The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-25

she promised, resHming her seat
was right, you see. Captain GTif-
fiths has discovered everything.
Can you tell me what possible rea-
SON any one in London could have
had sfaf -interferencee@ -
"i,.seenf 10 Fave got a friend up
there without knowing " cont IT.
he obsefv edsss.. 81 = islt-t-
q ''Thlss Is aging fpe-i terribly"
Philippe declared, throwing herself
back-into her seat. ~Alf my life
i haYe hated mysteries. Here / am
face to face with two absolutely
insoluable ones Captain GrHtiths
has, assured me that .there Is here
in Dreymarsh something ofssuffi-
cient Importance to account for the
presence Of aforeign spy. You have
confirmed it. have been torturing
my brain. about that for the last
twenty-four hours. Now there hap
pens rsomsthing more inexplicable
still. You are arrested, and you
are not arrested. Your identity Is
known. and Captain Griffiths Is for
hidden TO do his duty
1T seems puzzling. does II not?"
Lessingham agreed. Il shouldn't
worry about the first, but this last
little episode takes some explain
ing"
"If anything further happens this
evening. 1 think l shall go mad
,PhiIippa-siShed- -
And something is going to hap
pen" Lessinghanr declared. rising
to his feet. did you hear that?
Above even the roar Of the wind
they heard the brazen report OF a
gun from almost underneath the
window. The room Was suddenly
lightsned by a single, vivid flash.
"a morta5.g Lessingham exclaim-
ed. "And that was a rocket, un-
less I'm mistaken"
: "The signal for the 1ffeboatr"
Philippe announced. 81 wonder IL
we can see anything"
J She hastened toward the win
dow, but paused at the abrupt
Opening of the door. Nora burst
in, followed more sedateiy by
Helen.
Mummy, there's a vreckir the
former cried in exciteTnent Il
heard something an hour ago, and
j got up, and I've been sitting by
the window, watching. / saw the
lifeboat go out. and they're sig
Mailing now for the other one"
Its quite true. Philippe" Helen
declared. Were going to try and
fight our way down ,to. the beach"
"I'll go. too" Lessfngham de-
cided. Perhaps I may be OF use"
! Wen all CO." Philippe agreed.
1'wait while II get nsr zthings on.
What is it, MiIls?, she added. a.
the door opened and the latter
presented himself.
There Is a trawler on the rocks
just off the breakwater, your lady
ship" he announced, They have
Just sent up from the beach to know
IF we can take some of the crew
in. They are landing them as well
AZ rfey-Tpzn on. ths51fne-S
---s0f course We. chn.1 was the
spropPe reptx- Tel them to send
a. many as tfseS want TO-. We will
find room foF-tbSna. somehow. I'll
go upstairs and see about the fires.
You'll all come back?'- she added,
turning around.
I'VE will ali come back" Less
ingham promised
They fought their way down to
the beach. At first the storm COM
pletely deafened all sound. The
lanterns, waved here and there
some ghostly tableau, of which the
only background was the raging
OF the storm Then suddenly. with
a startling hiss. another rocket
Glove its way through the dark
ness. They had an instantaneous
but brilliant. view OF all that was
happening-saw the trawler lying
on its side, apparently only n few
yards from the shore. saw the line
stretched to the beach, on which.
even at that moment, man was
being, drawn ashore, licked by the
spray, his strained facs and
.wind-tossed. hair clearly visible.
Then all was darkness again more
complete than ever. They struggled
down on TO the shingie. where the
little cluster OF fishermen were
hard at work with the line.
= Almost The first person they ran
across vas Jimmy Dumble. He was
standing on the edge Of the break
water withla great lantern in his
hand. experimenting the line, and,
as they drew near, LesSingham.
who was a little in advance could
hear his voice above the storm. He
was shouting toward the wreck, his
hand to his mouth.
send the master over next, you
Iubbers. or well cut the line. Do
you hear?"
There was no reply, or. II there
was, 1t was drowned in the wind.
Lessingham gripped the fisherman
by the arm.
Whom do you mean by mast
err" he demanded. Dumble scarce
Iy glanced at his interlocutor.
why, Sir Henry Cranston, to be
sure" was the agitated answer.
These lubbers of sea hands are all
coming off first. and the line won't
stand for more than another one or
two" he added. dropping his-voice.
Then the thrill OF those few min
utes' excitement unrOlled itself into
a great drama before Lessingham's
eyes. Sir Henry was on that ship as
near az any man might wish to be
to death.
'Ere's the next" Jimmy mutter-
ed. as they turned the windlass Wig
orousIy. Gosh. 'e's a heavy one,
too"
Then camesa e1y which sounded
like a moan and above II the shrill
fearful yell OF a man who feels
himself dropping oct Of the worlds
hearing. LessinGhSA raised the
lantern which stood on the beach
by. Jimmy's side. The line had
traveller had disappeared! And just
then, strangely enough. for the first
time for over an hour, the heavens
opened in one great sheet Of lightn-
ing. and they could Sc" the figure 81
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