Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27
Alyner's Vengeance
PART I.

III the long racine swell the yacht
rocked lasily. a faint thread of smoke
| drifted back from her funnel, showing
that her fires were banked. From the
outer world of waters she had slipped.
under easy sail. through tho wide gap
in the coral reef. and dropped anchor
in haven OF perfect loneliness. n
sapphire sky, q sapphire sea. a semi
circle sweep of hot white sand, and
beyond 1t rest for the weary eye,
wave upon wave of richest green. Two
men leaned against the buiwarks and
the two. shifted the land breeze
hungrily. THANK God" he said, for
something to look at at last. even if
Il Is only South Sea island inhabited
by lot of niEScrs."
What spot for grave" muir
INJURED the other dreamiiy. There
where the shade OF the palm trees
meets the sand; come back and bury
me there. Jack. if anything should
happen to me-" Tho man addressed
snortcd in distain.
W WI, YOU never have done with those
When left the club comforts Of New
York to accompany love-sick ass for
years cruise, thought that three
nonsense out of him. Here we have
been knocking about for three months,
and you arc as bad as ever
"Sorsy. Jack replied the slighter
u
were enjoying yourself. I have let
you have your own way In everything
] let you Mt out tho boat like n pirate.
Those MaTims and pompoms and the
big gun down in tho hold cost lot
OF money. You have INDUCED your
fad to go a-sailing like bold buc-
cancer Let mo indulge mine-which
is at times TO be a lovc-lorn swain"
And pick out nice cemetery plots!
This is the third. Honest, Billy, wherc
do you want to be planted?"
billy Phillimore laughed and shook
his head slightly. as though to rid
himself Of unpleasant fancics.
Anywhere that's handy, Jack" he
replied. But don't be alarmed. 1 have
That's better" the other said en-
couraEingly. And look here, Billy.
Take my advice. Bring that photo
graph out of your cabin and chuck 1t
the shade of the what's-his name meets
the thiuGumbob. You've got to drop
II, Billy, sooner or later. She's mar
! REV now"
Phiilimore WINGED. "Don't." he cried.
Go and be an expensive pirate. If YOU
want to. John Aylmer. but for heavens
fake don't be brutal"
ITS for your good old man. ia
| lfke to laugh YOU out of IL, and il J
CAM. do that. I'd like to kick you out
OF ii, but kicks and jokes arc wasted
on YOU"
why don't you make mo walk the
u
used TO do when they got hold of an
obstinate person"
THAT pirate joke OF yours seems
warranted to stand Il lot of wear and
huliily. You may snccr at my prepa-
rations as much as you please, but 7
tell you there are some mighty queer
people In these seas Some Of those
traders wouldn't stick a, trine, and
the nigEers-uEh! There was man
} once met in Baltimore who told me
about cannibal feast he saw. lie was
being saved himself for the piece dc
'esistance.' and he had a devillsh good
view OF the FIRST part of the dinner.
He was rescued just in time by a
man. o'-war's boat crew. IT made me
You'd be a. pretty. tough proposition
for them, old lack" Phili,more sal said
Hense yourself on their dieestions, Hut
vat a sweet. tender dish I would
Drop it," Aylmer broke in sharply.
You are az bad as the man in Balti-
.The men want to know if they can
them eoconuts sir" replied the skinner
every port, as . child knows lis letters.
as Ny%s5 ihesi3s,sd and "'l III ten ss soa
, 81 III 80 with them Now den dem
to come. give me n chance to indulge
my fanIies alone. Let mo sish few
times without running accompani-
ment or snorts. AN right. skipper.
iowcr away. Captain Kidd. Junior,
gives us permission. Have you any
treasure you would like to take ashore
and bury. most noble cuptain?"
Take, your own treasure ashore and
bury It," Aylmer said meaningly. NO,
30. BAly. beg your pardon, go II you
coconut thick enough to match Your
head" He disappeared into the cabin
and returned in n few minutes bearing
a couple Of rifles and IL bandoleer Of
cartridges. The boat had already
dropped down from the davits. 70 :
stout seamen were leaning, on
oars. and Phillimore was standing IN
the stern sheets. his hand on the tilier.
TO BE Continued.
JENNINGS l.. HUNT.