Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-30


open yosr ofSice. YosH get your dos
l.r ali rieht~
"An right he erumhsed. reopening
the door Of the Telegraph booth and
making a second light inside. There 3
blanks and q peacf Write ysus mes
sage. Vt amt often I Do this--o3t III
make an exception Tor you"
Alan delayed hons enough only to
make q few Inquiries. drawing cat
the information that. for one who had
sot patience TO wait the morning
train northboand. the quickest ~ay
TO any city Of Importance was BY boat
across Buzzards bay 10 New Bedford
Boats. n was implied. we're pientl
ful readily 10 be chartered.
A timetable supplied all other need
ful advice. Alan wrote his message
sxiftly
Addressed to Dieby. his man Of
business In New York. II required that
gentleman to arranee for q moter-cor
TO be held in waiting on the water
front of New Bedford from 9 90 q =.
until called for In the name Of n1r.
Law, as well ~ for . special train q
Providence. On similar provisions.
But now. though he was all uReon-
scioas Of the fact. he went no more
alone.
His shadow In the moonlight kept
him company upon the sands. and
above. on the edse OF the bluffs. an
other shadow moved on parallel
course and at q pace seduloasly pat
termed after his.
He found his sweetheart and bio
friend much - he had left them. with
this differenoe-thst Mr. Barcus nov
lay fat on his back and snorinS
Justify.
He Wss wakened quickly enough.
however. by Alsns news.
But when II was the turn Of Rose
they faltered. She lay % still. -
trayed her exhaustion % pateotly iA
every line Of her unconscious posture.
- well - IN the sharp pallor q hss
face upturnea 10 the moon. thas n
seemed scarcely less than AownriSht
inhumAaity to disturb her
None the less. II had TO - aOne.
Aha hasdSael hts heart with ths ~
mindes of their urgent necessity, 0nl
evsntually brought her 70 With IL
ail Of few drops of brandy.
Between them. they helped her up
the beach, past the point. ana q length
70 the loor Of the hotel. whese-ssani-
natsl BY the ners promise e fooA-
Rose lisenGa0el their arno anl 60
teeol without moro assistance; while
Bascue was deterrsd from trsedins
hes heels In his own fsnishsl eaeer.
mess. BY the hand Of Alan falling hsav.
ily upon his arm.
Waltz" the latter admonishol IN
. half-whisper. Look therel"
Barcus followed the direction Of his
e&ture--and was transfixed by the
sight Of . rocket spearing into the
night-draped sky from . point invis-
ible beyond the headland Of the light
house.
The two consulted one another with
startled and fearful eyes.
A with one voice they murmured
one word: judith" To this Alan
added gravely: "or some spy OF
hers!"
Then rousing. Alan released his
friend, with . smart shove urging him
across the threshold Of the hotel.
GO on" he insisted, "join Rose and
get your supper. III be with you as
soon as ] can arrange for q boat. Tell
her nothing more than that-that !
thought 1t unwise TO wait until every.
body was abed before looking round. "
He turned to find his landlord ap-
preaching from the direction OF the
hotel barroom- And for the time II
must have veered to a favoring quar-.
ter. for the question was barely ut.
tered before the landlord lifted q will.
ing voice and hailed q fellow towns.
man idlins nearby.
Hey, Jake-come herei"
Introduced as Mr.. Breed, Jake
pleaded guilty to ownership of the
fastest and stanchest power-cruiser
in the adjacent waters, which he was
avariciously keen to charter.
They observed haste religiously:
within ten minutes they stood upon q
float at the foot of fight OF wooden
steps down the side of the town wharf,
while the promised rowbOat of Mr.
Breed drew in, at most leisurely pace,
TO meet them.
Aboard and away from the wharf
the burden of Alan's sOIicitude seemed
to grow lighter with every squeal
OF the greaseless oarlocks. with ev,
cry dip and splash of the blades
which, welded by q crew of yiIlainoas
countenance. brought them nearer the
handsome motorboat which Mr.. Breed
designated as his own. 1t was not
until Alan looked up suddenly to find
Mr. Breed covering him with a re
volver Of most vicious character that
be had the least apprehension of any
danger nearer than the ofing, where
| Judfth's schooner might be lurking
waiting for its prey to come out and
be devoured