The Nazareth Item

              The Nazareth Item
AN  mDBPBNDBNT  PAMILY  NBWSPAPBS,  DBVOTED  TO   LITERATURE.   LOCAL   AND   GENERAL   INTBLLIGENCE.
Vol. XXVI.
NAZARETH, PA., PRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17,1917
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about business at this store.
Ve are keeping all Qur old customers and making nev ones every day. People are learning that this Is the one plaee vhere no deception Is practiced.
;^ Ve keep various qualities of course, live store could afford not to. But lt*s for you'to judge vhich you vant and for us to supply It at the lo vest price possible for the quality desired.
Come In and see our bargains In Summer Clothing, Eurhlshlngs, Hats, Etc.
TJ^iLO'ttm CLorm^m^m MtA rs Jk/t9 rv^/nsmMes 112 South MsB St..        -        NAZARETH. PA.
Our store doses like aliother Naiareth Stores, every
nesday at 12 aoos duriag Jnly and August, t^j^, ^»^-^ T,i,ll^ -f ~      ¦ ,— ¦ ..j.-....^*.-..^
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"WTmaerrni now tnat om ciock Kee(>si time," be said to the white haired wo¬ man   oppo8it&     "Hundred   aud   fifty yfears old, and yet it is still as accuratu I ^ I as thla Swiss piece."
He returned the watch to his pocket and was about to resume his reading when he saw something sparkle on the cheeks of the womnn. "What's the mattei*, Jane?"
She dabbed at her cheeks with her Iiandkerchief and fumbled tlie leaves w ' of her book.   "Nothing."
"Nonsense! That's not the trutli. Whot's troubling you?" kintUy.
"That which Ls alwnys troubling me," bravely, since sho Uncw it must be said.
The man's features seemed to draw together almost Imporceritlhly.
The eyes narrowed; the nostrils, the Ups became pinched.    She could  hear the iong drawn breath. "You are always thinking of her." "I can't help it.    Sho is Hesh of my flesh,  blood  of my  blood.    I  am  her mother." "And am I not her father?" She   smiled   waniy.    "That   is   not quite tbe same thing." "Tou are without a stick of pride." "No, not   I have pride, but it is the pride of pity, the pride of love.   I can¬ not crush out eitber at command from yoo.   It is five years since you denied her."
"Ah I" He was one of those men whose faces grow white wiien angered. All the biood went witb a rush to bis beort, tearing bia mind clear and cold. "I bare told you never to mention ber. I have no daughter."
"I bave. And oh, I think of ber at night! Where Is she? Is sbe dead, alive, in misery? Sbe, too, bas pride. for she bas never written but onca" "I tell you I bave no daughter." "And I repeat I hava And if i did not depend upon you for my bread and batter I would seek and flnd her. Io my hoart I have never forsaken Iter."
"She la StlU more to you than I ever waa."
"Na Since tbat <lay wben you ceas¬ ed to be my lover. Money and pomp and false pride have roi)l>ed me'Of t>oth my daughter and 4ny lover."
He sat dowa    "Tbis seems to t>e a crisis, Jane."   H««poke gently now. "I want her."
