Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-09

niGh;-mass have b~srayed the snas
that ,hey had turned the tsbsss lsaS
bsfoss tAs sSry ssss Ne tasAoss sA0aaD.
The conaaonssf prscasstoas. hoO-
ever. made them pause and ~ u2oa
their esru ~hiis yet . attas way freo
their goal
Only an ousinous silence rewsxded
the gtma~; efforts Of their strsinsnS
senses. no sound wss sadibie other
than the gentle whine Of sn uaereAsed
block. nothing Vas visible beyond the
sinister glare of that almost stationary
green lantern.
What think" Barcus Inquired in
q dubious undertone.
No telling Alan replied in the
came manner "An a chance"
You've got ths; gun handy 7"-with
ssfsrsnes ~ the rife of ~hiah thsy
AAA dsspoiled the victim Of tbs shv's
ulfaith.
Here"
-Then-llet's % TO III Give vay's
a dozen lasty STROKES brought them
alongside the schooner. and - the
dory scraped the waist Of the larger
vessel the two young men dropped
oars. rose. and seizinS the los gun
wales. lifted themselves 10 the aoch
Nothing opposed them. the dsck was
iGnossnt Of other footsteps thsn tAsr
own, the schooner ~ siisat - oaly .
bsoalned ship can be-
without further consultasioa. 49,
~ quickly sft ssA Gown ths soNpss-
tsaway to The cabin, ~hsss . 1in hGht
bsrned-a smOhy lamp swinging y
Olnbals shove . cluttersl tsbls.
q ths tee seassroom Aooss sao -
saDsl aa empty cabin. the otAss -
lschsA.
Trying the handle roughly. AlaA
fancisA he hoard . sound within- Pauo-
ing. hs callsl. With . thrill - Ssassul
hope:
Hello. In there!"
The respons wss cry a inepoAulouo
delight: "Alanl"
BY way Of answer Alaa hurls1 No.
ssn bodily against the door. A. -
second impact Of sAoulAsso bacha1 ~
. hunArsd snA eighty pOSn1s q ss1b1
Aesh anl determinstioa. the l0cA splia-
tered away from its sochSt. sAs 49,
Asv opsa With banS-anl Ala hAe
the room With . cry: "Rooe!"
His swsetheart met hin hAlf- -vay,
hss arms upliftsd. her sO~nAsaonss
tFansAGureA.
Ana M. Darcvs turDsl oAA OaoO0
sscsndsA The companiosway. - nass
wrinklsA vteA nisgivin0s.
-Dbsst n know how - sAAaO -
eaa tell en- apart, - psoas0s1 ~
that ! blame him FOR taking . chanaD:
It wouldn't pain me any 70 Anl -
I'l ktsssA the wrong IN by nioAahoe
nO< that is. unlsss che aiAnr - -
ny technique.
In that cass." he sliowsl 4 Ou0
ths ssassl wosh - apt 10 psU~o ~
srabls AGonisinG!"
Some ten minutes loAGe Q haAl fsU0
tAs Aseh bssAs the sobsass = -
lovers
Below thers! I say-LAvi-OinA
e-soming!"
Rightol Hall Q minutei"
But that stipulated delay VS. sew
eral times multiplied before Alan
showed up on deck to md Barcus
bending . laborious hack 10 the CAP
stan.
Lend . hand. can't your" Barcus
complained. blowing heavily. Il didn't
interrupt your amous Just 10 get an
audience. The sooner ve set this
anchor in"
Alan checked him with . hand %
his arm. Whats that" he demanded
in . tone tense with apprehension.
The muf1ed running OF q y-duty
marine motor drifted down a the
wings OF the sluggish wind.
Don't ask me-Im afraid TO guassi"
But they couldn't possibly,"
Since when did you set up b -
. Judge OF possibilities? Nothing prob
able ever happened to you in all your
yong life far's can make out. A
for mel know there are at least two
life-saving stations on Nauset, both
with modern equipment-motor life
boats and all; and nothing will ever
ISisudut me tndl pack OF wolves
would stick at breaking in and conss
eating one Of the same. It's as likely
as not-Only more so. Our present
business Is TO get the HI out of here
and not advertise our exit. either.
Take that port light In and dowse II,
while | do the same by the starboard
Then duck below. warn your Dulclnea
and put out the cabin lamp. That way
II this blaclness and our bulllucs
only holds-we may manage an eva.
sionl"
There followed an exceedingly busy
quarter OF an hour for two constrained
4 in pitch darkness to rrupe their way
about the decks and famiIiarize them.
4 selves with the idiosyncrasies Of q
! strange two-master. Nevertheless, the
| end OF that period found the sehoone,
I with canvas fun and sheets taut q
/ good easterly breeze abearn, swiftly
weaving a wake southvards-theH HIGHT
on Monornoy point watching her curl