Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-25

No vessel being ready for England az
that time, the Two prisoners had been
transferred, fortunately for them, to q
small ship bound to the naval station
OF Barbados, and thence, after another
weary. drcary wait, had been sent on
board his Britannia majesty's ship Var
mouth, Captain John Vincent, bound
home for England. The first lieuten.
ant of this ship happened to be Ger.
tain Patrick Michael Philip ONeal
Drummond, Lord Desborough, son and
heir to the Earl Of Desmond! He con.
graduated himself most heartily upon
his good fortune.
Providence had, then. again thrown
n lover at Katharine's feet. Not that
there was anything unusual in that.
She might not regard 1t in providen.
tial light, however. but he at least did
so, and he had intended TO improve the
shining hours Of what would be a long
cruise in the close association permit.
ted by the confined limits of the ship
to make a final desperate effort to win
the heart which had hitherto so entire.
ly eluded him that he could not flatter
himself that he had made the least i'm
preston upon IL. His success during
the first three or four days of the cruise
had not been brilliant. She had been
unaffectedly glad to see him apparent.
~, and gentle and kind in her recep.
tion-too kind, he thought, with the
circumspection of a lover-but that
was all. To add to his trials, he soon
found himself not without rivals near.
er at home than Seymour.
Judging by present results, Washing
ton, II he had few regiments Of Kath-
arines, could carry CONSERVATION to the
whole British army, for the capors
had apparently taken the oath Of allie.
glance to the captured, and the whole
ships company, from that gruff old
sailor Captain Vincent down through
all the other officers to the impudent
and important little midshipman, were
her devoted slaves.
Early one afternoon In the beginning
Of February the Yarmouth, being un.
der all plain sail. with the wind two or
three points abaft the beam, was bowl.
ing along under fresh breeze about
q days sail east OF Martinique. The
weather was perfect, and because of
the low latitude, In spite Of the winter
season, there was no touch of sharp
ness in the air, which was warm and
delightful. All the necessary drills and
exercises having been concluded earlier
In the day, the whole ships company
was enjoying period of unusual re-
taxation and idleness.
Colonel Wilton was standing aft with
Captain Vincent In the shadow of the
spanker. Miss Wilton, with Chloe. her
black maid, behind her chair, was sit.
ting near the break of the pook deck,
looking forward, surrounded by several
lieutenants, Desborough being at her
right hand, Of course, feeling and look
Ing unusually gloomy and morose. One
or two of the Oldest and boldest mid.
shipmen were also lingering on the
outskirts of the group, as near to their
divinity as they dared come in the
presence OF their superior officers. The
conversation, happening to turn, as 1t
frequently did, upon the subject of the
present war between England and the
colonies engaged in rebellion against
the paternal power, was unusually ami
mated.
Sail ho!" floated down from the
foremost head at this moment, and tho