"Listen. Was 3 the tyrant, the ogre? Did I ever deny her anything in rea¬ son? Did I not-do my duty 4a laying all the (ttcts before her and proving them—that the man waa a youthful blackleg, a gambler, a bandaome scoun¬ drel, the aon <tf one of tbe greatest rascals In the atate? Ood knows it was not that she bad choaea aa her lover a poor yoaag man, hooeait'* He pauaed paaslonateiy. "I know as well as you do that tore is something we cannot hamesa and drive. Bat In the face of all these facta sbe ran away and married him. I have spoken. I disowned my daugh¬ ter tbe day ahe disowned me. for that's what sbe did, and so long as .'I Itve she shall not enter this bouse. When I am dead and gone you may do aa you see flt with my money. I make<Bo reser¬ vations." "She may be bongrr and eoU." "Am 1 to blame? Jane, 700 are wrong. Money has not made me a bard man, bnt tt has given me some¬ thing to think of. That girl's foolish¬ ness seemed to change my heart into stone. I have never said anything, but I know thnt you gave ber yoor inher¬ itance. It was yoara, to do wtth as yoa pleased. Doabtleaa abe dumped It Into bis lap. Now Itaten. Rather tban lava thla subject brought op again 1 prill meet you halfway. Find her if fou can. Feed and clothe iier if she is hungry and coid, for I am certain the scoundrel left ber when be found tnat be oould not get his crooked lingers Into my wallet. But utiver let me hear ber spoken of a^'aiu In tliis house. Never bring her to uie, hoping that 1 •hall forgive her. That is tbe last word from me on the subject." With this he left tho room. •        ••••*•
Juorter ufter 10.
It tinkled from nn ormolu which bad once been Xnpoleou's. house, but a few blocks removed from the otber, would have beeu caile<i u palace lu Europe. It wus tilled with priceleaa treasures such us only these modem Aladdlus may purchase.
To tbe iuteUigeut eye there was some¬ thing more than the treasures them¬ selves disceruible lu the atmosphere, tn the arraugemeut, iu thn lack ut Jum¬ ble, which few millionaires escai)e wbo leave the filling of their mansions to collectors mote or less greedy.
From the antique' Ispahuus ou tbe floor to tbe ox blood and peach blow and Persian iilaque all bad l>cen col¬ lected, ono by. ono, by the man who loved them. It^was all he Imd ieft to to, all be hud left to love, Be was a fery old man.
The mau lu the flrst bouse, and hn knew nothing of the other's existence— tbey dwelt lu worlds apart, yet tbeir Uvea were deflulteiy linked together. Together tbey bad danced In tbe pup- Bat booth of Dain to the wires of an-
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otner   man   wno   nad   emptied   tneir bouses of laughter and happiness.
Quarter after 10.
The old man beard tbe message from Time.
Under tbe study lamp his head glim¬ mered Uke new minted silver. Slowly be laid down the faded photograph. He touched tbe hand beil, and the liv¬ eried footman came in from the bail.
"CuU up Mr. Simmons nnd tell him to come over. Tell bim It is a matter of life and death—that I urgently need bim."
Tbe lawyer was almost ns old as his client. His withered face was full of concern as, later by half nn hour, the footman ushered him into tho room.
"Anything wrong?" ho asked.
"No. At iast everytiilnji is right I've been a fool for thirty years, Sim¬ mons, a stubl)oni, heartless iooV.   lUit    ute doubt.
•TOO rast. iiyaropiane. 1 spotted her through tire glass; caught a glimpse of her step, ns you cnll it And anyhow, there goes Tncle Billy. AU ubourd!"
"All right If you sny so, but it's against my judgment"
By the time I'ncle BUly was (Tossing the steamboat channel sonth of the spar buoy Lester's Imat was just nos¬ ing outside of l^oiiK point. Cranford. Intent ujion watclibiK I'lnna, mlsseil Lester's frown of periiicxity.
Cranfonl was (Ictenuincd not to lose sight of the woman he love<l. ridgin Isiand nii(,'ht bo the key, hut sonictliinu told hlni that I)iaiia knew wliat it lui- locked.
He wanted this t'ut,' cleared up- wanted to learn where she stood iu thir, tangle. That she was a(:,iinst the Smead cohorts he 'lid nut for one iiun-
I've found myself. I thaufc'lit i^ was pride, but it was only auKer, which I Vas ashamed to confess."
The lawyer saw the old photograph. Instantly his thoughts went back to tho beautiful child who had romped these lordly, silent rooms.
"I want to make a will tonight. Charities will have to como second. I wnnt you to lind out if JMari^uerit^j left nny children."
