Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-06-07
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LOUIS TRACY
LOUIS TRACY
Author Of the pillar Of Light
"The Wings Of the Nom.
ing" and The Captain Of the
Kansas"
Copyright. 1909 by Edward J CIods

We have had our hour. dear. Its mem
ory will never leave me. shall think
Of you. dream Of you. when. 1t may be
some other giri-oh, no. do not near
that! Philip. don't be angry with me
today. You are wringing my heart"
II shall never give you up to any
other man." he said. ~ Lave won you
by the sword. and. please God. sha!!
never give you up! Not while live
Why. you yourself dragged me away
from certain death when i was lying
unconscious on the AndrOmeda's deck
A second time you saved not me alone
but the ten others who are LETT out OF
the twenty-five. by bringing Us hacL
to Grand-pere in the hour that cur rs
cape seemed to be assured had we pUf
out to sea. We are more than quits,
dear heart, when we strike Il balance
of mutual service. We are bound b.!
a tie Of comradeship that is denied t"
most. And what other man and wo.
man now breathing can lay better
claim than we to have been Joined by
the Almighty"
The strange exigencies OF their lives
during the past two days had ordained
that this should be Philips first avow
al of his feelings. Under the stress OF
overpowering impulse he had claspet'
Iris to bis heart when they were part
ing on the island. In obedience to q
stronger law than any hitherto re-
yealed to her innocent consciousness
the girl had flown to his arms wheli
he came to the hut. And that was al
their lovemaking-two blissful mo
ments of delirium wrenched from
time of gaunt tragedy and followed b.
q few hours of self negation. Yet they
sufficed-to the man-and the woman:
Is never too ready to court the cost
when her heart declares its passion.
"Give you up" he muttered again
mo, Iris, not If Satan brought every
dead Verify to aid the living one in
bis demand
Coke, to whom tact was anathema
chose that unhappy instant to summon
him to take charge Of the ship.
"We're givin' Pernambuco the So-b!
It's Maceio for us. quick as we can
get there" said Coke.
Hozier was In no humor for con
ciliatory methods. He turned on his
heel and walked straight to where Dc
sylvia was leaning against the rails.
Captain Coke tells me that we are
not making for Pernambuco." he said
meeting the older mans penetrating
gaze with a glance as firm and self
contained.
"That Is what we have arranged.
said Dom Corria.
ut does not seem to have occurred
to you that there is one person or
board this ship whose interests arc
vastly more important than yours. sen
hor."
Meaning Miss Yorker" asked the
other. who did not require to look
twice at this stern visaged man to
grasp the futility of any words but the
plainest.
Eyes"
"she will be safer at Maceio than
1t Pernambuco. Our only danger at
either place Will be encountered at the
actual moment Of landing. At Maceio
there is practically no risk OF finding
q warship in the harbor. That Is why
we are going there"
"And not because you ure more like
" to find adherents there?
ut is a much smaller town than
Pernambuco. and my strength lies out
side the large cities. ! admit. But
there can be no question as to our
wisdom in preferrlng Maceio. even
where the young lady's well being Is
concerned"
IT see that, whether willing or not.
we are to be made the tools OF your
ambition" interrupted Hozier curtly
"It is also fairly evident that am the
only man Of the Andromeda's company
whom you have not bribed to obey
you. Well. be warned now by me. Ii
circumstances full to justify your