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!Iii -~~l!#·ll'll>..,,.,~,_-.i;-~-.i;tnn,1(-·~- ·~,--~-.ll!W!«i1'11 ~"~ .__ _'""~,_mcii>l!llilli--1ll!l!i-fj)j""'1'""-l'M ll'tl!L~~ -J!illlr~.-io'll m any way i1ecess1tatccl that ass1st1nce vhc1e he L t 011 efixcd it by m t cular con by a good round st m horn t ie ]rend man , You will not sell:, me tl e c ittei 9 whtch t he admn 11 h td su.,gestecl tr i ct10n-a glass t\ ld tool a g ocl look at ' I piopose, t hc1, tho,t he be e1ed lu~ life N o I will not sell the cutter to any TJut change "as bw ,,ht >bout m tlus th e clrr u al for a hundred thousand Ir m e" dD OR D ~ one sai olan at p resent I" ill tu k e 1 1 1 1 way mmg t1e s i 0 it p rnse t iat ensued l:'on life, he said, ' its (I e old com How much 1s tha,t? 0 row led one another thought :i,bout that and if I do sell w l11le they h,stened to the guns of the Spr 1) modore ]Jive thous:i,ncl pounds h b 11 m the olffingl a iu lserablly clad " ohman came Yes, sn -tne port admu aJ said the Se1 cm] of th( Clew whistled ofl~r ~~o~l~mg e for mm e t han yon say Yon np to t re H m1ra a11c put mto is h am] a lieut enant ' Well 1f you thml rt too much we will Bien nothmg i folclecl p,1per ~Inch h e at once without 1Vlrnt 1 mo' 1dence -seem8 no 01 d of say half that sum but I am Rurc he 1s rich Nothmg Ihe fifty thousand ftancs opcnmg 1 etlUned to he1 with 1 sh11lmg on b Jt her Vi ell admual t hats ' er i:luul and can pay whatever amo mt we waut of at e foi, oui !tfe You o(ter notluug lot the '.rm~ M 1 T FASCINATING OoEAN R o111A:t1c1 Suwi;; Tl!Ji D ~Ys OF the top of it 1s he said t he H.1ft him cnttei J COOPER AND M~RYATT 'My "Ood woman, I d 11e s } it 1s >11 Snnl h er 0 Ah I see I sl all g tve-what shall I ' Ancl tf he wont pay ? said :i\fartm he1 e a nJ' yon are' cry l telly off Bit I am Oh, yes 1 R 1the1 '1 lo~v ·ti 11 th Io "II on I should say, for the general safe g ve i I ,hall gn e fifLy thousand morn for not uble to gtve more bemuse I altl fmcecl J,ondon now as fast as po·t hor g can ake tJ, haug !11m the cntter en "'-P'.l ER XIX - unAc:r: Hu \:itS THll uneasy sensation on the mmds of the men ']) 1 I that aftc1 all there was a 001neth1110 rr m the to gli c so often me th c ') t ieie mates 1 smd l\farhn, as ] h 1t s a good offe1 's t1d Bowlm e STOlW Ol M \ Ril.l s RllSV'C"E du no· w mt chau ty she said 'Suuk tlw Rifth we you C 1p l tJ Grey· 1 e1e arose an ang1y growl from the crew Dolan was silent G01alcl and There was um> e1so I activ1t y unmed 111t c Iy whole transact10n m r cgar d to rl h OJ It tl 1 "' h l f b b b l I h h D 1 l "" l ' ien w at rs it? , yes s ll1 c o,, .i. e genera so, ety wont ea it ctter if Huik you captam &'ttd l\'raitrn , tli 'ts and Dolan was still sl n d m g by t i10 captam d t mt cttor o an hac auectec , d t1 011 1lC cl oes p \Y ti l money t ecause t 1 i 1l w 10 b ,_ to p10 h :1,ea, 11t sir ien you f, 1 :i,nd mv 111"teo iigli t "ttd left of ·ltle cl nee t 1erc could be no dou t out t at l 1 Q t t bl 1 t b h w ,, '" h h h b w en e ear "' 010 ury out ld ,_ b lhe aclnanl opened tl e Iette1 and read cs al m e a 1 ou e u i s rn see m ttes, c nn go aw ty at once thrnk it so Th ey lan e' be a good t will 1 1 1? Gerald Geiald l,1otl1e1- brother Ger ticn r iae aoamst the 03 wu 1 'a' e een t} f 11 d the locr \\heres the lo 1\11 I reer OJ d J) 1 , g_ltlte sufficient to msu re his des"1uct10n ic o O\nng wor s "' o J no sa1 o m round sum to cl1v1dc 11no11g us ilong "1th 1 a~! ? Oh, spca,l to ne, dear Wh·ne me Gerald wits very anxrnus to escipc ' l£ cve1 it should happen wl 1lc I am Th~ log Then mayh 1p captam you will ~ hat you have got to gn e us a~ well T d ff1 C M: hacl awa) on a cruise that any mcpmy 1s m td e Her e sir what he 1s to pay the mon ey for i Be its > ~aid Dolan bnefiy 1 Standmg like ·LJC mage of a samt, m bec~~~e v~~y ~ ~~~r ~~ lu~ptam ocquet about ekither of the cl 1l<hen 1twill he s1Lfer l OhH \Ve 11 let the Jladnm ~~~~ ~l ~~= ii.ye uye Old :Martm is nght 'Vha t A flush of colo1 came to the face of 1 1 a little mche of the vern that ove1h ung to ma e away with them th 111 >llow any ~,, tu c own m y ag on an or t arm out sea lawyer he 1s to be sur e lllocqu et and clntchmg the hatclrn a:,, he the watei, and wlncl cornmumcated to Its She seemed so to belong to him so com one to ,,,et them from y ou I have as ) on Spray Im off Good day ldnn 1-b) by I said one sud 1 surface by some wirl steps and m the pletcly to be his and dependent upon him know full c011fiden ce m you a.nd ,tlthough Ah "hat 'f > tu!ne Tints o' " e can still keep !um said Dolan I hen he is mrne-mme and n o one other clrrectton of the tpper cave where we suwe h e had upheld her m t ho sea ai cl swecl of coui