The lawyer's eyes sparkled.
"I want you to find out. Oo to thnt devil and ask him point blank. I am very lonely. I want to see young peo¬ ple in this house before I die." He rang the bell again. "See if my pri¬ vate secretary is in. Tell him I want him to witness a legal transaction."
Simmous rubbed his dry hands, anil the smile on his face wimpled hl.s cheeks like wind on water.
Should he toll him now? .\o. .Sur¬ prise him—mnke the joy double. So ho drew up n simple will, carried away with him a copy and a lighter heart tban he had known In years.
A child of Marguerite's hi thnt house!
Of tho flrst man in this half chapter nothing more; of the very old man who bad found himself, more anon.
Square awny, then, for Pidgin island, tbe thunder and cruel buffet of tho
j But what had she learned? Wliut : was going to be found on yonder juiu- 1 ble?     Why   was   she   working  aloue?
To what end?    lie hud told h( r whal
hhj occupation  was—why  did sho re- ' fuse to onlide lu him, use ills kuowl- 'edge? I     At  slMjre  dhiiier  that  noon   he   had
given her every o)iiioriuiiity to Uo so, i ami she had evaiJid him with the skill ' of a fencer.    His success as a secret
ngent was not only due to his intelli- ' ultely shut her jaws. Tomorrow she i geuce, but to his inlinite patlejico as wouM write it ail, nsk forgiveness and I well. ' vanish.     Slw   was  obsessed   with   the
He would oiitwalt her.    And where ' idea of leaving hltn suddenly and nev-
lO iiKC r Know wmit it is.
"A rajah's ransom, T'ncle Billy. And I am trying to prevent a crime."
"Well, I'm commlttln' one briiigiu' y' out here.   A livln' gale, a livln' gale I"
A comlier broke and seethed over the stem.
The spray blinded the girl and partly strangled her. She tucked the raincoat snugger ubout her knees and feet Wisel.v she had not put it over her head and shoul<lers.
If there came n siiIll she wanted free play. She was a gond swimmer, and the life belt would hold her up if she tired. Once she looked back over ber shoulder.
A warm little thrill ran over her. He was foIlowitr_', following. 81ie was at once glad ;nid worric<I glad that he should wish to share her danger, wor¬ ried far fear he might find out what desper.'ite need had made her tempt fate.
In some manner she must trick him —shabbily trick hini. Xo taint of dis¬ honor, yucli as il was, nuist be his. For her there was none—sho was sim- rily righting a wrong. If he learned the truth he would step aside, smother his conscieiii-e; for her sake ho would ignore liis oath bound duty.
So many tinies had the truth cried at her lips - .so many times sho had rego-
Postal   Lawa that   sabeerlptkna paid piomptlj. A pencil   aiark   1» circle maaaa yoor 1 acrlptloB  la doa, we will thaak yam a  prompt  ramlt
I wos the scoundrel ot a husband nil ' ' this time? Ho lust sight of the gray ' I panorama, the tossing boat beyond— i I that handsome face with the scarred I ] chin.     A   cold   air,   like   that   which I
entered    his
or seeing lilm  again.    Ah.  if  he only knew:
For tliree years now she hail been engaged in government work Identical to his—only she had posed as a stew¬
ardess, not as a person of leisure.
To  riglit a  wrong,  alniost personal, she had elected to betray just once the
' offlce which fed and clothed ber geii-
' erously.    Vaguely In her work she had heard   of   Cranford—a   word   dropped
' here and tbere by high offlcials.
I    Thus, lhat day—ahe would always re¬ member it:—in Undo liilly's boathouse. had  struck terror to
' sweei>s   over   ico   fields I heart.    Wns he the man? I     Ills  cogitations   were   rudely   broken in   upou.     He   saw   Lester   stand   up. ' lenn  agaiust  the  tiller  rope,  and   the ' boat careered lu an abrupt half circle. "Whnt's up?"
