The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-13

-ANNAA ever thought
a. could be-Satanfta at ber ss1yss-ast
aeIp! Help! Help! KIN hi1,l T-at
-. .I u4s' now Stay QuickIyl BE Is a
1fat stor--woula betray u.s. KIM"
vas rush and Andry seized
ls' hundred--more than a
from either side. 4 lsnir. 1.Sns
~ eig Italian in the middle ~ the
SooF mat Dick had burst vvhfzTaa -
hllil--Was seen as it flashed ,,rSa- .t,s
tti+ anu stopped-eaught in the sword
Take It. Andryg'
DICK $ eyes We're on the b,s T+a,f,
I ouI ne waited long enough fSy9.a5S
~ 70 reach out and wrench -.
NnlIe from between the steel ~ ~.
I TtsHet NIT Then he raoved-and tbe
1s ,,,l.s.l Iaa.eo-Ieaving a gap in the
doorway where he had been. Ana 80
football field at school had taus-bt MS -
what 10 DO with an opening
II was a fight that sudanesa r,isbt
80 "Ltae II lasted--an rush ana
slash and thrust and roar ana r,ov,a-
Itsnt--a terrific tmpact-the hot de-
: t,Ilous reel OF blood, backsuuirta5 q
the sword went in-the crash ~
gFOhen chair on human skulls as e.
ury wldened the breach that R3cbers
( SsrFed-1a charge into bIaclsness vgbsrs
'He CoI9 steel was all that glirnrnereS
I ryettssa1 puFst with wild hurrah into
Z T. = "a
driver slept. ana
sprang inside. 0iu AhoFy
Madame-where is madamegr asx-
\ 50 the driver, waking UP But Dirt,s
! fist took him neatIv Sp1s-,a s :. piCh
Jaw. and he toppled into tba straat
gurgling. street
By guesswork and bv shear dad
reckoning, Dick drove at the most
Proalgious fog for the shore-for re-
Arrest part OF the harbor front.
DICK and Andry sprang from the
carriage, and lash of the Win sent
ehe horses galloping free in the al
teSlioh OF the city. with the annt,.
carriage swaying in their wake.
LOOK! said Dick Jump for itl-
:, mere was a boat. with three rewers
n T. moored to a buoy some fourteen
Feet out from thu shore. The rowere
slept, DICK Jumped first He landed
absolutely In the middle of the hoat
ana teI headlong over one Of the
natlves, frightening him almost out OF
his skin. Andry followed Win
groan and monumental effort ne
nit the water, like a whale descengY-
ing four short feet. Dick hauled him
Know the Thenistokles7" he asked
me other harbor, eh2 Well. take
US there-gtve way--hurry uplr
The still sleepy native crew gave
way. They We're too accustomed ~
the manners and peculiarfties Of
drunken first-class passengers from
shlps 20 be suspicious. and too in
terested in the money they would earn
TO hesitate. half hours ro5v-for
they had to search for the little -shina-
, brought them alongside, and sIeepy
Waterman welcomed them.
How much d'you WANT asked Dick
Ten shillings." said the owner 81
the boat =,
"I'll. give you a pounds. said Dick
steamer leaves"
Very good. sir said the boatman.
"A pound" said Andry with wry
race. rs IAN awfu' 'fot OF money, sir"
It's cheap" said Dick ct wot1ld
cost US more than that Andry. II thew
went back to the city and told tales"
The Themistokles - one thousand
tons-one class of passengers-Gree
hag-mixed cafgo-anything for any
where-was due to start a little after
dawn.
Andry went below-unpacked GER
! tain valises-changed into dry chothes
} and slowed away the sword Thence.
forth the two of them paced UP and
down the little afterdeck. one on
r. either side-Andry prayerful, Dick
} tuning, and both of them taut-strung
: TO jumping point.
They exchanged no word. They
Z walked the deck and waited, each
knowing what the other thought too
> we'll to waste breath.
"Andryr said Dick after a while
when the tenth false alarm had ser
: their hearts to fluttertng against their
ribs The huge man hove alongside
I and fell into step
ITO cut a long story short, Andry
t my man, If we get out Of this mess
4 safely, this is where we part COM
= pany. It was all very well for me
, to accept your service at a time when
i was an independent man of means
Now I'm fugitive! Then, I could
draw a certain income from home at
t any ttme-a small income, but a GER
tain one. now have considerably
- less than a thousand pounds and
positively no prospects Are you
[ listening"
+; AYE"
i've been photographed with a
a drawn sword, surrounded by a crowd
!, OF known criminals. I suppose about
d a hundred men would swear in a court
4 Of law that I am. rebel. Do you fol-
low me so far? Very we'll. I've no
right to drag you down into my
e quagmire, and I've no intention OF
/. doing It. At the first port we reach
Il provided we get away from here
n shall pay your passage back. home
n again, and buy you a draft on GIas-
Il gov for a hundred pounds. That will
II put you where you were before. DO
- you understand me?"
n "Is that all. sir?"
e That's all"
- Then hear me now! Dye ken where
- was before We accepted my service
i as We call it2 ] was in the water-aye
II -swummin'-verra nearly drooned
If ye're big enough-ye're strong enough
], -tae put me back in again-an'
n give ye leave Then-Po be where
was. Ye've a right to do that-an' No
ID more"
n Dick smiled little. He was no
much given to displaying the NOR,
:" serious emotions; they lay too deep
II Il didn't ask you to follow me II
e, the first place" he asserted.
X Andry touched his forelock-anc
n Dick held out his hand.
IT The little liners whistle screamed
se irnpatfentIy, but with due considera
ID ton Of the cost Of steam A launcl
er came alongside and disgorged SOM
Id passengers. The companion ladde
u was hauled up and in. The steane
screamed again. The winch began {,
Is swallow steel chain with roar a