Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-29

him
Il guess shsn stay here leete lo"se'.
sir"
Time was vital. and this CbstiDaey made
Braine furious. He reached again for Flor
ence.
Clear out q here, r show your sather-
iy,r grOvied Barnes
She goes with me. OF you'n regret ~
An right But guess III law won't
hurt me none. I'm in my rights There's
the door. Mister"
"I refuse to 90 without her'
Barnes sighed. lie was on land man "
peacc. but there was limit to his patience.
He seirrd Braine by the shoulders and hns-
TED him ont Of the house.
Bring your proofs Mister, an nothin'
moren be said; but tiI Y 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 Us-
usual sounds. hut he merely wasted his
nlxht's rest. Quite naturally. be reokon'd
that the stranger would make bis attempt
at u.sht. Indeed, he made il in broad day
light. with Rarnes not hundred yards away,
calkin- dory whose seams had sprung :
leak. Bruine had Florence upon the char
tered yacht before the cid man realized whn'
had happeced. He never saw. Florence
again; hut one dSy. months later. be resd
su shaut h~- IN a newspaper.
Florence tonight; bat she was weak, ani
SO tie conquest was easy Bnine was kiud
enough. now hst he had her safe. he
talked 10 her, tut she merely stared at tha
res edlng coast.
An right. don't talk IL yca don't want ie
Here 10 one of the men, take her 70 ihs
cabin and keep her there. But don't ""
touch her IN hreak yeu II you do. r~'
her in her cabin and guard the door; -
least keep an eye On H.
Even the Temporarily den'entsd are ns'
without species 81 cunning Flcrence h'''
never seen. Braine I'LL he appeared ~ 'he
Barnes cottage Yet she revolted rt the
touch Of his hand; hated him with vioes,s
which would have stirred the seieuthc ~
n ,eress Of an slenist she wanted 70 hort
him. torture him, heat him down and tramt'e
Q ON him. But as this mas ply steal impcs'
sibility, she did the next most agreeable
thing TO her disordered mind On the seco"d
ne dax out toward New York she found eos
e of matches and hlithely set Gre to her cabin,
OF walked out into the corridor and thence y
at the deck When the FIRE was discovered =
had gained too much headway 10 he stopped
* The yacht was doomed They put OIL 10 tA'
ile boats and for half a day drfted helpiess'y
m Fate has everything mapped out like
game Of chess Yo,' move pawn, and easl
ne goes your bishop. or your knight, or yoe
eu king; or she let's you almost win sa"'
M and then checkmates you. But there Is Q"
ne thing to be said in her fayor-rail nt be
ne bow we will, she is always giving odds TO ~
Innocent.
!, Mike Bannoek was in the pilothouse, loci
Ing over his charts, wren the lockout IN q
crows nest sang ont: Two boats sdr'
otf the mort bow, sirr' Aud BRnnock, WI
hu was a FIRST class sailor, although q rcur
II" one. shouted down the tube 10 The ensi'
roam. The freighter came to hat
about Ten minutes. The castawnys sEw ih
hey they had been noted, and pulled Eallantly
the oars
There are some things which science, w
-, advanced as il il, cannot expnin. AIno
"1 bsm is the shock which cuts off the np
md the eouptershock which reawakens me
!, !, ory. They may write treatise after treat
and expound. but they never succeed 10 ",
rettjng beyond that dark wall Of mysie
A. the sound Of Jim Ncrton's voice and
:, the sight Of his Tace-for subeonscicusiy 7
- mpst have been thinking Of him sil
~, whle-a great binding heat-wave seemed
s,. burn across her eyes and when tue eu
,,,,s passed away she was herself again.
+, glance at her surroundings convinced
vora that both she end her lover were IN dang
ven Keep back" whispered Jim. bt
lder. recognize ne"
10 aThey believe that I've lost my mind,
III keep that idea in their heads So
time tonight IN find a chance 10 tnla
r. you"
IS In II took coed deal Of cautious msneo
ing 10 bring about the meeting.
Il Is "They shanghaied me: And thought
,tain. dead Il was ali wrong. II was tric
,avsn that Perigof woman, and II succeeded
mind sirl, love you better than llfel"
ocean - know il now" phe said; and she
! and Aim. "Hss my father appeared YETI
snce." mo-
iahle, .Do YOU know anything vt all I
hmT' sadly.
head. y thought did. It's all jomh
$ yonr me. But beware Of the man who hr
you here He Is the head Of al our