The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, December 28, 1916, Image 4
Jgke Skiel<
9 cJxj l&nda
I AUTHOR OF "BEYOND THE FRO
"MY LADY OF T
NOVELIZED FROM THE PHOTOPl
1 IV GEORGE B SEITZ
i CUTtUOHT, 1916. I
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SYNOPSIS.
Adventurous Jerry Carson embarks In
search of hidden treasure with the promise
of Leontine Walcott to be his wife on
his- return. Her father favors Sebastian
Navarre. Jerry's ship is burned; lie is
reported lost. Sebastian presses ills attentions.
Jerry suddenly turns up to
confront charges of the Navurres against
hjm. In a struggle for a forged paper
Diego Navarre is killed and Jerry is
Charged With the murder
SECOND EPISODE
; Into the Depths.
"The sentence of this court Is that
the prisoner he confined in penal
servitude for the duration of his life!"
Leontine rose from her place among
the spectators. Her tall, slender figure.
robed in black, attracted the instant
attention of the assemblage.
"He is not guilty! I-Ie Is not guilty!"
she cried, in tones that rang through
the packed court.
There was a/sympathetic stir among
those who \ver<!> present. Although the
supposed murder of Diego Navarre,
brother of the richest man in the district,
had aroused violent' antagonism
There's Got to Be an End \
I "*Ze*. * Thl*" ]
tgwgrd Jerry, Leontine's championship .
of her lover hud somewhat changed
public sentiment. I
"Put that woman out!" thundered <
the judge who had pronounced the sentence,
) Ktort the command was superfluous.
Leontlne reeled und fell unconscious
Into her father's urms.
* Jerry's first thought whenAe heard
fthe swdlct was of pity for^eontine.
His seeotwf was that somehow he
would escape to her.
She went to see him the following ,
iia|r before he wus removed to the.
penal Institution.
) "Jersy^Jerry, darling, I shall de
vote fiiy li?e to setting you free," she '
snid. "You wore not. spared In the j
-wreck to lid lost to me in this way." j
He uracil, her to forget him, to he
happy withy another, but he knew that
the words signified nothing to either 1
nt them. Their lips met through the
lattice. Then she was gone, and Jerry
lowked into the blackness of u death
ia rife.
A few weeks after the trial, when ;
Jerry had already been removed to1
the up-country prison, John Walcott
approached Ills daughter uguin upon
the subject of Sebastian.
"It tucuns tlie difference between
wealth and ruin," he told her bluntly. ,
*If you become his wife, he will ad- I
ranee tue enough money to retrieve
xiufffuirs. If you refuse, We shall be
penniless beggars."
Leontlne consented. Before the
month was out Sebastian hud again
asked her to he his wife. He had
keen very patient, very gentle with
her for a loag time past. Leontlne
felt trapped and helpless. She promised
him his answer soon.
? 0 0 a
"As well rot there as here!"
The speaker, un old convict who had
served the greater part of his life in
ihu nanltbiit lurv In/tlrnd at .Torpv lintut.
?uv |/v?iivvk? VAMI ^ | a?/vu VVB l? \t vv* a j ?a\/^v?
lessly us he spoke.
Orders had come that all life prisoners
were to be removed from the
mainland and transported to a lonely
Island In the Atlantic.
Jerry ground his teeth with helpless
i tnge when he heard It. He hud nevei
Abandoned the hope of effecting his
escape.
week later the prisoners wen
manacled and marched down to the
: wharf, where the convict ship lu]
ready to transport them. They wen
marched aboard and taken into th<
bold. ,
Only for a brief half-hour each dnj
were the prisoners allowed on deck ii
! hatches, f.sr exercise.
They were chained in couples. B;
| good luck Jerry's chain companioi
ijPOS the old convict who had expresses
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indifference as to their destination
Jerry and the old man often dis
cussed the possibilities of escape. The
elder convict ridiculed these. Jerry
felt sure that escape was feasible
anywhere.
"If we could lower that boat, for
instance," he suggested, indicating a
little craft swung out near the stern.
"If you could escape the bullets
of the guards, you'd die of thirst," suid
the other.
'There's a water cask inside," said
Jerry.
"How about food?" sneered his companion.
