The Washington times., 1910-09-29

schooner adrift and was climbing back
/ over the ran 70 the boat IN another ne
had dropped away, and the vessel Ger
sail alternately filling and mapping
I empty, was yaWing and veerIng. snap
| ing an errauc course out into the
[ sound The Colleen was bearing down
/ upon the lighthouse slOOp-
To wa- in the nick Of time, Tor the
| lighthouse dOrya loaded 20 the water
l line with four men. was pulling out at
I the moment when CreaEny At The Col
{ Ieen-s wheel laid the little schooner
deity alongside the sloCp and TOpeIius
I Ieaped 10 the deck OF the smeiler yes
sci
He had little time. and 1t was all hot
WOTE-WOTk under constant nTe, no less
| calling iu that It seemed to DO no
Gamage-yet the aged gentleman con-
IrlEcd 10 cast the SlCOp aGrIft and get
back upon the schoouer-s deck without
the loss Of q second And as he did so
Creash swung the Colleen around and
sent her directly for the struggling
dory-
A chorus Of shrieks went rp from her
occupants II 1t had been the Irish
mans desire TO run the dory down he
was deprived OF the satisfaction OF at
tanning his end for the confusion his
maHsuver produced was sufficient TO
swamp her. She went down in deep
water, and four presun1a bly dssgusted
men slowly and with difficulty. hamp-
cred, as they were, BY their clothing.
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pick up Its owner.
II was broad daylight now, and but
a quarter Of an hour OF sunrise. To the
girl # seemed that she COTuDreheuded
this With q severe shock So strained
+. had been her attention upon the for
tunes Of that little drama which had
been enacted beneath her eyes on the
broad stage Of the beach and the sea
that she had taken little account Of the
] fight OF time. But. rapid as had been
the action, It had required many min
UteS-
She pulled herself together and tried
to comprehend her own position with
reference TO those below
Just inside the western horn q the
crescent island the Colleen was round
lnS 10 and taking CadOgan aboard
At the door Of the cottage, with the
pose OF a djSinteresteG spectator. the
IrlShman who had been sent TO guard
the sirl was lounging and smoking
Cross the dunes, on the beach, one
wounded man was leaning heavily upon
the shoulder Of a cCmrade and cOnfabu-
iaung with three dripping men, while
the last Of the shipwrecked four was
just struggiinS ashore.
As she watched he touched bottom,
arose. and W2ded in 10 join his cOmpan-
ions Then with one accord they all
turned and moved 5y the path through
the dunes toward the cottage.
And herSeIf2
She remained a prisoner. She dared
not leave the tower II Cadocan,
CeSSful IN marOOuinE the raiders they
had locked her UP on the island with
them
It was not possible that they contem-
plated deSertinS her, leaving her to
Starve or surrender to the mercies of
this sang of TIffans- The doubt barely
suggested itself to her mind to be in
stantly discarded. She knew better she
knew well, in her heart, that those
ABOARD the Colleen had a plan z
scheme. to free her She must wait and
nave patience; they would not keen her
long in suspense
But what could they do Opposed to
them ashore. they had SIX abIe-bodied.
armed men and enraged scoundreIs
and one wounded man who could doubt
'esS De depended on ~ fire a Sn,,r IN
behaIf OF his comrades The Odds,
against success were too great for the
three TO attempt to land and relieve
me beSleged IN the. lighthouse. though
Sne 0ld NOT question that they would
try il should all other resources of
Subterfuge, cunning. and arunce fan
them
They would come and take her away
IN safety In confirmation of that she
could see with the glasses that her
father was signalling 70 her from the
stern Of the Colleen, waving a white
cloth Of some description J-n0ues-
tonably they had her under scrutiny
Win their binoculars and were in
formed of the state Of affairs in the
cottage
She ran inside the service room.
the balcony hOuriShed il in reply
What could they do2
The knot of men below eyed her cur
lOusiy-Of 50 much she was aware
one lifting his voice, baWled at her
something that she did not understand,