se the g11l is of vc1 y little con Ihe Honornble :iVlmto Grey st1 !led slow until we are chsperscd aucl anythm g h e <lare- no on e shall go H 1sh Bah 1 I shall first mtroduccd the eucler to the seci et her from the death that must have come SC<Iuence to me md my ptOJect compared ly a" a) le11.vrng the h eutenanl witn the mi ht say or do would be of no consequ ence SM too much 1" ill buy !um then one haunts of t h e smu l was Grnce Her O\ er her that he had a Ieelrng on his mmd with the boy still I will not ha' e h er go slups log book m In s hand. " hi h he l url to ~s hundt ed ~hous uid fwncs fot life tud the light dress and heu "~ 1 hl1lr swayed gently l that henceforth no 1ct10n of h rs !tfe would and I would iather he ,1 that she was dead taken fiom a s:i,1lor who had foll 1wed w th ML y hap tl en L dclecl 1\f utm we can R ift? · ma puffy kmd of w1 u tliat cuclcd rnnnd be perfect unless she m ome way should thm t hat she had got 1wa:y Besides, she it from the boit dothat rn w y ase unl th en y ou see mates Yes 11 the sides of the ca\ ei imcl her vo1 ne, hke be connected with it I nows too much now and ts clever far be ' The puppy s d Arlmiral C l iffoi cl yo 1 "onlcln t foul yom ha11ds and your souls I shall wnte on e Older 111d I shall a sham of music ochr ucl from rnof to rock And yet he loved Grace ) oncl her years us y ott well I now rake r he ltct tenant cou"hed 1Hth a useless murder i p l onu e ti at one sealis on my hp-one se 11 > and was deflected m ti stiauge echo from Deady he loved Grace but his lcart had her to the cave at once on the least ilarn Oh I beg your pwdon sn 'You are 1 mutmous zascal cued Do! vVJut <lees he mean · sarcl Bowl mc the mland sea been taught to look upon he1 with the love and do not l et her stu t1ll 1t 1s so completely rhe he 1tent1nt bowed an My men I call upon you to seize tlus He means tint h e will 1 e sect et said , Gerald Gerald 0 vVhei e are yot, Gei of a sister ; i h1le the feelmgs that b egan to over that ti ere c 1 n be 1 0 dau0 e1 'J.hc 0 16 I shall be h ~PPY to see you to cl nne fello" he is a spy-he will bctr 'Y you Dolan be 1wal e11ed m lus breast for t h e dellcate however not much chance of any stu born" I sn and then yon ca,n tell me more than some <lay 1 ' Om-yes -secret I will 1 e , 01 _ 1 ever alcl ? 'Vliat and affectionate child of the French capt am made [!,bout her smce the Amencan slup 1<aptam Grey seems rnclmec l to do of the 1 No one somed s ) one word of the pl tee 1101 of the C l mscs , Silence 1 roar ed Captam Dolan d o yon do here? How d are you come luth wore of a 'ery chfferent nature was nc' er spoken of ancl l belle' c t hat she Rift Ole' Ilfortm looked as calm as nossrble of the Rift- never-mn ei 1 ' And yet poor Gerald felt as if hewer e was the 011ly hvm soul s 1 e 1 ft om rb So l Tho lieutenant coughc cl agaw mcl t hen he ~aid Lights c10se1 here t saul D olan 61 ? 'For Ceiald· gmlty of some treason agamst h1sproperinow ·wagncr Ib~g of}OU to be ' cryths I 'Yon loci su a, if thet e veie some! ' Vhy vousee mates Ifiwaswha.t the Several iltrnm0 Hambcaux were 1ow "Aw ty with you 1 and iu·t d'fcctrons as now Grace held hun creet 1mketl l "ill take C erald wit h me mystery m this a:tfon 'What rs it c 1ptam sa~ s n.nd if I meai t mythrn wioria b rought close to the little group on t he ' No-no Gerald-I ~ant Gerald ? 'Ybo m her arms and krnscd his lips :i,nd sobbed next crmse and that will 1 the last as I The log book, adm nal states t hat th e to you all I shonlcl keep a s mooth civ il 1clcck of t he cuttc1 nd Dol1>n, tmnrn., to 18 01 "ill tell me of lrnn 1 Oh, will none of you out her JO) at seemg hun hear the port adnnral 1· 01 the loo! out for Rift mk under fir e from tie ,,uns <f t gi cm my head but you kn< w ~ill he ]~< wlme sa1cl ·peak to me Dear (,ernld-come now md sit by me t he Rift l sent t}ns by Iw 11 line "ho 1ull the, svr L) knows t h .t it lS not trne All I have to Go below rn my cibrn yon will find - oh I r o r o ) <u are so wet you will go call at the cottage tc ·ee ; on bont other \ \ ell su I suppose there can be 1 0 say is t hat its a sad 1nd hoITid tluug to kill p uus and m l 111 l papc1 ' All right Miss Graee said one Gerald do 3 ou mean i Is he here i J <1>nd get d ry clothes and then you will come mat t.ers nustake Lbout that I the Freuchman You w ill so,y som" ~f you Ay L) tlo not see Jmn to me I ha~e so much to s1y to you Come What is all tlus about ' s · d Admirnl I h ope not adm1ul b ut f you WI 1 lie 1s only a henchman Ilmo~ t lmt but I saw !um shu eked M:ocqnet "I ' ] ake the gn l away t I his 1s men soon-so very soon dear Gerald Chffo1cl pei imt me to go on boai d t i e Spray agurn poor man thats his