Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-22
CHAPTER XII.

when on our way to bury tho Spaniarl.
A certain point gained, ut q signal from
Dur host VIC struck out into the open and
rowed swiftly toward the edge Of the
marsh. This was the critical moment;
but, SO far as we could learn, our passage
was unnoticcd. We reached the fringe
of rushps. With a prolonged Kissing sound
the boat pushed through them. a flight
Of waterfowl rose, whirring and clapping
about US, and we 1oated out into q dim,
misty lake, whose shores and surface
stretched away on every side, alike dark,
shifting and uncertain.
Across this the Dutchman steered us,
bringing us presently to q narrow opening,
through which we glidcd into second and
smaller mere. At the farther end Of this
one the way seemed barred by a black, i'm
penetrablc wall Of rushcs, which roso far
above our heads. But the tall stems bent
slowly with many whispered protest be-
forc our silent onsot, and VIC slid into a
1eep water lane, here narrow, there Wild
ening into pool, in one plsco dark, in
another rejecting the gray night sky.
Down this VIC sped swiftly, the sullcn
plas.i Of the oars and the walls Of rushes
always with us. For ourselves, we
crouchcd still and silent, shivcring and
listening for sounds of pursuit, now start
ing at the splash of n frog, again shudder-
ing at tho CRY Of night bird. The duch-
ess' hcr chiid anu l were In tho bows
Maste. Llhas'rohn, ms oauRnter ana MIS-
.ress anne IN Inc stern iney hao naoe
Iho conllor'''plo Win 'no pagsaee anu
sohno WARM eo'1rn9s anu Wouia lnsis' on
'lea.lhs ilio as ncipiess. .ven when inc
o'ncrs pee",i 10 .aiA III Whispers 'he uoch'
css cnJo,he" s,icnoe oi ihe anu paoe ING
sccp' IFcat,''iy u,u 3D. my iast impress
e,oh ono vi unoh ,l waterways anu
.sh Ur. sns'uoMS .nAes
A.. nen ""o $3.50 INC ; sun was nish, anu
IL IL vs. ."s, '"s y"
.'o oo'o'.' y. y, 90. ,Ao', '"i uo''S eNe
ing now 10 stahu SUN as .ho SAL happeu
ldiy, now 10 heel over ana sho0G forward
bra m" ~ ne er. ear Inv ar ro u SnI ~.
nbo,I tho s,o,ns ~ aro",, 1voo,,aI h;IIs
rosc aontIv from the strcon Master Rnr'
tic was steering. and seeing me lift nv
bcnd grcctcd me with n sm;lo mo c;ris
g., ,h, 60, ,,,oro .ororoS 49,, ,i go s'
. .1 49, up ".u a''oop
Vn., n'ra ~ -, .t,.a'., ' ~"
I'm, re- .,' ou.u ."u lis up oo
,"aonf,,,,n VAS, -. W We" 60 thn n,n,
- - to,,,1 h.. si.t,r,. Ill 49, -.
NV elbow her evcs ON her husband
.Wcll -" she said smiling. do Won fcel
better now? You have had a rood slccn
How long have been os,ecn nI,asnsu
7 astod b,,vildcred Inv the sunshine nv
tbe shining river and tho prcen hills Lv
tho fresh morn,no air. Inv the CHANCE in
cvorvtbino and nnsyyer;nc in , question
as poonlo freshly aroused do nine times ont
of ten. where are wei"
lyon have becn aslecn near,v six bonrs
md Voc ar~6n tho Rb;nc noor ISm,nor;cn ;,
Che nnsyvcSei smilino Sho was n,,o and
Tho iono bonrs ~ ,.,tcJ,ino had ,Iro,yn
.,ar,, o;rs,os rnnrd No. orns put ,ho ola
nn,,,nntcd conrnao sbouc in them still iii
and her smile was as sweet as ever.
"Havc we passed the frontier'" asked
eagerly.
"Wcll, nearly" she answered. but
how docs your wound feclp"
Rather stiff and sore, said ruefully
inter making un experiment. by moving
my body to and fro. And 1 am very
thirsty, but could steer"
$50 you SHALL" she said. "Only first cat
something. We broke our fast before the
others lay down. There is bread and meat
behind you and some hollands and water
In tho bottle"
Il SNlZcu the lnttrf anu drank GTNIulIy.
Then. finding myself hungry. now I came
To think about IL. I fell upon the catablcs.
"You will do now, I think" she said
when sho had watched Lie for some time
/ laughed for answer pleased tina: the
lon;, dark night, its gloom and trcachcry
were past. But its memories remained,
md presently said, If Van Tree did not
try To kill mc-and I nm pcrfcetly sure he
did mott
so nm ~ shc said Eve wore all
wrong"
Then" continued, looking Mt her
sravcly, who did? That Is tho question.
And WHY"
ou A,o by VIA, ~ ., "..s ~. - IN n..,as,'
infu whom 20" nurs /" uc'enscoA ~ nPi
M. Ey 'a"y "sSs"'
Cui.e sure c,..,,
u SUI. was ''o'
sSo pclsis'u
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