Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-12
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SeIIlnstOns cdSuo ID England. Inc Car-
fington4 after Q house party. engaged
n family tilt caused by Jealousy.
CHAPTER n.-Lord Darlington and
Ills wife each made charges Of faithless-
pass against the other In continuation Of
The quarrel
CHAPTER III.-F1rst Directing against
playing cards with the guests, Lady Car
nngton agreed to cut cards With Lord
ptrathgate, whose attentions to Ellen
Aeo become a sore point with Darlington.
1ne loss Of 10000 failed to ,perturb her,
and her husband then cut for his wifes
/ 0. U. and his honor. Darlington win.
Ang. The incident closed except that
liking for each other apparently arose
Setween Lady Darlington and Lord
4trathgate
CHAPTER Iv.-Additional attentions
q Lord Darlington to Lady Cecily and
Lord Strathgate' to Lady Darlington COM
Relled the latter to vow that she would
Lave the castle. <
CHAPTER V.-Preparing to fee, Lady
harrington and her chum Deborah, an
American girl, met Lord Strathgate at
fWo q. m, he agreeing to see them safely
sway.
CHAPTER W.-Ellen fed, StrathRats
frving., He attempted to take her 10
niS castle, but she left him stunned IN
me road when the carriage meets with
en accident. She and Debbis then
setfuck out for Portsmouth, where she In
SkAPTER vn.-Hearing now. -
1ilen's flight, Lords Darlington and Seton
ct out In pursuit.
CHAPTER vIII.-seton Iocatin. .
esning village, hit the trail of Ellen and
Debbie. He then rented q fast vessel
ead started In pursuit, Darlington pur-
CHAPTER K.-Strathgate, bleemns
9fom fall, dashed on to Portsmouth, fof
which Darlington, Ellen and Seton were
also headed by different routes.
CHAPTER X.-Strathgate arrived IN
portsmouth in advance Of the others.
en4lng that Ellen's ship had sailed BE-
scfe her.
CHAPTER XI-Strathgate and car
g nngton each hired small yacht to pur-
cue the wrong vessel, upon which each
supposed Ellen had sailed.
CHAPTER XII.-Seton overlook the IA.
gitves near Portsmouth, but his craft
ran aground. just as capture was immi-
Aent.
CHAPTER XIII.-Ellen won the chase
oy boarding American vessel and foiline
ner pursuers-Strathgate Seton and Car.
nngton... Darlington and StrathEate
!nrown together by formers wrecking OF
duel, neither being hurt.
onHFIEn nIv.
: Admiral Kephard Joins the Pursuit.
= + We left Sir Charles Seton hard and
fast in his boat on the shoal. Sir
Charles had nothing to do but study
the ocean and observe that which
transpired upon It, for a few moments
Of hard work convinced worthy Master
whitley. that only the rising tide
would float his vessel. Sir Charles
Saw the whole drama enacted before
q him. He saw Ellen run down the
Flying Star; he saw that vessels way
checked; he could see Deborah fol.
lowed by Ellen Chamber aboard. He
marked the other two boats chasing
down the channel and made a shrewd
guess that one carried Darlington and
the other Strathgate. He saw the
collision, although Of course he was
100 far away to know who was re.
sponsible or what was happening. He
even saw the smoke from the two pis.
tolls which were discharged by the
belligerents on the boat and after a
time detected the report family, but
other than that he knew nothing.
1t was soma time before the rising
tide coupled with their own tremen.
dous exertion got the boat of the
shoal. Sir Charles had had plenty Of
time to mature his plans. He knew
tnat Ellen was on that ship. He
guessed that Darlington and Strath.
gate had gone back to Portsmouth,
II one or the other, or both of them
mad not been killed in that inter.
cnange of pistol shots, and he sur.
missed that the first duty to which
they would devote themselves would
be to see which one could kill the
other. o."
He therefore determined to chase
tne ship. Not in his own boat, oh, no!
he had a better plan than that A
ready and resourceful man was Sir
Charles Seton. And while he was deep
~ In love with Mistress Debbie. the
more In love because through Ellen's
persistence his sweetheart had been
as 1t were, dragged out of his arms
and therefore added the value of the
unattainable to his pursuit of her, yet
ne was not in addition blinded nv
passion, Jealousy and hatred as were
harrington and Strathgate. He knew
tnat Mistress Debbie despised men of
the strathgate stamp, and although
everything in petticoats was fair game
ior Strathgate, he also knew that the
ear. was on this occasion bent toward
Lady Ellen. Therefore, he was in a
saner and brighter mood than the
other two
Not far away lay the great ships of
Admiral 'Kephard. The admiral had
announced. his intention Of posting
= down to Portsmouth BY coach. The
first thing he would do when he ar.
rived would be to board his flagship
which lay at. the head of the line OF
a dozen little ships; several, Q miles
away from the place where Sir
Charles had taken ground. Sir
Charles reasoned that the admiral
would be in hurry to get TO iports.
mouth and that even II he. ldid NOT
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