Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-27
oopyrIghl, 1914. 3, Losis Joseph ysne.


THAT goes double here hts com.
pnnion reiolned And She way |
see #. I've got a right 70 DO 1,ll the
, cussing a. this lunctufe u our heroH
foolish. but fascinating adventures.
I'm the injured party a. was my boat.
and now Ms gone. Iu broke Tor fair.
, Geel" he pursued glndiot.erly.
oh let up, cant YOU" Mr. Law
exclaimed peevlEhly I'm aorrler thpn
you are and after all rs my loss
I've got 20 buy YOU another boat All
you've lost II your temper
And my susceptibility 20 the charms
p ~ tho wellsnown sex" Nr narcus
corrected "Nolhing can ever restore
my lost faith ia gentle woman's gentle
. ness. when you brought that young
woman aboard thought butter
wouldn't melt 10 her mouth. and Tor a
while actually contemplated doing
, her the Kindness 81 tipping sou over
; into tho drink. SOS she could lavish
her tender affections on q regular guy,
someone ehlo 10 appreciate her mean.
Ing me. of course And nfst hing
know. she ups ana points gun az my
head aud lips ma overheard and then
makes pretty bonfire 0ut ~ my
sailboat And nll the excuse you can
produce IS that aho's crasy Ia the
head Well. who ruid she wneutf
Any woman who would consent 20
elape with YOU n NJ subject f0r o
commission do lunatlco lnqulreudo, all
right
~ yol injected any such monologue
No. that on Judlth" rotorted Mr Law.
= don't blame her FOR tryinF to nlay
you. aud I'm SORRY / iutcrfcrod
"Thcfa'a gratitude fnr you'll Mr.
, narcus remarked bitterly Z risk my
NE for you aud you won't even lot
mo talk about 81"
II Isn't your talking ! mind ia
tho everlasting uolae you make" Mr.
. Law explained "licsides llstepl'
~ For a moment the two maintained
attentive silence
A Kilken whisper troubled the al
an ionco. little ilutter OF sound from Ia
Il across tho waters Gradually Il gath
cred volume became recognizable al
10 the lisp OF caulioun oars
I'm goinE away from here" NJ
"a narcua announced guaIdodly. and gath
A. cred hia logs under him preparation
20 20 rising
Half a second Alan Law Insisted
rising IN turn and graaplng the othe
by thr arm They've got 10 land
haven't they and leave tho boa
white they look FOR us We'll, then
what's 20 prevent our hiding In th'
dunes and r.
In tho next breath. Look outl' b.
ahrlokod
With no warning whatever. an
within atty feet OF them, "a ghaetl
nare broke cut in full blaze on IN
surface Ut the water. revealing tn
shape Of a dory witch had drawn I
unaeen under cover OF tho profoun
darknosa. and at tho same time 81
covering to ils occupants the Nv
startled tguroa On. tne beach
\ Before they could etlr the weit
light gllmmered ON polished weApr
IN the bow ot the boat spitef
'tANhN VI lNNNthfl NNIiN tIAl NNit
u bulle, sang between McsarS Law AT
harcua and with a sad thud OF dlaa
pointment buried itself In the sands
the wave.eaton blum behind them.
Like twin automatons stirred 90 i
ton hy the report, tho two turned Al
i pel,od on down the beach. 10 oacal
~ that deadly area of Illumination
Other ahots sped after them. b
IL. none was SO well aimed, and present.
finding break In tho blum. IN
swung on into tho grateful shelter
tho aightwrappod dunes.
to Meantime the dory had grounded
ius' the beach, and Tia several occupants
four or nyo OF thom. all mon. appl
on entity jumping out. sot on 10 purs,
MT Of tho hg.tlses. following tho trac
ana IN tho sand
~" The hlaekness Of tho night. no
ever, consplred with the savage lal
"" rinth OF the dunes Go save Alan a
his companlon
~" Within another Ave minutes VII
- s,ill the pursuit noundered and hu
~" phomed az random a round quart
~, milo 20 the south Mir Law aud \
harcus we're uoiselessiy eoulrming
~. their bellies, Ike two snAkea IN ,
beacasrass. up thu back OF tent,
bluff. And presently from liza hu
they looked down on tho spot wh,
.,,,'' tho dors lay. only lis bcw out % wat
It's stern anoat. under armed qua
mia Very slowly and steal,hily Alan
TO his feet and swung back over
,p.a shoulder heavy club 81 drlftwood
10 A match spluttarod beside the a,
and famed In the stiil air, relievl
o1a With les reddish glow hroRred q
=. evil visage
The guard pphed fast and had
! OF tobacco well aklow whom the sky Il
and advantage of his trusttalness and
the upon him Ike an ayalanche,
lear. Simultaneously Alan and narcus
, OF seconded tho face Of the blum in
sked miniature landsldes. dug themscg
out, and by the time the daxad
sely. disafaed guasi he'd sufficiently rec
nre. cred 70 cry cat t0s hesr ;se dory
a hundred yards OF tho beach .