The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10

and asked the visitor to go below. lie
to the saloon at this; but the
s sabn man 9fX bea I'M foeXwad lis 1er
I had the account Of. this episode
and Of much that follows from
two sources, one a man l met
in New York last summer, the other,
the victim Of the sdi9ng1larly American aeade,na
was simple---"As there's a. heaven
above me, Sutton said he, "I'd no
sooner put my foot in the hole when |
the door was slammed behind me and
bolted like a. prison GATE The Amer,
lean said: ~ guess the old boy had
hardly walked tight in before they d
ing glory. Then the skipper let the
foresail go-for the ketch was only
lyin Ito, and in ten minutes he was
standing out down the channel. But
you never heard such noise as there
was below in all your days. Talk
about sheet and pillowcase party in
an. insane il ~ asylum; that's no word
The fact that the "illustrious noble
man. as the penny society papers
called him, was trapped admitted, of
no question. He realized it himself in
a few moments, and sat down to, won
der. "who and why the, DEVIL, etc,
L
that the thing was an utter and mex,
plicable mystery to him. He thought
at first that robbery was the motive,
for he had the model Of the bracelet
upon him; and as he sat alone in the
cabin, he really feared personal VIC
lence: He told me that he waited to
armed with Colt or knuckleduster, af-
ter the traditional Adelphian mood; but
couple of hours passed and no one
| came, and after that the only inter-
ruption to his meditation was the stew
ard g knock upon the cabin door, and
his polite desire to know y9Hs "M WI my my
to carry his tea to a latitude where
high temperatures prevail; and after
that, continued to kick Justify at the
door, and to make original observa-
ticns upon the owner Of the yacht, and
upon her crew, until the light failed.
Yet no one, needed him; and when, it
seas made him sure that they stood
we'll out and were beating with stiff
breeze.
Unto this point, temper had domi-
mated him; but now a quiet yet, very
deep alarm took its place. He began
to ask himself more seriously if his
ger, if he had not to face some mys-
/ ferrous but very daring enemy--even
if he were like to come out Of the ad;
venture with his life. Yet his mind
could not bring to his recollection any
deed thai had merited vindictive an
ger on the part Of another; nor was ne
a hlamable man as the world goes. He
was amongst the governors Of five fash
ionable charities, and the only scan
ualous case which concerned him was
arranged between the lawyers on the
eve Ct it's coming into court: The mat
! rous told you that he was "a dear, &c
, was "a cunning old dog" and betwee,
them agreed that he had read the com
1nradments at least. Possibly. how
ever, those hours of solitude in tn
!, cabin compelled him to think rathe
= of his vices than of his WITHSTAND i
! may be that the fear was so much tn
- more real as his shortcomings were Sc
cret. Be that as it may, he assured m
g that he had never suffer ed so much a
o he did during that strange impris
+ onment, and that he cried a
!. most with delight when the doc
8, of the cabin opened, and h
+ saw the table Of the saloon set for dir
Rsnd and light mp ff bdogg uP RGe it sfT TIm
During one delicious moment he though
q himself the victim Of a well-meanin
practical ioker-the next his limbs wer
q limp as cloth, and he sank upon
t, cushioned seat with a groan which mus
r This scene has been SO faithful
n described to me that I can see it &
a clearly as tho myself stood among:
O. the players. On the one hand, prett
s. little American girl, with hane
le clasped and malicious laughter: abo'
il her rosy mouth; h on the tn a otherf
k man, covering upon the cushions Of
10 sofa, in blank astonishment, and hidir
at his view of her with bony fingers. (
lg a glance you would have said that tt
st girl was not twenty-but she was TIVE
Sc color Of the sea health upon her cheek
n the spray of the seafoam glis
ce She had upon her head i
" tie hat Of straw poised .daintily; h
is dress was Of white serge with a scarf
sh yacht-club colors at the throat; but h
ed feet were the tiniestt in the, world, al
Il unfit for an artists model. And
W. she stood laughing at the man who h;
al al become her guest upon the yacht, h
,11 attitude would have made the fortu
ny Of half the painters in Hampsteaa
az for a few minutes, but she was! the fl
p, to speak, her voice OVERLOOKING WI
ne "Well,' she said, IT call this re
10 Ia good Of you, my lord, to come, on 7
eGIss, yacht-when you were Just off, to, t
IN; n other girl-and your weddings fix
ne for the 18th of July. My word, you
the kindest-hearted man in Europe
&C. He looked up at her, some sha
he marked in his eyes, and he said:
as "Evelyn, I-l-never thought 1t
SUI youl'
"Then how pleased you must
leo Oh, am right glad, tell you; l m /
ry; as pleased as you are. To think Il
lag we never met since you left N "
II in such furry that you hadn It tt
even to send me a line--but Of cou
ian you men are so busy and so smart tt
ca girls don't count, and knew you W
j. iust dying to see me, and l sent
tor boat off saying it was old BurroV
ura how you love Burrow!-and here
OF are, my world ~
She spoke laboring under heavy
me element, so that her sentences FLOW
tly over one another. But he could sea
re- find a coherent word, and began
we'd tremble as she went on:
DIS; "You'n stay awhile, of course, !.
sire why, you re as pale as spectres
guess. Now if you look like thai
led Shall begin to think that we're not
was old friends we were in N York Y
is ago, and walk right upstairs to Art
less You remember my brother Arthur.
de- course you do. He was your !
IN g ticular friend, WASH he?-but how
sin bows quarrel. They really told me
months ago in the city that Art