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ocean, and when be got there. If he
came, she would make blm feel all
that ne had lost and the price that he
must pay before be could be reestab
lished In her good graces.
And yet It Is probable that Ellen
Lad never loved Carrington as she did
while tossing about in that little open
boat, a lonely speck upon the sea.
munching dry hard bread and drink
ing tepid water and trying to console
the whimpering little maiden by her
Bide
And it is possible, too, that Lord
Carrington never realized how much
be was In Imminent danger of losing
and bow much the loss meant to him
as be plun&ed along through the dark
ness on the way to Portsmouth
Ellen had advanced much farther on
her Journey when she ran into the
calm which later overtook Seton. lit
was Just as well, she thought, for she
would scarcely have dared to under
take the navigation of Portsmouth
harbor in tbe night, and if the breeze
sprang up after midnight, as it was
apt to do, she calculated from tbe
hours she had been sailing and the
probable speed of the boat, that she
would be able to reach the harbor at
daybreak. Ellen intended to board
the New Eagla, which she knew from
the advice she had received from the
supercargo, was about ready to sail.
She had nothing to do In Portsmouth
save to purchase a few necessaries
and then she would order her ship to
be got under way for Philadelphia at
once.
All Ellen's ready money, except what
she carried on her person, had been
left to Carrington In the cheque on
her desk, but she still retained con
trol of several stout merchantmen
which had come to her from her father
and the New Eagle was the best of
them. Once she set foot on the docks
of that ship, she would be perfectly
safe. Meanwhile, as she had been
up practically all the night before, she
felt that she must have some slumber.
She furled the sail of the little boat,
turned the tiller over to Debbie with
Instructions for her to let the shallop
drift and to waken Ellen In two hours
by the watch. Then she stretched
out her tired body beneath the
thwarts, pillowed her head on her
arm and went Instantly to sleep with
the readiness of a sailor who learns J
to take his rest and refreshment when
ever it can be had.
It was very lonely and miserable for
poor Debbie. She was flying like
Ellen from that she loved best, but
unlike Ellen there was no reason on
earth for her to break away. It was
only the constraint put upon her by
the stronger will that had brought her
to this wretched pas3. She sat idly
In the stem sheets, holding the tiller,
while the tears trickled down her
pretty red cheeks. She wished that
she were anywhere el3e under heaven
than in this boat. She looked at
Ellen almost malevolently, surveying
her slight and boyish figure with a
venomous glance and the thought that
since clothes cf the other sex so well
became her, Ellen should have been
born a man.
Poor Debbie felt very wretched and
very lonely tossing idly about in the
quiet seas under the calm stars. She
wondered if Sir Charles did really love
her as she had more than once Indi
cated, or whether he were like the
faithless Carrington and the insidious
Strathgate. Was there no honor and
virtue among men In England, she
queried. And alas, out of her ex
perience, she found little comforting
assurance. Yet a man who could sit
for an hour with a woman looking at
Baxter's "Saints Rest" surely that
was the test of love If ever there
could be one!
Deborah knew nothing about tbe
proverbial willingness of the devil to
teal the livery of heaven to delude
mankind, and especially womankind,
and If she had, she would have
spurned the thought as doing an in
justice to her Ideal of Sir Charles,
And indeed, whatever else Sir Charles
might be capable of, he was really
In earnest not over Baxter, that was
a mere incident but over Debbie. If
he had not been, nothing on earth
could have Induced him to toil and
sweat over an oar through half the
night three or four leagues behind.
After a long while Debbie felt sorry
for Ellen. The latter had turned In
her sleep and Debbie could see her
face clearly in the rising moonlight
There were traces of tears upon it.
Debbie forgot her own grief, which
was largely experimental, In commis
eration for Ellen's real misfortunes, j
And so she resolutely kept herself
awake and let Ellen sleep until long
past midnight. Indeed, unused to the j
hard bed in which she lay. Ellen at
last woke of her own motion, and re- j
proachicg Deborah for her disob-xli-
ence of orders made the tired girl j
He down, while she herself took the ;
helm to watcb.
