The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-10-22
TREY OF HEARTS.

This time misguided Consideration
induced Barcus TO let his crew slean
through the nrut afternoon watch. Ar
bells we're ringing when. in drowsy an
prehennion that something had xons
suddenly and radically wrong. Alan
walked.
lie was on deck again almost bsfor,
he rubbed the sieepiness nom his
eyes. emerging abruptly from the half
Ugh, Of the cabin to = daa.is OF ,un-
light that filled tho cup Of day with
rarehed gold. even N he passed from
conviction Of security 10 realization or
Immediate and extraordinary peril
Hla nrst glance discovered tho wh.el
deserted. the woman with back 10 him
standing 81 the taffrail. Barcus-no.
where TO be- seen The second con
armed his surmise that the seayenture
lad como up into the wind. and now
VAS yawing on wildly into the trough
n a Stin II not heavy sea. A third
showed him. 10 his amaEement, the
Gloucester fisherman - overhHuled
With such ease that morning and now.
by rights. vol down the northern hon.
ION not two miles distant. and stand.
ing sQuArely for the smaller vessel
Bewildered. he darted To the girls
side. with q shout. demanding TO
know what was tho matter. She
turned TO him a face he hardly recox.
nited-but still he didn't understand.
Tho inevitable inference seemed a
hing unthinkable: his brain faltered
shcn asked 10 credit Il. Only when
Do saw her tearing franticAlly st the
painter. striving 10 cast Il on and with
10 the dory towing a hundred feet or
% astern. and when another wonder.
ms glance had discovered the head
aud shoulders Of Mr.. Iiarcua rising
over tho stern Of the dory a. be stroye
10 m himself out Of the waier-only
thea did Alan begin 20 appreciate
shat had happened.
Even 20. Il was with the feeling that
all tho world and himself - we'll had
gone stark. rHying mad that be seiIed
tho rirl and. deapite her struggles. tore
her away from the rail before she had
succeeded In unknottins the painter.
"Rosel" he cried stupidity. "Rosel
what's the natter with your Don't
you see what you're doihs'-
Defiance innAmsd her countenance
and accents Can't you ever sAy any.
| thing but Rosel Resell Rossl Is
there no other name that means any.
lh.ug 10 youi Can't you understand
boa intolenble Il IL to met | love
you 40 less than she-betier than shs
ever dreamed o. loving you--becsuss
hate you. tool What IA love that
Il 30 more than lovei Can't you an.
derslandf"
JUDITH he cried In a voice OF stu.
Ieiaetion "nut-0ood Lordl--how
ga you Eet aboard Where's Rosef"
Where youn not hRd her easily
sTlR tho woman Angrily retorted.
Trust the for that"
what do you meanf- Illumination
came in q binding fash. DO you
mean :, vAs you-yoa whom I brought
aboard last nightf-
who elsef-
You wAylAid her there In ths hotsl.
substituted yourself for her. deceived
no into thinking yoa--l"
"oi course" abe said simply. why
lo,' When ! saw her sleeplng there
The mirror Of myself. completely At
uy mercy-vhAt elsa should think
~ han to tAks her place with the man
lwed' knew you'd never know tho
c.r,rcncc-at least was fool enough
'or iho moment 20 believe | could
stand being loved by you In her name
j vas only today. when I'd had time
70 hink. that realized how lmpos-
t.b.e that wal"
sudden slap OF the mAinsail boom
alvartships and a simultaneous cry
ifou over the stern reused Alan from
Die conformation 10 fresh appreciation
" The emergency. With scant consid-
eruiion he hustled the woman 10 the
eoupanionway and below, slammed its
doora and closed her In with tho slid.
Ing hatoh--all in n breath--then
irpng TO the ,Airail. Just in time TO
lend helping hand sorely wanted by
w. harcua In his efforts 20 climb
aboard, after he had pulled the dory
" under the stern by its painter
He came over the rail In q towering
temper
. hops you1l pardon the apparen,
lup"rtinence." he suggested acidly,
" soon as able TO articnlate coher'
eauI-'bat may | inquire II that