New-York tribune., 1915-03-07

HIS Slight but usually alert and wiry frame appeared
to have shrtnk He remained deaf to Pcridot's sug-
gcstion as to the brandy and became curousy inter
escd in the red gcam OF the lighthouse, which came in
sight just before the bar was reached.
The Breton imagined that his employers bodily re-
sources had been unduy taxed. Catching the eye OF
the yachts skipper (whosc name by the way, was
William Popplc) he nodded toward the tller pointed
straight ahead and held up a finger. IVAN mineet he
said.
Captain Poppe was not to be outdonc in linguistic
amenities. "Combrcuc; he grinncd, and took con
troll.
Pcridot thrust hi, head into the hatch "Mam'sec,'
he said "Thcsc poor devils teeth chatterng with
the cold. VIII YOU pass the cognac?'
Yvonnc felt the urgency OF the request. Nearly
every man was wet to the skin, and the wind bit
kccnlv She abandoned her nurses work for the mo-
mcnt, opened a locker and produced bottle of gen
size.
Here YOU are" she said. "Scc that a little is left.
have given some to the men, and hope my other in
valid will soon be able to take a small quantity
THE fisherman removed a plug which had replaced
the ordinary cork, and handed the bottle to Cap
tain Popplc The brandy a fine old liqueur, brown,
and mellow and smooth to the palate, and Popple took
a draft worthy Of a Russian Grand Duke
"Gosh" he said, passing the bottle to lngersoIl
"that's the stuff 1t warns the cookies OF yer heart
Ingcrsol swallowed mouthul. 1t seemed to re
store his wits The eye OF the lighthouse had changed
from red to green. at is singular he said how
quality of evil can be associated with certain coors
Red means danger and possible death, while green i'm
plies a Jealous love pcrously akin to hate.
He had not the least notion Of the incongruity of
such remark lust then He might have been making
conversation for some boarding school miss whom
Yvonnc had brought a summer cruise.
The other man. puzzled stared stoidly into the gath
ering gloom.
"Whcn you're plashn' at sea a dark night YOU
find them colorcd sectors mighty useful, Sir all
he could find TO say.
Ingcrsol reused himself as though from sleep, and
indeed he had been wholly unconscious OF his surround
ing5 during the las, few minutes. "Oh doubtless, ne
said apologctcalv. 80" was thinking aloud, foolish
habit You were telling me about the owner OF tn"
Stella Carmac is the name, think; knew Walter
II. Carmac many years ago. He was very tall, but
slightly built Surely man cannot change his physique
So markedly in the course Of, say, twenty years;
We'll as TO that Sir only the other day was talSn
Of Mr. Car,uacs size Mr. Raymond, the gentleman
with the broken Mr. Carnacs secretary, he is).
an hc said the rlyno used to hc thin ath once
Plap. +, was a case Of laugh and grow tat. Very
pleasant gentleman. Mr. Caunac was; an his lady too
one of the best Excuse me, Sir, but couldn't hcp
stari1 at vour -ir Shc'i that ike Mrs Carmac its
surprising. # ANYONE aid they mother an daugh-
ter. ~ asrc, al or,c-ii didn't know different
Their. was a pause. Pcrilot had intrustcd the sup
lv Of brandy 20 T0l,machc for further distribution
Ilc cam. al, now. rs careful plotting would soon be
needed.
~Olcc were inside. Aloneicur he ad, well set the
men at work by turns with the sweeps. That will
drive the chill away.
Ingorsol explained the scheme 90 the skipper, who
gave it his hearty approval.
Did the yacht belong to Mr.. Carmac?" went on the