The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-23

hib sanEsrs ahal.sng Ills eyss ssaiing
sups dniIy IL the ilght. i hsldi him thus
sinmyi Zip an ins INIT suspe citing lpnei
trick: Z lien. 90 DO never moved, 4 dDWs
him mp until liisE should ers rested
against ithe support Of d chair. + x II
IN WHAT Il. man ! estioned. an1.
iously. what 4 has happ ened ! Are
you sick n" z, IA q / y;
He made no resp nse, gave mot the.
slightest sign that he even heard me-
I I$ponred out q glass Of sliduor. held sit5;;
to his lips, and he gulped5i down, but
seemingly ina stupor.s Il V
Come along,f L said sternly, 5realiS.
ing that my will must dominate his Il;
i would move him to action. y am
going to take you to your berth, and
make you lie down. You are sick. and /
need rest. Get up. now,
Il He attempted no resistance s as z
lifted him, even cllnglng to the chair.
for support, his entire body shaking:
! like "a: Jelly fish. i braced him In
through the open door. tumbled him
over into the bunk, and he lay there,
staring straight up with unwinklng
eyes, his face as yellow as parchment.
He was completely dressed for the
deck, his pea Jacket sbuttoned to tho
chin, his heavy sea.boots on: I.
.loosened the one drew OF the others,
shuttle door. and left him there alone.
1t was clear enough he had again be-
held the ghost, but how came he to be
fully dressed, his clothing still wet
with the salt spray? Breathing hard
from the! exeruon, 4 glanced curiouslys
at my watch to note the hour Barely
two o'clock. Why Il was his trick on
deck: he had deserted his position to
come below. The Sea Queen was rush
: Ing through the gloom with no officer
On the bridge. De Nova would be in his
bunk asleep.f &sprang to my own
room. and hastily finished dressing,
fully determined on standing out Tut.
Ties watch on deck. AS I came forth
again into the main cabin, winding q
muller about my throat, vision in
white fronted me. grasping the table
to keep from falling. J5 q.
Is 1t, Mr.. Stephens? What
has happened?"
Nothing that need In any way
alarm you" aud as the vessel gave q !
sIckentng plunge, and her eyes opened
In apprehension, ! caught her arm firm.
ly. "Truly. believe me, there is no
danger. Mr.. Tuttle has been suddenly
taken III, and ] nm going to relieve
him on watch. You have confidence In
NE, have you not r.
Hor eyes searched my face earnest
", the gray depths full u anxiety.
"Oh, yes" e#.'' s;
"Then now Is the time to show 1t.
| shall remain on deck, probably, until
morning. ! wish you to so back, lie
down and rest Let me assist you 10
return 10 your stateroom."
WI held her closely to me. SO closely
could feel the throb Of her breathing
The warmth Of her flesh. realizing that
she was clingfng to me in utter forget
fulncss. Only ut the door did she
draw away slightly, yet even then
with her hands clasping my arm, her
hands clnsping my arm, her eyes
gazing directly. into mine.
have told me oil p. sN;35
4 5""All OF the. slightest Importance: I
the details can wait daylight ask
you to coutlde in me now, aud sleep.
May ] have your prDmlse?"s 4;
There wns something mystlfying in
those gray eyes had never perceived
before, and she caught her, breath in a
quick sob. K, II
""Yes.- she replied, simply. her
lashes drnoping, you may have my.
promise" ;fsr
On deck ] discovered the yacht H.,
boring desperately In q heavy cross
sea, the sky clear, and two men strain
Ing at the wheel. In spite Of the star
shine, they we're 10 bundled up that I
was compelled to stare directly In
their. faces before ] could recognize
either. y.
"Mr. futile has been taken sick and
gone to his berth," u explained briefly.
II will serve out his watch. What
course have your 4; 4 Il AZ
"Sou'.son east by sou',t SIR .3s,i 4
glanced inquirlngly at the compass.
card, and then forward, sweeping the
seas with my glasses. There WINS no
ice in sight, but the bitter cold OF the
air was sufficient proof Of plenty not
far away. 3sS y . N 81 II
when did Mr.. Tuttle 80 nft7" ]
asked. Z .is z 4 Is
:. 'Eout 30 minutes ago, sir" 4 AL
did he leave any word?"' FS6
He never said nothin., did he, Bill?
He'd been nctin' queer. an a:talkln'
TO hisself, an nil at once he ran down
the steps, an went aft. Bill an !
figured it out as how maybe he was
cold. an wanted drink" StEsS
At four o'clock. the sky already be-
ginning TO mist as IL from thickenips
frost, dispatched one Of the hands
I aft to rout out De Nova. He came