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D I 1 I SMITH i I COPYRIGHT 1928 SERVICE ARTHUR 0 DHa l SMITH MITH CHAPTER IX 15 15 The Chase Begins j To the considerable amusement o of Joshua oshua Fellowes was obliged to rescue Tom Torn and Cuffee from a n ring of ot admiring Idlers who crowded the taproom of the Washington hotel to watch vatch the negro twisting horseshoes and breaking bricks In his great grea reat hands and listen to Toms Tom's hair mis lag fog yarns Cuffee Coffee bad had been so delighted delighted de de- de lighted with the admiration he aroused that he forgot his char charge e to restrict Toms Tom's drinking with the re reo suit Bolt that Mr was a good bi bit more than three sheets In the wind want to go with me as bemm bo bo- sun BUn mm In the Centurion privateer demanded demanded de do- Feno Fellowes cs oshun l That's what I said But I wont won't have bave a drunkard piping my Cuffee who had been humbly apologetic apolo getic over hIs bis dereliction from duty was as unable to confine hIs bis enthusiasm at this news To ketch him ship wid I Long Torn Tom u om I S JUlU-S r l' l r uc ne eyes sum sum log Lag Yes Tea but her ber gunner Is going to be befit bet 4 fit t man I can depend on Frankly Fm rm in at a loss what to do with you two Tush said the merchant wen well end send em cm to Christian Bergh He can canis rig is hammocks for tor them aboard the rIg Here Tom give this line Hue to Mr Bergh Hell He'll take toke care of you nd nd now by your len leave c Captain veIl veU have a n bite of ot dinner and after atter va valt rait It upon his excellency Fellowes' Fellowes head was Jammed with within witha in a incoherent stream of ot thoughts as asIe asie ie 0 walked beside the m merchant oner un on ler er the weighted green boughs of ot the trees His DIs mind was concen concen- rated upon the future He fie was plan plan- Ing the berthing of one hundred and tty men estimating the quantities f t powder and shot for tor great grent guns nd ad small the proportion of boarding boarding- Ikes to cutlasses of pistols to mus- mus ets designing special broadside orts crts for the Long Tom rom In either bul bul- ark so that by yawing in flight time the might aught sting a pursuer toe toIE to toe IE e utmost He scarcely heard Joshua n Inglen Ingle Ingle- u u. u a 1113 1118 responses ere are mechanical Eating his food Inking the choice Madeira It was ways the slime same Joshua's voice de- de miming liming positively his own omens meas ed responses the turgid stream of J thoughts They left the thc house e and walked wn Broadway In III Bowling Green Greeny Y y were challenged by lIy a 8 picket hut but huas hua's name passed them Inside the of Got Go eminent house and andy nd y y ascended the wide stairs of ot the among a procession of ot aides camp lamp and politicians A short It lt then and they were ushered 0 a the presence of Governor Tomp romp is s. Che governor was both courteous I 1 Interested Captain Fellowes Ah yes to be bp e. e Knew your father well sir Alme A Ai Atme i me he be left the le legislature but he hea hei a i determined for diplomacy Well Ill II And you have ha been In the en eo eny's eny's ys y's hands bands Flogged I Andre And Andre re are Federalists who would ase as as- e ethe the country that no honest Amer Amer- ns us have bave been pressed and theres there's such a tool as the cat In the Brit s fleet I But tell me mae your story le Ie listened keenly with an nn occa nal rial Interjection drawing out Josh 3 S theories and after his callers nod Dad eluded delivered Instant Judgment Your lawyer friend was In the lit mt t Captain Fellowes We Ve could coulder er ocr maintain your evidence In Ju lu lal proceedings civil or military be bad polities politics to empt It It for the Federalists would ke capital out of our efforts A see A partisan ack ick upon a leader of their faction no do do doall doall doall all sir But dont don't think Im I'm fI be ling the value of your Information Information- It bears out evi evl ice we have ha been accumulating this t The fact tact Is gen Inc men flea New England Is rotten with against the national notional govern govern- nt at Theres There's a move afoot now to oman amon a convention of ot delegates of ot dissatisfied states to take action actton secure a ft peace Theres There's open talk secession 4 le ie was silent for some minutes Joshua you have bove the right Idea decided at last This Is a 11 mat for private enterprise But But are are J I certain you wish to