Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17

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.,se,,r SeVrance put tne binoculars away and nd
slientiy worked himset behind me until ne
was was ~ Positlon TO converse win Grady
NH"' "'u YOU near
"DtNvle a sound. hegEin' your honor's
pardon, sor said Grady qu ckly, but twas
in me mind that ! saw a shadow move
from wan three to another bit back and
this past minute I'd have TUX me oath thot
It happined agin 'Tis as well to he pre-
phared sor."
Very we'll Keep your eyes OPEN Sew
rance instructed him Nerves he COM
mented guardedly, in my ear. There's s not
a soul about--id swear. But we'd best
not bank on It.
"Why should Won Holzborns allies hidc?"
! asked douLtingiy.
God knows Why are matters In the
shape they are? There's no accounting for
the unaccountable. Myself, I'll look for the
worst where the Prussian and the Russian
are concerned. 1t may be that some fresh
phase Of their villainy is about TO be
shown
uy now the boat had passed into the
shadow of the cliff and we could no longer
watch its shoreward progress: on the other
hand the smashing of the oars and the
crcaling of oorloclis were clearly audible.
Now and again heard. or Thought heard,
a voice raised in words of command Some
what lotcr there noated I'm to us a sudden
confusion of shouts and tho grating of iron
upon the shiugle below. They were run
ming the boat up out of the surf
Every muscle in my body seemed to
stlrren to tenseness. / razcd with ali my
soul at the top OF the stairway, where
should first see the woman of my dreams.
Sevrance and Grady, at my side made no
sound, and otherwise, for n space, there
was nothing to be heard but the breeze in
the naked branches Of the trees and tho
long crashing Of the SURF,
Then heard a voice dlstinctly-Von
Holzborns. what he said | do not know,
but the intonation was his Enthusiastically
the quiet, assured insinuating laugh that
grated upon my nerves like the scroech of
pencil on slate.
His was the first figure that I saw,
clearly silhouetted against the living cloud
wrack the precision of his movements. the
set of his head the military habit of his
broad shoulders made him n marked man,
not to be confused with any other. lie bent
low from the top landing, giving hand
TO assist the womaa who followed him and
when realized that his hand was touching
the hand of Hearts Desire. | thought
guiltily Of the weapon resting ready to my
hand in the side pocket of my coat. For
realZeu very polgnantly that mated MIN
wiz WIN "n my neart aiu an my soui ana al
ny nis S'Ltnsln' anu tu',t Woulu nave shot
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'"e soou VIII III 'he world
But the temptation passed with the sight
VI 1ul,"' nc heIpSu her saiiantly' ana IN
~seeol.u ~ she s'oou peslde hlm' breathing
"e"N'S'
My heart leaped, recognizing It's mistress.
one one wore lPng cloak OF some dark stun,
r,iyb, na, hiJo tha l,r 1 ~ mceis' yet
,nriod bo, .,uo -, v,'I anu Deau'y tiiat
hood as the pale starlirbt SeiI across ." bsS eS
face she looked y,r,, ,n1,n,, ar,d n,',os me
girlish and innocent-alnost chiIdish-nnd
very. very weary and distressed
Sbo ,,as ,,,,,,,, t,.o,,,i,. d.. ",
horm.s 60 snr go imso 'Vh iiolH
deferentiaIly and said somothirg IN ~
undcrtone AT once she seer,o,I no cor,rra
hend that no wns retaining bIs ,rosn 20
her fingers. and took them fron, btn,
quickly. steppIng aside and away fro,,
him without word. I think he laughed