The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-14

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suspecting Blacks intentions, had
made a break to get away by boat,
but had been overhauled by some
body instructed by Black-overhauled
and murdered. And he could
sit there, unstirring. with that ON his
conscience !
AFTER a while I heard something
moving In the barnyard and lodged
back into hiding-into the shadows.
Then man passed between me and
the light, like a ghost, trotting along
noiselessly. He logged up to the house
and into the kitchen: as he entered
Black swung round sharply. This new
arrival was a Chinaman-a low-caste
coolie, Judged. couldn't hear what
they said-they spoke In undertones
but managed to catch word or
two, among them boat which fitted
In with my suspicious. At once Black
got up-heavily, as II very tired
and went through the house and out
by the front door; tagged along. OF
course. He went directly back TO
the wireless station, sat down at the
operating table, and gave another
marvellous exhibition Of what q blind
man can accomplish, with instinct re-
inforcing the sense of touch.
HE threw in the motor cut-off
switch, to begin with, and the motor
started on the spark, Just as some
automobile engines will. Then he
monkeyed with the detecter for a
while, listening. Nothing doing, ap-
parently-though he may have been
getting the range for New York. The
| next thing, he disconnected the re-
/ ceiving apparatus, threw the current
| in through the starting box and pri.
mary switch, and began calling the
New York Office of the Standard Wire
less, stopping now and then to listen
for their response Presently that
came through, and he told 'em to stand
ready to take an important message
for Voorhis, the second vicerpresident:
they we're to get him on the telephone
at once-wake him up and insist on
an instant answer. You'll
have gathered that I number In the
list, of my many and varied accom-.
plishments the ability to read Morse
by ear; once upon a time / was
regular telegraph operator.
The message was: Power has left
without warning, taking boat to row
to Vineyard. Absence Just discovered
Send trustworthy substitute immedi
ately. When may expect hfm9 All
| quiet here; island fog-bcund.'
The reply came through within
| twenty minutes-which was pretty
! quick work. OF course / couldn't
hear 1t; I only knew It was being re-
ceived.
Just as Black gave the o. K sig.
nal and shut OF the motor and dyna,
mo, the door opened again, and his
wife spoke to him. She said, almost
timidly: Douglas is anything
the natter He said In q rough. sur
( ly tone: 'Everything's the matter
I That ass, Power, has stolen one Of the
I boats and left the island. I've 1ust
asked Voorhis to send some one IN
! his place. He says there's a man on
+ the way; 1t seems Power sent in his
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were his words, IN effect-as nearly
as l can remember them. He added
something offensive about that being
the finish of that Irritation and that
/ he'd thank her to leave the next op-
orator alone. She said: 'oh-h!'-as
II he'd hit her with a whip. Then he
got up and announced that he was
going to the farmhouse to get some
breakfast. It was then Just getting a
little light He said she needn't hur-
~. that he would probably be at the
beach by the time she came to break
fast-wanted to find out which boat
Power had taken. Then he went away,
and the woman shut the door
again
"This time let Black take hts road
alone; I'd other fish TO fry. could
hear his wife moving about In the
other part Of the building and judged
she was dressing; but she took an In
terminable time TO IT. In the
course Of the next century or two,
however. she came out. dressed. and
took the path to the farmhouse.
let her go, timed myself as close as
could, and lodged into the wireless
room. It was taking g chance; knew