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The most of them were gathered about the fore-hatch, to the total neglect of their guns, which they had been cleaning assiduously all the morning. On we stood without shifting our course by a point, and were almost within range when the schooner ran up the stars-and-stripes and plumped a round shot ahead of us by way of hint. I stared at Captain Colenso.
She clung as if they had been words of life or death to the ship-owner's postscript "that they had no recollection of the name of Halifax; there might have been such a gentleman on board they could not say. But it was not probable; for the 'Stars-and-Stripes' was a trading vessel, and had not good accommodation for passengers."
He had written home by the "Stars-and-Stripes" sailed a fortnight later by another vessel been cast away picked up by an outward-bound ship and finally landed in England, he and his partner, as penniless as they left it. "Was your partner an Englishman, then?" said Maud, who sat at the foot of the sofa, listening. "You have not told us anything about him yet." Guy half smiled. "I will by and by.
The Royal Standard was displayed above the Unicorn; the Stars-and-Stripes, not quite so effectively, waved above the Eagle.
He hurried up the walk laid across the neat little grass plot, sent a humbly grateful glance up to the stars-and-stripes that fluttered lazily from the short flagstaff, and went in as though he had business there, and as though that business was urgent.
The "Stars-and-Stripes" had sailed, had been spoken with about the Windward Isles and never heard of afterwards. Still, there was a hope. John told the hope first, before he ventured to speak of the missing ship, and even then had to break the news gently, for the mother had grown frail and weak, and could not bear things as she used to do.
An answer arrived from Lloyd's: the "Stars-and-Stripes" was an American vessel, probably of small tonnage and importance, was the under-writers knew nothing of it. More delay more suspense. The summer days came but not Guy. No news of him not a word not a line. His father wrote to America pursuing inquiries in all directions. At last some tangible clue was caught.
Election officers would place fifty or more ballots in the box before the polls opened or would hand out a handful of ballots to the recognized repeaters. The high-water mark of boss rule was reached under Mayor Ashbridge, "Stars-and-Stripes Sam," who had been elected in 1899. The moderation of Martin, who had succeeded McManes as boss, was cast aside; the mayor was himself a member of the Ring.
If circumstances thwarted this intention, he would write without fail; otherwise he should most likely sail by an American merchantman the "Stars-and-Stripes." "Then he is coming home. On his way home!"
At "there" he saw stars-and-stripes, dropped upon his back: Hogarth was away toward the door, while the bathers started with shouts, though in no bosom arose any impulse to follow, the bath-house being the centre of a maze of twenty unscaleable walls, prison within prison.
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