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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1919
Page
3
A marooned sailor recalls a brutal voyage as a prisoner bound for Virginia. On deck he meets Dorothy Fairfax, a dignified young woman who hints at a plan to win freedom and shares a fragile bond amid guards, intrigue, and an ominous rival, Lieutenant Sanchez.
A hidden bond forms between Dorothy Fairfax and a prisoner as they fear sale abroad. Uncle Roger has arranged for the man to be taken north to Maryland, sparing him the overseer’s whip and possible enslavement in tobacco fields. The scene unfolds with tension aboard the vessel off the Virginia coast.
The narrator recalls a bond with a companion as fate reveals their shared destiny. Guards release him from fetters and he is confined in a crowded deck hold, quartered like cattle with minimal ventilation. A berth is assigned by number as the hull moves and the ship sails.
The Dunningham Age Herald quips that if German troops capture American mules they might try mule steak. The Nashville Banner counters with pride in the mules’ world war service and rejects the idea of mules being consumed, affirming loyalty to the animals and the nation.
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