The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-12
CHAPTER XVIII.


we are, loaded up with stun LOT those
chaps at Martinique, and the oraer comes
'hat we need not land IT, ma .iieS
nave enough! All nonsense. any nov. hose
WHO were dead did not nee" uly ioou'
"na those who were NOT III lieeu wuie
~ IN the ruined district. Hhu alS iu'o.
VIZ mas Deen IN thls pa. VI '.e w ~
Knows well enough that ,.ele Is plen.y
VI ioou 70 be had by Jus. s'eppihs ou'
VI Inc road and picking IT, -,
~ oracle SPEAKS, lct ~ uos 20
SAD MS companion. Its all very wen, Ola
chap. three weeks after "e1as wen as ti'e
britlsh ana French nave poured loou
mo ., tne place, to say tha' IL IS tiere lol
me ASKING. but can 'ell sou t ". .no.e
was not much food close ABOUT ot. fieiIe,
VI shey would never hasc seht ioi ~
-. they were clean crazy.
wen, Is 1t to be wondered ~. sup.
pose mat You We're piasihs aopu. q.
uance-tney were having ,eie uilue
s.hnu-and suddenly the "io,e sue y,
me bathroom reared up anu uisa ppeai eo
INTO space, ana All the gas ~ VIC piaee
sot loose IN your mouth, ny so ..
chancc you got blown tnousaiiu iee.,
VI you were not 'h.'e, ~ 80 49,.
were. ana you couldh set d. en-.
guess you "ouid go piuiho ot"N'' '''
enough -. ,...
s"pPose t'a ~, .t,7er ~,
having loaded up with the stun why
oont we take IL over there, VI WY u'',,
some Oh the 1901 authoi i'ies' ", nv.
theirs, IND out before ,heS "oih NJ us
so nara. Contound IT, ,n's 10 ~ .','..a.e
70 rush man around l'e way 10y ~.
ca u.s. ana all Tor pa,eei - ~ peop.a we.
VIII not care a cuss WIFI ~ ,"a pt1 1y,..
Ihat Is what am growing upout' W i'a'
IRE you looking at now .
snip on IRE! crieu '''e iooAou.
mere away 49,.
Two points OIL the Zee . pow x, n,, ~,
All discussion as 10 me r'sn.s anu
wrongs OF Martinique snppl,es was nov y,
at an end. liere was iiVii's 'sSuo W.
rectly under their noses. anu rafhel
ana or. Robertson o'opi'e1 VIC o''o ~
the other.
me OLD man mas shoVeo hei up -
!ull speed dheao' sa1u 'i'o ~ '''S-' 90 -
lowered his glasses.
Does the 1lre look 10 naSe sa''ou
much heaoWay!' askeu ropel .soil. ~,
1T looks bad as far as l can see. lhe
smoke Is pouring out oil me ueck iol-
ward, and II the superstructnre IS no, On
FIRE 1t soon VIII be. ana That Is pain
enough.
Ho" long VIII IL take US " iu,t Wv
to her?' asked the DOCTOR VINO ueierfeu
10 the othcr "heh IL cail'e " -
seamanshlp.
mo moro than fifteen or twenty nm.
utes. but that means lot OF ,liie - , .ns' ;,
are any poor devils on potl" ~ iei.
In the meantime tho sooa snip was
ripping up the surface OIL me oaiinpe .,.'
sea in great shape. But on board OF the
steamer they neither saw nor hearo.
CHAflEh m q,
You fiend lhcarhate! CREE Na1e. 90
someone removed the "rapplnss .i'at
bound up her heao. ana she sa" Su''-
bingham IN front OF ner.
an, pretty COUSIN, ~ sa'u NJ, n,ooN'ns
ly!' DO not use harsn WORDS 1hey az
OF no avail ana W ~. ..'u W
feel any pleananter, !! assure you.
You feel pleasant! You 90 not Nilo"
what tho word means.
- 90 "here you a,e .coi'cetileo' 80. =.
He gazed at her Win an eager looN ~
his eyes.
She gave gesture u ulssust,
You show 1t certainly. Here is lpvihs
evidence of your concern Tor me, point
ing at the crouchlng 1igure OF Nilnnle
do not blame her, COO KNOWS that | ply
her deeply, Tor she loVeo you. hut you.
HOW can you expect ihe W oeAsve ia ia
you have any consideration LOT my ieei-
ings, after what you nave DONE.
But I love you, Kate! 80 helP me
God. | love you!
HIS hands WORKED spasH'ouica''S' anu
MS eyes were IKE puriihS eoais'
Do not blaspheme your maker by such
words. You love me! your love, as YOU
cali II, would dellle ,the ioWcs. "o'''o''' ~
how loate the sight OF your
well, get over ~, ne sa'u roughly;
For you are mine TINS tlme. hate' ana
| I do not mean that you shall escape me
as you did at Fore dc france
He did not see the erect OF ms words
upon the brown girl. or perhaps nc "ou1d
have been more careful. but this time
ne 1elt SO secure, anu ~ lae., 10 iau
forgotten her, so moved was he by the
taunts of the other woman.
! Kate shranl1 back at his words, ana
| her eyes fell. but she caught s'sht OF
| Minne's face, and what she saw there
| made her shudder.
Such fierce, implacable nate IL mad
mover been her fortune to witness. She
| felt that as long an the girl was allowed
| to remain with her. SO long would the
evil day be postponed, and possibly--but
M she On w nothing tn give her hope