SYNOPSIS
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a ve
ERE
Wo yp,
its dying
i, turn-
to
to the shed
he paused to
heard «i
I'he
i
door
spoke
gave no sign
arrington’'s ques
tealing higher he found
f it were Georgo-—wis
ide with his arms and
ely bound Thinking
the Kentuckian shook him gent
him
he
y» floor
gtill bend
This time an Inartic.
nur answered him At the
tant the woolly head of the
ne under his fingerg and he
the reason of his silence
as securely gagged as he
repeated,
red
George—it's
to take off this gag,
n't speak above a whisper
hear And he cut the
held the gag in piace
How yo' get here, Mast Ca'ilng
ton” asked the negro guardedly,
the gag fell away.
Around the head of
Lawd!” exclaimed
tone of wonder.
Where's Miss Betty?”
in the cabin yonder-—fo’
of God, cut these here other
with yo' knife, Mas'r Ca'ington
perishin’ with ‘em!” Carring-
ton did az he asked, and groaning,
George sat erect “I'm ltke 1 was
gone to slaep all over,” he sald.
“You'll feel better in a moment
oe about Miss Malroy?"
“They dono fetched us here last
night. 1 was drivin’ Missy into Hal
eigh-~her and young Mas'r Hazard
when fo' men stop us in the road.”
“Who were they, do you know?”
asked Carrington,
‘Lawd-—-what's that?”
Carrington, knife in band, swung
about on hig heel. A lantern’s light
flashed suddenly in his face and Hess
Hicks, with a low startled cry break-
fug from her lips, paused in the door
way. Springing forward, Carrington
seized hav by the wrist
faten
going but
may us!” cords
that
the bayou
George, in a
She's
the
fopes
EL
love
Teil
PRODIGAL |
JUDGE
( Jy VAUGHAN KESTER
Jrzusirarons By D.MELviLk
“ol DagnT 10: Tg Doses Meow i Conemarny
the oars’
{ entered the
Slowly the cl
darkness, then
distinguis]
checked
stroke of
“Hello
sg Becur
armed
* here?
ivored
demand
to shinks
ngton drew
silence
wl the
fearlessness
I red
Malroy,
Kentuch
kon you-all have come | less sear or the dugo
and
au You
Carrington
Then
Arringion
her level
you recy on r.
The girl
browse ri
you-all think you an take] drag the ¢
from here.” she Wr ato i and for
tioned
down into the wate:
inge farther along the sl
God's sake, no
alrai
They
ided. Carringt
glance
would
boat
1] §
“You
fetch
No
bells
men
ous
That
the kasi
Ime
where you were
: iage ast night
{ you can be at Belle Plain inside of an |
| hour.”
| L.ook here, i Cals
against them | folks yonder is Kin to Be
you. Miss Mal-| he gets hia hand
go down river tonight;
they're only waiting {9 a pliot
all's got to act quick!
Carrington hesitated
“Why do you wi:
escape?’ he sald
The girl's mood changes
sinister
never
1 seen yo nee at opes’ man’s
made an i
can't do nothing
unless 1 help
5 "
patient been
that
dovement those
es Hicks. If! ton knew
first don't ve i
my mouth? It
times fotchin’ let.
added George
letters asked |
surprised
She
You
men
gton,
fo on me
roy's to he'll
s heaps of
stop
ered
Mas'r Ti
wre
Kentuckian,
They was {0 it Captain Murrell:
1 abruptiy | seems like him and Mas'r Tom was |
“1 reckon that's a private matter.! mixed up in a sight of business
Ain't it enough fo youyall to know When WAS this-—recently 7”
I do? I'm showing how it can | qul Carrington He waa
Them four men on the keel | over this astonishing statem
are strangers in these parts, | slave over in his mind
they're waiting fo’ a pliot, but they ‘Well, no, Mas'r; seems like
don't know who he'll be. I've heard | ain't so thick here recently.”
you-all was a riverman: what's to “1 reckon you'd better keep away
hinder yo' taking the pilot's place?! from the big bouse yet 8 while,” sald
was wililng to risk { Carrington instead of going there,
Malroy or you wouldn't | stop at the Belle Plain landing, You'll
! find a raft tied up to the hore; It be
longs to a man named Cavendish, Tell
| him what you know--that I've found
interposed | Miss Malroy and the boy; tell him to
the girl hastily “Listen to me first. | cast off and drift down here. [li run
They's a dugout tied up ‘bout ‘a hun-! the keel boat aground the first chance
dred yards above the Keel boat; vou! | get, so tell him to keep a sharp
mugt get that to cross in to the other | lookout.”
side of the bayou, then when yo're ss
ready to come back yo're to whistle | CHAPTER XXVIill,
three times it's the signal we're ex -
pecting~—-and I'll row across fo’ you in The Keel Boat.
otie of the skiffa.” A few minutes later they had sepa.
