The Tupelo journal., 1912-11-22

lOaC. - i tnVu0Aibs thCy KIN
they can lay hands on US At any
time, SO we can 80 hang until they're
ready to take up our +.
But" he amended. sQuaring his shoul-
ders and his jaw and infusing his man
. with a confidence and decision he
had been glad to feel, well fool EN-.
II won't be long now"
You meal before your frisnd-Ar.
Appleyardf""
Yes. He's snre to be here At al
smost any minuts-he or the revenue
cutter"
But. Garrett what are we
GeaAg to do in the meantims!"
wen have to stick to the open till
the Echo comes. 10 there q lantern in
the houss-anything to make . light
WITH"
"WAy-xsA" she replied In sur
prise; 'xhsrSts . kerosene lantern we
used ut night. when 1t was necessary
to 20 to the farmhouse. But . /. /.
wouldn't 1t lead them TO usT Isn't
darkness our surest covert"
Absolutely; but I've rot to have
something to signal Appleyard with.
We agreed that l should show 4 light
on the sand pit. In event Of any trou-
BILE: but he'll b counting on the cut
ter being here by this time. and 1T
won't do to let him make a landing
on the beach near the l%ong-boat."
IL understand. Just \ minute . .
lis there timer"
Plenty" he said briefly, adding In
consistently: But hurry"
He followed her into the house and,
while she disappeared to look for the
lantern, found his way to the divan
and robbed it Of its covering heavy
steamer rug, which he folded and
tucked beneath one arm before Kath-
crime returned.
You won't want tho light nowT
mo. Give me your hand"
They. stepped out into unrelieved
night: darkness, dense and warm and
rendered tangible by its burden OF
humidity.
In the north arose 4 confusion OF
many voices; and In that quarter. like
wise, was a freely show of weaving
lantern-lights.
Hand in hand they stole away like
thieves, not three minutes before the
bungalow val invaded by Blackstock
and the crew Of the schooner loud
mouthed. registering company. max
ing hideous the night with the clamor
of their d~isputations and their ours
ings.
Unseen and all unsought $50 far As
they could say, with 10 sign given
them Of either detection or pursuit)
they hurried off as warity and fearful
ly as wild things skirting the haunts
of men, skulking silently over hills
and down through hollovs, over fields
and fences, until at length they came
without accident out upon tho spread
ing sweep of sand to the east of the
long, low-lying spit.
Later they found themselves at the
end of this, the northern extremity OF
the island; and here Coast put down
the unlighted lantern and spread the
rug in a slight depression between low
dunes. .
Cimmerian murk ~encompassed them,
abysmal, impassive. penetrated only
by dimmed rays of light from the win
dows of the bungalow, seemingly In
calculable miles distant.
Slowly the hours ebbed. They had
long since ceased to speak. From the
regularity of her breathing Coast be-
lieved she slept despite her fears,
overcome by thorough exhaustion OF
every fiber, nerve and faculty. For
himself he would not stir for fear OF
waking her.
The light Of q lantern peeped over
the ridge, inland, and descended,
wavering, through the Cold LARS to
the beach, then became stationary
near the edge OF the water, over
which 1t shot a long. slender spear Of
soft radiance.
He understood that a guard had
tardily been set over the seine-boat.
From the bungalow came thin, far
sounds of voices, now and then a
husky shout cacophonous In that hour
of calm, immutable peace.
They were drinking up there, for
getful alike of danger and their recent
disaster.
Abruptly he saw that the lane of
lantern light was shattered and dane
ing. He jumped to his feet, with a
glance above that showed him a faint
flash of starlight. He held up his
hand and a breath of air blew cool
against it-a shiver of breeze out OF
the southwest. All this meant clear
ing.
Swiftly the breeze freshened. Vague
forms of mist faded before his strain
ing sight. A musical whisper n
clashing of waves echoed through the
hush of night. And like a curtain this
fog fell back and away. and was not.
About two miles offshore, to the
northwest, a green light shone like a
colored star, with a white light a lit
tie above-.at about the height OF the
Echo's masthead. And while he looked
the two moved and swung round, until
he saw not only green and white. but
the red port light as we'll, all moving
sfAoI{Iy tnworI tho leland