The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-03

were 80 cramped from gripping the tires ne
coulo NOT have held or pointed a gun; they
were shaking like leaves of poplar trees i'll
wind. He was In acute physical pain.
But. lying on the ground, writing with
exhaustion, he began to recover little by
little from the ordeal through which he had
passed. and he was able to keep an eye on
hated, and to listen to what they had to say
to each other and to the fisherman whom
they routed from his bed. and who finally
for a prodigious sum of money. consented
TO venture out in the easterly storm that
brewing and carry them and their lug
gage to Gull Island.
The name Of his little schooner was the
Mary Nye She was at the end Of the long
wharf, half unloaded. No he had given up
fishing; there was more money in coasting.
They couldn't start at once; he would have
boy. Had they really come all the way
from New York? They must be hard set.
Better come to the house. He'd rout the
misses out Of bed. and she'd give them
coffee.
Barclay gave some orders to his driver.
and much money; also he gave much money
to the other man on the box, and he shook
hands with them both and thanked them for
their devotion to him. and told them that
their future would be his care.
Then the car went one way and the
hnanciers and the fishermen went another,
and presently Gunsdorf. doubled half over.
like crippled with rheumatism. rose
from his hiding place and hobbled off in a
third.
wharf near the end. She was dirty little
ship. Amidship was a hold, formerly used
container for Goldfish; it still stank of
them. The hatchway giving access to this
hold was open. and into it Gunsdorf de-
scended. 1t seemed to him, after exploring
the schooner from stern to stem. to offer
the best means of concealment. The little
cabin aft was cleaner. 1t would be the
choice Of the triumvrate for their own
quarters.
Gunsdorf was half crazy with fatigue In
a ar off ha hn1 he a
sacking and flung himself down on them
But there was something hard among them
that hurt him. He CROPPED for this. and
found that it was powerful. two-handed
augur. fixed with an inch and half bit.
He pushed it to one side and in a moment
was sound asleep.
Barclay was restless; the cabin was stuffy
and verminous; he preferred the deck and
the open air. So it happened that in passing
heard a sound as of man snoring. He
had left Semmes and Sturtevant complain
ing of the discomforts Of the cabin. Cap
tain Nye was at the wheel, the two men and
the boy forward.
.Here," thought Barclay, we've got a
stowaway aboard. Some poor son-of-a-gun
OF wharf rat, suppose"
He strolIed aft
There's someone asleep in the main
hold" he said.
1.-The hell there isl"
you can hear him snoring II you listen
at the hatchway."
WELL let him snore."
Gradually IL OaWneo upon barclay tnat
the presence on the schooner of man I'M
known and untouched for was not pleasant
So he descended into the hold, struck a
match and had a look at the sleepers face.
Then very softly he returned to the deck.
half crossed the hatch, and. thrusting his
head through the opening that remained, he
called loudly, wake up. there!"
The shores ceased and were followed by
kind of sleepy grooming.
"Gunsdorf." called Barclay, in sharp.
tncisive voice, "can you hear me?"
II hear you"
what are you doing on this boat?"
No