Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-08-11

nlng TO IlaRN vvSuv clearer. SHe lay
without voluntary movement In her
berth, but her bosom was shaking with
the thoughts which came to her.
Twenty years before, some dreadful
event had altered Uncle Bennys life
his wife had known-or had learned
enough Of that event so that she had
left him. 1t had seemed to Constance
and her father, therefore, that it must
have been some intimate and private
event.
Uncle Benny had withdrawn him
self from men he had ceased to be
active In his business and delegated 1t
20 others. This change had been
strangely advantageous to Henry.
Henry had been hardly more than
common seaman then. He had been
mate-the mate On one of Uncle Ben
ny's ships. Quite suddenly he had
become Uncle Benny's partner. Henry
had explained this to her by saying
that Uncle Benny had not trusted
Henry; he had been suspicious of
him; he had quarreled with him. How
S.IdnSc, lllCll, ludI OnCIC DcHuy
have advanced and given way to a
man whom he could not trust
Uncle Benny had come to her and
warned her not to marry Henry; then
he had sent for Alan. There had been
purpose in these acts of Uncle Ben
ny's; had they meant that Uncle Ben
ny had been on the verge Of making
explanation-that explanation which
Henry feared-and that he had been
prevented? Her father had thought
this; at least, he had thought that
Uncle Benny must have left some ex-
planation in his house. He had told
Alan that, and had given Alan the
key to the house so that he could
find it. Alan had gone to the house
In the house Alan had found some
one who had mistaken him for a
ghost, a man who had cried out at
sight of him something about a ship
about the Miwaka, the ship Of whose
loss no one had known anything ex-
cept by the soundings of the Drum.
What had the man been doing in the
house? Had he too been looking for
the explanati0n-the explanation that
Henry feared? Alan had described
the man to her; that description had
not had meaning for her before; but
now remembering that description she
could think of Henry as the only one
who could have been In that house
Henry had fought with Alan there!
Inrl
tackled upon the street, had Henry
anything to do with that?
Henry had lied 20 her about being
In Duluth the night he had fought
with Alan he had not told her the
true cause Of his quarrels with Uncle
Benny; he had wished her to believe
that Uncle Benny was dead when the
wedding ring and watch came to her
the watch which had been Captain
S.afford's of the Miwaka Henry had
urged her to marry him at once. Was
that because he wished the security
that her father-and she-must give
her husband when they learned the
revelation which Alan or Uncle Ben
ny might bring?
At Petoskey she went from the train
directly to the telegraph office. II
Henry was in Petoskey, hey would
know at that Office where he could be
found; he would be keeping In touch
with them.
Mr.. Spearman, the operator said, had
been at the Office early In the day;
there had been no message for him;
he had left instructions that any
which came were to be forwarded 20
him through the men who, under his
direction, were patrolling the shore
for twenty miles north Of Little Trav-
erse, watching for boats.
Constance crossed the frozen edges
Of the bay by sledge to Harbor
Point Her distrust now had deep
ened to terrible dread. She had not
been able before this to form any def
mite idea Of how Henry could threat
en- Alan and Uncle Benny; she had
imagined only vague Interference and
obstruction Of the search for them;
she had not foreseen that he could so
readily assume charge Of the search
and direct or misdirect, f..
At the Point she discharged the
sledge and went on foot to the house
of the caretaker who had charge Of
the Sheriff. cottage during the winter.
Getting the keys from him, she let
herself into the house. Going to her
room, she unpacked a heavy sweater
and woOlen cap and short fur coat
winter things which were left there
against use when they opened the
house sometimes out Of season-and
put them on. Then she went down
and found her snowshoes Stopping
at the telephone, she called long dis
tance and asked them to locate Mr..
Sheriff., IL possible, and instruct him
to move south along the shore with
whomever he had with him. She went
out then, and fastened on her snow
shoes.
Constance hurried westward and
them north. following the bend Of the
shore. The figure OF a man-one OF
the shore patrOls-pacing the ice hum
mocks of the beach and staring out