Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-23

listen to the conversation vouchsafed the
information thetsa moment asbef fore as he
had been about tos SHter fhe, t;.pub2sehe
had seen two. man leasIng II whosssaisgea
toward the wharf. > 30
Show me the direction. they, went"
cried theiSwoman, slippingSssh7eoin into,
the MANS Shandse . ?, ,'~'1ss 80, =. :
The fellow. led. hepsdroin7 the place.. and
together they walked quickly toward the
wharf and along IL until across the water.
they saw a small boat just pulling into
the shadows rcf a nearby steamer. N,
There theyy-He,' sMhispered the mans.
Ten pouDdysh you will find a boat and
woman .-# ~ a ~ ~ -
quick, then hS replied, "for we gotta
go to It If. weigs goin' to ,satcha athe KIM
caid afore she sails. She had steam up
for three hours an isjsst Bean a wsftin~
fer that one passenger. was talkin to.
one OF here0rew saff an hour ago"
AS he sPoke'ghe led the way to the
end of the wharf, where he knew another
boat lay moored and, lowering the wom-
an into 1t, he Jumped in after and pushed
off The two were soon scudding over
the water. ga,
At the steamers side the man demand
ed his pay and. without waiting to count
out the exact amount, the woman thrust
a handful of bank notes into his out
stretched hand. A single glance anthem
convinced the fellow that. he had been
more than well paid. Then he assisted
her up the ladder. holding his skiff close
to the ships side against the chance that
this profitable passenger might wish To
be taken ashore later. "
But presently the sound OF the donkey
engine and the rattle OF a. steel cable
on the hosting drum proclaimed the fact
that the Kincaid's anchorafwas' being
raised, and a moment later the waiter
heard the propeliers revolving, ara slow
ly the little steamer moved away from
him out into the channel
AS he turned to row back 20 shore he
heard a woman's shrek from the ships
deck.
That's wot I calls rotten. luck" he
soliloquized. 81 might Jest as we'll OF
'ad the whole bloomin' wad."
When Jane Clayton climbed to the deck
OF the Kincaid she found the ship appar-
emily deserted. There was no sign OF
those she sought nor OF any other
aboard. and 80 sheswent ahout-her search
for her husband. and the child she honed
against hope TO find there without inter,
Quickly she hastened 20 the cabin !.
which was half above ana half below
deck. As she hurried down the short
companion ladder into the main cabin,
on either side OF which were the smaller
rooms occupied by the officers. she failed
TO note the quick closing OF one OF the
doors before her. She passed the rfull
length OF the main room and then, re-
tracing her steps, stopped before each
door TO listen. furtiveIy trying each
latch. AZ ~
one by one the. doorr opened before ~
touch. only 10 reveal lempty interiors n
her abhorption she did not note theesud-.
den activity up on the vessel. the pnrrins
OF tie engines. the throbfing of. the pro-
pelier. tf.I at. "A
She had reached the last door kppon
the right now and a. she pushed n
open she was seized from within By q
powerful dark-yisaged man ana Drawn
hastily Into the Interior.
The sudden shock Of fright which the
unexpected attack had upon herf drew
. single piercing scream from her throat
then the man clapped a hand foughly
over the mouth s.
mot Until We are further dom .ia..,,.
my dear be said. Then yoa mas r||I
your pretty htad on
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