bring your ther to Justice Should the evi evl evi- evi ace Captain Fellowes seeks come light be a hanging Job friend If Joshua features contort spasmodically with such a conces n a of t f blood that wondered If he ought to loosen the mans man's stock But Joshua waved wa him away Im all Im all right Passion throbbed In the merchants merchant's voice Damme Governor who should bring my brother broth broth- er to Justice If It not I n Isn't he be a n reproach to my name Yet after all nil your brother the governor reminded him And there Is time the young lady I fear tear gentlemen I If r the affair Is as black block as Us painted paint ed ed- ed Joshua fairly shouted at l Fellowes Well VeIl Captain what have we to say to that Shall we shrink from tram our task because a 0 woman is concerned con can concerned with It 1 Fellowes looked from one to theother the theother theother other Icily telly aloof aloot I 1 have e settled that Issue with Mr be he said quietly Miss must take her ber chance She he heIs heIs Is not not not- he struggled led for tor the right phrase anxious neither to nor excuse excuse a a loyal American your excellency Forgive me captain If It I Intrude upon your personal affairs replied the governor But let me ask again are you vou sure you will not regret Your participation Hatred Is a bitter medicine Not so bitter Joshua spoke up cp fiercely A Aman man hates for the salts satis satisfaction faction of III iLl Theres There's zest In a rI right ht proper hatred Take Ben I 1 hate hote him because hes he's disloyal I bate hate him hits be because because because cause hes he's my brother I J hate him because hes he's a 8 Federalist And And I might go on Indefinitely at the same rate If It I can live to see Ben ruined Ill I'll die happy Happy by G G G-d. d sir sin I IEh Eh Elm Fellowes 1 I HI have ha no expectation of ot happl ness Fellowes answered wearily But Dut we wander from the point olour of ol our visit Your excellency has bas not nol said you'll help us By all means In my power the time governor returned I promptly The TIme Secret Service shall be Instructed to protect you and report report every move of these people He tie paused I III sup suppose sup suppose suppose pose you'll wish to have bave the young youn lady watched She must take her chance with the Uie others Insisted Well play no favorites sir Joshua clipped his a arm m savagely M peremptory i Aye ie ye e no dam me rasped the merchant You Vou cant can't afford em when you OU hate Fellowes I 1 know knowl knowlAn I IAn An Arm aide Imn knocked ked at the door General Scott Is arrived from the Niagara frontier your excellency hea he a announced ed All AIm exclaimed the governor In that case I must ask you to excuse me gentlemen But be he assured of ny my sympathy in hi your undertakings s. s ie He hesitated d. d My sympathy gen Jen n lemen flemen and my pity he be added earnestly Outside on fl the steps of the portico Joshua clutched Fell Fellowes owes owes' arm Dont heed the time governors governor's die he be urged In 10 his Jerky impatient speech lie means well but be he doesn't know How Dow could he be How Bow could anyone who hasn't learned to tolate late Emote hate Pah ah I Well We'll show em Fel Eel lowes owes Well We'll show em era damme dammel I I Fellowes exp experienced rie ced a slight Inclination In- In to nausea and asked him hitti himself self If It Joshua's hysterical assertive assertiveness ness wasn't perhaps a reaction from he tile same cause He lie hated he hated with his whole being n But t there was no no satisfaction In it despite Joshua's claim It was on the contrary rather rath er debasing S S 0 S S There was much to be done In fitting tit lit ting the Centurion for sea hut but the easiest Job j b of ot all was collecting a crew Nimrod S Sopher pher with Paris Eaches Joe Doak and a dozen more Babylonians posted into town by Jell Jen RIggles RIggle's coach as soon as the news trickled through the pine forests down the South Sooth shore and were all enrolled In n the marine guard and put to assisting Coffee Cuffee In mounting the battery batter nn and overhauling the small arms A Marblehead man named Spencer who bad left lert his port home In disgust at New Englan England's s 's Federalist Federalist Feder alist proclivities was accepted as lieutenant and a 8 voiced low ed Virginian Vir Vir- i ginian Henry Breed qualified as s sec see see- c. c ond For surgeon Fellowes picked a a city doctor Aloysius red red headed beaded son of ot a