The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-05

ribs as l descended. For | knew
now that the voices which came
from behind the closed door OF
the cabin to my right belonged 70
my sweetheart and to Boris Both.
well.
why do you always stir VI
1.-THE devil in me-" he was saying
Il love you. III treat you right
IL you'll let me-"
Then send me back to the
yacht. Boris. I'll give my word
to divide the treasure with you. :
Il offered to compromise and
you would not. Now 1t is toe
late"
She gave a sobbing little cry.
Have you no hearth"
His voice fell a note. He moved
close to her.
"Cherie. you have stolen IL and
hold IL fast In this little palm
kiss!"
BY the sounds from within she
must have struggled In vain.
told myself:
/ Not yet, not yeti"
The doorknob was I'm my hand
All had to do was to open IL and
Il bHOOt tht uAdn uCaus nut nat
after that? His men would swarm
down and murder me before the
eyes of my love. And she would
be left alone with a pack oil
wolves which had already tasted
blood.
1t was the hardest ordeal of my
life to keep quiet while the fellow
pressed his hateful suit. Regard
less of her tears. her despair, and
her helplessness.
For an hour-to make a guess
at the time-she fought with al
the weapons a woman has at com
mand.
Then l heard a man stumbling
down the ladder and moved aside
He knocked on the door of the
cabin.
Boutwell, opened and whispered
with him a moment. then excused
himself to his cousin, locked the
door. and followed the sailor ul
to the deck.
/ unlocked the door softly and
walked into the cabin.
Evelyn stared at me. From
her throat broke a startled, stifled
little cry.
"You!"
1 took her in my arms.
Tell me, how did you Gomez
she begged.
/ told her, in the fewest posi-
| BILE words, for it might be thai
our time was brief. Briefly I out
lined a plan for her rescue.
/ would send Anderson and
Smith back for aid and would
hide somewhere In the vessel dur
| ing their absence. When Blythe
arrived l would join her and bar
ricade the cabin to protect her
until our friends had won the
ship.
do as you will, dear. But go
now-before anyone comes. And
Heaven with us, jack"
CHAPTER XIX.
The Last Brush.
For once fortune favored me.
erept back through the darkness,
gave the signal to my men agreed
upon. When IL came ! was sur
prised at Blythe's method of at
tack. He began a sharp fusillade,
which drew the attention of all on
board to the water side.
And who should IL be but Gal
Iagher who finally rescued us. He
pulled a boat out from the PUSHES
and stood under on the shore side
made his way on deck by the
same means | had done, found
me in my hiding place under the
galley stairs. Together We re-
leased Evelyn and / dropped her
into Gallagher's arms when he
| l. l.
He had fastened 1t by the
painter to the boom, and there 1t
had bobbed, unnoticed in the
shadows. When we had pulled
out of range we called to Blythe
and Yeager. They Immediately
ceased firing, and with their men.
soon hauled their boats up on
shore.
We resumed next morning the
digging for the treasure. The
shore party was made up of
Blythe. Yeager. Smith and Hig-
gins.
Those of us left on board had
lazy time of IL. Evelyn and
sat on the upper deck under the
tarpaulin and forgot everything
except that we were lovers.
when l left the old Argus
thought l never wanted to see the
yacht again, but now l think !
could be happy here all my life, "
she confided.
Wouldn't you prefer TO have
your cousin just a few miles far
there away7"
She fell grave for a moment.
DO you think he'll try to do
more mischief"
Hell try. That's a safe bet.
But l think we have him check
mated. BY night we ought to
have the bulk of the treasure on
board. Once we get IL the Argus
will show him her heels.
Four bells sounded. six. eight.
Dugan came down from the bridge
to report to me.
Captain Blythe's party coming
down the beach, sir"
Two of the men we're carrying
large chest
The cargo seemed to call for