough. son and
heir to the Earl Of Desmond! He con
graduated Himself most heartily upon
his good fortune.
Providence lad. then. again thrown
a lover at katharine's feet. Not that
there was anything unusual In that.
She might not regard 1t In a prOviden-
tial light. however. but he at least did
&C. and he had intended TO improve the
shining hours of what would be n long
cruise in the close association permit
ted by tie confined limits of the slip
To make a final desperate EFFORT to WIN
the heart which Lad hitherto SO entire
~ eluded Linn that he could not f1atter
himself that he had made the least i'm
preston upon it. His success during
the first three or four days Of the
cruise had not been brilliant. She had
been unaffectedly glad to see him APP
%parently. and gentle and kind in her
reception-too kind. lie thought. with
the circumspection Of q lover-but that
was all. To add to his trials. he soon
found himself not without rivals near
or at home than Seymour.
Judging by present results. Washing
ton. ii lie had Il few regiments of kath-
arines. could carry CONSERVATION to the
whole British army. for the captors
had apparently taken the oath Of ale
glance to the captured. and the whole
ships company. from that gruff old
sailor Captain Vincent down through
all the other officers TO the impudent
and important little midshipman. were
her devoted slaves.
Early one afternoon in the beginning
of February the Yarmouth. being un-
der all plain sail. with the wind two ~
three points abaft the beam. was bowl
Ing along under a fresh breeze about
a days sal east OF Martinique. The
weather was perfect. and because Of
the low lati ude. in spite of the winter
Oeascn there was no touch of sharp-
ness In the air. which vas warm and
delightful. All the necessary drills AMI
exercises having been concluded earlier
in the day. the whole ships company
was enjoying a period Of unusua re
taxation and idleness.
Colonel Wilton was standing aft with
Captain Vincent in tho shadow Of TIE
spanker. Miss Wilton. with Chloe. her
black maid behind her chair. was sit
ting neal tie break of the poop decb.
.- forward, surrounded us se,eral
.inuteaants. Desborough being at hen
right hand, of course feeling and look.
ing unusually gloomy and morose. One
or two of the Oldest and boldest md.
shirmen were also lingering on the
outskirts of tie group. as nea TO theii
divinity as they dared ONE in tie
presence of TIER superior officers. Tie
conversation. happening TO turn. AS il
frequently did, upon the subject of tie
present war between England and the
colonies engaged in rebellion against
he paternai power. was unusually ami.
mated.
Sail ho!' loated down from the
foremost head III this moment. aud TIE
Idle Sip awoke again.
"Wle.e away"
Right AHEAD. sir"
Holmes and Beauchamp walked for
ward to get IL look at tie stranger. and
tie captain and the colonel stepped
across tie weather side OF the deck.
Chloe was sen below TO procure a
wr~p for her mistress. and Katharine
was left alone for a few moments with
DeSbOrOu~ll. 1t WAS his first OppOr-