Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-02

UP TO get mo ont OF the way for tho tirns
being. Ii Rhode goes OVER as think no
must 70 save his skin. they'll take me "a
one of his henchmen. So IN be on hand.
whatever happens. undoubtedly
.lsut unarmed? ," she said, quickly
He was obliged to admit that.
Then take this. Nine. Savaran said is
was for YOU Cynthia CROPPED IN the
darkness until she recovered the pretty
little revolver she had heedlessy pus
aside on entering. Then. finding his hand
she pressed the weapon into II. ascribins
to his overtaxed nerves the sharp move
ment with which he broke the contact OF
her fingers.
What's thisr' he demanded brusque-
~. ''oh, .. / presume one might have
expected madame TO invest in a trinket
like this" His laugh sounded briefly
supercilious
lis it-isn't TT
"Caliber too light" ~ answered. in
language cryptic To Cynthia For real
bullet heavy enough to stop man COM
ing at You. This-well. IL might blind
him by happy chance, or confuse him
with pain-not IL he We're fighting mad.
however Otherwise" he continued. talk
ing rapidly To cover his feeling. I'D
make shift with il TO blow tho lock or
that door. At least. I've heard OF that
sort OF thing being accomplished : IA
books. However. We may be able 10
knock turn out of it
Yes" said Cynthia duly. silencing
him with tie discovery that she had not
been attending
He went 10 the forward port and looked
out. He had hardly guessed how pre-
cariously his emotions were ba anced.
that they should be unsettled. thrust
perilously out of poise. by the simple
touch Of Cynthia's hand uron his own.
He fought against himself and was
afraid. knowing what she suspected only
as one who dreams.
She had returned to the folding seat
against the after partition. on sudden
aSsailed by an inexplicable sensation Of
helpiessness and need. OF weakness and
distress. unrelated To any condition her
mind acknowledged
Move ess. tense. She sat in underlined
expectancy. brooding over tho troubled
depths of her soul Something curious
was happening-deep down in the pro-
found. unplumbed abyss Of her being
some change was IN process. infusing
her consciousness With exquisite pre-
monitions.
And there. in the darkness that Iav he
tween them. she seemed Ia sense a pres
ence alien yet strangely intimate to them
both. there sonnet hing lived outside OF
life: there something rare and delieately
wonderful stirred and pulsed IN the womb
of nature.
Whispered hints of happiness lass
ing the understanding heayilderea with
their impalpable. elusive charm. She ex-
perienced confusing. poignant inklings OF
something new and heretofore undream-
ed OF, something singular and ronStin-
mate-as they were glimpscs OF the light
Of a world beyond human ken i light
blindingly beautiful. penetrating. intense.
visible only TO the elect.
Cynthia felt herself al trembling be-
yond control
At the port, against a plaque of purple
sky strewn with the dust OF stars. crit
tenden's profile showed stark, en- siihon-
cite. Her gaze was held to this. lie
cause of this her lips parted. ard
for this her heart was throbbinG like the
heart of a wild thing in a cage. -
Without presage this dangerous. muir
murous hush was broken by the ship
bell Two strokes, beautiful with hrazer
sonance, and then two more. with
scanty space between. sang through tie
silent, sound-swept ship. Following. =.
mans voice rang out, with eerie.
plaintive cadence;
-Four bells and alls wel-l-l =
The spell snapped like an overhaul
string. Cynthia stirred restlossly, feei-
ing the bonds OF eDchantment severed
and falling irrevocabiy from her senses.
In his place Crittenden moved, with a
low exclamation of impatience.
Good Lord he breathed. thinking OF
Acklin. ''Will he never Gomez"
CTo be continued tomorrow