There was nothing to do except to '
look out for passing vessels and she ;
had plenty of time for silent thought i
about her past, her present and her j
future.
CHAPTER XI.
Ths Mad Chas;.
I,or-l Ffr',,rmt wn early abroad.'
" .: u' h'.S in-
XLL ferl
terest in Its c!;cs. -
ported to him at c-j break, b-t
news of their quest. No xie r.v:.oie
ly resembling the fugitives ha 1 'je-'-a
seen during tbe niglL Although he
had breakfasted and day had scarce
ly dawned, Strathgate could not re
main Idle. Instinctively his foot
steps turned toward tbe strand. If
Ellen had arrived during the night,
she would probably have sought the
harbor at once. Although the New
Eagle had sailed, as she would find
to her dismay, there were other ships
in the harbor and upon one of these
she might have taken refuge. Even
though it was yet early, there was
plenty of stir along the sea wall, and
Strathgate mingled with the fishermen,
boatmen, sailors and pilots busy about
their various tasks. By the Judicious
expenditure of shillings and sixpences,
he opened the most stubborn mouths.
But no one had seen the missing pair.
After a half hour's investigation, he
was about to give it up as a hopeless
task and return to the inn, when as a
last venture he put his question to a
young fisherman, the latest comer to
the wharf.
"Yes, yer honor," replied the man.
"I think there was a man and a wom
an, or a young girl among the passen-
"Am I Your Wife's Keeper?"
gers which my brother, who owns a
wherry, put aboard a ship like yon
Flying Star, late last night."
The woman happened to be the
captain's wife, and the young man
was the supercargo of the ship, and
the ship happened to be another ship,
and not the Flying Star at all; but
of that of course neither Strathgate
nor his informant had any knowledge.
The earl's interest was at once awak
ened.
"What ship did you say that was?"
he asked.
"Tbe Frying Star, I think 'twas
called, though I'm no ways certain,
yer honor."
"Whose ship was she? Of what na
tionality, that is?"
"She's an American merchantman,
sir," returned the sailor, whose name
was Cooper.
"And where does she lie?"
"She doesn't lie nowhere," answered
another sailor, surveying the harbor,
"leastways ber berth, was there near
est the warships" he pointed off
toward Admiral Kep hard's fleet of
grim war monsters swinging easily at
their anchors in tbe strong ebb "but
she's gone now."
"She got under way at daybreak
this morning," said a bystander; "yon
der she Is." He pointed down the
harbor at a ship under full sail rapid
ly working toward the channel.
"Who has the fastest boat In the
harbor V cried Strathgate with sud
den resolution.
"I have, yer honor," anewered
Cooper.
And although bis claim was vocifer
ously disputed by a dozen men wbo
crowded around Strathgate, who rath
er liked the appearance of the man,
pitched upon blm for his purpose.
"A hundred pounds to you." he cried
loudly, "if you put me on board the
Flying Star before she gets out of the
harbor."
"I'd like to see the color of yer
money, yer honor, beggin' yer par
don," said Cooper.
Strathgate pulled out a full purse
and passed him a ten-pound note.
"This for earnest money," he said.
"Now hasten!"
"I'll want a hand to help me with
the sails," said Cooper, full of excite
ment. "Five pounds to the man that goes,
if we win. I'm the earl of Strath
gate." 'Yes. your lordship'.
'Take me, Coopor'v'.' -
' I'll so!" cried one and another.
Cooper quickly selected his man,
choosing oue of tbe lightest and most
agile of tbe applicants.
"Into the boat with you!" cried
Strathgate as soon as the matter was
settled.
