The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-18


for her in the gloom At the Of the beach
road She astern stood by the taffrn hidder
oenind the Misunderstanding gear The tide making II
and the Pique Dame lay with stern inshore stsndna
there Lady Evelyn the few hundred lights Of ths set
uenent-the long row Of lamps marked the beach
road. She hot and cold together ana h.r kr.es
smbied Her mind was like fever patients mndor like
little frightened cids-chaoa Out beyond in that warm
kness were love and freedoms life pictured ~
" .n1lnns romance-heights that her and soul
cried for.
And she couldn't TO-
She heard the voices laughter Of the cax olayer
oenno ner and somebody calling for claret-curA
long boat eightoared swept past She heard Il NAILED
rom the bridge of the yacht and heard
stern sheets explain that he port police lookns
Tor fellow Hayes who'd been doing wholesale murder
Inc boat went on. and five bells struck.
The little Irish bosun slipped aft ana spoke to he's
IN 10" voice. The lad was sort OF slave Of
to him she'd given orders yawl ready It the
gansway before four bells with bag hidden in it shs
was to have explained that wanted paddle abou
the bay for an hour In the starlight
I've changed my mind" Lady Evelyn said. She
wondered little at her strange voice. bag back
TO cabin without any seeing" Tho bo'sun s,ippss
away again. and she leaned against tafKrai blind
and sick.
The minutes dragged on. i, must have b.en near
six bells.
Hes gone. now said Lady Evelyn sns looked once
more toward the OF lamps along the beach road
He's given me and It's all over"
Quite suddenly one OF the under the dsck
awning uttered sharp. frightened scream. ana . man
said
For Gods sake. what's that7' Lady Evelyn hears
her husbands unsteady voice.
NOW then. what the devil do wantfs 9ho heafa
explanations and criesthe little
table But above the scunie and the she heard
high, strong voice:
Where is she7 what you done with herr'
She was shaking from head to foot, somehow shs
made her way into the circle OF light.
Alone at the top of the lowered gansway the
Hayes, called TuTuvana, stood. tall and white and
terrible with the big Colt automatic before him his
hand.
The woman had failed him. but he had KEEP. his word
Once more he called out:
Where is shss Where is she?'-caught sight her
suddenly and gave a shout
Lady Evelyn stepped forward among those budding
frightened sheep The cloak had slipped from her Shout
ders and sha went wata her hands before
a woman cropping in tho dark.
Gomez, said Hayes at the Eangway laughed
splendid figure against that throng-ths Of
q
II can'ti can't! For heavens sake 90 back."
In the little silence there . sound OF swift
paid no heed He came step forward. and Of the
frightened women began to sob and whimper like child
Rede- Barnes shouted for help. and answered
froxn the forward deck. They heard running feet.
Hayes bent forward staring at Lady Evelyn
the halt-dozen PAGES that lay between
was drawn In great perpie1ty-a sort OF neredaious
wonder.
You won't Gomez said hs do you you won't
come? You've failed me-atter air.
crying
Go back. Go back The poiice-thsyrs after ye..
On go back while you cant"
The sound OF stopped with = chatter under the
yachts side Hayes glanced his shoulder ana
back to the face of the woman who had failed him.
Men began 10 the steps OF the Saagwayeesea in
him from the forward deck. Rede Barnes from.
position behind OF his
necessarily fer help.
The Il sohbing curse. turned and afr
Gong tho rail- They called him to haita babble at
sound broke outeven certain of thoss valiant souls
dinner coats few steps forward. bold and
threatening the auarrss back turned From
the top OF the the officer Of port police
Halt my man, III IRE you," and In another
did fire twice.
Hayes returned single shot, ana wiid vaul,sd
the rail and WAS gone with great splash.
They after him like hounds upon q scent
the police boat-the yawi-Eayes dinghy In which
he had Rede-Barn had Inspiration He be-
shout for the searchight. yachts
officers called AYE, srl from the bridge Lady
Evelyn to her husband and caught him by the
shoulders.
mustn't do that For heavens sake give him chance
Don't murder him." But he threw her OF and rushe6
TO the bridge ladder. Lady Evelyn made her
more astern and chung there crushed up against the
rail.
1t extraordinarily breathe
II they'n only give him ume-timsl" she said. ana
held her hands tight her mouth oh give him
time to get away! Give him chancs!" dreadful
broke from her and the searchlsht espsd Int
the darkness like white sword
She 1t stab the black waters here and there
wheel and like vast brushssarching. ssarchiaA
searching And last she heard cries from tn
police boat and shot She fell her knees bssida
rail- covering with the palms OF her hanaA
but she heard another shot, and After long time tive
together and another still 1t II each one bsaa
her head with hammer blowtors her through an1
through, yet let her live In agony.
Then the shots still but she heard voicesoncA
the o something like scune and the dull nose
OF blows.
For they had got him at~iast The searchiEht found
him out-Rede Barnes noble revenge. The nrst shota
wild but at length one broke his shoulder and
the chase done. They dragged him into the boat
yammerng him like the pack the little red fo1
his little legs 1t that with
broken shoulder the could fght-nearly did for
OF the from behind they fell upon him with
and beat him to death.
On board the Piaue Dame Rede-Barnes and
down and clustered and cursed He wanted to know
the devil they tthe poieel dared bring dead
a gentlemans yacht. He wanted them understand
his yacht and he wanted that hina
taken away at once-dammt at once! Frightening ladies
like this,
But the wooly-haired rowers Of the police boat-an
but one-laid Hayes body down the PiqGe DameA