The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-09-01


away from the yachts side with no
idea that she was running into any
possible danger.
1t was half q mile, perhaps, from
the yacht to the particular bit Of
shelving beach toward which she I'm.
consciously propelled the boat. She
rowed steadily, without so much as
a glance over her shoulder, until she
felt the crate Of the shingle beneath
the bow.
She became aware, not only that
she had unconsciously come ashore,
but also that the yacht was nowhere
to be seen. A bank of fog had come
rolling in from the eastward, so
heavy as to render an object 100
PAGES away totally invisible. The
clump of empty buildings here on the
beach could hardly be half that dis
lance, as she remembered, yet looking
round from her seat in the row boat,
she could make out no more than
their blurred masses against the white
ice and sand which surrounded them.
She scrambled out of the boat and
pulled it high up on the beach. The
fog made the air seem cold, though
for the arctic it was mild night.
Two of the abandoned buildings On
the beach behind her were mere
sheds, windowless, absolutely bare.
| never having served, evidently, any
other purpose than that Of storage.
But the third, and largest. as she re.
membered 1t. offered a shelter that
was becoming attractive. There were
some rude hunks in It where she
could rest comfortably enough; and
unless she was mistaken, Scales hal
left in the hut half-burned candle
which they had used in exploring AS
dark interior She had box Of WAX
vestas in her pocket. She could go In
there and make herself at home, aid
at the same time keep an alert Gar
for hail from the yacht.
She found the candle in the place
where she remembered Scales bad
laid it down, struck light and
wedged the candle into knot.hple
She turned toward one of the bur,ks
with the idea of stretching out there.
and by relaxing her muscles, persuade.
perhaps, her overstrung nerves 10 re-
lax. too.
She had taken step toward 4, n.
deed, before she saw, through The
murk and candle smoke, the thing that
lay right before her eyes-a rather
large, brass-bound rosewood box or
chest. It had not been here III the
afternoon when they had entered the
place, for they had searched its bare
interior thoroughly IN the, hope that
there might be something which previ.
GUS investigators had overlooked. This
box, six inches high and foot long.
or more, could not have been here
then. 1t was standing now in the most
conspicuous place in the room-"in the
very middle Of the bunk.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Need for Two Collars.
Having bought q dog that he "a.
mired a Washington Heights ran IN.
dertook to buy dog collar. The dog
had a neck nearly as big as bis head
and the dealer advised the man 70
buy two collars.
What ior." said the man. He's
got only one mech. 50 ! guess he Dan
get along with only one collar. can't
he?"
Maybe so." said the dealer. 80 tho
man went away leading the dog b
his new collar and chain.
In less than q week he brought ~
dog back
I'm afraid I can't keep him." no
said. HE IL too obstreperous. / can't
keep him tied up. His neck II the
biggest part Of him and he is as strong
as an OK. therefore It II sinch for
him to slip his collar off."
| THAT Is why I wanted you to tafs
two collars" said the dealer. Put
both on and fasten the chain to The
back collar and he can tug away III
night without getting loose He may
commit suicide. but he won't 81
| loose"