The Washington times., 1910-04-30

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| - Rosy and smiling, with head
erect and sparkling eyes she
/ looked little Ike the woe begOne maiden
/ who had answered Forbes call the day
I before.
! Mother Joyce's sharp eyes quickly
spied the difference Holy mither.
/ What's this7'' she cried And was #
you, miss. that didn't want 20 marry at
/ AL, at am And was II you that was so
sure that YOU and Nj Howard could
never be anything TO each other2 Faith,
/ look at the bright eyes and the blUshing
| cheeks OF her Sure. Tim. man it car
T5es me back forty years, so l. dOes!'
With = fond look she turned TO the man
beside her
'sThrue for. you. Kathleen, darIint,' he
replied. The top OF the mOruin' 70 you
ma am. and may you live z million years
and have a hundred"
."Arrah, Be stu with your foolish
ness, Tim Sure. you make the young
Meanwhile Jackson was explaining
matters 20 Howard He had. he said
Circled round 20 the other side Of the
village and lUrked there Tor several
hours. waiting his chance. Then he had
slipped up on the deck and run directly
into Mother Joyce, who promptly
whisked him below ''Cap'n Forbes big
I snake had got away, and he had gone
and"
Howard held I'D his hand. Tt zson't
get away again. be INTERCEPTED. 1T
came here"
"Here2''
Howard nodded Yes. It came
here" he repeated Game here and
snaSe-fro1n FORBES standpoint II
would have killed me, beyond doubt,
but for Miss FaiT-but for nay wife.
Size shot % with your pistol, Jackson
q :
now" he concluded with some impa-
. tisuce- Go on with your story
Secured the Rifles
Jackson. however. hal little more 10
tell In Forbes absence. Il seems. he
and the others rad had no difficulty
in getting at the rifles and amuuni-
ton Further. under Mother Joyce's I
direction. he had broken open the
captains private storerOOm and pro
cured compass, sextant, and
chronometer, which Mother joyce had I
declared would enable them 70 navi- I
gate a boat as soon as tneE round I
one An" concluded Jackson Il 4
think we'd better be finding II soon' f
Tor Gallagher has gotten out a Calling 4
gun, and Is making every preparation b
20 do Us 10 for fair"
I expected something % the sort 4
said Howard, holding We shall be /
ready 20 leave the Queen the moment
we have had breakfast So, now. II .
ycu'u come below
A. ne breakfast table Howard IN
folded his plan
None OF Us want TO fight II we can +
help 70" he declared We haven't +
anything 70 gain by It and every
thing to lose And we don't want 70 .
stay here. From all can learn. Forbes I
has destroyed all the boats within fifty
miles or so, and We must go at least
I ..l-5,- Tar away 20 nave any chaIlce OF 4
nndlnB one Now what propose IS .
this: We VIII leave now IN g few min +
utes, but instead Of going north along
the coast. which is what Forbes VIII f
expect Us TO do, we viii 20 east straight F.
into the pack, make a detOu- around the /
village, and come back TO the coast TO ,
the south BY this means ] think VIC .
viii OutWtt him. and can make our +.
preparations In peace. Without com f
pass, I might have hesitated 10 so into +
the depths Of the back. but since Nc -her +
Joyce has brought us one We can lord .
10 risk It As there win IrObabjy De (
nothing to eat there, We must take IOO1 (
and water enough TO carry Is through. ?
I have already made up three but -
OF these. and Il will take only few -..-i
ments 10 prepare three mere = g. s
we can be on"
Left the Vessel Forever.
Ten minutes later the party left the /
Queen forever Dorothy's eyes were
streaming wet as she looked az the
vessel for the last time
Frank! Frank she murnured-
We've been happy on her, after all
Shall we be equally happy elsewhere2 I
4 would be glad 70 stay here with you
if-Oh I know it's impossible. Of course
We must go back to the VOL and clear
your name. Yes, we VIII We must.
GCZ IS good I have confidence in His
Justice. he would not have let me love
you 50 much II ne didn't mean to clear
you
Hand in hand the two followed the j
others already well ahead. Plunging
straight into the wreck paC.5 Howard {
drew a long breath when they were
we'll away without having seen any sign y
Of Forbes or his companions. UnfOrtu- lt
nately, though he saw no one, he did
not so unseen IS the little party van +
ished among the Jangle OF masts and
sails. a man rose from behind q deck
house, where he had been lurking. and