Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-11
1t Was Brought to His Attention by a
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
l1untingdon'S island
After | had filed my lungs with n
little undilutcd air picked M Il heavy
wrench TO use as weapon. and, di-
rccting Bill to arm himself likewise
and follow rs quietly as possible, | set
out up the path leading from the dock,
which doubtless ended ut the Hunting
don domicic.
a turn OF the path brought us in
range with an illuminated window.
led the way Off from the path and
through the Shruhhcry to 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. |
crcpt to the lower corner of the Win
dow and quickly raised my head so rs
to bring the interior of the room with
In range of one eye
The lamp showed surroundings md
furniture which proclaimed the room
to be the Kitchen.
l crcpt back to Bill.
mo one In sight" reported "Thero
Is some one i'll there | want to sur
prise, to play joke on SO l nm going
to break in the door"
"Ila, ha." laughed Bill "She shall
be very funny yoke"
We felt our way to the door, which
was II solid one OF plain wood with no
glass panels.
"Could YOU knock that OFF from its
hingcs?" | whispered.
IL bet" Bill replied; "casy"
"All right. then. Get ready. One,
two, three
Crash! Bill sprang at the door, and
it fell inward
/ stanncd -. .......o,d a,,,. =.
lcreled my monkey wrench like q re-
yolvcr.
"Throw mp your hnnds! / COM
manded.
To my surprise, I found that I was
addressing WHISPERED individual clad
In white swimming tights only, who
was backed up against Il door In n far
corner Of the room. lie threw up one
hand. Keeping the other one behind
him.
up with the other hand" | shouted.
advancing Into the room to get n better
view or its occupant. but keeping suf-
hcicntly In the shade of the lnmp so
that the real nature Of my weapon
would not be Immediately evident.
Throw up your other hand!'
Il can't, said my prisoner stub
hornly.
"Can't!" repeated In surprise.
"Why can't you!"
"HccauSe Eve got my thumb over the
kcyhole ana there Is IL woman on the
other side trying To peek through"
l grabbed the lamp from the table
ana held it 80 the fun light fell on his
face.
"I.ipton s. Cair.' | exclaimed.
Il admit that did not expect to be
recognized in this island Wilderness"
lie began pomu"uSly, careful TO gcstic-
ulatc, however. only with his free
hand, but why SHOULD | not be here
as we'll as anywhere clsc?'
"BerauSe when l saw YOU last YOU
were going to swim TO the mainland"
"Who are you?" he demanded in turn,
held in front OF me.
"Nlontmorcncy Raincy," replied
eyes, yes: understand" Then sud
denly he shrank more closely into the
doorway. us that woman-my fancce
Miss Dunmorc--with your"
rcaSSurcd him and asked him how
he came to he where had found him.
81 found the swimming Il trlc more
strenuous than had expected" he be-
gan. Il di:covcrrd that il was prac-
ticaliy Impossible fer me either TO
reach the mainland or To get back to
Green island. The g2ncr;.l trend of
the wave; Was iii this direct ion, and |
Was forced to 80 along, saving my
strength for Keeping my head above
water.
THE rest Of my story Is absurd!y
simple. | saw land here and came
ashore. 1t was not quite dark. and /
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
rummagc around until found some
thing to cat and some dry clothes. |.
"As soon as / opened the door |
saw that | had committed social
Dlunder. There was a woman stand
Ing at the telephone, and when she
saw me she screamed and rnn through
this door, slamming and locking it aft
er her 1t was useless to try to OK
plain to frightened female the in
nocuous nature Of my visit, so re-
Trained. | was about to pnrtakc OF
some Of the food | found on the ta-
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