Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-30

engagement?
 ''I don't know, think not That isn't all Of course the old marquis, her grandfather and only relative, is to be considered, and he will probably have chosen some one in France for her"
 l That is complication, indeed" l 'TYes, isn't it2 But 1t seems to ms that the more people there are in the game the better chance for me. You see, so long as sheah-loyes me, seem to hold the winning card''
 'Of course. but what do you propose to dor"
 "I'm not sure. I shall deliver the I dispatches to Sir Edward. and then 1 think shall ask permission to go i ashore. You see, know the lay of the land thoroughly. and am familiar 1 with the old castle where she lives, I the Chateau de Josselin, 'tis called. I It lies on the shore off the mouth of the harbor entrance There is a way l into 1t that no one knows but the lady, I and think"
 !; 'Why do you hesitate?" ] ''WelI, I saved the mans life,+ and 1 his honor too-de Vitres, you know and hardly like to steal his betrothed ! bride; you see, he could not very we'll I resent it if I did-er- gratitude. feel l the obligation have conferred-" | Nonsense! Forgive my frankness, l you've done enough for him already. You gave him life, honor, let him be satisfied with that. Take love for i yourself, captain
 ''I think I will, Hatfield, and so---''
 :'In short. you mean to carry her off, do you?"
 "Yes. that's about it"
 Cutting out a woman, eh, rather than ship?" @f"fYes. Now that you know the situa- tion, what say you? VIII you join me?"
 with all my hearth cried the younger man. his eyes dancing with excitement, '.aud ! should like nothing better Cad. 'twould be an exploit indeed if we could succeed! They'd talk about it forever in the clubs" Thank you. I knew. you would. and we will succeed or tdiey my friend, 7 responded Grafton impetuously, with out considering that the prospect of death could not be so inviting to his l friend as it was to himself in case of 1 failure. But Hatfield was game.
 well, he said,e stretching out his hand, here's by hand on it. Success to our enterprise!'' That's good replied Grafton, im- lsmensely relieved. T was sure I could depend upon you. !"
 Now tell me how you propose to l get into the castle if she's there"
 "I think she will surely be there. 1 De Vitre is thorough sailor. I'll say ] that for him, and a thorough gentle, man, too He picked out the fastest ship in the basin You know the French build better ships than we do He has probably driven her as hard as we have and he had several days start of us. His orders take him to Brest, and 'tis most natural that he should take her to the Chateau de Josselin, which is her grandfather s castle There is an oriel window in the keep tower overlooking the sea, and there is practicable way of gain- ing the balcony surrounding it"
 Land ho!' came floating down from their heads.
 Where away?'' cried Hatfield promptly.
 Broad of the weather bow. sir
 'That ought to be Ushant," re- ? marked Grafton.
 "Yes, and just where we thought it Iwould be, off wonder" <! "Hold on as we are, Hatfield. We will soon raise it from the deck. We must be making all Nof ten knots in this ripping breeze. Do you think she could stand the mainto' gallant sail?"
 Hardly" answered Hatfield, throw ing a glance aloft Well, perhaps she might, but what would be the use of it, captain? We'll be there quickly enough, anyway <, Perhaps you are right. But we ought to have seen some of Sir Ed wards fleet before this. I don't un- derstand 1t. Aloft, there!"
 "Sir?
 "Do you see any sails to leeward?'
 ''1o, sir.
 ''Or anywhere?''
 9No. sir.
 Keep bright lookout for them, }. "Ay, ay, sir
 He'd hardly De cruising so far 0fT- shore as this, would he?' said Hat field. You know when he blockades he does it closely. They say he's been holding Brest so tightly closed all summer that a bird could not fly in or out of the harbor without being no- ticed''
 Yes, that's his. way. don't know whether he will be there or not now, though, since it's so late in the season. But let me tell you, Hatfield, he's done an unprecedented thing in sealing up the Brest fleet so long think it was old Cloudesley Shovel who said that man was 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"
 Yes, that's like him.
 Like him! should say so: was