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1 1 “Do you understand, or shall I put
it in blunter words than those?"
j This blankety-blinldn’ toss 1 ’Oo
'the ’ell I Got a lot of pluck ori right,
standin’ 'is ground like that there.
One blow and he was dead. Now,
now, tact, tact
; “Very good. 1 thoroughly under
stand.” God, what a cheek.
“Good night, then, Mr Quest”
said Tony. “I’m greatly obliged to
you."
“Good night, Gov’nor,” said Mr
Quex. “Many ’appy dreams.”
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Then inch by inch the door opened.
The ol or creaked under a creeping step.
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And finally, after undressing very
quietly in order not to disturb Chris
tie, Tony, being blessed with youth
end its glorious optimism, did sleep
like a log. On the way to bed he
had, however, reviewed the state ol
things.
It was natural, after all, he told
himself, that this man who had been
lorn on, and made his living out of,
shat island should have been con-
ilderably jarred by the sudden ar
rival of its claimant after all his
fears of sole and complete posses
sion. Perfectly natural. What would
lave been his own feelings under a
fevers al of the position? On the
tahole. therefore, he had behaved
fxtremeiy well. The point was
lustly and rightly taken, too, as to
sis having accepted the interlopers
in their face value. The caretaker
if another man's property, it was his
duty to be satisfied as to the identity
#f his wholly unexpected visitors
ind the authenticity of their claim.
Obviously. There was no doubt
ibout that. Also it was human to
tope that there be something fishy
m all this which would prevent hit
being deposed from his hitherto un
fontested seat, and if he intended to
but up a fight, he had every right
6n his side. Should he, in spite of
his appearance and his brutal me
thods of punishing delinquents, turn
but to be a rough but honest man,
she production of the deeds and
their lodgment with the consul would
be all that was needed to make him
resign with cheerfulness and accept
with stoicism the new regime. Should
be, on the contrary, live up to his
ugliness and show any definite signs
6f the rascality that he had suggested
bnce or twice, the greatest care must
be taken to keep the priceless chart
away from him with its tremendous
temptation to play the crooked game.
As one who had lived on his wits
and been in command of men in
war, Tony had great knowledge of
human nature. Like a doctor, a
lawyer, a banker, or a card sharp, it
bad been his business—his only one
before the war, when everything
had changed— to study men. The
fcsult of all this and of his service
had been to give him a deep-seated
faith in the human race. Treated
With kindness, imagination and un
derstanding, good, bad and indiffer
bnt men. all responded; cowards
Warmed into a false courage, un
grateful devils showed a certain
(mount of graciousness, dirty dogs
Refrained temporarily from snapping
at other people's bones. Even in the
case of Sherwood who, heaven
knew, had lived under long years
of suffering and a fanatical griev
ance, there Were, Tony held, many
plausible reasons for excuse. Ana
•0,., being a optimist with
8 justifiable confidence m his win
ing smile, he preferred to believe
fa the integrity ■ oFQuex —but to
keep the chart to himself. And hav
ing arrived at that conclusion went
to sleep.
An hour or to later, something—
a perception of evil, a signal taj the
protective sense—brought Christie to
Instant consciousness, Her eyes
opened. Her ears strained for a
sound. With a series of icy rivutets
down her spine she remained motion
less. There was Tony, lying stretch
ed and flaccid at her side. There was
in great white splash of moonlight on
.the floor. There was the perpetual
drumming of the sea. Then, inch by
Inch, the door opened. The floor
created under a creeping step. A
fi 7-ire stepped over die paddle of
(tight The frock was canary yellow,
<t>e swarmy hair as blade as fajk
,Framed in the shadowy doorway
jfa looming unshapely body of the
,tongue was clicked against the not
iflf a “mouth. There was awhispertd
Search! That was fa* won! Fit
what? Dear God, what M thi
mean? And then, at lash fa tfa
shutting of die cupboard, a brief hi
terchange of whispers, a aafawl
oath, die snake like withdrawal of thi
woman, another gleam of yrilom
the merging of two figures—od
The inch by inch reclosing of fa
door.