During succeeding days Jerry saved
scraps of the coarse food that was
ilung to the prisoners. During the
course of their walks on deck he managed
to slip these Straps inside the
craft.
On the third morning after Jerry
had spoken about the boat the old
man, attempting to rise, fell back with
a groan. Jerry laid his hand upon his
forehead and found that he was in a
burning fever.
Half a dozen similar cases had developed
among the convicts. The ship's
doctor knew at once what the trouble
was. It was the dieaded prison fever,
or typhus.
The epidemic ran riot. Weakened
by their hardships and privations, the
sick men were unable to resist the ravages
of the disease.
L V IIIU1 fc llltfil UIWI U41 * , xuward
nightfall it was evident to Jerry
that his friend was sinking fast. The
old man called him to his side.
"Bend over me, lad," he said. "I'm
gone. Thanks be to God, I'm going to
a better place than the world has
been."
"Thirty years ago," whispered the
old man. "I?I killed a man. That's
what I have suffered for. A man who
insulted my daughter. If he hadn't
been a government employee I'd hav*
gone free. Curse him I
"Lud, I don't know what you've done,
but it can't have been worse than me.
Tho tlim* will ?w>mo ?
? ...v, ?? wuir n uvu juu it gruw
resigned, too, as I aid. The time will
come when It'll have seared your heart
numb lllrfe mine. I'm going now. You'll
stay by me till It's over."
Jerry promised. And suddenly there
oame Into his brain a hope, so weird
and so grotesque, that at first he flung i
it from him as the dream of a madman.
It returned with renewed force. It
was {he most desperate scheme that
fm<I ever entered a human brain.
Toward rohjnlght the old man, who
had i>ecn muttering In his delirium
ceaselessly since sunset, sat up suddenly,
shouted, and pointed into the
darkness.
"JJaria Angela !" he cried exultantly.
Next moment he fell back dead into
Jerry's arms.
The body would be hurled at night,
after it had been placed in the roughliewn
coflln.
All Jerry's schemes depended on
whether the coflin was flung from the
bow or from the stern. The former
event meant life; the latfer death.
lie raised the hardly yet cold body
of ttie old man in his arms and laid
it on the bench where the (lend were
placed. None of the guards would
penetrate more than a few feet beyond
the door, and then they drove bark
the prisoners with whips and curses.
About half an hour later the door
was opened, and two men appeared,
carrying the coflln, a mere shell of
wood. They took the old man's body
and thrust It within, afterward fastening
down the lid with nails.
It was fortunate for Jerry's scheme
that some interval occurred between
the nailing down of the coffin and the
burial. This was due to the fact that
the two functions were performed by
different men; the first by the guards,
the second by the seamen, who had refused
to enter the plague-hole.
As soon as the guards had with
drawn Jerry set to work to remove
the lid with a flat piece of wood whiel
he had found in the hold. It was noi
a difficult task, for the nailing ha(
been n task hurriedly performed, on<
the wood was flimsy. Within a sbor
spare of time, working in the dark
he had managed to open the coffin,
i Gently he took out the bwly of hi
friend and deposited it in a corner o
the hold. Then he entered the cofll
and pulled on the lid again.
To fasten it In any way was ? dll
ftcult task, but by inserting his finger
into the rough edges of the under par
i of the lid, he contrived, after muc
effort, to secure it In some degree
i And he lay there, choking in the nai
row space, with his mouth aguinst
i crack between the lid and the caske
) Then he saw the glimmer of a lai
f tern neur him and heard the voice
; of the guards.
i "Get hold of your end!"
"Say, this lid ain't on. Where's tt
p hammer?"
3 "Hurry up! Do you want us to d!
of the plague?" yelled o?>e Of the tu
? sailors at the door,
n The guards raised the coflln an
[]] panting uftd?y their effort#, carried
i * t \ i T
the h0b*irmnu
Jerry Battles With the Sailo
to the seamen, who, taking it in turn;
bore it along the passage to the stairs,
and began to ascend them.
Jerry Tvns dimly aware that the coffin
had been set down. He wondered, j
without very much interest, whether
it was at the how or at the stern end. j
"Let her go!"
Hp had a horrible sense of foiling;.:
he hejjrd the splash of the collin i
against the waves, felt the stream
about him, and, with the thought of/
Leontine in his mind. roused: himself
with a mighty elTort aiuL hurst
off the lid.
