The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-27

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tell Ter to Leave to until you return.
Say just what | tell you to and nothing
more. The pistol at your head IS loaded
still. Watch hi.l carefully, men. and
then send Lin be.ow with the rest.
Fill away a.ain. Mr.. Seymour"
Tie p~onde2ois yards were swung.
AMI the Ranger soon gathered way
again ana rapidly overhaulcd the last
Of TIE feet. Tie FIRST trek had worked
50 well that It WAS worth trying ag in.
AS soon rs size drew near the doomed
ship Size showed lights Ike those Of
tie frigate and sloop CT war. hanging
alongside Ike weather quarter of tie
transport. the captain again hailed:
ship ahoy!'
"AEoy. WHAT ship is thatf"
Again tie same de.Uding reply:
Ills Britannia majesty's sloop Of
war Southampton, Captain Sir James
Yeo. What ship is tbat|'
THE transport Mellish.'
very well: you are the one w want.
| have a message for you. Tie Yam
KEGS arc about. and the admiral has
sent us 70 look up the convoy. Where
is tie ActlSta.
"In the van. Sir James. about two
leagues ahead. The corvet is about a
nile forward there. SIR
VERY good. Heave to and send a
bo2t aboard and get our ORDERS. Look
sharp nov. | aust speak the corvet
ana tie lrieatc as we'll
Age. aye. sir" replied the English
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SWIM.
Immediately tie Ranger was hove to
rs vel. and on Ter weather side.
Which was flat away from tie trans
port. two well manned boats. their
crews heavily armed. one command
ed by Seymour. who had Talbot with
linn. and the other by Philip Wilton.
accompanied by BENTLEY. Lad Teen ST.
lently lowered into the water and
wee pulling around the Ranger with
mu1-ed cars. milking a large detour
not caly to avoid the boat CT the cap
tain CT lie Mellish. bat also to en-
able enc CT them to approach the TN
sU2gect.ng sllip@on the lee size. The
aiglt was pitch dark. ana the plan
eGs carried OF exactly as anticipat-
81. The utterly unsuspecting captain
Of tie Aellish Was seized as lie IN
on Geek and nearly clicked to death
lefcre lie covld make IN outcIy. then
sent below with the rest. Els boats
crew were tempted on Geek also by an
invitation to partake CT unlimited grog
ard treated in tie same way. and the
ty7o boats Of the Ranger reached the
Mellish undiscovered. The watch On
tie deck Of the transport. diminished
by Ike absence or the boats crew.
was overwhelmed by the rush Of arm
ca len frol.l beth sides of tie ship.
ana after a few SLOTS from two or
three men on the q1arter deck. ONE
yelling end screaming. and a brief
settle, in which enc man CT tie Mel
fish was Killed, tie ship was mastered.
The latelses were ct once secured be-
fore tie watch below scarcely knew
Of tie occurrence. 4 company Of sol
Ciers. about seyenty-fve in number. of
lie seeforth highlanders. found them
selves prisoners ere they awakened.
tie cnIy resistance having ccr-e from
the mate ana two or three of their of
ecers. who lad rot yet turned in.
Lave you GOT Ter, Mr.. SEYMOUR
hailed the Ranger.
"Yes. ST."
"Nkat Is shef'
"Stc's the Mellish right CROUCH. sir"
"Ccodi Anybody hurt?'
"Cre Of tie enemy killed, sir. All of
Ours arc all right
s.W},ot,S Ic4. CROWN
Fifteen men, they say. and seventy
battened down. and | think with The
men we have we can manage her all
r.gAt.o
Every well. s.r. | congratulate you.
/ am sending tie second cutter Off to
yen with the men's 6unnase ana your
boxes. You have your orders. Pre-
sent ny compliments to General Wash
ingtcn. with that ship as a Christmas
present if you Being Ter il. Gcd grant
you set in safely. CooLby. Better
put ont that light. We will take your
place in tie fleet and see what hap
pens
"Gocdby. SIR cried the young lieu
tenant. "A prosyer3us cruise to YOU"
In a moment tie boat from tie Ran,
ger was ALONGSIDE. the bags and boxes
were speedily shifted. and TIE cutter.
with the other two boats in tow. drop
ped back 10 the Ranger. which by 4
shift Of tie helm had drawn much
uearer. Ilsoa tire Mellish lllei away
and presently. wearing round on her
heel. went OF before the wind and. all
her lights having been c~xtineuished.
faced speedily away n the darkness.
The boats were hoisted on the Ranger.
Sc Traced UP on tie port tack and took
lie place vacated by the Meilish. But
these things Lad not happened without
attracting some attention.
(To be c~ontiuued)
q Strong Heart