The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-17
you waylaid her there IN the hotel.
substituted yourself for her deceived

"You waylaid her there IN the hotel.
substituted yourself for her, deceived
me into thinking YOU"
"Of course" she said simply Why
not? When saw her sleeping there
the mirror Of myself, completely at
my mercy--what else should think
Of than to take her place with the man
l loved? ! knew you'd never know the
difference---at least ! was fool enough
for the moment to believe | could
stand being loved by you in her name!
1t was only today. when Id had time
to think, that | realized how impos-
sjble that was.'
A sudden slap Of the mainsail boom
athwa rtships and simultaneous cry
from over the stern reused Alan from
his CONSERVATION to fresh appreciation
of the emergency With scaut consfd-
Grafton he hustled the woman to the
companionway and below, slammed Its
doors and closed her in with the slid
ing hatch-all In breath--then
sprang to the taffrail. Just in time to
lend a helping hand sorely wanted by
Mr.. Barcus In his efforts to climb
aboard, after he had pulled the dory
up under the stern by its painter
He came over the rail in a towering
temper.
Il hope you'll pardon the apparent
impertinence" he suggested acidly,
as soon as able to articulate coher.
eutly-"but may ! inquire II that
bloody minded vixen is your blushing
bride-to-be7"
Alan shook a helpless head. The
thing detied reasonable explanation.
He made 4 feeble stagger at it with"
out much satisfaction either to him.
self or to the outraged Barcus.
"No-it's all damnabie mistake!
She's her sister, mean, the right
girls sister-and her precise double
fooled me-not quite right in the bead,
I'm afraid"
You may we'll be afraid. you poor
fat Mr.. Barcus snapped. "Dyou
know what she did? Threw me over
board! Fact! Came on deck while
ago, sweet as peaches--and all of a
sudden WHIPS out gun as big as a
cannon. points 1t at my head and or
dors me to huff into the wind Before
| could make sure | wasn't dreaming,
she had fired twice-in the air~a sig
nal to that blessed fisherman astern
there-at least, they answered with
two toots of a power whistle and
changed course to run up to us. Look
how she's gained already"
But how did she happen to throw
you overboard?"
Happen nothing!" Barcus snapped.
getting to his feet. She did 1t a
and before | knew what was up-I
was slammed backwards over the
raj"
81 can't tell you how sorry am"
Alan responded gravely. There's
more to tell-but one thing to be done
first"
And that" Mr. Barcus inquired
suspiciously.
To get rid of the lady" Alan an
nounced firmly. Make that fisher
man d present of the woman in the
case You don't mind parting with
the dory in a good cause-if l pay for
it,"
Take it for nothing" Barcue
grumbled. Cheap at the price!"
lie took Alan place watching him
with sardonic eye as he drew the
tender In under the leeward quarter.
made it fast. and eopened the com
panionway,
AS the girl came on deck with
out other invitation. in sullen rage
that only heightened her wonderful
loneliness. Alan noted that her first
look was for him. Of untempered ma
lightly; her second. for Barcus, with
curling lip; her third, astern. with
a glimmer of satisfaction as she rec
ognized how we'll the fisherman had
drawn up on the Seayenture
Friends of yours, infer" Alan
Inquired civilly.
Judith nodded
Then it would save US some trouble
Yourself included-if you'll be good
enough to step into the dory without
struggle
Without word, Judith stepped to
the rail and, as Rarcus luffed, swung
herself oversize into the dory
Immediately Alan cast off, and as
the little boat sheered off, Barcus.
with a sigh of relief. brought the Sea
venture once more back upon her
course
For some few minutes there was 81
lence between the two men, while the
tender dropped swiftly astern, the
woman plying a brisk pair Of oars,
Then. suddenly elevating his nose.
Barcus shifted audibly. Here" he
said sharply. relieve me for min
ute. will you? l want to go forward
and have look at that motor"
In the time that he remained invis-
ible between decks the fisherman
luffed. picked up the dory and it's
occupant and came round again In