The Lake County times., 1907-05-09
Continued from yesterday1


Continued from yesterday)
Meanwhile in a room downstairs that
good natured veteran Captain Kempt
was telling the latest stories to his fu-
ture son-in-law, a young officer of the
American navy who awaited with
dutlful impatience the advent of the
serene Sabina When at last the la
dies came down, the party set out
through the gathering darkness of this
heavenly summer night for the private
pier from which they were privileged,
because Of Captain Kempt's official
standing, to voyage to the cruiser
on the revenue cutter Whippoorwill,
which was later on TO convey the Sec
retary of the navy and his encourage
across the same intervening waters.
Just before they reached the pier their
steps were arrested by the boom Of
cannon, followed instantly by the sud
den apparltion of the CONSERVATION
picked out in electric light, masts. fun
mel and hull all outlined by incandes-
cent stars.
How beautiful cried Sabina, whose
young man stood beside her ut is as
If a gigantic rocket, all of one color.
had burst and hung suspended there
like the planets of heaven"
1T reminds me-" whispered Kath-
crime to Dorothy, "of an overgrown
popcorn ball." at which remark the two
girls were frivolous enough to laugh.
"Crashg sounded a cannon from an
A 4Nvfnn n1,t lxtk
squadron became visible in q blaze of
lightning. And now all the yachts and
other craft on the waters fiaunted
their lines of fire, and the whole bay
was Illuminated like a lake in fairy
land
Now" said Captain Kempt, with
chuckle, watch the Britisher think
she's going to show us some color"
And as he spoke there appeared,
spreading from mast to mast, q huge
sheet OF blue, with four great stars
which pointed the corners of a paral-
telegram, and between the stars shone
a huge white anchor. Cheers rang out
from the crew Of the CONSERVATION,
and the band on board played "The
Star Spangled Banner"
That" said Captain Kempt in ex-
planation, 'is the flag of the United
States secretary of the navy, who will
be with US tonight. The visitors have
kept very quiet about this bit Of illu-
minatlon, but our lads got on to the
secret about week ago, and I'll be
very much disappointed if they don't
give 'em tit for tat"
When the band on the CONSERVATION
ceased playing all lights went out on
the American squadron. and then on
the flagship appeared from mast to
mast device with the union jack In
the corner, a great red cross dividing
the flag into three white squares. As
this Illumination flashed out the Amer
lean band struck up the British ma
tional anthem. and the outline lights
appeared again
That" said the captain, sis the
British man-o wars flag"
The Whippoorwin speedily whisked
the party and others across the spar
king waters to the foot of the grand
stairway which had been specially
constructed to conduct the elect from
the tide to the deck 1t was more
than double as broad as the ordinary
gangway, was carpeted from top to
bottom, and on every step stood a
bluejacket, each as steady as If cast
In bronze, the line forming. as one
might say, living handrail rising to-
ward the dark sky
Captain Kempt and his wife went
first followed by Sahina and her
young man, with the two girls in their
wake
"Aren't those men splendid?" whis-
pered Katherine to her friend. Il wish
each held an old fashioned torch.
do love a sailor"
$50 do t. said Dorothy. then check
Ell herself and laughed a little.
Il guess we all do" sighed Kath.
erine.
On deck the bluff captain OF the
CONSERVATION in resplendent uniform
stood beside Lady Angela Burford OF
the British embassy at Washington tC
receive the guests Of the cruiser. Be
hind these two was grouped an as
semblage of officers and very fash,
ionably dressed women. chatting VI
vaciously with each other. As Dorothy
looked at the princess-like Lady An
gela ii seemed as If she knew her; as
II here were one who had stepped out
OF an English romance. Her tall
proudly held figure made the stoutist
captain seem shorter than he aetuallI