Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-01-03
CHAPTER IlI.-Continued.

CHAPTER ilI.-Continued.
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 it, turned about
and neatly slowed away close beside
the partitioning wall, he gave start.
II was such tangible evidence OF
what had threatened to grow vague
Sva unreal on his hands. He squeezed
himself into the narrow space between
it and the wall, finally thrusting his
head under the curtains of the ton
neau.
1t was high and dry, empty as last
years cockleshell Not sign of life,
not a loose object CT any kind except
a filmy thing which Hambleton found
himself observing thoughtfully. AT
last he picked it up-a long, mist-lixe
veil He spread it out, held 1t gin
grl'ly 4etween a thumb and hnger OF
eznh hand, and continued to look at
iC abstractedly. Part of 1t was clean
and whole, dainty as only bit OF
woman3 flnery can be; but one emo
of it was torn and twisted and
stretched out of all semblance to 1t
self. Moreover, it was dirty, as II 1t
had been ground under muddy heel.
IL was, in it's way. shrleking evil
dance of violence, OF unr1gnteous
struggle. Hambletol folded the scarf
carefully, with it's edges together, and
PUT it in his pocket,
Jimmys actions from this time on
had an incentive and spirit that had
before been lacking, He noted again
the number of the car, and returned
TO the edge Of the dock to observe the
yacht. She had steamed up river a
little way for some reason known only
Co herself, and was now turning very
slowly. She was but family lighted and
would pass for some pleasure craft just
coming home. Eut 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 it.
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 his feet by a
spirit not himself. He ran like a
young athlete down the dock to the
nearest workman, evolving schemes
as he went.
( The duck-hand alphabetically trun-
oiled small keg from one pile of
freight to another, wiped his hands
on his trousers. took dry pipe out
an his pocket, and looked vacantly up
sthe river before he replied to Handle
stori>s question.
Queer name-Jene Dark they call
Their"
: N vas 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; no
one therea bouts knew who its ownSr
was. nor its captain: nor its purpose
in The harbor of New York. At last,
quite gratuitously, the man voiun-
teered a personal opinion. slippery
boat in a gale-wouldn't trust her"
Hambleton walked smartly back,
taking look both at the yacht and
the motor-car as he went. The yachts
aose pointed toward the Jerney shore:
the car was creeping out OF the dock
AS he overlook the machine, be saw
that 1t was In the hands of mechanic
I'm overalls and jumper. In answer
to Hambleton's question as to the
owner of the car, the mechanic told
aim pleasantly to so to the devil, and
Cor once the sight OF coin failed to
produce any perceptible effect. But
the maior-general. waiting half a
block away. was still in the humor OF
giving fatherly advice. He welcomed
Jim heartily.
That's hole l amt got no use
Tor. owe you make out?"
well enough, for all present pur-
poses. Can you undertake to do Job
eor me?"
eff it amt nothing I'd have to ar
sext you for, might consider it." hs
thuckied
Il want you To go to the Laramie
Club and tell Aleck Van Camp-got
ne name:-that Hambleton has gone
81 on the Jeanne Dare and may not
oe back for some time; and he is to
sook after the Sea Gull"
Hold on. young man; you're not
going TO do anything out OF reason. as
one might say?''
ooh, no, not at all; most reasonable