The evening world., 1915-02-27

lily. Don't you think you are rather
q silly young man7 Ther6 70 some
$4,000 In this thing for you. Hgyou
smash our schemes by lighting that
light you manage to save the ship.
but what good will 1t do you? You
will be friendless. penniless and
wanted for murder az before. and
impatiently, Il haven't a great deal
70 live for. Let them get me. II they
like. I'm over my scare"
But you will have something to
live for" he insisted. Come. with
twenty thousand. say-of twenty-five
'I've had It before" replied. jam
ming the tiller and hauling close.
"But experience"--
"Oh. the devill" I rctorted rudely.
"You may take this from me. Tongue
haye. I'm not going TO let that ship
10 on the rocks. It's q damnablc dirty
murderous thing to do"
II didn't know you had any COM
FUNCTIONS about murder" he sneered.
God knows I've compunctions.
meant no murder"
The sound of q shot recalled my
situation to me. The schooner was
now less than = quarter Of mile 10
port, and the drSt shot was followed
by . fusillads.
they'll wing you presently" said
Longuehaye, In . satisfied tone.
"As much chance for me a. for
threw tho baseau to starboard,
skiddins away TO the east, and when
Judged had sunicientlN thrown
out their atm. let her slide toward the
lighthouse again. The schooner
made NO attempt 70 follow my tack,
keeping steadily on her way to the
reef, and now l realized that they had
taken . new idea They would ap-
proach the reef In such way that /
could not pass them.
We were on Q course q little to the
east of the lighthouse, which / now
mist. Then was presented to me
with great suddenness that with tho
schooner blocking my entrance had
no way to enter the channel between
the rocks. ! knew that I must take
my chances and race her TO the chan
mel. risking the chance shots from
her marksmen.
SO / brought her In close to the
wind and raced along the schooner's
path. Throwing the tner hard over.
l knocked her down In the breeze.
iHo Iosuit VI my hauocuNTo urOuBHt
me almost under tho schooner's bows.
and the next second brought q spat-
terlng Of bullets on our little craft
and a sharp pain ran through my left
shoulder. The next blow sent tho lit
tie craft whirling ahead-and now I
heard the sound Of surging water.
which told mo that the reef was close
at hand. I had now q gain OF nifty
yards. and the bullets dropped them
selves about me like carelessly shaken
fruit. The shoulder began to smart
and burn: 1t was my left one. and
that hand held the sheet rope. For
rope and groan over my ache. had
still a gain, although the schooner
was rapidly eating up the distance
between us. Then came q slight shuf-
ding sound at the bottom OF my craft
and ] felt sick At heart. We were
on the reef--not the saw toothed Red
Reef. but the deadly submerged
Shark. For the moment We stopped
and the sails happed-then q Jolt and
the bateau was tn deep water again.
Suddenly the realization Of tho
though these mon were. they de-
served something better than the
eventuality which would result from
their keeping on their course. Hooked
behind me. The schooner stili bore
down with crowded canvas.
Look out! Tho Shark Rock!"
This was whore the bell-buoy had
swung-thst bell-buoy which Tongue
hays had ordered to be mufflsd with
flannel and which now sang, gtvtpg
no warning Of the terror which Il
compapipned.
"LonS Saehays!" I said. Shout. for
6oTs Oaksi Thsy won't believe me.
That boat 70 soing the way you IN