Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-21
DAUGHTER OF THE SUN

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the end came. Why not somewhere !
Lower California, hurried away by Gu N
an sron, anu a canoe to stronghold IA,
He was conscious now n, 40
upon the deck. no sound, to no snp
present serene fitness of tbinss dr The &
out. of his drcamings he wns nut
back abruptly to the swaying s,.;n ur;aNn
ing deck of crazy schooner hr a
alone. was not
you?" '''>"''' That
Ihere was no answer md
stronger than before, was tho cnr,.ihW ihW,
that some one was near nj hand nV
a pair of eyes were rerartlinn nat
through the obscurity of the nigbt MN
strong was the emotion, and On sts.so 90
did 1t recall the emotion of n few JnyT ,,inT
ago when he had felt the influence s,s =.
strange woman's eyes, that be InonoJ
his feet. On the instant he haif a! ="
pected TO see Zoraida Castelmar stonI
ing at his elbow. ''uhd'
What he saw. or thought that /.
saw, was vague figure stond,ae
against the rail across the deck frnr.
him' beyond the corner of the csh,n
""' 'uhiiiouS phlr OF eyes. glov.
ing through the dark. Kendric ~,
across the deck in a flash, NJ wss
was there. lie raced sternward ,rh;.o one
around the pile Of freight cluttered ahon,
the mast, tripped over coil ~ "uou uo
and ran forward again. When bo ivre vi,
| found no one. SO strong was tho IN
| preston made on him that Soma an.
had been standing looking at him h.
made stubborn search from nrou .,
stern. Barlow was in bed and loot.J
to be asleep; the Filipino was mnt'
tering over the wheel and when Ksn
dric demanded to know If he had scan
anything said, "Aw," negatively: Sisn Sisn
ger Ben had given over singing ona
was feeding the canary and frcs6enirs
its water supply.
Afterward Kendric realized TINT an
the time while he was racing madlv al al
and down. peering into cabin and palp
| ley and nook and corner, there had
been clear image standing upper.
most in his mind: the picture of Zo.
raida Castelmar as she had stood and
looked at him when she had said ~
have put a charm and spell over vour
life Now he simply knew that bs
had the mad thought that she wa,
somewhere on board and that. hide
| Hut
when he gave up and went sullenly bact
to. his toppled chair. he knew thai
all he had succeeded in was in makjns
both Niger Ben and Filipino Charts
marvel
Niger Ben. he thought sullcnly, had
come close enough TO understanding
something Of what was in his mind
For the giant African rolled his evss
| WHITLEY and said
"Ha'nts, Cap'n Jim? You been scein'
ha 'nts, too?'
What makes you say that. Benz"
demanded Kendric. Did you see any.
thng?'
Niger Ben looked fairly inflated with
mysterious wisdom. But. thought Ken.
dric. what Negro who ever lived would
have denied having seen something
ghOstly? kendric had searched thor.
oughly high and low: he had turned over
big crates below deck. he had pcerpd up
the masts. Now. before settling himself
back in his char. he looked in on Bar.
low again. Twisty was turning over |:
his eyes wern open.
II don { want any funny business"
said Kcndric sternly. did YOU SNUG.
gle Ioraida Castclmar on board?"
Barlow blinkcd at him.
"Who the blazes is Zoraida Castel.
MARI" he countered. 1.-THE cat or the
canary?"
/, Kendric gruntCd and went out,
,, Pumping himself down in his chair.
He supposed that he had imagined the
whole thing. He had not seen anything
! definitely; he had merely felt that eyes
were watching him; what had seemed
figure across deck might have been
: the oil coat hanging on peg or cur.
tain blowing out OF a window. The
! , more he thought over the matter the
/, more assured was he that he had allowed
his imaginings to make a fool of him.
| And by the time the sun flooded tho
decks next morning he was ready TO for.
get the episode.
e To he continued tomorrow