Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-11
1t Was Brought to His Attention by a
Largo Wave.

Largo wave.
Come on, Merry; YOU shan't stop.
knock the carbon off your valves. Now
YOU feel better"
Finally we reached the dock ut
Huntingdon's island.
After / had filed my lungs with n
little undiluted air picked up heavy
wrench to use as q weapon, and, d.
rccting Bill to arm himself likewise
and follow as quietly as possible, l set
out up the path leading from the dock,
which doubtless ended Mt the Hunting
don domicile.
turn OF the path brought us in
range with an illuminated window. |
led the way or from the path and
through the shrubbcry to a position
near the house, but little to one side
OF the window.
Clearly II was up to me to look In
and see what was In that room. !
crept TO the lower corner of the Win
dow and quickly raised my head so as
to bring the interior of the room with
In range OF one eye.
The lamp showed surroundings and
furniture which proclaimed the room
to be the Kitchen
crept back to Bill
mo one In sight," reported. 'Thero
Is some one in there | want to sur
prise, to play joke on, so l am going
to break In the door,"
"IIa, ha!' laughed Bill. "Shc shall
be very funny yoke"
We felt our way to the door, which
was Il solid one Of plain wood with no
glass panels
Gould YOU knock thnt OF from It's
hinges?" I whispered.
II bet" Bill replied; "casy."
"All right, then. Get ready. One,
two, three!"
Crash! Bill sprang at the door, and
1t fell Inward. ~
j.. ] stanncd i 4>3&. >. -. ..;.lold ana 81
leveled my monkey wrench like a re.
volyer.
Throw up your handsw I COM
mandcd.
To my surprise, found that I was
addressing whislcrcd individual clad
In white swimming tights only, who
was backed up against II door in n far
corner OF the room. He threw up one
hand, keeping the other one behind
him.
up with the other hand" shouted.
advancing into the room to get better
view OF It's occupant. but keeping suf-
hcicntly In the shade OF the lamp so
that the real nature of my weapon
would not be Immediately evident
IhroW up your other hand!'
Il can't said my prisoner stub.
bornly.
cant" l repeated In surprise.
"Why can't you?'
Because I've got my thumb over the
kcyhole ami there Is Il woman Oh the
other side trying to peek throughr
grabbed the lamp from the table
and held it. so the full light fell on his
face.
"1.ipton S. Clair!' | exclaimed.
Il admit that ! did not expect to be
recognized in this island Wilderness"
he began pompously, careful to gestic-
ulatc, however. only with his free
hand. "but why should l not be here
as we'll MS anywhere clsc?"
because when l saw YOU last you
were going to swim to the mainland"
"Who are YOU" he demanded in turn,
trying to see past the light which |
held In front OF me.
"Montmorcncy Blainey," replied.
Eyes, yes; / understand" Then sud
denly he shrank more closely into the
doorway. as that woman-my fianccc
Miss Dunmorc-with yOu?"
l treasured him and asked him how
he came to he where had found him.
II found the swimming a trine more
strenuous than l had expected" he be-
gan. Il discovered that it was Drac-
tlcally impossible fer me either TO
reach the mainland or to get back to
Green island. The general trend of
the waves was in this direct ion, and
was forced to go along, saving my
strength for keeping my head above
water.
THE rest OF my story Is absurtlly
simple. | saw land here and came
ashore. 1t was not quite dark, ana I
came up the path to the house without
noticing the light in the window.
had no thought of there being any In
habitants, and my intention was to
rummage around until I found some
thing to eat and some dry clothes.
"As soon rs / opened the door |
saw that / had committed a social
blunder. There was woman stand
Ing at the telephone, and when she
saw me she screamed and ran through
this door, slamming and locking It aft
er her. 1t was useless to try to ex-
plain to frightened female the in
nocnous nature Of my visit, so I re-
Trained. l was about to partake Of
some Of the food ] found on the to.
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