Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-01-07
laying for you. Not so much fos you

laying for you. Not so much for yo
lie stopped quickly. There was no us
in telling about his designs against tn
privateer. The game had only begun, anC
no one could foresee the end yet.
Don't disdain us, young man." laughet
Captain Evers. He was in high gooc
humor because of his escape from so form
liable trap WED be worth nigh on tc
hundred thousand pounds, take it, tc
your Yankee cruisers, to say nothing OF
the guns for the Ellen, if you could over,
haul us. Well, you would have had us
1 sure If it hadn't been for this young
lady"
At this a pang OF regret shot through
the heart of the fair Ellen. Her lover
looked so melancholy and miserable. Al
| most for second she wished she had
not interfered. The emotion was more
than transitory, too. Ellen was devoted
to her father, but cared little for the
Southern Confederacy. She was not
Southern born, nor was he. He lived
there however, and. like many people in
similar circumstances, he drifted with the
State. He had resigned his command in
the army before the war. He was not
native of the United States and, naturally
enough, did not care particularly for the
country. He was a shrewd man. He
saw, or thought he saw, abundant oppor-
tunities for making money out of the war,
hence his outftting this privateer.
Having considerable money on hand
just before the outbreak of the war. he
had bought a new and very swift vessel,
which he intended to use, with others in
which he had an interest, in the cotton
trade. Being a farseeing man. even be-
fore hostilties commenced, he had deter
mined, 80 soon as war was declared, to
turn his steamer into a privateer and
blockade-runner and prey on the federal
commerce. He had promptly ordered IA
new and expensive armament for her in
England, which had been sent to New
Providence, in the Bahamas and which
the Greyhound was bringing thence. He
had a large interest in the cargo of that
blockade runner as well. He was a thrifty
man and loved to turn penny.
New Providence being an English set
tlement, Major Jones happened to have
relatives living there. His daughter had
been spending several months in that
place. She was woman of unusual ca
pacity, and her father had taken advan
tage of her presence there to transact a
large part of his business through her
1t was she who had paid for and received
the armament of her namesake: it was
she who had arranged for its shipment,
and she was now actually in charge of the
Grey reyhound-strange position for young +
ady OF course upon Captain Evers and
lis mates were devolved the duties of
sailing the ship and delivering the cargo,
nut she. representing the owner, was SUI
)reme in ether matters. Therefore, al /
hough he did not realize it, it was really t
he who had captured Mr.. Smith rather t
han Captain Evers. /
We'll" said the captain, you made a
'rave attempt and failed handsomely" i
NO thanks to you captain"
whats that
ut was entirely due, as l said, to this
Dung lady
"I--I-am very sorry began Ellen. a
WHAT exclaimed the captain, look ii
ng hard at her Come, now. Miss Ellen a
-oure not sorry that you were not cap
ured, surely. Why, that would about h
uin your father | take it. He owns -
1ost of this cargo, and without the guns
,e're fetching him the Ellen wouldn't be q
rorth-what do you call it?-a cent" Il
"Certainly l am not sorry about that. t'
ut / feel very sorry for Mr.. Smith. | a
new him before the war, when my father
as in the army. We're old friends IN
Thank you," said Smith gratefully
"Friendship played you sorry trick, Il
len." said the English captain. OF
Il could not help it," exclaimed Ellen II
as if she sought to justify ii
nr action to her lover. in
Il don't blame you, Miss Ellen put in
mith promptly, you did what was right.
, you always did, Ex
TO be cOntinued.) b