The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-29

the captain of the port hear of this second
theft, so much more serious than the first,
early tomorrow morning. and meanwhile,
lest one of the men should leave the .yacnt
in the night. or attempt to get rid or ms
stolen goods by means of confederates
outside. he resolved to watch until NOR
ming: Then. at all events the letters and
the two little books (Which now seemed
more important than anything else,- except
Eve Marl<ham's safety would not have a
chance to be spirited off the yacht. He
went below, as if to go to bed, but slipped
up againsy with a great-coat. over his arm
Quietly he got into one of the boats hang
ing in the davits, rolled up his coat for a
pillow, and made himself as comfortable
as he could II anything happened on his
side of the deck, he could see and hear
without being seen. -. ;: . >. -, .~.....
SO the night wore on. 1t was warm
though somewhat windy. with threatening
rain that did not fall. Sometimes, at first,
Dick heard the men talking, unconscious
of his presence; at last one went below to
turn IN, while the other remained on
watch. Then silence fell upon the Xenia.
There was no sound save the wind and
the tapping Of the water against the
yachts hull as she lay at anchor. -
1t was; the dark hour before the
dawn when suddenly Dick became
aware Of a small boat being cautiously
underneath, and lay to, asTif waiting; and
Dick, was quietly alert, waiting also. He
expected to. see the man on watch either
/ attempt to go off in the boat or else to
/ send some thing away; and Dick did not
intend that, he should do either. But the
man, who had a short time ago been pa
| cing.fup and down the deck, was now
standing in the bow, and was apparently
Ignorant Of, the boats approach. Dick
was only waiting for him to: turn as a sig
Enal to spring out OF the boat and surprise
him., sost speak, red handed, when sud-
denly the night silence was broken by a
=. scream p,55n SO terrible SO long
| that Dick S blood chilled IN his veins.
Something was. running along the deck
| He looked over the side OF the boat, am
saw. a strange black shape struggling in
the grasp of: another shape, small, and
! grey as a ghost, with a head hidden in a
| hood, and flowing draperies that tapped
lin the wind like bats wings. Even as
t he looked the battling forms fled out OF
sight. He 1eaped from the hanging boat
to the deek;san they were gone, but he
+ followed. The man on watch had come
running from the bow. and in the dark and
fsthe confusion cot his haste he fell agains,
Dick and grappled with him, refusing .tc
Elet so until his slow understanding had
1 grasped the fact that he was making q
mistake. Dick threw him off in self-de-
tense, then: helped him to his feet again
and knowing now who it was he had
i gTasped, the man begged pardon, stir
iqutrerin6 with the horror of that scream
and the still deeper horror OF the deae
Esilence which bad followed. Dick took ur
/ the interrupted search, but came to ar
abrupt stop in front OF the great broker
4 cage. sz3 S.. 1. IS. ~ * :.5i
+ Just before the door of the cage, which
1 sxung haifs open, lay black, crunpled
Iheap knight bent down and touched ii.