Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-15
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bruce Rankin. colonel az the ALI
nab irrsgularn. . frontaer gOrce 81 wild
tgibesnaez, was d self contained man.
and lstkie given to pleasure ard 20
ciaEy. Buk the life thar had been dor
rnant ID this man for the Last ten
years seemed 70 dow back into his
| veins as he watched the changing face
og Monies, the girl be loved.
He came 60 her side daily. meaning
ca say: 4 love you. II there any hope
Sor nna9s But no len her al night
with The words still unspoken.
Che day Bruce Was % troubled ~
his own dumbnesa that instead OF
seeking Monica on tho terrace over
looking the lake. he vet on 20 climb
among the hills. and walked himself
into q more courageous frame 0f
mind
with hope masking him feel young
again and almost gay. be began 20 run
down the slopes &c the back Of the
hotel He passed quickly onto the ter
race cast q swift glance around. For
him ii was deserted He FASTENED to-
ward the ratings, for. Monica some
times wandered close to the edge ct
the lake
He cast but one glance and started
back with great oath. for he saw
Monica there. but not Monies alone
George Vance was helping her into
one of the IttIs row boats. Bruce
threw up his arms. II vas wen that
he was alone On the terrace for he,
the silent, selfc0ntained colonel Of
the Alisajb Irregulars, cried aloud Ia
bis wrath.
AS live, be swore again, 4 viii
be eyen with this man YET.
He ran quickly toward the pool. de-
naanded boat, the ilghtest, the fast
est. for hire. and shot out into the
open water
Then he ali ct once rested on his
oars, bent forward, listened. A CRY
came to him, cry over the smiling
water, d cry for help. IN urgent ap
peal and IN English. too.
Once again be heard that CRY. He
set or towards the sound. He swept
along: be rounded d little Island and
passed into the deepest part Of the
lake. There he saw before him an
other boat, but size larger than he
had been in: and. aa he caught the
CLEAN Of red cushions IN the stern,
he knew what he had hoped for had
come to pass. IL was Monica and
George Vance. They were Id distress;
they were making frantic signals FOL
help; their boat seemed low down tn
the water
Al few more strokes brought Bruce
alongside. BY an act Of objectionable
carelessneas, the boat, which must
have been varying for months, had
been sent out as soon as she had been
placed In the water. n consequence
ii was leaking badly.
ii was his hour now. the hour ne
had longed for. had clamored for.
His boat az the most would hold but
two people.
ii He die. not tell this at first. As
farst care was 10 transfer Monica.
length she was safely in, hudd
down IN the stern Of his boat. g
picked up his oars, and shot out "
arms length.
Vance looked 1t him; he looked
back at Vance.
Bruce rested on his oars.
MY boat will hold only TWO, he
exulted.
Vance did not expostulate; he DID
not beseech.
L Bruce looked long at him. He saw
that the boat. lighter now. was making
| less water. He saw that Vance sud
denly marked that that as quickly
the doomed man picked up his oars,
and swung him head round to glance
at the island Rankin saw that he
was measuring the distance. that he
was about to try 70 row against death
II Will keep BY you, he cried out
Tor he had no doubt who would VIII
sThe water. called Rankin, after
few strokes. lest his enemy should
miss single pang. Is gaining or
you
! III know 1t, = came the answer.
The next minute Bruce heard an
other sound. Vance was in disfresl
While he was hardly hot
You are used up, Rankin called
across
Yes. acqulesced Vance, = am on
81 condition. was LII my berth mos
Of the way home with fever.