Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-13
COMPLAINS Is OUT,

~ I1HAN 11aWhO hOeN 49,
M dispatches and learned
Wv therein Of Grafton's
services, with Saun-
ders' commendation of them and his
recommendation, he forthwith sur
prised the young American. The for
mer captain of the Torbay had died o
few days before and no one had yet
been designated to command her, for
tunately for Grafton, for Hawke imme-
diately appointed him to the ship. TO
anticipate, It was an appointment
which met with the favor Of the ships
crew and the Junior officers, with many
Of whom Grafton had previously
served. He had bean first lieutenant
Of the Torbay, in fact, in other days,
and he was therefore thoroughly Ia
miliar with the qualities Of the ship.
He brought no one with him to his
new command save Jabez Slocum.
While waiting for the assembling OF
his captains in the cabin Of the Royal
George, Hawke had sunk the COM
mander in the friend in his intercourse
with Grafton. Indeed, he had always
taken fatherly interest in that young
sailor. From him he heard again, and
at full length now, the details OF that
marvellous Quebec campaign. From
him he also learned the story OF his
romantic love affair. He entered with
the zest of a boy into the spirit Of the
hardy and daring ascent Of the dark
tower and the exciting adventures
which followed upon it. :
my lad" he exclaimed at last, 'if
your wife Is on the French feet you
shall have her, by Heaven, If we have
to sink every ship in the squadron un-
til we get her!" I.
"I have no doubt that she will be
with them, admiral" answered Graf
ton. Tf know the Marquis de
Chabot-Rohan, he is not man to say
things and then fail to do them. !
imagine she will be on LIE Thesee. That
is. the ship Of the Comte de Kersaint,
who was betrothed to her, you know,
before married her."
He was as yet 80 little accustomed
to his new relationship that he sturn-
bled over the significant word.
eyes," said the admiral, 'T have
heard that he is one of the best sea-
men and officers in the French navy"
"'Tis true, sir. can bear testimony
to It. He captured me in the Boxer
with this same ship five years ago, and
I got to know him then. He knew my
father, too, and once fought him. The
Renomme and the Shirley, you know.
He's fighter. But II I can get along
side of him with the old Torbay, sir,
I think we can show him thing or
two" tf3i
"I know you can," added Hawke,
smiling, "and I shall do my best to
help you and give you chance. As
soon as we get out Of the channel we'll
spread apart. have % ships OF the
line and two frigates here, and We
ought to cover miles Of the. horizon.
AS the wind Is from the eastward this
morning, Contains will probably get
away at the same time we do. I in
tend to push hard for Belleisle. ]
can't afford to wait for Saunders,
though tits a generous offer he makes
me. BY the way" he added, as sud-
den thought struck him. IT must send
q frigate out at once to warn Duff.
There Is squadron Of one capital and
four 5O-gun ships, besides some frig-
ates, down there. I hope 'tis not too
late"
AS the admiral reached over to strike
a bell on the table, Grafton interrupt
ed him.
"Beg pardon, Sir Edward" he ex-
claimed, T've already taken the lib
erty Of doing that"
"You have!" exclaimed the admiral
in astonishment when? How?"
"Why, sir, yesterday afternoon we
overhauled the frigate Vengeance,
Capt. Nightingale, and told him
what had learned, and at my sugges-
tion he agreed to beat down for Qui-
beron and warn Commodore Duff.
was to come on here and tell you, and
as we were sure as to your action.
Nightingale was to tell Duff that you'd
be hard on the heels Of Monsieur de
Contains"
"You have done we'll, exceedingly
well, young man"
"Yes, sir, thank you sir" murmured
IN
school. sir, you know"
well, you've been an apt pupil,
Grafton, and I'm proud Of you. If you
do as we'll with the Torbay you'll have
flag before you know it"
In this story, as originally printed
in book form, DR.. Brady gives graphic
and detailed description Of the battle
Of Quiberon bay in which Lord Hawke
crushed the French feet. Interesting
as this description is it was not all
deemed necessary to the continuance
of the plot of the story, and in order to
shorten the story to some extent we
have omitted from it such part OF this
description as does not concern the
characters with which the story deals.
Editor.
MAY ask another favor, Sir Ed
ward?" asked Grafton.
What" exclaimed Hawke, "are you
not satisfied with the Torbay?"
Eyes, more than satisfied. but my
first lieutenant on the Maidstone Is
first-class fellow, and"
"He may have the frigate." an
swered Hawke. 'Do you 60 over there
and get your things and shift them
to the Torbay. Tell him that shall