Connecticut western news., 1919-04-24

skipped the useless rudder inbOard and chose my course from the stars Fly boat had drifted considerably far. ther out into the bay than l had SUD- posed, and it required a good half A0ur ef steady toll at the oars before II sighted ahead of me the darker out lines of the shore. At first I could Identify nothing, but finally there sud den,T arose, clearly defined, the gaunt limbs of a dead tree, bearing a faint resemblance to gigantic cross, that Ind been pointed out on the sloop. NfdS peculiar mark was at the extrem. 1T of the first headland lying north If the. point itself, and consequently 9sfraight course across the bay would xand- me within five hundred yards of where the Namur had last been al anchor
 au a uegree my immediate plan of action had been definitely mapped out within my own mind while toiling at ttfe soars. would beach my dory and esHike out on foot directly across the naErew neck of land. The Namur was 16f so far out from shore as to make ,0e4nfming to her dangerous feat, adM ' could approach and board her Ndkh far less chance of discovery In
 AAt manner than by the use of boat 1he greater danger would come after IThad attained the deck, wet to the miin. The sharp bow of the dory ran {Axr Akn o% ho ooh ' skepped ashore.
 Then there came to me the first real 1Ofe$ciousness of the reckless nature Df xhis adventure. AS I faced then 1hesprobabilities there scarcely seemed Nnd chance in hundred. And yet I 1nnSt admit there was the one chance 1nd in no other action could I per 1ei1e even that much encouragement. - DOrothy Fairfax was already in the nknds of these men, then my only op- Derfnnfty for serving her lay in my 0eFng. close at hand. No alternative 90Eesented. itself; no other effort could ee effective. 1t was already too late ARs attempt the organization of res me party. No, the only choice left Was for me either to accompany the tH or else abandon her entirely to Aers captors. must either face the 2Dssibfiity of discovery and capture, Sthich as surely meant torture and NEath. or otherwise play the coward Nnd4 remain impotently behind. So I 6roye the, temptation to falter away md strode on up the bank into the Mack shadow of the trees.
 | found extremely hard walking as advanced through tangled under 4xHsh, Fortunately the distance was wen shorter than I had anticipated. - was not until after I had advanced Anntfously into the water and then nDUoped low to thus gain clearer vision 2aOng the surface that I succeeded in 1acating the vessel sought. Even then He Namur appeared only as mere AhadOw. without so much as a light ahCWfng aboard, yet apparently an ,41ored in the same position as when sve had swept past the previous after 30on. ! waded straight out through gGAe. lines of surf, until all excepting oes head became completely sub AseFged. If were to reach the bark -. all this was the one opportunity.
 stood there, resisting the undertow 1ngging at my limbs and barely able 1T. retain my footing, intent upon my ~pose. Full strength had come back t4pmy muscles and my head was again N1eAr. With strong, silent strokes I arafn forward, directly breasting the RrrA of the incoming sea. vet making Ghlrsprogress.s Some unconsidered cur gEnt must have swept me to the right, 4r, when the outlines of the bark AEain became dimly visible through SAAes night I found myself well to star nSard of the vessel. ,l Stroking well snnier, water and with only my eyes s9posed above the surface, changed TT course to the left and slowly and cautiously drew in toward the star Mrard bow. A few moments later, un- @swcefved from above, and protected