Now that ne naa maae up his mind,
he was eazcr to be off. He did not
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' assurance that ebe was on that ship,
'. but at any rate it was a possible clew
: and anything was better than passing
t the day in idleness at Portsmouth.
i Per naps Ellen naa come in in some
. way during the night. Stop! It sud-
; denly flashed into his mind that she
' rateht have come by sea. There would
! hav.? been plenty of time. If she had
: gotten a boat, anywhere near the
place where the carriage was wrecked
; This made him tbe more impatient
i and anxious to get away.
Fird by the splendid reward for
success. Cooper and bis man worked
double tiJes and soon bad the sails
hoisted and tbe boat ready for de
parture. "Will yer honor coroe now?"
"Immediately," cried Strathgate.
"We haven't a moment to lose, your
lordship," returned Cooper. "Those
Yankees are swift footers and it'll be
nip and tuck If we overhaul her.'
Strathgate sprang into the boat and
Cooper shoved off. The boom swung
out to leeward and the sail of the
cutter filled. She was In the lee of
the wharf, however, and was moving
very slowly when a horseman came
galloping down to tbe strand at full
speed. His sorry steed was com
pletely blown. The rider dropped the
reins on the horse's neck, sprang to
the ground and ran out on the wharf,
attracted thereto by the crowd of peo
ple watching the departure of Strath
gate. As he ran, he shouted:
"Can any of you tell me anything
about the N-ew Eagle?"
"Ay, master," answered one of the
boatmen, "she sailed yesterday morn
ing for Philadelphia."
"Yesterday morning?"
"Ay, yer honor."
"What ship is that?" continued Car
rington. peering straight down the har
bor. "She looks like an American."
He was viewing her with the eye ot
sailorly experience.
" 'Tie an American," answered an
other, "that be the Yankee clipper,
Flying Star."
"When did she sail?"
"This morning at daybreak."
"Where is"
At that moment Carrington's eye
comprehended the little cutter glid
ing along the wharf. He recognized
Strathgate standing up in the stern
sheets with his arms akimbo, an in
sulting smile upon his face. With a
muttered oath Carrington In two
bounds reached the side of the wharf.
The boat was Increasing its speed at
every moment.
"Strathgate!" thundered Carrington,
"where is my V He stopped. "Where
are the fugitives?"
Strathgate laughed ironically, while
Carrington with eager eyes searched
the recesses of the little craft, think
ing that Ellen and Deborah would be
aboard of her. His relief was inex
pressible when he found that Strath
gate was alone. Yet that did not solve
the question that rose in his mind.
"Where is Bhe, I say?" he thun
dered. Strathgate's answer was an ironical
bow.
"Am I your wife's keeper?" he
laughed, waving his hat in disdain.
Carrington was armed. He hauled
a pistol from his belt, cocked it and
leveled it fair at Strathgate.
"Bring that boat into the wharf,"
he cried, "or I'll shoot you like the
dog you are!"
Strathgate did not blanch. He bal
anced himself easily to the roll of the
boat and looked square at Carring
ton. "Would you add murder to your oth
er follies?" he answered.
He was an easy mark, the distance
was short, Carrington was a sure shot.
and if ever a man had murder in his
heart it was in that of Ellen's hus
band. Yet there was something in
the dauntless way in which Strath
gate faced him and in the fact that
tbe latter appeared unarmed, that
caused Carrington, with finger
upon tbe trigger, to stay the pressure.
"Why don't you fire, my lord?"
cried Stratheate.
''Draw your weapon, Strathgate,"
said Carrington, dropping the point of
his own pistol.
"I'm sorry to say that I'm unarmed."
There was no use. Carrington could
not kill him under the circumstances.
He stood staring after him for a mo
ment, and then raised his hand and
shook it In the air.
"God have mercy on you if I meet
you again!" he cried.
"Take the peril to yourself. Lord
Carrington," Strathgate called out,
and with a farewell wave of hrs hand
the cutter shot out beyond tbe extrem
ity of the pier, and, catching the full
force of the breeze, which happened to
be blowing straight up the harbor, ne
cessitating a hard beat out against it,
bore away toward the opposite shore.
