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

the rest Of his beloved should need
lessly have been disturbed.
What did YOU do that forY' he de.
Inanded sharply.
Because jolly well wanted to-
Barcus returned in a tone as brusQue.
"Oh you did-eh? p
Yes. did Ell ! happen to be-
busalAg this end Of the boat and TO
have sense enough to realize there's
no sense al all in our wasting. fuel the
way We are cruising nowhere!"
We'll. Law cUntended. struck by
the fairness OF this argument, but un'
able to calm his uneasiness-"Ju the
same, We might"
Yes, Of cuulse, We might" Bar>us
snapped we might whols lot We
might. Tor Instance, be heauiag for
spain, FOR all sou or ! know to the
contrary And in auch case, for one
respectfully prefer to have gas enough
IL take us home again il ever .nls
da -blessed tug lif;s!"
Ana for several seconds longer the
Stiffness strangled their spirits III its
ruthless grasp.
Then Of a sudden q cry shrilled
thu ough the fog so near at hand that
it seemed scarcely more distant than
over the side
Alloy Help! Alloy there! Help"
So lnsistent, So urgent was Its &C.
cent that, coupled with the surprise,
II brought the three as one TO their
feet. all a,tremble, their eyes seeking
one anothers faces, then shifting IN
easily away
What can It be?' Rose whispered,
aghast shrinking into Alans ready
arm
"A woman" Barcus put IL harshly
judith" the girl moaned
Alan shook himself together. I'm
posslblel" he commended Il saw her
60 down
That doesn't prove she didn't con ;
up Barcus commented acidiy.
'Ahoy Motorboat aho o-oyl Help"
And that, Barcus pursued sadly,
Just proves she did come up-blame
tie luck Alive she Is, and kicking
stand clear An able-bodied pair Of
lungs Vas back of that hail, my friend
and you needn't tell me | don't know
the dulcet accents of that angelic con.
tralto!'
Without needing him, Alan cupped
hands 10 mouth and sent an answer
ing cry ringing through the murk:
Alloy! Where are you? Where
away"
Here--on the reef-half.drowned-
pcrishlng With chill
How does my voice bear?" Alan
called back
What the dickens do YOU carer"
Barcus ihterpolated suspiciuosly
To port the response rang through
the fog "Starboard your helm and
lOHS III slOnlS
"Right.ol Half minute!" Alan re-
Piled reassuringly
Like hellp' Mr. Barcus muttered IN
his throat as he jumped down into the
engine pit and bent over the fly.wheel
Leaping On the forward thwart ana
balancing himself perilously near the
gunvale, Alan strained his vision
yainly against the opacity of the log
Can't make out anything, he
grumbled, looking back. Start her
up--but slows the woodland ware
reef"
Nothing doing" Barcus retorted
curtly The motto is now Full speed
asteln!' as YOU must know"
% come! We can't leave woman
out therein a fix like that!"
Cant We? You watch" Barcus
grunted inadvertently, rocking the
heavy fywheel with all his might; for
the motor had turned suddenly stub
born.
Alan" Rose pleaded, laying a hand
] upon his sleeve, Think what II
means! | know 1t sounds heartless OF
me--and its my own sister But you
know how mad she is-wild with ha
tired and jealousy If you take her into
this boat it's your life or hers!"
II We leave her out there" Allan
retorted shaking his arm ilpatiently
tree, its her life on our heads"
AT this juncture the motor tool
charge OF the argument, ending 1t II
summary fashion With smart ex
plosion in the cylinder, II started W
UNEXPECTEDLY. at one and the samt
time almost dislocating the arm o.
Mr. Barcus and precipitating Alar
overheard
II was not given him to know whai
was happening until he found himself
in the water. he struggled 10 the sur
face Just in time to see the bows O.
the lifeboat back away and vanish int
the mist.