The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-02

CHAPTER NANNli Continued.
My lord. ! have been iuQulrng
everywhere. ~ painted. 4 rejoice
"a have found you 60 put sou ON
yom guard Yau DO not know who
that fellow IL. whom you have adj
mitted 20 your table and your lnti-
macy"
BEFORE any reply could be made,
sharp report heard above the
strife Of the elemonta. assaulted our
ears the sound Of the signal Nor
tar at the coast guard station. fired
"a call the lifnhdat crew together
with cooperating interest IN the
event toward. the premier pulled
aslt his watch. Now I wonder how
long the raaeais viii take Co man
the boat he reflected aloud.
What was that you were saying.
aarake3 The wind and sea wero
making such a noise ! didn't quite
catch IT.
Heavens. how / exulted In that
diplomatic fiction sign that the
great statesman meant TO abide by
his promise. For there was no
doubt that Ia had heard every word
Of the incipicnt accusation. and
was merely aparrlng for. time
aarake repeated hia words with re-
doubled venom.
who IL thin kenliaman7 Why,
Mr. Martin. ot course. Nho saved
Murleis NE 50 calamity last week. %
Lord AlphinEtou replied calmly
'it doesn't matter what he has
dome or what he ealia himself.
Roger Marake vociferAtad loudly
That man h Arthur nivlngton.
who was condemned az lAat aasizes
and escaped from prison two DAYS
tssfore execution
Lord Alphlngton'a ripple % sli-
very laughter waa a revelation in
the art ~ polite sncering My
daar Mafske. what a haliuelnatiun. .
he said All. perhaps that blow ae-
counts Tor e What's the matter
with your headT"
With difficulty my enemy ehoked
down an oath. aud noticed for the
first time a discolored swelling on
his left temple. partly hidden BY hls
cloth EolfinE cap.
n met with a slight accident last
niEht-iu I.ondun Il has nothing
20 do with ms statement about that
man. which you viii find to be cor
rect" he replied. lie guided hy
me. my lord. and go and fetch the
village policeman while stand
guard over Riyington. have a re-
voiysr."
As he spoke he produced the pla-
toll and well knew what my fate
would b. II were alone with him.
lie would shoot me like a dog and
plead aeifsdefense Hut the pre-
mler'a word was a. good as bis
bond.
~Tat-tut. PAT that thing up and be
sensible. or. II you cant 90 that. 60
and aae q doctor. he said lmpa-
tlentlv Come. Mr.. Martin. am
ali akoE "a witness this excitement.
Let rs 90 down 10 the beach and see
the llfeboat launched
n was stepping out into the open
with a vengeance. and powerful a.
vas the pFoteetur al my aldo I feit
that I was lost II Marske sent him
self for tbs police nut any heaita.
ton On ny part would have stuiii-
fled fhe generous nnaltiou taken mp
oy the premier. and Tor some reason
probably because he would not let
me out of hts sight NArske did not
take that course He followed Lord
Alphington and myself from the va
cant house. aud 80 down the chine
10 the shore. where We took our
places among the fast. growing
crowd of spectators round the life
boat houae
lord Alphlngtaa. that aziuts
mover % pawns In the game Of life.
kept up a semhlancc Of intense In
terest In the hreathieaa arrivals nf
members or the crew Standing.
stop watch In hand. he asked qnea-
tions % bystanders and counted the
brown vlaaFed blue Ruernaeycd
fishermen as they passed into the
shed where the willing helpers
we're already preparing the boat for
her journey.
But as ] found 4 hard 20 sustain
an interest ia the endangered yea-
sci and her crew. ! felt nKs a spec
taior az a theater brought % SEE a
play nj which one Is expected 10 APP
plaud when ones center Of attrnca
ton is among the audience.
For / could not take my eyes of
Roger Marske, who. during all the
noisy prollmlnariea Of the launch.
watched me like a wildcat crouch
Ing for bis pounce on a helpless
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