The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-01

IAN apology: Do you beg forgive
ness:"
"No-yes-anything." l finished in
confusion
Il Will not listen. | wish to con
vince you of the enornity of what
YOU have done. the "roS>ne>s OF your
presumption | will give you time fol
quiet reflection. sir.
Il am convinced already" | urged
hurriedly,
SO eaSily:' she mocked
MADAM. if YOU love life and honor
| pray Won hear me. 1t is not of my
self think. but of YOU You are III
grave peril returned | with the Ut |
/ most seriousness.
What peril:
! There WAS cote of alarm in bel i
voice in spite of her effort to be indiiler
! ent. | seized upon its promise eagerly
THE men Of the ship-they are not
/ what they should he. Captain Mat
i thews is alone Pimball is villain.
! trust no one but
And is this the plea on Whlch you
seek enlargement:
THAT is the only plea.
You cid not discover this danger
until locked you r;,. did YOU"
Il tell you that ii is not for myself
| fear. but for you. | persisted
And was it foi t..at you ilSulteC
me on the quarterback before the
! men: will hear no more. 1t Is
foolish plea The men a:e devoted 10
II me and
a, Fer Gods sake Mistress Lucy.
! | cried. but this time 81" was gone
| heard the door "i Ter CABIN shus
| violently There WAS no help Tor II
4 Well. | must devise >oule way unalded
I for | must get out for her sake. Inc
, cabin was lighted by an air port closed
bv n deadeye measured il. drew
4 back the thick glass and examined the
" opening. although klew ii WIS III
I tile proposition. \ slender boy hn@h
have slipped through. but mol hial
I such as |. My mighty thews and Sln"W'
y. and great bulk required Il door. ANA n'
K small one either
IL The wind had ceased blown" mare
IS outside. and some spray rant II
Is through the port as the waves SIappe'
il, the side of tie ship | closed aui It
9 cured it There WAS nothing to br G'tll
IN ed there | must seek some other way
=; WIS not weaponIe>S No"dA hh
.hou-ht to search the cabin. anu
- brace of pistols which always kel
er loaded and ready for an emerSenc
Oh were locked securely in my rhe>
al My hanger hung AT the Siue Oh Ill
;, berth The door was Il strong one
,in WAS locked and barred without
SIX might have broken il down: r"'i
As have done 50 if | had had si'A'
,.A enough in which to run and huri III
lld self against it might even IA
Ia kicked it to pieces with my heavy Se
th,. mans boot Certainly could ea>i
in have blown the lock of with i'll! p
TIL, tol, but any OF these endeavoTS Won
l "a have reused the ship
ell had one other hope If capita
yia N,tthpws should come to the CABIN
aid would apDeal to him For the rest
In determined not to sleep that hi"I
luW Some strange furebudin- po~~e>>.d d
OF We were near the latitude ana IL
Vas gitude of the island we were >eekll
al il indeed there were Such an 'Siahu
was thought to be. and reasoned Il
the men would argue now and IL Wo'
. 10 he q good time for an outbreak eS
nint ,ially since | was removed. Would
It | come that night: Would it come
she ALI? Was mistaken In the men:
have often wondered why won
and we're made, and since they were ma
whv men should be such fools alb
the' them Here | was helpless just
~ cause | had snatched kiss from Q
And nov that I am In the mood
I'd a Anu W" 'na' -.
confession might as we'll say tina
= !, fully rejoiced in that kiss
Well. whatever happened. | had
memory of that kiss. She would ne
Tho forgive me Of course there was
No solutelv no hope that she would ret
:, an nv suit. even in her poverty. She
not for such as l. and II there
with ANYTHING in this old buccaneer pa
hing ment. II there was an 'eiano anu -
ting did get the treasure why. INC
alto would be at her feet again Am
like the fool | was. was helping ne
was get it, to bring Ii about l was Z
ave mad, with impotent helpiessl
move that night
sat there in the dark, no light
serv ing vouchsafed to me, and the III
ciouS in the outer cabin not having
:" ! lighted for a long time. The WIND