The evening world., 1914-03-26

since the time we were born! the
places where we part with and meet
people we love, the place where we
shall lie down to die!--we never
reckon them amid our friends and
enemies: yet what friends are moro
faithful. what enemies more mex
orable?
ITS all clear to westward" said
Sagesse. "Ten fathom close In shore:
we can anchor there: sandy beach.
you told me II was. to southwark
are you sure?"
"Mon Dieu! Sure! II you had
been there. a. I was. you would be
sure"
Sagesse listened. and never did q
man seem more friendly and inter-
ested than Capt. Pierre Sagesse, as no
sat on the main hatch OF La Belle
Arlesienne. listening to the tale of
tho man whom he had sworn In his
heart to be revenged on, but not by
the brutal methods Of ordinary re-
venge that would have satisfied an
ordinary man. %. .
At 10 o'clock Gaspard went TO his
bunk; Sagesse, with the prospect OF
a hard days work on the morrow,
was already in his and snoring. The
deck was in charge Of Jules.
Gaspard fell asleep. only to dream of
gold. and he awoke shortly before dawn
with a dry mouth and burning FORE
head.
He came on deck. Sagesse had re-
lleved Jules and was standing by the
man at the wheel. The moon, In her
last quarter. held the sea: she was low
down on the horizon. and the stars
above were bright aind huge; the wind
had fallen TO a gentle breathing. just
filling the sails. which Slated now and
then with a sound like the wing Of q
great bird.
Gaspard spoke a word to Sagesse and
then went forward a bit and leaned on
the starboard bulwarks. He lit n pipe
The slow way on the vessel irritated
him. What II the wind fell to a dead
calm? II seemed almost impossible that
this was the man who had Ned from
the place that he was now so anxious
to reach--the man who had tried to dis.
suadc Sagesse from the venture which
now filled his being with fire and anx-
tety.
He leaned for while smoking. mo-
tiOnless, In a reverie. an the day
dawned. Then. As IL suddenly awak-
ened To some disagreeable fact, he
started and smacked his hand on the
bulwark.
Fifteen per cent. Fifteen francs
out Of every hundred francs! Coquir
de sort never. He thought he had mt
tied up with Yves in fear of the law
Well. how about Pedro II seems &c
me II he threatens me with Yves, ! car
threaten him with Pedro, and ships
company TO bear witness. Fifty pei
cent, j will stick to that. But l viii
say nothing yet"
Land no. Alloy. Ahee! Lane
no."
Thin, in the French OF the colonies
came the cry from the maintop. wher'
Sagesse had stationed a hand.
C;aspard sprang on the bulwark and
clinging with one hand to the ratline
OF the mainmast. shaded his eyes will
the other hand and looked.
La Belle Arlesienne was headin,
NNW,, and there. away on the skyline
traced as IL with fine brush. the pain
tops OF Skeleton Island caught his eye
The beach would be visible from tn
maintOp. but from here one could onl.
see the trees as yet.
Gaspard, as he gaZed. could hear III
voice of Sagesse giving orders. IN
choking of the rudder chains. and the
the palms swung slowly out OF sigh
as the vessel altered her course an
Jlb anu lbl'Sdll 'IltH'
lie dropped on the deck
Well" said Sagesse, coming W
La Belle Arlesienne is not late u
the rendezvous. She knows her wa
about, does La Belle"
Listen" said Gaspard, suddenl
turning his head.
Thin, faint. PARKWAY, came la
mentable sound. 1t was the cryin
, Of gulls.
Something fluttering beneath IN
palms drew Gaspards attention: h
borrowed Successes glass and looked
II was the remains Of the tent. fe,
rags Of canvas: they seemed beckon
ing 10 him like brown hands, skele
: ton-thi and sinister,
Even as he looked. the roar OF tn
anchor chain through the hawse pip
tore the air, and La Belle Arlesienn
swung at her mornings in eigh
fathoms OF water a few cable length
from the shore.
The longboat and quarterboa
were lowered. and laden with store
.. and the diving apparatus; II wa
nearly an hour before the bushes
was complete. and SagesJc and hi
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