The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-06
"A Sword NIisIaid'
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cOpydsM by the q F.Fsnn Compass

ed "a accomplishing my brothers
desu To say that ! waH aatoniHh-
cd would give but a paltfY estimate
Of the feeling which burned within
me on reading this precious notice.
In a flash ! now detected the reason
OF John Masters having dlaobcyed
the ompefof's signal in the harbof
OF Boulogne. the reason Of his ex-
traurdinary ffiendlineaa. the reason
OF mis- brutal treatment OF Clnrane
and myself on tho approach OF the
British ships Of war. lie wished 10
accomplish his revenge In a truly
devilish fashion, by giving me over
10 the officers OF justice. and at the
same time earning the five hundred
pounds reward offered for my cap
ture. Rage came with this thought
and recovery. | Bwore savagely that
! would foil him. A. ieaat he would
not live 70 claim the money.
A groan issuing from the hdloln-
ing cabin suddenly brought me 10 a
sense OF the peril about us. !
apranG to the door and pecred
through. There stood John Mas
tors bending above Clarisas. who
lay upon berth 20 moilonleaa that
! know aha must have awooned. iio
held a pistol In his grasp. held Il BY
the barrel. and Il seemed 10 me that
be had used Il 10 foll Naaemolselle
d'ArraH.
utterinE a cry ! aprang upon him
Ito was caught. tho fool. entirely
unprcpared. but hc was strong
man and fought brayeiy for his llfe
I knocked the pistol from his grasp
In tho frat ruah. and than entirely
overcome With passion. filled only
With the lust % hate aud blood.
seized him and 10 second wo were
aprAwling on the floor
Thinking on the matter In the
light or cooler years, a horror has
always come 10 me with the rec0l-
lection Of what followed The Cue
koo s,ili pitched and tossed most
dreadfully. turning our bodies over
and over as Ne lay locked in very
death grip. Tho cabin. moreover.
wa half sfoot deep IN bllgs water
and slime. All my plans aud pur-
poses we're conferred in 3 desperate
desire % XII. 60 rcnd to fragments
the man | grappied with I thought
Of nothing elise forget all else
Struggling with the feroeity Of a
tiger. ! got him ne ! wished AZ last.
ono hand on tia throat. bis neck
across one OF my kneea. ny other
plnionlng bis body. lie struck out
with Departing energy. but ! hard
" felt his blows with my free
hand caught his forehead. and
slowly. cruelty. remorseletaiy push
Cd back his head across my knee,
while the slnewa cracked and part
ed one b. one. and soon be lay log
ntiil. his neck broken. aroma then.
and lifting bis body In M arms.
staggered % the door aud paused
Tho Cuckoo stood that Instant pois-
IN on the crest Of a monairous sea.
Next instant she dipped down,
down. almost erect on an end. into
a black abyss. u Loft me but little
70 DO. LET JOAN Masters fall. and
be rolled, tumbiing helpleasly along
the deck. towards the sailors az tho
bows. the body gathering way as Il
proceeded. until with a final, h0r-
rid thnd e brought up for a second
on a piece OF broken tAffrall. bat
next instant. aided By q sudden
slant movement q the vessel. IL slid
over Into the hungry arms % the
sea one % the sailors made
frantic effort 70 grasp the corpse as
u passed him. and near lost himself
Ia the act