The Dermott news., 1916-11-30

knew Jim Walar did not hesitate to believe that the presence ef Marjorie would hardly deter him from accom- plishiHg grim aud tragic mission. Therefore. ha~aiY securing q rifle or tive, they manned couple of the fast est boats in the fishing fleet and set out after the Mary k.
 That tiny craft was now only dim Speek on the horizon, and could not be diseerned It all from sea level. The fishermen knew that Rogers would head straight for bank which at that period of the year was alive with fish. SD wasted no time in fruitIrss search but took precise line They were rewarded within half un hour hy seeing the Mary k. at distance of about two miles.
 TGe= little vessel was laid to and looked placid enough, but the trained cyes ef experts Hetea that her gear was not out an4 deducted some un- usual event frem tEat simple fact 50 they strained every nerve to get the last ounce If power from the engines. and raced along at q rare speed
 l. HaS we'll indeed. that they did SO Jim Maide whom. Marjorie had seen taking furtive drinks from a bottle when tEe skipper aas not looking. had evidently screwed Up his courage to act as soon us Rogers decided to an chor The unfortunate skipper was NuSytnE himself with some hooks and tnes when the wretchcd murderer ~rraag at him and buried knife be tween his shoulder blades.
 For some reason known only to him. self, Wade wasted a precious couple of seconds in tumhjiug the body into the possibly he wished to avoid hloolstuin~ ou the deck. At any rate. Marjorie'S piercing scream gave John just sufficient time to turn and meet ! Eis woulG-be slayer.s attack. The two grappled and Jeh1 coutrived to seize Waide's right wrist and thus stay the hand which held that dripping knife
 To aHa fro they swayed in mortal struggle. Marjorie did not interfere. l hut had the Ireseuce of mind to stop ! the engine. Al last. making q supreme effort. Burton bent Waide's arm back and forced him to let go the weapon, 1 which fell into the sea.
 Thinking he had mastered his ad- versary. Burton relaxed his efforts fer moment, and the outcome was nearly disastrous. since Wade. agile as q eat, sprang away from him, .-a{~a1 a h,otbATI. 1nuft b}f,, a tor. rrhle blow on the head, which mOmen- tarily depriN~l him of his senses. The great brute laughed at the success of 1 what he regarded 8 clever stratagem and was about to pick up Burton's ! body and heave 1t into the sea after that of the haplesS skipper when Mar jorie closed with him. Despite her puny strength, the plucky girl man. aged to defeat his purpose and com pelled him to defend himself against her really courageous attack.
 The fight between the two had lasted for five long minutes, and 1t was q sheer impossbility that either they or Marjorie should notice the rescue boats drawing near. When Waide had l beaten down the girls hands, however and was actually taunting her with the fate he meant inilicting after he had dealt with Burton, his staring eyes fell on the pursuers.
 Then he knew what was coming to him. Inspired by the final madness of a eornered tiger, he seized Mar. jorie meaning to leap overheard hold. ing her in his arms so that they might drown together. But she, too had seen the boats. and she fought now for dear life. The odds were hopelessly against her, of course, and she was on the very lip of death when one of the men In the leading boat took chance and fired. The bullet struck Waide's spine. He lurehed back. ward, stumbled and dropped into the sea.
 So John Burton, on recovering his senses, came back into a world which still shuddered in the Grip of Evil. <rsNrr, nra run r1nTcsnTu