The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-15

I back. With her hands she smoothed the
sand from his COuntenance.
be was dead. Of course There was
| little smile on his face. and in his hand.
/ tightly ciuched. she noticed SCRAP or
| color. II was piece OF the American
| He had fought a good fight. had Mr..
] Condut. and he had a right to lie with
his face turned I'D 10 heaven and the
/ colOrS OF his country in his hand Susan
dragged his body a little farther along
! the shore, said brief PRAYER and then
turned back to where she had left Morn
/ ingtOn.
As She walked she saw among the flot-
I sam and ietsam the sOdden Jacket OF a
| sailor. She picked q up and slipped IL
| on, shlvering from It's cold ana clammy
/ contact
Her hair. not long but thic1-she Kept
IT as short as men lid in that age. aud
! wore II generally IN man tGshion-had
! come unbound and hung about her
| shoulders like a golden name With
stray piece of line clinEing 10 a bit OF
/ spar she tide il roughly together. and
} then, baretOOted as she was, went to-
ward the tree In the hollow.
/ When she stopped by the tree and
/ looked for him he was not there. What
could have happened? II was impossO-
bic that he could have recovered suf-
/ ficiently 90 have gone away unaided
! Who had taken him from herr She had
! saved his life after such a struggle as
| one could scarcely even dream o..
I He was hers by every right, and now
/ he was gone. She felt as mother
would feel who had been deprived OF
/ her child Half Of the passion with
| which q woman loves is maternal. This
/ man was hers. and he had been taken
/ away. She could have screamed aloud
4 in agony, but restrained herself 10 con-
/ slider what she should 10 next
! She stood thinking and staring.
| As she utd so her eye caught a glimpse
/ of cart being driven along what APP
| no a tn ha fvl he
was there 1t was moving rapidly, and
she realized at once that she could not
/ Oyertake 1t. Nevertheless, she deter
mined to follow in its direction.
! She had not taken ten steps through
| the underground when she came upon
| road Marching down IL was quad
/ Of men, coast guards, evidently, al
though. of course she knew nothing Of
set, but she ran to them at once
/ The man under the tree yonder2' she
/ painted
/ keep cool. my lad said the leader.
! who seemed 20 be sergeant We've
What are you doing with him?"
| Where are you taking him?'
ITO the hospital at Weymouth
/ What is he. to your
| She stopped suddenly Some instinct
made her realize that concealment
: was the safest plan.
]
wreck yonder." she answered. after
! a momcntary reflection.
{ THAT was well done said the older
man, apprOVingly- What ship Is
yonT"
The Hiram and Susan Of Boston"
"A Yankee ship?
! Eyes"
! But that man had the coat of an
{ English officer on
"He is an English officer. He cap
l tured the ship and was in command
I when IL drove ashore
T Are you an English bOyE'
! "No, I am an American" said Susan,
/ who was too proud 10 deny her ma
| tionality under any circumstances.
/ The sergeant Whistled softly
american, Ell, Wei. yOu'u find
/ plenty or your cOuntrymen In the Jail
at Weymouth
You're not going to take me TO the
jstl.' exclaimed the poor woman, dis
mayed beyond measure at the unfore-
{ seen peril
Where eIse?' asked the sergeant. sur
prised in his turn You're a prisoner
or war, ~ t 5L,9 It. aint o ye33v
] That don't change things You're
AN American. This is England. The only
! place Tor Americans in England is IN
1 prison"
But want 10 90 with Mr.. Morning
ton"
Us that his name? I don't see how
( IL can be done" said the sergeant You
a
/ him 10 the h0spital-and you so 20 the
] prison"
But" began Susan, terrified at this
/ new development
/ There's no butts about it. I've
! wasted enough time taIIzin' 20 you. Lads.
/ there's rat pickin's down there. and
| maybe there's some more Americans TO
I be picked up. Did any more Of you get
I ashCUe2'
Not that I know Of. I think he and
/ I are the only ones left alive"
! And what was YOU on her2" asked
; the sergeant. cabin boy2''
/ IT vas answered Susan, and the
{ she stopped again The ahSurdity Of
/ prCClaimiug herself the owner Of the
I ship was apparent Z was a passCn-
/ ger" she said.
/ well its all the same. Higgins. YOU
! take this bOv back 10 Weymouth ard
! deliver him 10 Major Weggard. III seS
( that your share Of the salvage is saved
{ for YOU"
| Come along. boy" said the coast
! guard thus designated. rather ruefuIly,
! evidently doubtful OF his sUperior's
| promise of fair play
! There was nothing 20 do but to obey.
and Susan, accompanied by her captor,