The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27
CHAPTER XIv-Continued.

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plates by transposition, unused aloud: Il
am glad that / did not meet that gentle
man. Lord CTessingham. Miss Elliott is
always saying what a splendid man he
4 is. I should have been sure to want to
/ help him to escape. and IL had. grand
/ fUther--" lie paused as il rejecting
/ Well, I suppose he'd not have killed me
I'm too useful to him Tor that; but I'm
sure he'd punish me by breaking his
promise in the end
| Cressingham listened bveathIessly, and
at the last word sighed out his relief
/ The noise startled the boy lie dropped
the plate and glanced furtively at the
water Cressingham pushed himself into
/ the light. The boy turned deathly pale
| and stood staring al the apparition, shock
cd and rigid for the mans face was in
| describably CHASTITY seen under the white
glare of the electricity.
Boy. he whispered hOarsely I am
4 Lord Francis Cressingham
! But Desire, white 20 the lips. muttereC
OUT II never harmed YOU, sir; you know
/ 1 never harmed YOU. Don't hurt me. sir
/ I'm a good Catholic, and when I get "a
England / shall have masses said for youl
soul
! Cressingham smiled wauly at the
/ thought and said: I'm not a ghost. De
sire; I'm alive.
But how did you come here, them
demanded the boy. only half rcaSsured
Il SWAIN here under water frcm the boat
and under the door. 1 only pretended u
/ stab myself
Good heavens, what a swimmer you
must be-
( Il want YOU TO help me. Desire Miss
/ Elliott told me how good and kind you
/ have been TO her; she sent me &C. YOU
I He swan 10 the platform as he spoke
and painfully dragged himself from the
water"
The boy reu back a few steps. cycling
him In sheer alright. Help you hc
stammered, how can T.
Il don't know yet: later We sr.H -
You can hide me here for "a Nv da. s.
can't you? You would not like .c So. Do.
die. Desire. \ few days. is that D "
All thesilatinElyl but you r.u : on
be caught and then my grandf her iii
know, and I shall suffer for b. .
see he added shamcfaccdly. I've work
ed on this boat for two years nov. daE
and night, day and night When 10 ig
finished grandfather has promised 60 seq q
me 10 England 10 the Cambridge IT,
versity. But Il I do anything 60 vex him
Ia the meantime. he viii uot let we -
Then YOU would rather sec e. %
creature murdered before Your ~. L.
risk a little 20 Try 90 save hi~,e
The boy east down his f., es. and was
silent for g time Hv was wonderfullv
beautiful OF face. this boy and strangely
like Nine. Viyella in fcatu -e-but he diff
lcyed JUST "a strangely IT, expression. His
vel0usly kind his mou was soft sud
trcmulous, and Ills lips quivered as the
man observed him.
I've so wanted io &C. away from this
horrible island. I've always been here. you
see. he Wutlercd J laintiveiy at last
and YOU must De- Ight. my lord. Il S
net like as ID I could really serve you OF
help YOU To esCape--ouly Cod could work
such q miracle ass tHat. and God never
comes near this race
"1Iy boy said & rcsslugham Impressive
Is. God is ever Nh-re- although lie be
not manifest lac f1lGHs Himself by
divers means md ways Sc cannot always
understand. II Is CD who has given you
now charge f "a fellows l.te. Be sure
that He re- eds into your heart and sees
the selfish impulses at war there with the
generous p-Cmptings Of your better I'D
lure"
You speak Ike my friend the ab5e.
who died here lass summer. said the
boy. 1t was he who ted me about God.
Have you ever seen him
Whom. the abye 30
No; Cod"
NO. Desire. Il =. ou.r chen We die
that we can .oGi. spon His face. That
is why foo - zen --a.c sometimes 10
be wicked sau Ci-cLc- His comma nds.
one Of r -1mmands Is 10 love an
men. is il lot
Yes, my lad is
Then 7 have disobeyed that order. %
said The hey. '-f0r I hate everybody on
this island even mother Am I very
wicked2'
we are none OF Us perfect. Desire.
But say. win YOU help me, OF give me up?
am tntu Ciy az your mercy. az you seq. "
II wont tel on YOU, OF course. you may
stay here un,.' YOU arc discovered.
Thank YOU. boy: let as shake hands
on that
Desire came forward and offered both
his hands Il IKE YOU my lord" be
sand frankly. II hall be 80 sorry whe
you are caught. but If YOU arc careful
you may ike hero Tor quite long ime.
for / shall feed sou, and grand ;heg
seldom comes 70 work here Iatel he is
so old that H. grows tired very soon
The only thinC is-ha- I did not think of
that
What Desire"
The tunnel
What tunuel?
tic pointed 10 tHc rocky wall against
which the boathousc was built and Cress-
ingham saw the outlines Of an iron door
cunningiy let into the solid rock. He
sometimes comes that way. he muttered
fearfully. and spies ou me- as I work. If
he came row he would catch Won easily.
CrcsSingham shivered That door
opens on q tunnel them
Yes. which leads 10 graudfathcr's bed
room. No one knows about il but grand
father aud me. not even mother The
whole island is honcycombed with tun-
neis; II you once got in there, and didn't
know your way. you might wander for
DAYS IN the dark and no matter how
you cried out no one would ever hear
YOU.
THAT would be horrible. but where
could / sleep. Desire. where I would be
safee"
Desire pondered a while. then pointed
delightedly 10 the silver boat that swung
on its davits above their heads. In
there, he cried. you would be perfectly
safe. for VIC never let it down it is
quite finished. and only needs the engines.
which ! am busy making now. You had
better get IN II at once, IN case of acct
dents, he continued presently, FOR /
have TO work, and while / am working
one can hear nothing.
Cressingham obeyed ana swung him
self on board the boat. which he found
10 be very lightly but substantially CON
structed of some alloy Of steel and
aluminium. II was furnished fore and
aft with wateT-tight compartments. and
a large space in the center waited for
the engines that Desire spoke of. Lean
ing over the side he watched the boy at
bis work. and marveled AT the patience