Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-10-15

ever, was not watching the moonlight
his eyes were fixed upon a motor
boat that sported itself like some
huge shark in the waters Just beyond
He drew forth a white handkerchief
He stepped into the aperture between
the canvas curt@ns, grasped the rail
with one hand and shook the handker,
chief
. lncz noted that a small black cross
had been placed upon the canvas cur
tain. She looked at her feet There
was another cross upon the deck
Then she turned and faced the crowd
watching with keen eyes.
Joe WelcheI$ from. far across the
deck caught the CLINT of, those same
eyes--he had been watching for them
He bent oyer1Annette,
Look at the freak" he said, that
tied up to Inez-I mean Irene Courier
always call her lncz somehow Let's
go and see the freak"
The freak said Annette, has dis
appeared -
F.. She was not the only person on the
deck who noticed that. Some half
dozen naval officers IN spick and span
uniforms noted It, also and started
double quick toward Inez Castro.
Half way they stopped for her escort,
M Romanotf, had reappeared. He
smiled as Joe came up with Annette
and. waved his hand.
I've been looking at the moon he
said
Annette, already bored chiefly by
the close proximity of Joe Welcher-
glanced of toward Neal.
Lets go and get some grape juice"
she said
Joe drew her out to the railing
through the same aperture from
which Romanoff had watched the cir
cling motor boat
IN get the grape Juice said Joe
aloud, Wait here until ! return"
Annette started after him, but the
aperture was closed now by the broad
back of Romanoff, who talked viva
ciously with Irene Courtier Annette
was not aycrsc to looking at the
moon, and she looked But all she
saw was the moon itself She did not
see aud could not know that a motor
launch, silent as the night, had
fetched up alongside OF the anchor
chain She did not know and could
not see black shadow that stole
along the railing behind the canvas
curtains that hid the dancing deck
Suddenly she gave IA choking cry.
The black shadow like some black
panther had sprung upon her from
the night and clutched her in its
grasp She cried out once more, or
tried to. She found she could not.
4 strong why hand closed across her
mouth and wiry form forced her
back across the rail
With a superhuman twist of her
1.-the young body and she was strong,
was Annette llington for one in
slant she wrenched herself away and
gave vent to piercing scream. Neal
Hardin at the punch howl heard il.
Forgetting all discipline and all
grape luice-he bounded across the
dancing deck and with one sweep OF
his arm brushed the nonplussed
Roman0ff and his charming escort to
one side. His eyes were blinded by
the deck lights and as he rushed
through the curtains he could only
zee that some terrific struggle was at
hand
In another instant 1t was all over.
Two figures clutchng at each other
franticnIly darted suddenly over the
RAN There was splash below.
Man overheard, yelled Neal
He sprang to the rail and dove into
the m0onlit water taking good care
not to foul the other two
Two minutes later II was all over
Annette was on deck halt fa'htihg IN
Neal ) aIm-put WIN sn''ie uio"
her race
Don worry hIle sa'u " '"e
crowd apout her' l maven S"ai
lowed drop OF water l ASSURE YOU
I'm regular niue water iat-Nea'
knows that d"h You Neh'
lIalf an hour later III Tue 'ou' lie'
villa in Newport Annette hestleu III
huge arm chair in kimoho pelorf
blazing fire She laughed triuh
phantly She seized dripping NIUE
chamois bag and took IRON II very
damp old piece OF paper parchment.
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