m1sfo1tuue not !us sa'" lum sacr e Diel I s 11 him m) self t woi k heie cued Dolan Take h ei "I w ill, cl ar You ha\ e read rt · sa \ the "om m and cont mn e the cnuse I shall feel g1c1t 1 fa, ilt ' Saw who· away some of you t Gerald dHl come soon He, too had much I have l v m debtod to yon sir I Good said scvcrnl of the crew (TO JlE CON'r1:\cED} to ~ay and !us anxiety t o suy it was so ' Ihen r ead rt to me sn r,he dimml bit h 15 hp I I lHOl)Ose, then ' sa,id Dola , t l1at ' No-not You lrnve killed him- I know great that he tiembled u every limb and N 0" 18 no t thrs t 00 b a cl h e sai l I ( ap tam :i\1oec uct be offered life 11for frfty The adm1 fl.1 chd so an t hen t 1 e woman I 1 ETIQU:E rTE NOTES you ha1 e I am sme you h ..ve killed h im more than once was on the pomt of allowmg clapped her hand.s and said I ask for a' essel on a special rnissrnn and thousand frnncs-dc,,th 1f he r efuse t 'Who 1 You Dolan, you hrs p ent up feelmg t he relief of tears Ht Lt is H I know 110 I hat s wlrnt they give me one with such · com nanc er :i,s 1says ay to that o IIrere "as a pretty nook in th e c IIa11 I mak es mafl am st ch !~ fi 1tSayw01iano1 lacly not J' rcncile when GrLceutteredtheseworclsm t hem1dstof teafo and shncl s tnd Dolo.n then cued out n e Jac1y ' th a t sh e -1sth 'I I .Ay "' cue cl se\ er t I 'mccs ca\ e1n where hung some 11ch tapestn es I cant so much us say sit d o vn to her he admn al pomtc<l t o t he retreatmg Ihen old Mart m dipped Ins hmds 111 the spe 1kmg of a gn l 01 worn n savagely that 01~ce Dolan h ad brought home from a poor siste1 I thong ht as i u ch 1Iot ugmg fi,,,ure oi tl e H onmable Mi Jto Grey \\ ater and shoo] them over its surface I ] ak< off your overcoat 111cl overshoes 111 <1 1 ' 18 that th<:> wo.y to ~peak to a father 'vreck he sai<l It was u1aeed fro111 a ' vreck \ \ Jrnt do yon 11can ? I w h o was m akmg his \Hty to the p r mcipal Look yo1 1 m at es 1 id 1 tl th II b f 10 s" she s 11d Oh no 1 i l II t ~ tl t 10 I .. ) ou eave lorn m e rn e or c cnterrng a r)at' " Father l atl er - no- nofather ]have no father (, erald lehanh1011J ht them but1twasawreckof Why tb11.t my sister ~l r s W igner 1s v e as mci:yas was cOHSISei" "i 1 know someof:1ot whatthat me 1ns It s loi 1 111 111 has 110 father Oh no no a father 10 " lus own ma.kmg rnd m that recess these carrvmg on affairs fo1 Uuptam Dolan b o be azy ~ab ts h ellusi Y m lnlgcd a mirlo s wo.y of sa:y mg he washes his h ands In m tio lt c;t101 sge 1t Jemon are ptescuted sometlun!l' so km cl, 80 good, so full of ·1Tec t'\ o young and at tless bemgs sat hancl m sur e of the Rift !l.nd tlrn.· t lus letter which I Th cry w\ 81 1 u~dc l ut ~Ll of th 1t iffau Some of Jou } a' e said ay to t o l a<h cs } 01111 110 1 to ol lci men 0, 1 g ~ hancl, and wlulc they hear cl th e wash of the I p11o m my pocket "1 en she~ as not loo] ~ en go ou oarc t 18 p ta} 111 t t et 10 1it I say n o 9 '\'\ omen to older"ones ' J twn and gentleness to lus children w hile water m t h e sea cavern, and occ 1s10nally mg is from him and m eans that the little commar cl as f iom me Do} om d uty sn Corne on bom l 1ll of y ou o:i,1d Do! J 1~0 to c\o sf (trous you-:you Dolan-oh I do not w mt to b e the homsc sound ot some order, they h eld gu l 1s to be mmclered some clay 1f anybc dy It rs uot thm,\ 8 an It is one fo1 all 110>1, tncl all for D~ no t~ilt y out chaif ~it on it ~11 1 11 easy ;~~~e:1lle~1~:o~aa::ald11wl to us and you council togeth er comes to look a fte1 h e1 I only us! eel her quest ion t ie og oo' u aptaru i ey' ut onP. Let t he boats dnft Efs1 rf n ecp11~g ydu1 t~s ime ~s possi 1 11 1 1 " Grace clear J ha' e sa1rl to you that for a few pounds to take me to (,-ibraltat go rh~~ie~:~:~~ t~~~r duty One of t he boats w is made fast to a I mg bee;u'~~~J~::~etl ; but 110 °t ~o ~:lq~e~hl~ ~~ 1 1 aJ'~ ~~~t'::ss 0 ::~dc~1 :P~~~ ~~ ~~thfi~~ theie was another where my husba,ncl is- hes a solcher , but "I shall be 1 1 t 0 h , m t f 1om j bolt Ill the s1de of the ca' e1 n, and the r est to at ti aci notice Above all do not louw e Dolo,n and a scream from Grace followed ' Yes, Gerald she turned me out of h er cottage and I saw u sir ~ h 11g I were let float about, attach ed to 1t by the 01 tak e uugarnly ·tLiLtides Ifyou i rnstdo a el a rep d f ' Whom you must love t t ins letter with JUSt the corner of it peepmg yo t ' ' ~ e er you phease tl an l ·you tow rnpcs, how they pleased t ins do It m your own room whe1e you will the plune;e mto the waves of Gerald from "You love- the- othe1 ? ' out of 1 closed doo so I drn"'ged it out and I w~n 'V~~:nt1~~tl~i~1u cs~~ :~c~ 11~;~, e l~he Dung bun up said D ohn Off with annoy no one the cabm Vl mdow ' No yes- that