Telegram-herald., 1890-01-25

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Cd b ths cap.aln. had gone ashore.
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then-ohi whst is thsE gong onf 1here
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through 10 ke}hQle q hey door shines
the faiate-t glmmer ct Ageti IA ons
moment she is olt Il heg berth and az
her doer-al.s. be has ger 10 key, and
those N tse yacat. whoever they ar,
have got her at their mercy.
Tor ies minutes the poor child feels
utrerly confused. and then a- OF sud
a. her senses return - her, she POLLS
he-sel ( in long. DARK bo4t-closk that
is hanging on hook, puts out her light.
and cautiously Cor her lie depends on
"opens the door and looks out
There Is a little DIT % passage bs-
tween her aud the main cabin, from
which comes a dim light; faint clash
q metal can 70 heard, but neither voice
nor sound.
The CON upanionladder is between the
two cabins and the passage IS nearly
pitch dark, while there Is always the
friendly shelter of one or two unused
cabin doors.
Shall she wal. in her cabin, perhaps
70 % caught Ike a rat in a trap; or
ehall she crawl along the passage, mako
dash for the companion. ana get on
deck somehow 20 giYe the alarm 20 the
eailors2 She elects 70 attempt the lat
ter
Three steps and she IS crouchiEe at
the foot OF the stair, and can see into
the saloon on the floor. with his back
20 the door. ono man kneels, aGd she
secs him filing an empty bag with all
the yachts silver. The door Of Berries
dressing-room 81 open, and another
beetle-b -browed and braNny italian
rufian has hts hands on heap az s7vc-
reigns. the broken cash-box being on
the floor az his feet. third man is in
tho main cabin. He IS standing beside
sn open drawer, his head partly turned
away from the door, but Madge feels he
Is tho greatest danger. and that az any
moment be may look round
As she stands there her cve falls on
the strong key that is IN tho lock Of
the main cabin door. She can .ost
touch it. II She did but reach il could
she lock them in before they could stop
her? Above all. would the key turn?
She knows nothing about its locking
powers, and IL might easily be rusty.
But Madge Hepburn is no coward, and
the fighting blood of a Wild border
strain runs hotiE n her veins. AS she
made I'D her mind She acted
Concealment was now Of no use; sho
sprang at the door, and Gs she did so
the third man turned and saw her. Two
steps and ne was across the room. but
one second had sufficed for Madge Tho
door banged %; tho key was still,
indeed, but terror gave her fingers q
strength She did not know they pos
sessed, and before the burglar actually
touched the door handle the bolt shot
home. A yoiley Of Italian oatbs and
blow which all but knocked a panel out
OF the door followed, but Madge seemed
as II she had wings TO her feet. She
few on deck, and now? What is that
which falls on her ears but the blessed
sound Of oars? But alasl What IS that
black form that at the same moment
she sees stretched on tho deck, and
what is tho dark stream that stains It's
surface? She does not know. Her eyes
arc dim; her senses fail her, and when
BERTHE Hepburn jumps on board tho
first thing he sees is his pretty Madge
in dead faint at his feet lying across
the lifeless body Of poor Cheviot-
The noise the three rufians make IN
the cabin soon gives him the clew 20
what has happened, and before poor
Madge has recovered her senses a free
fight has taken place, and II the Italian
genaemen were a good deal knocked
about by the English sailors, they de-
served double IS much as they got, and
the Vice-COnsul made II his business TO
see they gotit in the long run.
In some mysterious manner these sea
robbers had discovered that the owner
and a good many OF the crew OF tho
Cormorant had gone ashore, and thoy
thought they would have it all thcir
own way on board. The last thing that
they locked for was that a mere girl
should up and bar the door" IN their
fsces.-The Queen
INFANT PRODlGlES.