The Washington times., 1916-02-08
ALBERT PAYsON TERHUNE.

/ background for the panorama Of shore
and ocean.
From u half-hid1en cave-morth neal
the base Of the. bluffs peered forth q
puffy and bruised face.
Smiling Sam Eagan had hlundreded
upon this cave I'm the course of his
flight, after his battle with Lamar; and
deeming 1t safe hiding place from the
hue and cry. had crawled into its
depths. He had fallen asleep there. on a
pile of seawood and, through utter ex-
haustion, had slept like a dead man
until the sun was several hours high.
Now. waklng-stiff NRnd sore In every
limb, parched with thirst, famished
from hunger-he crawled to the rocky
entrance of the cavern and peerci
out. He was in agony from his bruised
flesh and wrenched muscles. Every
bone In his big body ached like an ul-
Cerated tooth.
But It was the craving for FOOD that
scourged him most fercely of all lie
had eaten nothing in more thnn TWEEN
ty-four hours. And in that time he
had taken more violent exercise than
during the preceding five years. AL
ways Elutton. he was now I'm anguish
Tor want of something to eat. lie
would have given years stealings for
one huge. hot, greasy bowlful OF beef
stew.
He looked up and down the gleam-
Ing beach: wondering II he might dare
adventure forth to appease his goading
hunger; but, even as he took a step
forward. he halted and shrank back
again.
Along the shore. a furlong distant.
two men were strollinR. and 20 Sans
Keen eyes their faces were clearly visi-
bic.
'Jacobs!" he sputtered. wrathfully.
And Boyle. The two fiy central office
detectives that used to work with La
mar. Gee! The police haven't wasted
much time in hitting my trail"
lie drew back into his cave. pausing
only FOR an instant to peer down the
beach in the opposite direction from
that whence he had seen the two de-
tectives. There. In the distance, two
women were sitting on rock. in the
sunshine; and toward them a man was
hurrving, The mans back was toward
Sam; but the watcher recognized the
two women as June Travis and Mary.
June and her old nurse had set forth
on their morning walk along the sands
and had paused at the rock to pick
out a site for the picnic lunch the girl
had planned for later in the day. AS
they sat in the sunshine. June pointed
to a flat-topDed bowlder, farther in
shore. as an ideal lunch table
They were about to go over and in
vestigate II when a quick step behind
them in the sand made them turn.
Max Lamar was coming toward them.
Mary shuddered. involuntarilV. and
shrank back. But June. with n smile Of
genuine welcome held out her hand In
greeting to him.
Suddenly. her arms still extended. and
before her fingers could touch his. she
exclaimed in quick sympathy:
You're hurt! You're badly hurt!
What is it?''
Mary. at the girls alarmed exclama-
ton. glanced at Lamar His right hand
was banHH"ed. His under lip was cut
There wiSi a bruise on his cheek. These
were the only traces of his midnight
conflict that a sound nights rest and a
Turkish bath had not been able to
erase.
iousy. How are YOU hurt. Mr.. La
mar? Tell me-"
That" said Lamar lightly. as he
held up his bandaged hand. ''Oh. that $
Just a little souvenir from your dear
old friend. Smiling Sam Eagar."
mol! gasped June. in fear
Yes" he assured her. "Arfd this
ornament on my lip Is a token of one
of his love pats"
Love pats" echoed Mary. Lord,
sir. but I'd hate to get an anger-slap
from him If that was love-pat! And
the mark on YOUR cheek? Was that
a love-pat. too? Or. maybe. did he
kiss you there"
No" said Lamar. 1T was the side
of the precipice that gave me this kiss
on the cheek"
Tell me- urged June.
Continued Tomorrow