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

reefed to a snoring southwest wind
the fixed white eye Of Portland head
tight falling astern
Iv-DOWN THE CAPE.
At four O'Clock. or shortly amer.
Alan was awakened by boot-heels
pounding imperatiyely overhead
and went on deck again, to stand both
dog -watches--saw the sun lift I'M
smiling over q world OF tumbled blue
water, crossed the wake of a Cunard
liner inbound for Boston, raised and
|pverhauled q graceful but business-
like fisherman (from Gloucester, Bar
Gus opined when called to stand bis
Trick at eight and saw 1t q mile or
TWO astern When-still aching with
iatignfs--he was free to return to his
perth Tor another four-hour rest.
This time misguided consideration
induced barcus 10 lei the crew sleep
through the first afternoon watch
Six bells were ringing when, in drow-
sy apprehension that something had
gone suddenly and emphaticallv
wrong, Ain walked
He was on deck again almost before
he rubbed the sleepiness from his owe
emerging abruptly from the half liebt
OF the cabin to q dazzle of sunIibpt
that filled the cup of day with rare
ileld gold, even as he passed from
convection OF Security to realization
OF immediate and extraordinary periI
His first glance discovered that the
wheel was deserted. the woman with
Dack 20 him standing at the taffrail
barcus-nowhere to be seen Tho
second confined his surmise tb,t the
Seaventure had come up into tho s,,ns
and was now yawing off WILDLY VT
the trough of a stiff if NOT beay,, COO
A third showed him TO his ama,o,,"a. go
ene 1Ioucester fisherman-overhaule
~, n euen ease that morning and now.
Dy rights, well down the northern bo,
.Hon-not Two miles distant. and
sci. 'aiier 'es-
Bewiidered he darted to the p,r,.s
slue' with shout, demanding IN
know what was the matter. She t,rn
Gu 10 MIN face he hardly recorniz-
eu-put still he didn't understand
ine inevitable Inference seemed -
tning unthinkable; his brain faItar.d
when asked credit for # OnIv r,ho.
ne saw her tearing franticalIv at the
painter, striving to cast Il off and
WIN 1t the dory towing a bundreJ
ieeI or SO astern, and when anothos
mohaer1ng glance had discovered tha
neau an0 shoulders of Mr.. Rarcus
tsihs over the stern of the dorv nc
ne strove to lift himself out of tha
"1.er-oniy then did Alan beojn ~
appreciate what had happened
Even so, It was with tha
.nat all the world and hj,oaaIs as S I'M,
sa,.os aI gone stark, raving mad, that he
eI;n" neu me ssF and. despite her strug-
Smns, Sosl tore hsr away from the rai,
ting the painter. unNnot-
WHO'S, aose-r he cried. stupidly. "Rose,
W., mma.s . tne matter with you? Don't
you see what you're deing?"
INFORMED her countenance
sli sha aocents.ee' Can't you say anvthine .
out Rose! Rose! Rose!' IsSfbera rs
otner name that means anyfbine ~
you! Can't you understand how ~
,oleraDie 1t LIS to me? I love yo" ~
iess than she-better than sha avau
dreamed OF LOVING you-becausa = hota
you, TOO! What is love that is no nnore
than love? Can't you understandf
Judith he cried in a voice of st,,.
peiaction. "But-good Lordi-bon
old you get aboard? Where's Rose p"
where you'H not find her easiiv
again the woman angriIy retorted
Trust me for that"
What do you mean?" II,um.not,o,
came In binding flash. "Do Won
mean 1t was you--you whom brorah.
aboard lest night?" "s"'
who else?"
You waylald he. there IN the note1
r,a tea ;ntu yourself for her, deceived
me into thinking you-!"
" course" she said simply. "Wbv
not! When saw her sleeping there
tue mirror OF myself. completely at
my mercy-what else should I think
OF than to take her place with the
mar loved? knew you'd never
know the difference-at least, I was
fool enough for the moment to believe
Licould stand ,heing loved by you in
her name! 1t was only today, when I'd
had time to taink, that realized how
impossible that was!"
A sudden slap of the mainsail boom
athwartships and simultaneous cry
from over the stern reused Alan from
his CONSERVATION to fresh consider
ost"i.'.-' tt1Iv5s 0aroI sonCy. win 5Stlit
confederation ne hustled the woman
to the ccmpanionway and below,
slammed its dGors and closed her ia
win the sliding Iatcn-aii in u breath
-tien sTsaTis 10 the ;sTsss!:, j;...sss II
time to lend a helping hand sorely
wanted to Mr.. Barcus in his efforts to
climb aboard, after he had pulled the
dory up under It's stern by fits painter.
He came over the rail in a towering
temper.
Il hope you'll pardon the apparent
impertinence," he suggested acilly, as