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The falling eottJn spilled hirnt into
the depths of the ocean. He felt him* i
self falling as the plummet tails..
Down, down he went;; then his? prog- !
ress was arrested, anil he struck mndt l
ly upward, to. seek tile air of night,.:
and to die undier the stars if .need) be..|
With a leap like that of the mullet
he gained] the surface of the water..
He drew hx a breath of air till his?
lungs seemed to crack. The* great
bulk of the convict craft wan? just;
ahead of him.
mi. - i. - * * - *
ah*; wnoie incident nnct occupied* m>?
longer than was required for the- slow*
going vessel to traverse her owa length,
of distance. The coffin lui<i been,
swung cleur from the bow.
It was, In fact, a lest of the coarseminded
sailors to heave the coffin*
in the track the ship was to ?mke?. im
the hope that her own bow wouidi
catch it and cleave It in the descent.
Jerry hud been swung fvomi the
bow, but the ship's stern was pass*
lug him. Hand over hand he tried: fco>
catch her?the most hopeless tasit
ever essayed by any man.
Hut lie caught sight of a rope that
hung from the stern, trailing in the
water. It was, in fact, the log rope.
Jerry seized it and clung, exhausted,
while the ship dragged him through.
I III \Vfl 1 <??
lie looked up In tfespalr. It might
be possible to gain the deck, but how
could he lower the little boat he had
prepared and make his escape?
As If In answer to his question*
he saw that the east was lighting*
The last chance of darkness had abandoned
him. There was no hope. At
best, he could return to that life which
he had escaped.
Then, as he watched, he saw the
dawn mist begin to creep across the
waters. It would shroud everything
until the sun came up. And instantly
he began to swarm up the log rope,
i Mattered by waves that flung hint
against the side of the ship, bruised
i and aching, st last he stood upon the
: dock.
The fog was dosing In;'the sea was
, invisible, but the deck was clear from
end to end.
lie rushed to the da vita and hauled
alternately on both ropes. The little
? boat began to descend, first by the
i stern, then by the bow. The creakt
lug sound was heard upon the bridge.
1 Jerry heard the man at the wheel
1 shout, and then another. He worked
t wildly. At last he got the bow into
the water. The boat swung througl
the wuves grotesquely. He got the
- nil i i.^ on
H I ?IUI II tlUWll. 1 n? IMIHI Dl'^liu 10 111!
f He hud no knife, and there was m
n way to cut the ropes, no means excep
to let them run out, which meant un
P- tying the knots. There was no tlm<
s for this.
No time, for a seaman was already
h rushing toward him, and, seeing tin
convict clothes, he doubled his flat
r" and dashed at him with curses on hi:
a Hps.
* Jerry's fist shot out and floorei
1" him. As the seaman toppled Jerr;
-s stooped down and, seizing his clasp
knife from his pocket, cut the rope*
Half a dozen seumnn were upon hlr
l now. One, the first mate, was floui
lshlng a revolver. He fired, and th
e bullet sung past Jerry's head.
0 Jerry d}d not hesitate to fight, br
. plunged toward the boat, already
good distance away. Aj he plunfe
he heard a second abet strike th
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M.D. OOlfWAY, ? &
r Who Tries to Prevent Escapes
1 wntor..
Tlieii Hp \v/r? inenrtffliilljp. hidden in
the shcRKidlriK ainil tiie ?hlp glided
like a. phunton tiling: 1 litiv> tile- dis.*tnnce.
IIo wfirook in vho dtmatlnw off'
tiie bojet; and, Hjjr a-lnbnuole;. he foumt
it. It1 vas float*.iig. uponi it* Beei; and.
thoili'h n hwivv iviHi mnf?Mu ftr:
- - - - - - n - ? ? --?.? ?? ?? ' *7 1 * ?? "XI I " il^i it "
no dnntf-r of sinking.
lie eJtiulK"*ed in. and., to hfotdoliigih .
found tCtnt riie -tarrs and.' waller <-at+k .
as well' as* tiie wraps: of feed, hmO
rolled beneath a tttwnrn. He- cooUx t>hi?oars
and pulled..
