New-York tribune., 1918-01-20

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1t was the parish mansc, the pacific abao
Of the professional exponent and exerOlar
of peace-the parish minister; and vet
curiously enough. it was That house which
my eyes devoured.
The single ship had now ceased 6rinc
and anchored with her conscrts. The fleet
had grown too indistinct to note anstbino
of its composition, and there was nothing
10 distract ny attention from she house
] looked at it hard and long and studied
the lie Of the ground between It and ne
and then l lay down Oh 4 couch Of soft
heather and began to think.
So far as I could see 7 had done moth.
ing yet TO draw suspicion to this partie
ula1 spot, for no one at all seemed to have
seen me, but it was manifest that there
would be hard and close hunt for the
mysterious motor cyclist on The morrow.
l began to half regret that I had cut
that telegraph wire and advertised nv
self so patiently for what I was. Now it
was quite obvious that for some DAYS to
come motor cycling would be an unhealthy
pastime in these islands Even at night
how many ears would be listening for
my phut-phut- -phut," and how naany eyes
would be scanning the dark roads? A few
judiciously placed and very simple barrl.
cades--a mere bar on two upriehts. with
a sentry beside each, and what chance
would l have Of getting back to that dis
tant bay, especially as l had just been
seen so near it?
"However,' I said to myself, that is
looking too far ahead. It was not ny
fault l brought this hornets nest abOu:
my ears. Just bad Luck and clumsy
sailor"
Just then heard something approach
ing on the road below ne. "a n e. minute
or two it became unmistakably The sound
of a horse and trap. At ore place could
catch a glimpse of this road between the
hummocls Of heather, and ! raised my
self again and looked cut. In a moment
the horse and trap appeared and got a
sensation 1 shall not soon forget. Not
that there seemed to the casual passerby
anything in the LEAST sensa. .ional about
this equipage he would merely have
noticed that it contained, besides the
driver, a few articles OF luggage and
gentleman in dat-iooking felt hat anu
an overcoat-both of them biack. This
gentleman was sitting with his back to
me-he was in a small wagonette-but
could scarcely doubt who it was. But only
arriving tonight,
Curiosity and anxiety so dsvoured NE
that ! ran little risk Getting out OF
my hollow, crawied forward on my hands
and knees till I could catch a glimpse
of the side road leading to that house. and
there | lay, flat on my face and watched
Down the steep hill the horse proceeded
at walk, and, what between my im-
patience to make sure and my conscious
ness Of my own rashness in Quitting even
for a moment my sheltered hollow, !
passed a few very uncomfortable minutes
The light by this time was failing fast
but it WAS quite clear enough to see, Or
be seen, and at last I caught one more
glimpse Of that horse and trap-tlrnlns
off the road Just were ! expected. And
then | was crawling back with more haste
than dignity.
1t was "him", And he had only ar
rived tonight. II it rad rot been for
my accident, in what nice dilemma !
should have been landed. Never did
bless any one more ferventiy than tha'
awkward sailor who had let my cycle sup
and as for the wave Of salt water when
wet it, it seemed to have sprung from tae
age of miracles.
The trouble Of my discovery and It's
possible consequences still remained' o''
l thought little enough Of thas now; 80
thankful did feel for what had rot nap
pened. And then | stretched myself ou.
again on the heather, waiting with an
the patience l could muster for the falllns
of night.
END Or PART ONE