The evening world., 1915-02-26

ouuIys JOuo0 was uhBBatU euo osoOHy
eyed from continual breaks In rest TO
ships: and a. yet had not managed
to pick up the Rosamund. about
which LonSuehays talked insist
entity. directing him TO hail her with
the password, ''Rothrock." and 70 an
stantly notify him. Longuehays. when
communication was established. Jones
and ! did net pretend TO understand
the situation, but We we're agreed
that any plan which threatsned the
safety Of the Red Reef light should
have our most determined oppod-
ton.
The men behaved well enough. sx-
cept for Q few drunken brawis. and ~
for the lady. I caught only occasional
glImpses Of her clipping In and out OF
the house from solitary strolis about
to spsak To her or TO justify myself In
her eyes. Somehow l felt I was-
we'll. not decent enough. and that In
spite Of my suSpicions concerning the
villainous plot In which she Wa en-
gagged.
On the morning Of the 20th Of De-
cember had Just come up from feed-
ing the two poor devils down In the
cellar when I noticed that snow
spirals were whirhng around the
gray house. and sifting In through the
doorisss space. I went upstairs to
carry this news to Jones. when l ran
we entered together. LonSuehays
held . chart In his hand. and this he
pinned down to Q rough table OF
wood In the attic. I glanced At 1t and
saw It to be q United States hydro
graphic chart Of the Atlantic Ocean
scrawled over with figures ana lines,
but having . straight red splotch
run ing from the West Indiss TO
Philadelphia
Jones'" he said. you should pick
up the Rosamund to-day. She should
be some hundred miles from here by
now-maybe more. but don't think
30. She's . slow old tub-only nine
knots-or II wouldn't have taken her
TT depends on how long her wires
are as TO whether We can get her
withi.i g. hundred miles" replied Jones.
"This outfit has the limit crowded on.
and that makes only . hundred and
ten miles Of communication"-
"The Rosamund has exactly the
same outfit." replied Longuehays.
"And I've calculated her oourse out
tn the finest point-she can't be moro
than q hundred miles from here at
this moment. Try TO get her"
Jones snapped down his key. calling
for Rosamund and repeating the pass
word. "Rothroch;" but the rssonator
remained obdurately silent. He told
Longuehaye Of his failure.
'Tts q damn funny thing" said
LonG,sehAye, but with no show OF
emotion. He fell TO calculating again:
and after ten or fifteen minutes an
nounced that his calculations were
perfectly correct: and unless some
thing had happened 10 the Rosamund
she should be within our range.
81 can only try. sir" replied Jones
patiently; and again sent the blue
spark scross the gap. But with no
result 20 far a. an answer was con-
earned.
"Are You sure somsthinx hasn't
gone wrong with ths outntf" asked
'Bsttsr have entity up and sea-
replied Jones. TT seems all right 70
NO."
entity came and glvs the attention
OF his trained eye to the matter.
"She's right as q trivet," ne said. Q
short while after. fright as right!
Rather"
Him." said Ionguehaye and did
some moro calculating.
II would have required much per-
suAsion TO get me out Of the room at
that moment: for finally we were to
have some light cast upon this mys-
terry which had shrouded us for the
past two weeks. I think Jones and
Chitty felt much tho same way: and
though an hour wore itself out we
manifested no signs Of impatience.
had repaenished the firs several times
and rolled and smoked half q dozen
cigarettes. staring out Of the dia-
mond paned window meanwhile at
the sitting snow which was blowing
In aud out Of the ptnsa.