The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-31

Swiftly, Silently, June Gained the Deck.
sued their almost imperceptible way.
A touring car stopped on the street up
the hill.
1T is cold, my friend, is it not?" call
ed Henri as he rushed forward, bottle
in hand shall we warm ourselves
yesY'
Yep" rolled up the somber voice,
with frosty cordially, and the neck Of
the bottle disappeared in the slit of the
overcoat collar.
1.-THE motor tender from the Hilarity
it is not yet returned. eh?"
Nope"
''Voila!' Henri is even cheerful as
he races back up the dock. Il shall
return, my friend Monsieur Frappe."
AS Henri jumps into his car a dim,
fat figure sinks out of the shadows
and hops on behind.
Left alone momentarily, June threw
open the door which she had just lock-
ed and dashed back along the gangway
toward the pantry. At the end of the
passage she found a companionway
which led her up to the deck. She
rushed forward to the prov, taking in
at a glance that they were far from
shore and in the open water. The dis
tant lights Glowed DULY through the
mist, but just ahead of her, on the port
side, bore down the red and green
lights of a tug.
"Ahoyr' she cried. lifting her hands
to her mouth like a megaphone.
'Ahoyp' she screamed.
Strong arms seized her-the heavy
jawed officer she had seen as she had
| come on board. Two others came run
ming up. Edwards and Cunningham.
Close behind were Tommy Thomas
and Mrs. Willard, the former laughing,
the latter panic stricken. A handker-
chief was pressed against her mouth.
and the tug flashed by.
1t was Edwards and Cunningham
who dragged June down into the GRIM
son and gold salon, and as June was
| jostled in the first thing she saw was
the dark, handsome face Of Gilbert
| Blyei He was standing at the porta-
BILE buffet, quietly drinking a glass Of
winei
P. Wilkins and wife came running in,
and Edwards, painting. his heavy lips
parted in a half snarl and half grin.
released his hold on June.
"Lock her up" he ordered and Joined
Blye at the buffet Blye lifted his
glass. suavely smiling. as June, now
unresisting, was led away.
Inside her stateroom June locked her
door and at the same time heard It
bolted from the outside.
On the dock the overcoat and cap
watched the figure of Henri with
drowsy interest; also a short. thick
figure.
''Say, what do they wantT' the short.
thick figure asked with stiff lips.
Didn't I tell you before to hike?'
husked the warm steam of breath.
Get Off the dock"
1.-THE beautiful little motorboatr' in
terrupted Henri, with ingratiating en-
thusiasm. MY friend NJ. F1ambeau,
would it not be possible
Nope"
"Voilar Henri was quite cheerful.
81 shall return again, my friend
Frappe."
Henri was just starting his car and
the short, thick figure had just skunk
out OF the shadows to hop on behind
when the overcoat and cap sat on. the
edge Of the dock, with their feet dan.
Cling toward the water.
"Ahp' breathed Henri to the stiff fig
ure beside him. "At last it arrives
We shall waltz
els there any left?'' husked a voice.
Pardon" abjectly apologized Henri
"a thousand pardons. Mile MarieF
And he produced fresh bottle.
The thick. short figure sinking back
into the shadows wiped its lips with
its tongue and shivered-
Dawn-slowly the chill, gray mist
which lay upon the river began tc
clear.
VOLTA" cracked the voice OF Henri
but the tone was cheerful still "Hs
sleepsl"
1t was true The overcoat and cap
after bobbing and swaying dangerous
~ over the waters edge for hour aftel
hour, had at last stretched out on thu
dock for the slumber due to a nigh
Waterman who was thoroughly at cas-
and thoroughly warm
Henri and Marie, with all the menta
effect OF stealthiness, sprang into thu
swift looking little motorboat
A short. thick figure came painful,
waddling out on the dock and shool
the overcoat The cap wabbIed-
-Heyr This was from the short
thick figure. but the aperture through
which the sound came was so stif