The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-13
(Cor yright, 1914, by Louis Joseph
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& tSYNOPSIS-Thc 3 OF Hearts IL the |
o1th-SiEn" used by Seneca Thine IA
private war OF vengeance which,
through his daughter Judith. a wOm-
an of violent and criminal temper
and questionable sanity. he wages
against Alan Law, whose father tnow
dead) Trino held responsible for the
accident which made him Il helpless
cripple. Rose. Jnditl's twin and dou-
bic. learning of her sisters campaign,
against Alan, leaves her home TO aid
the man she loves. Under dramatic
circumstances Alan saves Judith's life
and 80 wins her love: but failure to
shake his constancy TO Rose settles
Judith I'm her homicidal purpose; she
cnntTivas 10 ;"rn a schooner in whicI
Alan is making inns.wisn cruise to
New York. Narrowing him ;o.cther
With Bareus, owner OF tho sci, >oncr.
oip an island south OF Cape Cod.
/, Dead Reckoning.
4, On Nauset Beach, I'm the shank of a
midsummer night, two men sprawled
ON the sands, some distance back
fFum fhe water. aud listened to the
heavy humping OF their ovcrtaxed
hearts, ana painted.
Now and again one would lit his
head and stare out over the black
facc OF tho waters Mt littlc line of
reddish flames about q milo off shore.
all that remained to witness TO the
iact that. an hour since. these two
Ind been I'm command OF as trim a
small schooner as ever ventured the
r1nstwise trip from Portland to New
x York.
AS far out again, shone tho star
board light OF a becalned schooner
whose people had been already re-
S sponsibie for the disaster witch had
Qgeftaken tho Gnalier vessel.
In tho course Of time. beginning t..
~ nFeatne with more ease. ono oe the
Two marooned gentlemen said:
Fell me. Barcus, what's tho noarest
SFmptom OF civilization"
chathnm viilage." said Mr.. Barcus.
niles to the no'th'ards. and cut off
tay m .aiet u mile or so wide Of that.p
AIT. Law groaned soulfully.
fhen there's the lighthouse on
iondrloy Point.' Mr.. Barcus pur-
sjlled. three miles to the south !"
"a silence commented elouuentIy nm
his assertion, broken only when Mr..
haw Voiced a thought bred OF long
md malignant observation of the
echooner's greenteye:
= I'd give n deal to know who's
aboard that vessel"
s2 Ycn don't mean you think your
regular young woman--q,' ~
( possible. Judith kidnapet,
& fpse IN Portland. Thut,s not 10 far
81 Hspfl Gloucester: 2 motor-car could
p,tYes eanght that schooner before she
s. s;en sind to wfiy ylay US, this morning. And
Mhat better way to take care OF an
nIeepouted, full-tempered girl you've
ldhaped, than to ship her somewhere
sea, IN the care of trustworthy
iie iiiuna Il. II - fss1
z - aes.4 ask me. I've doaa very lit
ite kidnaptng for one OF my years. I"
For tnppence," said Mr., Law. I'd
Isak q swim off to that boat and see
70. myself"
Tor two million ioliars--I would
cision. - ? eN' "
a moment or SO later the line Of
? fiantes went out altogether and
unexp expectadiy; End tho owner of the
~ iats Seayentnre fanciod he could hear.
even OF that distance, the hiss of
cliarree and sinoldoring timberc suck.
~ I'D nnae- ::.t ~ 4 {. ;-1 z; VI v Tivts oui.
81 Exit, he, announced plaintiveiy
exit Seayenturo, with heroic gesture
lN 4. tsPa good little shIp,"
oh. let up. can't you'll" Ai.. Law
exelaimed peerisiily. "I'm sorrier
than you arev-and after all, it's my
loss I've got TO buy you another
loti. boat. All yon'yo lost Is your tenn
And luy susceptibility to the
charUa cls the wsll-known saY," Mr..
Bar fsfis corrected Nothing can ever
Tore my lost faith In gentle wom-
.sd's Rentleness when yca brought
TINT Young woman aboard / thought
butter wouldn't melt In her mouth.
and Tor while actually contenplat-
cd doing her the Kindness of tipping
s you over into the drink, SOS sho could
Wish her affections on q regular guy,
someone Ibie to appreciate her
meaning me, OF course. And first
fhinE knew. she ups and poirita q
gun nt my head and tips me over
hoard, and then makes 4 pretty bon
- fira out Of my sailbbat And all the
euse yolI can produce is that she's
crazy IL the head! Well, who said
she wasnti Any woman who would
consent 70 elope With you Is a Tit sub.
1est Tor q commission do lunatico In.
1uirenda. ell right,
For moment tho two maintained
atteStiye silence s5t.s. tfss!
~ aiken whisper troubieds The 81
lellce. q little flutter OF sound fro,
fAr acro3s the waters. GraduatIy II.
4 etliered roi,inie. became recognizable
AZ the lisp CT cautions 6ars
eIsm goinr away from hores AZ.