The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-03-01
CHAprER XIX.


- GWAI1M KIN
| a French Mss-of-Was.
No food was nroaxhs mo during the
afternoon, nor had eaten oil day. yet
tiny nseEsai state was such ! had mo
Consciousness VI hunger. I had dis
covered no means u creating q light.
although my syes were sufficiently nc.
eustomed 10 dlgnness TO enable the 70
move abont my narrow quarters safely
enough
I X must have been between eight and
nina o'clock whan the key turned In
the lock Of my door. and Liverpool
looked IN. The tight from the wing.
| ling lamp In the main cabin fared lnto
my eyes, blindias ns. Jet recognized
his face. aad saw Dads close behind
his,. bearing q tray. Neither Of them
spoke, bat Red. having assured him
self Of my presence. stood aside. and
snotionca the steward to enter. Tho
,sastef dsps&sssa tts tAasn tfa1 an IN
desk, and backed out silently. every
movement showing hin Thoroughly
cowesi BY his guardian. Realizing that
any word from mo would only result la
lasult. remained salrat, aud the two
disappeared. closing and seeking the
daor behind them. confess ate the
food with relish. for u was well cooked.
and served with seme daintiness. After
a second cup Of coffee felt much
more like myself rummaxing through
the cuptain's chest until found some
tobacco ANA a pipe, which | al once
appropriated to my own use. No one
returned for the emptied dishes. and !
sat for a long while at the open port
smoking, tho blae spirai swept away
by the rush Of air. and my eyes ON
the startit watesa
had been sailor long enough to &C.
cept the ordinary periis Of tho SRA ~
part Of the profession. Nothing was
too strange to bs true at sea ard 10 II
WAS not the position In which l found
myself: not the possible fate Of the In
dian Chief. or Of her captured ofllcers,
which weighed most ppoa my miad--It
was Vera Carringten. II those villains
scu.tied the ship: II they took to the
boats to save themselves, leavlng us
to drown Hike rats what would they do
with the girl, Would MCCAIN dare 10
take her With him, Would he venture
leaving her alive to bear wishsss To
his crime, There was but one an
swcr---not unless she was utterly Ia his
power. Either he must euict her by
tnrcr. and thus bring h"r spirit to his
will. or else compel her TO marry him.
and az legally scat her UPS. And the
nan was perfectly capable Of taking
either course whichever seemed
easier.
This was the consideration which
svryed partially 10 arouse me from
coma. could no, eaatinne 70 MT thcrv
waiting for Fato to approach. better
far To 60 forth aud meet II Ia manly
fashion. | had good stroux knife
In my pccket. and the lock Of the door
was common enc. the wood surround
inr h ssfs rine There Was nothing Ia
that obstacle 10 prryent my escape. and
Ii I was discovered at large, my pun
lshment would merely b. confinement
cisew here. | bad therefore nothing to
lose. but everything to gain by the ex~
;;sesslssaens,. The hour was late. the night
had thus far been 4 quiet one. and II
Was quite probable the fellow. crus-
sortahly situated. was browsing ut his
task. Anyhow. would make htile
noise. aud the chance was worth tax
log.
The labor proved easier than ! bad
supposed, The satt pine yielded easily
to the sharp blade. and very few mo-
menIs sus'isvd to cut the Heck clear,
enabling me 10 opeu the door silently
aud take cautious survey Of the rsssn
cabin AT first doubted the rresence
~ anyone. and had, indeed. ventured
forth before rerveivsnS the form Of
njsn entssrc,cheA On the d!van sur
roaad,ng the butt " the mlsseuEssst.
The fellow was ssse~r vet restless
enough Ia BE- dangerous, His face wxs
IN shadow. ana thought II best not
- vsatur~ close enough 10 iaentsfy
hire, although the tslra light revealed
belt ahon, bis waist. aud the hulging
butt Of revolver, Conytnced tina. my
ealy hope Of accomplishment lay In
the discovery aud release IT my fet-
low prisoners, crypt across the de-
ssstrd cabin, aai entered the r@ssnge
leading forward. Seais~ here amid.
ships these were surely ccaen~d. HUT
l was acs destined 70 discover where.
had taken ssrr~ly \ step whea the
sssEapaaica tesw evcned1 and a man
started down the stairs Cruseaess IN
the darkneSs> | saw the sieepinS gaard.
aruu1ed by the nSsSc. sg-.ax uNtgh..
and Ms tire nsA, fell ea hts tac~, rec,
exnlxrd q ssasssa nsna-a Dnhcts Ths
man Ga the stairs sauseS. grtrg(ng TIE
rail- ssarsag down as thea@a rscsnen-
tarsiy nssaTtet by taa hEht.
rs that yea, pahrss Z" he asked 10