The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
Copyright, 1918.
BY William Hamilton Osborne.)

Suddenly she gave a choking cry.
The black shadow like some black
panther had sprung upon her from
the night and clutched her in It's
grasp. She cried out once more. or
tried TO. She found she could not.
A strong wiry hand closed across
her mouth and a wiry form forced
her back across the rail.
With superhuman twist OF her
1.-THE young hody-and she was
strong. was Annette Ilington-for
one instant she wrcnched herself
away and gave vent 10 a piercing
scream. Neal Hardin at the punch
bowl heard H. Forgetting all disci.
pline-and all grape juice--he
bounded across the dancing deck
and with one sweep OF his arm
brushed the nonplussed Romanon
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 see that some
terrific struggle was at hand.
In another instant it was all over.
Two figures clutching at each other
frantically darted suddenly over the
ian. There was splash below
Man overheard" yelled Neal
He sprang To the rail and dove into
the moonlit water-taking good care
not to foul the other two.
Two minutes later II vas all over.
Annette was on deck half fainting In
Meals arm-Dut with q smile upon
her face.
Don't worry" she said TO the
crowd about her. II haven't swat
lowed a drop Of water, | assure you.
I'm a regular little water rat-Neal
knows that. don't you Neal?"
Halt an hour later in the Courticr
villa In Newport, Annette nestled in
a huge arm chair in kimono before
a blazing fire. She laughed trium-
phantly She seized dripping little
channels bag and took from II a very
damp old piece OF paper parchment.
This is what he was after-you
can't tell me-" she said. She spread
Il out and exhibited II TO lnez Castro.
WHY, II is blank piece OF
paper" said Inez Castro.
Look 1T 1t closely" said Annette
"Oh, yes" said Irene. 1T has ono
word upon it-longitude."
1T has more than that upon it,"
said Annette. Watch and see"
She spread It out upon the hearth
to dry. 1T Is piece OF the map
OF my map. Irene" she went on, the
map of the lost Isle OF Cinnabar
Scar.face got q portion OF it--don't
you remember. al Crooked Crag-
but a harmless portion got part
and so did Neal Wait Look The
piece Is dry-see what the heat has
done
Inez Castro bent over her Where
did the writing come from" she de
manded.
THE heat brought the writing
out" said Annette See. Look now
at the longitude What does II say"
1nez looked eagerly One hundred
and twenty.three degrees" she ex-
claimed slowly, "anG forty minutes
west"
THAT isn't all" wen, on Annette.
There's n message message from
the past upon our pieces. Meals and
mine--a message that I've got by
heart"
what" dGeried Inez, yawning. "Is
the message from the past7"
Annette nodded proudly. This is
the message" she returned. Granted
90 Ilingtch, Spanish-American explor-
er, for distinguished services, by
Joseph 3onaparte, king Of Spain, In
the year eighteen hundred and nine,
the original grant, being In the pos
session OF the fathers" She
stopped. What was the rest of
that" she unused. 81 can't remem.
Der"
Think" persisted Inez, with curl
Gus insistence.
Annette laughed. at has escaped