The weekly true Democrat., 1909-10-15

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can kssp Doroihg quiet tons eaoush =
iook 70 the Hallam and procioug Bre5.
de d bs b great comfort 10 Dle f1 Q1g
cd aeo."
Then. FOR heavens sake" cried Mul-
ready. ego % the hotel set yoUE brat
By TIE scruR Of Der pretty meek and
drag her Hboardl LET'S set ont of
thislv
= wOn't," returned Calendar innex.
My.
The dispute continued. but TIE listen
e. had heard enough. etesItbliy 81
crept away 70 the RAN. 70 stand gruEp.
Ing It ard staring across the water
With unseeing eyes az tie gay 0ld cily
tWinkiing hack with her thousand
eyes of light
Over there. across the water. 10 the
dingy and disrepuiabls Hotel du Com
morce. Dorothy waited % her room.
doubtless the prey Of unnumbefed
nameless terrors. while aboard the
3rigantine her fate was being decided
by a council OF three unspeakable
scoundrels. one Of whom. protesting
himself her father, openly declared his
Intention OF using her to further his
selfish and criminal ends
HIS first and natural thougbt--tO steal
away 70 her and induce her 10 accom-.
puny him bHck to England KlrkwoOd
pcFforce discarded lie could have
went nver the realization Of bis On.
guilinrd lmpOtency he bad no money.
not even cab fare from the hotel 20
he railway station Something Sub
Tier. more crafty. bad 10 be contrlved
70 meet the emergency And there
was one way. one only lie could see
none other Temporarily be must
make himself one Of che company Of
her enemies. force himself upon them.
lngratlate himself into their good
races. gain their confidence. then
when opportunity offered hrtray them
,rd the power 10 make them tolerate
Tim. n NOT receive him a. fellow. the
;nowledge Of them and their plans
rat they had unwiftingly given him,
~ HE
N Dorothy was welrlns
Hr swung round aud without %.
tempting 70 mufiie bis fOOtfaIla strodo
t0Wagd the cOmpanl0nway. He must
pretend ha had Just come aboard.
subcousciously be bud been aWara
during his time of pondering that the
voices IN the cabin bad been steadily
eulnlng ia volume. rising louder and
yet more loud, Mulready'a Ominous.
drink blurred accents dominating the
oCheFa There was z quarrel afOot
A soon as be gave II heed KlrkW0od
undefstOOd that Mulready 70 the mad
ness og bic inaamad brain was fore.
ins the Issue. while Calendar nOught
Vainly b calm ard aoothe him.
The American arrived az ths head of
ihs cgnpanionway at q critical june.
turo. AZ ~ moved-t0 deseend some
low, cool toned Fst0rg o. Calendars
seensd 10 snrass his confederate b.
yend reason. ne yslped aloud with
wrath, Bprung % bis feet. knocking
over q chair, and. lsaping back toward
the foot Of ths steps. 6ashed en- sdroit
hand behind him and found his ~
volYor.
eve stocd enough from your be
screamed, his voice oddly clear n that
moment q insanity. "YOu'vs played
with ne as long ss you WIN. you huik.
ing American hosi And now I'm go
ing 10 show
AZ be held his Gre 70 permit hir ds.
nunciation 10 bite home KiFkw0od ap-
palled to and himself standing on the
threshold o. 4 tragedy. gathered him
self together and launched through the
afr. straight for the madman's shoul-
deEA
A. they went down together sprawl
ing Muiready's head struck against
transom, and the revolver Zen from BIS
limp ongsrA
CHAPTER XXI.
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