News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-07-13
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TO plant twelve shells in the locality {
her engine room without the least he.
1tat1on. There was no thought of d,
handing her surrender or any quixoti
nonsense of that sort.
AS 1t was, every gun scored thoug
the elevation was rather high Th
shells made a sad mess of the super
structure. but left the engines intact
Though winged, she still could fly
The second salvo of proiectiles wa
less damaging. Again the gunner
tailed to reach the warship's vitals
Her commander got his own arma
ment into action and managed to de
molish a warehouse and grain ele
rator. Then he made off down the
coast toward Rio de Janeiro.
The sudden uproar stirred Maceit
from roof to basement. Its inhabit
ants poured into the plaza. Every
man We'd with his ncighbor in yelling
"The revolution is here! Viva Dom
Corria!"
The one incident of a political ma
ture in which the victorS of the tusSl6
on Fernando Noronha were publicly
concerned was the outcome of a mes
sage cabled by Dom Corria while the
smoke Of Russo's cannon still chung
about the quay.
1t was written in German, addressed
TO Hamburg shipping firm and ran
as follows: "Have sold Unser Fritz to
Senior Pondillo of this port as from
Sept. / for 175,000 marks. If approved
cable confirmation and draw on Paris
branch DeutSche bank at sight. Franz
Schmidt, care German consul, Maceio."
This harmless commercial item was
read by many officials hostile to De
sylvia, yet it evoked no comment. Its
first real effect was observable in the
counting house Of the Hamburg own
ers. There it was believed that Cap
tain Schmidt had either become a III.
matte himself or was in touch with a
rich one. Schmidt was so well known
to them that they acted on the latter
hypothesis. They cabled him theiI
hearty eommendatiOn drew" on the
Paris bank by the next post and await
ed developments. To their profound
amazement the money was paid, As
they had obtained fS,750 for vessel
worth about one-quarter of the sum
they had good reason to be satisfied.
1t mattered not jot to them that the
sale was made "as from Sept /" OF
any other date. They signed the de
sired guittance, cabled Schmidt again !
to ask if Senior Pondillo was in need |
Of other ships of the Unser Fritz class I
and the members of the firm INDUCED
that evening in the best dinner that |
the tiptop restaurant of Hamburg ,
could supply.
They were puzzled next day by GER !
tain statements in the newspapers and
were called on to explain to a mum
Der of journalists that the ship had :,
left their ownership.
HoZier, of. course, had forgiven Iris !
for her aloofness, and Iris, With that
delightful inconsistency which ranks
high among the many charms of her
sex, found that "Phi4ip, dear" though
she might not marry him, was her only
possible companion. He, having ac-
quired an experience previously lack
ing, took care to fall in with her mood.
She, weary OF painful self repression,
cheated the frowning gods Of Gust
this one night" So they looked at the
twinkling lights, spoke in whispers
lest they should miss any tokens of
on shore, elbowed each
other comfortably on the rails Of the
bridge and uttered no word Of love or
future purpose
Suddenly a lightning blaze leaped
from the somber shadows of some
buildings on the quay lower down the
liver. Again. and many times again,
he sudden jets of fame started out
lcross the black water. Iris, or Ho-
der, for that matter, had never seen a
ieldpiece fired by night, but before
he girl could do other than grip
Philips arm in a spasm of fear the
hunder Of the artillery rolled across
he harbor, and the worn plates of the
Jnser Fritz quivered under the mere
oncussion.
"By Jove, they're at itr' cried Philip
'Ohr' she gasped and chung to him
nore tightly.
Under such circumstances it was
My to be- expected that his arm would
lasp her round the waist.
Hozier strained his eyes through the
loom to try to discover the effect of
be cannonade on the gunboat. He
7as quickly alive to the significance
{ the answering broadside. Then the |
lack hull grew dim and vanished. His
ailor's sympathies went with the es-
aping ship.
'She has got away! I am Jolly glad
{ it" he cried. at was a dirty trick
, open fire on her In that fashion.
ust how they served the Andromeda,
he hounds, only we had never a gun
} tickle them up in return"
About o'clock a grand review was
ED in the plaza, or chief square. Dom
orria, a Respondent parsonage on
orseback, made a fine speech. He
as vociferously applauded by both
oops and populace. General Russo,
lso mounted, assured him that Brazh
7as pining for him. In, effect when he
7as firmly established in the presi.
ency the people would be allowed to
ote for him.