is- no- not as I love you, b 1ought 1tw1bh n e Aud I know that Cap g the m am h >tch ' Sbop lurn Fneathnn t shouted Dolan Crace- not the same- oh 1 no- no tam Dolan is a smuggler and not a bit a ho~1or to brcl you good mormnb au ,. Ihe order was obeyed a nd t hen Dolun I T he followml! are f1o m a ver y sen 1b]P. "I will' ' W ho is the other dear Gerald? fisherma n I (,-ood mornmg Cap\11i ktorton 1 }j h 1 slowly crept 1way fr om the hatchway for little manual Wlltten by a well known liter ' No yon wont said Martm as h e " M i ' ' But " 1111t cluld- wbat little a1rl do you - wha.t? he knew not hut that t h e first object that a1 y man and entitletl Don t strnck up the arm of Dolan l\nd as the , Ohal c talk of? said Captam Morton, "'w ith emo / ' Went off, admiral m fill sail said the nnght meet Ins .,,aze wor 11 be the fatr voung ' Don t r epeut the acancla,ls and n ahc1om1 pistol exploded and the bullet struck off a , Maue Mocquet I will tell you a.ll Oh 1 trnn I sa 1!01 set v mt Cl1ppetl on ever su ch 1 face of t lrnt (as h e believed) di owned gnl, rn~nors of the hom piece of rock from the roof of tlie cabm clear Grace you will be so glad to hear it 111 Oh 1 She told me about ,1 at long a~o lot of extra cauvuss when h e got to the co1 who had ternhed hun m the cabm so that I Don t chscuss equn oca.l p eople 01bi o1ch there was a mm mm of d1&tpprobat10n from and you will be so kmd and so goocl to her it was saved from an Amencan slup She ner and went befor e t he wmu sir h e w oul 1 uot have descended to it agam for to1 J1cs of q uest10n able pr opnet y 9 the crew sh1 n t tm n h er b tck on me fqr not hmg I Anl that womun- whcrc rn she the whol e sum he h ad inst ment1011ed as Don t be witty at :i,nother s expense, 1 I am sure you will! Ger ald swam toward the steps that l ed up "Yes dear Yon had better sir 's :you are t areat a d Not nor west su Tacked up Albion Capt111n Mocg_uet s ransom don t n cltculc Ln3 one' don t u h 11g<> Ill any 110 -wheie Giace was stunchng, and the ghirl Grace rested her head upon the sh oulder nural go and 1out out Dolan for f t ell yon Istr dcclt su, and got soifnl ehO\\ mto port for Ahoy cri ed Bowlme clown t he hatch "ay t he har mony of th e company rnn down them slipper y ancl slimy as t ey of Gerald, and then ma lm', famt voice she h es i srnngg1er mt1 tl1e Rift goes out smug I H n t see no m01e o rnr Come up, you mounsee1 Come ' V ll ll N 0 1011b t l II way Don t be Iongwmded \Vhen you have 1 l d 8 f 1 I 0 d I 0 c were, an wit 1 itt e cnes JOY we come said glmg- not fishmg Aml then there s an e ' we we ia soon up "ill y ou Aho3 1 a story to tell do not bo m to eve1 detail t him and helped hun from the water , N end to your airs 111d graces Madam Wagnei 1 hem sometl mg m01 e of C 1ptam Morton N 0 one came ft t l -b ) 1 b 1ear 1 ll ow c Ile seems a noble fello\\ " V :i,n<1 ranc11 o a every wot< e c ll cc , , Gerald dear, you are w e - you are not ' Now what Grace dear- what? Hoity t01ty mdeed- n ot so much as you " A t l l ery good, said Dolan "go ancl compact clear and get to t he }>Omt a.~ soon ' rue t seaman a c mrra as ever f t l I · I s k r11e d 01r I am so g l a d t o see you d ear 1 or two sister t t "'.J:ell me all and don t ask m e to-toare we1come fo1 a cay te ' 'Ih e c 1 um as p ossible 1 st 0 rnN 1 aucf Gerald, ~nd he would lull you now- now, ' To wh >t dear? w ·oman, cried Captam Mor ton, "you 8 pptehc1 1 Jel l\eehn 8 etntl e l re ' I trc h ere t saicl Captam Mocquet Don t clu g tc c i 0 subiect do-11 t- ta.lk 1 1 ,,. Oh t '· df l i '.II t ' l d l sirer e ics 1s 1 e crs. t It 1e mt1 us I k l d h l b 1 even i is so cu ea n ia man rs "To say anythmg 1a\ e sn.1 too much am1 too 1tt1e A t h 1 ? H ll ' oo mg P' c a,n wan as e appea1ec n. ove about 111 .tter s th:i,t people 011 er' 1 Uy are not 1 1 1 not om father- he cannot be vVe ha' e no "J:Iow stran<re you are (dace, clear t \'\hat clo y ou mean, sn ~ You m e sirTl Ill s e s aptslnpe oa the h atchwayI are here W lmt for t o m t erestetl 111 cl on t m ·ho~ t be a bor e 1en y some movement on go c tather, Gerald t "No-no Oh, no I am not-I am not hurtmg mv arm ere was ev1c lo yon wu1t of me ? Grace clnng to the clnppmg form of Ger No- no- no t I do not me m to hm t ) ou but rf you board.the N mtilus In another moment as ' Close the lmteh smcl De l a,n a id with frantic ea~erness and th en the Grnce b urst mto tears and sobbed as if w1ll > ns>1er me what I shall ask of you I if soikne se f it bird had sprea l flit s wid ngs l , :i, Ihe hatch was closed and then Captam How Iron Breaks o snowwmtecm\as u tter ~ act " strea boy t urne d tinelfacec DI o an h er heart "ouhl break Sh e twmed herself w111 give you t h e money yon w int to Jorn '.