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.
Papers have been filed at + State
Department authorizing extension of
Philadelphia & Gurretsford Rail
way from Its present terminus in
*hiladeiphia to Media. The extension
runs through three Deleware county
townships and will be six and a half
miles long
the
’ *
Ask Clemency For Slayers.
for commutation of the
of two
the State
Applications
death sentences
were filed with
Pardons here
Harrisburg, and William Reed,
bersburg
clemency Is asked
heard on March 20
Board of
Cham
To Seek Blight In Northern Tier.
mits of more extensive field work.
Register Martin Pays State.
Register of Wills David Martin, of
Philadelphia, has paid $49,185.63 to the
State Treasury as the State's share of
the income of his office for February
Rewarded Conductor Dies.
Edwin LL. Casner, a Pennsylvania
Railroad conductor, died here at the
age of fifty-eight years, He had been
an employee of the company since
1876, and received a fteward fo
meritorious service in the disturb
ances of 1877.
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