The Huttig news., 1917-10-20

guest on Gerald Carrington's yacht Es- meralda. It Is supposed to be a sta g" party and Hollis is surprised on discover ing woman, who evidently wishes to re- Ssain unknown, aboard.
 CHAPTER II-Hoilis, the next night. succeeds in having an interview with the woman. She merely tells him her name Is Vera.
 CHAPTER III-Carrington tells his guests. of the coming war, and that he Is engineering a copper pool
 CHAPTER IV-The yacht is sunk in collision and Hollis saves McCann, mil honaire, and one of the party.
 CHAPTER v-Holis and Mccann res- boat
 CHAPTER VI-Hollis and Vera become Friendly, though he Is unaware of her identity.
 CHAPTER VII-McCann refuses to sub init to Hollis authority, and the latter enforces 1t.
 CHAPTER VIII-The castaways are sighted by ship. the Indian Chief which takes them aboard.
 CHAPTER IX-The Indian Chief has recently been struck by lightning and Is almost wreck. All the officers are dead AiOhiS hioclS tut OWneE, "nO tells ntm the vessel has cargo of ammunition consigned to the German government. at sea would spoil your plan, Mir. Hol- lis?"
 Tt would render our chances of sue cess much less. The only possibility would be the meeting of some Ameri- can ship, homeward bound whose cap tain would promise to make no report. Such one might be hard to find, espe- cially If he suspected we were endeav- bring to carry munitions of war to Ger many"
 Do you believe the Germans are right in this war-that you ought to aid them?"
 "I cannot answer that" answered honestly enough, flor I do not fully understand the conditions To be per fectly frank. however. my sympathies are with England and France. In this case l am not considering either side, but the poor devil who owns this ship and cargo. What we carry on board here will not be drop in the sreket,.~Aut its loss will spell ruin to him, and that is the thought which in- fiuences me-"
 And I could not even dispatch message-wireless?"
 ..The Indian Chief has no equipment. No, Miss Vera, we shall be absolutely lost to the world until we are either captured or safe in some German port I would not deceive you-the project is both 6 desperate and q dangerous one"
 The girl remained silent. her eyes lowered to the back. I had said all possible, determined as I was not to influence her decision. As she did not speak or change her attitude. arose and walked across the cabin to where l could look out forward.
 ''Mr Hollis"
 "Yes." I turned.
 q must decide this7 You mean to leave 1t all to mel"
 "There Is no other way"
 But I do not know what to say. l thought at first I could answer yes, gladly. I am not afraid. not the least bit afraid; and if could only get some word back to my people in New York that am safe, would almost welcome the adventure I am only girl, you know, and I-I like such things Put they will worry horribly, for they have no knowledge of where I am. No one knows. I-I have simply disappeared, and papa will have detectives hunt ing for me, and will have to tell mother They will imagine all sorts of horrid things. And you say it may be weeks, or even months, before l could get message to American
 "I am afraid so, Miss Vera; wished you to understand the exact truth"
 "Oh I do not think that would be right-do you?"
 q thought you might feel that way. and so made no pledge before telling you the story. Of course, knew noth- ing of how you were situated: or un- der what circumstances you had left home"
 "I stole away unknown to anyone; 1t was just lark, a foolish joke. NO one knows where am. If could only send them word!"
 I touched the bent head gently with my hand.
 DO not worry" said kindly. we will give the scheme up entirely, ana head toward the nearest American port. Perhaps luck may favor us, ana If we meet an American ship, we can transship you, and then take chance, knowing that you are safely homeward bound"
 But I understood you to say that that would only increase your peril.
 "It might, and 1t might not. At least I will not consent to have you impn- cated in the affair any further than you are now. I will not sacrifice you to help our friend wonder save his TOT tune. I'll give him my answer now.
 took step aft, but paused sudden ly, for the door of the owners cabih opened, and he came limping forth. resting heavily on cane, his whlte face clearly revealed in the glare or