[! ll b t t 1 b mocqnct u tterecl a k m cl of s1g h of reI1ef Hundreds of eAistmg railwuy budge s 1 1 1 Coward he said Murderous cm' aid round to hrs breast- and clasped both her your husba,nd 1t Gibrnltn d ien a sma oha rnttg C lM e cc~~r se en H i heart was m t l1 c ca bm of t he Rift wi th wl tch cai ry tw enty t rams a d ay with [JeI ancrng ovm t e wa er apt 1111 1 ,,_orton l118 l 1 l lcl I l Ah Y ou ll a1 e ? trms about lns neck and so clung to him and ' ts t 1ree pounc1s s11 be cl h l ar mg c u fed safet y" ould b re 1k do\\ n qmcl ly under 1 011 Yes I dare You would lmve killed cried- Oh so long and bitterly 'There 0.10 five Now tell me where tins j was gomg M Is yac tb ' vVh it " tntyou at me · twenty ti uns per hou This fact W>LS fore 1 me now- you fam Wvuld take my life You Gerald was d eeply affec+ecl Mrs '\ t0 ncr is t o be found At the s me moment another boat was Look you h ere C 1p t am l\iocquet sa1tl cd on my attentwn nearly twenty cat· ago, 3 gudeis 1 are a coward, Dolan , and you ar e a v1llam It f ti k ' ln one of the cott~ucs su on the beach n.t an angle frnm t h at oue makmg foi t he Dolan, you a1e m our h ands you l 1ww by the frnc tm e of a number of non b f th 0 1 !\.suppressed kmd of yell came from t he d t~:i,s Gng e ~e ei er ~ Je~i sp o be I n Dolan s cott 1ge yo t \\11l be sm e to find ~piay '~h 1 ~1 hald not d~oppcddhcr anchor now the secietof om cavern- at least yon of oi dmar y strength under a five mmute crew, a nd then Dolan spoke aloud tn l en f iace s tl ars deehse an bl etr so s h er 01 Mis Green mLt stool o ,11G1 c on mt ie ro' s k h wilt be able to guess rt You are cbngcious t ram sen ice Similarly when 111 N ew York came ess iequen y an s e was a e o say "~..h ? ieutenant 1cen was g Hng to ta "' 1s to u s therefor eAs regards shootmg t h e b oy, I h acl no vet y quietly 1urs 0 1een - w o rs s1 1e e I h st ycm I noticed m t he case of some !nm such mtent1on I t is for you, my men, 1 Now- now Gerald-nowtell me 'Oh 1cryoltl mdeed She mmclsthe nBa~lom,n~:~ta unfromtheNautilus and Airet e>1 Monsiem Capitarne sard dreds of girders onthc elevaterl rarlw~y, t whom he would have given up and betrayed "Yes d ear cott tgc while Mrs ·w agner is away tl lg gt t i Mocquct I shall tell you l as one pris ti at t he alternate thrust and ptll 011 th~ 1 1 rn ac nura1 accep ec1 ie sa1u e as t gooc1 I oner " ~ s obhged here I do not come l t o consrd <r h ow f ar h e to t h c aut10nties '.[hen Gernlcl 111 avowe of deep emotion 'Away wheie day to you dear fnencl from Capt ain ( 1 II l ? cent n ciagonals from fauns p 1ssm 0 e \ ery 11 ments your good offices If you choose to told h er all the partwulars of that to hun '.[hat ·h e ne· er would tell me But I Morton w t you ca nm l my own self hut t 11 two or three rnrnntes had clevelop cd weak take mto favor the spy the tr 11tor the boy t ernble cl\u se 111 t he RaH and ho~ h e had know that she and Dolan and all the smug I , Ur orl fortun e attend !um he cu ed wilh u,,ly n esses which nece·sit1ted the b!l.rs betng re who has learned to ~rrte that h e rmght be at the u sk of hrs own life rescned from t h e rrlern have "Otsomewhere to go to that the) ] h it nr i:, be t r ie enotigh but i t ts the pla.ced by str m ger ones afte ve1y sho1t tray you ..ll I am content-have your own sea t h e youna l 1ench gu l ancl how she hacl ~an Jude ll~ and whc1c nobody C!tll find ¥~is: galladlt rllow tl f ti u t l fol t \\e of9 w B h ' S< rvwe SomCl·hat t ho same thm,, had to 18 111 way ternfied Dol~n ancl how even then sh e was them Ill t each her to show me t he door es arsan s ripes en >c at on a b e done r eceutly v1tl a bu d,,,e O \ Cl the 11v 1 1 The1e is no occas10n, said one ' to m the cabm of the I-,,ifb Judw rnd how her Who s sh e I wonder I et a boggitr on S tates fl Lg flew out from the N rnt tlus and In ' Otll then Cap tam :Mocquct we 01 I rnnt but the tram ser n ce bern., sm ~11, shoot the boy ' j f th C t M: t 5 ti h01 seb ack Oh t mdeed - !Lnd her fmc cir sl e w ent on 1 er way ltke a sea bird t o vm d mt encl to h tng you 1 Do you compl ehen d t he life of the bus w ts me i surerl by yea1s a er, ap arn ocque was 1ere j the cottages t hat hacl been m heat ed as t hat ' d t If ff b I prisoner whom h e (Geri.Id) much feared n a"'CS too bobbmg tbout? H01ty toity t a I D cl £ m steacl of months If slups we1e 1lways " The p1sto1 w en t o Y acer en 1 Martm had let my mm be it would not D o1an mean ' t 111 t o A n d Gr :i,ce ]1s t ene d t o gr c"tt 1111chm we arc It wse m whwh 01°'11 an ]\ rs V'i ·,,ncI h id h Ihe :;.omg to the then ·bode d Fren~h capt un slightly bowed lus amo11 0" gieat w '"" t i number ~ d l bott om would