The Washington herald., 1915-12-12
Copyright. lsl5.D


against the coast of Palestine, and III
steamers trading up and down Dean
on to it made heavy weather. Half o
the time the Themistokles whiried he
one propeller in the air.
There were only three passengers witt
did not suffer on the ships account. on
OF thenl-the Princess karageorgovich-
was too interested; Andry MacDonsa
was too hard bitten: and the third
Dick Anthony-would scarcely have SUI
fered just at that time on a redhot grid
As a fugitive from justice-a Scottish
gentleman of decent birth and nice dis
tinctions-life held no very Turing bal
for him. and death, with a spice OF ac
cident, looked, smelled and tasted good
1t was Andry who drew a cord un
Willingly and loosed the dogs OF war
Andry dug his bagpipes from box be
meath the bunk and struggled forward
A few stray notes blew back along th'
deck to where the Princess Olga nestled
in steamer chair. She writhed eacf
time the bagpipe music reached her.
One can be Scots. and have pity or
the weaker sex. With his tawny hail
blown into jungle by the wet. salt wind
Dick Anthony leaned forward and asked
q question. Wind snatched the words
but not its meaning.
do the pipes get on your nerves. he
asked.
'One gets used TO them"
He was a human man, and he looked
her for an ungrudged minute In the eye
giving her all the admiration she could
claim-and that was a prodigious guam
tity; from such a man as Dick is was
inestimable; It made her delirious. Then
he turned on his heel and left her
Even as he struggled forward, leaning
into the wind with dirty scupper slush
aside between his feet and his arms
outspread to grasp things. he looked diff
ferent from other men-more dignifed
and less self-conscious. She left her seat
and clung to a rail to watch him. know
ing well that he would have laughed al
her had he known it
Give them here. Andry," he ordered;
and the giant gave up his pipes with
an expression of obedient resentment.
There's a lady aft who doesn't like
pipe music. I'll put these in the bag
with mine
Dick packed away the bagpipes and
avoided the princess all afternoon He
avoided her again at dinner time by GO
Ing without food, depending on Andry,
who did not believe in missing meals.
TO watch the points for him without fur
ther definite instructions.
Fate helped out the next move car.
tainly. The princess ran into Dick at 2
moment when there was no room TO steu
aside.
Thank you very much for stopping the
music" she said simply.
Not at all" said Dick uncomfortably.
Ihe ship gave a terrific lurch. She
SlunG TO handrail with both hands. and
he was forced in common manliness 10
o1er her an arm. Nor could he escape
the ordinary civility of helping her TO a
Thank you. Mr. Anthony" she said
quietly.
He had to stoop TO listen. for the en-.
Gines We're arguing with a rising sea.
Yes he said simply, and she laughed
straight up at him deliciously, delighted.
Then, my enemy. this is the nag OF
She produced a white handkerchief
prlceless, lace-edsed. ridiculously tiny.
Dick pulled out his immense one laugh
ing, too. and his laugh. as usual, calmed
ms own temper as well as other peo-
Dick went in search OF a camp stool
lie set 1t In corner close 10 her, where
he could watch her face.
r..
You and your man between you Killed
nearly dozen men in Alexandria. You
are an outlaw. How will you escape?"
but DICK was there to listen. and he
could do that better than most men
He could see that her eyes were violet
ana languorous (when she chose to have
1T was my fault" she said then. "I
should have asked yoT first. But who
would dream of a man like You, a con-
iessed malcontent. poor. proud and at n
IooSe end. refusing the offer of a king
Anthony
Il was free of the world when I first
saw YOU" he answered. And / never
invited YOU to interfere
She switched her angle attack with n
suddenness that would have bewildercd
many men.
You blame me-" she insisted "but
make different ARRANGEMENTS. Instead OF
refusing soberly and treating my dis
closures TO you as contidences-'
They were unlimited"
-you fought. You fed-and Won left
ME no course but flight
7 Il knew nothing about your plans and
l cared less. said Dick. IF you want
10 know what ] think of you I'll remind
YOU that ] heard YOU order that riffraf
gang of conspirators 10 murder me-
DO YOU really suppose l would have
let them"
Tn sure" he answered quietly.
1t was part of her creed that men
whose price was high could nevertheless
be bought. or blackmailed. or cuaXed or
trarped, or shamed. She wanted Dick
Then believe it. Mr.. Anthony Pcrha ps
You are right Imagine yourself in my
position. Mr.. Anthony. Try. | offered
you kingdom. You remember-a king
dom and Russia's ha cking For some
quiNotic reason that / don't profess to
understand. You refused the offer at less
than moments notice, and offered in
slant fight. You seized me most un-
Gallantly, ripped my veil. BETRAYED nv
identity to men from whom ii was a
secret. upset the plans of three years
that had cost millions. balked Russia s
plans in Persia. and made Egypt and all
British territory too hot for me and for
yourSelf-all in one mad minute And
you complain because ] called on them
% kill you in the heat of that mad min
ute
II did not hear myself complain" said
Dick.
You forget that you made your escape
in my carriage, leaving me in the SOUP
as your idiom is. 1t was only by the
most extraordinary luck that ! contrived
to reach my hotel In time 10 catch this
steamer with my maid and luggage.
Now |. too. am an outlaw. Are you i'm
agining yourself in my position, Mr..
In my rosition-when You reached
Russia-as I shall reach Russia-you
would no longer be a fugitive from
Justice"
NO" said Dick: and she heard him
catch his breath.
You are "a fugitive" She sat bolt up
right. and told the off points with q
cautioning forefinger. You dare not set
foot on British territory. and the wire
less waves are surely out against YOU