The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-06
THE DAILY SHORT
STORY
NAVAL. MANEUVERS.

aboard. Looks like an English
lady"
Does she, by George?" exclaim-
fed Lieutenant Bellairs. Here,
lgive me my glalsses!"
pink sunshade, golden hair,
white kid gloves" he muttered.
Nov, what on earth is girl like
that doing in the wilds of northern
Spain?"
There was mimic war upon the
seas. Half the British navy, strung
out over 5000 miles of black water,
was playing hide-and-seek. There
was a red fleet and blue fleet, the:
red fleet representing Britain at
bay, while the blue fleet stood for
a combination of three hostile ma.
tons.
Thus it came to pass that three
of the great four funneled cruisers
of the blue fleet developed engine
room defects which demanded rest
and recuperation.
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wireless messages with other COM
MERGE destroyers of the blue fleet,
the tire great ships headed their
way toward the towering cliffs of
northern Spain and were seen no
more by the detective destroyers Of
the red fleet
The shore boat had nosed along
side the gangway, and Lieutenant
Lionel Bellairs stood, cap in hand,
to receive his visitor.
She rose, lowered her sunshade,
and gasped.
"O-o-o-o-h! Are you the officer
who was on the bridge just now?"
she exclaimed.
81 have that pleasure" answered
the gallant lieutenant, with an en-
gaging smile.
I'm SO sorry!" gurgled the
young lady. Il though you were
Ted, my brother. am Dolly
Blow" answered the siren with a
fash of violet eyes.
Sorry I'm not your brother, by
Jove!" answered Mr.. Bellairs,
heartily. Your brother was
swopped over to the Megatherium
just before the maneuvers started.
But l can see the family likeness,
by Jove!"
ooh, how vexing! made GER
tain that Ted was on board, and l
have travelled 80 miles from a lit
tie watering place, you know.
; where l am staying with my
: aunt"
The lieutenant, however, inward
, ly gloated at the opportunity of
playing host to such a fair visitor.
How awfully jolly" she said at
sight of all the ships wonders.
But what is that noise?" she ask
ed as a deep clangor sounded from
the engine room.
: "Those are the engineers at
work on the engines. We go to
sea at 10 O'Clock tonight"
, After a very jovial visit of it she
left the ship to catch the afternoon
train back. a.
lawfully jolly girl" sighed the
lieutenant, badly smitten, after she
was gone The others assented.
Could they but have followed the
object of their thought upon her
travels, these simple sailormen
might have altered their opinion OF
Miss Dolly Blow.
By the time that the train had
reached the next station, one cor
ner of the compartment was litter
ed with skirt, petticoat, bodice, a
golden wig, pink sunshade and
and other feminine etceteras.
: In the opposite corner asst Miss
] Dorothy Blows twin brother,
smoking short clay pipe and
, peering anxiously out of the win
dow. AS the train drew up at the
station familiar face, wreathed
in broad grin, showed at the
station.
Pull down the blinds, Hedges!"
gasped Master Billy Blow. Chuck
me my coat and collar quick, and
pack these buds up. I've got the
whole plan O. campaign. They
stood me a slap-up lunch-roses,
tip-top, and all. was dying for a
smoke all the time, tool"
Alighting, they took a 10 mile
gallop on donkeyback over the
mountains to the seashore, where
lay one of his majesty's torpedo
boat destroyers in an inlet, wait
ing.
1t was promptly at 11:45 p. m.
that three four funneled cruisers Of
the blue fleet were steaming north.
wards in single file, that there
came the boom of a gun, followed
by the flashing of searchlights
from the north.
They turned west only to meet
another cluster of searchlights.