Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09

CignOs commander, and on his behalf invited Fen
Shave and the two women to luncheon. Fenshawe
stiff1y declined, the plea that he did not wish to
interrupt the voyage, and the envoy went back to
his ship.
The Aphrodite swung round into the wind, dipped
her ensign, and soon bowling along at her usual
rate. The Cigno stood away for the coast; but,
the day wore it was palpable that she did not mean
to part company with the yacht until the straits of
Bab-el-Mandeb were passed.
About four o'clock the wind dropped, and the
engines were called on. With the night the wind rose
again, but veered to the south. The Cignos lights
were clearly visible at about three miles distance.
Her white masthead light watched the Aphrodite
without blinking, while her red and green eyes sug
gested to Irene's fancy tabled monster of the
deep waiting to pounce the yacht if she deviated
inch from her seward course.
The girl snatched few minutes talk with Roy
son. Won Kerber, it seemed, had persuaded her
grandfather that Alier the paid agent of rival
Psychologists who had got wind of the Sabean hoard
and able to the help of the Italian
Government She was convinced that the i'll treat
ment meted out to them at Massawa had only
fr1ned the old mans determination to best his OPP
ponents at all costs. The birkng of his cabegrams,
made known by the Baron, was the last straw in an
aggravated load. The yacht was going to Alden to
enable him to lodge complaint with the proper
authorities; but she would leave almost at once for
French Somaland, where kafa would be col
1ected and dash made across the Italian frontier
Dick cudgeled his brains for pretext to dis
cuss rings and the manner of wearing them; but his
wit failed him there. Irene on the deck of her grand
ticulars from the tremulous girl who chung to him
during that blissful journey of the previous night.
He tried to clear up this vital point with Tagg
Did you ever give young lady an engagement
ring?" he asked after judicousy leading his chief
to discourse the fraltes of the
Well said Tagg refectively lit all depen's on
the way you take it. l once gev' girl a Mzpah
ring, which she fancied when she sawr it in pawn
shop window. Next time met her she toll me she d
snapped it for dress improver The Teller she was
goin' to marry didn't like the motter comm from
me, you see; but the funny thing she said
a word about him when she me buyin the ring.
Since then, I've KEEP me money in me pocket.
p DYSON took the morning watch, from four till
~ eight Stump joined him soon after dawn, and
appeared to be anxious about the yachts exact po-
sition. So far as Dick could judge from the chart,
they were in safe waters; nevertheless, the stout
skipper did not rest content till the tall peak of
Jebel Adua1i opened up clear of Jebel Ash Ali, with
Sanahbor Island bearing west.
lighthouse on the mainland flashed bright ray
at them before the rising rendered its warning
unnecessary. Still DIGGING them, the Cigno fol-
lowed in their wake at half speed; but Stump gave
eye to the warship. He continued to scan the
coast intently. A low, double peaked hill interviewed
between the lofty Jebel Aduali and the ship When
its saddle cut the summit of the more distant noun
tain, Stump changed the course sharply.
To RoySon surprise, the yacht turned due west,
and headed for the point whence the lighthouse had
cleaned half hour earlier.
And now, instead of looking ahead, Stump kept
his telescope glued on the Cigno. cloud of smoke
from the gunboat's tunnels showed that she had
noted the AphrOdite's direction, and meant to
take close interest in it. She had few miles to
make up; but that simple matter, and her
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