The Washington times., 1910-09-29
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8 nor. judging by its intonation. did she
wish IT,
( She bent over the rail watching
{ them They clustered around the
I cottage dOOrste-rs arguing in vvatch-
fuI tones for a few moments Only
I the lTiShTnan seemed calm and un-
/ moved even amused by the outcome
Z she gathered that they resented his
I attitude and when at length he had
/ gone toe far with his sarcasm as she
judged It. one tai and satUruine feI-
/ low. who seemed TO be the leader
shut him UP with q snarI-
IhlS person she took TO be Coch-
Tane- aS he answered in all respects
/ 10 Cadogan's description Of that gen
ueman- The Others to a man. were
tlteT sJranSers TO her and she
sought In vain for vikings stocky
! figure
After time the party went into
the cottage, leaving the Irishman on
Immediately afterward The sun
The girl remained on the balcony,
.EatchlI the Colleen, lighting
against the numbiuS depression that
vas bred OF her complete aDDrecfa-
lion OF her plight Il did not seem
credible that she could be rescued
unless some compromise were
TedCEeTd between the COUeen-S crew
and the invaders ashore
On the other hand, believing that the
treasure IN its entirety must have been
abandoned by CadOCau. and little
I doubling that the raiders were aware
OF that fact, she could not greatly
nope Tor the success Of any ueZOtia-
tons II was true that the men were
uarOOned-unabie to regain the main
! land without outside assistance But
. that very fact would only render them
/ the more stubborn to hold 10 whatever
advantage was theirs.
They would not be inclined to trust
CadOgan either 10 ferry them acoSs the
sound or 20 Pave them on the island
in peace IN fact. their only trIrmn
card lay in the fact that they were in
possession OF the treasurer, and at the
same time the CaDtOrS. after q fashion
Of the head keepers daughter And
such men could be trusted 10 do one
I thlng-tO play their last TRUMP with
desperate greed.
! Again and again-what could Cado-
gan and her father do2
me Coieen was beating steadily I'd
1 INTO the wind By short and frequent
lSia1id ana never coming close iuShOre.
IN twenty minutes. the girl estimated
me schooner should be opposite the
lighthouse. The wind had settled down
70 a Duf1y- full-saI breeze. and the
toiieen made pretty picture OF g
BOAT as She footed il eastward the blue
water flashing silver beneath her .bors-
her white sails
With the glasses the girl could see
Il4L Cre2gh still had the wheel Fo-Ca
niue time CadOgan and her father we're
IINlSLoier beioE in the cabin Pres
emily. however, they peappeared- the
one carrying a book the other stag
SerinS under an arm-Ioad Of eaily
tinted bunting.
So they we're going to signal her2
WIN a heart less thick the girl turned
into the service room found the bT77e-
covered code book and came ont again
upon the balcony It was no new thing
Tor her TO reSd the signal flags of pass
ing steamers and sailing ships. and Sh -
HuIIcred the leaVSs or the code book
with experienced fingers, gianCfug
from them to the line OF gaudv rags
that the Colleen had broken out in her
presence
The hrst signal was one common and
FAMILIAR. Sbe had no need Of the code
an riCht2~
And she brandished her bit Of white
cloth in Teassuring response. aware
that CadoEan was watching her with
mis- glasses
The signal was instantly run down
and another line Of four broken out in
its place AlDhabetiCal spelling the
white 'Fernant with the red spot - the
middle stood for the letter - o vas
represented bV the square flag OF red
and yellow. and so IN
The FIRST word transmitted was
"C-O-N-E--
Again she sicnifed with her white
cloth that she understood
R3Dilv thereafter three words were
spelled ont By the haEs and pennants
The. completed message was coherent
and at the same time mystifying-
COME - C-W-E-R-W--I-N--
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The Conclusion of This Story VIII
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