surgeon Burgeon in Wll- Wll letts lett's regiment of ot the old New York Line Une The Time minor ratings mUng were selected from some five Ove hundred bundred applicants for tor the shipping trade was ham barn strung and employment In a B fast armed henry privateer was In Infinitely preferable to enlistment In the regular regu regU- lar Ian army or militia notwithstanding bounties and warrants land freely offered offered of of- as ns Inducements to recruits Fel Eel lowes howes took only healthy seasoned men When the brig hauled out of her slip and ond anchored Jn In the steam eam she mustered l the e choicest st crew marl mari mariners ners said that ever had mad sailed from New York Fellowes was satisfied and Joshua never tired of his visits of inspection I i wish to G God d Ben would make up his mind and sail Ball I hed he'd exclaim scowling o nt at the nt-the the stumpy hull of the time True Bounty lying ly Iy ly- ly I ing lag a quarter mile nearer Governors j I Island vastly annoying this i delay I owes Fellowes himself worn by the tension tension tension ten ten- sion could only counsel patience I Were ready rendy Mr The he moment be he slips his cable well we'll beafter be I after him I And Joshua would sigh gustily his ruddy features suddenly ugly with I the Ue passion that stewed In his soul If It we might only seize him Urn when he sails I But doubtless hed he'd destroy aught damaging to his Imis Interest Doubtless Fellowes Fello agreed curt Iy ly And added as curtly It And forget tOn for get not you'll watch for us until Ive I've brought the Badger to action aye If It I. I l It takes a year ear Strangely Joshua never resented such suh reminders TO Lo oe ne sure to be DO sure nea hed as as sent I mustn't be he selfish You have to reckon with too And And you do well to hate thoroughly cap cap- lain rain You'll never regret It it So hed he'd go to his wherry piped by Tom Torn and his mates like an admiral into his barge barg Summer waned Into tall fall and the waterfront speculated freely on the conjunction of ot circumstances that kept the two ships in port So did Ben and his bis friends The Secret Secret Se Se- Secret cret Service reports that came to Joshua every few days daIs were full of ot such passages passages as this Mr had with him over the Thursday Senator Pickering of ot I Massachusetts They attended a a meeting at the Bank Coffee house In Inthe inthe the evening the waiter says sas there was a deal of ot talk of ot secession se se secession cession but mostly of ot the objective of f Mr Joshua new Prim Prim- leer brig Mr Benjamin assured the time gentlemen hed he'd give the d d d-d d rascals the I slip Another time Mr Daniel Webster a young fiery representative in con I gress from New Hampshire and Mr George Herbert were cited as os having flaying conducted an nn animated discussion at Bens Ben's dinner table Curse urse this gov government government government cried Mr Herbert Af ItAr sli sh da days days' s notice Id I'd march m for Washington Washing Washing- ton and swear upon the altar not to return until Madison was hurled burled be beneath beneath neath the ruins of f the Ule capital A sentiment which Mr Webster op ap- ap This Is no longer a tree free government said he The I Is foully libeled There Is growing r up ID In Washington a fabric of despotism We must take talce mens U urea ure rea gentlemen desperate te measures If f need b be Finally In September cr when the fall tall gales began hegan to blow In earnest the time True Bounty loaded hooded o a cargo o of bar har lour flour salt sail fish tIsh and sundries and Ben visited the customhouse custom house bouse In person and aud took out ont clearance clearance clear dear nn ance e papers for Cadiz Joshua Joshu foamed with raie when he heard this The Impertinence of It It tie he ie fumed The fhe n d n fellers feller's been heen trading with the enemy Aye and If It the truth be known he Is now Cadiz f r rUI U-I U 11 i Fellowes there are roads from Cadiz to Wellington's front Cadiz j Why Vimy not Southampton and be he done dont wit with hit it Joshua made a nuisance of himself occasionally but It was he who fetched the first warning of 01 the Tru True Bounty's sailing The day had been overcast with light I ht airs quartering from from south t to east st Fellowes was sitting at nt super su- su sup supper sup per In the time main cabin solitary by hy choice when a thump sounded over O head bead and Joshua pelted through the companionway TO BE DE CONTI CONTINUED |