Pistol in hand, Carrington turned
and confronted the astonished crowd
which had gathered in his rear.
"What went he after?' he asked.
The men facing him looked from
one to another.
Carrington thrust the pistol back
Into his belt, tore out his pocketbook,
opened it, and took out a tsn-pound
note.
"That for information."
One of tbe men whose boats Strath
gate had disdained to employ foi-ced
his way through the crowd.
"I'll tell you for the money."
"Speak out. Tls yours."
"He come down here lookin' for a
man and a woman, and Cooper, he
owns the boat yonder, said his broth
er put a party contalnin' a man and a
woman aboard tbe Flying Star or a
ship like her last night."
"What then?" astod Carrington.
"Then he offered a hundred pounds
for the fastes' boat to put him aboard
the Flying Star afore she got clear
into the channel."
"And he took Cooper's boat," said
another boatman.
"Is she the fastest in the harbor?"
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Short Items of Interest,From Satur
day Evening's Daily Journal
George Horn was transacting busi
ness in the city this morning.
Earnest Stenner was a visitor in Om
aha today.
Westly Bemett was a visitor in the
city today.
A. A. Stillger departed for Omaha
today.
George Fick was a visitor in the city
last evening.
Wm. Murray was a visitor in the city
this morning from Mynard.
George Snyder, of west of Mynard,
was a visitor in the city today.
Alf Nickles of near Murray was a
visitor in the city last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Gust Roman were visi
tors with friends in the metropolis to
day. J. Julius, of Galesburg, Illinois, came
in last evening and is visiting with his
friends in this city.
Fhilip Meisinger, of near Cedar Creek,
was looking after some business mat
tars in the city today.
D. A. Young, of near Murray, was a
visitor in the city this morning.
Chas. Stoehr, of near Cullom, was a
business visitor in the city this morning.
Mrs. T. P. Livingston was a visitor
with friends in the metropolis this morn
ing. C. E. Tefft, Weeping Water's attor
ney, was a visitor in the city this morn
ing. Jesse McVey was a visitor in the city
last evening, lco'dng after some busi
ness matters.
John Campbell and iamily, ot near
Kenosha, were visitors in the city this
afternoon.
John Marsh and Wm. Schwab, of
Rock Bluifs were visitors in the city
this afternoon.
Walter Byers was a visitor in the
city this morning, having some business
at the countv seat.
Levi Rusterholtz and wife were
visitors in Omaha this morning, looking
after some business matters.
William Weber, jr., came in last even
ing from Havelock and will visit with
his parents Saturday and Sunday.
J. G. Wunderlich, wife and son came
in this morning from Nehawka, and are
looking after some business matters in
the city.
F. L. Hoxie, of Sedalia, Mo., came in
last evening and is looking after some
business matters in the city for the M.
P. railroad.
George Hansen, of Nehawka, came in
this morning and was looking after
some business matters at the court
house.
J. F. Stephens, the artist, departed
this morning for Omaha where he has
some business matters to look arter in
his line.
Max Adams departed this morning
for York, where he will attend a sum
mer school which is to be conducted at
that place.
Henry Horn from near Cedar Creek
was a visitor in the county seat this
morning, having some business at the
county seat.
O. P. Monroe was a visitor in Omaha
this morning, where he will visit with
friends and look after some business
matters as well.
Mrs. JohnJBillings and child departed
this morning for Council Bluffs, where
they will visit over Sunday with Mrs.
Billings' parents.
Mrs. Thomas Kalacek and daughter,
Cecilia, were visiting with friends in
Omaha today, going this morning on the
Burlington.
C. F. Vallery departed for Lincoln
this morning on the early train, where
he goes to visit Mrs. Vallery, who is
taking treatment in the sanitarium at
that place.
Miss Maude Rusterholtz departed
this morning for Big Springs, this state,
where she will visit with friends for
some time, after which she wrill also
visit at Colorado Springs, Colorado.
