The Washington times., 1909-11-13

managed to pull himself up over the
slippery edge. 1t was the work of a
second to draw her up after him. With
an oar which he bad thought TO rerIove
beforehand, he gave the boat q mighty
shove, sending 1t out into the stream
once more.
Then, rand in hand. they edged slow
lys carefully along the gravel-strewn
dock between vast piles of lumber and
steep walls Of coal. 1t was only neces-
sary TO find the railway company S
runw avs leading into the yards above;
IN tine of peace there was little like
lthood that the entrances to the dock
would be closed, even at night.
Loud curses came up from the river
proclaiming the fact that the pursuers
had found the empty boat Afterwards
shouts had brought boatload Of men
from the opposite bank, headed by the
innkeeper, in whose place Lorraine was
TO have encountered Marlanx later on,
If plans had not miscarried. She was
to have remained in this outside inn
until after the sacking of the city on
the following day The girl translated
one remark that came up to them from
the boatlOad Of puTsuers.
THE old man is waiting back there.
He'll kin the lot of Us if We don't bring
the girl
By this time King had located the
open space which undoubtedly afforded
room for the transfer Of cargoes from
the dOGk to the cOmpany's yards inside
the walls. Without hesitation he drew
her after him up this wide, sinister
roadv ay They stumbled on over the
rails of the dummy track, colltded
with collier trucks, slipped on the sog-
gy chutes, but all the while forged
ahead toward the gates that so surely
lay above them
The pursuers were trying for a land
ing, notsily, even boisterously. It struck
TTuxton as queer that these men were
not afraid Of alarming the watchmen
on the docks o. the man at the gate
above. Suddenly, it came to him that
there would be no one there to oppose
the landing OF the miscreants. No
doubt hundreds of men already had
night, secreting themselves in the fast
nesses Of the city, ready for the NOR
rows fray. It is no small wonder that
he shuddered at the thought of it,
There was no one on the wharf-at
least, no one in sight. They rushed up
the narrow railway chutes and through
one Of the numerous gateways that
opened out upon the barge docks. No
guard From behind came the sound
Of rushing footsteps. Lightning flashed
in the sky and the rumble of taunder
broke over the desolate night.
They'll see US by the lightning"
grasped Truxton, almost ready TO drop
from faintness and exhaustion. He
was astounded, even alarmed, to find
that his strength had been so graYely
depleted BY confinement and lack Of
nourishment-
They were inside the city walls. Ahead
Of them, in that labyrinth of filthy
streets, lay the way to the distant
square. His arm was now about her
waist for she was half-fainting: he
could hear her gasping and moaning
softly, inarticulate cries of despair.
Switchlights blinked In the distance of
TO the right OF them windows showed
lights; the cIang Of a locomotive bell
came TO them as from a great dis
lance.
Their progress was abruptly halted
by the appearance Of a man ahead.
standing like a statue IN the middle OF
the network Of tracks. They stumbled
toward him. not knowing whether he
was friend or foe One look into their
faces, aided by the flare Of a yardman's
lantern, and the fellow turned tail and
fed, shouting as he did so.
Following a vivid fash OF lightning,
two shots were fired by the men who
were now plunging up through the
gates. a hundred yards or more away.
The same flash Of lightning showed TO
King the narrow, muddy street that
stretched ahead OF them, lined with
low, ugly houses Of nondescript char
acter. Instead of doing the obvious
thing. he turned sharply TO the left.
between the lines Of freight cars. Their
progress was slow; both were ready to