"Look at Beo<i's bay!    A\=e've got to get out of here, quick!"
One   of   those   inexplicably   -sudden 1 ^j,;-j,;j;.^„„j,.j(„j, squalls from the north was coming out 1 j^     ii^'irt
For a few days she believed that he was here for tho samo purpose as slie. but his frank confession, the addn'ss of his valet in case harm befell hini. together with the avowal that he loved her, convince*! her that he suspected nothing, that tie bad really come a-fish-
turn back, but not tiU then." 1 •"*    ,.,      ,       k,   .,   <       . e>    ¦    ,
"I teli you, Mr. Cranford, this is a      ^^' "^''* miserable business:  She had
bod hole to be In.   Time to get out   I   ^°^ '^'^'^'"^ ^"^ 1"" ^' ""^ ^" '^« morrow.
know whnt I'm talktag about" ^'^^ '^"^   ^<^'"   ^^^^  hydroplane  arrive
"No doubt of it, Lester, but there'a   ^^ depart    Storm or no storm,  tlie
a woman out there."
' of Iteed's—small angry whitecaps to[)- ' plng waves as green us malachite.
"Lester, there's a woman in  Billy's boat, and they aro headed for I'ldgiu." "Bill's crnzy!" shouted Lester. 1
The sQunll struck—tbe nir was bitter j cold. I
"Lester, when tbey turn back you j
*Th«re is aemathiag e« Pidgin Mhind I must B«t,   Muskl"
wild aurges—for a tajab's ransom luings In tbe balance—and tbe kingdom of happiness.
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Uncle Billy disengaged a pickerel ^m Diana's hook: 'Tbey ain't much better'n snakes. Bums, I caU 'em, who 4on't care how their names git in th' Sunday mornin' papera. But th' bass now, he'a got self reepeck an a fombly an' mebtie a good Job, an' he don't 'want the' neighbors f know he was ' «ut late an' mixln' with tb' p'llce. No ! p'llce court fer Ms! Seems's though ' we badn't be'n flshin fer a montb. Oh, we ain't so worse. There's Mr. Crnn¬ ford in trouble—eel. I didn't think we'd see many bass in Snnd bny after ¦li'tbnt blow. S'pose we h'ist th' mud- hook an' try Pidgin? Don't look Jes' right's I'd like it'
"I must go to ridgln. Uncle Billy." Any reason y'd like f tell me 0*?"
¦"All right"
Tbe boat came atiout sturdily. Calmly Lester took tbe life belt from under his rowing seat and buckled it on.    Crnnford followed his example.
Tbe renl danger lay not In hendUig for Pidgin, but In trying to Innd or leave. Tho tempest—for there was now no doubt in the mind of cither mnn that this squaU was bncked by sterner stuff—would drive them with¬ out particularly grave danger; but to stop and turn in the middle distance wns a matter of life nnd death.
A blow liko this in the morning never flnished the day, but when the god of winds blow his pipes in the afternoon, snug harbors for mankind. It is four miles fmm <L«>ng point to Pidgin.
About a mile out the squall became a tempest in fact
"Take the ropes!" cried Lester, step¬ ping back into the tftem with Cranford. "Pli wntch lier nnd meet 'em ns they come."
He tnclt with a hand on the battery switch, "tf BlU monkeys with his en¬ gine, Ood Icnows whnt'll hnppen to the dansed fool! Whnt's he thhikhig of? We can't land and we won't bo able to pet nway. We're in a flne hole. We cant go t>ack now. But you wait— We'll be kindling wood before night"
Thero "Was but one chance—Cranford appreciated tide as well ae Lester—and this clmnce was the shallowness of thf water in front of the dock nnd the Iwnthouse.
This iE not te Infer tbat the boatf: themselree woijld beneflt by this chnnce. Nothing of the sort To an¬ chor them twciifj- or thirty foet out and tnist to luck and the strength of the o.-ililct!, that was their hof)e of snl- vati.ni.
