A ROMANCE By Louis Joseph. Vance [Mustrations by Ray Walters (Copyright, 1910, by Louis Joseph Vance.) SYNOPSIS. Coast, a young man of New meets Douglas Blackstock, who invites him to a card party. He accepts, although he dislikes Blackstock, the rea son being that both ure In love with Kath srine Thaxter. Coast falls to convince her that Blackstock Is unworthy of friendship. At the party Coast meets two aamed Dundas and Van Tuyl Theres in a quarrel, and Biackstock shoots Van Muy! dead. Coast struggles to what the wenpon from him, thus the poli dis cover them. Coast is arrested for murder. He is convicted, but as he begins his sen tence, Dundas names Blackstock as the murderer and kills himself. Coast be- comes free, but Blackstock has married Katherine Thaxter and fled Coant Carrott York Clty. man thrown from a distant boat Ie res cues the fellow who 18 named Appleyard They arrive at a lonely island, No Man's Land. Coast starts out to ex plore the place and comes upon some feserted buildings discovers a m dead Upon i ing a h who explal name He is a atatiot her hus 3 Bl ; an irying a I hey fire at ¢ rescued r Appleyard, who the Echo In safety, and there 1 that “he is a secret ind has been watching the the Island, suspecting they are « Coast Is anxious to fathom the of No Man's land, and ls to save Katherine Appleyard that Black 8 gang make of the wireless station to gling business Re 4 it her husb ds un de bought th operator an informs he Van some Chin him, t gets he ro man i on ns th has nals myst fetermis and h conduct CHAPTER Xlil.—(Continued.) The other vessel was entering mouth of the channel, at that Coast put the helm brought the Echo's green eye into view. A mille or so lay be tween them. Appleyard lifted the hatch and opered the throttle full, be fore setting out the port light A shower of spray swept over Echo’s counter as she bucked the tide “That's the sald the man “Now they're wondering particular variety of darn are. Hold her as she stands Two throaty blasts from mat whistle floated down “What'd 1 11 you? chuckled Ap pleyard. “She' slowed ready.” he announced, although Coast was unable to d change In the d craft. it hurts to do tle man jerked educed a single blast. “lord! Oy blue streak!” He + $ires By this th the moment and starboard over the Teel stuff,” what fools we steady an auio fe the wind down al the whis olonged, 3 must be well up into vessel being To a second Appleyard d signal, replied eflance of every rul for the prevention of A husky shout of manifestation of ness. Appleyard short barks of signifying that and wa wrath answered landlubberly re|nd what true he bad 18 for at the same moms to his low toned board, starb again put Echo swung showing as If to at a moment few leng Thete as the ard you the wheel smartly her her po and ither's when ¢ths apart was an in boate drew wift Coast held his breath jump should the it seemed of crash Into Appleyard lost somethi tomary aplomb and strain upon his nerves, Sit tight-—sit tight!" between his closed teeth an inch--they've got dare—ah-h!” were nstant of suspense ily together prepared hap and to threatened that the crulser ide of his betrayed certain the motor the b stem would Even cus cath oats ng “Don't to-they don't cruiser swerved Pasque, shot lengths and brought a churning s aground. A moment later Echo rounded gracefully to port within two yards of her stern; and simullaneously Apple yard, leaning far out over the comb ing, made an exceedingly cunning cast with a coll of line which Coast had iald in against the possibility of a broken halyard. The flying loops settled accurately Into the water, just above the foam kicked up by the sharply In toward ard a couple of up suddenly with hard and fast forw Crew the stant its motor stopped with a stran- gulated gasp, Out of the cloud of profanity that smoked up from the crulser's cockpit flew first one heavy spanner, then an- other. Both splashed heavily along side the Echo. Not until they had drawn well sut of range did Coast and Appleyard rise from the shelter of the combings. “So far, splendid,” commented Ap pleyard soberly. staring astern. “I reckon that, between the furrow they ploughed In that shoal and several yards of good hempen rope gumming up the shaft and screw, they'll bide where they are a wee. Till the storm blows over any way. It ought to take give me the wheel, we'll go about and get ready for business, child's play, alongside of what's come. Get the sail up, please.” For a thereafter Coast had his hands full; the Echo was swing: ing out of the channel, past the hol low, despondent clanging bell, gpace howl. By the trimmed the malin-sheet the catboat was sweeping onward little shor. «f incredible. Steadlly the guiding lights swung round them, progress: to starboard hunk shining steadfast star, to port Gay Head lofty heacon, astern, ow mer, frequently lost—Nobska nearer lights were there to bewllder; wise nariners hugged snug harbors on such a night as that; the Echo took her chance alone. Touching Coast's arm, Appleyard drew his attention to a tiny glint of in the south, where No Land beckoned them from afar, a weary waste of broken waters Coast nodded, with a set, grave knowing that his hour drew nigh of fury and a wolfish time he had Cutty lifting up down, a glim coastwise ACross face, CHAPTER XIII About midway between the east a litt ording ight call a . ga + care what le sandy spit juts forming, ace to Appleyard, “what ove, {if To out, you m dont of it les You you say.” the west the . not forget fit, thongh Apployard fa argued and contrived plausibly against miscbhance, If the crew of the grounded vessel the explained) chose to land on Pasque, they would better their cond} tion not at all--merely exchange a comfortable cabin for the question freedom of a ittle two-by-four island cut off from Waushon and its habitations by the deep, swift