The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-07

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 a 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
were walled and rooted, cutting off the
view.
II 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 hnd that motor.car.
know shes there, Disby never failed
me yet"
/ But you--9
Don't waste time worrying about
me III be with You In three shakes
! I'm ouly going to put spoke in Ju-
dith's wheel I've got a soheme,'
As for his schame-he had none
other than to give them battle, to sac
i rihce himself If need be- to make sure
! The escape Of Rose.
/ Sheer lack smiled on him to this
! extent. that In turning his eye lighted
/ or fourfoot length Of stout, three
inch scant7ing, an excellently for.
midable club.
Eut soon. dtsarmed, hts case was
desperate and There were two al
ready safe upon the dock and others
madIy scrarnbhng up to reinforce
them.
/ Wildly he east abc~t for some sub
stitute weapon, he Ieaped toward a
small pyramid OF little but heavy kegs
and seizug one, SWUNG it overhead
and cast it full force into the niduft
of his nearest enemy; so that this one
doubled up eonyuIsiyely with a sick
ish grunt, and vanished ia turn oven
the end of the wharf.
Ills fellow followed with less injury
Hut Alan had no time to wonder
whether the man had tripped and
thrown himself in his effort to escape
second hurting keg. or had tanned
coward and fled 1t was enough that
he had returned. precipitately anC
heavily, to the schooner
The key, meeting with no resistance
4 l. To he ja1lF "A orr
the force Of it's impact split its seams
None of the comhatants, however
Alan least OF all, noticed that the pow
der that Uttered out was black arc
coarse Alan, indeed. had only The
hazIest notion that they we're powder
kegs he used as ammunition. Thai
they were heavy AID hurt when tAeg
coIlided with human flesh and bone
Was all that Interested him.
In the same breath he heard 6
friendly voice shout warning far VI
the dock, and know that Barcus was
coming to his ard
a glance overshouider, too, dIseov
cred the cause of the warning TIVE
uau who had thus far escaped his
attentions were maueuyefiug to fal
upon him from behind Tho bouut
required TO eeade them brought hin
face to face with Judith as She landeG
on the dock.
oh she cried, Il hate you, l hate
Won"
SO you've sail, my dear but"
Ills final words were not audible
even to himself, In his confidence
naw that Barcus was taking care OF
the otherst and his Impotence with
the woman, and IN his perhaps un
worthy wish to demonstrate coucM
! siyely how cheap he held her, Alan
had tossed the pistol over the end Of
the wharf
II was an oldfashioned weapon. and
the force with which it struck the
deck released the hammer,
Instantly the AZ cartridge blazed
into the open head OF broken powder
key
And with Il roar like the trump OF
doom and a mighty gust oI flame and
smoke the decks Of the schooner We're
riyen and shattered, her masts tot
tered and fell