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wards the village.
Down in the harbor the Daphne
was rolling in strong swell com.
ing in against the tide. A threat
of rain was in the skies. The
place was almost deserted. AS they
reached the pier, however, a
mighty shape slowly drew itself up
from the hatch of the Daphne.
With legs wide apart and keep.
ing perfect balance. notwithstand.
ing the roll of the boat, van West
rheene raised a pair of field
glasses to his eyes and stood gaz-
ing LANDMARKS.
CHAPTER Xxx
Our Dutch friend does me the
honor to be interested in my
house, apparently" Matresser muir.
INJURED, following the sweep Of the
glasses.
Elisabeth made no reply. For
more than a minute they watched
him-a Sea-going Colossus stand.
ing on the SoleS of his widespread
feet, motionless and intent.
Suddenly Elisabeth uttered a
half-stifled exclamation. Matresser
also was looking towards the
house but he remained silent.
Someone waved a handkerchief
from one of those windows" she
declared.
1T did look like it, didn't it?"
her companion remarked indif.
ferently.
What room is that-the sew.
enth window from the left gable?"
I'll have to think" Matresser
answered. Its very near my own
study"
But who could be waving?"
He shrugged his shoulders
"One of the servants, 1 should
imagine" he suggested. Anyone
who was in any Of the rooms in
the front there, who happened to
see him looking up for such long
time, would probably wave"
DO you like Mr.. van West
rheene?" she asked.
ANuUMAN FELLOW
Horrible fellow" Matresser re-
piled, as they commenced the
short descent into the village. He
shoots as we'll as most of uS-a
little better as a matter of fact
but he is hatefully inhuman."
They stood on the quay for q
few minutes, but sudden squall
of snow and Sleet from eaStWardS
drove them into shelter. Matresser
led the way to the Inn. Mrs. He.
wells was at the door to greet
them.
I'm that glad" she said, "there
is a fine fire in the parlor. If
you will go right in I will be get
ting your lordShip and the young
lady some tea"
Tea sounds very nice" Elisa
beth declared. unless you think
we ought not to stay" she added,
turning to MatreSser.
We'll risk it," he answered. IT
remember what Mrs. Hewells' but
tered toast Is like! Let me push
your chair up to the fire"
"One moment" she begged,
She was standing at the window
looking across towards the harbor.
The rolling mists were rapidly be.
coming denser. but for one mo-
ment there was a view of the
Daphne. She pointed it out to
MatresSer.
II begin to wonder" she OBJ
served, whether that Dutchman
has not taken a fancy to you.
He brings his boat in at ire
mendouS risk, they all say, the
night you arrive, comes to call on
you the day afterwards and so far
as can see-I have noticed it
twice befcre-he spends half his
time with his field glasses examin.
ing the whole front of the Great
House"
mot as easy fellow to forget if
you hau once seen him." MatreSSer
remarked.
HE is the tallest man I have
ever met, except one of the Danish
royal family" she confided. You
will not think me foolish, will
you? I have the feeling that I
cannot breathe. that I cannot
exist happily in the same room
with him.
Il scarcely ate a mouthful that
night he was next me at dinner.
He seems to draw all the air down
his own lungs. He is a monopol-
list. or I suppose I should say an
individualist. in life. He lives for
himself only"
SAVAGE LEADER
Himself or what he repre-.
sents," Matresser said thought.
fully.
She gave a little start.
What do you mean by that?"
she asked.
Il could imagine him in other
days in other clothing" he ex-
planned, las the leader of a savage
tribe whose ethics were to kill that
they might live
"A simple code Of existence. It
could lead to lot of bloodshed, I
suppose. but it would also lead to-
wards security for the successful
savage"
What I would like to know"
Elisabeth said, lis why he is spend
ing his time here-why he has
come to this place. Tragedy
seemed to follow so quickly IN his
footsteps"
You don't suppose he had any.
thing to do with that poor chap
Fergus death?"