Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-26
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rCstsialy asl per yoi. aotsce
tset before dsxs Msa ss ysss over;
hauling tie skiD ut chs Had . sasii
boat trailing astsrn- It's pounds to
pennies .tk6EnSF,Ss CONS IN INA
Hsrs. tait; IN eaa ovtr ~.
He srigslsd ont u the window
himself. DROPPED down the Jseobs
ladder and pssrsl saxionsly sft fAsrs
vas no sisa de Ieel II NJ esrt
and he couldn't - very we'll, but As
could Sc saougA 70 tnox thst from
whatever easps. he boat that had
bsein dragging sstsfn vss gone. -"
You've lest then again, ets
Charles" he sait slOmily. - -
climbed into tAs. eAbia .Agsin.
'Tn not believe H." ehsd Or
Chsflss bitterly aissppointsd st this
uniortunsts atias q % pronis'as
. venture. ..
Captain Tuggiss laughed. n must
Be confessed tAas h hugely enjoyed
the aisconhtsss q bic upyslcons
visitors. rt
whats TO b done now" cried Dir
Charles.
Nothing but % back to the Britsa-
MA
what! without searching the
ship
we'll, We can 90 that" returned
Collier, but I'm morally certain that
MI BE- Of little use"
Nevertheless" answered Or
Charles, Il should Nike II. for they may
have been concealed. elsewhere and
this ell may Be . trick to throw -
on the scent" "a
IAN right" returned the naval Of
fcer, I'll have ., dozen, Of the Britain
MAS out Of the boat and We'll over
haul the Flying Star from stem 70
stern and frsm truck to keelson."
Gentlemen" said the captain. Tn
terrible anxious to get ahead. I'll be
honest with you this time. did take
in them two parties about noon to-day.
I moved that the one In mems clothes
was q woman soon a. ] laid eyes on
her, but she said she was the daugh-
ter Of Captain William Penn Slocum
Of Philadelphia Q man I'd knowed
for many years, an I agreed to take
her to Bordeaux whittier I'm bound.
She said she was runnin' away from
her husband. And the other girl was
runnin' away from . lover. No, not
exactly" continued the captain. cor.
recting himself, "the. other girl was
runnin' away Cause she had to- ]
took II that she was no wise willin' 70
come with US but she couldn't help II"
Sir Charles heart leaped Of this con-
nrmation Of his hopes and dreams.
AN 7 give you my word" continued
the captain, that they amt nowhere
else In the ship. was down here
Just before dark, thought I'd fetch
them some supper, and they was both
asleep, an didn't have the heart 10
wake EN- up. think it's Just as this
gentleman says, somethin' must have
alarmed them, maybe they heard your
hail; their boat was draggn' asten,
and they made on In her"
81 have no doubt that you are speak
I ing the truth" answered Seton. r.
Captain Tuggies startled violently.
May" said the soldier, Il mean nc
ofiense at all, but you don't know
Lady Ellen Darlington, and It's quite
possible that without your knowledge
she's concealed herself in some othel
part Of the ship"
| III produce her will you take OF
your men and your ship and femme
60 on"
4 Instantly" returned Seton.
II wish ! could do H." said the cap
tain. AL can do is to send my mel
to assist yours. Mr.. Rayker," b,
called out to the mate, have the shiI
searched. Put no hindrance in th,
way Of these Britishers, and II then
two females can be found. fetch EN-
aft, for Gods sakei"
II did not take the sailors long h
search the ship. They found NJ
trace Of Ellen and Deborah whstso
ever and SO reported to Collier.
| II am sorry for you. Sir Charles,
said Collier, but they have EVIDENT!
escaped you. They're cruising arount
somewhere In these waters in tina
boat Perhaps We can overhaul then
at daybreak II We have good luck,
he said. AT any rate, they are mo-