The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-03
CHAPTER YIN.
somswnsre east Of Nsn,ueke.


Tho Sibylia under stress NJ her
powerful turbines WAS racing ea-.ly,
rooliur On her thirty knots with no
seeming effort and scarcely a rcraop-
uhlc vibration Their, had been %
guT breeze during the night but It
mad died down ~ sunrise, aud uoT. at
moon n" seq vas calm MS the bosom
Of nun. The sun hlazcd ON he
yachts polished braFses, iutousifyiug
the snowy Wilderness Of her glossy
paint, and turning TO jCw"ll'd show.
ars the spray which fell away from
hpr sharp Prov and carossci her long.
sleek sides u was wonderful weather
Gor late October On the nineteenth
tho temperature had risen TO ninety
in New York, breaking an records
for that date; and nov. two days
later. hero at the meeting Of sound
and ocean, with Point Judith just
coming into view over our port bow,
and Block Island blur abnft our
starhoard beam, We sat Cameron and
J. shaded by cpread awnings, on the
aftcr-deck. as though It were mid.
summer. For he had been convinced
by my righteous untTuih, after re-
peatcd and emphatic Dining, and had
daily grown stronger; readily agree
ing a length 10 a cruise along the
coast with Bar Harbor as objective
THAT IL precisely what | had the
Sibylln built for" ho told mo, when
my suggestion found acceptance.
'Did you over notice the inscription
on tho brass tablet over the fireplace
in The saloon Mo- Wen. it's this:
'Sihylla, when thou seoEt me faynte,
address thysefc the rydo Of my com.
Dlnyn'c
B 81 found It in an old book. published
In 1868. n poetic induction to The
Mirror Of Magistrates written by
Thomas SnckvIllc You can fancy
how my application dIstorts the orig.
inal intention; but Sackyillc isn't
likely 10 trouble ne over H."
repeat this explanation now main.
ly TO indicate the improved temper OF
thc speaker His mind was placid
once again. and with this recovered
placidlly had como Il return OF his
quiet humor For my own part |
was not altogether happy. My de.
flight over my friends recovery. and
Evclyn's pleasure thereat was cur
died by self.rcproach regarding the
instrument had employed TO bring
Il about A lie Is to me a most con-
temptible agent. and to make use OF
one has been always abhorrent. In
this instance | had salved my con
science in a measure with tho old ex
cuse tat the end justified the means,
but II was only in n measure, and ]
was far from being as happy as l
pretended.
Moreover. could not rid myself OF
an uneasiness--a misery. indeed. In |
which | was now without company
concerning the day and It's menace. !
say without company" for Gamer |
on. OF course, had quite dismissed the |
subject, and Evelyn, who previously /
was greatly perturbed. had seemed to |
put away oil apprehension directly |
she saw us safe aboard the yacht |
There had been some talk OF her ac- |
us. but without signify |
sng my real reason, had managed |
TO dlssuade her
For my disquietude there was Ger.
tairly no logical ground. | had tax.
EN- tho precautiou Of having the |
Sibylla searched from masthead to |
keclson before sailing The coal waR
examined as carefully as that OF bat
tleship In time OF war; every locker
and cupboard was inspected: even the
ventilators were metaphorlCally turn
ed inside out and the record OF ev-
cry man OF the crew was looked into
with vigorous Scrutiny. SO ! could see
no loophole unguarded But the past
vas an argument which set logic at
naugh:. II such things could be as
that which had happened a month ago
In Cnmerons dressing room, how
much further might the inexplicable
carry or what use were precau.
lions against an enemy who with ap-
parent ease calmly defied all natural
avs?
~ thu morning my thoughts had {