Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-09-11

Ing mode of appeal when the answer
came in another voice--in the voice
Of Judith Urine, clear, musical, effer-
vescent with sardonic humor:
BE at peace, little one-bleat no
more! Mr.. Law Is with us-and safe
oh, quite, quite safe"
In dumb CONSERVATION Barcus
sought the countenance Of Rose. Her
eyes, meeting his, we're blank with
despair. He shook his head helplessly
and let his hands bangle idly between
his knees,
With No way on her, the lifeboat
drlted wiz current Of unknown set
and strength.
What car We do?" Rose implored.
We must do something We can't
leave MIN Oh when | think
Of him there, In her hands, could 60
mad"
III o=.y | anew" Barcus protested;
"Dut my hands are lied, my wits are
~ helpless III my eyes are bllnu.
There's nothing to 20 by--eXcept the
bufe possibility that the reef she
spoke VI may be Norton's, II doesn't
seem possible, but We may have made
that much southlhe Ia that case
were about thee miles on the main
land. someM here IA the neighborhood
OF katama island. little, rocky. desc
by fishermen
The girl wrung her hands But
how could Judith get there and with
hei and aiuMunitiuu?
Don't ask me Going On my e4pe
rlence with the lady, Id be willing 10
bet that she was picked up by the
steamer that ran US down, and pro
ceeoed TO make d prize OF it--or try
10. One things oertain-she must
have found or stolen BOAT from
somebody, they couldn't have made
Nortons reef by swimming--it's too
far That's the answer, they were
picked up, stole boat, ana piled 1t
up on the reef"
And there's no hope"
only OF the fog relenting II ws
could make the mainland and get
help
His accents died away into a discon'
solate silence that vas unDroksn for
upwards OF an hour.
So slowly the current bore the life
boat toward the beach and 50 still
the tide that Barcus never appreciated
they were within touch OF any land
until the bows grounded with a slight
jar and grating sound.
With a cry Of Incredibly he lesped
to his feet = Land, by oil that's
lucky and STOPPING, lent hand TO
the girl, aiding her TO rise.
Hardly had Rose had time to com,
prehend what had happened, when
Barcus was over the side and wres-
ting with the bows dragging the boat
farther upon the shoals.
She was, however more than one
man could manage ana when her
stem had bitten little more deeply
into the sands, Barcus gave over the
attempt and, lifting Rose down, set
her on dry land, then climbed back into
the vessel, rummaged out her anchor
and cable, and carried them ashore,
planting the former we'll up towards
the foot OF the cliff
And as he rose from this last labor
he was hall blinded BY tie glare OF the
WeStcriLg sun as II broke through the
fog.
Ia less than five minutes the miraeu.
lous commonplace was an acorn
pllshed fact; the wind had rolled the
Jog back like a scroll and sent II spin
ming tar out 10 sea, While the shore
On which the two had landed was
deuged with sunlight, bright and
beautifully warm.
He showed thoughtful and eonsid-
crate countenan,e to the girl.
You're about all in?"
She nodded confirmation Of this,
which was no more than simple truth.
Where are WEI" she added
He made her party to his own per-
plexity.
You're not able to travel" he pur-
suad DO you mind being left alone
while | take turn up the beach and
have look round? We can't be far
from some sort OF civilization; even
ii it's an island there are no desert
isles along this coast III find some
thing soon enough, 10 fear"
BY tacit consent both avoided men,
tion Of Alan, but each knew what
thought was uppermost in the others
mind
There's niche among the rocks
up here" BaTcus indicated, almost q
cave. You'll be warm and dry enough,
and secure from observation overhead
Maybe you can even snatch q few
Uinks Of sleep !"
She negatiyed that suggestion with
weary smile, no sleep lor her until
sheer exhaustion oveTpoWered her, VI
she knew OF Alan's fate
And SO, reiteratiag his promise to
be gone no longer than absolutely
might De needful, he left her there