Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-31

ny Sf8. II SHOW you tlA true N4tNttss'
said T. 4 am more careiess Of taking
treasure than of capturing q certain
maiden who ices before us yander on
a swift craft. speedier than our own.
Lay me alongside OF Der. this week.
next month. this winter. and my snare
of the other booty shall be yours!
BLACK Bart" said Ladtte, Il knew
something was sort Of botherins yon
50 it's you for the fair captive, auhf
we sped on now STEADILY. day Icy de
licbtful day. ana ever arose IN my soul
new wonders at the JOY Of life itself
things that had escaped me IN my plod-
ding business life
We came. knew not after how
many days forgotten in detail-after
passing. each avoided as "a pestilence-
MANY cities prosperous in commerce
qIougside the river port Of the city OF
St Louis. crowded with motley ana
misft shipping Of one sort or other.
where our craft might moor without
fear Of exciting any suspicion. ID spite
Of our .omiBous name, for ! had the
precauIon to lower our flag of the
skull and crossbOues.
I sought out the man most apt to
know Of any considerable vessels dock
ing there and made inquiry for any
power yacht ]25 feet long white aud
black vertiIators, white hull with blue
line, dying the burgee Belle Helene or
some such name. None could advise
me for q time. and ! looked in vain. as
bad in every dock in GOO miles. for
the trim hun Of my yacht At last one
old mariner in rubber boots. himself
skipper of a houseboat south bound
for a winters trapping. admitted that
he had seen such d craft three days
before.
'sDid she docb7" / demanded
sure she did, and lay overnight /
remember it we'll enough. for saw her
lie up. And that evening her owner
went ashore and uptown and with
him his bride ! observation-disclosures
girl in an the town. They must have
been married, for he WAS looking like
be owned her That was, let1me see.
two days ago or maybe four. They
came aboard her next morning. all
three-there was a old party along:
girls mother Iikeiv-around II o'clock
and in a little while cast off and Went
an down river AS fine boat as ever
mad. rho river run-stfu MS a mouse
she was. bur quick SIS Il cat and around
ste Genevieve, / reckon. before 7 got
back to my own scow after helping
them off here. No wonder her owner
ma, -,,.,,7 r.. stood mn tho sr7afra--
- H.. r1~5 WI sbo,I5,,,+ ba
owning ! boar ana a Girl like that?a
hotIy.
,.W-Hv how do Won know he don'tF"
demanded INV seaaoinz man.
~Who should know if not myseifE"
.sShot You talk like you owned herr
81 do Own herl"
ut looks like il. Which DO you mean
her fine YACHT or her the girI"t
..Dotb-ro1 Than is well nc least I
,zrn The hoarr
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r., III. .~s,,l ,-,.,..4 bave 70 rrava If n 7
v-as aim And n he didn-r look like
he owned her or was going fo III ear
YOUR own gas. tank there and them two
Kids fu il fer good measure"
..Ah. ba. Cal Davidsour~ said to nv
self through NV set teeth "T5iHe do
Won tbfnk thar Won are discovered I'm
vour sins. and little do You know that
the 0venzer is on your track. Bat have