The Washington times., 1910-09-08

hand and ClUtChed the rail for sup
port Then gaspe6. rubbed his eyes.
stared again, and even went 10 the
ridiculous length OF putting his con
sciousress 10 the time-honored test Of
q severe pinChinE-
small wonder lie had missed the up
roar of the surf. the motion Of the live
IL ship In brisk waters Cedar Island
had disa ppeSred as thoroughly as If the
mainland had closed III gpca and sWaI-
lowed il The Colleen vas aground in
a shallow tidal river scarce ten yards
, in breadth, and on every hand the world
was FIAT and HVid green
There is no desOiatiOn so fearful and
50 hopeless as the desolatiOn OF land
solitude that Rugged the Colleen 10 its
cold and lonely bosom Same in the
/ southeast. where the horizon cleaned
with the turquoise Of the open sea, there
was nothing 10 greet the eye save
swamp. vast savaunas Of ripping long
/ grass, alternating with lesser areas OF
{ open wateT-a scum Of liquid over treTn-
7 bling plains Of black midland az dotted
1 with thick clumps Of detached speci-
/ mems Of trees, swamp OK and cypress
] dTaDed Eel-niEh be- Or.f recognition
Z with dreary boards Il Spanish moss
/ Good Lordt'' whispered Cadogan- \
( footstep sounding on the Geck behind
+ him. he whirled about q face CreaSh.
& coming from the galley with a covered
dish for che breakfast table.
Terry, what the deal does this
mean?' demanded the young man with
passion
'.Faitht' gr71mbIed Creagh, sullenly-
I and that Is lust what was, Soiu' 70
ask yourseIf-barrin- the oath-if its not
impairment 7 am. M!sther Pether'
.Impertinent- Go 20 blazes with your
fmpertfneGcer-+ CadOEan stOTmed, holly
7 How DO YOU explain
Excuse me, AIisther Pether, but ]
can't explain nothln' about II L know
no rnore-n yourself. since you know
uothin' as I suspected You wouldn't j
wasn't any more than the hour ago
. that the bump of grOundln wakes me
I'D and I comes on deck to see this
He indicated this with a compre-
hensive wave Of his free hand and IN
indescribable accent Of disgust
''But-but this IS the Delta d0| q
, We get here. in the name Of reason
/ IF ] may make so bold, AIisther Pc
tehr. I'd say that we drifted across the
sound
/ Dragging our anchor all the way. I
presu-rr.'' retorted CadOgan with scorn-
.'rNot a. inch. sir II you viii go Tor
. ard and look for yourself you see
: there's no sign Of an anchor ana hoI 50
much as strand O. the cable left
Z ''Then-the7- sOmebody--
I'm thinking you're right SIR, as
scented CraaGh. dryly. It's a moral GER
2 tainty the Colleen didn't cast on heI
I cable herself. and don't believe your
self nor me did il in our sleep
, Cast US adrift while we slept unused
= CadOgan, aloud, and left the WIND q
/ do the rest-tO blow US across the sound
/ and into this internal muckhole- WISH
: He shut his teeth on suspicion. He
knew more than Creagh, and more thar
: ne thought it wise 10 let CreaEh know
{ in view Of the elderly lrishman : IaIat-
I iCally SuperStituiOus nature
There's nothing missing, / presume
5 BE SiBssyond the anchor, I miss nothin'
1 "A hints as good as kick. Terry,
= gather that we'TS not popular at Ceda1
is l.1lr1 not that wav of thinkin' myself
: ..NtvertheIess''-Cad brighte ed
: u think we will go back there ail'
I claim our anchor, Terry. Let's nav
: / breakfast, first however IL,
: He went below. blood tinSllHg Wiz
I / anger. The overnight episode had peer
had enough. This was beyond enouI
d, aoCe-an omen declaration OF war ~
/ was invited in so many words. Amos
O IN kaer his distance from the island
n That's as the game lies ne com
: Z r,,anfed grirlv, attacking his )acOn ant
- toast and coffee with an apI'etiJe Una
= anger could not dull me last iduSi
n hasn't been heard Yet. by a lonS shot
e Then he fell to computing the leas
period Of time that need elapse oetoEe
q heading on the most direct c. TSe, IN
g { Colleen could again put IN appearance
: at her former anchorage
{, And If by any chance that open
], faced and jolly dog, Mr.. Willing, prove
5 at the bottom of this Cado2an med
5 itated black repTisals- unmlndtul Of a
o considerations save his suartInS self
d Yet it required but a single blum
= query from CTeaEh to take the VINO on
u OF his sails and bring him up standing
D, You e not forEettin' Misther LOmaS
= are YOU Misther Pethert
s Cadosan paused with coffee cup half
i way 10 lips
h The Confirmation of This story Wi
is BE Found IN TOmOrr~wH
, Issue Of The Times