Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-14

not think ! can stand another oay ,iSu
this
Please God. dear lady. you shall
not" said. smiling reassuringly at
! her
! What do you mean? Have Won a
| plan?"
| Il have. The men are all DRINK r
| am going to leave the shin and take
yon with me-"
But how when?"
For answer threw open the storm
window of her cabin On level with
II swung small boat. whajeboat
no" mad taken occasion during the.
ia! 10 lower that boat little by LITTLE.
Few inches at a time and then = faw
inches at another time. Al I had ON.
portunity to get near the falls and to-
manipulate them unobserved. Int
had Drought 1t down to the level of the
caDln windows. Its sea lashings wero
cast on. and ] had no doubt. If cond;-
.ious on deck were as expected them.
! could lower it all the way later with:
impunity.
What do you meapr' sha osLod
starring out Of the window and into
the empty boat.
mean that you and I are po;no to
embark in that boat tonight and leave
this ship
but where are we going?"
mere is land not leapue ond
uair under our lee 1t seems RI ho ~
"os' easteriy or cluster of islands,"
think? ~ you
we are in exactly the latitudo and
lHe longitude of the chart if NV calcn-
'atl"nS are correct"
" 'Siand was nninha bited when
~. ahcestor was cast away upon it."
les. SAD |. but there NAV ha no.
lives there now. but no savares ne tho
south SEES could be more cr,oI ora
u.n'ess than the men on this shin"
Lei us so. she said. s!ludderinp
= NAT Is your plan?''
want you to dress Yourself in vonr
sto"test clothes. with yonr heavios+
ScoeS' Wrap yourself up in a boat c,o.k
"nu lake with you change of clothes
anu some few necessaries for vonr
.oiuiort will go and rummage tho
.azarette FOR provisions. and will soa
Z c'n turn up any more weanons ~
49, Utah room ] dare not 20 to
L"e arms chest"-ft was below in tho
,o'4 anyway. and could not waste
~ Tune TO hunt it out-..we mns+
lurry." ""Ss
1le.' insensl-
lucy II recover their senses before
Se KNOW It. ! want as long q start q.
possible" S'art as
wait moment she said g.
49, IRA "er under her berth and
re" OUT a leather case. which sba
l'eheu and placed before me. There
.ele TWO ivory handled silver mounted
Lslo,s 10 It. They belonged to NV fa.
ler. she said. with one of Thorn 10
Her voice broke. I nodded
nc" "nat De had done with one Of
Sne rummaged further and
,e" out an exquisite sword. ouita nm
ke my heavy one. but. If conld irdo.
nytnlng about weapons. OF fna Ton
= ana strength and with it's hiIt
uooed with diamonds. .sThis wa.
y Iatners too" she said. And roo.
'nlzed 1t also. 1t was that ! had toh
from Arcester.
The pistols were smaller tho.
oarkers. better suited for her
nu' ana to load them from the
lsks which accompanied them was
: work OF few minutes. thrnst
' own heavy weapon back into ~.
IT. ! then huckled her two n,s+oIs
ound her waist and babe her taka
SWORD also We might need all
csc weapons. al
nen l left her and went ont IN
cK. The men were in a nroforna
anken stupOr PimbaIl WA .o,,,a
eep: Glfbby was nodding. He leer.
at me as drew abreast Of him
Evefyth-th-fng a-all r-right?' no b,c.
lghed. Ac-
everything" answered.. .-rba ola
l1t." lng To-
ya"ned extravagantly. 81 will on
me-" no
3 went below into the cabin saw
: ~ rev moments he would be
. the rest.