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or Bristol bny," Peasley shouted


With an exclamation Of impatience.
the commanding officer stepped TO the
telegraph. but Emerson forestalied
him.
"Wait. They're after me. captain; It's
the Port Townsend police. and II you
lot them aboard they'll take me off,"
Turning, the skipper beloved:
"Who arc your
"Police,
"what l.d tell your" cried Emer'
SON
"Whot do you wantT'
Zone Of your passengers-Emerson.
Heavc to. You're passing u.s."
Srhat's bloody hard luck. Mr.. Elmer.
son; cant help myself" the captain
declared. But again Boyd blocked him
rs he started for the telegraph.
IL won't stand It. sir It's con-
spiracy to ruin me-"
"But, my dear young man
Don't touch that instrument"
From the launch came cries OF grow
Ing vehemcnce. and startled murmur
Of voices rose from somewhere in the
darkness Of the deck beneath.
"Stand asldc," Pcasley ordered gruff.
~. But the other held his ground.
saying quietly:
81 warn you. am desperate"
shall stop her, sirT the quarter
master asked from the shadows Of the
wheeihouse.
"Eu." Emerson commanded sharp
lv, and in the glow from the pinnacle
light thcy saw he had drawn his re-
volver, while on the instant up from
the void beneath heavcd the massive
figure OF Big George Bait, behemoth.
more colossal and threatening than
ever in the dim light. He wrenched
open the door and with one sweep Of
his hairy paw flung the helmsman
from his post, painting.
keep her going. cap. or I'll run
them down"
The launch was abreast Of them
now and Swimming along so close that
one might have tossed biscuit aboard
of her. The sputter Of the craft along
side was now punctuated by volley
of curses.
The police launch sheered off, and
the sound OF her exhaust grew rapidly
fainter and fainter. But not until 1t
had wholly ceased did Big George give
over his post at the wheel. Even then
he went down the ladder reluctantly
and without n word of thanks, of ex.
PLANTATION or Of apology. With him
this had been but a part Of the day.
work. He saw neither sentiment nor
! humOr in tho episode.
From the crows nest Of the Bedford
Castle week later the lookout stared
down upon a white expanse that
stretched beyond the horizon. AZ dawn
they began their careful search, Feeling
their way eastward through the open
lanes and tortuous passages that sep
arated the foes. now laying to for the
northward set Of the fields to clear a
some narrow lead that opened into
freer waters
Captain Pcasley did all the navigat'
ing in person. but eventually they werd
hemmed in so closely that for day
and night they could do nothing BIT:
drift with the pack. In time, how.
ever. the winds opened crevica
through which they retreated to follow
the outer limits farther eastward un'
til they were baked again.
Late one evening they discerned
smoke on the horizon. and the next
mornings light showed q three masted
steamship fast in the ice a few miles
to the westward.
That's the Juliet" Big George in
formed his companions, zone OF the
North American Packers association
tenders"
''Shc was loading when we left Seat.
tie" Boyd remarked.
1T is Willis Marsh's ship. so he
must be aboard" supplemented Cher
~. "Shes a wooden ship and built
for this business. II We don't look Out
he'll beat us in after all D."
what good will that do himT
Clyde questioned. THE fish don't bite
Il mean run-for sixty days yet"
Emerson and Bait merely shrugged,
To Cherry Malotte this had been 8
voyage Of dreams. for once away from
land Boyd had become his real sell
again-that genial. irrepressible sell
she had seen but rarely and his man
ner had lost the restraint and GOODNESS
which recently had disturbed their re
lations OF necessity their crampet
environment had thrown them much
together. and their compnnionship hat
been most pleasant.
Two days after sighting the Julie
they raised another ship, one Of ih'
sailing fleet which they knew to b
lowering In the oillng. and then on thu
} 9th Of the month the caprcious cur
rent opened way for them. Slowly
at first they pushed on between thu
foes into n vast area Of slush ice
thence to n stretch as open and placi'
81 country mill pond. The lookou
pointed path out of this. into which
'hey steamed. coming at length Il
clear water. with the low shores o.
the mainland twenty miles away.
At shutdown they anchored In tn,
; VICE estuary Of the Kalvik river. thu
noisy rumble of their chains breakin;
the silence that for mouths had lail
IKE smother upon the port
tTo BE CONTINITED)
q if tho baby Ia Cutting Teeth
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