The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-04-02


there" sid We've ~, the sassa.
tsss ever the schoonss ln that sss
dfs~s i"s much ~s,sf 70 GENE esss
ihs reef and from the, poin, ~ sssld
tsAs q surs shO, 10 pics ~ Anybeay
Co shore. hst che map have asothss
boat and may possibly send a. 10 .,
approaches within . certain distances.
y becomes q fair mark for too psopls
Nith rih.s on shore well screened
from their Own nr., DO you ssef ON
the other boat, ~ tho boat shifts ia
eoufs" all you've 80, 10 do 10 20 sh,s,
your positions. you can move AZ
swiftly on shore as they can on the
~ster. ana they will b. AWAY. IN
plain sight"
And yovr Questioned Miss valsn.
tine.
We're go'ng 10 Try 20 re, Barry
Hepburn up that elm It's a stifY
climb. but we've got to put him In q
safe position. Hes wounded"
Not badly" she asked an,iously.
Don't think So" ] returned. "Bu,
ret TO the neck ~ the lagoon. They've
had time To pu, on a boat since We
got inside"
gave my rife 20 shhnaselt, who
doubted whether he would be able 10
shoot accurately with n sprained
wrist. He and Miss Valentine than
started or AT n run. and Lamb and
] began 10 throw water on Barry
Rcyburn until we had brought him
into some kind OF consciousness.
Got TO climb" said Lamb to him.
pointing TO the cliff. Barry. not I'M
derstandins the situation. but game
TO the iast, helped himself ms much
az possible: and by dint OF Lamb
going ahead and pulling him up the
sandstone steps. and me following
bahind. pushing for all I was worth.
We finally got him 10 the top. where.
realizing that he had done oil that
was Immediately necessary. he re.
lapsed into unconsciousness again,
! sorted out two boxes Of car
tridges and gave one to Lamb, taking
one myself. Then we got down the
cliff again. At the camp we secured
other rifies. I had already strappd
Barry's revolver about my waist. A
search among Barry's things brought
to light the RI Solvcr cartridges. Lamb
secured ID Tocca's revolver: It was
Of the same calibre as Barry's.
We'll keep guard now."I said when
We came up with Shanafelt and the
girl. Oct the medicine chest and
hurry back to Barry. Do what you
can for him, Miss Valentine. and SEQ
what you can do for Shanafelts
sprained wrist, too"
They're kinda up In the air aboard
the schooner" snid Shanafelt. But
they've got the sense to know that II
there's anything queer happenlne, this
In the rabbit hole for them to watch.
They've been singing 'Yo-heave-ho'
over the anchor. and it's down now.
seer"
saw. The schooner was resting
quietly on the placid sea Just outside
the reef. presumed that a consulta-
ton was going on aboard her. Free
quently n hail was launched across
the waters. as though they had not
yet given up hope OF receiving an an
swer. Figures moved about the deck,
lanterns.
I suppose that. In order to explain
our situation. a map OF the island Is
really necessary; but, falling that,
will try to make clear why I had no
particular foars about our being able
to hold our own In case Of an attack.
The lagoon was inclosed on either
side by thickly wooded hills that
sloped down from the height on which
the stockade was built, the sides con-
verging so as to make almost a lake
Of the lagoon. but leaving to the sea-
ward an opening OF perhaps ten feet,
barely enough for a small boat to
enter. At this point, on either side of
the entrance, there were only a few
feet of beach. with cocoanut palms
almost down to the water
line.
Lamb was somewhat Of a Jumper,
and he cleared the space between the
two shores at an easy bound, so that
he lay behind a palm on the side OPP
posite me. A large stone was con-
near, and on this he rested
his rife. l was not so well provided.
but ! dragged stone OF smaller size
down behind my tree and took up a
similar position. And there we wait
ed, but lot for long!
Those aboard the schooner had ap-
decided on a definite move;
boat was lowered and rapidly pro-
pelleu toward us by eight flashing
oars. We allowed It to enter the
breakwater before we fred.
Lambs rifle and mine spoke at tho
same second, l am sorry to say that