The daily Alaskan., 1921-02-26
CHAPTER III.
The Picture of a Baby.

IOuDlbti uViTl IGlupcu a4'HuSt HUI her throat. then seemed to cease beat ing. There stood her father growing, ! enraged and drunk, and as if she were dead and no lougc~ able to help her l child. her mother lay almost within touching distance. If Uriah carried out his plans, then the horrid fellow there would soon claim her as his woman. That thought frightened her so that she stepped back as the new conner came upon the deck.
 "WhaI's the natter Ry?" he asked quite casually.
 Hes killed mummy" burst forth the girl. And if both you felIers don't want to get p!nched, youd better sCoot otfeu this boat"
 Uriah laughed. and ReggIe's high pitched cacklr followed.
 "RCcn giving your woman a little discipline, ch. pal?" he demanded, 1 turning on Devon. well, they all need 1t now and then. But she's the Iiyelic.t breathing corpse ever saw. Did yuu hit Ter. Dey?"
 Yep" growlcd the other man, and I'm coin' to beat Tony. too. The im- pudent brat says she wouldn't marry you if you va, the last man livin'' You watch the brat there Rcge, while duck Edn in the cabin"
 Tornfhcl, widr-cycd and suffering, saw her father ltt her mother up in his hrawuy arms and carry her down. stairs none too gently. When he had ! disappeared. throat sound made her swing her eyes to the other man. He was rnu'rmwa,iu. hcr with a smile, an evil smile. such as she hated In men. U.S white teeth seemed like many cleaning knives, sharp. strong and ovrrhauciug lis red lips spread ing away from them.
 He ruuk a step toward her and !. stopped.
 | "Why SD mHrh fuss about nothing, my little our?" he said, cOoIng.
 "paddy said I had to marry you" brcathcl tna girl, brushing back stray rur from her brow. "But l don't, I'm go'n' to stay with my rotnr~ ou rhc Dirty Mary. There airt no law forcing a girl to marry a mar >,a don't like. And hate you, see? Uuh:"
 "Who spoke of law" smiled Brown. "I didn't, Eut I do know, my utrle Touy-sirI, that voull say very meek yes when [ get through with you"
 II Tonuthrl suddenly Shu1dcred and a noyr'c.s. helpless feeling went In ! waves over her. Oh. to he anywhere T in Cod'S clear. clean world! Away from hos, g-~amiu- luStful eyes, But she saw no opportunity tO escape Reginald Brown was blocking the small space through which she must fly if she were to he saved at all. She knew very well if she could hide for little while the two men would drink until they slept. Then she could come back and help her mother. Plainly she had heard the woman weeping be- low in the cabin, and even more plain [ " lo lltT SALtllllA fNlN Nltilt L'ENbAA . blows md after that-sllence.
 Her heart thumpcd like a hammer against her side. Behind her lay the shining lake. And one nasty glance over her shoulder only added to her fear. There was not q sign of boat anywhere. She was frantic enough to scream if 1t would have done her any good.
 "I think I'll kiss you, my little bird," said Reggie, suddenly, narrowing his eyes. You're pretty enough for any one 10 want to kiss By love, l never realized until today just how much l liked you. If I kissed you, well-per- hapS you'd change your mind about about things"
 TonnIbe slid backward to the boat rail. When she touched 1t, she whirled about and dove hcadIong into the lake. When Reginald Brown saw the girls feet disappear under the water, he ut tered an oath and cried out. He hadn't expected such an action on her part. He ran to the cabin steps and i screamed 10 Devon.
 shes in the lake, Ky" he Shivered as the other man Sprang to the deck.
 When TonnIbel felt the water over her, she swept to the lakes bottom with one long stroke. Then deftly she rid herself of her dress skirt and be- gan to swim swiftly under the water.
 They were tense minutes that the two men stood waiting, until suddenly beyond them to the south a curly head came above the waters edge. Then they leapt to the shore and raced to- ward the place she must land. To the panting girl 1t was a race for life.
 Suddenly like a flashing glimpse from Heaven, the words, stand Still and See the Salvation of the Lord" floated before her eyes like flame of gold. Philip MacCauley's deep voice seemed to speak them in her ringing ears immediately after. "Goddy," she groaned, Salvation of the Lord, oh, darlln' Salvation"
 Just then her feet touched the peb- bles on the bottom Of the lake. With one wild leap she was on the shore