The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20
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men close by them, and was admitted
| to the president once more.
Mr.. President" ne said, that was a
cipher message. Number 10, as An
chester told us, might be the number of
many house, but also it was the Mar
iposa's yard number when she was on
the stocks; and William is the name of
the emperor of Germany. Anchester's
girl iS a chip of the old block, and
she'll put it together right. Now, then,
the fleet"
1.-THE fleet" replied the president.
will go. to sea at shutdown. Let them
hunt him. if they Will
When Anchester went on deck next
morning nobody spoke to him, so. after
a few turns he climbed the ladder to
the Mariposa's superstructUre and
walked forward between groups o.
men who watched him indOlently. 1t
came over him that he wasn't wanted,
and for the first time in many years
he had a queer pain in his chest.
! The Mariposa was steaming ten
/ l<nots due south. as part Of the open
! feet formation. Ahead, Anchester
could see another battleship ard siz-
able cruiser. On the port bow he made
out two more battleships and TO the
starhCard there were half a dozen tor
pedo craft guarding the flank Duck
ing his head a bit, he saw across 20
port on the Mariposas beam two
other cruisers and a battleship, and
| beyond them more torpedo boats.
Every ship was painted bIackish gray.
Anchester sized them UP with critical
eye. He knew them for the flying
squadron. Just then an officer came up
deck.
What can / do?" inquired Anches-
ter.
Anything you please, sir" replied
the officer, and passed on.
Anchester considered something ter
rible. But by night his proud spirit
| was broken. He missed The fOrmality
of his office. Nobody wanted to see
him about anything. A Japanese boy
brought food to the stateroum on the
lower tier reserved for his use. And
1t was this youngster that reported the
prisoner missing from his quarters
soon after breakfast, three lays later
Ii Captain Maxim felt the loss ne
had no time to give his regrets Fer
there was smoke to the eastward.
II was a spotless morning, and the
horizon line was a cash of purplish
black between the sea and Sky. The
smoke was reported 10 the bridge at
| Just before eight bells in the forenoon
watch. Then it dropped away again
and nobody caught sight Of it for an
| hour, when a big cloud Of 1t stained
the blue
Twenty minutes afterward his ma.
rine orderly spoke to him.
Mr. Matson makes out six ships,
sir, and would you like to come out -
The flagship is signaling, sir
and then they read the orders: Enc
my approaching. Clear for action.
Cruiser division fall and and form sec
ond line within signal distance. Tor
pedo boats stand by in rear OF first Iii
vision. Take position and heave to,
awaiting orders
And while the ships were cleared the
smoke grew denser. BY the time the
noats were put overheard and set
acr1ft TIE enemy was in sight as to the
tops or him, and they could reckon him
up-f1ve battleships and an armored
cruiser, coming along fast. That set
! tleu tie second division. The flagship
signaled again:
Second division make port or rem
devious. Await orders. Torpedo yes
sells close in. First division advance
IN line, best speed. Follow general or
ders already bulletined MaripoSa
take enemy's arrnored cruiser
That means every ship for herself, -
SAID Captain Maxim eagerly. Full
speed ahead, Mr.. Goliath, ana we will
engage the ship on his extreme left.
Do you make her out?''
salamanca, or her class, said tie
| executive. and then the gongs rang far
below and the Mariposa steamed due
east at seventeen knots
Mr.. Goliath" said the captain, I've
VIII sink the Salamanca, and watch
out for torDedoes"
But the Salamanca had her own
| opinions about that. Her bow-turreI
dropped a ten-iEch shell within a hun
oreds yards Of the Mariposa's stern
before Mr.. Goliath could address some
purely official remark to the young
gentleman i'm command OF the forward
turret, and the next shot spouted salt
water just before her.
They brought their shooters with
them this time" obstrved MIR. Matsor.