The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-10-29

10 liz his Head.
had dezpoiled the victim Of the skys
ill.faith.
Here"
"Then-lei's 20 To ~ Give wRyl-
A doEen lusty strokes brought them
alongside the schooner. and az the
dory scrapsd the waist Of the larger
vessel the two young men dropped
oars. rose. and aeiSing the low gun
wales. lifted themselves 10 the deck.
Nothing opposed them. the decS vas
ignorant Of other footsteps thar their
own. tho schooner az silent "a only
becAlmed ship can be
Without further consultation. Alan
led quickly AZ, and down ths ssmpAn'
ionway to the cabin. where dim light
burned--a smoky lamp swinging In
gimbals above q cfuttered tab,s
OF the two stRteroom doors one dis
closed an empty cabin. the other VAS
locked.
Trying the handle roughly. Alan
fAncied he heard sound within. PAus-
Ing. he called. with = thrill Of fearful
hope;
Hello. In therel"
The respone was cry Of Incredulous
delight: "AlAnl"
BY way OF answer Alan hurled him.
self bodily against the door AZ the
second impact OF shoulders backed BY
hundred and eighty pounds Of polid
nesh and determination. the lock splln-
tered away from lts socket. the door
few open with bang and Alan into
the room with a cry "Rosei"
His sweetheart met him halfway.
her arms uplIited. her countenAnce
tranEfgured
And Mr. Barcus turned aud slowly
assembled the oompanionway. his nose
wrinkled with misgivings.
''Blest n | know how he thinks he
can tell 'em apart" he remarked "Not
that blame him for takins chance.
Il wouldn't pain me any 10 and out
ia kissed the wrong girl by mistake
not. that IL. unless she didn't care Tor
my technique
In that case" he allowed. Il guess
the sequel would be apt To prove toll
cradle agoniIing"
Some ten minutes later hail from
the deck broke tho embrace Of the
lovers
'Below therei I Say-LAw,-wind
A-comingl"
"Right-ol Half minutel"
Hut that stipulated delay was sew
ers times multiplied before Alan
showed up on deck 60 nnd BArcus
bending laborious back to the cap
stan.
Lend a hand. can't your Barcus
complained blowing heavily Il didn'l
interrupt your amours just to gst Al
audience The sooner We get thiI
anchor in"
Alan checked him with a hand OF
his arm What's that" he demanded
In a tone tense with apprehension.
The mufiied running OF heavy -duty
marine motor drifted down ON IN,
wings OF the sluggish wind
Don't ask me-l'm afraid 10 guess.
-But they couldn't possibly"
"slnce when did you set up TO b.
Judge Of possibilities Nothing prob
able ever happened to you In all you
yong life fairs can make out A
for mel know there are at least tw,
life-saying stations on Nauset, boil
with modern eQuipment--motor life
boats and all: and nothing will eve
persuade me that pack Of wolye
would stick at breaking In and oonfs
eating one OF the same. It's as llkel
as not--Only more 30. Our presen
business h TO get tho HI out q her
and not advertise our exit, eitkel
Take that port light in and dowse Il
while do tho same by the starb0art
> Then duck below. warn your Dulcines
and put out the cabin lamp. That wa
If this blackness and our bullluc
only holds-we may manage an eyi
slonl"
There followed an exceedingly bus
quarter OF an hour for two constraine
in pitch darkness TO grope their wa
about the decks and familiarize then
selves with the idiosyncrasies Of
strange twomaster. Nevertheless. III
end OF that period found the schoons
with canvas full and sheets taut.
good easterly breeze abeam. swift
weaving o wake southwards-the llgs
on Mononoy point watching her cur
4 ously from over the starboard bean
Il "Hear anything more Of that pow,
boai7" Alan asked. joining Bareus b
the wheel.