Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-20

things, sir" finally said the
guide. Wed better get back into the
river"
Why. there's hardly ripple.
Il know that. It's the feel get once
in awhile, The ground swell doesn't
go down anything to speak of. They've
been coming in all day. Early this
morning the wind was blowing little
from the north She was in the east
when We started out"
Lester wet d finger and held 1t up.
shes back in the north again,
Shouldn't wonder
Lester, said Crawford seriously,
I've simply got to 90 to Pidgin if
Miss Wynne does. saw boat land
there an hour or so ago. She's gone
back TO Kingston.
Some one that's wise. Maybe,
though it was the lighthouse boat
Too fast Hydroplane. l spotted
her through the glass; caught
glimpse Of her step, as you call it.
And anyhow, there goes Uncle Billy.
All aboard"
All right If you say so, but it's
against my judgment"
BY the time Uncle Billy was crossing
the steamboat channel south Of the
spar buoy testers boat was just nos
ing outside Of Long point. Crawford,
intent upon watching Diana, missed
Testers frown of perplexity.
Crawford was determined not TO lose
sight of the woman he loved. Pidgln
island might be the key, but something
told him that Diana knew what it un
locked.
He wanted this fog cleared up
wanted to learn where she stood In this
tangle That she was against the
Smead cohorts he did not for one min.
ute doubt,
But what had she learned? What
+ was going TO he found on youder jun
/ bile? Why was she working alone
To what end: He lad told her what
his occupation was-why did she re-
/ fuse to confide III him, use his knowl-
edge?
I At shore dinner that noon he had
| given her every opportunity 10 do so,
and she had evaded him with the skill
/ Of a fencer. His success as n secret
T! agent was not only due 10 his In Sill
/ gence, but TO his infinite patience as
! well.
4 He would outwait her And where
was the scoundrel of a husband all
/ this time: He lost sight Of the gray
| panorama, the tossing boat beyond
| that handsome face with the SCARED
| chin. 4 cold air. like that which
/ sweeps over ice fields, entered his
/ heart. Was he the man:
+ His cogitations were rudely broken
/ in upon. He saw Lester stand up,
lean against the tiiler rope, and the
boat careered in an abrupt half circle.
| What's up2'
Look at Reeds bay! We've got to
| get out Of here quick.
! One of those inexplicably sudden
squalls from the north was coming out
of Reed s-small angry whitecaps top
| ping waves as green as maIachite.
! Lester. there's woman in Billy's
: boat, and they are headed for Pidgin. -
Bills crazy" shouted Lester.
! The squan struck-the air was bitter
cold.
Lester. when they turn back you
turn back, but not till then.
i tell you. Mr.. Crawford. this is q
bad hole to be in Time TO get out ]
know what I'm talking about
No doubt of it. Lester. but there
q woman out there"
| All right"
| The hoat came about sturdily.
:; Calmly Lester took the life belt frou,
/ under his rowing seat and buekfed II
on. Crawford followed his example.
! The real danger lay not in heading
for Pidgia. but in trying to land or
leave. The tempest-for there was
| nos no doubt in the mind OF either
man that this squat was backed BIZ
sterner stnn-would drive them with
out particularly grave danger: but 70
stop and turn In the middle distance
was a matter of life and death.
| a blow like this In the morning never
finished the day, but when the god Of
winds blew his pipes In the afternoon
snug harbors for mankind. 1t Is four
miles from Long point TO Piagin.
About mile cut the squat became
a tempest Ia fact.
Take the ropes cried Lester. stem.
| ping back into the stern with Crawford,
I'll watch her and meet en- as they
come.
He knelt. with a hand on the battery
switch. III Bill monkeys with his en-.
CINE, God knows what'a happen to the
DANCED fool. What's he thinking of.
O~<an't land ard We won't BE- . bls