The Washington times., 1910-09-04
CHAPTER III-(Continued).
followed breathIess mo-
meuts Of wild work
Cadogan was hanging BY one



arm. the other being entwined
bout the BODY OF CreaEh. Holding the
latter s head and shoulders above water;
and the strain %. maintaining his hold
upon the ship and SO supporting Two
grown men By single hand was grow
ing all but intUIerabie- Beyond question.
DO was agOnizinE
CadOgan does not believe that he could
have held on much longer. The Sirl
was there IN the nick Of tIme--uO sooner
But for all tnaT, soon enough With
out hesitation she bent over the rail and
CraSped the collar OF CreaEh s OllSkln
Scat, thus relieving CadBeau Of thS
greater part Of his burden The latter
al once released the elder man and
gaining the deck barely in time 70 aid
the girl whose fingers delicate II
strOEE, were unequal 10 the task OF
towing $50 pounds Of inert humanity
through the water for many minutes at
An instant later. with an enviabIe dis
play OF strength Cadogan lifted his
servitor bodily over the rail. and all
but collapsed beside him.
As for Jane Todd. the ship was IN her
mind no Jess than the two men. and the
latter ont Of immediate danger from
drowning. she forthwith returned TO the
wheel unlocked the 1iler and resumed
control Despite the full on her. and
the liked ruduer- the wind had forced
ne ce2leen round, so that, had the girl
been delayed moment or two longer.
/ Tho schooner would again have been
preached 90.
Eut now she had The situation in hand.
and pr she permitted a wave of soy and
eNaitaripn 70 well up in her breast. Il
there was q sparkle Of t-iunphs IN her
clear eye ana a smile OF confidence upon
1 her Eps, she is TO he excused
she had earned that moment
t2d0Eau- after moments rest. got
up stiffy- and would have gone 20
her SslSfance- but she waved him back
TN an right she called down Che
{ % rIrrH
/ ~ care for the ship 7 can handle ler
for while
And CadoEan. staring. was forced 20
admit that she could and that with con
| sImmate seacraft- Even al that stage
when he was stiiI trembling with shock
and shiveTsuE with coId-Wet 20 the skin
and chilled TO the bone-he found him
self dwelling IN admiration on che pic
! tUre she presented
The wind nodded her garments tigbtly
about her. and tore at heavy tresses 81
| hair. whipping them across her face
| SO that now and again she must lift and
Z toss her head 20 clear her eves-eyes
that Snone Ike stars OF darkness
And the rich color q her cheeks. com
] hined with the spirit In her smile and
pose made the young man distinctly
/ conscious. aside from all else that was
thruSCinE upon his consciousness. thEI
she was more than rather handsome
that for him at least from that minute
/ on through the ages she was and would
Z ne ne-eLlAlI W.
TIE discovery numbed his brain %
/ some extent CadoGau had never looked
/ upon woman in such vvise ere this He
bent and. lifting the unconscious Irish
man. bore him. staggering, down the
! Couuauionway-
The girls gaze followed him. then
I turned 90 the sea and sky-in other
/ words. 10 business
/ The day had blown clear as glass
/ with the exception Of a few racing
/ drifts or snowy cloud. the heavens were
unEawed. and the gulf had borrowed oi
{ IT'S blue % enrich its Own deep tint As
! the colleen lifted high upon the summit
/ " a wave the sea spread Itself out or
1 every hand. q welJer Of sapphire and
| diamonds and sold. and the girls eye
/ seeking the horizon ahead saw rearing
u0 out or the waves OF the port bows q
/ pillar q red. topped with a glarinE
! dazzling helmet OF crystal Which Vas
| Home. TO her; 70 others, Cedar Island
I Light
/ she compressed her lips at the sight
and the divine flush ebbed IN her cheeks
/ vet she abated no jot OF her vigilance
/ though her heart was sore with the
/ knowledge that the curtain was slowly
4 falling, that the play would soon DC