Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27
CHAPTER IX.-(continued.)

Il wanted good man upon whom
could depend There must be no mis-
carriage here if we can help it, 'iris
our last chance, You cav Admiral
Saunders, as | requested?"
Yes, and he delays sailing for 4
short time longer, though he takes a
great risk"
"A noble fellow!" exclaimed the
young general heartily. If ne fails
to take the town, will ever bear testi-
mony that our want of success was
not due to any lack Of cooperation
on his part"
Shall we succeed, think you.
Wolfe?" asked Grafton.
What think you of the prospects
yourself?"
II am a sailor, I know little OF such
things. Give me the deck Of ship
and / am at home. fear nothing
there-unless 1t be a lee-shore-but on
land / prefer your views"
Shall we fail? God knows!" muir
INJURED Wolfe softly. half soliloquizing
Il tried to turn their flank on the
S&OIAAAloAOAS4 anu l0ApO lh5A Cs La
direct attack on the BEAUFORT lines
and failed again. This time know
not. The paths poor one at best.
A hundred men at the top might hold
I'm army" suddenly, as If awakened
from a dream. "Of course not! We
shall not fail! We can't fail! Philip,
| must have Quebec! And now, at
that! TITS our last chance, and mine!
tbs sure a hard fate, but this body
of mine is done for. may last for
few days longer, but my race is
about rum"
Don't say that. James," exclaimed
his boyhood friend, protesting even
against the bitter assurance in his
heart Of the truth of the dying soldiers
words.
at isn't the saying, old friend, but
the fact, that makes it hard to bear
and It's true. This poor frail body
Is not equal to the demands I have
made upon it. If 1t carry me through
tonight and tomorrow | shall say
naught, Death may have ITS way,
Peace. Philip. know what you
would say, but know myself tits
useless. want to strike Jhe good
blow for old England BEFORE go.
should like to see thu Cross of St.
George floating aboTs Cape Diamond
before-but We shall see. Stnbo says
the. path Is practicable. He's a oanny
Scot and should know what he's talk
Ing about. | have examined It care
fully rs we floated past It, and be-
lfeve that we can get up. Once let
me get on those plains and interpose
between Montcalm and his base of
supplies. He must fight, retreat or
surrender"
tbs easy to tell" answered Graf
ton, what he will do then"
Quite. He is splendid soldier as
many of our poor fellows have cause
to know-and a fighter always.
honor him"
But suppose you get caught be-
tween Montcalm and Bougainville'
men from Cap-Rouge, Wolfe?"
THE chances for their arriving on
the field together are very remote, and
we must crush the one who first makes
his appearance. Then we can easily
deal with the other
Have YOU issued all the necessary
orders?"
."All"
Have you thought OF everything
Everything but defeat. The men
are to enter the boats about II
o'clock" he continued. They are tc
row up the river as If to make land
ing at Cap-Rouge and then return to
the ships. When the tide turns anG
the ebb begins they are to drop 81,
1ently down the river The ships will
follow after an hours interval. The
boats will land the men at the desig
mated point, and then go across to the
other side and ferry over Burton'l
troops, who will have marched Their,
before this, I presume. Those ar,
your orders, Grafton"
What them"
Then we will bide the issue. Til
, desperate hazard"
Az, desperate, indeed"
I'VE play for great stake, Grafton
and fortune has been so hard to u
perhaps the tide may turn and lucl
may serve"
You are too wise q man to be lucky
Wolfe" responded the naval officer.
We'll, perhaps the luck will be witt
England, then. In fact, 1t is. Tw,
deserters from Cap-Rouge have ap
prised us that fiotilla of provision
boats is to be sent down to Quebe
tonight. We will be that f1otilla."
YES" laughed Grafton, land Civ,
the French such breakfast as the,
will find 1t difficult to digest, Ill war
rant
Quite So" said Wolfe smiling
But now that you have your ofFlcia
instructions, Philip, there is anothe
thing | want you 10 do for me-"
Anything on earth, old friend"
II know that, / know that" an
swered the soldier. "You have Away
been friend to me since we wer
boys together in old England. N
one could be truer or better than yo
have been"
ooh fhat,a all right aneuare