The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-14

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and doubled like a iackknife over it.
screaming with agony. In mute
amaze, Coast, seeking the source Of
this timely assistance, discovered
Katherine standing with her revolver
still uplifted. halfway between the
Cold LARS and the beached catboat.
He marvelled at her In this mo-
ment of trial and terror, she retained
her wits and courage in a manner
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 4
shout. We'll done. Katherine! Look
to him now-while T.
He turned back to Blackstock and
the dog. just then a confused and
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 If 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 Blackstock rose
with a lurch, 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 coaming of the boat. There was
a single. terrible yelp, and the dog
lay inert with a 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, grasping its stem for sup
port.
Stunned with the surprise of it.,
Coast turned away, aware that Kath-
crime was calling him.
Garrett! Garrett" he heard her
cry. "Come-quickly! -. Don't
you see-?'
She flung an arm seaward and to
the west. Following this sign, he
saw, perhaps a quarter of a mile off
shore and sweeping swiftly in under
the urge of a dozen oars, a mackerel-
fishers seine-boat, crowded to the
thwarts with men.
There was no sign of any vessel in
the offng. Whittier this long -boat
could have dropped from defed his
most far-fetched 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
buoyed her up through the last few
minutes. Take me away, take me
quickly! There's not minute :.
The catboat 80. q
Gone" he answered stupidity:
sunk by Chang-Blackstock's orders.
We've no chance now-only Apple
yard"
Then, hurry! Don't you see that
boat"
Yes, but"
They're his men-the crew OF that
schooner-at least, l think so, I'm
sure of It. Against them, what
chance have We? Let's get away, hide
some place until your boat"
Right" He whipped in his wool
gathering faculties. 'But-weu take
him with u.s." He made as II to move
for Blackstock, holding that gentle
man under cover of his pistol
But she held hiR back mo; he'd
only delay us. We must find a place
of safety"
Right again." he assented, turning
with her and Fastening toward the
Cold LARS. But where-?"
She dragged heavily upon his arm
Tor moment, gasplng and shaken
with short, dry sobs. Then bravely
she pulled herself up and released
him.
Il don't know-some place-we
must find some place"
From behind them came a long.
drawn, piercing hail:
BLACK, o Black. Aho-o-oy!"
effort
'Aho-oy!" he cried in a shaking
voice. and: Help" In feebler.
And Coast. looking curiously over
his shoulder as they toiled up the IN
cline, saw him paw feebly at the side
of the boat, then collapse upon the
sands beside 1t, as If faintinR