And 1He - taught >1! as he- nofleutud- ohatt
it made*no dilTcnenee in wlnhhi dEneution
lie pulled.' l>euth- oonfmntedi hinn
every. ray up<m> tiie brennfc of t1\eSoutlli
Atlantic*, with an Hindi wfibhim
four hundred mdfcs in-any d&wetlmit
.Terry set hl?< course* in. ai aoutxfterlsr
direction.
A'lli through itle dttji he* drovs* tihan
craft- S>rwardi. All.' cCajr h<e Hen*ehe?fl
the- horizon to? find; uonio> nice- of at
pushing ship, .Twit always; in* wtifcx.
\va?. firr out ??f the oourst- of oceua>
trnwnlL Andi night fc3l. an<& tile-sutraf* j
or, rrnta were gone.Dawn
fountfl him. tail fdbilhinu* thaw?
went of sleep) unfit flutigu*:. The* j?m?
was. running. heavh<r, until he* 5ndi tie?
ball ceasele.saty. rIfhe? tltffrli oftiy Bee?
pulhrd like an automaton*. Uto* hrwv*ing
waves,, rorross ^ehlclh auhn.d to> net
111* course to? keep, toe bout? flretm fi^naedeving,
tbe- gray sfcy that never adwlttetl
sunlight, seemed1 llkt?. nni eterafty
iar monotone engurtflng fVten hel<w>t
GonH(tjjt?usnt;.s* of hfea whtieeataiots*
an<l in> fancy w:c* baulk: ln< Pfcrto- I?etgudo
witb Leont iie agffeJn, and thr couni
who hudl endured: hiss privadiona vmn
another..
What, awakened' bin* froms a lethargy
which would have been ended by
drownitag was* the sudden discovery
that tola water snppty wn? gone..
He had drirnk without fcaowtujr thnt
he whs drinking; mechanically Ills
ham,Is and ftps arte!' throat hud rone,
through the acta ueeeeaary to retain)
lift# within, the body. But auddsnly
ho? realized that l>e war er?uchfin?
In a choppy sea above the empty cask.
a n/1 uvltlv f k1 ?* ItnJki'tAM j-*
AA kmtjL niui lia* LXOIIIICIIUU lUf UKVQIFJIY
faded. (Hear-heeded. trot weak, Jeury
looked death fa the face as be thought
before the monster's Anal spring.
Then, with a erf of Joy, he realised
that not Ave mile* distant, to port,
and disappearing behind him, was a
spit of land, hardly elevated above tha
surface at that distance.
He had been passing It; in .another
half hour he would have mlsevad it.
With eager hands he pulled the boat
around, and, putting about began to
IHill with all his might toward the
ledge.
Suddenly, with a crash, the boat
went hard ami fast upon a reek. X
neodle fang pierced h?fc. She began
i to till. Jerry sprang out, clung to the
- rock, felt bottom, and t>egno< to wade
, through the Icy water until he
I emerged, high, but not drgu upon the
I shelving sand.
? A little cuve In the base of the Sow
i trim gupcu ui nis siue. tie crept into
s it and never knew he teU aslgfpv
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> When he opened hfci cjreg the- sun,
l appearing for the first time iu many
-1 days, was high in the sky. The warn#
) sunshine Hooded the island and a
| beam, entering the cave, danced om
/ the Jagged rock.
a Jerry did net at firs* remewber
s what had happened/It took some miiv
b utes before the recollection of thai
nightmare in the boat had Altered
il through the gates of his mind.
V | He was apparently upon a tiny nn<
>- charted island in the Atlantic* pound?.
ed incessantly by the great Wave*
n that spent their fury on the shelving
- sands. What he hud thought a line
e of cliffs was merely qptups of rocks
divided by rlltets of fresh water thai
it hounded down from the accltvltj
t above. Upon the oth^r side of the Wlel
d the beatiny of tfct breakers could U<
iq heard olalnly.
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tft* Atlantic lafhta* at thk stttp1 ft
shore beyoud. Ma w?s? Warily m
quarter of a mll^ltf breadth, ottd I perhaps*
a mile long.* ft was thcstirmiiltV
of a autmierged ntfcUUtain, ha*, tree*
I less, thinly coy^tAtf with sparse I
I grasses, and absolutely unl nha .Ated. ?
