The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-08
CHAPTER XXI.
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(copyrisht. 1915. by The star Coz
soon after Tommy's departure
and before the triumvirate could
complete their arrangements for
the retreat 10 CULTS Island. the
streets contingent 20 Gordon BRr,
clay's house and the streets In the
neighborhood began 10 fill with
men and women. who looked like
the dregs OF tho city.
There was no actual violence IN
an Gunsdort arrived. He. high
above the crowd on an improyised
rostrum. roared for blood and ven
geance.
Then the police tried to disperse
the mob. and. after hard fighting
and the breaking OF many heads,
were overpowered. passed over and
swept aside Then the crowd be.
gan TO swarm over the tall iron
gates and the spiked iron fence.
This doae. the leaders rushed
into the house. and for a moment
we're halted BY the uneompromis.
Ing dignity and grandeur OF the
hall. Facing them was a flight OF
marble steps. At the top OF these
stood Gordon Barclay. The cor.
ners OF his mouth tNitehed with a
kind OF CLASSY contempt. He turn
ed slowly and passed thru n door
way that WAS Just behind him,
slammed tho door shut and locked
u. Now. however. be ran swiftly
thru the library. out at the other
end. and down n back stair to the
service courtyard. Here. headed
for tall wooden gates IN a tall brick
wall. over which xistaTia was fes-
tooned. stood n powerful limousine
car. On the box sat two brave and
handsome young men In the Bar
clay livery. In the body OF the car
sat Semmes and Sturtevant Stur-
tevant looked furiously angry
Semmes looked sea-sick.
The first man 10 enter the Ions
rich library was Gunsiorf.
Raging FOR his comrades 10 fol
low him. Gunsdort rushed the length
OF the room. found the back stair
down which Barclay had retreated.
and came in less time than II takes
TO tell Il. to the service court AZ the
back OF the house.
When Gunsdorf reached the court
yard. the gates we're half open. On
strong steel brackets. fixed 20 the
back OF the car, were two spare
rims. with inflated tires. These
formed a resting place for Guns.
DORIS feet and a grip for his hands.
But the first forward leap Of the
car, followed by a hair-raising
swerve to the left, almost threw
him off.
Shots were fired. The car went
over something soft that screamed
and that remained In the street aft
er the car had passed. and thwack.
ed like a newly landed fish.
Gunsdorf stood upon the spare
tires and chung 10 them. and the
lights OF New York whirled by.
The scene Of the riot was far be
hind.
And like grim death. his purpose
never swarying. Gunsdorf chung 20
the spare tires.
The old fishing town OF Giddings
was dark as sin.
The car ran half way thru the
little town. turned a right angle and
descended TO the wharves, and here.
in the darkness. stopped. Gunsdorf
was the first 10 alight; he slipped
into the shelter OF a shed that smell.
ed OF fish. and flung himself 10 the
ground.
He was in acute physical pain.
But. lying on the ground. with.
ing with exhaustion, he began to
recover little by little from the or
deal thru which he had passed, and
he was able TO keep an eye on the
car and on the shadowy men whom
he 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. con.
sent 20 venture out in the easterly
storm that was brewing and carry
them and their luggage TO Gull is
land.
The name Of his little schooner
was the Mary Nye.
The Mary Nye lay in the lee OF
the long wharf near the end.
was hold. formerly
used as a container for goldfish.
II still stank OF them The hatch.
way giving access TO this hold was
open. and into It Gunsdorf de-.
scended.
Gunsdorf was half crazy with IA
tigue. In a far corner OF the hold
he found a pile OF sacking and flung
down on them. But there
was something hard among them
that hurt him. He CROPPED for this,
and found that II was powerful.
two-handed auger. fixed with an
Inch and a half bit.
He pushed II 10 one side and In
4 moment was sound asleep
Barclay was restless. the cabin
vas stuffy and verminous; he pre-
ferred the deck and the open air.
So II happened that In passing the
main hatch. IN lull Of the wind.
be heard a sound as OF man snor.
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