Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-25
chAPTER XVI.
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ward, WhtoAspnaotically completed the
Lpircaft Of the island. Coast uamDed
back to . lonely breakfast In the
farmhouse.
During the remainder Of the morn.
fnS - sa~snothtng more,of Katherine.
without giving. tho matter really dsa.
ntts Thought he M assumed that
Blaelstochswould send fer him when
- was wanted. Nothing of tho sort
happened, although he could not
ta0ubk that tn1sckstock was up and
ebout;; abouG mdd-morning both cool
les went to the bungalow to set It to
rights, and Systematically throughout
Tho slsMi dull honrs he heard the drum
Pf tAs4 wireless spark. its whip.lash
@acaahx from u distance resembling
b snaEt; fusilladD Of pistol shots.
Theesound filled him with apprehen.
5ions. 1T was quite possible that. Black
stock would think to settle aay'doubts
no mtGht entertain about the identity
bf 'hist new aide by Questioning Voor-
hisS Va wireless. In such event the
kissess OF falsehoodtu pon. which he had
hobtered up his position on the 10
land would almost certainly b e1-
boseds And then :?
Butthowever Disturbing it might be
10 contemplate, the possibility OF such
contretemps was not stranger to
Coasts ca1culations:sh he was prepared
10 face it. Should iiths wind vser in
Nhat quarter. he would simply have
10 fight. Only :, He would
have eiven,much tosknow positively.
some time after, noon one Of the
coolies, found him nstrolling aimlessly
hlong the beach fand called him to
luncheon.
Late In. the afternoon he found him
self dawdling In the neighborhood
of the bungalow, drawn thither ire
eistibly, the dictates Of prudence and
discretion to the contrary of no avail
30 hold him back The suspense had
become rather moro than flesh could
endure. He felt that he would pres
entity do something desperate II he did
not learn how 1t was with her, how
her day was going. A thousand fears
Tor her were driviHg him to distrao-
ton.
Coast app1oach,sdsths bungalow from
the north-the direction opposite the
end in which the wireless station was
Installed. Al hs rca1ded the corner.
With purpose 70 60 directly to Black
stock, he Dassed cut OF observation
from the fasnsAouso and simultane-
pusly caught sight Of Katherine
through one of the nving-room win.
dows.
Moving silently to the main en-
trance. he waited there where she
could not but. see him when she turned
back into the room.
From beyond her came the rumble
Of her husbands voice. He was speak.
ing quickly and with force, but Coast
could not hear what he said.
The woman waited, moveless. until
bis voice dropped. Then she said
quietly. in, an ordinary tone: rs that
all?" To which apparently he assent
I'd. She added: VERY we'll Ill be
voady."
she shut the door and saw Coast.
In an. instant her face WAS blood
less; oily her case leapt to his eyes
like . ueveled flame. Her hands
moved suddenly toward her bosom.
hesitateds halfway. and fell slowly.
auttering. She sighed profoundly. !.
Theniabruptly. as she recognized
that ho was frightened for her and In
another moment would hurry to her
side Needless of consequence. she re-
stunned command Of herself with an
astonishing effort of will; the small
hands tishtened at her sides, she lift
I'd her head, closed her lips tight.
md stood momentarily 1T attention.
listening to some noise beyond the
Voor
Tho. silent moment ended in tho
Grabbing Of the wireless. At tho re-
bsrt, - n, released from spell. the
woman moved quickly over to the
door. Her hand closed imperativel,
round Coasts forearm.
From colorless lips her voice came
bew buttclear.
"Iagto1, j. Garrett-don't interrupt. {.
$ Somsthi1g has happened: We are
TO leave the island. tonight! {.
tTush-douae speak; his hearing 10
Abnorhallyh sharp; when he stops
ssnding. +. He has just told me.
" boat win como for US. He didn't
10y when-after dinner, sometime. l
tea&hsred. He has Just told me to
rack up a>few necsssaries. :"
The noise Of the wireless ceased.
and she stopped speaking in the same
brssth. Immediately, In the hush.
Shsy heard the hiss Of tho switch
Thrown out to divert the current from
The sending apparatus to the detso-
Tor.
''lIe's, fishing for the answer. now
Ooast vsltursd IN afguarded tone.
-fsashis shsstolAs hfn. sharply. whis'
Dsring. wait! :"
She inclined her hsad, ) ssdulously On
guard; and fora white ssemsd to hold
her brsGth. The hand upon his arm
~Mas trembling vioisntly: he put his
bwn. palm over It with, q strong and
tsassurmgtpssssn
.'Stsady, Asar!" he murmursd.
tDant 10 afraid. !"
NJ shook her head with . futile a.
vt - amfls sbFavely. "Only be quiet
sAo sbsgged.
A Miuuts passsA, and another, and
~ aas1Asr, the pause filled With the
6un Arsas Of the dynamo and tho
besady Aunntng ofsths gasoline mossr.
kAn again tho spark began to talk
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