Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05

'i OOI ana aimed for the first Whar
. 'hdt promised fair landing on th,
main Waterfront of the city.
, 1here was neither policeman no
Waterman of any sort in sight.
NOT was there, for all his hopes anC
prayers. based on the telegram II
Dlgoy, sign Of a motor car
HuiI' not much OF the street was
revealed. The docks on either hand
were walled and rooted. cutting off the
view. ga ''ie
II they ran for IT, they must surely
De oVerhauled. Something must be
done to hinder the crew OF the
schooner from landing.
Here!" he cried sharply TO Rarcus
you take Rose and hurry TO the
street and find that motor-car r
Know she's there. Digby never failed
me yeti"
But you"
Don't waste time worrying about
me. I'll be with you in three shakes
I'm only going to put a spoke In u
dlth's wheel. I've got a scheme,"
AS for his scheme-he had none
other than TO give them battle. to sac
rlhce himself If need be, to make sure
the escape of Rose.
Sheer luck smiled on him N this
extent, that in turning his eve lighted
Oh four-foot length of stout. three /
inch scantling, an excellently for
midable club.
but soon, disarmed, hts case was
desperate-and there were two al.
ready safe upon the dock and others
madly scrambling up to reinforce
them.
wildly he cast about for some sub-
sutute weapon, he leaped toward a
small pyramid Of little but heavy kegs.
ana selling one, swung 1t overhead
ana cast 1t full force into the midriff
d his nearest enemy; so that this one
iouDied up convulsively, with a sick
sh grunt, and vanished In turn over
he end Of the wharf.
His fellow followed with less iniurv
sui Alan had no time to wonder
,hether the man had tripped and
hrown himself in his effort to escape
second hurting keg, or had turned |
oward and fled. 1t was enough that |
@ mad returned, precipitately and
cavity, to the schooner. /
The key, meeting with no resistance |
ursued him even to the deck. where 7
le force Of its impact split its seams
none OF the combatants, however.
ian least of all, noticed that the DOW d
er that filtered out was black and u
parse. "
Ia the same breath he heard a
lendly voice shout warning far I'D p
le dock, and knew that Barcus was y
'ming to his aid. d.
A glance over-shoulder, too, discov- -,
ed the cause Of the warning: two "
en- VINO had thus, far escaped his -,
'entlons were maneuvering to fall -
ION MIN from behind. The bound -
CURED to evade them brought him -,
&c to face with Judith as she landed '"
the dock. II
Oh" she cried, 81 hate you, 1 hate :"
u"
so you've said. my dear. but" a,
His final words were not audible -, a.
en- to himself. In his confidence -.
DIV that Barcus was taking care of ~ ~
others) and his Impotence with W,
woman. and in his perhaps un- -.
rtny wish to demonstrate conclu- 90
ely how cheap he held her. Alan ~, ~,
tossed the pistol over the end of Nv
wharf.
was an old-fashioned weapon. and ~
force with which it struck the ,,,
X released the hammer. M.
instantly the "A cartridge blazed :.
the open head of broken powder 10 !.
no with a roar like the trump of 49,,
m and mighty gust of flame and e.
Ike the decks of the schooner were II
n and shattered; her masts tot 60.
d and fell III
gins