New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

resemblance to the Er1nna; but she eV1deiIly ldu
10 intantion of being spoken by the Lancashire Lass
for after refusing to answer Captain Brown Signals
she suddenly put out her lights and disappeared
round an island off the Scilian coast In the mean
time Van TOrp had been summoned, and ordered
suddenly, as the Lancashire Lass rounded the
island the vessel that had lain concealed ran o'
suddenly. with all her regulation lights up aPPar
entity making directly across the bows OF the Ian
CaShire Lass >, -, W., ,r-,
CAPTAIN Brown had his glasses up and dld not
answer at once After nearly a minute ne iilu
them down on the lid of the small box fastened 10
the bridge rail E oo...;dorob1e
dsannointment AT four miles distance she
looked so much like her that didn't dare to let
her slip through my fingers but we have not loSt
more than a couple OF hours
N.Y. What is this thing, anyway She's coming
toward pretty quick
She's one of those new tast twin screw revenue 1
cutters the Italians have built lately, sir They
look very like yachts at night. There S deal OF
smuggling on this coast, over from Malta She's
coming alongside to ask what we mean by giving
chase to a Government vessel.
CaDtan Brown was right, and when the big
cutter had crossed his bows, she ran all round MN
while she slowed down, and stopped within speak
ing distance on his starboard side The usual ques
lions were asked and answered
English Yacht Lancashire Lass, from Venice
for Messina, expecting to meet Trend yacht at
sea Thought the revenue cutter was She Regretted
mistake Had the Captain of the cutter seen or
heard of the English yacht Erinna?"
his duty to watch all vessels He wished Captain
Brown pleasant trip and good night.
Hard-a-starboard! Port engine slow astern;
etarboard engine half-speed ahead That was all
Captain Brown said; but no one could guess what
lie was thinking as his big vessel turned quickly to
port on her heel, and he headed her up for the
straits again.
Van Torp said nothing at all; but his lips moved
5 he left the bridge and went off to his own quar-
,crs 1t was nearly four o'clock and the eastern
SKY gray.
THE current was dead against the yacht through
the straits, which were, moreover, crowded with
III sorts of large and small craft under sail. taking ad
vantage of the tide to get through. Many of them
steered badly under the circumstances, OF course,
and it out of the question to run between them
at full speed The consequence was that 1t was
eight o'clock when the Lancashire Lass steamed
slowly into Messina and dropped anchor in the mid
die of the harbOr, to wait while Captain Brown got
information about the Erinna, if any was to be had
at the harbOrmasterS office.
She was not there and had not been heard of;
but a Paris paper procured in which 1t
stated that the Erinna had arrived in Naples,
owner and party on board.
Well" said Van Torp lets get to Naples
quicll How long will it take, Captan?"
" About eight hours, sir, counting getting
under way and out of this crowded water; which
won't take long, for the tide will soon turn"
Go aheadr' said Van Torp.
A T about nine O'Clock Captain Brown saw the
Ernna right ahead, bows and only half a
mile away, just between Scylla and Faro where the
whirlpool is still danger to sailing vessels and slow
steamers, and Just the tide turning against
her and in his own favor. He sent the second mate
with urgent message requesting Van Torp to
up.
Five minutes earlier the owner had sat down to
breakfast opposite Lady Maud, who very pale
and had dark shadows under her eyes for the first
time since he had known her. AS soon the stew
ard left them alone, she spoke