County Attorney C. A. Rawls return
ed this morning from a trip to Atchison,
Kansas, and other points, where he was
looking after some business matters.
. Harvey B. Estes, of Horton, Kansas,
lepresenting the C. W. Brown cigar
company of that place, stopped over for
a few days and is visiting with his aunt,
Mrs. Dan Stanley.
Fred Patterson was in the city this
j afternoon and says that in coming he
j had to go two miles south of Rock Bluffs
and then west two miles. This is caused
by the washing out of a number of
bridges.
Wade Miner, who is engaged in the
blackrr ithing business at Davenport,
Neb., departed this afternoon for
Bethany, where he will visit for a
short time with his mother, Mrs. A.
Ioure and famliv.
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R. D. Blunt was a visitor with friends
in Omaha this morning.
Wilber Cole of near Mynard was a
visitor in the city this morning.
Phillip Sauter of South Omaha was a
busiuess visitor in the city today.
Nick Miller is off duty at the Burling
ton shops on account of an injury to the
foot.
A. D. and O. J. Zaar, of South Bend,
were business visitors in the city this
morning.
Mrs. Val Burkel was a visitor with
friends in Omaha this morning, going
on the early train.
Fred Johnson departed for his home
at Glenwood, today, where he will re
main over Sunday.
Henry Likewise came in this morning
from Cedar Creek, and is visiting with
friends in the city.
Roy Pepperberg came in this mornirg
from Lincoln, and will visit with his
parents over Sunday.
Troy and Searle Davis of Lincoln came
in this morning and are visiting with
friends over Sunday.
Mrs. George Kaffenberger and two
children were visitors with fr'ends in
Omaha this morning.
W. E. Carey of Meadow was a visitor
in the city this morning, looking after
some business matters.
Miss Lillian Bookmeyer came in this
morning from Omaha, and will visitover
Sunday with her mother.
Claude Barker came in this morning
from the western part of the state, and
is visiting with friends here.
contractor kj. u. wooawortn was a
visitor in the city this morning, looking
after some business matters.
Isadore Sitzmancame in this morning
from Cedar Creek, and is visiting with
friends aud relatives for the day.
J. M. Leek came in this morning from
Louisville, where he has been working
at his trade, and will stay over Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Lundgren, of Dennison,
Iowa, came in this morning and is visit
ing at the home of Mrs. August Ander
son. A 2 m 1 . 1
jjr. rtimrews oi .rieasantcai , tms
state, came in this morning and is look
ing after some business matters in the
city.
Rev. Dr. R. W. Clark, department
secretary, will preach at St. Luke's
church Sunday evening at 7:30. All
invited.
George Hild and wife and Miss Mar
garet Pappe were visitors in Omaha this
morning, looking after soma business
matters.
C. F. Morrison, of Kansas City, is
visiting with friends in the city, having
came in this morning and will return
this evening.
W. D. Crawford, of Lincoln, was a
visitor in the city today, looking after
some business for the music company
he represents.
Elmer Eikenberry came in this morn
ing from Memphis, and is looking after
some business matters and visiting with
friends for the day.
Mrs. Thomas Julian departed for her
home in Omaha this morning, after
having visited in the city for the past
few days with relatives.
Newton Wills departed this afternoon
for his home at Akron, Col., after hav
ing visited in the city for the past few
days.
Peter Carlson "and daughter, Miss
Ella, departed this morning for Have
lock, where they will visit over Sunday
at the home of Gust Carlson.
Mrs. M. Campbell of Omaha is a vis
iter in the city for a few days, coming
today, and will be a guest at the home
of William Welburn and wife.
Miss Edna Tunnison of Malvern de
parted for her home last evening, afer
having visited in the city for the past
two .weeks with her sister, Mrs. Reno
Moore.
