The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-30

"7hc EddnOrl How do you knolo tt24
till | Was nearly dead Just for stanl-
ing up for this country on board OF her.
and me Il fret born American too, I've
got her sign manual on my back AMI
her picture here. and I'd give all the
rest of my life to see her smashed AMI
sunk and feel that I'd had some hand
in the doing of it. Aye, ! know her!
Could a man ever forget herr" c9ntin-
uel the turning away. white
with passion and shaking his fist in
~convulsive rage at the frigate. which
made a handsome picture in spite OF
all. Seymour's face was as white as
Thompson's was.
The Eadnor! The Eadnor! Why.
that's the ship Miss Wilton is on. CHI.
Bentley, what can be done nowT" lie
said, the whole situation rising before
him. If we lead that ship throuah
the pass it means wreck for her.
Dacres. who commands the Radnor. is
q new man on this station. and if we
don't try the pass this ship is cap
tured and Jul country, Il cause. re
ceives IA fatal blow! Was ever a man
in such a situation beforef'
Bentley looked at him with eyes full
Of pity. 1--WE are approaching the
shoal now. sir. and unless we would
be on 1t we will have to bring the ship
by the wind at once"
This. at least. was a respite. Sey-
mour glanced ahead and at once gave
the necessary orders. When the course
was altered it became necessary to
take in the fore and main ~topgallant
sails on account of the win1. noW blow
Ing Il half gale and steadily rising.
The speed of the ship. therefore. WAS
unfortunately sensibly diminished. and
she was soon pitching and heavlng on
the starboard tack. much to the aston
ishment of Talbot and the crew. who
We're ignorant of the existence of tile
shoal. and the latter Of whom could
see no necessity for the dangerous al
iteration in the course. They. however,
of course. said nothing. and Talbot,
whose ignorance of seamanShip did
not qualify him to decide dieicult Ques-
tons. after a glance at Seymour's
stern. pale face decided to ask nothing
about il.
This present curse being at RIGHT
angles to that of their pursuer. whom
neither Seymour nor Bentley doubted
TO be the Hadnor. would speedily bring
TIE two ships together. They had
gained a small but precious advantage,
however. as the frigate. apparently MS
much surprised by the unexpected mat
neuver as their own men. had allowed
some moments to elapSe Before her
helm was shifted and the wind brought
or the other quarter. The courses of tie
two ships now intersected ut an angle
of perhaps seventy degrees, which
-ould bring them together in a short
timc.
che people on the Mellish could plain
~ ncar the drums of the frigate. now
sip vt in range. beating to quarters,
They We're a enough TO count tAe
gun ports ii was indeed Il heavy frig-
ate-thirty-siX; just the rating of the
Radnor. TALBOT had made ready his
ieldpieco, and in IL moment the heavy
boom of the gun echoed over the wa
ters. The shot fell IL little snort. but
was in good line. Much encouraged.
the men FASTENED TO load the piece
again. while the Mellish crept along,
all too slowly for the eager anxiety OF
her crew. toward the mouth of the
channel. of which most of them, how
ever. knew nothing. The frlgate, part
" because In order to bring a gun to
: bear Oh the chase it would Lave 20 lu0