Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06
CHAPTER ".

An embarrassed silence was between
them for the greater part Of their simple
meal although both ate heartily. Faith
was a little shy He seemed to be qu 81
through bordering over their present
predicament mingled with absent mind
cduess wool gathering
/ She stole glances at him unohserved
For the first time she had oppou unity 20
study him. Before their troubles began
she had seen very little Of him and
during their siege on the vessel. her
thoughts were too much occupied to turn
on the personal side OF her companion.
She noticed n sort or hopeless expression
in his dark eyc-eyes that could have
enorbIed with enthusiasm II aroused.
There were lines running across his
broad and smooth forehead, not made by
age: there were also spraying Of fine lines
about the corners Of his eyes. But as an
offset the carriage OF his shoulders. the
cast Of his features, the expression about
the mouth. indicated a firm VIII, q do
or die" spirit.
Her thoughts led to the way Of his
dealing with Jansen and she spoke
tn,'dlv. Mr.. Hunter. II think I owe
YOU an apology for making things harder
for Won when we were leaving the vessel
suppose 7 didn't understand. 1t all
seemed so strange to me. VIII yon
nIaese forgive me and let thank you
Ue frowncd. ''Please forget 1t.
would have done tho same for any one
under like cfrcumstances-you have moth
Ing TO tank me for"
The meal was finished in silence, and
after Faith had removed the remnants
and the few simple dishes she sat down
on the tarpaulin at diGnihed distance
from where Dick had stretched himself
with his pipe going
She watched the curling smoke as he
nuffed away, which was suggestive OF
( comfort and honey companionship. Sho
gave occasional nervous elances at the
I1oomv forbidding background. The
silence became unbearable. Somebody
had TO speak, so she did.
"Did Won see anything Of the schooner
any signs Of ANYTHING going on
He shook his head. NO
WHY do you suppose they selected
this place TO anchorE
TTe answered thouChtfully; i am not
certain Of anything, but I think l have
n fgured out correctly. It was Jansen s
MAN TO get hold OF the money by prom
Sing ms our liberty. Whether he would
bove kent that promise. I don't know. /
have NV doubts. And to make pre-
tcnse that he would keep It, he had to
have something to show, some place to
mt us ashore He may have intended to
keen his promise and to SET us ashore
bora where he thought we'd have to
stav long enough to let them get away.
This plan was not agreeable to the men
they were apparently willing to let me-
on but not you I can't help believing.
though. even if they'd set us ashore here
after getting the stuff. they'd have made
away with us. anyway
"But 7 can't understand" Faith pom
dered with puckered brows, why he
should turn them loose on that whisky,
let them drink that way"
"That's simple The men were in a
Hind rage and wanted to kill me. Jan
sen knew. or believed that the only way
TO secure the loot was through me, and
If he did not do everything to keep me
alive. he would never get his hands on
what he wanted; so to keep them amused
no turned them loose on the rrog--it
was dangerous experiment, though, And
T have not the least doubt be added,
chat Jansen was fixing to double cross
them: hence the booze and the locked
forecastle."
II can't see, though unused Faith,
''what they expected to do after getting
the money. They would be sure to be
caught sometime and they couldn't turn
pirates in this age"
"Oh, | suppose they would have done
away with the schooner, scuttling her
Or something of the kind, near some