The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-02-25

mesa. When you brought that young
woman aboard thought butter
wouldn't melt In her mouth. and for .
while I actually contemplated doing |
her the kindness OF tipping yoa over |
into The drink. sos she could lavish |
her tender affections on q regular guy, |
someone able 70 appreciate heF-mean-
Ing me. OF course. And irst thing
know. she ups and points gun AZ my
head and tips ms overheard, and then
makes a pretty bonfire out Of my
saiiboat And al the excuse you can
produce Ia that she's crazy In the
head Well, who said she wasn't?
Any woman who would consent TO
eiopa with you 10 az subject for a
commission do lunatico inquirendo. all
right"
~ you Indicted any sueh monoloEue
az that on judith" retoFted Mr., Law,
| = don't blame her for trying TO Stay
you. aud I'm sorry | inteTfered.
There's gratitude for you!" Mr..
Barcun remarked bitterly. u risk my
life for you. and you won't even LET
me talk about ltl"
III isn't your talking mind Its
the everlasting noise you make" Mr..
Law explained "Besides-llatsn'"
For a moment tho two maintained
attentive silence
A allken whisper troubled the 81.
leuce. little futter Of sound from far
across the waters. Gradually II gath
cred volume, became recognizable as
the liap Of cautious oars.
I'm going away from here, Mr..
Barcus announced guaFdedly. and gath.
cred his legs under him preparatory
to rising.
"ialt a ascond." Alan Law insisted,
rising Ia turn and graapIng the other
By the arm. They've got to land
haven't they and leave the boat
while they look for ua. Well. then.
what's to prevent cur hiding IN the
dunea and p
, Ia tha next breath. Look QUIT" he
ahrieked
/ With no warning whatever and
within nfty teet Of Thorn. CHASTITY
fiara broke out In full blaze on the
surface OF the water. revealing the
ahaps Of dory which had drawn In
unseen under cover OF the profound
darkness. and at the same time dis
covering to It's occupants the two
startled ngures on the beach.
Before they could stlr the weird
light KllmmeFad ON a polished weapon
Ia the bow Of the boat. a spitotu
tongue Of reddish flame spat out. Z
bullet sang between Messra. Law ana
narcua. aud with sad thud Of disap
polntment buried Itself tn the sands o
the wave eaten bluft behind them.
Like twin antomatona stirred to &C
ton BY the report, the two turned ant
pelled OF down the beach. 10 escap'
that deadly area Of illumination,
1 other ahota sped after them. ba
4 uans was 40 we'll aimed. and presently
nndinH u break Ia tho btuu. the
swung on into the grateful shelter O
the night.wrapped dunes.
Meantime the dury had grounded OF
the beach. and ita several occupants
four or Eve OF them. all men. appal
entity Jumping out. set OF In parsuI
IT the fuE,tivea. following the track
D Ia tha sand
The hlaCkness OF the night, how
ever. eonuptrCd with the savage labl
rtnth Of the dunes TO save Alan an
his companion
Within another ave minutes Will
w atlli the pursuit iiouadered and hla
10 phemea at random a round quartz
10 mlle 10 tho south Mr. Law and NJ
narcua we're noiseleasly squlrming q
On their bellies, like two snakes In "a
" seach,graas. ap the back Of a ten too
nd hluH And presently from les bro
n they locked down on the spot wheI
the dory lay Gals It's haW out Of waite
% Ha stern aaoat. under armed guar
Vesy sloSiy and ntnAlthtly Alan 4,
~ 10 Bile feet and swung back over h
shoulder a heavy club OF drtFtwood
ed A match spiutterod aeside the aol
'ar aad famed In the stili air, rolieytr
40 With ttn reddish CLOS a bFonned al
ne evil ytaase
nd The xaaFd pulled fass and had q
"a tobacco sell aklpN Shan the sky To-,
sxe Aayantaxp 81 bls tFsetfalncss and Z,
arv upoa htm ukn al avalanche
.hy simultaneously AlAa Aad Marcus 4
acsnded The tAes OF the bgas In u
.tla miniature taRdslldes duS tAemaelv
aut amd bY the time tAa dased a.
ia dlsatmsd guard bad sutiylepgly rvcJ
see erred 10 cry cue for help The aory ~
hundred yards 90 the beach a
ald making exeeltvut time In the dtrpct
ae- ~ that lonely xFesn uxhs
The eommaaeat precautions no
% ever. maaa thsm pause aud svat up
ana their ears wtstc vet a uttIe way n,
the their EeNt
ear Only an tssteees stlcncc reward
81 the atmoSt efforts Of their stralut
aad senses 40 sound was audible or
than tbs Eentle Whine Of an unsrpas
sly block. nothsnE Vas visible beyond
nre. sinister glare II that almost stations
green lantern.
Law what tAsnk'- RAreus Inquired
than dubious undeTtons