Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20

knows the Englishnan Is in prison. how
could they be sure Of John keeping quiet
when Drummond is his best frisnd?'
He cannot know that, because the prince
was arrested several days before Drummond
was
They have probably chucked them both
into the same cell" said the captain. but
Dorothy shook her head
III they had intended TO do that they
would doubtless have arrested them to-
gether. | am sure that one does not know
the fate Of the other, therefore the car
can quite readily let Lermontof go. and
he Is certain to do that at q word from
the President. Besides this, am as con-
fident that Jack is not In the Trogzmondon
as / sure that Drummond is. Johnsoo
said 1t was a prison for foreigners"
"Oh. Dorothy cried the captain, with
deep sigh. '1f we've got back again TO
Johnson" He waved his hand and
The maid opened the door and said look
ing at Dorothy:
Mr.. Paterson and Mr.. Johnson
Just show them into the morning roon,p
said Dorothy. rising. Captain kempt, II
is awfully good of you to have listened so
patiently to scheme Of which you couldn't
possibly approve.
PATIENTLY shifted the daughter.
Now, / want you to dc me another kind
ness
She went to the desk and picked up a
piece OF paper.
Here is a check / have signed-a blank
check l wish you to buy the yacht Wall
rus just as she stands, and make the best
bargain you can for me. A man is so much
better at this kind of negotiation than a
woman"
But surely, my dear Dorothy, you won't
persist in buying this yacht2"
IT'S her own money father put in
Katherine.
Keep quiet" said the captain. rising.
for the first time speaking with real sever
ity, whereupon Katherine, in spite OF the
fact that She was older than twenty-one.
enough
Yes, I am quite determined. captain"
said Dorothy sweeuy.
But, my dear woman. don't you see how
you've been hoodwinked by this man john
con? He Is shy Of a job. He has already
swindled you out OF twenty thousand doll
lars"
Kempt, and 1 voluntarily doubled the
amount
Nevertheless he has worked you I'D to
believe that these young men are in that
rock. He has done this for a very crafty
purpose. and his purpose seems likely to
succeed. He knows he will be well paid,
and you have promised him q. bonus be-
sides If he with his Captain Kidd crew.
gets you on that yacht, you wiz only step
ashore by giving him every penny you
possess. That's his object. He knows you
are starting out 10 commit cTime-Ihats
the word, Dorothy, there's no use In our
minclng matters-yOu viii be perfectly help
less in his hands. OF course. I could not
allow my daughter Kate TO go on such an
expedition
Il am over twenty-one years old, cried
Kate, the light OF rebellion In her eyes.
Il do not intend that either of you shall
so, Katherine"
Dorothy, I'll not submit to that" cried
Katherine, with rising tremor Of anger IN
her voice. Il shall not be set aside like a
child. Who has more at stake than II And
as for capturing the rock, I'll dynamite IL
myself and bring home as large a specimen
OF it the yacht will carry and set it up
on Bedloe's Island, beside the goddess and
say, There's your Statue Of Liberty and
there's your statue of tyranny" "
Katherine chided her father. II never
before believed that a child Of mine could
talk such driveling nonsense
"Paternal heredity. father" retorted
Kate
Your presidential plan. Capt Kempt,"
interposed Dorothy, lis excellent so far as
Prince Lermonton is concerned, but It can
not rescue Lieut.. Drummond Now, there
are two things you do for me that
deed. l am already. and the first is to pur-
chase for me the yacht. The second is to
form your own Judgment of the man John
son, and II you distrust him, then engage
for me one-half the crew. and see that they
are picked Americans
First sane idea have heard since I came
into this fat,' growled the captain.
THE Americans won't let the FinIander
hold me for ransom. you may depend upon
that"
1t was a woe-begone look the gallant cap
tain cast on the demure and determined
maiden, then. feeling his daughters eye
upon him. he turned toward her.
I'm going. father" she said with nrm-
ness quite equal to his own, and he on his
part recognized when his daughter had toed
tina danger line He INDUCED in a laugh
that had little of mtrth In It.
.All can say is that am thankful you
haven't made up your minds TO hdnap the
car OF course you are going, Kate SO
am t.
(To be continued next Saturday,