The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-30
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IRWIN CShtbudJsy
she scrambled out of the BOAT and
pulled II high up on the beach. The
fog made the air seem cold. though for
the arctic it was mild night. Two
of the abandoned buildings on the
beach behind her were mere sheds.
windowless, absolutely bare, never
having served. evidently, any other
purpose than that of storage. But the
third, and largest. as she remember
I'd It. offered shelter that wasvbe-
coming attractive. There were some
rude hunks In il where she could rest
comfortably enough: and, unless she
was mistaken, Scales had left in the
hut a half-burned candle which they
had used In exploring its dark in
terror. She had a box OF wax vestas
in her pocket. She could go in there
and make herself at home. and at the
same time keep an alert ear for a hail
from the yacht.
She found the candle in the place
where she remembered Scales had
laid II down. struck a light and wedged
the candle into knot-hole. She
turned toward one of the hunks with
the idea of stretching out there. and
by relaxing her muscles. persuade.
perhaps hef oNerstruhs nerves 10 re-
saAs too'
one hau TAKEN d sep 'oWaru H. IN
mark and candle smoke. the thing
that lay right before her eyes--a
rather large. brass bound rosewood
box or chest, 1t had not been here
i'm the afternoon when they had en-
tered the place for they had search
"a tss pale ihte1iof tnof ohsi'AF ia the
1ope '.'at ehefs 'nishe pe souetHahs
49, pir ~, ioas ~ es1is - itau oFe =
io.Aeu' AHis poN, siA iashes hikh anu
ioos 'Vhs: VI H,vfe. eouta nov nave
Hcie .feH. ~aS stahuihs nv"
"a ene must CONSPICUOUS piaSe IA .le
s tne very hiiuoie VI me
DUNK.
ne sishL " ~ mIkh. ven nave
1aaseo as.ohlshiheht OF alarm IN tne
SIT ,niha, ph. - was neither alarm
no. astohisniiieht tiiat ief mex, aet eN~
sS uoppsu uo"n "it iis'
sHees pes'ue tne rune WOODEN PUNK.
N1eW the shese up close III me tight
nlpraee ol ner Young arms iaid her
neeA akainst ,he eola po'lshsa sur
Va ses piacneieu "oon' anu ofleo'
question: 'nat might nave
49, Mseu INV ehs mug couiu
nave come there, ana what Its coming
H,sh. pof.sha 70 heTseif or 10 the
olneI OF 'he Auroras peopie--Was
1Msp, away IN sudden rush Oh niiai
aiesiaon anu resist "niSn .he sikht
- ns'anus awpnT =. mao reached
"sn .saat suuust' poIshaht s,ho 81
lnsuiors Wnich ihhhina'e eb5ects'
as1ia1 w Ioas assoeiatioi' seem "a
N'iore po'ent 70 chti up imam the
NeTs persons OF the irisnos WIN %hom
s s.'ss sAIe ass.s'aten' hs s'sht Oh hsr
'ns.a.i'ansous ana over ne thtns
~. eM ~ ap"h nsI as Tue Hsnt OF
ss "" sissa. "nion vas one 81 the
''st "a aeI RESERVATIONS IN nfsh,
"au reooo' uh'si ne hsa
~ H'h ~" o' tiat 'ast ~
nts' upon q 1in aarthsI
~ his ~ tne "'i npFs
sas ons 81 ','ose oo9eets OF class
snnt cniiareh aIWaSs ios@'---s' ootn,
pol'snsa. psaut'Aui; heaasitul anu, al
nv 49, asn's. ueis'ns eurios'tE.
80 40 hinges were Visible, ana
~ .oNsf nsssN - CLOSELY upon inc
- i.seil 'hee ,ae hae when sep
enela was nara 20 discover.
,,. sr sae n0 uaes oi sesno'e W
-. u',.'ii.. . ih'o i.S
sse'e, ~ aeheu every a'teNP' 10 open
-
soneMn~re IA hef hnlao now, IN
~ ~' quies eods, sheisered
lIoh tnn 'o,Ieht ~ iheh.ory that was
sFpns un,oush H. was nan
useu reeoiise.'oh on what had
neen. ior iehs unle. ner rh'e'
Iouho ., SUPERIORITY over rom an
NAV. Ter Isther had .ausht her
~ SIRE. o' 'he Dos ~ lona Noulo
tuIn MS oAck ana smut ms eyes. she
roaiu open lo1 MIN "a Hioihsht'
nat the BOY. WIN an ms ingenuity.