The Washington times., 1910-09-08


bear upon the watch swinging from a
hook IN the partition 10y the head Of his
bed The Colleen was behaving very Sc
daIcJy for 4 vessel swinging at her
moOrlnE- There was scarcely any mo-
JiOu rceptible-certafnIy none of the
customary Iight-hearted dancing In
dulged in by the little schooner The
lisp and whisper OF the waves at her
WaterIine was distinctly audible. how
ever, and audible also was the shuttle
Of Creash's sOft-shod feet, Punctuated
by a clatter Of crockery, as he moved
about the cabin setting the table for
breakfast.
Time 10 get UP. II was. but better
time to lie perfectly stiU and luxuriate
in a. Sybaritic sense Of complete relaxa-
ton and rest time, likewise for
important interests which hung upon
1 the horizon Of dTOWsy consciousness
[ as clouds upon the borders Of a serene
sea
But where was the song OF the surf7
! CadOgan sat up on the edge OF his bed
: Taken IN connection with the lack OF
f motion IN the vessel the hush was fair
3 y startling Was IL possible that the
f surf mad gone down 50 completely over
Z night that u made no sound beyond a
} SIDilaDJ tapping on the sands. such a
surf as had been Yesterdays CadOEan
thought the Surmise hardly credible
+ Why. last night the wind had been
making up Last night
''OH. the deviI-' CadoEan's clear eyes
: cIoUded and he drew a long face over
the memory Of last night Then ne
. knitted his bTCWS IN perplexity, trying
d to remember how and when he had
+ come aboard and EOne to bed.
4 All seemed confusion after that I'M
, speakabie horror by the gateway. He
I shivered a little at the recollection then
flushed for shame that he should have
proved so lacking in manhood as 10 per
nit his sanity 10 be overcome by fear Of
( the supernatural
After that ne remembered his actions
vaguely There had been a frantic time
Heaven knew how 1Ong-Of battering
( madly through the woods, bounded by
fieuGish laughter dream Of terror
which had ended only when, bIindly
stumbling in his fight. he had Tipped
and fallen and found himself on the
beach with his dOry only a few yards
And then there had been a breathless
dash to the schooner, after which his
memories Were clearer and more orderly
of getting aboard making fast this
boat and slipping below
BUt-and he blushed aEain-the sha-lt
Of It. He knew that the adbventuI =
the gate had been but a part Of TIT
stage business Of this foul, unwhOlesOn,
game, whattver it meant II had beer
simply q put-up job, designed to scare
Z him and make him, or another stranger
/. avoid the place as ne would the Pesu
lenCe
Wei, Cadogan's Jaw stiffened IN
ugly fashion He would show them
I he would demonstrate that though he
I might be Ia ken by surprise once, the
game would not work a second time
J He would return TO the place that
very night and If he Glanced upOT
that abOmntabIe manufactured hoT-
Z rOr he would let light in upon the
mystery through a bUliethOle in it:
of course, If he had minded his owl
: business nothing would have happen
/ ed but the admission failed TO lower
by a single degree the fever OF re.
sentiment that burned in his mind
p The more he thought Of IT the NOR
P furious ne became. the more avid foi
vengeance upon those VINO had cause
. him to play the fol with such rar'
q dramatic perfection Whatever thei
D design. he would ind way TO frus
1 trate it-parlcularly II, as ne be
. lieved. the welfare of Jane Todd wer'
{ to be affected by his success
; The suggestion that he was IN SOM
e way enlisted IN her cause restored L
{ { CadOEan a measure Of his cOmpla
z cenCy. He was young enough to be
\ lfeve that his interest in her was SUI
2 ficient warrant for interference il
: matters that concerned him not in tn
: least
= Heartened in this wise he rose an
? dressed hastily. revolving plans In
first thing to do was to secure pr
? { vate interview with the girl herself
: tell her what had happened to hin
: outline the vaguely dreadful thing
= he SuSpected-if he could make hi
!, suspicious tangible enough to put int
J. vordS-and 50 gain her Confidenc;
Z Undoubtedly she knew or suSpecte
r. something and could give him a hin
, to set his feet in the way OF the riEh
" trail
Entirely for-etfUl Of LomaX, OF a
h;1f his adventure and his angeT. h
threw on a coat and PASSED tnTouE
the empty cabin and up the compau
ionwav There he halted. thunder
= struck trauShxed. dumfounded wit
/ aunazement His jaw dropped and hi
20 eyes bulSed- He thrust cut Shak