Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-09-18

eventually brought her to with the
aid of few drops of brandy.
Between them, they helped her up
the beach, past the point, and at length
to the door of the hotel where-reani-
mated by the mere promise of food
Rose disengaged their arms and en-
tered without more assistance; while
Barcus was deferred from treading
her heels in his own famished eager
ness, by the hand of Alan falling heav-
lily upon his arm.
Wait" the latter admonished IN
a half.whisper Look there!"
Barcus followed the direction of his
gesture-and was transtixed by the
sight of a rocket spearing into the
night draped sky from a point invis.
ible beyond the headland of the light
house.
The two consulted one another with
startled and fearful eyes.
As with one voice they murmured
one word Judith" To this Alan
added gravely: "Or some spy OF
hers!"
Then rousing, Alan released his
friend, with a smart shove urging him
across the threshold of the hotel
Go on" he insisted, "join Rose and
get your supper. I'll be with you as
soon as can arrange for boat. Tell
her nothing more than that-that
thought it unwise to wait until every
body was abed before looking round
He turned to find his landlord ap'
/ preaching from the direction OF the
hotel barroom And for the time 1t
seemed that the wind of their luck
must have veered to favoring quar-
ter; for the question was barely ut
tered before the landlord lifted a will
ing voice and hailed fellow towns
man idling nearby
Hey. Jake-come here!"
Introduced as Mr. Breed, Jake
pleaded guilty to ownership of the
fastest and stanchest power-cruiser
in the adjacent waters, which he was
ayariciously keen to charter
They observed haste religiously;
within ten minutes they stood upon a
float at the foot of flight of wooden
steps down the side of the town WHAT
while the promised rowboat of Mr.
Breed drew in, at most leisurely pace
to meet them.
Aboard and away from the wharf
the burden of Alan's solicitude seemed
to grow lighter with every squea
of the greaseless oarlocks, with ey
cry dip and splash of the blades
which, welded by crew of villainous
countenance, brought them nearer the
handsome motofboat which Mr.. Breed
designated as his own, 1t was no
until Alan looked up suddenly to fine
Mr. Breed covering him with a re
volver of most vicious character tina
he had the least apprehension of an
danger nearer than the ofting, wher'
Judiths schooner might be lurking
waiting for its prey to come out ant
be devoured.
"I'll take that moneybelt of yours
young feller," Mr.. Breed announced
"and be quick about it-not forgetting
what's in your trousers pocket
In the passion of his indignation
Alan neglected entirely to play tn
game BY the rules The indifference
he displayed toward the weapon wa
positively unprofessional - for h
knocked It aside as If it had beef
nothing more dangerous than straw
And in the same futter of an eyelas
.. he launched himself like wildcat q
the throat of Mr.. Breed.
Before that one knew what was haI
! pening he had gone over the ster'
and had Involuntary disarmed hin
self as we'll
The other two men made sad bus
ness of attempting to overpower Mi
i, Barcus In less than a minute the
were both overheard.
i, And just for this" Alan said befor
! getting out of earshot-"I'm going t
, treat my party to joy-ride iniyou
). pretty powerboat.'
He concluded this speech abrupt
as Barcus brought them up under th
I, quarter of the power cruiser.
Within two minutes the motor wa
spinning contentedly, the mooring ha