Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-30
HORACE

slop1ng C to the nOat1ng
landing stage of the New York Yacht
club, and serves as Offices and rem
devious as we'll.
Here the river washes into a sort
Of basin or slip, its northern side
formed by a long, double-decked
recreation pier\ and its shore end
adorned by one Of the newest of the
city's public lighthouses.
A full moon, sailing high In a
cloudless sky, was shedding over this
scene a lustre so bright as to pale the
yellow glow Of artificial lights and
throw all objects, animate or inani-
mate, into sharp, vivid relief.
In this luminous white flood the
tail, square.shouldered figure Of Jack
Moore stood out in marked promin-
ence as he paced impatiently back
guarded the edge Of the planking.
there were as yet no signs OF the
Munford party, but r'thersdex-so1dier
had not given up hope. Down below,
beside the i1anding-stage, the AM
aryllis's launch. with q white uni
formed sailor in charge, still waited
rising and falling with the her highly
polished brass funnel brilliant in the
moonlight.
Brooke. in spite Of his protests, had
been made to see, half an hour be-
fore. that his place was really aboard
the yacht, and had reluctantly allow
ed himself to be ferried there. child
ing a fate, which denied him the
privilege Of participating in every in
cident Of a game that. If it were to
be played at all, promised to be ex-
citing in every detail.
So while Moore impatiently paced
the wharf Brooke fretfully strobe up
and down the deck Of the yacht, his
square-shouldered figure of his friend
as he moved to and fro in the silver
radiance of the night.
firing at length Of his tramp,
Brooke arranged a cane chair in q
position which would give him an I'M
INTERRUPTED. view. and. dropping into
it. lighted a cigar. The night war
very still. On the breeze. which con-
tinued from the northwest, there
came to him Atfintervals from q yacht
anchored near, on which a late revet
was in progress. the music Of tight
laughter.
At longer intervals there came the
pulsing throb ola ferryboat's engines,
and the crushing surge Of waters as It
came and went. These sounds, the
periodic striking Of the yachts bell,
measuring the half hours. and the IN
against the side, were all that dis.
turbed the silence.
The peace Of it, aided by the a
ering spectacle of glinting silver
moon-wrought a~rabesques on the
steely stretch Of water across which
he gazed. lulled and relaxed him. Fffs
eyelids grew heaty, and his chin sank
lower and lower. Drowsiness over
came him. He doxed.
When, suddenly startled, every
faculty alert, he sprang up and lean
ed over the rail, two bells were
sounding. and a launch, with Ave pas
sengers grouped together In the
stern. was at the yachts side.
The o was hidden now by heecy
but Brooke had little difficulty
distinguishing at least three Of the
party. Mumford and his companion
feet and bending v an. inert, cloak
wrapped figure.
Moore, still sitting. WAS stretched
across the side, n hand krasping q
stanchfon OF the decentralization lad
der. : He saw, too. that the cloak
wrapped figure was reclining against
woman darily clad, her head low
cred.
All this he took in instantly. while
he reproached himself WITH his weak
ness III browsing. But ne Was Wide
now and feAdyvfor any eiierS.
ency. "a plan .of action had been OUT
lined ~ Moore ana himself. and ali,
that remained was for him 10 carry
out his psft Of II. According TO thfs
arrangement he wa, for the present
1t s1easf, 10 remain IN the BACKGROUND.
Later ne would HAYS his chance s. ths
action. IL
Nov To 5heard Moore caiiins:
Captain Hartley q man thets ct
tho Eahsway. plsass. g help with t,,is
This iadyi II ~ not sAsy "a gusas
Who AthiS lady" wae under the DIR.
curtAtene1A. How they could have
arranged ~ kidnap Annette Colby
aftsrs tho warning she had received
Brooke ooul4 pot ln,AgtnS. But, who
eyef IL 49, they hsd kathsr druggad
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