The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-05

whcn they would creep In like sea
wraiths, II by one. out OF the gray
Wainwright, tho hunter whom Wolf
Larsen had stolen with boat and men.
took advantage OF the vcilCd sea and
escaped. lie disappeared one morn.
ing IN the cucircliuR fog with his two
men, and we never saw them again.
though II was not many days when
We learned that thoy had passed from
schooner TO schooner until they finally
rcgaincd their own.
had read sea omanccs In my time.
wherein figured. as a matter of course.
the lone woman IN the midst of a ship.
load of men; but | learned. now. that
had never Comprchcnded the deeper
significance OF such "A situation the
thing the writer's harpod upon and eX.
plotted so thoroughly. And here II
was, now and was face to face with
Il. That II should be as vital as pos.
siblc, It required no more than that
the woman should be Maud brewster,
who now charmed mo In person as
she had long charmed me through her
work.
She vas In striking contrast to
Wolf Larsen. Each was nothing that
the other was. everything that the
other was not. | noted them walking
the deck together one morning and
likened them To the extreme ends OF
the human ladder OF cvolution-the
one the elimination ot ali savagery.
the other the finished product OF the
finest civilization
Hut this day. as noted them pac.
ing up and down. ! saw that II was she
who terminated the walk. II was in
his eyes that | saw the cause OF her
perturbation. Ordinarily gray and
cold and harsh. they were now warm
and soft and golden. and all adance
with the tiny lights that dImmcd and
faded, or welled up til the full orbs
were flooded with a glowing radiance.
Perhaps IL was to this that the golden
color was due, but golden his eyes
were, enticing and masterful, at the
same time luriDg and compelling, and
speaking a demand and clamor OF the
blood which No woman. much less
Maud brewster. could misunderstood.
Her own terror rushed upon me.
and tn that moment OF fear, the most
terrible fear a man can experience.
knew that IN indispensable ways she
was lear to me-. The knowledge that
/ loved her rushed upon me with the
terror, and with both emotions grin.
ping at my heart and causing my
blood AT the same time to chill and
leap riOtously. | felt myself drawn
by "A power without me and beyond
me, and found ms eyes returning
against my will to gaze into the eyes
OF Wolf Larsen. Bur he had recovered
himself The golden color and the
dancing lights were gone Cold and
era and glittering they were as he
bowed brusquely and turned away.
Il am afraid, she whispered. with
a SILVER, Il am 40 afraid"
|, too was afraid. and what OF my
discovery Of how much she meant TO
me my mind was In a turmoil: hut
succeeded in answering quite calmly:
"All will come right. Miss Brewster.
Trust me, II viii come right"
She answered with a grateful little
smile that sent my heart pounding.
and started to descend the companion
stairs.
For a long while | remained stand.
ing whore she bad left me. There
was imperative need to adjust my.
self, TO consider the significance OF
the changed aspect OF things. Il had
come, at last, love had come. when |
least expected II and under the most
forbidding conditions. OF course. my
/ philosophy had always recognized the
iueyltablcucss OF the love call sooner
or later. but long years OF bookish
silence had made me inattcntiye and
unprcparod. And now IL had comet,
In whFt could have been no less than
an ecstasy, | left my post at the head
Of the Companionway and started
along the deck, murmuriug to myself
those beautiful lines Of Mrs. Brown.
ing
! lIvod viii visions Tor my company
Instead ~ men nuG women yrars ago.
Ana found Thorn gentle mates. nor
Thought 20 know
\ sN'''cr music than tioy played to
N".
bu' the swc"tcr music VAS PLAYING
In my ears, and | was blind aud ob.
llyipus 10 all about me The sharp
voic" ~ Wolf Larsen aroused me.
What the he'll are you up tor" he
was demanding,
! had straycd forward whore the
sailors were painting, and came to
myself to find my advancing foot on
the verge OF oy]erturniug a paint pot.
'Slc"p.walking, sunstrokc, WHAT"
he barkcd,
no, Indigestion rctorted. and
continued my walk as II nothing un.
toward had occurred.
Al the midday dinner. Wolf Larsen
Informed the hunters that they were
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