Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-11-22
The Spoilers.
BY REX E. BEACH.
J. copyrtsh.. 1905. >. Beach.
~ REX E. BEACH.

GaSpea Wneaton as ne put on his coat.
Il got ready yesterday, but couldn't
find you last night, SO thought the
deal was off,
Glenister stripped off his coat and,
facing the bow, pushed upon the oars
at every stroke, thus adding his
strength to that Of the oarsmen. They
crept rapidly out from the beach, eat
ing up the two miles that lay toward
the ship. He urged the men with all
his power till the sweat soaked
through their clothes and, under their
cltnging shirts, the muscles stood out
like iron. They had covered half the
distance when Wheaton uttered cry
and. Glenlster desisted from his work
with a curse. The Roanoke was NOV
ing slowly.
The. rowers rested, but the young
man shouted at them to begin again
and, SELLING boat hook, stuck 1t into
the arm Of his coat. He waved this
on high while the men redOubled their
efforts. For many moments they hung
IN suspense. watching the black hull
as 1t gathered speed. and then, as they
we're about to cease their effort, pun
| OF steam burst from Its whistle and
the next moment short toot Of recog-
milton reached them. Glenister wiped
the moisture from his brow and grim
ned at Wheaton.
A quarter OF an hour later as they
lay heaying below the ships steel sides
he thrust a heavy buQkskin sack into
fhn Ioxrvot,a hAnd
"There's money to win the fight Bill.
| 1 don't know how much, but It's
enough. God bless you. Hurry back!n
A sailor cast them whirling rope,
up which Wheaton clambered; then,
tying the gripsack to its end, they sent
1t after.
"Importanty' the young man yelled
at the officer on the bridge, Govern
ment business" He heard muffied
clang in the engine room, the thrash
| Of the propellers followed, and the big
| ship glided past,
As Sslenister dragged himself up the
| beach upon landing Helen Chester call
ed to him and made room for him be-
| side her. 1t had never been necessary
\ to Gull him to her side before, and
| equally unfamiliar was the abashment
or perhaps physical WEAKNESS that led
the young man to sink back in the
warm sand with sigh OF relief. She
noted that for the first time the au,
dacitF was gone from his eyes.
II watched your race she began.
ut was very exciting, aud / eheered
for you"
He smiled quietly.
what made you keep on after the
ship started? | should have given up
-and Cried"
II never give up anything that J
want" he said.
oHave you never been forced to;
| Then 1t is because you are man,
Women have to sacrifice great deal >
Helen expected him to continue to
the effect that he would never give heI
up-it was in accordance with his ear.
/ Her presumption-b but he was silent
and she was not sure that she liked
him as well thus as when he over.
whelmed her with the holiness of his
suit. For Glenister it was delightful
/ after the perils of the night, to rest
in the calm of her presence and to feel
4 dumbly that she was near. She saw
him secretly caress a fold of her dress
If only she had pot the memory OF
that one night on the ship. "Stlll, he
Is trying to make amends in the bcs'
way he can" she thought. Though
Of course no woman could care for |,
man who would do such a thing" Yet
/. she thrilled Mt the thought of how he
had thrust his body between Aei aild
danger; how. but Far his quick, insist
snt action, she would have failed In
escaping from the pest ship, failed III
her mission and met death on the nigh,
of her landing. She owed him much.
]. did you hear what happeRad 10 The
good ship gshiaiA she; hsked
i .Eo. rye been too busy to inquire
i l was told the health officers quaran
tined her when she arrived, that's all:
.I.,She was sent ia Egg Island Will
ssew sna aheaEa. She has been there
j More than q month now and nay Ae
get away this summeF.N
Il '1YAat q disapp for the poo
devils on herr,
yes, and only for what you did,
should be one Of then," Helen 10
4 marked.
1 ~ didn't Do much" he said. 9TH,
! fighting part "a easy IT'S not half $,
4. hard IA 70 give up yonr property AM
i lie still while"
ibid you do that because Il aske,
q you to--because | asked You to p1
i; aside the old waysg' A wave of com
4 passion swept over her. ..'s 7
gss Il Ne answered. sit didn'
]. cona easy, but
a .'0h. l thank you, said she. 9.
knaw 1t is all for the best Uncl,
Arthur wouldn't do anything wrong
and Mr.. Mcnamara IS an HONORABLE,
man.
I He turned toward her to speak. pp
RETAINED. He could not tell sher, VIVA
Z he felt certain OF She helleyed in he
STn blood aid IN her uncle's friends
and # vas net Tor him to speak O
4 NcNaSalaara, The rules of the gam
sealed his lips,
She was thinking again, "If only 20,
had not acted rs You did," She longe,
to help him now IN his trouble as b
had helped her, but what could sh
do? The law was such a confusing
: intricate, perplexing thing.
Il spent last night at the slhlias,1 sh
told him, t'.sapa s, raets back early thi
nvMshg. That was a daring hoidur
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