Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07

funny zort Of toad, vur e lad is orders
to keep a weeks vittles on board, though
the reason was passin' his understand
ing"
"Would PennyIold take a trip to
France If he were askedT
Surely, eur, eff e be paid accordin'.
e be most mazed on the color of a bit
of gold is Mark"
'SThat settles It, Miss Weston" con-
tinued Graden in bis short, businesslike
way. NOW please to remember my in
structions. You have the facts concern
ing Professor MarnRc In my letter. Lay
an information against him for an at
tempt on your life, and see that the coun-
ty authorities circulate his description
along the coast / don't think there is
the slightest chance that he will return
to trouble you, but be on your guard,
and have a man to sleep In the house.
Now, my lads, who has the swlftest boat
in the harborT'
''Now you be askin' a question" said
their spokesman gloomily. you zee, it
be this wise. At the regatty, as my
Pride o. Cornwall was reaching for the
west buoy, there comes, all of a sudden
like, grit wind from over the eastern
beacon which"
''He means, Sir Henry, that his boat is
reckOned the fastest, bat at the regatta
she was disabled In a squall," broke in
Miss Weston, interrupting story which
was evidently familiar in it's length and
detail. This Is Sir Henry GFaden, Isaac
Treherne, aud he Is trying to capture the
wicked man In the Agnes Jane yOndeF,
the man who, as | told you, tried to
kill me. Will you take him in the Pride
of CornwallT'
Isaac was a study Of INDIGESTION. He
twisted up his mouth, scratched his head,
regarded the sunset attentiyely, and
kicked a pebble over the edge of the
quay.
II du wish, miss, as l 'ad been nigh
you when e tried It," he said at last.
II would ave set about the hugly toad
proper, that / would. But, begin FOUR
pardon, and seem he be got away,
twould seem a matter for the perlice
more'n for we uns. Moreover, there be
the fish contract, and the Pride is only
waiting her crew to zail."
at means a hundred pounds in Jour
pocket my man." snapped Graden.
"A 'undred pounds Is 'undred
pounds" replied Isaac with a sententious
inconsequenee.
"But, Isaac" broke in Miss Weston,
when the story gets round to Mark
| Pennyfold, he will say that you refused
because you knew that the Pride could
never catch the Agnes Jane"
40 he wull-the liardP' cried Isaac,
with a sudden burst Of Indignation. i
never thought on that, miss. A pretty
tale he will be telling in every public
from Bude to Penzancel Come along
gentlemen, come alOng. I'll show e
thing, and Mark, tn, the liard!"
We ran to where the little trawler lay
mOored to the quay, and tumbled on
beard. One man was sitting In her stern
mending some tackle, and Isaac apparent
" considered his services SUFFICIENT for
he east of the ropes at once. Miss Yves
ton was waiting On the head Of the quay
as eur boat erept ~. I shall always re
member that picture Of my darling %
she stood on those old grey stones, with
their seawesd beard dropping to the swirl
of the tide below. The fire of the sunset
lit her tall, graceful figure leaning e
the breeze. One hand was to her hair
the other waving adieu. No fairer figure
Of encouragement could men desire wn'
started on a perilOus adventure.
"Good-byel GOd keep you both! y
she cried to Us.
We shouted a reply, but l doubt il sh'
heard 1t. for at that moment the win'
caught the great red sail on our fore
mast, swinging il across with thunder
Ous Tapping that shook the little vesse
from stem to stern. In another momsh
we were rushing forward in pursuit, will
the spray from the bows In our faces am
: a white trail Of foam aarking our pat
from the land.
Q / do not think that more than s1l
4 minutes had passed from the nllOllAont y
E our arrival on the quay, though by m
writing Il may seem that have undel
q estimated the time. The Agnes Jan
was. as far as l could judge, about
mile away to the southwark, a distanc
which we decreased to barely a thOu'
and yards before the full strength Of Tn
! growing wind we brought had reache
! her. After that, however, we game
very slowly, If at all.
I was never a good sailor, fact whic
3 the long rollers soon recalled to m
4 remembrance. The occasional bursts Q
spray which Jew over us added great
!. TO my uleCOuLoEtt AQI my SAVSASA- NhoN6
9 warm, were net waterproof l have a
I ways been susceptible Of chills, and tn
: prospect Of passing the night in drippln
q garments seriously alarmed me. 1t wal
r therefore. with a sense Of relief that
r observed Isaac produce some ollskinl
y and boots happily lined with flannel.
; The seafarlng appearance which / Al
t sumed did not. heWever, allay my IL
ternal sufferings, which soon beeGm
Q acute. Huddled on the leeward side q
g the boat, l watched the chase with a
e appearances Of interest which was mer
Z. hypocrisy. TS be sincere, l regarded m
h cousin, who was enjoying pipe {
strong-smellinE tobacco on the windwar
e side of me. with a more immediate eI
e nifty than felt towards Marnac himsel
{ CHAPTER XVIII.
& The sun sank amidst a cloud eonhl
5. grafton of sullen and thunderous magnii
h cence. The eoastline behind us darkens