As for their accupants. they woul^? have to slip over the sides and wade
-tUi hand on the flywheel. ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^,^j^_ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^,
It waa craft on her part swift cal-1 ^^ bulTuOng surges which would Iw ealation, and ahe knew that the old 1 ^j^^ ^ver tht> shoal. guide would credit It to womanly Ini-
clock This
pulsiveness.
"Uncle BUljr, you're a go'd, bravi-, ktndly man. I am going to put m.r ¦acret In your handti. There la some¬ thing on Pidgin islnud I must get Must! If you do not take mc 'here you wUl break my heart Toilay, now—to¬ morrow wUl be tco late. I know thn aky looks bad, but I'm a good sallof and I must take the chance A hundred dollars if .you wlU laud me at I'iiiglu."
The swells lifted them-vltiially thej ' had disappeared—and lhe nortii waves batten<l    iiid   smashed   against   their ' (luarters growing  in  hci;;lit eacb mo- ' ment    TXn-. wind sang like ru orehes- '. hw of l«ssi>iins.   it was usei'' -s to talk I    Uncle   Billy   had   steadied    lowu   to half power, praylns under Ids siubbl.T jnustache a.s he had never pr.iyed be¬ fore that t.li- engliii' would le't break down,  "go  liai'k on liiiii."    Tc  hlni a hundreil  dollars   was  a   l:i:-ge  sum,  a
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CHAPTER XIII. third   of   what   he   made   nil   summer
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nANFORDond Le.st.>r were als* 1 ^^^^^^ j,,^. ^.,,„j,, ^,,. .^ j,„,„i,..,,i ,i,,n.„.^ ^
out flshtog-that day. . 1 dlminlslicd im.i.o.-tionat.iy. j
Gladly ^^o^^lll he havi- turn.^l back; | glntUy would he h;ive giviu a himdred j to bo snug iu (Irimsiiaw's. the lee side | of Long Island. But bcliiiid hliu wa-i j ,e res>lute will ol" a wiiaan, grown | ¦udduLily able.
There was no fear on her face.  Some- I how It looked lean aiiii !!• mess-like.  H« 1
"I   don't   like   the   looks   of, things,  sir,"   flnally   said   thai "We'd better get lack into tin,
time to act was now.
While she had effectually blocked tel- egra[)hlc communications, there was no way of stopiiiiig the arrival of a letter in the morning.
A sudden silence, a cessation of vi¬ bration-she I'.ime back to actualities. The dreaded thing had happeuiHl. The engine had stoj.ped. Now for the real battle lietwccu liumanit.v and the ele¬ ments.
Uncle Billy, nuick to appreciate that thLs was no time to tinker, slung out his starboard oar aud pulknl with both hands. I-"ortunateiy the mishap took place after they liad made the shoal.
It re(]Uire<l ijuick work wltli the oar to get the bout bnck in Ihie with the Itebt. Still puUlag with his left hand. he pawed buck of him for the three pronged anchor. He shipped the oar. heaved the iron and made fast.
¦For a luluute or two they dragged; then some friendly rock offered pur- dhase, and the Lvoat came about with her bow hoad on to the wind. They ¦ocere safe for a time. Lester crept nearer and nearer. Undo Billy was perhaps .'JiX* yards ¦from the dock. Lester could tow lilin in as f.ir as he deenu.d necessary to go. There was no possible chance of making a landing wilh the boats.
The surge as it struck the dock and tho boathouse runway Hung upward from ten to fifttH-n feet tons of water, sund and gravel. The current was verj" powerful besides.
"I guess I've gono 'n done It, Miss Wynn," said Uncle Billy, rubbing llis bloi-Hlini' knuckles. "I'll never be able t' look Tir folks In th' f;ice again. For thutty years I ain't never took no risks. I never sec It Mow worse 'n this.   Know whut we got t' do?"
