The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

eve OF possible battle, and thcro was, be-
sides, a chance that he would ne over
taken as soon as his absence was disCov'
cred There came the conclusion that
some hours might elapse before anyone
would become aware OF his uneNpalhed
absence. The only feature that caused
overwhelming amazemcut was that of the
Intimate knowledge which his 0bductors
must have possessed OF conditions Whlch
he had met and which surrounded him:
IL was possible that chance alone had lei
them TO adopt the method the President
used when he wished an Interview be-
yond the pale of ordinary conditions
IT HE skies above were slightly clearer
now and here and there the stars were
showing. Testers eyes, grown uccus.
toned TO the darkness ana straining for
anything which would give him intOrm0-
tlon, picked out the figure OF the man
who had appeared as an outside secret
service guard ana had ridden on the seat
OF the motor car beside It's driver lie
leaned forward The guard beside him
moved rcstlessy There was something
strangely familiar I'm the figure. and he
wished the man would speak. lie dls-
tnctly remembered that throughout the
trying times OF the night this man had
said nothing whatever Finally he abnn-
doued the effort toward possible recog'
milton. The launch was still forging
ahead. IL slowed down az man I'm the
bow made a signal, ana appeared 20 he
cropping Its way lie could see I'm the
dim light that the pilot was now staring
here and there in the half-darkness, ami
he found himself nvOluutarily turning his
head to see anything which the other
might descry.
There was another signal Go go ahead
and grunt OF satisfaction. IL was ap.
parent that the men at the wheel could
see farther across the waters than he,
and the conclusion was easy that the
other had served long watches ia Wild
wastes with nothing save intuition ana
the stars 20 guide. In a few minutes
more he made out the silent loom OF a
huh. saw It come up In the night until 1t
was distinct, and then heard the man at
the bow give "A hall 1t was answered
frCm the ghostly thing which lay there In
walt. The answer seemed satisfactory.
for the launch again crept forward,
around the stern and mp against "a gang
way, whose lower steps were bathed IN
the tiny waves. IL took no seamaus lore
to know that they were about TO be taken
aboard private yacht OF sea going
hulld, and his heart sank as he realized
away ana out Of the world as euectuaHN
as II they had been destroyed; that he
Morgan Lester, president elect OF ne
United states, could be Kept out on the
broad oceans OF the globe as effectively
as though hc were that desperate wretch
In The Man without Country, TO be
held there, II need be, until his very
name was forgotten and his own daugh-
ter, desOlate and dcspairing. mourned him
as one dead. II was the time OF greatest
despair, and he made no resistance Wheh
they half-forc half-assisted him up 10
the deck and led him away below.
ID EHIND him came the faltcrng foot
ID steps OF the Vice President-elect, who
walked stinlv as though he had been
strained I'm the fight of resistance or had
become cramped during the long hours TN
the launch which had brought them Nth
er Before they had passed from above,
they heard qulck, snappy commands, the
patter Of feet, the soft slipping Of blocks,
and knew that the launch was being
holstcd aboard, while at the same time
the anchor was being brought up from
forward I'm preparation for continuance
OF their fight.
The men who had been conducting them
threw open state-rOOm, which was the
extreme OF luxury, beauty and warmth,
contrast so keen after the cold, desperate
hours they had undergone that they drew
sharp breaths After they had been
seai ched for arms, both were unbound,
and the folds OF the scarfs, which had
become wet uncomfortable and clammy,
were untwisted