The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-17
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Roi Cooper Megrue

bolt.
Walking backward in the wa
ter, we watched the duel.
The Marquis, to give him cred
1t. was no coward-and he met
De Verdenois' attack with spirit.
But 1t was only for mo-
ment. De Verdenois Strengthened
his ARMAND the Marquis went
down. with the sword directly
through his neck.
With a quick spring backward.
De Verdenois reached the water
and struck out to join us-just as
the Duke and a crowd of attend
ants ran down the beach.
ITO the cliffs!" the Duke
shouted. ITO the cliffs, and smite
them with rocks. You have not
escaped US yet! We may not
swim. but you will have to dare
the passage or die"
There are quite enough loose
rocks up there" said /. ito make
1t very untenable down here-we
would be better moving on"
The guards, led by the Duke,
were streaming up the path that
we had trod that afternoon.
Kick off your Shoes" said /,
to Rosalind and Justine, and
get rid of your long skirts"
I'VE can't get out of our
skirts" said Rosalind, without
getting out of the waists also;
they're one piece suits-and they
fasten up the back"
Good heavens" said /. 1--WE
haven't time here-come into the
passage, where it's not SO light.
You can swim that far in them?"
Easily" said Justine-and
Rosalind nodded; and, dipping
into the water, they were off.
Motioning to Hatch and Con-
nor to accompany them, l turned
to Lady Elizabeth and Lady Edith.
Now Lady Edith" l directed,
IF you will trust yourself to me
and Burke, and Lady Elizabeth
will trust herself to Mr.. De Ver-
denois and Masters, we will have
You in the passage in moment"
Then with Burke swimming be-
side us, quickly made the pas
sage. De VerdenOis, with Lady
Elizabeth, was Immediately ahead.
AS | passed under the protective
walls, l looked back just as rock
whizzed by my face and cut the
water viciously. An inch nearer
and 1t would have cracked my
skull like an egg-shell.
Bring Lady Edith here, Dick"
said Rosalind's voice-from a lit
tie farther down the passage.
Coming from the bright moon
light into apparent blackness, |
could only follow the direction of
the sound.
After a couple of strokes, how
ever. began to distinguish things
In front: and I saw that Rosalind
and Justine were sitting on a mar
row ledge which projected from
the wall Immediately under the
surface of the water-and to
which De Verdenois was assisting
Lady Elizabeth.
took Lady Edith across and
put her beside them.
Who found this pleasant easy
chair?" I asked.
"Rosalind," said Justine.
Quite by accident, Dick. as
sure you," Rosalind replied. "My
hand struck it; it felt promising,
and l investigated"
What's that noise?" Justine
broke in.
Its the launch" I cried-as
the beat of the engine throbbed
suddenly through the tunnel.
Thank heaven, sweetheart" l
said, you're" l caught my
self. you're all right now, Rosa
lind" l ended-and stared down
the passage.
A moment of craning into the
darkness. = Then a light
shone, faint at first went
out - bright again, and bright
err swung around the corner
just ahead-and we let out such
a yell of gladness that II must
have carried to the pyramid and
the palace of the Duke.
The launch swung over; as 1t
glided along the ledge, Rosalind,
with a happy cry, sprang aboard
and into the embrace of the broth
err, whom, I knew, she had given
up for dead.
My eyes turned to the Lady
Elizabeth; she was so placed that
we put her aboard after Justine
and Lady Edith. At sight of the
latter, Brinsmade gave an ex-
elimination Of delight and grasped
her hands.
When he saw Lady Elizabeth,
however, he simply took her in
his arms and kissed her before us
all.
And that was their betrothal.
Your head is bandaged, Fred
and you're as pale as a ghost!"
Rosalind exclaimed.
(which is the reason l was so
long coming with the launch" he
exclaimed. You escaped-with-
out the
Eyes, dear!" said she. I'VE es-
capped through the chapel, but
without the marriages."
Tell me about it-what occur
red after I swan away"
TITS a long story" said 1.
WAIT until we get back to the
Buccaneer. You tell us what hap
pened to you"
Its a short story" he replied
1T ought by right to be very
short; 1t ought to end two min
utes after I went into the tunnel.
I always thought l was a blunder-
ing fool-now I know 1t.
II was in such haste to get to
the yacht that I was swimming at
my full speed through the dark
ness of this place when, in round