Yellowstone monitor., 1914-10-01
CHAPTER Xxx.
Hell-Fire.

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Law had arrived at a state of mind
immune to surprise at the discovery
that he had once more failed to elude
the vigilance and pertinacity of the
woman who sought his life.
He viewed the schooner with no
more display of emotion than resided
in narrowing eyelids and Tightening
of the muscles about his mouth.
Much farther to go?" he inquired
presently, in a cOlOrless voice.
AT our present pace-say, two
hours"
And will that enable us to hold
our own?"
"Just about" Barcus allowed, squint-
ing critically at the chase; she's
some footer, that schooner; and this
Is just the wind she likes best"
How much lead have we got?"
| "A mile or so-none too much"
Anything to be done to mend mat
ters?"
"Nothing-but pray, If you remem-
Der how"
In the end they made it by narrow
| margin. The face of Judith Trine was
distinctly revealed by the chill gray
light OF early dawn to those aboard
1.-THE power cruiser as she swept up
Through the reaches of New Bedford
harbor and aimed for the first wharf
that promised fair landing on the
In, ~ al
There was neither q policeman nor
q watchman Of any sort in sight.
Nor was there. for all his hopes and
prayers, based on the telegram to
Digby, sign Of motor car.
Still, not much Of the street was
revealed. The docks on either hand
were walled and rooted, cutting OF the
view,
II they ran for it, they must surely
be overhauled. Something must be
done to hinder the crew of the
schooner from landing.
"Here!" he cried sharply to Barcus.
You take Rose and hurry to the
street and find that motor-car. l
know she's there. Digby never failed
me yeti"
"But you"
Don't waste time worrying about
me. I'll be with you in three shakes.
I'm only going to put a spoke In Ju-
dith's wheel, I've got scheme!"
AS for his scheme-he had none
other than to give them battle, to sac
rifice himself if need be, to make sure
the escape of Rose.
Sheer luck. smiled on him to this
extent, that in turning his eye lighted
on a four-foot length of stout, three
inch scantling. an excellently for
m.dable club.
But soon, disarmed, his case was
desperate -and there were two al.
ready safe upon the dock and others
madly scrambling up to reinforce
them.
4 Wildly he cast about for some sub.
stitute weapon, he leaped toward q
small pyramid Of little but heavy kegs.
and seizing one. swung it overhead
and cast it full force into the midrin
Of his nearest enemy; so that this one
doubled up convulsively, with q sick
ish grunt, and vanished Ia turn over
the end Of the wharf.
His fellow followed with less injury,
But Alan had no time to wonder
whether the man had tripped and
thrown himself in his effort to escape
4 second hurtling keg. or had turned
coward and fled. It was enough that
he had returned. precipttately ana
heavily, to the schooner.
The keg. meeting with no resistance
pursued him even to the deck. where
tho force Of Its impact split tts seams,
None Of the comhatants, however,
Alan least Of ali. noticed that the pow.
der that Uttered out was black AND
coarse, Alan. indeed. had only the
bsxtest notion that they we're powder
kegs be used % ammunition. That
they were heavy and hurt when they /
collided with human hesh and, bone
was all that interested him.
y the same breath he heard z
friendly voice shout warning TAR up
ths dock end knew that Barcus Wa
coming @ biz "a,
= tlsnce ovsrshoulder. TO-. discov.