The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-02
MARY rooK JAKEs Arm DAnnEp DLEEDlNG FACE

never taking their eyes off Drake.
some OF the men picked w rocks.
Joe Bunting and his crew brought
the other boat in dangerously near.
'1'u take care OF Mary, Captain
Drake stevens said. gruffly
''Mary's coming with me-" He drew
Mary's hand inside his arm and
looked down at ner bent head.
Aren't you. lsssT''
brakes black eyes wideued. and
his brows lifted: but his smile Was
unhroken.
Miss Manning is my passenger
Stevens. She goes 10 Batavia In
my charge. Come. Mary
Better get your ship afloat first. !"
srowied stevens. for Mary seemed
inclined 20 obey the captain.
The ship lies az anchor. afloat."
said Drake, and moved towards tho
boat again. He waved 10 joe Bunt.
ing. to come in nearer: and as II IL
were the signal expected for an
entirely different move. voIlsy Of
rocks few out from the shore and
crashed in and about the boat. Lit.
tie Joe's red face swiftly turned
redder. Blood poured from his eye
iroygs. Another oarsman dropped
hts oar. Tipping smashed fingers
II was all clear as day. Drake
never hesitated. He shouted an
order to the boat 70 pun off out
Of reach. The rocks were san fly.
ing. Next. but so swiftly that Il
seemed all one action. he picked
up Ike SANITY and heayed him into
tfe grounded boat Then he selx
ed Mary. and almost threw her in.
You'd better get in and shove
her clear. Stevens" he snapped.
There was nothing more sald: but
Jake Stevens red face was almost
purple with shame
All happened in the space OF a
frw breaths. Men still picked up
rocks. and some hurled them after
the recediug boat. Joe Bunting's
wheeling voice could be heard abus.
ing his mates for running away
But the two who could stlll handle
their oars were not OF the stuff no
was made OF. They were kindly
disposed towards Drake, but had no
relish for flying volcanic debris II
was Sims and Tubbs who started
the acceleration OF tho crisis. Blood
trickIed from tho cauliflower ear
and made the crushed nose blossom
like n rose. The boat was going
OFF. under the frantic urge OF Ike
with IL foot steering oar.
Better jump in and get clear
yourself growled Stevens. There
was no reason for anybody staying
there to face that gang OF toughs.
Jake Stevens had been the first
20 tell these same tough5 that they
we're worthless, yellow, no-account
dogs awhile ago; but he recognized
nurderous fury when he saw e.
and they had IT now. a flying
rock struck Drake on the breast,
and he staggered. He reached In
side the boat. Stevens believed he
was about to shove off.
Those ours are going back 20
the ship" no gritted. They have
probably killed Bunting"
by holy, Drake| he shouted,
81 hate you like hell. but you are
a mani so am II stand clear. you
ratsr'
Head down, and squirting tho
sand UP under his powerful stride,
fake stevens plunged into the me.
lee, striking with hands and feet.
snorting with every punch and
KICK.
"Orontes! Orontes!'
II was Green Point all over again.
rho cry shrilled out from Mary,
standing erect In the barely float.
ing boat, beating Ike on the back,
furiotIsly bidding him to let her get
10 land. Ike kept her out Of dan.
ger with all the desperation con.
tained within his puny frame She
wrestled for the oar. and frightened
Ike with her strength.
On the beach, there seemed to be
e human ant hill rumbling with
imminent eruption. Drake went
down under blow from O rock
sluns in q ripped Off shirt sleeve
Then e was Stevens who stood over
him unt!l he struggled 10 his feet
nGain. Joke's big body and fight
ing blond head lowered over the
annrling RnnR lie IA boacnn abnyc
Tho hideous rocks Then Drakes
dark head bobbed up beside him,
bloody but buoynnt. Mary was in
. fever 81 excitement. They fought