The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-31

last he got them to lift tho boat over their
heads, drain It and doat It again. He
after him and held her wails the others
followed.
Griffin, shaking his dremched locks. ITS
only self defense now. u gotta kin hae.@
"Telyphone It to yer pa" erowied Perry.
~Ya know - much about KILN, an The
proper time fer KILN - ~ know about
runnin' . boat Never mind wringin' out
He reluctantly assigned Pauline to the
protection Of tho others, while he manned
the oars and soon had the dorys nose grat-
ing ON the little beach Of the lighthouse.
sand. drew his pocketknife and cut on the
long painter. Motioning to Griffin to help
him, he set about tying Pauline hand and
foot A handkerchief was tied over her
creakins door Of the old lighthouse Is Perry
and Griffin carried her In. They laid her On
the rough board door. slammed the door
from without and bolted It. She could hear
launched It. She could hear the splash q
the awkward oars and the last whining
word Of Griffin:
T ten "a We should a-kflsd her. It's onn
The shut door had left the lower cham
Der Of the lighthouse dark save for the
seepings Of the gray day through the sprung
seams Of the woodwork.
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way along the floor to . sitting posture
against the wall. This she succeeded In
doing with great difficulty. The rope with
which they had bound her was drawn cruelty
tight, but It was old and worn in places.
Pauline began q systematic attack upon It.
The attack consisted of slow, continual
tugging of her limbs and the rubbing Of her
head against the wall to wear upon the
t was two hours before she wriggled her
hands free and her torn wrists were 20
weak that she could hardly unite the knots
that held her feet.
clutching the handkerchief from her llps.
she breathed deeply and stretched her
numbed limbs. She nmped to the door. Il
was locked and too strong. even In it, bat
tered state. for her spent strength. She
turned to the ricketty spiral stairs leading
mp to the light.
On the high turret overlooking the a.
haustless sea she seemed suddenly to have
leaped from the direst captivity into the
completest freedom.
It WAS several minutes before she moved
around to the landward side Of the turret
and looked toward the life savers shed.
To her astonishment not only the auto
mobile, but the boat also was gone It was
what she had feared. Harry would come
and go without seeing her. He would not
hear her CRY across the roaring water. And
yet
She caught her breath and strained her
eyes over the foamy surf. She waved b4r
arms: and, raising her voice. she called into
the deafening wind. Harry! Harry"
Why she knew 1t was he she could moe
have told. Surely she had never seen him
In SO weird a craft as the automobile with
its mutton-leg sail. which glided around the
point and drew up beside the life savers
she'd But If any doubt followed her first
premon1tion, 1t was quickly dispslled whom
the driver Of the machine leaped out and
came down the beach with the unmistakablo
stride of Harry.
She saw him pause at the entrance to the
shed and look in. Then he came ON slowly.
stopped. put his hand to his eyes and started
He took on his coat as If about to plunge
into the water. but seemed swiftly to chanxo
his mind. With bated breath she watched
MIN run back to the shed. open the folding
boat.
He dragged 1T It from the bow ana henH
his pushing weight against its stern, but b
could mot move It. It was fashioned for the
handling OF dozen men, not one.
Again he came down the beach ana
waved his hand to her. reassuringly. IA
evidently had plan. bat It was to take SONS
time; Her fear now was lest the men who
carried her on return and surprise him.
Why had he come alone? She paced tho
turret of the light in restless apprehenaion
as she watched his work.
He lifted the rubber covering from the
apparatus In the shed and carried down tia
beach machine like q telescope, which
he planted in the sand. He went back n
the shed and searched q long time. His
rapid step as he emerged told her that ~
had found what he sought
sudden report like Q gunshot startied
her. whfzzing sound through the air over
her head made her stoop instinctively. a
thin line fell on the rail beside her hand
She grasped it. half suspiciously. ana gaze6
at Harry.
He was dancing up and down ana maarare
Wild motions. Pauline wondered Il ia ~
telling her to drop the thing. II -. ~
would not obey. for she saw that the i;n~
saSged into the water. and a she nn1i.S
upon h-ah! that was It. He waa msISre
motions OF man drawing IN 4 roDe ahs
began to pull rapidly. hand over han6- FL
realised what had happened He M ~
the lie savers beach cannon to senG ~
rope. Yes. he was tying I heayv rno~ =
the thin line now. 49, -
:. She pulled again He stood motsoa1ee.
the beach and watched until m -.
the rope and. having made e ~ e. = XII
bar. signalled to him to send ~ tres .sSss
buoy oeecoeo
Ten minutes latsr she had f..+.n.. -.
!en IN the little rope carriage ma -. -
n1 close over the waves toward ~ 49,
A he caught her to his breast 10 pr..~"S
one crushing kiss upon her lips-a ~ ~
Of43t0G0 Inn AnA -