The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-31

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Hold on as we. are, Hatfield We
will soon raise It from the deck. We
must be making all OF ten -knots in
this ripping breeze. 10 yon think she
could stand the mainto'gaIlant sail?'
Hardly" answered Hatfield, throw
ing glance aloft. Well, perhaps
she might. but what would be the use
Of 1t, captain? Wen BE- there quickly
enough, anyway"
Perhaps yen are right. But we
ought to have seen some Of Sir Ed
wards fleet before this. don't un-
derstand it. Aloft. there!7
"Sir?"
do you see any sails 10 leeward?"
mo, sir"
"Or anywhere.
mo, sir
Keep a bright lookout for them"
"Ay ay sir"
He'd hardly be cruising so far off
shore as this. would her said Hat
field You know when he blockades
he does il closely. They say he's been
holding Brest 50 tightly closed all
summer that bird could moi fly in or
out of the harbor without being no
ticed"
Eyes, that's his way | don't know
whether how'll be there on not now.
though. since IFS SO late in the season.
But let me tell YOU Hatfield, he's
done an unprecedented thing in scaling
up the Brest fleet SO long. | think it
was cid Cl0udesley Shovel who said
that man was a fool and ought to
be broke if 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 if he were going
to stay there all winter too"
Eyes, that's like him"
Like him! ! should say so; | was
q REFER on the Devonshire when he
knocked L'Etenduere's squadron into
cooked hat, and I've cruised with
him since; he was nm old friend Of my
fathers before he died, used TO stop at
our house when he came to Boston,
while he was on the West India sta
tioa. In fact, began my sea service
with him. | never saw such a man.
He's as swift as a frigate bird. and
when he strikes he hits like a storm.
He mover let's 20 either, and such a
fighter! He's well named Hawke.
think"
Ayr but very much doubt our
running across him this morning"
exclaimed Hatfield. we should have
seen a frigato surely by this time II
he were there. You see, this wester-
ly gale has been blowing for three i
days or maybe longer, and he'll find |
It difficult to keep his POSITION with |
sush heavy feet on a loe-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. III wager a /
pound 10 a penny he's been praying |
hey would try it all summer long"
The frigate on the quarterback of /
which the two men had been speaking,
had been MOVING rapidly through the
water and they were much nearer the
'oast now. Indeed, the blink of the
and-the dim blie haze upon the
lorizon which tells of voyages ended
md Ravens near and sometimes of
vrccL aud dicoctar xubnn tIo .tor,,, |
sods'are out--could be seen now from
he deck, and the stern cliffs of
Jshant were rising higher with every
passing moment.
Save for the land before and to tho
lorth of them the horizon was clear.
here was not a single shin in sight.
I was evident that Sir Edward and
lis blocllading feet had gone away.
"Whatll you do now?" asked Hat
eld.
We'll, wen run in a little farther.
think" continued Grafton. I'VE can
{ least see IL the French are still in
ort. Perhaps we can find out what (
hey are about to do Then wen bear
p for Torbay. try to overhaul the
eet, and deliver these dispatches and
be news.
And Mademoiselle dc Rohan?"
AS to her later, | am afraid"
you won't try for il now. then?"
Il think not. must deliver these
ispatches first of ALL"
"Nou have not given MP the idea
hough?"
81 never give up anything Hatfield"
Grafton rcsolutely. and ia.
s soon give up life as Anne de-
,ohan."
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