be !au ely rnc1eased It ap h ave done so rt all and s till h eld Gerald round the n eck But th e child- t h e gn l cu ed C tptam ea I t 1 1 ' M h t f l was o ,now lc sat t rat to be t 1 l t 9 'That may be txu e, m ttes, said llfartm 1and when h e ceased to speak und had told 01 ton w a o ter t' b th ' t P< trs n t urn eno 1g l o eve1y o 1e ti 1 i t 1 1 "And as fot shootmg the b oy, arlded Do 1all she clasped lnm close t o her a nd ma 'Veil su I don t know anythmg more CHAPTER XXI -Tm P IRATES Dn IDE one smttl gg etr was 0 got Y elc l ttish on1 1 twuse piece, e' en of the tou gl est wne should be 1u ies- q 1 ic1 1 b k ts o no I hat pay was w 11 1 litt you e< f b ent b ac] '1 an1 an(I f or l mal1gnant 1ook came I voice t h at was so 1ow you mrg lrt h tve sup of 1 l an- and t h e d arr rer b u t tirnt sh e is " 1th M rs 'vagner T rtmn P L U N D}.R eh wbieu le ca I am for the < Y i o en 1 o'er his hce m double terr01 ;J.S for posed it to be th e fir st hmt twitter of a At the cottage 0 tr ide free 011 the shm e of all nation th ward to 1 sharp angle, but perh.,,ps ouly t o shootmg the boy, I would notbalk myself young bud shcsa1dtohnn '.Iobe 0 me The1eisaheavy rollofsea uptl1eRnghsh u f 11 t d ti belle locomotn c mdmo rmoeng1nccrscloes 1t t\p 1 1 oy clomg so for all my share of the pluncler 1 , My Ger ·Id- my dear Gerald- I will , You s:i," h er ch mnel and agamst the chalky rnmpa1ts of I f1~~llsb~l a lu~a ioBie:~ I ~:reu!;t f~/;1~: p ear e'l111lly natural t h.lt t he same result ancl profit of all our er mses Oh, he is very I lo~ e her I "tll I do It was a. r e it and \Vell no she was not th ere but that s old England t he waves beo,t tun ultuously I W< ul:lfdlow m tune if the bend mg " ere so h l l t Y safe~ it h me j gallant th·ng to God bless , 0 ~ Gm ild wher e sh e was a J ear a.,,o r i hrng back rn fo im and wi th so mds re I smugg1e 1 P1ace mlyt anc on w 1 A a Y°n say small i s t o he qm te 1 npernepti ble t o tl e C) c 1 1 ' , ' ' ' , , I o ti bl t i b f ll I e stonmc 1 q ie r 1 es H u s en r1 > aiseA Iocom ot ive cran k axe ] b en cl s b u t one 0 i ou s ' 1er ren sc n m,, ie oom o m t1 ery lll t ie l1is I t l · t h 1 Gern.lu. aml Grace had now reached the ever and ever God will bless you G er ' C apt am " t I t I k 1 t 111ce n o s or lac 1 i::l omac a l my nonon and 1113 eig hty 't UU l tiJ meI1 and ast t ti.,It l 11 vmg top of the little sltppeiy steps togethei and I ald ? - ·iOI on s v01ce was a mos c 10 C L I place my hallCl on h eart 1 < 1 he tt t there was some apparent mtention on the J "And you too, my clear Grace You with emotion And mto the cavern,ous recesses of t h e I I say t o 11111 be t runimlle-soyez t rnnqlulle a:x le a still sma ller tmount under the h e;J.YJ 'Io be sure ol l cliff. , w ith a lussm., vehem en ce went I - I say to h m soyez trnng_mlle, and snrn<> est benclu" str esses to whwh they a1c s ub pa1 t of Grnce rn the excitement of the mo wrll not be- that IS you do not feel ment to say som ethmg to Dol m, but Gerald I She turnecl awuy h er head slightly and And she w is- that IS "as she ve1y the salt ooze daslnn., mto m ery cle\ ICC and le R th " Ject , and y et t heir h fe is 111mt ecl Dunng stop peu t hen she sar<'l beautiful with fair hau mclm cd to auburn I bn ngm g away chalk aucl limtstones to add g Bnt what 8 all thut ~o us ~ rowlcd the yea1 1883 on e n on axle m fifty b 1ok c , No clear , 110 1 Oh 1 I do not , No 110 1 and long lashes ? She-sh e had a ver y to t he dchns at the bot tom of th e sea wlule Bowline g m l unnmg and one m fifteen was renewed "I will 1 ot say a word de tr Getald I She did not :i,sk ]um Wlrnt she should not sweet sn11lc- so h gl t so 0 entle ancl her t h e extent of the CM crnou· iecess was to I shall say to you what you ca.ll clear m consequence of lefects T al m g non a n<l That is w ell I h ave so much to tell be or wlut she sh ould n ot feel, bntthat gen eyes- somcthm" sa l 1bout t he eyes I I that amount rn cieasecl " to the most lltCan ancl despicable capamty steel axles together t he number then m n se you, clear itle ' no o.nswei edhim and he clasped h er thmk l And tgamst theco\ c1m.,, ofthese1c> e \~ ell th a tBcn il onthe i a1lwaysoftheU111tedKin$do11 \\as "A d f ? y 011 are n 0 t 1 t ! closer to hrs btc:i,st and kissed her tenderly Well I thmk yes tnd I s:i,w the corals j "hc1 c 10de th e Rift so secmclJ came h e Ma a8 I ~ 1 I t h I 14 8118 and of these 911 requncct 1e11ewal 1 8 n you ar e sa e nu Ih c wl\ L t · - tl c corals - a. n eck! u c lLslnng tide a nd a deep nusty gloom settled I Y smugg 1c 1 m w en duur g the year Snmlaily, duung the past Gerald You w ill nc t go agam from me? I "No\\ de ' 1 · he said v. lat shall we Bracelet s J tg"od 1 atural co1 ,[s that t i e nno 1 t he face of the sci and the c1ail 1 es smug.,,le I lo not < lt de troat- coupez IL- thr ee y ears n o less t han 228 occa.n s te 1mers 'No- 110 t Rut we will soon leo,, e this do?