The Washington times., 1913-08-07
CHAPTER xxxI1I-continued.

Ut what of McGavock's wife?
0R There was'a $ woman
She wasn't aboard. Seems
poor McGayock lost his wife
oied at sea with ner little baby awny
out 20 the westward there a couple OF
years ago. He kept brooding over it
kept the wife's things aboard just as
she'd left them l saw the little ferns
down there under the skylights yester-
day evening.
Seems that after crossing the line
this voyage McGavock got it into his
head to make the position where he'd
buried the little woman He had it
marked on the chart with little red
cross The mutineels s:oie the chart,
and they thought the red cross stood
for an island God knows why Mct3a-
vock steered there. Maybe he never In
tended to come away.
The Jap committed suicide at Mid
way, but he told the whole story before
he went out and we have the rest of il
ht's aboard my ship. Something Of the
poetry Of justice In that Ell? A Brit
ish cruisers waiting TO take them aboard
as soon awe get in. Had her by wire
less yesterday.
"But, Paul, it's you 1 want to talk
about, and I'll not answer another ques.
tion till have had my say. When the
news Of the Cambodia's loss and what
you'd done aboard Of her went flashing
around the world it set the old navy
gangs hearts UP. But It did more than
that; IL reached into the conscience oil
thar fellow Graham He was on his
last legs in a hospital in San Francisco.
He'd never had a ship since he'd lost
the Yakutat-just beach-comber and
a bum. A man can't do a dirty thing
and stand up afterward. That's as sure
as shooting.
.sWell, with his last breath Graham
tells the truth about that night The
what you advised him TO do the snip
would never have piled up. He TOOK
back every lie he uttered on the Wit
ness stand-admitted that he'd orderee
YOU away TO the boats. He even told
how he looked down from the bridge
and saw you flghting like tfger TO get
women and children into the boats. the
San Francisco papers-we picked en-
up at Honolulu-are full OF ii. Miss
Granville has a lot Of them.
Lord man-why, Paul, you damned
old pirate youi The fleets been collect
ing a fund-one of the newspapers that
roasted you the worst is backing it, to
build you a Notwithstanding In
bronze. But IL isn't going to be bronze.
It's going TO be silver-the damnedest
fnest wedding gift real man ever
Winterton's voice was husky with
emotion His big brown eyes were sus-
piciously misty. He had to stop.
ssFaralIones are abeam. sir" reported
Yates. who was IN temporary COM
n.and of the Daphne, coming to the
Must be getting back to my own
shin. paul. Regulations, you know. But
I'll be aboard of you as soon as we get
our mudhooks down."
acarpenter's mate reports, sir" inter-
T1rpted the ensign, that the hre In the
forehoId Is extinguished-"
''see thatr' exclaimed Winterton.
ssYou beat that, you old beggar. even
though you did come near blowing
Yourself to kingdom Gomez
At that moment Emily. fresh from
eleen and with the wonderful light OF
ieve transcendent in her being, came
lin through the companionway with the
surgeon from Wintertohs SNIP at fer
Sawbones caught winterton's eye and
Followed him out on deck. The lounge
door closed softly behind them and the
gold woman and Paul were alone: Hs
printed a kiss of life triumphant upon
her expectant lips. Neither attempted
10 speak for several minutes.
The gold waman carried small black
book ana she laid IL in PauPs hands as
she lifted her face from his.
'sI want you TO have this now, my
prince. before the world renders you
what Il will in a few hours. would
have dragged from the world what II is
going 20 give you willingly. / want all
that comes 20 you to come through me.
Darling, that Is the woman OF II. I
have kept this a secret from you be-
cause I wished TO be able TO swear
that II was not written at your sug
gestion; that you knew absolutely moth
ing about II II I did wrong in keep
inG Il from you-you-"
ssYhy, daring. what is IL? Do you
wish me TO read it?'A
s.Can you bear to read?"
: ssYes"
4taf book IN the middle for him and
this Is what Paul Layelle read:
I'm the presence OF death and with