Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-09-17
CHAPTER, XIV.

IlNI i BlS NV.
The night was quite dark. and rs Paul
aud his companion struck into the wood
path. the way became one OF almost i'm
penctrablr gloom. Once. ut II rev rods
distant from the shore. he stopped.
Fortunately the path was n very clear
one. for IL led to tho wide opening where
the horses were kept. and was consc.
uucntly much Travelled. In half an hour
they reached the opening. and here Paul
caught u horse. lie Ind already con.
ceaied u birdie there. which he readily
found. and as soon as the animal was
prepar red with his fixtures. Mary was
helped upon his back. The youth took
his seat behind her. and then started on.
The animal proved to lie a kind and gen.
tie one. and he kept the path without
difficulty.
IL might have been near midnight when
the fugitives came to the open country
that b~rdered upon the small bay where
the hsher,ncn's huts stood, and by this
time the stars hal begun to peep through
the breaking clouds. but the moon had
not yet risen. Paul rode at once to the
rough pier where the lugger lay. but he
bad omen. and it strdck him with fear
His next movement was to make his way
to th. cot where lived the man who WINS
to have taken command OF the iuggrr.
lie knocked ut the door. and IL was soon
opecnd by the man whoa Paul most
wished to sec.
"IIow IL this." asked our hero. "Ynu
were to have everything ready for sail.
ing 10y an hour before midnight"
"ro-morrow was the day set" said the
fisherman. looking perplcXe,l. "You said
YOU might he here In the evening. but at
any event. by an hour before midnight.
Did you mean to-day"
Paul saw that the man was honest In
what he sni,l. md he saw. too. where tho
mistake had come IN. The fisherman had
planned to sail on the morrow, and they
had COMPOUNDED the evening and midnight
Of this morning with the close OF the day
they had set. II was surely blind,
laundering piece Of work On their part,
AMI ~ Paul felt II to be. But there was
no help for II now bn, to get ready nv
quickly ms possible. and the youth had
the good sense not to bother them By
lessness.
How long will II take you to get
ready"
oh. only few hours. ! can call up
the men. and have all ready soon.
Paul promised him u hundred dollars.
and this had the effect Of hurrying mat.
tiers somewhat: but they were further
delayed by the tide being ont. Those
were painful moments to Paul. There
he stood. ar rather walked upon the pier.
AMI thought Of how all this might have
been avoided.
"Oh" he uttered to Mary. ut the same
time clasping her hands In agony, III
these dolts had possessed the intelligence
| OF common sheep. all this might have
been Obviatcd, and we should now. nj
this moment. have been away. We should
have been free! Oh. tits too bad--too
bad! See how slowly the sluggish tide
| comes in"
And tb.n PAM walked ow.v ~ ,hs
,;,,. M m. rouyh mar and tho, h."L
again. md this he rcpentcd MANY times
Er.r and anon hs would sion and Ionr
a, Oh. water xvhsre 4, vo,hors,i .ho,,, Nh.
rndder of the iurper. uud no Wondered
WHY II did NOT rise faster. Every mo.
ment seemed an hour to him. and the
law element appeared 70 gain nothing.
But the water was not to be forever
| In rising. and ut length the rudder wa,
covered and In q few moments more the
old lugger began to right up. The moon
had now risen, and It was quite light, fol
| the clouds had all broken away. Pau
helped Mary on board. and then conduct
ed her below. where there was rude
sort Of cuddy partitioned of for the
sleeping quarters Of the crew, and THU
he had secured for Mary's own use, hav
Ing planned to sleep himself on decL
under some mats which the fisherman
promised to provide. lie selected tn,
best bunk he could find. and then sci
! about arranging the bedding 40 thai
Mary might ,ake ~ ni"rh phys'cai com
tort "s possible. mus ne was ehs"see
wh'h Tue "en y" us.N u'San w sn.ner !"
the shore !ns'S ""u ms ""tw .ro'h h'
'eel"s o' '"s .r -, "%' SUE was very
near anon, ~. I've .o"" "e"' "er Aee
srnns upyn Wv SUI.
we snan W. ~ v.' n"ki We n'u u
n's s1",pan'"", >"m ~" "e uo"h, am
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what was that! ! heard a voice
someone halllng the vessel ! thought,
uttered Mary. turning pale.
| Paul lcaped upon the deck and sigh