The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-17
CHAPTER INTO THE RESCUE

CHAPTER INTO THE RESCUE
Rose Urine was knceline beside him.
clu;chiug his shoulders. calling on him
by uame-distracted BY an incAplicablc
anxiety.
lie wasted no time discriminating
between dream and reality, but gath
cred both into his arms. And for "a
moment she rested there unresting.
| if sobbns quietly.
What is II? what is II, dearost?" he
questioned. kissing her tears away.
TO lind you al! right. was so
afraid" She cried broi<ouly
''of what? Wasn't l all right when
YOU left me here this morning.
She discn-aEed with an effort. rose
and looked down strangely at him
y did not leave YOU here this morn
ing, Alan wasn't here"
That brought him 10 his own fec,
in liffy. You were not" he STAN
,ncred. Then who"
Judith" she stated with conviction.
Impossible! You don't understand"
The girl shook her head. Yet /
know: Judith was here until this morn
ing. / tell you | know saw hor
only few hours ago. She passed us
in = canoe with one OF her guides,
while We watched in hiding on the
Of her guides told mine she was here
with YOU. She had sent him TO South
Portage for quinine. lie stopped there
10 get drunk-and that's how my guide
managed to worm the information
from MIN"
Alan passed hand across his eyes.
II don't understand" lie said duly. 1T
doesn't seem possible she could"
\ shot Interrupted him, the report of
= rifle from 4 considerable distance up
stream, echoed and re-cchocd by tho
cliffs And at this. clutching frantical-
~ at his arm, the girl drew him
through the door and down toward
the river.
'.Oh. come come she cried wildly.
There's no time"
But. why? What was that?"
judith is RETURNING. left my
guide up the trail to signal US. Don't
you know what il means IL We don't
manage TO escape before she gets
hero
"Rut how
according 10 the guide. the rivers
tho only way other than the trail
The current il too strong. They
could follow-pot us at leisure from
the banks"
"But downstream-thc current with
us
Those rapids?"
I'VE must shoot them
Can it be DONE"
1T must be-
Two more shots put period To his
doubts and drove il home. lie offered
no further objection, but turned at
once to launch one Of the canoes.
As soon as IL was In the water. Rose
took her place in Tire bow, paddle in
hand. and Alan was about 10 step in
astern, when Il fourth shot sounded
and a bullet kicked up turf within
dozen feet. y glance discovered two
figures debouching into the clearing.
lie dropped into place, and. planting
paddle in shadows. sent the canoe we'll
out with a vigorous thrust
Two strokes took IL 10 the middle OF
the pool. where Immediately the cur
rent caught the little craft in its
urgent grasp and sped it smoothly
through more narrow and higher
banks. a moment more and the mouth
OF the gorge was yawning for them.
With the clean balance OF an expert
enced canoeman Alan rose to his feet
for an instantaneous reconnaissance
both forward and astern. lie looked
back first. and Groaned in his heart
10 see the sharp Prov Of the second
canoe glide out from the banks. lie
looked ahead and Sroaned aloud. The
rapids were a wilderness of shouting
waters. white and green. worse than
anything lie had anticipated or ever
dreamed Of
But there was now no escaping that
ordeal The canoe was already spin
ming between walls where tho water
ran deep and fast with a CLASSY sur
face.
The next instant it was in the Jaws:
and the man settled down TO work
with grim determination. pitting cour-
age and strength and experience
against the ravening waters that fore
at the canoe on every hand, whose