The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-04

What's the mattsrg"
Nothing" Barcns told her. Il shut |
the engine ufI--thata aIl J."
Tempers were sh0rt in that hour,
and Alan was annoyed To think that
the rest Of his beloved should need
leAsly have been disturbed
What did you do that for?" be de-
manded sharply
because I jolly we'll wanted TO.
l BarcuH returned In tone as brusque.
oh. you did-eh9"
Yea. | did happen 10 be
| bOsainE this end ~ the boat and 10
have sense enough TO realize there's
no sense at all In our wasting fuel the
Way We are--cruising nowhere!"
| Well" Law contended. struck BY
the fairness Of this argument. sdt un
able to calm his uueasiness Just the
same. We might"
Yes. OF course. we might" Barcus
snapped We might whole lot. We
might. for instance. be heading for
spain. for ali you or l know TO the
contrary. And In such case. for one
respectfully prefer To have gas enough
to take Us home again II ever this
da- blessed fog lifts!"
And for several seconds longer the
stiffness strangied their spirits in its
ruthless grasp,
Then OF sudden a cry shrilled
through the fog, so near at hand that
Il seemed scarcely more distant than
over the side
Alloy Help, Alloy there' Help"
So insistent. so urgent was It's &C
cent that. coupled with the surprise.
IL brought the three as one TO their
feet. SIT a,tremble. their eyes seeking
ono another's faces, then shifting un
eaEily away
what can II beY' Rose whispered
aghast. shrinking into Alan's ready
, arm.
"A woman" Barcus put in harshly
Judith" the girl moaned,
Alan shook himself together, Elm.
poasiblel" he contended. Il saw her
That doesn't prove she didn't come
! up" nafcus commented acidiy.
/ "AhoyI Motorboat aho o-oyl Heip!"
: "And that" narcus pursued sadly.
''Iuat proves she did come up blame
/ the mckl Alive she L.. and kicking:
. stand clear. An able-bodled pair OF
4 lungs was back OF that hail. my friend
q and you needn't tell me | don't know
4 the duleet accents OF that angelic con
: traltol"
h without needing him. Alan cupped
4 hands 20 mouth and sent an answer,
q ms cry ringing through the murk;
r "Ahoyl Where are you? Whore
away
. Thereon the Fest--haif drowned
|. pertAhiag with chilli"
J, How does my voice bsarf" Alan
4 called hack
4 what the dickens do you earsf'
BArcus interpolatod suspiciuoaly.
n ITO port" the response rang through
= the fog. "starboard your helm and
.. come In slowly"
a "RiGhtol Half q mlnutei" Alan 70
~ piled reasAnrinkly
Al Like helll" Mr. Rarcus muttered Ia
II hla throat an be Jumped down into the
engine pic and bent over the hy.wheel
LsaplnG on the forward thwart and
q. balancing himself peFilously near tn,
"a Eunwale. Alan strained his vision
II vanity against the opacity Of the fog
Cant make cut anything" b,
Erumbled. looking back start hel
up but slows the word and war,
ruet'"
Nothing doing" BarCus retortsS
curtly The motto II nov Pull spec,
Astern,' as you must know"
20 come' We cant leave wonat
Il cut therein Ak like that"
N "Cant We You watch HArcul
Erunted mAleyoleutly. rocking tn,
4 heavy NV heel With all his might. 10
4 the meteor had turned suddenly stub
N born
"Alan'~ Rose pleaded. laying a han,
upoa his sleeve Think ~hat
moansl ! know Il sounds heartlcss @
nae and its my e~u sister hut yui
hi know ho~ mad she h Wild With ha
III tired and jealousy n you take her int
81 this boot. ~ your li,s OF herul"
"tf 80 leave Der out there Ala
rvtortsd shaking bis arm IMPATIENT
free "lts her lite on cur headat"
l AZ ybls iunrturv the motor too
3 charge % the argument, ending Il 4
Nj asumary fashion with a smart .,
Il al0aioa ia the cylinder Il started 81
I'll unyN gee tedly AZ Que and the cam
Tine almost dislocattnG the arm q
~ Nj harvus and pr-cipgtaJinE Ala
overheard.
u was not Eiveu him 60 kuo~ VIA
)" was hApPsninE until be found himsel
as Ia the water. be struggled to the go,
ee face Just In time 10 see the bows O
90 The hfsboa, bach away and vanish int
IRE The mist
IA.
90 CHAPTER XVI,