Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04

whenever possible. extcrminatc all Wit
ncsscS to crime of impulse. Not only
arc dead men incapable Of telling tales
nut they never hold srudgc or lay
information with the authorities or
start private fauds FOR the petty pur-
pose of revenge.
The swamp Adder WAS inclined to
| Tear he had mado serious mistake.
! The boy and the negro should have
hcen silcnccd aud the droehcr scut-
! tied.
For upwards OF three years the out :
law had tcrrorizcd tho neiShborho cd
OF the manSrorc swamp. where he
maintained headquarters. and which
had earned him his sobriquct but never
before in all that time had he killed
a man before Il witness whose interests
were not Identical with his.
Mr.. Boyd prided himself on his flair
i for feminine uniuuiety: lie considered
4 the Princess Julia one of the richest
hauls lie had ever made Even if she
Il were never to be ranSoned. he would
/ not rcpinc. Her beauty promised COM
pcnsations passing even those pur-
chasablc with dollars.
Some such though, ha. Influenced
the man III tho business OF setting the
I four masculine caStaways adrift III
4 those cranky coCklcshclls. ut The mercy
of wind and wave To whatever fate
might be subsequently lie theirs. the
swamp adder was tolcrably indifferent:
h:,.k >nd W. a.. ,.'..r ,,,'h ,n..,i,'n,I
IL doubt If they ever would--ercn pre-
Sumlns their survival and eventual re-
turn 10 the hauuts OF law and order.
.ourn.s sn,,, 80 49,, 49,, ,
10 nIod,o !, 49,, ,,,.,.nnS ,,.a,,,, ,.,,a
r,,,a "a, ~. -, .....', ~, =. -.
at least. had II" right to--look like
common Stokcrs.
If citbcr owe, ,..in sou.h, NO
Swami Adder v.;,h ..nla "a ,odan,, 80,
women so ,n;,ch ~, hct,ar
In,c,.i,n No a;J 10, n,;.;n., h,;,,,
seriously horcd v-i.b nxis,anno ro,. u,n,.,
limo ~ ,,,,o
rhron.L.,,, ~, ,;,,; ;.,
.asn nf .,,.,,.,,,.., hai,;. ~, p.I
n,yic,tcd MS s,,,,, ,br,,,,h ,o,,,,o,s
channels ,hrn,d;n. ,.,n..,ous Shn.ls
tina, made an, for +, .r,a, d;s,.u,e
from III. cro., ,.,ll 80 ~ n,,,.r.,.
sw,mn
l-,im.,a,y when ~. ,,.ni. h,I
como ,vitbi, rf,r ,,ri. ~ 49, ,n.
hc or,,a,.d No. s,i, ,.,,,rd ,,a
rurl,d
rho ,uo,,,h ar (, ,,,.,.,,. SIN, ,,,
oponea on, haforn mo ho,vs Iu,a ne
tho crow noI.d mo sIonm ,,n,ns, -,
net,i,tcIy hcnd ~ ,hn n,ni, ;n,ar
uoscd a d.ps. s.r.,n ar FOLIAGE No
,ween III. vase, .,d ~. 10, IN.
further ,n III. nol..s wcro shin,.J ,,,d
mo sl,on w.s I.id =, 49, ,,n.;,,,...
Z
by ,{vo ar R,yd,s .r.,. .rha fr;,,h.,,.i
prisonars ware ciril,v I'm, sr,,,,,. 80,
moncd from mo sloon.s .,hin - -
sisted Ia seats IN ,bc Gr.ho,. -rbo
swami Adder rool, us nl,ce IN ,i.
stern and ordered his oarsmen 10 .iya
wny
After "a inurn,v Of ;,,nnt -, cj.h,b
or a mile the lir.hoat dehourned fron,
The winding stream "a mo aosor, %
a still Lagoon, N III. middle whereof
the hull If i,r.. sch.oner I,.l.in.-
,l"sts Or sails. lay an,horc,, ~, ~,
noes noored ia g permanent landins-
stage which had br.u built ou, fran
her flank
DISSEMINATING ON tho laudiu,. s,,rc
the princess and tn. adventures pre-
yeded Boyd and his men m a shor,
ladder Ia In. deck of the hulk As
they did 50 f. comedy o.toroon woman
cam. up the companiouwav from ,h,
main cabin started toward the Swami
Adder with !, gesture of delight then
~ sight Of ,he two whit. women.
checked and stood staring her .countc-
nance clouded with a scowI who's.
darkness was NOT nj All icbt.ncd nv
the blink Indifference with which Bovd
greeted her.
Desiring me woman Ia condu,, IN.
prisoners below ana make lh.m COM
I Portable under lock and key I'm sepa-
rate quarters. lie behaved them as they
Half a minute he demanded i've
cot something - say 10 YOU girls"
/ Moving 10 til. side of the dcckhouse
hc laid a hand upon an iron windlass
af,ixeu therrun,o fran, whosc burrnl
strong iron chain ran down through
= small opening in the deck
II just want Won 10 understand you're
here 10 stay till get ready 10 let YOU
go. You can't cscapc--vot'll be too
close watched for that-and YOU needn't
hope 10 he rescued alive or ever see
the outside or this swamp again unless
you're ransomcd II Your friends are
foolish enough to attempt rescue
we'll. they won't md YOU without a
diving bell ono turn Of this wind
lass opens n trap in The side below
tn. waterlne; ANA III turn ii before
soul sets foot on this deck without
my permission The hulk viii fiji and
sink within five minuirS-and you'll die
Ills" rats in your cabins"
lie paused for response but receive Il
none. The Princess Julia was look
ius away. over Ia. side. at tho disma |
wells Of mauGroNcS that incioscd the
lagoon. Nctoriue met Boyd's gaze
squar.ly with 4 look -: Smoldcriuc
resentment, hut without opening her