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A shout arose to his Ujvt, but he Incited the
POiPW tO jHrC Jt Voir/'.
lacked the power to Rive it voice. A
quaint smile grew in liis face. Ilis
eyes were bright and full of triumph, i
After a full minute of preparation he
made his way toward the breakfast I i
room outwardly as calm as a May
morning. i
Browne and Hepplnghnin were asleep j
in the chair';. lie shook them vigor- 11
ously. As they awoke he said In the
coolest, most matter of fact way:
"There's an American cruiser out- i
side the harbor. Get up!" 1
CHAPTER XXXII.
IK THE SAME OKAVE WITH SKAOQH.
D"~ ' OWN in the village of Aratat j
there were signs of a vast [
commotion. Early risers and j
J the guards were flying from I
house to house, shouting the news. j
Outside the harbor lay the low. sav- :
- . . i 1
age looking stiip. us guns were point |
ed directly at the helpless town, its . 1
decks were swarming with white 1
clothed men.
The plague was forgotten. The { '
strategy that had driven off the ships ,
of peace was lost In the face of this I
ugly creature of war. Rasula's rtMgn I
of strategy was ended.
"They will not tire! They dare not!" !
he was shrickiug as he dashed back
nnrt forth *1> ^ ,W- "It is ChiUKe! '
They do not come for Chase! lielieve
in me! The tug! The tug! They '
must not land!"
The crash of the long unused six
pounder at the chateau, followed almost
Immediately by a great roar from
one of the cruiser's guns, brought the
panic to a crisis.
The islanders scattered like chaff before
the wind, looking wild eyed over
their shoulders iu dread of the pursuing
cunnou ball, dodging in and out
among the houses and off into the
foothills. (
Hasuia, undaunted, but crazed with
disappointment, stuck to his colors on
the deserted dock. He cursed and
raved and begged. In time two or '
three of the more canny, realizing that
?ofott7 lfiv in *n onrlv tvmwo nffnrtnc
ventured out beside bim. Others fol- \
lowed their example, and still others
slunk trembling to the fore, their
voices ready to protest innocence and
friendship and loyalty.
They had beard of the merciless J
American gunner, and they knew in .
their souls that he could shoot the is- j
land into atoms before nightfall.
The native lawyer harangued them |
and cnrsed tbein and at last brought j i
them to understand in a feeble way .
that no harm could come to them if i
they faced iho situation boldly. The j
Americans would not laud oil r.ritisli j
soil; it would precipitate war with (
England. They would not dare to at- j ^
tempt a bombardment; Chase was a j.
liar, a mountebank, a dog! After shout- ! ,
lug himself hoarse in his frenzy of de-1 ]
spair ho finally succeeded in forcing j (
the men to get up steam in the com- ' ,
pany's tug.
All this time the officers of the ' (
American warship were dividing their ]
. attention between land and sea. A11- t <
other vessel was coming up out of the \
misty horizon. The men on board 11
fcnew it to be a British man-of-war! !
Suddenly a party of white men np- :
proatrlied the startled Itasula. A hun- [ ;
dred eager hands were exteuded. o;'
hundred voices cried out frr tueivy, a!
hundred MohammedauR heat theh' t
heads in abject submission. ]
IlolllngswortU Clmse. lx>rd Dep- i
pingham and a familiar figure Id ?d Ml
fitting red jacket and forage cap strode t
firmly, defiantly between the rows of 1
humble Japatites. Close behind them i
came a tall, resolute grenadier of the
Rapp-Thorberg army. 3
"Make way there! Make way!" 3
Mr. Bowles was crying, brandishing
the antique broadsword that had come '
down to Wyckbolme from the dark '
Hgea. "Stand asida for the British 3
government! Wake way for the American!"
Itasula's jaw hung limp in the face
of this amazing exhibition of courage
on the part of the eneiny. lie was
glaring Insanely at the calm, triumphant
face of the man from Brodney's.
who was now advancing upon him
with the assurance of a conqueror.
"You see. Itasuln, I have called for
the cruiser, and It has come at my
bidding." Turning to the crowd that
surged up from behind, cowed and
cringing. Chase said: "It rests with
you. If I give the word that ship will
blow you from the face of the earth. I
am your friend, people. I wouid do you
no harm, but good. You have l>eon misled
by Itasula. Itasula. you are not a
fool. You can ?ave yourself eveu now.
I ain here as the servant of these people.
not as their master. I intend to
remain here until I am called back by
the man who sent nie to you. You
have"?
Kasula uttered a shriek of rase. He
hart been crouchiug Lack anions his
cohorts, panting with fury. Now he
sprang forward, murder In his eyes.
His arm was raised, and a great pistol
was leveled at the breast of the man
who faced him so coolly, so confidently.
I>eppinghaiu shouted and took a
step forward to divert the aim of the
fyeuzicd lawyer.
