The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-25
SIXTH INSTALLMENT "FAISE COIORSo


 Halfway down the pier, on her way back to the beach, June turned to look seaward. There was nothing to prove that, only minute before. large bun dle, heavily weighted and containing invention plans worth a million human lives had plunged to depths.
 She bent to pick up a broken shell that was lying on the edge of the pier, A particuarly brilliant ray of sunlight caught the back of her hand, making the red circle look like scarlet welt on the white flesh. She covered the telltale mark with her other hand, and looked around, guiltily
 Crouched there, the old stark fear cut into her heart for a moment. As her keen, searching eyes found the beach she sprang to her feet and started toward little building on the pier, that had been used for a boat renting office Once safe in the shadow it cast she looked shoreward again
 On the beach. running around cor ner of the battered shack. she saw Todd Drew and Count Freel. As she and stood looking about blankly Their loud, agitated dialogue drifted out to her faintly. She caught the words Which way? Find herr
 A wave, a little heavier than the rest, swished noisily under the pier Something knocked against one of the piles. June turned in sudden fear. She saw the ends of perpendicular, wooden ladder showing above the edge of the stringpiece.
 Bending over. she noted that an empty rowboat was tied fast just be- low her. She descended, united the painter and pushed away from the side of the pier. Then, dropping on to the rower's seat, she adjusted the oars and pulled with long, easy strokes. When she felt that she was at a safe distance, she rested on her oars and looked toward the shore.
 Too far away to distinguish faces and well content at her clever escape. June tried not to scan the shore too carefully for the two men who were searching for her.
 A man on the beach. who had just raised his glass to learn what the white spot on the horizon might be, lowered it again before he had a chance to look. Two excited individuals talking to each other, had come across his line of vis- ion--in fact, one of them had actually
 
 and had gone on without apology He looked after the unmannerly chap, with a half mind to follow and demand re- dress.
 He saw the fellow who has so grossly offended him approach a group of girls. Three of them in bathing suits were talking to remarkably pretty fourth, who was sitting on rock. Suddenly one of the fellows who broke through the little group, abrupt ly seized the right hand of the pretty girl looked closely at the back of 1t and dropped it just as abruptly. The girl her eyes blazing with anger, reached for the closed parasol that was lying at her side and raised it in midair, to strike.
 The two men backed away. uttering abject apologies and loud protests be- fore the sudden onslaught of indignant feminity; then they broke into run and made for the esplandade. Slipping his marine glass into his coat pocket, the onlooker amused, started in pur- suit.
 He saw the same impudent fellow approach a girl, dressed Tn 8 sailor suit, seize her right hand, scan It's sur face hastily then drop 1t and attempt l a getaway.
 But the girl was too quick for him. Getting hold of the mans injured hand she hung on, calling for help at the top of her lungs. A policeman block distant, came running, just as the curi- ous onlooker reached the spot. You're under arrest" thundered the patrolman What d you mean, any way, by walking around the streets an- moving ladies, eh?"
 q wasn't annoying ladies' argued the squirming prisoner. its mistake. never did such a thing in my life!'
 The younger man twisted his arm free and reached into an inner pocket. Drawing out cardcase, he snatched bit of pasteboard from it and showed it under the shifting nose of this minlon of the law.
 lcontnued in Tomorrow's Age- -Herald.)