- what can we do o W'c must b e so h rltl wo~ c ~hen t i e sh l wm wr eck ed I "~s t lucl md p:tlpablc ' "I lmh b:i,h t I will p101111se p o.r ole d hon wta e disable 1 1 Y b tol en shafts the avera,,e pface de H To mg h t to mght prompt and so cncrgct c You cl ear Grace, Ihc snap s were rough Ind1 111 aold / '.l h e s nu o !er Mid p natc felt that th e n etn I vill llot svy of t lus place or of any s 1fo life of winch is s~1cl to be about t hree 01 1 Oh J0Y- J0Y re so clever, Vl ill thmk if what to Y cs I s 1w thcHJ 1i d 1 fan made f n.u thrr ty w~~ no lon"CJ of the character i t t hrn"' but I will go f ee and I will have fou r} ears Ex penei ce h ts proven t lmt a · 0 0, " e must t o mght but not alone fcuthcrs wln h was fou1 d m L box t h at It 1d l con amom the J twlcss men he con I no more t o de:i,l with the Rfft vcr" m oder ate s t rn 1lt 01natcly from t en 0 N ot alone C ern.ld Escape dear Gernld we must escape h \ Ihat won t lo said Dolan I , cl b 1 cane asl ot e after t e wiec: Mrs 'Va.,1 er mantle l w l d h e Incl an pp1 eciation of the I C t M. t h d h ld sron to compression it lc;pe:i,tc \ o i t 10 J 1 t - soon-so soon rach m omen t is full of sa1 1 0 11 Itoird tlIe Rf N 0 not !tone l 18 s IOU ers 000 000 t un es will cause f L l nec;essrty fo conc1lia ic n ip <Lill r ocr1nc s rugge d ure 1s mely d ea1 th1::r e JS another one whom you will I clanger nov. It is y ou Ger tld w ho ai e C ,ptam M01 ton le w ed be tv!ly upo l the It w L S t 1en with · teh a ' icle ' t lrnt h e and h ts h an d shoo I as it l c·ted on the as a ben clmg to an Lil le repe L tctl onl~ t en o lo\ e- oue who will love ) ou so clearly my clever you who know tl e mo t and "Ill au I of the ac' mu al as I ll wee ts of deep c 1ll d >l >n l to the c1 ew of the Rift a' l the 1 1tcl way He knew h e was- supposmg i t mes dear Grace Ilus way Come t ins w11.y b e able to t ell me what to d o etnotion h e said I dep~r t urc of Uc aid ft om ,. 1 c , essel " I direct lme cotld be drawn from hnn to I e "Would that I could dear My clu ld my clnld 1 y ow n dear h t I l: on1 aHl all hallds- for w 11d 1 I h w e - about s1xfcct from t h e h eart of h s Ma11 I W e w ill go into the dr y ca' em cleat ThlS 1 wuy I "Grace Grace cric<l a h ar sh v owe ai tle one At once tt or ce I" It go I ask a some lmw t o say \ I h1cl m ty be for the I T~isten n tclded Uolan \ 'Ve i ~ An Auction. St01y "Y es, Gerald, but who is the one o this moment fo i n o help for n o is·istrncc !or I feel good 0 / an " 1tend to di 1de our 0 ams and t o clrnpe1s" vVbo will love me as you s ay and go with 1 " Ilrnt 1s Mrs \Vaguer tha them is danger to my ch lm 8 hfc 1 Y< 1 Ju ow my men said Dofa 1 t hat P:i,y u s- gt' c 1 s an orne1 on some on e m 'Ihe auctrnn lB a mmc for stor Y telle1s, l tl " f us 9 Hush 1 ·h ll , k l0 ,1 France and" h cu we get th e money for it - anc l the tale winch follows rs a good ouc, 1 1 Th s \\ e 1IU\ c Lp11so1e1 on b octt c '01 G Iher ew :tS thc flash of a light and the cottage a now ee,, to l L none te n.1 t d er f 01 "ft t l10usancl f rancs- ancl I wl11chw1ll1 otbehirtbyp1cf L cm "' a 1t wit h l ,-race d ear II1ave s re h a t eruble I will it at on cetumua sh e m iy 1l e A an or u y 0 1 story to t ell " omun who was m the confidence of Cap l o y e ye \ as t 1 e c Y .And a cl a1' s ty w hen we get t he moneJ for it yon will anot her ln a college rnci1atio11 t he piofes 8 0 1 'Once fot all sl outed ( artam Do Inn I ta m Dolan and whc h 1 l end ea< 01ed tc as ihet ~l ~'f°' ;he cotJ~ gc the he ich row h r loc k c m o er tbe faces of soi 10 of be free sor , a cl1gmfied ma.n of few woids had ask ~vS see ier1t ~ ~ n~w 0 1 t 1 e 1 r°t r 1I < t co t~ n p a 1 eo is" itli t l c t i o 1 gh t Ah 'You dispei se-yon smu gle 110 eel a quest10n t elatmg t o t he r010 n of Cha1les 1t t in s mo111 ent f om the deck of the Ih ft- i su me a control over ( race 1ppe&r eel before ' once for all 1 w arn yo l crew of t h e Rift t hem t :i,y sai I t (e i i I L " )0 ' u ( F that pu ' l er n mc t ie mor e-and the H1ft- the cn tter - tl ~Rift I I of Englan 1 Tl u s tu d ent u swerecl w ith 1 ta,,es a tet > l l t , o c :\ that 1f yo u let ·hat boy escape fro n tl110 I I " tyo t sr le 1 , b ,_ i c f tl e 1 ' ~s <1t Y 0 f ae mo 11d of J 1lm I lmt we sliall tal, e to some por t and ou t ]iesi t a t 1011 nnu I is answer " as w10 tg ia' e o see "oa wl !.)