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"Au hight th.u Gr, ready on"
TWO. thl,-,.'
Cra-l' HlI .rraug nt the door. ami
1t fell inward
-r"pl"d across tn" threshold and
h.tr',d my m"n'ry wrench .lk" re
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Throw up your hands com
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IT, nay suu,ll-r found that ! VS.
undressing ~ hi,arrcd indy idunI O..
ia WHIT" swimming tights only. w.p
WIS hacked ~, n.u.u-t door iu fnr
.uru"r os TIA" rc"m He threw up "n.
huud. keeping the other one h"h.ud
him
"tp with the other hand phoutcd.
advancing into the room 10 get u hcttcc
/ view OF its occupant. but keeping ~uf
tricntly ia the shade of the lamp 50
that the real nature Of my weapon
. would not be immediately evident
Throw up your other hald."
Il can't" said my pris" rr stub
boruly.
"Cnn'tE repeated in surprise
Why can't yout"
"Beraus" I've got my thumb over tho
kcyhOlr and thcr" Is woman on tho
other side trying TO peek through"
grabbed the lamp from the tabl,
nud held it 50 the FUN light fcl on hi,
face
"Liptou $. Clair" exclaimed
Il admit that did not cNI ct to b,
reco-miZrd IN this iSluuI wilderness.
he began pOmp"usly. careful to gcs,ic
uIate. however. only with his frc,
hand. hut why should not lie her,
as we'll ns anywhere else"
BE uuSe when saw you Inst ynl
were going to swim to the mainland"
"Who are you:' he demanded in turn
trying To see past the light which
hcld in front Of me.
"Momtmurency Bainey." replied.
Yes. yes; | understand" Then sud
denly hc shrunk more closely into tn,
doorway is thar woman-my nnnce,
Miss Dunmorc- with youf''
| rcaSsurcd him and asked him how
he came to lie where / had found him.
81 found tie swimming trifle NOR
strenuous than | had expected" he be
gan. Il discovered that it was prac
tically impossible fer me either {
reach the mainland or to get back L
Green island. The general trend o
the waves was In this direction. and
WAS forced TO go along. saving IN
strength for keeping my head abov
water.
The rest Of my story Is absurd
simple. saw land here and cam
ashore. Ii was not quite dark and
oame up the path to the house wlthou
noticing the light in tie window
had no thought Of there being any IL
habitants, and my intention was t
thing to eat and some dry clothes.
AS soon as | opened the door
saw that | had committed soCil
blundcr. There was woman stanl
Ing at the telephone. and when sh
saw me she screamed and ran throug
this door. slamm!ug aud locking 1t af
er her. 1t was useless to try to e,
plain to a frightened female the IL
nocuous nature of my visit. SO l r,
crained. was about to partake {
some of the food | found on the t,
BILE there when l heard the key bein
carefully withdrawn from the lock O
the other side. Quick as flash
asked myself the question, Why d
people withdraw the keys from locke
doors?' The answer struck me Il
; stantly. so that they may loo
through the keyholes, Of course
I recollected my costume. With or
bound jumped to the door and p,
, my thumb over the keyhole. where