Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-17

/ and Joined the two men He picked
| up the trunk and carried 1t to the door
! OF No. 3. Quite as unhesitatingly he
knocked. but In the minute that he
waited for a response he felt disEi-
ness that he required his full strength
70 disguise. The men and the woman
were where they could see his face
| quite as plainly as he could see Ma
rina's, and he felt that their eyes were
! piercing him to the brain.
AS the door slowly opened Il seemed
TO him that every drop of blood in his
body was in his face and that his eyes
easily betrayed his raging emotions
He did not move muscle OF his face
when Marins looked into his eyes.
Il have been instructed" said be.
softly. Ito take this trunk into your
room"
Marina merely pointed TO a corner,
where he placed It. He left without
looking at her again. and went to the
captain
| Anything else, sir?" he asked
"Oh, it's all right, all right" he over
heard Andre say TO the woman. who
returned TO her room after walking =
| few steps with him.
when you have completed your
work in the engine room" said the
captain. you may report TO me. I may
find something for you to do above
deck"
Jerry. scarcely able to conceal his
tremendous emotions. went back To
the engine room. Had he betrayed
himself? was a question uppermost
| in his mind. Surely she had not, and
was beyond him 20 understand how
she could have controlled herself at
such q moment
1T wasn't the woman Of it." he
unused. after his excitement had sub
sided sufficiently to permit Of rational
thinking. She did not blink an eye
lash; she did not move a muscle Of her
face; she did not display the slightest
sign Of recognition. After all. per
haps she did not recognize me. But
she looked me squarely in the eyes.
and the light was full upon my face.
It's beyond me. a million million miles
beyond" and he rubbed hts eyes to
make sure that he had not been
dreaming.
Jerry Chambers did not know that
when he looked into Marina's darkened
stateroom the night before she
had distinguished his features In tho
bright moonlight that fell full upon
them lie did not know that she was
sitting in a corner OF the room. away
from the shaft Of light that shot 90 her
door. whore she could not be seen
from tho deck. when be brought his
face down 10 the hole.
f It was Jerry Chambers IN reality
and not Jerry Chambers in a dream.
she determined to be alive 20 every
possibility. and this preparedness &C
counted for the absolutely signless
recognition OF him while the two men
and the woman kept her face and his
under such close scrutiny.
Jerry thought OF a thousand and one
things as he sat on a box, at the end
OF the engine room. but he did not
grasp at one OF them that did not sug-
gest means for saving Marina. He
must see the little saint OF Urania~
and talk with her: be must know. n
possible. where she was being taken.
and he must prepare himself for "a
tight in case a fght was 20 come IL
occurred that Mike O'Connor might
safely be taken into his confidence
and that he could be OF inestimablo
service in rescuing the girl.
The hand which gripped a broom in
determination seemed 20 lose its
strength as the FIRE faded from his
eyes and his gaze became lost in the
shadows straight before him.
Il wonder" he unused. Ii she loves
me-too!"
Jerry reported TO the captain late
IN the afternoon. and was set 70 work
scrubbing the deck. He did many
other things. too. and when the cap
tain said he might 80 to bed-a ce-
ment floor for a bcdi-he was very
tired and greatly disappointed Not
once had he seen Marina, although
he had seen the two men and the
woman often. Despairing that he
might not be able 20 see and speak
with her at all he decided 20 write
her note and 20 get It 10 her II pos
sible. He asked Mike O'Connor for a
piece OF paper and pencil. Mike. who
had relieved the Cuban. got them for
him, and Jerry wrote about a dozen
lines.
Towards midnight Mike went on
deck 20 get fresh air for a few minutes.
he saw Jerry stealing down the deck
In shadows which partially hid him
When Tom Flannery'' stopped at tho
portfolio OF Marina's stateroom and
shot glances about him the engineer
became thoroughly aroused TO the fact
that Jerry was more than he had rep
resented himself to be. Just as the
young man was taking the note from
his pocket Mike whistIed softly The
next Instant Jerry was on his hands
and knees moving away as swiftly as
possible.
Mike arose and walked towards him.
Tommy"
"Oh. it's you, Mike" smiled Jerry
as the engineer touched him on the
shoulder.
Yes, It's me. Tommy Flannery.
What was you tryin' TO do?''
Notwithstanding out Of the way.
Mike. swear it." began Jerry. II
was just"