Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1911-04-27
cepyriIAt. 1908. by Dodd. Mead q Co.
CHAPTER XXI.
THE SHIPS THAT PASS.

Chase, after a sleepless night. came
down and, without waiting for his
breakfast, hurried out upon the gal
lery overlooking the harbor. Genevra
was there before him, pale, wistful,
heavy eyed. standing in the shelter Of
a huge plaster.
"Holllngsworth." she said drearily,
do you believe he will come today"
"He?" he asked, puzzled.
my uncle. The yacht was to call for
me not later than today"
II remember" he said slowly. 1T
may come. Genevra. The day Is
young"
She clasped his hand convulsively. a
desperate revolt In her soul.
81 almost hope that It may not come
for mew she said, her voice shaking
with suppressed emotion. ut will not
come. 1 feel 1t in my heart. We shall
die here together. Hollingsworth. Ah.
in that way l may escape the other
life. No. no! What am I saying? OF
course I want to leave this dreadful
island-this dreadful. beautiful. hate
full, happy island. Am I not too silly"
She was speaking rapidly. almost hys-
terically, a nervous, flckering smile on
her face.
Dear one," he said gently, ''the
yacht will come If 1t should not come
today my cruisers will forestall its mis-
sion. AS sure as there Is a sea those
cruisers will come" She looked into
his eyes intently, as If afraid Of some
thing there "Oh. I'm not madr' he
laughed. "You brought cruiser to
me one day. I'll bring one to You In
return. Wen be quits"
"QultsI" she mur1nursd, hurt BY the
word.
Forgive me-" he said, humbled.
"Hollingsworth," she said after a
long. tense scrutiny Of the sea, "how
long will you remain on this islandr
perhaps until die-if death should
come soon. If not. then God knows
how long"
Listen to me- she said intensely.
"For my sake you will not stay long.
You will come away before they kill
you. You will! Promise me. You will
come-to Paris? Some day, dear heartl
Promiser
'To Paris" he said. shaking his
head sadly "No. dearest one. Not
now. Listen: have IN my bag up
spairlng energy. The flag. limp in tho
damp air above the chateau, shot up
and down in pitiful eagerness.
But the small boat edged away from
close proximity to the tug and the
nearby dock. They spoke each other
at long and ever widening range. At
last the yachts boat turned and fed
toward the trim white hull.
Almost before the startled. dazed
people on the balcony could ;crasp tho
full and horrible truth the yacht had
lifted anchor and was slowly headed
out 70 sen
Chase looked grimly about him into
the questioning. stricken faces Of his
companions. lie drrw his hand across
his moist forehead.
Ladies' a"d gentlemen" hc said So
ricusly and without the fniHtcet intent
10 jest, "wc are supposed 10 be dead"
There was Il single shrek from the
bride Cf Thomas Saunders. No sound
left the dr. lips Of the other watchers,
WHO stood rs If petri.icd and kept
their eyes glued upon the disappearing
yacht
They have left me here to die"
came from the Stifrpncd lips Of the
Princess GcNcvra. They have desert
cd me. God in heaven"
Look" cried Chase. pointing to the
dock. Half dozen glasses We're turn
cd In that direction.
The dying and The dead were lrap;ng
ahWrt IN the widest exhibition Of .lcc-
ful triumph.
The yacht slipped into the u,rcacha-
bic horizon. thc fcat,Iary cloud from
its stack lying over against the lcadcn
sky. shaped Ike a finger tint pointed
mockinCly the way 10 safety.
White faced ard G"spairing. the
watchers tilrnrl away a"h DRAGGED
:homS"}rcs ina ;',r sil"nG:I halls of
the building thrv nd rcw rojnc t. re-
gard as their ;ouL.
Nj day Ion: thp Islander" rrioi"cd.
Their shouts crU,l ir rlaini: heard ly