The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-23

am, in pawn to the chandler, des-
perate enough for anything"
How much doyou over"
Upwards of o hundred"
Say I ADVANCE, that amount, when
can we sai1?a >. e.
The young man reflected briefly
There's something so enGagingly i'd
lotto about this proceeding" he OBJ
served wistfully, eve gttithe: strang-
est kind OF hunch it'S going to 20
through. Pay my bills and we can
be of inside an hour.
He checked with an exclamation or
dismay, chapfallen: II may have
some trouble soaring up crew on
snort notice. had two men engaged,
put they got tired of doing nothing for
nothing and left me flatsl
Then. that's settled.g said Alan.
Il know boats. III be your crew
and the better satisfiedEto have no.
body else aboard"
The e1es of Mr.. Barcus clouded.
"See here, my headlong friend.
WHAT'S your little game. anyway? 1
don't mind playing the foo! on the
Kidnapping or"
''It's az siepesaaat." Alan interrnn.-
ed on inspiration. We've simply got
70 get sciear CT Portland By midnight" {"
Il you're on!" Barcus agreed very
promptly. his face clearing. "God On.
~ Knows why ] believe you, but
do-and here's my hand!"
HLcBIuc Water L
AnYiQfv 70 Tile ..fl
hearts II this shift to the sea might
be thought desperate venture. he was
a Weathered saltwater man and nm
dismayed; nothing would have beap
more 10 his ikin than a brisk coastwise
cruise in an able boat-under ausn.ces
less foreboding.
But when he reentered the hotel
one surprising thing happened that
gave him heart; momentarily n seem.
Gu almost as IL luck had turned. For
as ne paused at the desk of the cash
Ter ne demanded his bill and the ele-
vator gate ope1ed and Rose came
eagerly 10 meet MIN. with an
eager air OF hope that masked
al the signs of fatigue.
II worried SO I couldn't rest !" she
told him guardedly as he drew her ~
one side. $50 got up and ready and
watched from the window TIL saw
you drive up"
fortune. "n us
But she seemed unable tn echo b,s
commence even to overcome the heay-
mess of her spirits WIN the cab vyit,-
the wharf. - "A al
Here. Alan had feared. was tho crr-
cial point Of danger. if the inflnancn n of
= ne irey OF Hearts was to bring dis
In the hush and darkness of th,a d.
serted water front And he hore
nimselI most warily as he helped the
girl from the car and to the aana'
plank Of the Seayenture. Rnt notS-
ing happened; while Mr. Rarcua wac
as good az his word AIan had J,.raIv
set foot on tire deck, followine fhe
girl, when the gangplank came sboarS
with q ciatter and the Seayantnrs
swung away from the wharf.
Until the distance VIVA too ereat for
even q flying leap, Alan Iincared
watchfully on deck.
At length, satisfied that all was well
he returned to the nabinI! )"
..Hhit, no uOuaeQ. were clear
OF that lot apparently: nobody but the
three OF US aboard. Now yon'd best
turn In, This fs evidently TO be- yo,1rt
stateroor1, this one TO port. and you1l
nave 2 long nights sleep to make nm
LOT -. ! wnat you've gone throngh--dear-
He drew nearer dropping HIS voice
llenderiy, And o6 b sudden. with = mr..
tie low cry. the girl came into HE
and chung passionathIy TO him
But yohf'' ,she lmuruInred ..Ya1, Won
need rest as much as II What about
oh. no ] don't, he contanded eae-
sidea III have plenty Of time to rest m
np once we fairly at sea Barous
ana I stand watch ard vntcl, ~ ~
course There's nothing for won A.
ao Dut be completely at your sase
must let me go:s y
Eyes haif-elosed, her head throxn
pack she seemed to suffer bis Si..
more than respond, then turned haats. .a.
y away 20 her stateroom--laaySnr.- .-'iyl, hi,,,
.larlng with wonder at her afrsnge-I
BY resaaiEs. t..z s=s.sss.,ture ~.
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