Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21

though nothing had happened What do
you say7"
II didn't know yeh was kiddint" replied
the nucker. "or l wouldn't have hit yeh.
Yeh acted like yeh meant IT,"
Very we'll that is understood" said
Theriere Now, will you come out IL
arrange with the captain so that you shall
not get more than a day or so in irons7 He
must give YOU something TO save his own
face; but promise that you shall not be
beaten the way you were before when he
had you below. II he does not agree TO
what propose I give you my word to tell
you 80"
100 ahead" said Billy Byrne. II don't
trust nobody wen don't have to but I'll
be dlnged IL see any other way out of
IT,"
Therlere returned to the deck, and. see
Ing the skipper, drew him to one side.
81 can get him up peaceably IL l can
assure him that he shall get onlya day or
80 in the cooler, with full rations and no
beatngs. / think. sir, that that will be
the easiest way. We cannot spare man
now--if we wish TO punish the fellow later
we can always find some pretext."
VERY well, Mr. Theriere." replied the
skipper. "I'll leave the matter entirely in
your hands-you can do what you want
with the fellow. It's you as had your face
punched"
Theriere returned Immediately to the
foreoastle, from which he presently emerged
with the erstwhlle recalcitrant Byrne. For
two days the latter languished In durance
vile. and that was the end of the episode.
though It's effects were manifold.
For one thing, It implanted In the heart
Of Theriere personal hatred for the
mucker so that while heretofore his in
tenton of Kidding himself of the man when
he no longer needed him was due purely
to a matter of policy. IL was now reinforced
by keen desire for personal revenge.
The occurrence had also had Its influence
upon Barbara Harding, In that II had shown
her Mr. Theriere in new light-one that
reflected credit upon him
She had thought his magnanImous treat
ment Of the sailor little short of heroic, and
It had deepened the girls horror of Billy
Byrne until II now amounted to little short
of an obsesson
So vivid an impression had his brutality
made upon her that she would start from
slumbcr, dreaming that she was menaced
by him.
After Billy was released for duty fol-
lowing his imprisonment, he several times
passed the girl upon deck. He noticed that
she shrank from him In disgust and terror
but what surprised him was that instead of
the thrill of pride which formerly he would
have felt at this acknowledgment of his
toughness, he now felt n singular resent
ment against the girl for her attitude so
that he came TO hate her even more than
he had before hated. Formerly he had
hated her for the things she stood for; now
he hated her for herself
Therlere was often with her now. and,
less frequently Divine; for at the second
officers suggestion Barbara had not
acquainted that gentleman with the fact
that she was aware of his dupllcity.
ut is well not TO let him know said
Theriere. ut gives you an advantage that
would be wanting should he suspect the
truth. Now you are in position to be
warned in plenty OF time against any ul-
terror suggestion he may make. Tell me
always what he tells you of his plans. and
in this way we may defeat him much more
easily than II you followed your natural
inclnations and refused to hold communi-
cation of any sort with him.
at might he well, Miss Harding even to
encourage him in the hope that you will
wed him voluntarily. / think that would
throw him entirely off his guard and pave
the way for your early release"
"Oh, I doubt II | could do that, Mr..
Therlore," exclaimed the girl. you cannot
imagine how l loathe the man, now that |
know him in his true colors For years
he has importuned me to marry him, and
though never cared for him in that way
at all and never could. 1 felt that he was
q very good friend and that his constancy