Miss Jessie Ledgeway, accompanied
by her two brothers, Clarence and Jack,
jr., were seeing the sights in Omaha
this morning, going on the early Bur
lington train.
Carl Graves, Billy Fitzgerald and
Clyde Heatherington returned last even
ing from Riverton, la., where they have
been playing with the Thurman team
against the Riverton team in a game of
baseball.
Mark White, wife and the latter's
father, Fred Stadelman, came in this
morning from Rock Blair?, and arc vis
iting in the city for the day.
W. II. Seybert and wife and Mrs. A.
F. Seybert were looking after some
business matters and visiting with
friends in the city this morning.
D. P. Downes of Havelock was a
brief business visitor in the city this
morning, coming on No. 4 of the Bur-
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Mrs. O. J. Gilson and son. Eddie, re
turned last evening from a three weeks
visit in the east, where they have been
the guests of relatives indifferent parts
of Illinois and Iowa.
C. E. Hebner of near Nehawka was a
business visitor in the city this morning,
coming as far as Murray last evening,
and continuing his journey this morn
ing, and was accompanied by T. W.
Fleming of that place, who has some
legal business in the county teat today.
Miss Helen Dovey returned this morn
ing from a stay of some months in Chi
cago, where she has been attending an
art school, she and her sister. Miss lone,
having been there during the school
year. Mis3 lone did not return, nor will
she be here for about two months, as
she is attending a summer session.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
.-TATE OF NKHIUSKA. I
In the matter of tlic
estatf of Hannah E. Cal-
kin, deceased.
All iwisons interested in tire alxve estate
are hereliy notilied tltat the udrulnUt i .
tor of said estate lias filed in this court his ac
count and pet ition for final settlement, jirar-
inir therein that said account le llo.el a
hearinir will ! had unon said netif Ion and ac ¬
count on the 1st day of July. I'.ns. at 10 o'clock
a. ni.. or said cia.v in the county court room. at.
riattsmouth. in said countv. at which ilmo
said account will U examined and adjusted
and final decree of distrlhution will he made.
All objections thereto must filed on or le
fore said time.
Witness my hand and snl of said court tl.lu
Uth day of June. 1'.k,
ALLEN. I. HEF.HX.
seai.1 County . I udtre.
Notice to Creditors.
State of Nebraska, ' . .
county of Cass. "- I n County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Margaret A. Pat
terson, oeceasea.
Notice Is hereby iriven that the ! itr.ru
said deceased will meet the administratrix,
Mae Patterson, of said estate liefore me, cmn
ty judtfe. of Cass county. Nebraska, at the
I county court room In riattsmouth. In said
count y.on t he ait h day of June. lix. and on the
liHh day of Iecember.l:s, at ten o'clock. a. m..
of each day. for the purijosc of present in
their claims for examination, adjustment and
allowance.
Six months are allowed for the creditors of
of said deceased to present their claims, and
one year for the administratrix to settle said
estate, from the 3tli of May. Mips.
Witness my hand and seal of said County
Court at l'lattsmouth, Nebraska, this 3mh day
of M.iy. nils. ALLEN J. JJEE.-ON.
1kai.. Count v Judt'e.
Kamsey & Ilamsey. Attorney for Estate.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
P.)' virtue -r an order of -.ale. Usu-d by
- Jan.es i iit.eitM.ii. clerk of t. II,ti i. t
court, with, n and for Ct-.ss county. Nebr.-sl.-a.
ai:d to itie directed. I will on the
24tli Day of June, A. D., 1908,
ft 1 1 o'eloi'k a. m.. of
door oi the com t ho'i-e.
public liui'l ion To I .e :
i:d day at the so itli
ii said cmui:!.v. sell at
he bidder for casii
Uf i: : TUr n- iTli
; . t ; he f.t-'i ; ijuar'ei-
the fo'lowmsr real t .;.!. i
hulf of the noil hertsi O,'- ,
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15. hapin. Uoy !. Chapin and Al'iert It. Wt-I-ton.
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