The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05

a a sAR is the game Of tho gods,
VA IA A and torpedo boats play this
RFW game blindfold and with death
WV as an opponent, Torpedo boats
" v are the assasslns of the sea
and slink in darkness 10
strike death blows al the vitals of a
ship, as whale is harpooned. They are
gregarious and hunt together for the
Ship. armed and watchful but, like
Achillcs, vulnerable AT the last These
assassin vessels hy while the ship walks
her only defense being frai net
spread outboard which may or may
not stop the bolt Of destruction aimed
at her unprotected keel. Terrible are
these swift and fierce little marauders,
which, in their turn, are pursued by
marauders still swifter and fierccr than
themselves, the torpedo boat destroy.
ers. There were five OF these torpedo
boats skulking about the waters of the
Yang-tse that great saffron river which
brings destruction Al the flood and rich
pIentv al the recession of the waters.
II was night aud across the turbu-
lent and haggard river five torpedo
boats. with lights out, slipped like
ghosts past The British first class crui-
ser Drake. on which Vice Admiral liar
bord watched with a hawk 5 eve The
syolutions OF the torpedo boat division.
! he was SO pleased with the quiet aud
II ulSclpllUcu HUlbtIbuSutSS or lne ulN I
sion that he grunted with pleasure.
Another man besides Admiral Uar-
bord felt thrill of satisfaction. This
was Lieutenant Kenneth Mckenzie.
red headed, long.lcggcd. kcen-eyed
Scotchman with triumph in his eve Il
he paced the little bridge of his YES.
sci.
The evoutions were 10 take place
during FIVE nights while the division.
h.. Of Ia, al
ling its way down the river to TIankow,
EDuring the daytime the assassin d!vi.
sion proceeded in an orderly and decent
munncr. Keeping its speed down 20 the
slower gait OF thc big first class cruiser.
: But when the night fell then the tor
/ pedo boat division WAS exercised in nj
Eits potentialitics of murder and arson.
Lieutenant Kenneth Mckenzie knew
ttprpcdo boats well and he also knew
, that Admiral Harbord cherished vio-
lent affection for them. Nothing re-
seoirmended Il young officer so much to
|, thc Admiral aS the smart handling Of
ban assassin vessel Aud Lieutenant
Kenneth Mckenzie knew The Admiral :
eldest daughter, Mary Hartford. ana
flovcd her in his hard Scotch fashion
r As for the Admiral. hc believed in
Ibis bulldog British way that the best
plan TO secure his daughter 5 happiness
Twas 10 marry her 10 a man who under
stood the full value of torpcJocS in
naval warfare.
1 Much had come 20 Marv Harbord 5
father concerning that charming crca-
lturc S faDcy for Alywin. the American
Llieutcnant who commanded for Il time
] The gunboat Allctia Dashwoud. the
kAl,etta 5 captain, was back from the
lliospital NJ lIanlow, where h" had been
innrsing his rheumatism. and Nlcott, he
hrsi lieutenant. was cured Of Il broken
lleg and in tho ship once moro.
IA On tho day the Drake, with ihc five
Iforpcdo boats in leash started for Han
bow Admiral llarbord was told that
'Alywin had gone down 10 Ilankow ou
La for.nigbt : leave This annoyed Ad-
4 rliral llnrbcrd 50 much that he stopped
ihc mail steamer on its way to Han
faDg City. where there wss new
Hplegraph station, and sent Il pcrcmp-
I3ory dispatch to Mss Mary Hartford
lliliat she should cHt short her visit 10
ihc British consuI's family aud 20 mp
'to the convent at !low.Cbin- Ewang.
JEhoIc Ciaricc, hcr Younger sister, was
'micrned. and there await further or
! hers
= While writing Tins dispatch the ad.
Inral Sworo iuwardly thai never again
/ would he bring his daughters out OF
I England and called himself damned
linfcrnal fool for SO doing. That epi-