Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-16
CHAPTER discontinued.

CHAPTER lII.-Contlnued.
On the instant his brain became &C
tive again. 1t did not take long, as
matter Of fact, to find the car; though
when he stumbled on 1t. turned about
and neatly slowed away close beside
the partitioning wall, he gave a start.
Il was such a tangible evidence OF
what had threatened to grow vague
and unreal on his hands. He squeezed
himself into the narrow space between
II and the wall, finally thrusting his
head under the curtains OF the ton
neau.
Il was high and dry, empty as last
years cockleshell. Not a sign of life,
not q loose object of any kind except
a filmy thing which Hambleton found
himself observing thoughtfully. AT
last he picked It up-a long, mist-like
veil. He spread it out, held 1t gin
geriy between a thumb and finger OF
each hand, and continued to look at
It abstractedly. Part of 1t was clean
and whole, dainty as only a bit OF
woman's finery can be; but one end
of It was torn and twisted and
stretched out of all semblance to It
self. Moreover, it was dirty, as II II
had been ground under a muddy heel
II was, in its way, a shrieking evil
dence of violence, of unrighteous
struggle. Hambleton folded the scarf
carefully, with its edges together, and
put II In his pocket.
Jimmy's actions from this time or
had an incentive and spirit that had
before been lacking. He noted AGAR
the number Of the car, and returned
to the edge OF the dock to observe the
yacht. She had steamed up river
little way for some reason known only
to herself, and was now turning very
slowly. She was but family lighted and
would pass for some pleasure craft JUS
coming home, But Jim knew better. He
could, at last, put two and two togeth
err. He would follow the Face-in
deed. he could not help following 1t
In him had begun that divine expert
ence OF youth-of youth essentially
whether It come IN early years or late
of being carried off ais feet by {
spirit not himself He ran like {
young athlete down the dock to thu
nearest workman, evolving schemes
as he went.
The dock-hand alphabetically trun
died a small keg from one pile o.
freight to another, wiped his hands
on his trousers, took a dry pipe out
of his pocket, and looked vacantly VI
the river before he replied to Handle
toms question.
Queer name-Jene Dark they cal
her"
1t was like pulling teeth to get in
formation out of him, but Jim applied
the forceps.
The yacht had been lying out in the
river for two weeks or more, possibly
less; belonged to foreign parts; nc
one whereabouts knew who its owner
was; nor its captain; nor its purpose
in the harbor OF New York. At last
quite gratuitously, the man yolun
teered a personal opinion. slippery
boat in a gale-wouldn't trust her"
Hambleton walked smartly back
taking a look both at the yacht and
the motor-car as he went. The yachts
nose pointed toward the Jersey shore;
the car was creeping out Of the dock
As he overlook the machine, he saw
that II was in the hands of mechanic
in overalls and Jumper. In answer
to Hambleton's question as to the
owner of the car, the mechanic told
him pleasantly to go to the devil, anC
for once the sight Of a coin failed tc
produce any perceptible effect. But
the major-general. waiting half g
block away, was still in the humor Of
giving fatherly advice. He welcomed
Jim heartily.
That's hole / amt got no use
for. OVID you make out?"
well enough. for all present pur
poses. Can you undertake to do jot
for mer"
''If 1t amt nothing I'd have to ar
rest you for. / might consider It," he
chuckled.
Il want you to go to the Laramie
Club and tell Aleck Van Camp-got
the name?-that Hambleton has gone
on on the Jeanne Dare and may not
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