The weekly true Democrat., 1909-10-01


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rhoF II1I lheg were Dos slowed
aoa8 ab1af1 tef seemed unQuesiion-
ahle. TIE hfiearline wa harlly large
enoaEh for the pErsfnlp oI three per
sons aboard tef to ~ Song kepl q ee-
crei from IN inquisitirt fourth unless.
indeed. ihey iay ln hiding Ga che hold.
for WhIch oncr TIE ship Kpi Under
way. there could BE- srpni exrusF. And
Kirkwood dld uol believe himself =
pogaou 81 sufficient impurtunee 81 Cal
endars eyes to make that Worthy en-
dure the dlscomforts % tween decks
impri1onment throughout the voyage.
even % escape recognition.
with every second. then. he wna
travelling farther from her 90 whose
aid he had rushed. lmpelled By mo-
dives 80 boa headed. % lnnately ehiv-
alric, 20 unthlnkingly gallant. 90 ex-
ceDtlonallg idl0tiel
"What else could dor be defended
himself against the indictment Of COM
nOn sense u couldn't leave her 20
the merciss Of that set Of rogues And
heaven knows I was given every rea-
son 70. believe she would be aboard
this ship why she herself told me
that she was sailingw
Heaven knew. too. that this folly Of
his had cost him a pretty penny. hrat
and last His watch was gone beyond
recovery. bis homewurd passage for
feited He no longer haFbored illu-
siOna az 20 the steamship company pre-
senting him with another berth IN lieu
OF that called for by that water soaked
slip OF paper then IN bis pOcket-cOur
tesy Of stryker He bad sold for
plttance, tithe Of its value. his per
sonal jewelry and had spent every
penny he could call bis own With
the money stryker was TO give him be
would be able to get back 60 london
and his third rate hostelry, but not
with enough over 20 pay that one
weeks room rent. or
"Oh, the devil. be groaned bead IN
hands.
The future loomed wrapped IN I'm
sDeakable darkness. lighted by no leaGt
ray OF hope. II had been bad enough
TO lose a comfortable living through a
gigantic cOnvulsion OF nature, but to
think that he had lost all else through
bis own egregious folly, 10 fnd him
self reduced TO the kennels!
stryker, emerging from his room FOR
breakfast. found the passenger with a
hostile look IN his eye and a Jaw set
10 ugly fashion. HIS eyes. too. were
the abiding place OF smoldering devils.
and the captain, recognizing them, con-
siderately forbore TO stir them up with
any untimely pleasantries To be
sure. be was autocrat on his own ship,
and KirkwoOds standing aboard was
NIL. but then there was Just enough
yellow In the complexion Of stryker's
soul to incline him TO sIdestep trouble
whenever feasible. And, besides. he
entertained dark suspicious OF his
guest-susplcions be scarce dared voice
even to his lnmost heart.
The morning meal therefore. passed
or IN constrained silence. The captain
ate voraclously and voclferously, push
ed back his chair and went on deck
to relieve the mate. The latter.
stunted little cockney with wizened
cOuntenance and a mind az foul as his
tongue. got small change Of his at
tempts 20 engage the passenger IN con
Yeraation on topics that be considered
ft for discussion. After the sixth or
eighth snubblng he rose IN dudgeOn.
discharged a poisonous BIT OF inso-
lence and retired to his berth. leaving
Kirkwood to anlsh bis breakfast In
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