The Washington herald., 1915-12-12

five minutes gone the captain struggled
already with an inclination to take his
five minutes more Dick undid all that
the princess had accomplished and left
the captain wondering why IN the name
OF Russia he had not treated this good
ieiiow like an emperor from the first.
Without committing the belief to actual
| shape In her mind. the princess had come
TO believe that she and Fate were sister
nothing to astonish her when Fate. arm
in-arm with usbeg Ali Khan produced
an unexpected card and played II straight
into her hand
She was content to do nothing so long
as Dicks aim was Trebizond, but once
they were In the Black Sea, headed east
| ward. she began to work on the captain
/ to omit his call on the southern shore.
steam straight for Batum," she urged
But Dicks strong personality had al
| ready too far undermined her influence.
There was consignment OF tin-plate
| In the hold for Trebizond. and the cap
| tain made that good enough excuse for
| firm insistence on his course. She de-
| cided on a master stroke that would dis
| arm Dick Anthony and leave him free
apparently to go his own way. vet that
would surely bring him TO her goal.
81 have changed my mind she told
the captain. II. too. will leave the ship
| at Trebizond."
Her mind made up. she made no secret
| Of her plan, but told the maid to drag
| the trunk out where Dick Anthony could
see II. and to pack IL in full view.
Dick began to think that the end of
interference was In sight. He knew ut
| terly nothing about women. and did not
| want to know. When they came in sigh
i of battlemented TrebiZond and the prom
ontory that sticks out to catch the Black
| Sea silt he was standing amidShips. The
princess. coming softly down the bridge
companion. caught him unawares.
h,v Il.
she held out a hand as Dick spun around
| to face her.
'.Good-by." There was humor-good-
natured humor-in eve and voice and
| attitude. She sensed il instantly.
| Il leave the ship here. / understand
| that you intend going ashore. but | don't
expect We shall meet again-ever. hope
to get a life on a gunboat to the Crimea.
I'm sorry you won't let me be of serv-
ice to yoU.'
She held out her hand. ungloved She
smiled, too. Her violet velvet eyes look
ed little moist. or so Dick thought. He
held out his hand instantly.
May We part friends?' she asked. Il
would like to remember You in your best
isuc. Just to ohlige me before I go?
Won't you and your man get out your
strange Instruments and play Scottish
| mentalist. 1t was good excuse. TOO, for
getting away from her. He ard An
dry went to their cabin. and two minutes
iater STROBE out together on the poop with
mat swing OF the hips that Scotsman
Keeps Tor hagpipe music. Should Aud
Accaaintance was appropriate enough.
II skirted across the water very likely
, for the first time since the Highland reei-
ments played II coming back from
Crimea. So a signalman on n nearby
RUSSIAN gunboat came out of a day
dream-heard, looked. used his telescope
Neither Dick nor Andry saw the Prin-
cess Olga's maid down on her knees by
the bridge rail on the port side waving.
| over again. But the Gunboat lowered a
motor launch and as the Nizhni- -Novgorod
dropped anchor half a mile out from the
siited harbor. the launch came along
fore the ship had lost her way a Russian
nava! officer was standing on the un-
washed deck. talking earnestly to the
princess and making no attempt to con-
OF his conversation.
Damn" swore Dick II he had 10 he
arrested he would have preferred his own
countrymen,
But no arrest came vet lie watched
them swing a derrick overslda. saw the
princess. her maid. the trunk and the
otncer all lowered into the boat. and saw
Andry leaned on the other side about
midships. He was interested In the bum
boat coming out In the wake of a pre-
a
man in uniform who might or might not
be Turkish officer-light- skinned
black-bearded. straight, who stood in the
stern and peered through binoculars
The bumboat came alongside. and the
work began at once of lowering the tim
plate into IL. The man in uniform came
up the Jacobs ladder slowly. like a
landsman.
He walked straight up to Andry and
saluted him.
Il am from Alexandria. 80 he said in
English. II have come to offer my sa-
laams to Mr.. Anthony. I am his friend
I have seven men In Trebizond who serve
me. We all offer our salaams."
Wait here. them" commanded Andry,
showing him knotted: freckied fist.
"Dinna move a foot till I come hack"
He hove himself up on to the poop and
clutched the rail beside Deck on the other
side of the ship
mon who led the cheerin' back in Alex
andria? We do? Awcpl he's doom yon-
der and wants to speak wi We
Dick stepped across the poop and star
ed hard at the man who waited. then
drew out Of sight again
''Is there no such thing as lost scent
ever he asked. SO that's why they
were laughing. eh' Pan-lslam move
Trebizond- Think they can drag me in
here as easily as there, Tell the man I
haven't a word to say to him, Andry."
Andry Obcycd-
''If you're going ashore. the bumboat's
going now. Mir Anthony" the captain
called.
I'm going ON t" Ba;mn with YOU
answered Dick.
Ten minutes later. Dick and the prin-
cess stared at each other from the sterns
Of two different ships. and a third man
swore as he stared in turn at each Of
them. through binoculars. from a bum
boat loaded with tin-plate.
"Bismillah' Have 7 come thus for to
fail?'' he asked himself. Or may others. |
too. take steamer to Batum-others and
their servants? .Nllah, But he is a proud
man. that Anthony
The wireless apparatus on the Gunboat |
cracked and an argument went ont
that was borne on sparks enough to Keep |
the Batum operator on his mettlc. Mean |
while. the PunbOat got her anchor Up |
and steamed in wide semcircle. MAX |
ing nearly two knots To the NiZhni-Nu |
gorod's one. The gUnbOat was leading |
by tn" time that night fell So n process
sion steamed alonG-headed hv the pTin |
cess-fOllowed by Dick Anthony. who |
thought himself free AT last--and brought |
up at quite considerable distance in tn" |
rear by a third party OF eight men on
4 coastinE steamer. |
At Ratum Dick gave the captain his |
revolver back with 4 laugh and hand |
shake and drove straight to a shop where |
English readymade clothes were on sale |
on most terrific prices. There he fitted |
out himself and hndry so that they w"rc |
at least presentahle when they arrived i
at the hotel
Later. after they had turned the hotel
inside out and produced Il bath for him