The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-30
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row. hareat stolen anything. mar
poisoned the really ] haven't.
She smiled at them ard GleniSteT
found Il Impossible not to smile with
cher. though dismayed by her feeble
explanation.
swell. III wake up the steward and
find a place for you to go. he said at
length. You'll have to double up with
some Of the women. though. Its aW-
fully crowded aboard"
She laid a detalaing hand on his arm.
He thought he felt her treruble.
"No. no. don't want you to do
that. They mustn't see me tonight. !
know I'm acting strangely and all that.
but it's happened 80 urickly haven't
found myself yet. l., tel you tonor-
row. though. really. Dent let any GA@
see me or 1t will spoil everything
Wait till tomorrow. please"
She was very white and si}G,:e with
eager intensity.
Help you? Why. sure Nike! as
sured the imnulsive Dext-y. An. see
here, miSs-you take Your time Cn ex-
plantations. We don't care Il CESS wba:
you done Morals ain't our long suit
'canse there's never law of God OF
man runs north Of ffty-th"ee. as the
poetry man remarked. an lie couldn't
have spoke truer il he'd knowed what
he was sayin'. Everybody is privi-
legged to look out his own game :p
here. A square Geal'an' no questions
asked"
She looked somewhat doubtful at
this till she caught the heat Of Gicnis-
ter's gaze. Some boldneSS of his look
brought home to her the actual situa-
tioa. aud stain rose in her cheek. She
noted him more carefully-noted his
heavy shoulders and ease Of bearing.
an ease and looseness begotten of per-
feet muscular control. Strength was
equally suggested In his face. she
thought. for he carried marked
young cOuutenance, with thrusting
chin. aggressive thatching brows and
mobile mouth that whispered all the
changes from strength to abandon.
Prominent was a look Of reckless en-.
ergy. She considered him handsome
in heavy. virile. perhaps too purely
physical fashion.
"You want to stowaway? he asked
'I've had right smart experience
in that line" said Dextry, "but never
done 1t by proxy. What's your planT
she will stay here tonight" said
Glenister quickly. You and will go
below. Nobody will see her"
Il can't let you do that" she OBJ
jected isn't there some place where
l can hide?' But they reassured her
and left.
When they had gone, she crouched
trembling upon her seat for long
time, gazing flxedly before her. I'm
afraid" she whispered. I'm afraid.
What ana getting into? Why do men
look so at me? I'm frightened. Oh.
I'm sorry l undertook It" At last she
rose wearily. The close cabin op-
pressed her. She felt the needof fresh
air. So, turning out the lights she
stepped forth into the night Figures
loomed near the rail, and she slipped
astern, screening herself behind life
boat. where the cool breeze famed her
face.
The forms She had seen approached,
speaking earnestly. Instead Of pass
Ing. they stopped abreast Of her hiding
place Then as they began to talk she
saw that her retreat was cut of and
that she must not stir.
What brings her here% Glenister
was echoing question Of ] xtry's.
Bah. What brings them all: What
brought the duchess and Cherry Ma
lotte and all the rest?'
'No. no. said the old man. "She
amt that kind-she's too fine, too deli
cate-too pretty"
That's just it-too pretty! Too pretty
to be alone-or anything except what
she is"
Dextry growled sourly "This coun-
try has plumb ruined you, boy. You
think they're all alike-an' l don't
know but they are-all but this gal.
Seems like she's different, somehow,
but can't tell"
Glenister spoke musingly:
"I had an ancestor who buccaneered
among the Indies long time ago, so
I'm told. Sometimes l think have
his disposition. He comes and whis-
pers things to me In the night. Oh,
he was a devil, and I've got his blood
in me-untamed and hot-I can hear
him saying something now-something
sabout the spoils Of war. Ha, ha!
RMaybe he's right fought for her to-
light, Dex-the way he used to fight
,r his sweethearts along the Mexicos.
She's too beautiful to be good, and
here's never a law Of God or man
uns north Of fifty-three.'
hey moved on. his vibrant, cynical
- .shter stabbing the girl till she lean
( against the yawl for support.
he held herself together while the
"a beat thickly in her ears. then
to the cabin, hurling herself into
berth, where she wr!thed silently,
ting the pillow with hands into