Stuudillng down toward his* cave,
I Jerry lint his wits aftoovt shattttf by
] aftamu*ftvfr discovery*. Upon tlu*?blattl <
I caiid, ins a wi d lettered noolih be-'*
! tweon t\*o? rock*,, he su<w the inf^trint'
j of' a nakftdt foot.
Jerry wont back ton'the cave;. awdM
! here his ***cowf surpfftte* waited LMhn.
i It sent thcbb>od couraifttg ttuinulti.aws*
' ly< through* litis veins: Ul imuio iiana'
want to shtvtf) in ecstasy/.,
No savage; hat a wliitft* ra?u>, or '.a*'
least, a civiUesed niun.-lm^ ton uncivil
those shores^ Within <mve \v?ffe
packing case*}. cvmrtainingsupply' if'
| food which iatiat be mittictant for t'ttb1
! years! He sikw ensued bee-Cf, biscuit1 off
j the army kiuity pffed frtiiwtihie sandfly
floor to the ro-rky nk>f; Jaawh. daintier
rations, which uiuisft Kuive t?MKntcarriedL'
there for a pr.ntt'y scienhftltr exDlbrc
er>? rather tliniL srikls**' cnruve or set-tilers.
lie gaped lrimmriwuiont ?--* nhuo condensed
milk% tiki- >?Egnr, thocllbur, tda.j
coffee, matches Neur by - Aerie seattered
some ru.'*t$* Soartrumettte resem-ubliug
theodolites*.
lie thought h^unxJerstoodiL This is?land
was not unihuwa. then.1. A party:l
from some obserwtliwy had ? -rmw- here,-t
probably to watili n solar eriipMe.
But there was. ftw*f enough- last |
a whole party vite months ?. uifi more. ;
And there was hi.pile of eiapty cans.!
behind him, where- tlxe cave -niNHowod.<
to a fox-hole. )
He could not undV'rstand.i. J1I> leffc j
the cave and pared she samttti. trying*
to solve the probiWrn. Who It hr? been
here, and why had: fcfc&ry broighii food J
in such quantity?. '
It was then thttt the thlr< '.surprise i
afforded him an aisawec to his- qqes-tions.
Stretched out apmx the sisadrwns a i
nthUnnn/1 ohnh. o. .?! Trl-^ti
nu\ nv u ooc;?\ ' *r?iT -'"Wi lliau 0V% , ?*# V71 i',T
thought, and a-nnoM! man's',*.for the
spine was curved dut. fib* reg~on. of the
shoulders, and the* fcicath, videiit had
not ah gone from |aws,-,,?iDe worou
and crooked.
Yet still he rJifL'tw* vndervfemuLt.
He sat there,- 4)i?axiXng. Ffie paced 1
the strip of sund.Oatfv- More# until, feeiK
ing the pangs ofb *Kxaiger sitae- as hi*
strength returned^ But: wenh htock :in??.
the cawe to procurw-foodj.
In a large tjnuektac case ;wMohhh;t<l;
been opened life fottoril soma*-rusty i?te?
plements of adtiQixvcvfen-a . JMacepanu.a"
teakettle, a trylnc Senrebw*c
alH>ut he ca jie obs- some stores- of
impressed uwwl 1 fcuvfoel.!. It t
was nearly aU evidently. the
i dead man b id. 'Jtiwt*, alloc tlraueouJ
the Island.
He made -i-iinenA and ntjhas spadriac-;
ly as his r a **neis*.appetite woubtlpermit.
After ward. strewhed 1 hfcumelff
In the sun to.sleaw . HU?>ft*jwla gropedi
idly in the'Saad*'.
The left ihand -closed 0900 i&i tattles,
buried there by the -wi^drlftsb. Idlfc
be picked XL up., Within ftpwas aaraanu*
script.
Jprrv Tin UriilUl nmnlrn * ? nn.,liuiiiKn*
~ ^ ?TTAin^i I*jr uAmiWlMtlf* '
He knewr that this wau^ the -doe,-, ttte
answer U? hie fwrploxtdies.
As he-drew oufcithe roll ,hl%:eyes :>1B i
upon th* nnm* written at tike bottom. ,
It wnsi Joseph;. Deleter ! Awl: uow
everything wajt-jrwde^cleari.
