Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-28
The Story of Man, Woman and a Pearl
Blu /ustus Miles F0rrnan

Copyright by The North Company
talked home fancy she began 10 rea,s.
the terrific hold of habit the sheer. weight OF
inertia
% bridge under the awning LADY Evelyn walked up
9own she heard two bells and then three a:
iast four Four bells-lo o'clock Tie waiting
or her IN the gloom at the western end the
road She went and by taffrai hidden
behind the Misunderstanding The tide making
and the fique Dame lay with Standing
there Lady Evelyn the lights OF the set
Nencni-the long row OF lamps that marked he
road Size hot and together and her knees
ttempled Her mind ike rnind-or like
little frightened ont beyond in that warn
darkness freedo-a life $50 she pictured it,
y shlhing romance-heights that her heart
cried
And she couldn't 70
she heard the voices laughter card player.
olhd he and somebody calling for more ciaret-cup.
long boat eishtoared past She heard il hailed
from The bridge Of the yacht and heard the IA
stern sheets explain that he the police looking
Tor fellow Hayes who'd been doing wholesale murder
The boat went struck
The little Irish bo' slipped aft and smoke 70 her
III low voice The lad sort of slave hers.
10 him she'd given orders have the ready
sansway before bag hidden in il She
TO have explained that wanted 10 paddle about
the bay for an hour in the starlight.
rye changed my mind" Lady Evelyn said. She
wondered little Al her strange bag back
% cabin without any SEEING slipped
away again and she leaned against tafraiI blind
and sick.
The minutes dragged and it near
six bells.
He's gone said Lady Evelyn. looked
more toward the OF lamps along the beach road
Hes given up gone. over"
Quite suddenly OF the the deck
awning uttered a sharp. frightened man
For Gods what's that?' Lady Evelyn heard
,er husbands unsteady voice.
Now then. what the devil do you want?' She hear.
ordinations and criesthe little OF
table But above the scufie and the uproar
a high. strong voice:
Where What have you done with her?"
She was shaking from head foot. but she
made her into circle light
Alone at the top Of the lowered gangway the man
Hayes. called Tu-Tuvana, stood. white and
terrible with the big Colt automatic
hand.
The woman had failed him. but had kept his word
Once more he called
Where is she? Where is she?f-caught sight of her
suddenly and gave a shout
Lady Evelyn stepped forward among those budding
frightened sheep The cloak had slipped from her Shout
ders and she went with her out before her like
woman cropping in the dark
Comet said Hayes at the gangway. laughed
splendid hgure against throns-the
She found gasping and cried out with it:
Il can't cant For heavens sake go
In the little silence there a swift oar.
rowing together. The have heard it, he
paid no heed He came step forward. and OF the
frightened women began to sob and whirnper like child
Rede-Barnes shouted for help. and
from the forward deck. They heard running feet
HAYES bent forward. staring at Lady Evelyn
the halfdozen PAGES that lay between them. His
drawn in great perplexitya sort of ncredulous
You won't Gomez" said he do you
come? You've failed me-after all?'
She thrust out her two hands at him desperately,
crying:
Go back. Go back The poice-theyre after you,
On, go back while you cant"
The sound of stopped with clatter the
yachts side. Hayes glanced once over his shoulder ana
hacl to the face of the who had failed him
Men began TO the steps of the gangwaycosed
him from the forward deck Rede-Barnes from a
strategic position behind several of his shouted
necessarily for help.
The gave sobbing curse turned and ran aft
along the rail. They called halt-a o
sound broke oueyen certain OF those valiant
dinner coats ran few steps forward, bold
threatening now the quarrys back was turned From
the top Of the gangWay the officer Of port police cried
Halt! my man, or III fire on you and in another in
did
Hayes single shot hasty and Wild vaulted
the rail and with splash
They were after him like hounds upon a
the police boat-the yawl-Hayes' own dinghy in which
he had come Rede Barnes had inspiration lie be-
gan 10 shout for the searchsht and yachts
officers called AYE. sir" from the bridge Lady
Evelyn ran to her husband and caught him by tn.
shoulders
You won't do cried. You
mustn't do that. For sake give him a
Don't murder hm!" But he threw her off and rushed
70 the bridge ladder. Lady Evelyn way
more astern and chung there, crushed against tine
rail-
II was extraordinarily hard o breathe
INV hands a s sist e over her % save BIN
broke ron her and the zeafchiisht e4psd ias:
e ss ssw IKE s,sb sh sS water. her. and
Nssarehins: ss-fshias,
police boat : fell upon besa:
me rail covering her ears with the palms of her hands
but she heard another shot, and after long time Two
Upon her head with hammer blosstore her through ana
through. yet let her live in
Then shots still, she heard yoices--once.
the sound of something like scuhe the dull
Of blows
For they had got him at last. The searchight found
him Ou-Rede- Barnes noble The first shots
the chase done. They dragged him into the boat.
yammerng him like the pack the little red
run last off his little legs seems that with
broken shoulder the could nght-nearly did for
Of tie from behind. they fell upon him with
him death
On board the Pique Dame Rede-Barnes and
the devil dared bring on
a yacht. wanted them
and he wanted that thing
away once-dammi once. Frightening ladies
like this,
the wooly-haired rowers of the police boat-a8
one-aid Hayes body down the Pique Danes
white deck and the water dripped from ia little
dark pool, and drained off into
the port scuppers 1t the back Of Tui-Tvanas heaS
his face unmarked and looked
peaceful, dead faces usually do. A splendid
figure he laid out there long and broad and still
81 ESxe, WIFE he lay and