The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-25

FOILED
SARAH BAXTER

oney. She said that her Ia
.,s q widower and an old
As.n Ill for more than a
tbe care Of a trained nurse.
Miss Dartmore. was a wo-
thIry-five years old. She
.o,ipg to marry her charge
T. 10 getting control Of his
:, struggle was going on be-
,urse and the daughter, the
n accomplish this marriage.
.odeayoring to prevent 1t.
Miss Ambrose. was having
n the struggle at the time.
n,rmore had taken the old
ri bis yacht, the Rowena.
[,Iled away with him on the
hking with her a consider
In Of his property in negoti-
and cash.
ned to me that the proper
me was to get a warrant for
more's arrest on a charge of
deputy sheriff to serve It
chase. | called up a friend
all about yachts and where
BE- procured. and within a
had chartered the Nau-
u1iliary boat, and before sun
mbrose. an aunt of hers. my
deputy sheriff were of in
Of the ROwena.
knew Of the direction taken
Versary was that it was east
occurred to me that Miss
would endeavor to lose her.
g the islands lying beyond
though she might stop at
hr the purpose Of being mar
Ambrose informed me that
She knew her father had not
tsnsented to a marriage. but
bite feeble. and II the nurse
lent time she would doubtless
him to her purpose.
ching Portland we put In
DE a hurried search of the
u, not finding the Rowena.
. eastward, striking the is
soon as we left port. They
thick, and we, passed many
which enabled us to make
Without stopping If any one
be yacht we were after. We
hack Of the Rowena. but she
Z hours start Of us, and this
BIT advantage to her. Never
tracked her, sometimes by
Of those on shore. but usually
on the water. She kept in
Se islands nearest the main
nearest together.
nbrose was very much trou-
Der father give way before
catch the party, and If he
would be no trouble in get
igyman to marry the couple
any Of the villages on the
did all l could to encourage
ERECTED the engineer to keep
eed From those of whom
u who had seen the Rowena
We were gaining on her.
antage we had Of our enemy
puon Of his yacht, while 1t /
hely she had any idea even
vas pursued. Consequently |
'pproach her without our In |
eng discovered But Miss
lad learned that the sailing
ueyacht was in league with
and that he had enlisted a |
nom he could rely to resist |
Kept hearing Of the Rowena
u and nearer to us until at /
ang an island, we saw her
"a a cove not a mile away |
~ order not to excite sus-
y the Nautilus or q little, |
uOwn In speed. After sail |
WI awhile with no apparent |
lfpOse, constantly getting |
enemy, l saw that she had
number Of men on board |
they saw At. If could |
ough for the deputy to read
W should they refuse to
would be subject to the
ue law, and this would be
Vantage to us.
deputy to tie his white
around his neck instead
suu otherwise make himself
J as possible like a parson.
up to within a cables
HOwena I hailed her and
would take a gentleman
Ne'syman-waiting for an
" go to Portsmouth.
long delay In getting a
e'eu that Miss Dartmore,
w yet been married, would
VINO could marry her. II
appointed. A reply came
~ Sman would be welcome.
49, - not room for any one
s.red out the dinghy, the
lyman and 1 got in and |
I. |" the Rowena. We had
-. Of Miss Dartmore and
- - on deck whom we rec
'q quarry.
=. stepped on the deck and
~. % read the summons.
~ent she flushed angrily,
~. mat she had been trick.
s's ny much crestfanen. ri
was an attorney and
\ wv y whether she would