The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-10-26

second impact of shoulders backed by
a hundred and eighty pounds of solid
flesh and determination, the lock splin-
tered away from its socket, the door
flew open with bang-and Alan into
the room with cry: "Rose!"
His sweetheart met him halfway,
her arms uplifted. her countenance
TRANSPORTED.
And Mr.. Barcus turned and slowly
assembled the companionway, his nose
wrinkled with misgivings.
"Blest If / know how he thinks he
can tell 'em apart" he remarked Not
that l blame him for taking a chance;
it wouldn't pain me any to find out
I'd kissed the wrong girl by mistake
not, that is, unless she didn't care for
my technique.
"In that case," he allowed, II guess
the sequel would be apt to prove toll
cradle agonizing!"
Some ten minutes later hail from
the deck broke the embrace of the
lovers:
Below there! 1 say-Law!-wind
a-coming!"
"Right-o! Half a minute!"
But that stipulated delay was sew
eral times multiplied before Alan
showed up on deck to find Barcus
bending a laborious back to the cap
stan.
Lend a hand, can't you?" Barcus
id,,tf
interrupt your amours just to get an
audience The sooner we get this
anchor in"
Alan checked him with a hand on
his arm. whats that?" he demanded
in a tone tense with apprehension.
The muffied running of heavy-duty
marine motor drifted down on the
wings of the sluggish wind
Don't ask me-Im afraid to guess!"
But they couldn't possibly"
"since when did you set up to be
a judge CT possibilities? Nothing prob
able ever happened to you in all your
yong life-'s fairs 1 can make out AS
for mel know there are at least two
life-saving stations on Nauset, both
with modern equipment-motor life
boats and all; and nothing will ever
persuade me that pack Of wolves
would stick at breaking In and confis-
eating one CT the same. It's as likely
as not-only more so. Our present
business is to get'the HI out Of here
and not advertise our exit, either.
Take that port light in and dowse it,
while I do the same by the starboard.
Then duck below, warn your Dulcinea,
and put out the cabin lamp. That way
If this blackness and our bull-luck
only holds-we may manage an eva
sion."
There followed an exceedingly busy
quarter Of an hour fer two constrained
in pitch darkness to grope their way
about the decks and familiarize them
selves with the idiosyncrasies Of a
strange two-master. Nevertheless, the
end of that period found the schooner
with canvas full and sheets taut, a
good easterly breeze abeam, swiftly
weaving a wake southwards-the light
On Monomoy point watching her curl
ously from over the starboard beam.
Hear anything more of that power
boat?" Alan asked, joining Barcus by
the wheel.
"Nothing-wind too fresh Make
yourself easy on the soft side OF a
plank here. I'll land you kick in
the Stats when so minded-or when
it's your trick at the Wheel"
With a chuckle, Alan obediently
stretched himself out on the deck.
II say-Lawl"
"Well?"
You seem pretty easy in your mind
about this young woman below. To
me, she's the same that tried to send
me to Davy Jones' locker. How does
she explain her presence aboard?"
Much as ]. surmised." Alan replied.
II fancy they chloroformed her while
she slept In that hotel in Portland.
Whether or no. Rose woke up In a
closed motor car-bound and gagged,
of course-and was brought aboard at
Gloucester about midnight"
Simple when you know how" Bar
Gus commented. "Of course, / always
did say that truth was a stranger to
fiction. Cuddle down, now, and III
talk You insensible.nm -