“Can you see Misa rated, George to hurry away in search
meantime?” of the horse, and Carrington to pases
“If 1 want to, back along the shore until he gained
der me,” vesponded Bess sullenly, a point opposite the clearing. He
“Tell her then-—" began Carring-| whistled shrilly three times, and after
ton, but Bess interrupted him. an interval of walling heard the
“1 know what yo' want. She ain't] splash of oars and presently saw a
to cry out or nothin’ when she sees | skiff ¢tenl out of the gloom.
youn-all. 1 got sense enough fo’ that.” “Who's there?” It was Bess who
Carrington looked at her curiously. | asked the question.
“This may be a serious business for “Carrington,” he answered,
your people,” he sald significantly, “Lucky you ain't met the other
and watched her narrowly. man!” she sald as she swept her skiff
“And you-all may get kilied. | reck-| alongside the bank.
in if yo' want to do anything bad | “Lucky for him, you mean, I'li take
fo
Who
mo vin E
tion
“If I'd only pushed my ques
{ him!” he thought bitte
i He heard Slosson’s shufliing in
the distance, a word or two when he
poke gruffiy to some one, and a mo
ment later he saw Petty and the boy,
their forms darkly silhouetted againsg
the lighter sky as they moved along
the top of the bank Slogson, with:
out any superfinous gallantry, helped
his captives down the slope and
aboard the keel boat, where he locked
them In the cabin, the door of which
fastened with a hasp and wooden peg
“You're boss now, pardner
said,
ing oar,
“We'll
Carrington
Thus far nothing had occurred te
mar his plans. If they could but quit
the bayou
man whose place he bad taken the
rest would be,
plishment, at least within the
of the possible.
the for?"
ant Mi Malroy the greatly irrel with
riy
thi
# ted
in
turning
ent of the
req
hont
they
yo’
fo’ Miss
here.”
“I'm ready.
itfe
seid Carrington, his
“No, you ain’t-—Jjest yet,” cast off then” answered
served Slosson
“All my Ife”
Mailroy in the |
they's nothin’ to hin
crew with their setting poles were
forcing the boat away from the bank
All was quietly done; except for an
occasional order from Carrington neo
word was spoken, and soon the un
wieldy craft glided into the sluggish
current and gathered way. Mr. Silos
son, who clearly regarded his'relation
to the adventure ss being of an offk
cial character, continued to stand a
(‘arrington’s elbow,
(TO BE CONTINUED)
1SI00R RAYNER
STATESHAN, DEAD
Expires at His Residence
Washington.
in
A LEADER IN CONGRESS.
Operate
SENATOR RAYNER'S CAREER
his firet political speed
oll-Morrison £
Dem
‘ampaign
wratic candidate
ember of the
of the
4 " in
and made chairmar
that body
tedd to the State Sanate
member of the na
of Representatives
Nominated for Congress, but
defeated by Hon Henry Stockbridge
1880 Elected to Congress
the third time elected a
the House of Representa
delegation in
188 Ilex
1886 Elected a
tional House
1888
Trap
or
of
1862
member
tives
1860 — Eleoted
Maryland
1901--Counsel for Rea?
Schley before naval court of inquiry.
1904 Elected to the United States
| Senate.
15056-- Opposed Poe amendment and
challenged Senator Gorman to a joint
debate
1910-- Re-elected to the Senate
1912 Delegate to the Democratic
National Convention
Mr. Rayner's last appearance on the
political platform was in October last,
when he met Hon, Bourke Cockran, of
New York, in joint debate in the Lyric
After the election of Governor Wil
gon as President, he was suggested
for seavretary of state,
attorney general
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