The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-06-10
ON deck. She seized a chair an,
propped it against the door.


propped it against the door.
She had acted not q minute +o
soon. Down the passageway, alreadv
he could hear some one creenina
stealthily. 1t was the Chinaman witt
his murderous knife. She heard hin
pause at the door as he looked ap,i,,
at his knife. Then the lock turned
The door creaked But she had
propped the chair we'll, and it held
Just then she heard a loud reDort
outside, and an instant later another
Then followed the crash of sometime
heavy on the deck above accompanied
by "a volley of vile oaths and ouic,,
footsteps, as Gregor gave hasty orders
to his crew.
The Chinaman at the door redoubIad
his efforts. He seized a fire ak hang.
ing near by and attacked the door
with that, hacking furiously.
One after another, the table, chest
everything movable, Elaine piled I'm
against the door as it splintered But
it was of no use
She moved over fearfuIly as far awav
at the black water, as she leaned far
out, then up at the deck only a few
feet above her.
With frantic strength born of fear
the heroic girl wriggled out of the port.
hole, as the schooner heeled over and
managed just to catch the scuppers
of the deck. Fear lent her strength
She succeeded in pulling herself up to
the rail and then over on the deck
just as the piled-up furniture tumbled
over after the door gave way.
The Chinaman, Infatuated, caught
just a glimpse of her through the port.
hole, turned and rushed for the stair.
way.
IN the commotion Elaine had actual.
r rEme over the rail unobserved. But
sh- knew that she could not be that
way long. There was just a chance
that a white man might heed her an
peal. Forbidding though he was even
in the moonlight, Elaine started TO-
ward Gregor.
Just then the maddened face of the
Chinaman appeared at the hatch. A
moment later his 1.-THE body wormed
itself out on deck. AS he came near.
er, Elaine retreated further toward
Gregor.
ooh, SIR" she pleaded, "save me!
have done nothing!"
Gregor, one eye on the approaching
revenue cutter, the other on his ship
and crew, had not seen her till then.
Get out of the way" he growled
roughly, pushing her aside. Save
yourself"
The Chinaman came step nearer,
knife appraised. She fed along the
deck. There in the shrouds was lad
der. In desperation she seized rung,
swung herself around, and started up.
Her relentless pursuer followed,
hand over hand, clenching the knife
in his teeth. In her terror she tore
Off a piece of spar that had been loos-
ened by a shot from the cutter and
threw it full in his face.
Still, on he came. She drew. herself
up. There was no escape. A moment
she trembled aloft.
Then, from crosstree, she jumped,
diving far out into the water. The
Chinaman followed.
Hand over hand he churned the
waves after her.
We were now nearing a low, rakish
craft. Though we signaled it, they
paid no attention. Instead, we could
hear the chug-chug of an auxiliary gas
engine.
Brainard sent a shot across the
schooner's bow. Still she did not stop.
Instead, the topsails broke out IN
spite of the gale and she headed away
faster.
Another shot flashed out from our
gun. This time a spar was carried
away, as the searchlight playing On
the schooner clearly showed.
We were rapidly gaining now.
"Brainard-stop f1ring-for heavens
sake" shouted Craig from the bow
Look"
We followed his finger as he peered
forward tensely.
There in the rigging, hanging peril
justly, was one do NAAAo-No
here holding Chinaman al bay.
Suddenly we saw her draw hersell
Up and deliberately dive into the wa
;er. The Chinaman dived also Hand
over hand he went after her. we
watched, speeches..
Kennedy turned and seized the RAPID
ire gun, whirling it around and AIM
ng carefully.
The Chinaman was a powerful SWIM
ner and was rapidly gaining Oh
elaine. We could even see the CLEAN
If the knife in the searchlight Care
'ully Craig sighted the gun. The mis-
AXE Of hairs breadth meant life OF
leath.
He fired.
Not minute too soon the sno'