Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-19
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Short Story
OFT OF THE PRISON SHIP
BY EIinor Marsh.

walking a few blocks. turned fnto ore
of the parks While on the pavarna7,
he heard g. football sound disfinetIv
behind him, bat on reaching the sof,
ground il was no longer audible. Pres
entity. however. he heard himself
called
Captain Arbuckle2"
Turning, by one of the OIL lamns fn
use in those days he saw q pale faced
man with white hair
What would YOU with me sir a+
this time Of night2" said the csrfai-
laying his hand on his sword
You do not recognize me. captai7
10 is not surprising. ! am not the mar
I was when you were In America Sew
en- or eight years only have been added
to my age, but several times that have
been added to my likeness to an old
man. I viii refresh your memory
General Howe's army occupied New
York. Down on the bank Of the Hud
son river was a cottage where dwelt
girl named Mary Ashurst. You made
love TO this girl bat one Henry Water
man stood in your way. You accused
him Of being a spy, and through your
instrumentality he was put on board q
prison ship
Everybody knows what your prison
ships were They took in men and
sent them out either corpsea .or
wrecks. I came out what you see me.
Well my man. what have we to do
now with that which has passed into
history Xour people succeeded In
your infamous rebellion That ia ali
settled, and if a British officer admired
a Yankee maid, why alts fair in war
and love and in my dealings with you
and her there was both war and love
You are right captain ia saving
that we achieved our independence
That is indeed settled. But our affair
remains to be settled When / got
out Of the prison ship was more Ike
dead than live man. Before re-
covered my strength your army sur
rendered to our general at Yorktown.
and before I could reach you YOU had
gone back to England. / counted the
DAYS till I should be able to follow
You. ! am here"
With that the American drew his
sword.
This is not a usual proceeding But
an EBglishman, especially an English
officer. does not pretend 30 choose the
place or time of fighting He Is al
ways ready. and if mayhap he has
offended and the injured party can
ready 10 take his medicine like a
man.
While the speaker was Saying this
he was drawing bis sword and placing
himself in position for defense
A few minutes later the watch, hear
ing the clash Of steel ran III the direc-
ton Of the sound. arriving q time only
10 see Captain ArbuekIe lying an The
ground and a man bending over min
Arbuckle. who was dying, said vita
his last breath
You've finished me. The girl is in
uOceut"
When the watch came up Arbuckle
added to bim
ut was private affair between two
gentlemen
A couple of months after this Henry
Waterman, who had recently embarked
from a ship that had sailed into New
York bay and locked I'm the East river.
entered Broadway from Wall street
and. passing through Trinity church
yard. continued down the slope 70 the
river bank. The spring was coming
on, and the trees in the yards Of the
houses were putting forth their Young
leaves. Waterman opened g gate. en-
tered yard and. walking up TO The
house. took the brass kuCcker in his
fingers and rapped gently. Al young
woman came to the door and on seeing
the visitor started back with a crv
s.Tarry-t WHY have Won Gomez
Because / know that you are inu0-
cent"
You would not believe me"
.Forqiva me
She zen into his arms ana burst into
passion OF tears. Presently she
looked up and asked.
How have Won become convinced
of my fnnocenceT
II was told bv the man who nut mo
cut Of his way to win Won.
Where have Won beeno~
ITO London
And Won have seen Ffrrqp
Il have"
WINE"
He nut me in a prison shin Oh e