Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-09-18
CHAPTER Xxx.

Hell.Flre.
But by this stage in his history Mr..
Law had arrived at 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 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; shes
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, II you remem-
Der how"
In the end they made 1t by a narrow
margin. The face of Judith Urine was
distinctly revealed by the chill gray
light of early dawn to those aboard
the power cruiser as she swept up
through the reaches Of New Bedford
harbor and aimed for the first wharf
that promised a fair landing on the
main waterfront Of the city.
There was neither policeman nor
Waterman of any sort in sight.
Nor was there, for all his hopes and
prayers, based on the telegram to
Digby, a sign Of MOTOR car.
Still, not much Of the street was
revealed. The docks on either hand
we're walled and rooted, cutting off the
view
If 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
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
riice himself II need be, to make sure
the escape of Rose.
Sheer luck smiled on him to this
extent, that in turning his eye lighted
on four-foot length of stout, three
inch scantling, an excellently for
midable club.
But soon, disarmed, his case wa
desperate-and there were two al
ready safe upon the dock and other
madly scrambling up to reinforc
them.
Wildly he cast about for some sui
stitute weapon, he leaped toward
small pyramid of little but heavy keg:
and selling one, swung it oyerhea
and cast 1t full force into the midril
of his nearest enemy; so that this on
doubled up convulsively, with a sici
ish gruDt, and vanished in turn owe
the end Of the wharf.
His fellow followed with less in1ur.
But Alan had no time to wonde
whether the man had tripped an
thrown himself in his effort to escal
second hurting key, or had turne
. coward and fled. 1t was enough ths
he had returned, precipitately an
heavily, to the schooner.
The keg, meeting with no resistanc
pursued him even to the deck, whel
the force of it's impact split its seam
: None of the combatants, howeve
Alan least of all, noticed that The po'
: der that filtered out was black ar
, coarse. Alan, indeed, had only Il
haziest notion that they were powde
J kegs he used as ammunition. tn
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