currents In an- them Hole direction, it would profit Nagha than from station on require to the clutches of the shoal, and of ohwaining a tow be. abated positively life-saving would free the wena; It man-power the sticky thelr fore the storm more cruiser chances were “You summed * Appleyard had put till That'll can tie to this, “they'll then a while. to "tend to their cases should 1 fall down the worst reckon hours. And if up: stay And give me time properlike. Even we've got clear at ing a eighteen up a suitable last act for this thrilling draymah of crrrime and hooman we ain't fit even to dope out a scenario for a moving-picture film; and 1 for one will make up my mind to shake the legit, and try to make a in the twoa-day.” whicn muncement Const | drew what comfort he could. The bunaglow occupied apparently the brow of the island's ridge, something like a quar to the south of the near the southern drew Apple walk From prone what was mile and they re As slowed down At a fair distance window both pa + final word shore nearer to a cautious from the lighted red, as if seeking without speech would Necessary 0 near the island ot Bag ati 0} rmed such @ rage the sout this slow from TA work and iI} the Echo her anchor bi nd ber cable ta: like a si long race a sort not in- not exhibited by Appleyard’s with the ave brought JOSS staggering, loge of a Only seamanship of : @ iled su y than the urage aptly to | iperb (but men) inti mate acqus thereabouts, coul h Echo through in safety took ashore with him a respect and admiration What emotions, (if entertained, remained the Coast new ¥ * 1U7T gense of his companion any, Appleyard inscrutable Driving the boat through a quarter n of surf, they made an uncom fortable though not dangerous land ing on the west side of the sand spit, drew the dory fa wet and weary, for the they had christened, by cons the abandoned fish ing village They stumbled its empty street, little apprehensive, alert and inclined of each other's shoulders in the good old phrase, taking their lives in their hands Jn this phase of their adventure; and the sense of this clutched at of Ice (eave Coast by Katherine)as the men who had been on the island in the fog seemed little likely: so far as they knew neither had been seen but by the Chinaman whom Appleyard had stunned; and it was improbable that by side as ent, and up to to seek the touch There remained, however, 8 hundred masked dangers growing out of Black: Wock's certain distrust and misgiv. ings, with a far-fetched possibility that the men stranded on the ghoals off Pasque would find some means of es cape and communicate with Black. stock by wireless from the mainland. It was not more than an improbable possibility, but none the less it held its meed of danger, and they might ack Appleyar jarkness 1 He passed a digture that had he wish« He tu within roned indow, and ame (0 a ed a long pulling him but on now together the not sorry had whatever i gltood ook t the next few On the oth that he alone, only himself to the emergency give rise to side of those panels were the only beings In the world who could his heartstrings every gamut of the emotions be prepared to exper them all and show himeell un at jeast outwardly Lifting his hand, he knocked loudly waiting turned the knob and entered. A tearing blast of wind accompanied him, for the door faced east. He had a brief struggle it before he got it closed and the light--his heart in his if the truth Is to be told Coast's unspeakable relief Blackstock alone. er Iwo strike chord he must upon in the mouth, To found he that dogged, forceful of and preparedness pose with his feet well apart, his heavy body in- clining forward from his hips, round and heavy head thrusting for ward on its shiek, strong neck. (TO BE CONTINUED.) A Great Economie Problem. Uncle Eben-—"1 tell ye, the present poor quality of immigration is driving out the native born Americans” Nephew Eben-—"Right ye are, uncle! l.ook at this town, for instance. What with drummers In the spring, city boarders in the summer, surveyors in the fall, and actors In the winter, a felier who's born and raised here don’t stand any chance with the home gals at all" ~Judge, DOINGS AT THE STATE CAPITAL —— Forest Perils, Pennsylvania's foresters fifth with a their annual convention at general discussion menace management, Capitol the dangers that and details of cluding the business side, of which the general public knows very little, The were treated in the papers as investment by the State as public properties of the utmost After the con inspected the the Benate caucus room forest in forests an well value for conservation vention the exhibition in and showed delegations of boy how tell the different woods mer Congressman N. W. Wheels T. D. Collins, of county, are interested in from slide; Commis Jefferson coun- Mayor E. A. Weimer, and addressed as did Profs. 1. T. Worthley Iliek, the Mount Alto Mr. Elli devoted much made as foresters KRCOuUts For. and who 10 Forest forestry Forestry the commercial gloner 8. B ty: former Lebanon, foresters, and Joseph Academy time plant in ref A. Retan, sic {liott, of others the of tt to discussing the proper trees to and then aroused suggest becom An great a ugh irestation, (Geo of Greenwood, con i erable discussion by his the possibilities of deer ng nuis # of under prote ve laws, ance to the tion of forester, thro destruc trees, uirreis and rabbits As Pure Food Law Decision. rials who have read led down at Willlamspo: si 4 Pt ieiphia ‘AEE Was sral att Banks and Unclaimed Accounts. been Ask State Aid In Celebratic The To issue Camp Details Soon. orders ng he combined camp annound nnsylvania ional Guard days, Ad Nitew art + Nat % endqua re ithiz fow jutant G homas J ngton consultin ¢ having be i Wash with War De part ne Railway To Extend. 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