( } O" uus1 'to 1 >ll I ow Rd le l Dol1n who 11 In t he yeu l018 h e <aid h 1 f P ace J om lives are not WOJ t twenty om I CHAPTER XX - To TJIE R EScUJ com eyan ce to t l O "e rn t he )CClllJ 1tlon of th e se I h1 1 hours purcll" sc for he \I ill 10 ot once to fi 1 t T i <r J I Ihe countcna 1Ce of the Frei ch cap·am I mpossible "ucl t he professor Uhailcs 1 0f t i 1111 D 1 ' e ieaH the p oit adnrn 11 and bettity ~ll ' 'Ve left Captam Morton, of the Nfl.nt1lu s s Jerman u < rn Aye ty c - t 1 c l1 ench cap1 mn bn htencd u p but h is hand t rembled still as not yet 1 mg Ihese words produced an eviden t com yacht m the honest and SJ mp ith1zmg ' Yes, my de Lr fn end (,ocl !.>Iese y ou ~ rn tl c } rcn ch captam N ow my mofe as be said hurriedly 1619 'entm ed the stu dent, wno J 1cw motion and the rrn" h voice of tl e second I soCJety of Adnm al ( hfford Between t hem for all your h elp 1nd sympath y '\ boa I men C 1pt m iVLocc,1 1P.t I no" s by t ins time a lhcn you sell lm n I b uy- I buy of 1e was w01 kmg m t l el L gh t <lnectron m command was lte~icl ISSUlll" an order had spr ung up a fuendly feelm g , s ltch as will go ma boat at once gte de tl bonb ns y ou all t he R ift I give you I fty tl ou·:i, cl J 'Ihe p10£es~o1 sl ook Jns he ' d ' Avast hewmg Hlmnal saJ<l t he sa1l Deat h deat h cncd sevcnil I fio,ncs for t he R ift and for my hfe I tak e 1620 the student L c h m1ccd A couple of m er 011 acnu s~ 111 the bay 1 was more than hkely to umte m en of equ al You J kes flnd ym P eter generos1ty of soul A h1ddencommumty of or ' Her c s Captam Grey and some of ln s And Captarn Il{oeq1 et JS 1 11ch rna,n b un- I sail tw ty wid !u m I s iy bon sou No, said tltc rnstiuctor without lool '\.ye ve feel mg- of wluch they conld h a,ull) be sa id quarter deck big gu 1s sn I ] h ere can I e no doubt but t h at 1£ we set a messiem s - 1 say no more I buy hi l and mg up ' \Vh\_...Olcls w 1tcJ 111 the ravme ? said t o b e fully aware as yct- m01 e llrmly umted C 1pt,un Grny ~ Oh Cap ta1u the Hon h au dso ne ' alue on lu s life he would p ay 1 n e t he 0 lcl 011 t h e bank at H" re I ] wenty one Dol m them together, and as t hey listened to the orable Mmto (, 1cy said th e mlrnn al, with it Why ~hould he n ot pay rt?' ~ave spoke meo amrs It shall be- eh 1 R a1smg hw eyes from the d e k to t he "Andrews guns from th e Spray wlnch announced her a slightly pet cept1ble smile We shall 1 T ho ere\\ were sileni They did not fully :F h i student wl o was b ecoming co11sc10us of John or Jn s bi othe · enti in cc to p ort, each seem ed to look at hear sometlung now of tl e Cl mse of the comprehend tho scope of Dolan s remarks That s f m cu ed Yiartm a ,a 11 his nd iculons r os1t10n the h gmfied pl oles John mticl a voICe t h e othe1 as if h e \rnuld sty Spray I m e 1n h e add ed ' tl tt if we let him 'N) saul Do!a 11 I won f pai t witl sor saHl slowl y a n d w ith some seven tJ w ell my rn cn lool t o 1t Looi to it 1 1J csc so mds ne u tc1 cs m g Ill son e Ih u nobl e captam of the Spray !tad bucl 130 ft< e w e ou ght to b fq>a1d the Rift J.l li Saiifo1d a e yoi a.t m cm t on > "Tis all I suy to you- look to 1 t way t J bot! of u s bec1use they will be ea and was with r. looli: of m ten so ennu A ye ave c11ecl se\ et 1 1 \< Mr ~a,nfor 1 resume l hrn sc it :i,rnicl rt 1 oar :i_, e- a ye t , 1 e will de t hat m te1cst mg ccrtamly tu une slow I} 1ppH ; clnng whc e ~toorl Aclnu nl And 1s we a1e abou to s epu ate u 1 Iof au h t e1 1n l tie vro fcsor <.: >lled fo1 a. 1 1Jut h e is my son ou know and I Bt t a g' e 1t cb an ,,c was abont t > hke Cl 1fT0Hl 111 1 C tp· u n 1forton [he h eu te 1 give up tlns htt le confeclernt10u- ts J ou tic N o- uo Io let 'ictun lon tusk you to d o >nyt m" to my own place m t he mode of p1oceer1 m g of the two aI t of th e ~r ra) was close to his ( aptau all :i,lont to lca' e me each t a! u J 1~ ~11111 wl at s the nu t e1 "ith you ----~~·--=·0 7 1 flesh and blood ofhcei, Ill the l so trch foi t ' ie d auohter of I " hcn wffi c1entlv ne ;r to do so with efl ec , of th e p h l1Cl"1 H cl the p1oh t of J: l c1 u1"cs now · .,,1owled Bowlwe I he rope is not I Fol r Bel! ist r10 oers ha' e been sentcriucLI I here vas no reply t o ths But fo1 a n Captam Mor t on- L chm1ge v h ch n o longer the Hon Mmt < Gi ey put up to his e) e wh) , such profit m ay as 11 ell be i11 t ea c l r :)l]ml yom neck y"t, mounsecr to four mont h s unpusor ment each RI]lT .L'"i AND SPRAY · J " - --- :.Ii'!"" ""'l<l:·-#!l!lll~..W>llfllll~&~l\li 1Jil{(·~-~ll!f~r1 *~...,..i~~-·---~···~ I · ·~~A'--· -'<·-":f!W-\li\>-~)'!~!l-a..,..,. LOVE AND VENGEANCE AMONG THE SM LJGGLERS. 1 1 I ! I I I I ! I '1 ul I l I 1 ' I I I I I I I f th\ acy fr G I I B f 1 I :;c I I I --- I I I I I I ° N I I I do I I I I dho I I I I I I I" I I I l - 1