The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-07
THE KIDNAPPING OF KATE
By J. C. Trimmer.

By J. c. Hummer.
 | Copyright. 1904, by Daily Story Pub Company
 If the steamship Falcon had not com,
 in five hours ahead of her time--Bu
 she did come in whistling imperiously and flashing the water with her propel Tor as if proud of her feat and, as { l consequence, the schooner Amos Buzby | which was moored at the steamers | pier, where she had on business, was l obliged to pull out, which she did | sulkily, like an evicted squatter, and seek a berth in the rear of the schooner Young Eagle, thus exactly reversing the former position of the two vessels Captain Hornby knew nothing of this, he being uptown. secondly. to clear his schooner primarily to arrange for an act of piracy. While pretty Kate Bowers had blushing1y acknowl- edged that her heart was Hornby's she refused to hearken to his suggestions for an elopement Most unreasonably from Hornby's standpoint. did Mrs Bowers oppose her daughters union with the man of her choice. Mrs Bowers averred that she had made a mistake herself in her choice, which was hard on the late Mir. Bowers. and she resolved that her daughter should not do similarly. Kates husband
 must not be a Yankee, and Hornby was from New England. She also insisted that her daughters husband should be l Baptist.
 Pm liberal to a fault" said Mrs Bowers. but if anyone save a Baptis, | born and bred gets to Heaven he'll gel there by accident, and he'll never feel at home"
 Hornby was not ,as he expressed it anchored to any church, and was will ing to become either Baptist or Moham- | medan. but Mrs. Bowers disdained any | such offer. A Baptist born and bred was what she desired.
 No man had ever beaten Mrs. Bowers
 in an argument, or woman, either Abortive efforts in that direction were said to have caused the untimely de- cease of Mir Bowers, and Hornby fail- ed most mfserably. Then he resolved
 on piracy If he could get Kate away
 from her mother, he was confident she
 would consent to marry him without
 the maternal blessing. and this he
 must effect in some way. The inspi- ration came to him as he was nayigat- ing his schooner up the bay, and he directly set about carrying 1t into ef- feet
 He invited Mrs. Bowers and Kate to make a voyage to Norfolk on the Amos Buzby. and. the city being hot and dusty. Mrs Bowers accepted the invi- tation. With her watchfulness she was sure Hornby would have no chance of persuading Kate to do anything rash or disobedient, besides she had a sister in Norfolk whom she would be glad to visit. Hornby laughed to himself and already eyed Kate with the glance of ownership.
 The procession to the schooner on the evening of departure was in this wise. Kate under the escort of MT Beavens. a friend of the family and Mrs. Bowers with Hornby.
 You go aboard the schooner further est down the wharf" said Hornby to Beavens. Mrs. Bowers and I will walk slowly and catch up with you"
 The night was moonless, and the smoke of the many factories about the wharves. settling in the heavy air made 1t quite dark.
 As they strolled along the streer Hornby showed a most remarkable in- terest In the various saloons they pass ed. and when in one of them. near the wharf. he noted Captain Suggs, of the Young Eagle.i energetically, laying in
 lrgo at the bar, he muttered to him
 If: Hes good for a whole nights ltay."
 Hornby assisted Mrs Bowers over the rail of the first schooner they reached. and escorted her into the cabin.
 Where's Kate and MT. Beavens?" asked Mrs. Bowers.
 On. replied Hornby. carelessly. "I guess they're walking up and down the wharf I'll go out and call 'em in. You sit down in this chair"
 He sprang over the rail and ran against Beavens on the wharf.
 Where's Mrs. Bowers, Rates wait Ing for herr" asked Beavens.
 Shes aboard now" lied Hornby. We came the other way"
 Beavens bade him goodnight and