The Washington times., 1912-07-11
CHAPTER II.
Facing the Unknown.

CHAPTEk III.
Facing the Unknown.
| A VAIL from Miss Leslie reused
| "a the Englishman out of a dream
\ in which he had been swimming
for life across a sea of boiling
| oil
lie sat up and gazed about him. half
dazed. The cyclone he'd heen followed
py dead calm, and the sun. already
well above the horizon, was blazing
upon them across the glaRsy surfaces
OF the dying swells with fierce heat.
Winthrope felt about for his hat.
I which in all likelihood had been blown
miles away into the heart Of the great
swamp As ne remembered, he straight
ened AMI looked at his COMPANIONS.
Blake lay snoring. where he lad irst
outstretched hinsalf. sleeping the sleep
girl, however, was already awake. She
| sat with her hands clasped in her lap,
while the tears rolled slowly down her
cheeks.
is the matter?' exclaimed Winthrope.
| Matter. do you ask. when we are
here on this wretched coast. and may
not get away for weeks? oh, l did so
Lady Bayrose promised that SHOULD
be among those presented"
''Well, I-ah-fancy, Lady Bayrose
| will do no more presenting-unless 1t
may be to the heavenly choir. you
why, what do you mean. Mr.. Win
| thrope? You told me that she and the
maids had been put In the largest
MY dear Miss Genevieve, you must
remember that ] am a diplomat. 1t was
all quito sufficiently narrowing. 1 as
sure you. They were indeed. put into
While they waited for the mate to
fetch you the boat was crushed along
side. AMI all in 1t were drowned"
| Drowned? Drowned? Oh, dear Lady
Oh! oh! it is horrible! Why did she
persuade me to visit the Cape? 1t was
only to be with her. And then for us
to start off for India. when we might
it is horrible. horrible! And my maid.
and all 1t cannot be possible!
Pray do not excite yourself. my
dear Miss Genevieve. Their troubles
are all over. Er-God has taken them
but the pity Of It To be drowned
so far from home!
"Ah,. II that's all you're worrying
lhow we'll get snack for breakfast.
I'm hungry-as a-er-groom."
eating! How can you think OF eat
dreadfully hot 1t is unbearable. Can
you not put up some kind of an avn
inEWRI !EWs,, now, must say was never
much Of a hand at such things. and
really l can't imagine what one could
rig up. There might have been bit
of sail in the boat. but one cam see
a sign Of it, 1 fancy it was smashed. " =.
Miss Leslie ventured a glance at
Blake. Though still lying, as he had
sprawled in his drunkenness. there
was a comforting suggestion or pow
er in his broad shoulders and square
ais he still in that condition."
Must have slept it off by this time:
and there's no more in the flask an
Reaching over with his foot. ne
pushed against Blakes back. a..
Huh! All right" grunted The the
sssRss hsops saf saa Gaued Rhen ne0
what in -? Say! This is cheerful"
II fancy we are IN & nasty NIX: xorean But i
present. and your language. you
Blake turned and fixed the English
'h@h Look ~h here Te you bioomin' lud." he
said. there's just one thing you're GO
ing to understand right here ard now
I'm not going TO have any more "f that
kind Of blather. ANY fool can see We re
in a tight hole. and we're like to keep
close Company for a while-probably
'''3 "'W3hat~ah~may ask. do you mean
by that?"
Blake laughed harshly. and pointed
from the reef-strewn sea to the vast
stretches of desoluate marsh. Far IN
asTSss miles 1 cond be
groups of scrubby, half-leaffiess trees;
ten or twelve miles to the southwark a
rocky headland jutted out into the S
not properly be termed a sea view II
was at least a very wet landscape
dryIY WINE Weii RFSfPeSe be- in iucE Il the fever
don't get the last of us inside a month
; and as to you two, you'd have as much
show of lasting month as toad with
a rattlesnake. If II wasn't for Tom
blake. That's my name-Tom Blake
and SO long as this shindy lasts you're
welcome to call me Tom or Blake
whichever suits. But understand, were
not going to have any more Of your
biooniin' English condesoension. Aboard
, ship you had the drop on me, and could
: pile on dog till the cows come home
Here I'm Blake and you're Win
: "Beiieve me, Mr. Blake. quite ap
preciate the-ah-situation. And now,
fancy that, instead of wasting time
: Its about time you introduced me t
the lady" interrupted Blake, and h.
/, stared at them half deiantly, yet will
twinkle in his pale eyes.
Miss Leslie flushed, while Winthrop
swore softly and bit his lip.
; Aboard ship. backed by Lady Bayros
: and the captain. he had goaded th
American at pleasure. Now however
\. the situation was reversed. Title ant
authority had alike been swept away b!
the storm, and he was left to shift TO
: himself against the man who had ever!
: reason to hate him for his overbearinl
insolence. Worse still, both he and Mis-
Leslie were now dependent upon tn
. American. in all probability, for lif
: itself 1t was a bitter pill. and hard t
Q swallow.
Blake was not slow TO observe tn
Englishman's hesitancy, and he grinned
Every dog has his day, and l CUES
this is mine," he said. Take your time
A II 1t comes hard. / can imagine it's
!, pretty stiff dose for your ludship. Blu
why in-why in frozen hades an Ameri