A revolver cracked behind the tall
American, and Kasula stopped in his
tracks. There was a great hole in his
forehead. His eyes were bursting. He
sank to the ground dead!
The soldier from Uapp-Thorberg, a
smoking pistol in his hand, the other
raised to his helmet, stepped to the
side of Holllngsworth Chase.
"By order of her serene highness,
sir." he said quietly.
"Good God!" gasped Chase, passing
his hand across his brow. Deppinghaui,
repressing a shudder, addressed
the stunned natives:
"Take the body away. May that be
the end of nil assassins!"
The King's Own came alongside the
American vessel in less than an hour.
Accompanied by the British agent, Mr.
Bowles. Chase and Deppiiighatn loft
the dock in the company's tug and
steamed out toward the two monsters.
The American had made no move to
send men ashore.
Standing on the forward deck of the
swift little tug. Chase unconcernedly
accounted for the timely arrival of the
two cruisers.
"Three weeks ago I sent out letters
by the mail steamer, to be delivered to
the English or American commanders,
wherever they might he,found.
Undoubtedly they were met with in
the same port. That is why 1 was so
positive that help would come sooner
or later. I knew that we'd need help,
and I knew that if I brought the
cruisers ujy pu?e? lucw |>ci'j/rc
would never be disturbed again."
"My word!" exclaimed tbe admiring
Bowles.
"Chase, you may be theatric, but
you are the most dependable chap the
world has ever known," said Deppingham,
and he meant it.
The warships remained off the harbor
all that day. Tbe British captain
consented to leuve a small detachment
of marines in the town to protect C.iase
and the bank. To a man the islanders
pledged fealty to tbe cause of pence
and justice. They shouted tbe names
of Chase and Allah in the same breath
and demanded of the latter that he
preserve the former's beard for all
eternity.
The King's Owu was to convey the
liberated heirs to Aden, whither the
cruiser was bound. At that port a
P. and O. steamer would pick them up.
One white man elected to stay on the
island with liollingsworth Chase, who
steadfastly refused to desert his posi !
until Sir John Brodney indicated that
his mission was completed. That one
man was the wearer of the red jacket,
the bearer of the king's commission in
Japat, the undaunted Mr. Bowles.
The Princess (Jeuevra. the wistful
light.deepening hourly in her blue gray
eyes. avoided neuig aioui> wnn unman
whom site was leaving bchiud. '
She hail made up her luiiul to accept
the fate inevitable, lie had reconciled
himself to the ending of an impossible ['
dream. There was nothing more to
say except farewell.
The last day dawned. The sun
smiled down upon them. The soft
breeze of the sea whispered the curse j
jf destiny into their ears. It crooned j
the song of heritage; It called her back I'
to the fastnesses where love may not j
venture in.
The chateau was iu a state of up- '
honvnI The exodus was beginning. I
l'be princess waited until the Inst mo- I
ment. She went to him. He was :
standing apart from tbe rest, coldly j
Indifferent to the pangs he was suffer- ,
ing.
"I shall love yam tAwjfr." she said j
limply, giving h?m ber hand?"alwaya,
Rollingirworth." Her eyes were wide
uid hopeless; her lips were white.
He bowed hia head. "May God give
rou all the happiness that I wish for '
roo." he said. "The etid!" '
She looked steadily into his eyes for 1
i long time, searching his soul for the
hope that never dies. Then she gently 1
withdrew her hands and. stood away
from him. humbled In her own soul.
"Yes." she whispered. "Goodby."
He straightened his shoulders and
dxew a deep breath through compressed
nostrils. "Goodby! God Mess you!"
was nil that he said.
She left him standing there. The
wall between them was too high, too
impregnable, for even love to storm.
I>ndy Depplngham came to him thpre
a moment later. "1 am sorry," she
said tenderly. "Is there no hope?"
"There is no hope?for her I" he said
bitterly. "She was condemned too long
ago."
On the pier they said goodby to him.
He was laughing as gayly and a?
blithely as if the world held no sorrows
in all its mighty grasp.
"I'll look you up In London," he said
to the Deppinghams. "Remember, the
real trial is yet to come. Goodby.
Browne. Goodby. all. You may come
again another day."
The launch slipped away from th?
pier. He and Bowles stood there, side
by side, pale faced, but smiling, waving
their handkerchiefs. lie felt that
Genevra was still looking into bis eyes
even when the launch crept up under
the walls of the distant ship.
Slowly the great vessel got under
way. The American cruiser was already
low on the horizon. There was a
?
There wan a single shut from the King's
Own.
6ingle shot from the King's Own, a '
reverberating farewell.
Hollingsworth Chase turned away
at last. There were tears In his eyes,
and there were tears in those of Mr.
Bowles.
"Bowles," said he, "it's a beastly
shame they didn't think to say goodby
to old man Skaggs. He's in the
same grave with us."
To be continued.
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