The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-05-02
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caused Darlington, with finger
upon the trigger, to stay the pressure.
Why don't you fire, nay lord?'
cried Strathgate.
Draw your weapon, Stratngate.
said Darlington, dropping the point of
his own pistol.
I'm sorry to say that I'm unarmed."
There was no use. Darlington could
not kill him under the circumstances.
He stood staring after him for a mo-
ment, and then raised his hand and
shook 1t in the air.
God have mercy on you II l meet
you againl" he cried.
Take the peril to yourself, Lord
Darlington" Strathgate called out,
and with a farewell "a of his hand
the cutter shot out beyond the extrem-
ity Of the pier, and, catching the full
force Of the breeze, which happened to
be blowing straight up the harbor, ne
cessitating a hard beat out against it,
bore away toward the opposite shore
Pistol in hand, Darlington turned
and confronted the astonished crowd
which had gathered in his rear.
What went he after?" he asked.
The men facing him looked from
one to another.
Darlington thrust the pistol back
into his belt, tore out his pocketbook.
opened it, and took out a ten-pound.
note.
THAT for information"
One Of the men whose boats Strath-
gate had disdained to employ forced
his way through the crowd.
I'll tell you for the money"
Speak out. 'Tis yours"
"He come down here lookin' for q
man anG a woman, and Cooper, he
owns the boat yonder. said his broth
err put a party ~containin' a man and a
woman aboard the Flying Star OF a
ship like her last night"
"What them" asked Darlington.
t "Then he offered a hundred pounds
for the tastes boat to put him aboard
! the Flying Star afore she got clear
into the channel"
And he took Cooper's boat" SAID
!, another boatman.
"Is she the fastest in the harbor?'
o We'll, there's some as do say that jim
Haight's boats got the heels of her.
Here's your ten pounds" said Car
g rington. Where's Haight?"
Here l be, master"
"A hundred pounds TO you" salt
Darlington, IF you put me aboard tina
g ship. and another hundred If you pu
q me there before S~trathgate."
d And If l don't do neither?" re
turned Haight, quickly.
Nothing" said Darlington. TT
win or lose."
Il take you, yer honor" erie
Haight, whose sporting blood wa
a aroused, and the remark was greete,
. by three cheers from the wharf.
, IF it's in the power Of a Ports
mouth boat to do It, Haight's the maj
for you, master" said one old vet
eran.
r Stay" continued Haight, I'D like
e to know who I'm dealin' with"
e I'm Lord Darlington, first lieuten
ant of the Niobe yonder."
d He pointed to one of the frigate:
g swinging ahead In the line Of battle
e ships of Kephard's feet.
"Right-o, your lordship," said Haight
g making a sea scrape at the mention o,
g rank, social, political and naval. Of his
speaker. Lads, who goes with us2'
He picked up three or four volun
e teers, to whom Darlington promised
o suitable reward.
My boats twice as big as Cooper'i
cutter, and I need the hands, you
lordship."
"Take anybody, anything YOU
g please" said Darlington. Where's this
boat?'
she be lyin' beyond the other pier
a. Shall bring her here, or-?'
We go there" returned my lord
"'Tis quicker"
Committing his horse to one Of tn,
b~ystanders, with instructions to TAX,
T. him to the inn, Darlington, FOLLOWED
by Haight and three seamen, ran bacl
# to the shore, made their way alonl
the strand to the other pier, leape,
into the boat, which was a large
7, swift cutter, as Haight had said, a
least half again as big as Cooper's
which wal now well down the harbo
and going tremendously under ever.
freshening breeze.
% To cast off the lines, hoist the sails
warp the boat along the pier until sh
ID gained the open roads, was the worI
n Of a few moments. Darlington stool
n quietly while the skillful men workeI
a busily around him, but so soon as tn
70 wind filed the sail and the boat gatt
t. cred way he came aft, calmly ~displacet
at Haight at the helm and sailed tn
boat himself. And no n in tia
n, harbor knew how to do it bette
than he.
le CHAPTER XII.
Lady caFrington's Luck.
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