The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-30

has befaoied them rhcy. at least.
are 10 the eriHlH 81 their peril Afluut
there on "a gentle swell they must
know that any hour may bring n
changing wind Hud breaking sea.
aud shoro pa. kbaund aud unat-
tainhhle They are playing with
chance. and chunee viii turn upon
them presently Let them make FOR
the island whore the laughing woods
say "gamel" ana the hnfaldn Of
sleep viii touch them upon the fore
heads. and they VIII fail az last. just
Victims OF The Island Visions Hun
ger aud thirst will teach them ere
the lawn ana the reckoning must
COME
Al this foreaaw az We let the
I boat drift by the sandy bays and
apnke. one to another. Of tomorrow
and that which II must bring What
ever aur own misfortune might be.
that Of Gaerny'a men was worse "a
nundfedfuid. Hut the reekonlnR
would be sure. Let cnpful 81
wind come nenddihe across that
/ CLASSY sea and all the riches ia the
World would not buy Edmond EEer-
/ nys life ut these sea wolves who
sought It.
They'll stand b. until they know
| the worst. and then nothing viii
I hold them I said to my cafuFadcH
~ they think they can get aboard
/ the yacht. they'll do ~ aud make FOR
+ some safe port If not they'll try "a
/ rush the house Assume that they
( ARE driven hard enough and no Rifn
I viii keep them off lot ten 81 20
/ ile. the rest viii come Ca I nm
thinking that We should set back Ia
the house. lads. aud not leave ~ "a
younger heads We've done what
We could here and ita plainly use
less is so on with iti"
They we're al with me In this.
none more 20 than Captain Nepeeu,
who up 60 this time. had been for
she shore and the friends who might
Dc found there.
Three shots were fired ~ uH while
We crossed the channel and one fell
90 close that we could feel the silver
spray unun our heated faces This
|Auirkrned our oars. sou may be sure
and set cur course true ana straight
for the house. whose iron gate stood
'up like fortress 81 the deep aud
|orenri It rocky shelter 90 rs. clair
he .uue was there Dolly Nenn
stood AZ hia side. Hnd once I thought
.that 1 aaa Miss ruth herself peer
tnE across the waves and watching
~ with anxious eyes
Nor dId ue 20 unahaeFgrd ~ those
ehn hal ~ much 80 gain II mis-
chance should befaii va ~ that last
vudraVor t.iks pirates ipuks slip
ring from sheltered creek. the
devils IN the ionstaats eHplsd M IN
she moonlight and began Co row to-
wards rs and - hail uH with those
81 4. A. a a
heard even iu the House Under thu
gsn. Yet. witness. they dld not AZ
fright uh We knew thnf SURE eyes
watched them from the reef NO
iada' piasthing al the length - r.
- al hdag chain. kept more surely
from the dogs teeth than those
night birds frnm the Euua range.
Shots Hhey fired wiid. - kiesr
shots aklmmine the water. pepper
ing the SKY. whistiinE Ia the clear
hir above a. nut the boats afeN no
nearer. ard d seemed that mr muHt
touch our haven unhHrwed. when
tho American eamau. stretching out
his arms iu gesture fearful a.
think Of ana crasinE % tuw win
harfd auddrnneas. fen backward
without any word and lay dYlnE
man. before un
Z ANHH HHA tlNtaH MN AHFA#HA wv"
heart. auu he Wna the second who
zen faf Ruth ueiieufan'H rake.
sunday morning rive o'clock
have known little sfrep for the
last 70 hours. nor can sleep a. the
/ crisis Of our n3sforuncn II iE a
/ siiii gray morning. with heavy
cloud ~ the east. and iaupinE waves
! beating upan the windows Of tho
house as though anon gate must
bln~ aud al this sofrld silence be
swept away
/ I cannot conceal 4, from myself
S hat 4 gale would mean to -. hoa
I n must scatter the opsn boats. dfiff .
I Ing there sf thu merry ~ = Pacific
sea bow. perchsnce. 4 might even
| It the fog frcua Ksn's island and
show ne a hafbofago % delight 20
which al might flock with ieapinE
hosrta Aud set. says reason. " II
80 hrfaii that you yourselves ma
80 ashore 10 yonder island what
/ logic shall keep eHsFuya men from
the same good anchorage They
nrc hs 20 20 against you II there
are houses there. and stores for The
sun thine. who viii shut them 20 this
horde Of aeereraaoes7
Now. I have thought ~ all this.
and yet there are other things IN my
mind. and they 1osiie one with tho
other. tbs sweet and the bitter, The
good and the bad. until u seems %
ire that ! 30 longer get nj the heart
OF ~ Three hours ago when I came
ashore and lifted the dad man out
and sent the sleeping gifi 10 shelter.
{ Ruth Hsilanden's hand was the first
/ 10 touch my own. her word the first
I my ear would catch. 40 clear II was.
such music % man 60 hear that
rifiieh voice asking ~ his welfare
~ a thing most dear 90 her. that oil
TIE night vanished At the words.
aud kensa island was lost to my
sight. and only the memory Of the
uIden time and Of my lifr'H great
hepe remained 10 me.
= Jasper" she Haid. "it was no,
ybu oh. Jaspcr, Il was not you.
ttfruiT
81 STEPPED from the boat. and. tax
iArg her hand IN mine. I drew her n
ftfttle nearer 90 me then. fearful Of
lrsyseif. I LET 10 her hand again aud
told her the simple truth.
/ tHHMtaa Ruth" anta l. 1T 81 Won