The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-09-09

seemed 20 come from thu ground be
meath his feet lie jumped to one
side. IN surerstitious dread.
Who S who's there he mum
. BLEED
SIX feet below MIN. and hanging
over d sheer thrce-hundred foot drop,
cIunE q man-a man who had broken
his fall by selling an outcropping Jut
OF stone
To the stone tEe unfortunate Lamar
was c.inging with both hands.
Mike drew back from the edge,
yaukcd OFF his ragged coat. twisted it,
/ ropewise, and tied one end firmly
/ around his thin waist. He wound both
/ his spindling legs around an upcrop
/ ping rock near the edge and Oucc more
leaned over.
The collar OF the coat brushed
against Lamars face. Max seized il.
! Tho weight nearly tore the tramp
loose from his impromptu anchorage
/ But he set his teeth and hauled up.
/ ward
AlAtl " lldl St'lll'h a 'fAANAA VI
agonized effort, Max rolled over the
edge on to the crisp grass of the sum
NIT. There, side by side, he and his
rescucr lay. for spaCc-panting.
Max was in horrible condition. His
evening clothes were torn 10 ribbons
His face was bloodsmearcd and
bruised. His palms were raw and
bleeding.
Where shall I take you?" asked the
beach comber.
ITO the Surfton hotel. please an
swered Max, ii you can"
Slowly. Lamar leaning heavily or
his newfound friend, they set OF to
ward the hotel. Ten minutes later
they were in Max's own room; anC
Mike was easing the injured man care
fully down into a chair. As he did so
their eyes met full in the glare OF the
electric light above them.
The beach cOmber started violently
his palrd face turned battleship color
He turned and made as though L
leave the room.
Wait" painted Lamar. q can't le
you go like this. old man. You've don,
me a mighty big service-bigger thar
| can ever repay. What can | do TO
you in return"
Nothing at all, Mr.. Lamar" wa
the beach comber's reply. I'm glaC
to have been OF service to you"
You know my name" CALCULATED
Lamar
II have seen you several times.
evaded the other.
If you won't let me try to repa
you now" urged Larmar. at leas
let me be of use to you if ever yo
need help. Here"
Shakily. he drew out one Of hi
cards. from his torn vest pocke
scrawled a word or two on it an
. handed it to Mike. The latter too
the card. pOCketed il and-uneasy III
der the increasing curiosity in Max
gazc-shutIled hurriedly from tn
> room.
Lamar stared after him; bewilde
ment momentarily making him forge
his pain and fatigue.
Il know I've seen him before" h
murmured aloud. But where an
= when? 1t wasn't with that tallo'
white face and hunted look and TIVE
weeks stubble of beard. l know tina
, But-but-who is he?"
The morning sun was blazing o
: the waves and turning SurftOn beac
into a vista of glittering silver.
From half-hidden cave-mout
: near the base of the bluffs peere
forth puffy and bruised face
/ Smiling Sam" Eagan had blundere
| upon this cave in the course OF h
| flight, after his battle with Lamar.
| He looked up and down the CLEAN
| ing beach, wondering IL he might dar
| venture forth to appease his goadir
| hunger. but. even as he took a ste
| forward he halted and shrank baC
again.
Along the shore. n furlong distan
| two men were strolling. and to Sam
i keen eyes their faces were clearly vi
ii ible.
! "Jacobs!" he sputtcred wrathfull
| And Boyle. The two fly central ofiC
| detectives that used 10 work with l.
| mar. Gee! The police haven't waste
| much time in hitting my trail"
| He drew back into his cave. pausir
only for an instant to peer down Il
| beach in the opposite direction fro
| that whence he had seen the two d
| tectives. There in the distance. w
| women were sitting on a rock, in Il
| sunshine; and toward them man W;
| hurrying. The mans hack was tOwar
Sam: but the watcher recognized Il
/. two women as June Travis and Mar
June and her old nurse had set fort
g on their morning walk along the sane
l. and had paused at the rock TO pic
out a site for the picnic lunch the ri
Il had planned for later in the day. !
t they sat in the sunshine. June point,
9 to a fat-tOpped bOwlder. farther /
= shore, as an ideal natural lunch-tabl
8 They were about to go over and i
vestIgate it when a quick step behir
o them in the sand made them tur
r Max Lamar was coming toward theI
d Mary shuddered. involWtarily. ar
,, shrank back. But June. with a smi
o OF genuine welcome, held out her har
d in greeting TO him.
A Suddenly, her arms still extend
L she exclaimed in quick sympathy.