And Chrisrie sat bolt upright i
bed. For a moment she felt a
though she must utter a scream fan
could be heard not on the yacht bd
in Panton Street Not on the yachl
because this homehow seemed to fi
in with the Sherwood echrma. I
Panton Street because fame; I
those taro dean, normal mom; hai
been the cage-like safety of a home
“You little fool,” she said la he
head, “be brave. Control yonrsdi
Say a prayer. Guard over Tony
Tony, oh, my Tony!" And SO, hard
ly breathing, she sat erect finger
stretched, eyes distended, nostril
wide, mouth open— until, outsidd
after an angry growl, a door banged
and after that nothing to disturb th{
rolling drum of sea. .
Then she relaxed, bent over an I
kissed Tony on the lips. Not in thi
spirit of wifely or maternal love, ol
lover’s passion, but as a fiightrrws
child pleading to be held, and him
den, and warmed. Tony slept lik
a log. She kissed him again and the
again, with her arms about hhn,«he
trembling body dose. And he smiled
murmured and returned her kiss
woke—and becoming aware of tbs
tremble and the icy limbs tumsfl
with quick anxiety.
But before he could speak hes
hand was on his mouth, that wondeft
ful, small hand. “Sssh—whisper."
He whispered, “What is it, Chris J*
With her mouth almost to his eat
she told him, and felt him go tatfl
like a rope.
“The chart The chart Ther’ys
got it. My God. I’ve lost it Thi
island’s gone.”
“The chart? Is that the thing the)
were after? Why?"
“To destroy my proofs. To do ml
out of my kingdom. Can’t you seel
At the very moment when I atfe
needed most You heard thosb
screams.”
And without a word she took hit
hand and guided it to her breast bm
neath her nightgown.
A paper crinkled, and with be*
face against his face, Tony felt thi
wrinkling of a nose.
“Oh, God,” he said. “Chris, yori
—you most amazing Chris. Where
would I be without you?”
“There’s no such place,” she wkL
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They began the first day on fa#
island early. It was to be a very
difficult day: All the more so be*
cause Tony was unarmed.
It had been decided in tha whir*
pered consultations of that stark
awake night to assume no know-*
ledge of the attempted burglary, tag
play the parts of two green, blan£
people, lately of an older civilisa* l
tion, who suffered from the amwniti
intellectualism of high sophistication
which made them accept everythin#
on its surface value, m the usual
civilised way. Thus they hoped t#
mislead the man Bill Quex into th#
belief that they regarded him as »
kind and thoughtful host who would
do all that was in his power to help
them with a view to being gratefully
rewarded when the island changed
hands.
And so at six o’clock in tha
morning, believing that Quex would
be in bed, they entered the sittin#
room with the intention of getting
a spade from one of the native serv
ants and with this to follow the di
rections of faa chart Is fas afaes
where old Lord Stirling fam, n #
moment of self-conscious romantio*
ism, buried the vital deeds. By a#
means a bad idea.
They drew up short at the sigh*
that met their eyes. Not having
been anywhere near his bed, ther#
was Quex, spread out in a drunken
coma on his favourite wicker sofa-,
that was drawn across the main en>
trance to the house. His jacket had'
been flung upon the floor where it
was spread-eagled flatly. His dirty
buttonless shirt was gaping, his fain
hair towsled, his lose-lipped mouth
wide open, one arm hanging like h
broken bough. Ah empty bottle ot
whisky was lolling between his legs.
“That’s awkward!" said Ton*
Suietly. '“And there’s netting ovm
le windows.”
Chrissie thought quickly. She was
in her most practical mood.
“I'm glad he’s sleeping so heavi
ly,” she said. “It’s good. AH we’v*
got to do is to go back to our rooth
and before anybody sees us, break
the netting over the window and
climb out of the cottage through
that.”
About to turn, they heard fae,
click of the gatt saw a native race,
light-footed tm the clinker path ant
SSf ST&? S sJZftiL;
There was a moment of fadorision
before he held die letter Bke n card,
and spun it fate fae wan, turning
Sdan obvious air of^rikgtesS^
out •ad°Sameand’ """"I
sanes «ri teffatea
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Junior League
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Will Manage Bon Marche
Saturday, October 9th :
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The Junior League will receive a percent
age of all sales for the benefit of their
Baby Home. About 30 of these young
ladies will assist the staff on Saturday.
Help them help this wonderful work.
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Car Load Sale Sellers Cabinets
PRICES $49.50, $57.50, $62.50, $74.50
SI.OO puts a Sellers in your home. Balance in small week
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