The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-15
By Louis Joseph Vance
ILLUSTRATIONS By RAY WALTERS

calculated to command the homage Of
a veteran Of many wars. The instant
after Coast caught sight Of her, she
fred again, placing a bullet shrewdly
at the very feet Of the Chinaman.
"Get back!" she called clearly.
"Back-or I'll shoot to kill"
Chang not only heard, but in all his
pain and blank amazement under
stood. Without a breath's delay he
turned his back and, nursing his in.
jured hand, trotted sullenly OF, to
eastward down the beach.
Coast woke the echoes with q
shout "Well done, Katherinei Look
to him now-while L"
He turned back to Blackstock and
the dog, Just then a confused and
struggling mass in the shadow of the
boat So quickly had Chang been
disposed Of that Blackstock, for all
his tremendous strength and activity,
for all that he was pitted against
nothing more powerful than a blind
and aged II Infatuated dog, was only
Just succeeding in fighting to his
, knees. Already Coast was closing in
to his assistance, forgetful Of his hat.
red and thinking only Of aiding him
in that unnatural contest; though al.
ways with the thought that they had
by the rarest turn Of Chance won the
whip-hand-when Blackjack rose
with a furch, wrenched the collie
from his breast and with a sudden,
swift and merciless movement swung
the dog above his head and brought
It down with tremendous force across
the coaning Of the boat. There was
a single. terrible yelp, and the dog
lay inert with q broken back.
Painting and shaken, both hands to
! his lacerated and bleeding throat the
man staggered a pace or two away,
and fell suddenly against the bows of
the boat, grasptng its stem for SUP
port.
Stunned with the surprise Of Il,
Coast turned away, aware that Kath.
crime was calling him.
Garrett GARRETT" he heard her
! cry. "Come-QuickIyi ..~ Don't
you see-T
She flung an arm seaward and 10
the west. Following this sign, he
saw, perhaps a quarter Of a mile OF
shore and sweeping swiftly in under
the urge Of dozen oars, q mackerel-
fishers ssine-boat, crowded 10 the
! thwarts with men.
There was no sign Of any vessel IN
the ofhng. Whittier this long.boat
could have dropped from def1ed his
most far-fetshed guess. He stared
agape and thunderstorm until the
woman. gaining his side. caught his
arm with an imperative hand.
Garrett" Her voice was quavering
now with CONSERVATION and the reac-
ton from the excitement that had
buoVed her up through the last few
minutes. Take me away. take me
quicklyl There's not q minute j.
The catboat 4. p
Gone" he answered stuptdly:
sunk By Chang-BiAckstock's orders.
We've no chance now-onfy Apple
yard"
Then, huryt Don't yea see that
BOAT"
Yes, but"
They're his men-the crew Il thaa
schooner-at least, I think so, I'm
sure Of II. Against them, what
chance have we? Let's get away, hidV
some place until your boat
Right" He whipped In his wool
o. n,,A Al
him with US" He made as IL 10 move
for Blackstook, holding that gentle
man under cover of his pistol.
But she ield him back. Nos he'd
only delay u. We must ind Q p1ace
Of safety"
Right againi" he assentsd. turuGna
with her and Fastening toward the
Cold LARS. But where-r'
She dragged heavily upon bis arm
tor a moment gaspIng and shaken
with short. dry sobE. Then bravely
she pulled herself up and released
him.
Il don't know-Soms plAce-wa
must find some place
From behind them came q long
drawn, piercing hail:
BLACK, o Black Aho-o0yf"
Blackstock lifted his head win M
effort
"Aho-oyt" he cried IN o shaking
voice, and: "Helpi" IN q feebleT.
And Coast looking curtouslY over
his shoulder 60 they toiled up the IN,
cline, saw him paw feebly Ae the side
of the boat, then collapse upon the
sands beside II, rs II fainttnS.
(Continued next Thursday
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