No Man's
Land
A ROMANCE
By Louis Joseph Vance
Dustrations by Ray Walters
{ Copyright, 1910, by Louis Joseph Vance.)
SYNOPSIS.
Coast, a young man of New
meels Douglas Blackstock, who
He accepts
Garrett
York (Chiy.
invites him to a card party
although he dislikes Blackstock, the rea
gor heing that both are in love with Kath
erine Thaxter Coast falls to convince her
that Blackstock 8 unworthy of her
friendship At the party Coast meets two
named Dundas and Van Tuyl There is
8 quarrel, and Blackstock shoots Van
Tuy! dead Coast struggles to wrest the
weapon from him. thus the police dis
cover them Coast is arrested for murder
He is convicted, but as he begins his sen
tence. Dundas names Rlackstock as the
Sardar und kilis himself. Const be
com free. but Blackstock has married
Katherine Thaxter and fled Coast pur-
chase » & vacht and while sailing sees a
man thrown from a distant boat He res
the follow who is named Applevard
arrive - a lonely island, Known as
’ eX
some
a man
uptiy the
stant Cos forcing
harshly,
intonation
and
erky
door to--abr
with a
betrayed
tary
hearer; this
certain
jangl ves: an involun
we its
after
human
on ster
had
hour
icome to
all, with
being
of blood
pictured
of the
Jniession mos
Was,
all its viclousness, a
no such nerve!
and as Aj
83 Il
le ¥ ard
rative of the
} or even
figure the man
brooding
on op
ns
had
long
as Coast
to in his
of ©
Wh
Who's
1opeless
that
What
he cried
the devil—"
ontrol
withheld his
nt Then,
: sald quietly
arted at
and C
slightly,
That's
reply
“Mr
sound
aA Ww
oast
J gov
“The
start!
OCK ed
steadily
Sorry 1
i'd be expecting
Expecting you!
patiently “But,
me."
Blackstock
damn who
ve your a name?
ide, of cours
ved
are
m
ya? Can't you g self
“Why, Handy
tone was a
$0
oast’s perfection of po
irely,” it seemed
u must've been looking
Distrusting delberately
al fiections, he was at pains
ply was not his habit;
only way he could
disguise his He
watching Blackstock closely, alert
a sign of recognition in the man's
lon, Somewhat
t none ‘1
come here and rel
night,” he continued ‘Came
this morning to New Bedford and"
The words froze upon his lips.
door to his left had opened:
stood there, watching, listening
parently she had started to
without any suspicion that
band was not talking to one of
servants, and In her astonishment
had stopped. The figure of the man
surprise to
1¥ YO for
arti
to
as
speak cri
#1 the
ich bein
think of to voice
Was
for
express
be
detected to
iast
down
A
got orders
feve Power
Ap
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Cogat removed his sou wester and
upon his face. “Yes,
ma'am,” he sald, “I'm the new opera
tor. “How d'you do?’ He contrived
to keep his tone coolly respectful and
but his eyes were plead:
to her
contour was by
the broad turned-down brim of a sou”
wester. Yet Coast thought to discern
a deathless apprehension in her pose,
a mute but infinitely pitiful question in
her eyes. And his heart stood still,
for the crucial Instant was imminent:
in another minute, two at most, she
would know him. And then . . .?
“Well?” Blackstock roused him.
“What you stopping for? [I'm listen
Ing!”
“1 beg pardon.” Coast tugged at
the button on the chinstrap of his
sou wester. “The lady there , . . |
didn’t know 2
Blackstock turned his head impa-
Silently, moving his sightless eyes In
the direction of Katherine. “Oh,” Le
sald, “my wife"
The woman moved quickly into the
room. “Yes, she seid, still with ber
eyes to the stranger. “It Is I, Doug:
las. 1 didn’t know--1 fancied one of
the servants , . .“
“This Is Mr. Hand yside,” Blackstock
told her sharply, as If irritated by the
interruption; "he's to take Power's
place"
man lives in the hope of a reprieve.
‘She knew him now; his action In
had
hastened slightly the
set with eyes that blazed with
of terror.
but though he feared she
to faint, dared not move to her as
glstance. Indeed, there was no need;
she was fashioned of sterner stuff;
though every atom of her being shud-
dered, she remained mistress of her
self,
been damning; she knew that
and her answer fell pat
to speak
“Good evening.” she sald so admira-
bly that there was even a hint of lan
guid Indifference in her volce. “You
have surprised us, Mr. Handyside.”