"Yes. WlicTi w.' get near enough irop over nnd swim or wade in."
"See whut they're ibnn'?" pointing to
the huge cimuIkts racing past and fling
tng   themselves   like   nnening  wolves
' agninst the Island.     'Miss Wynne, this
la no time fer fooliu'.  Plaiu talk.  We'll
' never Kit aslion. 'thout some one o' us
glttiu' hurt.    I'll iieMT fcrgive myself
fer  lettin'   a  hundred  dollars  git  uu>
tat' this hole.    You're a strange young
womau.    Y'vo made me do simipln uo
man on earth could do.    Fair lives de-
' pend  on   level   tie:ids,   miss.     Y'  ain't
afraid;"
I     "Xo. Uncle Billy.    I'm "iily sorrj- for
' aU this trouble,"
"Well,  'f you ain't afraid we got ,1 chance.    A scared woman's worsi- 'n a I hoss In a barn afire.    When y' stri' e i [ out   head   a   fcAV   points   t'   th'   west. 1 j That'll   keep  y'   from   bein'   slammed I against tir <!iKk.    Thcy  break Jes'  's | I big ou th' runway, on'y they can't slaiu I I y' 80 hard.    Y' got t' tight it nut your self    .N'oliiiddy can licli.^ aiiylniddy else \ In there.    Keep th' iiead clear 'n' plu^:
would come out of It scot tree.
"I hope your wife will not worry.''
"I've told her never t' worry till twenty-four houi-s after I'm ml.ssin'. They'll know whi're we are; tliey call us lh' I'idgins. Whut's worryin' nie Is this here cnble. It's gol t' hold all night, an' the.se raotorboats ain't 's easv rldln' 's skill's. Mebbe when I wake up in th' niornin' th' ol' Navarro "II be uosln" inf llcnder-on's harbor 'f she don't baste her brains uut some- wheres between here 'n there. All right. I'm t'blame. I've let a liundred doli.'irs foozle me. An' I've dia^ged Mr. Cranford 'n Lest, r inf It too. By Jings, they've seen us!"
Coming out of tho dwelling was the lightkeo))cr himself, arrayed iu sou'¬ wester, riilibor eo;U .'ind rubber boots. He ciirried a iieavy coil of rope on his arm. He stopped at the .-^iile of the boathouse, calmly snioKing his corn¬ cob.
There was uo use of bis wasting his ¦breath, of shouting advice. .VU he could do was to wait and lend a hand wheu the time came. Fools, all of them that came out here to fish!
"Stand by for the cable!" shouted Lester, who was now within reach.
"Walt till i git th' nnchor up:' More trouble. It reiiuired fully ten minutes' maneuverln,g to loosen the mudhook.
"All right, Lesier!"
It was iJlaua who sjioke.
She stood up. Lester heaved the wa¬ tor soaked cable and fell short Hand over hand it went back.
All tho while the boats were drifting off. If Lester's engine refused to work it meant huiiL'er and cold and mayhap death, for they would lie blown (mt into the lake.
"Heady'.'"
"Throw it!"
This time she caught It. knelt and wound it about the forward seat.
Slie choked back a Uttle snb as she heard the putt-putt of the loyal little engine in the other boat. Slowly they came back to the shoal and lic?lded for the dock. Thirty feel offshore Lester held up his hand, and both anchors went over.    .V short drag followed.
Without a word-indeed. Uncle Billy said afurward that she smiled at him -Pinna slipped over the side and struck out f.ir the runway. One after another the men follow<K] In after her.
Up. up .•Uld then forw.ird with al¬ most in'Tedilile swiftness, as if some Invisible Iiand was Hinging them, into n smother of foam .and down, down till their feet touche<i the bowlders, md up again and down again—play¬ things.
Than plunt-'ing water notliing else more i|uii-kly roVis the human body of Its vit.'iUty. The dragiring weight of U, the In.ibility to breathe, make for Im¬ mediate exhaustion.
