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ing pleading dispatch to his consid.
crate superior:
God sake-make no signal-engage
not"
This signal plunged Cakes, fully
aware Of the state of his beloved
juniors mind, into the most terrible
dilemma. Without the assistance of
Bluewater's division he could not hope
E, to engage the enemy with the least
change Of success. On the other hand
should he now withdraw without fight
ing he would have failed in his duty
and would have been professionally
Iuined-and rightly. His mind was
at once made up. Attack he would
and must.
= Would the friendship between the
two admirals stand the test he i'm
posed upon it? Did the younger care
more for Cakes and England than for
the young prince and France? short
time would determine. Magnanimous-
ly refraining from making any embar-
, RAISING signal to his friend, which
might force his hand untimely, Cakes
boldly led down upon the waiting
French line and with his FIVE ships
brought them to close action. The
French were quick to take advantage
OF the opportunity given them by the
hesitatiops Of the English Rear Ad
miral. Holding Cakes with five OF
his ships to leeward de Vervillin threw
the other five under des PREF, his Con
tire Admiral on the windward side OF
! the English doubling on them, placing
! them between two fires.
! Although Cakes division was fought
with the fury Of despair the end was
! at hand when the opportune arrival OF
! Rluewater, who could not stand seeing
I his friend pounded to pieces and who
threw political considerations to the
wind and bore down on the trium
plant French under a press of sail
completely changed the issue ano
wrested victory from defeat All Of
which is set forth in a succession Of
sea pictures Of SURPRISING grandeur.
Bluewater, remorseful over his in
gertrude, actually carried the French
Rear Admirals ship by boarding a,
the head of his men, receiving a NOR
tai wound in the attack by way of ex
riation.
Space allows me only to mentor
the mastery descriptions Of shiI
manoeuvering and thrilling sea fight
ing. l can only refer to some of the
well-drawn characters in the story
the two splendid admirals, their cap
Etains. the officers and seamen, espe
cially old Galleygo the admiraIs stew
ard, delineated out of a large expert
ence with a sure hand. And the grea
ships themselves are imbued with per
sonality so dear to a seaman's heart
The touching scene at the close o
the book, in which Cakes, old, infirm
forgetful, praying before the tomb o
Bluewater in the great Abbey OF West
minister. recalls the last battle tn,
two had fought and with all of hi
L. former fire and fervor describes again
those moments of suspense preceding
the glorious victory, fifty rounds GU
the tale. And then death unites hin
with the friend he had loved and lost
have read the book a score or NOR
of times and with ever increasing JOY
envy anyone who takes ship for tn
, first time to sail and fight with thes
, two great masters of the sea-
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: File No. 49," by Emile Gaboria,
as condensed by Mrs. Larz Anderson
will be printed tomorrow.