“Lord, yes!” Blackstock broke
“It's hard to believe. D'vou mean to
tell me you made the run through this
storm?”
The blood flowed back Into Coast's
heart He flashed the woman a look
thanks, but her gaze was blank as
met his, and he knew that as yet
au-
{to
nor
delayed
ft
The
was
it
was not
“Well,” he sald,
half-laugh, “I'm
a blow, that's
frightened: ['ve
but they were
awakening
to come
be long
yet past,
with
here,
real
situation yet
her would
care'ess
tee, It is
Had me
storms
decks
a
you
a fact
seen
from
some
the of
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lefthand side of the channe!—forget
the name of the island it makes ofl
from.”
Coast hesitated In assumed perplex
in acual trepidation more acute
to himself
“Pasque, you mean?"
“That's It.” But though his story
sec¢med to be credited, the tension held
unrelaxed; Katherine
from her shock and
to take second thought?
primal impulse shield him,
his deception,
mad concept of duty force her to ex-
both?
He could not keep his eyes from
her. Not a detail of her attitude es-
caped him, not a convulsive movement
of her hand (in whose rosy hollow lay
is life and hers) She stood
unmoving by the table, one hand
touching it for support.
Meanwhile he heard himself talking,
glibly to Blackstock's
them
“But
then?
"Pure luck. We'd been stuck about
half an hour when a fisherman—fel-
low named Wise, trom Vineyard Ha-
ven—came along, trying to beat the
storm home We hailed him and he
luffed up to us—he could do that with
his boat, a light-draught Cape Cod
cat; and | offered him a tenspot to
bring me on You uflderstood
it was an emergency case He held
back a bit, but the sight of the money
fetched him: and he earned It i
take that trip again for a
dollars.”
then
him?” .
ha
didn’t
how the devil'd you get here,
see, |
hundred
“Well,
YY
But what's be
of
“Oh,
gald he
C4
back to
dare
his
eave
boat
her for
went
to
“Lucky to Get
to
to
unfasien
get here
began
acky
gteamships.”™ He
the ollskin coat i
at all, I gu
“That's tru
weather I
get Finn and
chance.”
“They
ous
I'm
you
Hecksher
or
<Q,
w onder
no judge of
managed
take
to
the
to
di
int want to." Coast of
‘nt prayer of gratitude
fortuitous turn of the conver
fory:
ior the
of Mr. Handyside's traveling
companions. “But | was told to hustle
because Power was leaving yon prac
notice, so 1 insisted.
“How's that?”
heavily, still with his staring eyes
with thoughtfulness, “Where are
they, anyway?” he continued without
pause, as one reminded of an over
sight. “Finn-—Hecksher--why aren't
they with you?
“Oh, they're all
ried, making time
to
right,” Coast par
for Katherine,
retain her poise
he had to force himself
to give heed to Blackstock. “You
don’t need to worry about them.”
Blackstock leaned forward, scowling
intently. “What d'you mean by that?
Didn't they bring you here?”
“Only part way; you see, this accel
dent I mentioned —~"
“What sort of an aceldent? Hang
it, if they didn't bring you~ Where'd
you leave them?"
“Safe enough-<high
aground In Quick's Hole”
“The devil you say!
come to run the Corsair
Why, he knows
const"
“Not his fault.
ness of some
and dry--
How'd Finn
aground?
more about this
It came about kind.
amateur asses—beg
pardon, Mra. Black; I'm quoting Mr.
Finn-in a catboat. . . . They al
most ran us down when we were
about midway through the Hole
didn’t seem to know shat they were
doing; and in trying to aveid a col
lision we plied up on » shoal on the
§
Guess.”
fear she'd dr
beach
and come up on the
he sald his
him and he wanted
beat back the first
ag
Bezides,
be fretting about
to be ready
sign of a let
I see” Blackstock nodded slow-
You must be pretty well used
He laid his hand as if abstract
edly upon the table beside him. moved
it to and fro, found the edge of the
whisky tray. and gr asped the neck of
the decanter You've earned a
drink, Handyside*
Thank you,” he
the wagon.”
Blackstock
0
up
ly
"sy
out
sald, I'm on
chuckled
he said.
