The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-14
BY Charles Tenny Jackson.
Copyright, 1915,
Dobbs, Merrill Co.
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HE gave up much for you,"
muttered shortly. And low
well, 1t seems that there is moth
ing for him except to 60 on earn
ing the hatred of the girl he
loves"
81 wonder what he would do II
he hadn't brought your money,
Doctor Dick, and Mary's money
and all the stockholders money
into the scheme? He's got to
ruin you all, 1t seems-or ruin
Laure and her island. Do you
suppose the girl sees 1t that way?"
"A lot she would care! The
COMPANY is a Yankee abomination
to her."
1t was ten O'Clock when we got
up along the dim shore toward
Isle Bonnie, beached our boat and
hunted for the inlet to the swamp.
Clell was wading and stumbling
among the cypress spikes; at
length he called impatiently that
We must have come too far and
passed the mouth of the inlet.
| And at his voice l heard a
laugh. 1t was near, so near that
reached out a hand from the
bayonet clump and touched
Laure. She started with an ex-
clamation.
She whispered: you must not
try this, Messieur lie Doctor.
Things are bad-bad-and you
could not find. your trail, any
way"
''He will try, at least" l in
Dictated my young friend in the
cypress.
She laughed again softly. mo
he will not. l have stolen your
boat"
Laurel"
She was moving away from me
as II fearing capture. $50 that you
can't get in. 1t must not bet is
dangerous. The black men, they
they are angry"
"At you and the baron?"
"At every one. They thought
well, l cannot tell you. followed
to prevent was moving
away.
Clell was splashing out, angrily
berating the distractions and cut
ting himself on the cruel bayonet
edges as he reached the shell
beach.
Doctor Dick, the boats gone!"
Amazing"
He looked at me in some sus-
picion; l am not q bad actor.
Doctor Dick, is 1t possible you
stood here and they could steal
the launch?"
"Confound the matches!" I
was busy trying to light my pipe.
did she take 1t - and you
wouldn't chase herr"
my dear boy, I will not chase
a woman under any circum-
stances. At my age"
He shut me up angrily. Some
how, you take 1t too calmly. Don't
you realize we're marooned on
this reef--not a house except
Papa Prosper's-and wouldn't we
Hook like fools going there"
| Undoubtedly. But that is just
where we shall go. Papa rises at
four for his early coffee-it is
past three now. We shall be just
in time for Papa's excellent morn
ing coffee"
We tramped down the beach in
the warm starlight. Clell stopped
once and stared at me. "They
know we are trapped on this side
OF the island. Do you suppose they
will harm the dredge?"
She will fight fair now" I
retorted.
But the natives?"
THE blacks are interested in
but one thing-and that is the
reward the baron has promised
them for digging out that old
wreck. At least l think 1t Is that
way. Besides, there is Laure. and
her trick with that rifle of hers
is marvellous. She will not allow
tutm.
Then what?" he aueried.
why maroon us here?"
TO keep your fool neck out OF
trouble. l believe-on my honor
the girl is now fighting for us
do you understand that"
He shook his head. ITO save
VirgiDs machine l went on. ITO
fight fair, despite all of them.
Even to lose Isle Bonnie, because
shed rather lose her island
than lose our good opinion. There
is one Of us, you see, whom she
loves!"
Doctor Dick" he retorted, sis
it you, or II"
play fair" l answered be-
guilingly. you must, you know.
It's in the compact-the three of
us. Now let's find a way out of
this bad hole. We New York fell
lows are all very we'll on the
asphalt, but we ought not go in
tie deep swamp and expect to
outwit them. I see II now per-
fectly. You recall that was
| reluctant"
He cut me off with an angry
whoop up at Prosper's. gallerie,
| which we could make out Whitley
under the oaks.
CHAPTER VII.