Fate- had brought him ; t?> Ravoegnr
ledge,, the ah pest un&nowrMaiet ii> the i
South AUad^c. te ?nd witch h? had i
fltte<H out the, scAeoner;, the* place |
whea* Morgan, the buccu user-,-, hud hidden
his treasure hoard. The shceleton
wa? that ol,L>?xtf#v.
TeverlsfcAy. he unrolledi the* iuueto-i
eretpt apdf began. to reautv"To
Wteai? Jt May (Jtmoena: lit!
known tiftat. here, on. the- Jiedge off
Ravengat, there ere fcwo tseeaunee-?
ne of geld, tfe* other.- p? tar mote
value. The flsist I. ha.ee feond?tt to
I mm o#.. ?* ; ijrwry Dtucdnneair;;
tha otiser I bar* made. Here In any
dead hand yogi,will ftpd:It?three htaek
pel 1st js. To ijhaflntfpr th*y mean paw-;
er beyond all.dreaiae of wen?**
Jerry lal(Udown Che manuscript and
hastened; tip, th*> skeleton. Kfoere,
clufccfced tr^the baay fingers, he/found
tliw pellets? which old Dexter bail held
grssped tightly,. a*ea In deaths
Jerry picked: them up and started
back to-'jhs-ca.w*. Suddenly, oaat of the
tfslng aoafeehke arm protruded,
sought hlJih, sAd gruspod him about
tilt lei?.
Another and another followed.
Struggling, shouting, Jerry felt hlinse?f
being1, dra&ged into the water. Aid
. now,, held fust in the fl*?hy, clinging;
tena^lea, be looked, wai*t-deep in the
sea*. Into the cruel eycsi and purrotdlko
beak of a huge octopus,
Uunorved but doapgrate, he thrust
his fists Into the creature's fticcs. lie
fought with all the Qury of his despair;
it whs uie irony <#jj race unit at this
moment, when lVSe* which hud taken
all a way, had restored more than she
1 took, death la such hld?NMis tonn
should have heset him.
But the creature, squlrcutug on the
sandy hottest moved toward the deep
' water. The ocean level reached Jer
| ry's shoulders, the little shore waves
lapped his neck, they closed over bis
mouth. Tear an Instant he fought free
and filled his lungs with air; then the
wave* closed silently above him.
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Leon tine did not give Sebastian his
answer scon, and he, coming to realize
^ that If he demanded one it would ha
adverse, ceased to press her. He aid"
j ed John Waleett in his business with
a substantial loan, In return for the
merchant's promise to assist him In
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Aft wm to theftfe* Of hi* a Witty- I
SMUm settled <#uwn fdrr a" lone: { .
siegr, )
AJh?t six month* after the verdict a ( A
letter cane to ?lieoaftlne from the - jl
prlsou authorities. Having satisfied. !l
fhemaelves that ; i%vsy had eecaped ;*
from the ship, and being certain of.hie ^
death, these gaveOBtrtjfte information : )
tliat he had died l^the epidemic. In
ordtr to cover their' vjwm negligence. 1
Jerry was dead! "ttiut wn? thb one \
fimd t&at burned itsf? iiatu -Lcouttne's i|j
brain. He was deadvnnd now life It- !5
self was worthless. The-best that she'
cmild do wr?? to h e oft uae to others. !
'Pint wn her fesoluttniv in the days ?1
tliar fofr+vwed the nu<tttttf?g shock- of V
tliv lnt?H#Fge?ce. ' jl
HHuh the day camtu'vdten, at' herrfa- \i
p&mriing, she placed her hand i i.
ih> Oiint* e< Sebastian Navarre.
**B consent, upon our'noderstandtng,**'
.sih* said11?? filte Argentines* ,
Jslhv WnrJkvrtt had eondtraed to rep
;re^??uh tn?UH daughter th.U* his finances 1
wen* ikn ? critical stater He had said . I
jiotlalhg of Sebastian's loinrpwhich had < I
.actuality) aw. far improve* guilds ix>sitiV>n r *
that' lie swv prospects oflMrepaying II l\
innl: ffasintviwjg his old status; To save
Kor flUHier hfoutine had consented.