“That's your
I'm not.” There was
iatter words He splashed whisky into
water, finding the objects with an
adroitness on a par with that which
had excited Appleyard’s
“Health,” he said,
The woman roused herself
Handyside will sit dowe ™
she suggested in a toneless voles,
Her eyes challenged Coast's. he
Late Happenings of Interest
at Harrisburg.
Would Licenae Newspapermen.
A committee to dratt a bili
the qualifications of newspaper
men by a department to be known as
the State Department of Journalism,
This
H
of Pottsville, on an outline for
State licensing of newspapermen and
supervision of education for jour
work, in which he advanced
novel ideas. The burden of Mr
Zerby's paper was every news
paper and publication should in
of certified journalist and
that all men in responsible newspaper
work should required to satisfy
men in authority in Department
of Journalism of their qualifications
receiving certificates The ob
standard
be
ewspaper work well
business. The
men in
paper suggested a ten id dollar
apy de
for the State comimities
frame the blll consists of A. N. Pome
roy, Chambersburg: R. P. Habgood
Bradford, E. W. Wagenseller, Selins
grove, J H. Zerby, Pottsville, and A
D. 8¢hoech, Harrisburg, also
connected with the Tree
Blight iation
algo
An increase In
annual meeting here,
that
be
a
be
the
the
raise
and ¢
the
ject would to
of n
educated
03 secure
thousar
yropriation to work out the tale
The to
e,
who is
Chestnut
s8ion The
cord in op
postal rates
fommi BIRBOC
went on position to
get On
of
Pos
on o
en
1
tal
rinling
nent
class matter
valopes by the
and
fr
re
Depart ment
express 20d ion
of
per
ed i
NeWspapers,
iodicals. These
resident, Crombls
iy of Greensburg
Mr. Allen's
lowing h
Fesigna
Wagensell
ed unan
officers
Zerbher.
Fred. New
RH
Rac rets
ther
H
president,
vice-president,
chanfeshurg
R. P. Habgood, Bradfor« assistant
secretasy, Miss An McGraw, Brad
ford; executis commit Ww H
Wray, Leechburg. W. C. Deward, Sun
bury; C. H. Bressler, Lock Haven
W. Jones, Olyph and W
©
Binder, Pottstown
ireasurer
a
oa Ml,
ant
Prison Rules Under Fire.
The State Board of Public
special
Charities
investigating committee re
worted that the Dauphin county prison
I i i
was being conducted in 2 manner that
was not in keeping
ness methods,
wholesale
sdoption
piace of
n the
Were in us
been
mmittee
yf the Daug
not
$
food ana
$ $
reporis
eamenti
oard n wo
i1ted
ame recommendatis
as adopted,
warden
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both naking tt
ns. The
0 ; ie
commit
tee report, recommended
that the
salary all
which, it ia said, er
from six to eight th
year, be put on a sal
sale of “kitchen
prison be abolished
bring about
= h y
tri
Bets
lowed a
and is
to make
dollars a
that the
the
to
petty
ousand
Ary
orders” Inside
ag tending
favoritism nd
The inspectors are rapped for
negligence and failure to adopt mod
ern methods and for not posting rules
The committee also recommended
that the board of offic visitors and
the prison inspectors reach an under
standing and that pr
nm an up-todate basis in all respects.
Both the report the special com
mittee, signed by J. Gill and C T. |
King, and the minority report, made
by Colonel P. C. Boyle, found fault |
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of
8
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Completing Road Survey.
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BOALSBURG TAVERN
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AMOS COCR PROP ETON
This weli- known hostalry la
modale all tra velem
Hopping a! Osk Hall Swation,
Every effort
0 accommodate the traveling publis, Ag
pitiful
iffe had needed but this last heart
rending touch. There are tragedies |
In women’s life beside which death
taelf is trifling.
No, thanks;
I'm all wet.” He won
and in character with his impersoaa-
tion. “About done up, too. If you
don't mind, I'd like to turn in.”
“I'l show you the way." Binek-
stock rose. “You're to have Power's
room.” .
Coast's glance was Instant to the
woman's face and found it inscrutable.
Did she or did she not suspect? . .
“Power wont mind?" he asked
quickly; and still she showed no
sign.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Infectious Laughter.
Some of our prominent sclentists
are so Impressed with the germ peril
that they go around looking pretty
solemn all the time, on the theory
that laughter Is both contagious and
infectious.
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with the Ohio fishery authorities
whereby the two States would unite
in the planting of pike, perch In Lake
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