The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-01

tpleI lIO4h WHICH Ihry MGiS pLANAleSeuf
because of Captain Kempt's official
standing. to voyage to the cruiser
on the revenue cutter WhippoorwiD.
which was later on to convey the sec
rotary Of the navy and his entaursge
cross the same intervening waters.
!uvt before they reached the pier their
steps were arrested by the boom Of a
cannon, followed Instantly by the sud
den apparition of the CONSERVATION
picked out in electric light, nasts fun
mel and hull all outlined by lncandes-
cent stars.
! How beautifulE' cried sablna, whose
young man stood beside her. 1T is as
IL 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.
CRASH sounded cannon from an
American ship, and then the white
squadron became visible in a blaze of
lightning. Aud now all the yachts and
other craft on the waters Haunted
their lines OF fire, and the whole bay
was Illuminated like lake in fairy
land.
Vow said Captain Kempt, with q
chuckle, watch the Britisher. think
shes going to show us some color"
And as he spoke there appeared.
spreading from mast to mast, huge
sheet of blue, with four great stars
which pointed the corners of 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.
PLANTATION, lis the tiag 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-
mination, but our lads got on to the
secret about week ago, and I'll be
very much disappointed II 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, 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 anttsem. and the outline lights
appeared again.
That" said the captain, sis the
British Inan-o'-war's flag"
The Whippoorwlll speedily whisked
the party and others across the spar
Killing waters 10 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 MS broad as the ordinary
gangway, was carpeted from top to
bottom. and on every step stood a
bluejacket. each as steady as IL cast
in bronze, the line forming, as one
might say, living handrail rising to-
ward the dark sky.
Captain Kempt and his wife wont
first, followed by Sabina and her
young man, with the two girls In their
wake.
AREN'T those men splendid7" whis-
pered Katherine to her friend. Il wish
each held an old fashioned torch,
do love sailor" u So
so do L. said Dorothy, then check
ed herself and laughed little IL
81 guess we all do" sighed Kath-
crime.
On deck the bluff captain of the
CONSERVATION in resplendent uniform
stood beside Lady Angela Burford OF
the British embassy at Washington to
receive the guests of the cruiser. Be-
hind these two was grouped an as
semblage of officers and very fash
lonably dressed women, chatting vi
vaciously with each other As Dorothy
looked at the princess-like Lady An
gela It seemed IS If she knew her; as
II here were one who had stepped out
of an English romance Her tall,
proudly held figure made the stoutlsh
captain seem shorter than lie actually
was. The natural haughtiness of those
classic features was somewhat modi-
fed by pro tenn smile. Captain
Kempt looked back over ~ ahor, 4er
and said in a low voice:
Now, young ladies'. hest foot for
ward. The Du Maurier woman is to
receive the Gibson girls
Il know / shall laugh. and l fear
shall giggle.- said katherine. hui asa
encountered glance from Ter elder
sister quite as naughty as amy u; :
Angela might have bestowed and ~
thought OF merrIment ficd for the no.
ment. Thus the ordeal pnSsel convcn.
tionaliy without Katherine either laugh
Ing or giggiing.
vSabina and her young man faded
away into the crowd. Captain ilca,,,t
was nodding to this one AMI tliat d
his numerous acquain.ances. and
Katherine felt Dorothy brink Il li.re
closer to her as a tall, unknown -,...,,-
rno,, daftlx, threaded his 1,-a,. .,,,,,.,,,.