Lester was flrst to catch the light- keeper's line.
lie knew that the latter would need help. He made the landing with but slight bruising. Together they pulled In Uncle Billy.
"Keep l>ack,  Diana!" warned Craa-
shouted
guld&
river."
"Why, there's hardly a ripple." | -.
"I know that   Ifs the feef 1 get oncd 1 " In awhile.    Tbe grouud swell doesn't | godownanjthing tospeak of. They'vH been coming In all day.    Eurly  thHJ
morning the wind was bluulng a Utile, """ "^ ¦¦"¦¦»•¦•• "-'-'o >""i o ¦ iv.-=>-...»vr.  mi 1 „_    j^ .,¦,,.( ,,j,.     ^^^^^^ ttom the nortli.    Sho was In the easi   Wished.that his tiller roic wa.s ''cmp | jg,„„,j wben we started out" ' to"l*"'l  "' cotton.    That .Lester was
strange and  not  uude.-stand   i ^"^ J'!""'"'  '"^'"  '"  *¦'''  >"  '"  ^^'"Hhov.
But I bad no business comin"   hundri,,i
' 'r   no   liuni!ri>d.     I'm   crazy.     My   ol'
bonoH told me a ramiiage was loosenin'
Lester wet a finger and held It up. "Bbo'a back In the north again. Shonldu't wonder"—
"Lester,"   said   Cranford   seriously.
iniss,  but nlglit an' incbbe losin' I
•I've simply got to go to Pidgin if ^ y^*^'- Uiss Wynne does.   I aaw a boat land there an bour or ao aga   She'a gone back to Kingston."
"Bome   oue   that'a   wise.    Maybe, though, it was the litrhthouse boat"
grimly tagging on behind w.is hUs only 1 .j ,.,,„ ^^^ hurt"—
eouBoIatlou.   -Two boats In a gale wer-      ..j„„,., . „„„„j ,,,^,   ^.,,,,,^ j^j,,^.
always saler than one. ,    ,    ^   ' I'm all right.   1 have s.^.,. worse storn',..
He turner!  and  ba« led  against tbe ' jhan   this
"Stand    by    for   the    cab lel" Lester.
fbrd.    nVuit till I r, ach the foot ot the runway."
She sniil, d at hini liravely.
Sh'> was growing weak. She cnught the llu? just r.s a comber smoihired down over lur.
"Now!" she lieird Cranfurd Ory out.
But wben they began to pull hrf body soeiiicd too Iieavy for hr numb arms, snd -ihe let gi\
Desperately Cranford fought to hit side with the Ihie.
He was hiULself half Irowued In bil endeavor to tie the line about her waist. He succec led,_ but the effart cost hiiu about all hU strength.
"Unul awny!"
Sho wns literally dnig.-eil ashora
Surge .-.fti r surge crash, d uijon ber. The mon  lifted  her to  hei   feet    Shu ,,      , , , prcssoti them aside nnd turned to loot
.n that'blasted,or Cran ford. !t H siayin' there ali | ^ ^^^ ,„, unfortuhate movement .^ comber vaster than all which hud gona boforo roso and d.islied against hi r, throwing her Uown against the run¬ way, where she lav niotlonless.
i>tli boats.   An
I
'I'm   a   thuiuleriu',   tarnation
Kvery   laie   for   himself
There must Ih> no worrvlng about me fooU Miss Wynne. I'm old nough f ' no foolish sentiment because I'm a wt. know .bettor. I'm rlskln' your life 'n my  own.    That hundrtti  foozled  me
F tbey's uuythlu' on that danged is¬ land  wuth staokin'  our Uves  aguhist
mnit.
Billy watchetl the ni'W heinii 1 able.
¦It was lucky he had brought ihnt   If the   old   uiudiiook   huld   the  ..Vavarre
(l>o he Continued)
D*>a«*fanae