The Washington times., 1914-08-30

/ So Jim stumbled down to the cook 5
! galley and Grimiy set t9 work at the po-
| IatOes. 1t might haVeNeen far worse.
! But here he was likely to be on high
; seas for months. and no way OF notify
j ing Jones what had happened. The out
! look was anything but cheerful But a
! Vague hope awoke in his heart. II
| tho were still after him. might it
not signify that Florence lived.
Meantime Rraine had not been idle.
According to Nroon the girls memory
was in bad shape: so he had not the
least doubt of bringing her back to
81: New York without mishap. Once he
had her there. the game would begin
ceednSly we'll. SteaminC M into the
litttl" fishing harbor with a handsome
yacht itself would allay any distrust And
wove a capital disguise. too. Everything
went well till he laid his hand on Flor
ence's shoulder. She gave a startled
cry and ran over to Barnes, clinginS
to him wildly.
\o. no! she said.
N" what. my child" asked the
sailor.
She shook her head. Her aversion
was ineXpl:cable.
Come. my dear; can't you see that
it is your father?' Braine turned to
the captain. she has been like this
tor a year. Heaven knows if she II
ever he in her right mind again" sad
with the kindcst nurses possible. and
yet she jumped overheard. Come Flor
enCe.
The girl wrapped her arms all the
lighter around Barnes neck
An idea came into the old sailor
head. "Of course. sir. we got proof
thet she's your daughter"
'ProOf?" Braine was taken abacK.
Yes: somethin L prove thet you're
ner father. got skinned out OF a
sloop once because took a mans
word a: it's fac" value. Black ana
white an on paper. says ! hereafter.
But | never thought of such a thing.
protested Braine beginning to lose his
patience. Il can't risk sending 10 New
York for documents: She is my
daughter and you will find il will not
pay to take this peculiar stand
In black an white, r y cant have
her
Braine thereupon rushed forward to
seize Florence. Barnes swung Florence
behind him
Il guess she'll stay here a leetle
longer. sir"
Time was vital and this ohstnacy
made Braine furious. He reached for
Florence.
authorit,." growled Barnes.
She goes with me, or you'll regret
it"
An right But l guess tn law won't
hurt me none. I'm in my right. There's
the door. Mister
II refuse to go without her..
Barnes sighed. He was on land
man OF peace but there was n limit 10
his patience. He seized Braine by the
shoulders and hustled him out OF the
house
Bring YOUR proofs Mister. an moth
in morell be said but till v bring EN-.
keep away from this cottage
And, simple minded sailor that he was.
he thought this settled the matter.
That night he kept his ears open for
unusual sounds. but he merely wasted
nights rest. Quite naturally. he reCk-
oned that the stranger would make his
attempt at night. Indeed. he made II IN
broad daylight. with Barnes not a hum
dred wards away C4lking a dOrv who's"
seams had sprung leak. Braine had
Florence Upon the chartered yacht be
fore the old man realized what had
happened. He never saw florenc"
again. but one day. morths later. he
read all about her in n newspaper
Florence fought: but she was weak.
and so the conquest was easy. BraIne
was kind enough. now that he had her
safe He talked to her. hut she merely
stared at the recedng coast;
All right; don't talk II you don't
want to. Here" to one of the men.
take her to the cabin and keep her
there. But don't you touch her. III
break you if you do. Put her in her
cabin and guard the door; at least.
keep an eye on it. She NAV take II into
her head TO jump overheard.
Even the temporarily demented are
not without a species of cunning. Flor
cnce had never seen Bralne till he ap-
peared at the Barnes cottage. Yet she
revolted at the touch of his hand; hat
cd him with violence which would
have stirred the scientific interest OF
an alicnist. She wanted TO hurt him.
tortUr" him beat him down and trampic
on him. But IS this was physical
impossibility. she did tn" next most
sCreea bile thing to her disordered mind.
On the second day out toward New
York, she found box of matches and
DltheIy set fire to her cabin. walked
out into the corridor and tnenc" 10
the deck When the fire was discover
be stopped. The yacht was doomed:
They nat off in the boats and for half
4 day drifted helplessly.
Fate has everything mapped out like
game OF chess. You move a pawn,
and bang goes your bishop. or your
knight. or your king; or she lots "Ou
almost win game. and then check
mates you. Put there is ON" thing
to he said in her faV"r-rail at her how
We will. sho is always giving odds to
the innocent.
Mike Eaunock was in the pilothnuse.
looking as c!- his charts. when tho look
olI' in the crows nest sang out: Two
boats adrift off the Port how. sir And
Haunn,i; who WaS 4 first class sailor.
;,lIhou.i 90 rough one. shouted down the
tu!,a 70 tn. ciIIin" room. TN" frrlGht"rI
cum, :o 4 halt in about ten minutes.
Tlo caSr~wayS saw that they had been
noted and pulled Callantly at the oars
There Irc some things which science.
well adianrcd as il IS. cannot explain
Among them is the shock which cuts
off thu. paSt and the rOunt"rshoCk which
reavnk.uS memory. They may writ"
treatise. :r.,r. treatise and "NpOuHd. nut
the, nr."r succeed in truly getting be-
vnud ,uat dark wall Of mystery.
At tr.. sound Of Jim Norion's Noir"
and 1T the sight Of his factor sub
ronsciousIy she must have been think
ing "r him AL tn" Vh;l" Srrai hi!nd
ing hcat-wave seemed I" burn 1"ros|
he, ewes. and when tn" cffc"t passed
.,va~ she WIS herself again. \ wild
.louCo Jt n"r SURROUNDINGS convinced
l"r rhat ho'h sh" and her lover were
N dnu-"r.
.'kc"r n,,s. whispered Jim. "po"'tr
ro,.. "nrH.' III"
'.'rnrv hclrclc that I've lost 'nN mind.
ard III l,ocu that idea in their h";ld'
S,.urt me tonight I'll find a ''hhn"" l"
tnli. I" 'ur"
.iirI r.rr in the background. II is
d,I,ltrur r Rraine would have re'"g-
n,zcd him Tie was Frimy with coal
Gust f,r ao rad .,""n nut in tn" 3"it"n!-
loss lit a. = stolI"r. lnd 'h'r" VS.
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fncc.
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