Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05
CHAPTER XIX.

Gee" he grunted frankly. whe,
arter a toilsome progress from tn
boat, Rose at length slipped from III,
seat formed by the clasped hands O
the two men. And it was me WIFI
suggested this!"
Inc girl responded with n ouiet
laugh OF the most natural effect imae
inabie-until 1t ended In a sigh and
without the least warning she crum.
pied upon herself, and would have
laIien heavily, In a dead faint. but for
Aan's quickness.
Good Lord!" Barcus exclaimed nc
Alan gently lowered the inert body of
tne girl to the sands. And to think
dldnt understand she was so nearly
all in-chaffing her like thatl I'd like
to kick myself"
Don't be inpatient" Alan advised
grimly; I'm busy just at present, but
Meantime, you might fetch
some water to revive her"
II was an order by no means easy
10 MI; Barcus had only his cupped
hands for a vessel, and little water
remained in them by the time he had
uashed from the shadows back TO the
spot where Rose lay unconscious.
Whlle the few drops he did manage
10 sprinkle into her face awaited moth |
ING toward rousing her from the |
.rance-like slumbers of exhaustion into
Nhlch she passed from her fainting
it
In the end Alan gave up the effort
She's all right" he reported, releas-
ng the wrist whose pulse he had been
inning. She tainted, right enough.
Ut now she's just asleep-and needs
, God knows! 1t would be kinder
let her rest. at least until I see what
ort OF a reception that lighthouse Is
iclined to offer u.s."
Barcus nodded. His face was drawn
nd gray In the moon-glare. THANK
od! he breathed brokenly, you're
Die. I'm not"
he sat down suddenly and rested his
FAD on his knees. Don't be longer
an you can help" he muttered
ickly.
he had come to the headland OF
q lighthouse itself before the ground
gan to shelve more gently to the
ach; and was on the point of ad-
esslng himself to the dark and silent
ttage OF the hghtkeeper when he
used, struck by sight of what till
en- had been hidden from him.
The promontory, he found. formed
eastern extremity of wide-armed
swallow harbor where rode at moor
IS considerable number of small
ift-pleasure vessels assorted about /:
lally with fishing boats. And barely
elghth OF a mile on, long-legged
arves stood knee-deep In the wafer ey
tentacles flung out from the sleepy al
le fishing village that dotted the
ing ground-a community NJ nor. ,h
's two hundred dwellings. IN
'or was this all-even as Alan hove m.
view OF the village he heard a series Rr
'taccato snorts, the harsh tolling of to,
'razen bell. the rumble of a train Ba
ling out from station. And then he
saw Its tewel-string of lights flash ne,
wart the landscape and vanish as ilv
noise died away diminuendo. +.
mere one train ran another must
need only now secure something /
evive Rose, help her somehow un gee
beach, and In another hour or two sic
certainty. they would be speed. mic
northwards, up the cape, toward ible
go 'ne ianu Vi law and order. hou
lch thoughts as these. at least T
Q up the texture of his hopes; the sta,
ONE proved them somewhat too A
umptuous. He logged down n one
village street and into the rail. add
station just as the agent was clos her,
Up for the night. n
surly citizen. this agent, ill-pleased frie,
We his plans disordered by chance aero
strangers. He greeted Alan,s &c
HESS query with grunt of in get
ed churlisbness. soor
an" he averred, they aint no her
. ans ", inornin' Can't y see thou
" ep' body
1t surely there must be a tele- he
station" -.
= - ,oui me tney is-right hotel
n this depot. An I'm shuttin' IL seem
49, must
:, opeia'or gone Tor the ter;
:. tered
es ~ tne OPERATOR. No ing ,
90 "sac'eo aIter ONCE hours. man
'aound at eight O'Clock tomor. az
lornin'. Now If you'll Jest step Int
"' uo' Al say sd-night to plead
tastes
AnoSs Scnu Telegram" Alan in fhs