( ItVnr* consent was courtfcftft' with"the y
nestrikittm* that the niarrhrge was to j]
He mixr h? amine only, unrWi Sebastian ? V.
lind won: her lore. That; she knew, . Vw
would! newr happen. Btifflf Sebftstian,
infjil.Tiutecf wfth the girl, 'veiteved that,. -S
.once he baif Fkt as his* vitffc, the path > i\
to hrvppitMrsa. would be n smooth one. .
;i They were married at (he American
eonsrthrtie m Porto Delgndhv and sailed
for VrtrHt whuco S JtAoilnn ? " n
, ??? ? ? ? ??*? ? Muviui?ticiu u ao * *>
! ostahttshiTtfc ? branch of Ms business.
ijThey seeuaedl u splendid apartment on
Ulveoslii'e dri vt\ and Leontlne found Sl
5 Hersefifl'wftXh sdZ Unit monugDCOMld com- U
nmntdL ^
r1 So bust ton w?rs very p.iiitefit for the jj
i first month' after her arrival. Leon-- \\
v fine, though she knew Ifeut sh? could . < j
never Bcwrr him. felt herHbenrt soften- :
!tog; 51|
Then ntm?? whnt she luui long; drend
ml. resolvent?* use ether* '*
means f batn those he - had adopted, ! 1
which sivrn??d iinposslhte1 %>f success. \j
Leontlne was nmaz<d?'and terrified ' , jl
'lilt transformation itft-hls -appear- 1J
r?i li 1
11
Jenry Takes Pel tits From the SkoK> , 'h
efen'a Hand. vfl
anee as h<*? entered! th?. apartmentr fl
i that evening. He?seemedia different' j
^ man. Sebastian. l ad always appeared! ' i
i.a gentlemo .lepatdn externals. Nowhe
cnine !#??vloleotlji hte hat on the Jj
'hack of hyt-.he,a<J*.hls steps uncertain*. II
To her h<#rror* Ueonlino saw that.be- J
had been., drinking, I
, "Leonftae, there's rot te be an*, end \ (I
of this/' lie snldl>thickly>. j
Bhe.reae apsl- stoodi before him. te 1
ttamb , terror, staring teto his flushed A
tfaee. j
"I1?^ married i yon*. I've givem yon 1
wverytWng yen want,, and I've tnled to "l
mf|k? yon happy. What's youir game? U
What*4up yen?: holding out for?, ehV* 1
"Sebdatiaui yon-r^you know your J
pronxise," filtered che girl. 11
Hta canght, her Qfercely by the wrist *(jl
and; thrust* his face into bowk The 3
sinall of b mudy oa his breath* nauseat- 9
ediher. >9
* rusey my. dear/' he mumbled. 9
'*See"iher<t,.l?eonllne, you might as well JM
give in.. Ton. know yon haven't any m
Wzn\ rights ia the master* That's a
enough*. isn't tt? If yon know how I V|J
lpve you*. Leojfttine?" 9
A maudlin fit overcame him. He- 1
burst Into, tvers, while the. girl looked. to
at him' in ever-increasing disgust. 1
"If love you, Leontinev'" he babbled* 9
"V^bnt 1 uive I done to deserve this. I
treatment? I'll be your slave and do-, u
anything you ask roe if only you'tt try 19
to> love me a little.. Promise me you'll. '
| try. Leontine."
He grasped ber in his arms and n
1 Kl- 1.1 ? * - "
^cckku 1119 KiiBwift upon ner i aQ4 (I
throat and brow. Leontlne, writhing 9
helplessly in fcta dutch, felt herself \9
Impotent. 0
Sebastian, dragging her acrosa the .1
room suddenly released hecv An in- j\ u
articulate cry broke from his Hps. I
Leontlne opened her eyes* reeling as V
she strore to keep her foothold. She
saw upoa Sebastian's face atupefao ' w
tlon, and fear, frantic fear* m
Ha was pointing across the room IM
and muttering. His gestures were tl
those of a madman. Jj
i Leon tine's gate followed his. Ida aj
far corner, at the height of the head of I
a mas, she mm two bursta* eyes, and, "m
? dose beneath them, two white h*qd*? ;
, one of which clutched A d*j$cnr* . [M
That was all. There was so body. M
nothing hut the two fgea fud the \W