Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-15

The light came nearer. moving toward
the island from the east Then It dis
appeared, and after few minutes ap
peared again, and a few seconds later
both green and red lights showed-quite
distinctly. But in another minute they
had both vanished.
'An old trick, that, Denham. What
do you make of it?"
"out of hand, my 1ord-boat drifting. I
should say. The wind Is bringing her
down the channel here. That's about
what It seems to me-swingng round
and round, she is-going anyhow"
The lights, now one, now the other,
now both together, came closer and closer,
dancing up and down on the crest of the
waves. Denham and Lord Arthur moved
quickly to the eastern end OF the island
and stood there, watching and wondering
If there was any one on board the boat
and whether she would ground on the
sandspit or be swept past the island and
run ashore on the great sandbank to the
west
"shsn give her hail. my lord3' que
ried Denham.
Moved better walt Denham
I'm afraid-there has been an accident
my nephew"
He paused. perhaps unwilling to dis
play any emotion before the detective
We'll, my lord," said Dsnhan, ''tha
Yes, and, of course II may not be the
craft we're waiting for"
For ten minutes neither OF them spoke
"N"n the two lights seemed to stop and
the green one disappeared. The red re-
NAMED quite motionless. II came no
nearer to Them and 1T no longer danced
up and down on the rise and fall OF the
water.
Aground" said Lord Arthur, con the
spit Come along, Denham. You'll have
to get your feet wet"
Wish we had Light my lord rua
NOT sure there isnft 2 channel between us
wen risk thsA-swtm 1t n nsess-
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lord. The tide is running out"
Wait! Not minute. II you're afraid,
you can stay behind"
'oh, Tn not afraid, my lord said
Denham, and he followed Lord Arthur
on to the smooth. wet ridge OF sand. Be
fore they had gone a dozen yards their
feet splashed in the water. Ten yards
farther on they were up to their knees
and small waves splashed them as high
as the waist. The water did not get any
deeper, but by the time they reached the
stranded boat they were wet through.
Lord Arthur took the port light out OF
IT'S socket, and the outline OF the vessel
showed clearly in the red glow. It was
motorbost about 40 feet over ali, and
seven feet in the beam, with a cabin a,s
tending from the bows to within 10 feet
Of the stern. Built of steel throughout
she looked both strong and fast.
Seems sound enough said Lord
Arthur as they climbed on board
'~Yes," Denham repliedi '1f she'd CONS
TO grief at all she'd havs Eona down ike
stone, It's miracle to me she's kent
afioat with no beam to speak Of"
They round the cockpit half full of
water, and as the waves stopped again N
the side of the stranded boat a sbowsr os
spray swept across IT, Lord Arthur
made his way into the cabin through an
| open door, and the red light Of tha
lamp showed = table and two long berths
and q heap OF crookery and odds and ends
| lying in the water ON the floor In Shz
| far corner lay what seemed like a hasn
OF rugs and blankets.
mo one here. my lord said oAnbsp,
You'd better go on into the engine room
| --for'ard
Lord Arthur made his way through III
water to the far end of the cabin and
| pulled aside one Of the rugs. faea
looked up at him with wtds-open eyes and
a grinning mouth-ths fass OF = man with
a black beard,
~Here. you come ont OF mis- = h.
shouted. and gripping the man by the
| collar he dragged him up TO a sitting mo-
| sitid4 The eyes stin stared at him fha
/ lips still gr1nned He let 80. ana fba
man fell back to his original position
oh, Heaven" he muttared, ''ths fellow
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