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.THE GREAT ROttA?
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Same Name Produced
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THE CAST.
MRS. VERNON CASTLE as
Patria Channing.
MILTON SILLS as Donald Parr.
I WARNER OLAND as Baron
Huroki.
DOROTHY GREEN as Fanny
Adair.
EPISODE ONE
The Last of the Fighting Channings.
Down on the benches, whose gold
broke the umber and slate nionotouy
of rook-girt island shores, soft winds
played. Hut here in the wooded uplands
the air was moveless; against
the brooding woodland hush the slightest
alien noise attained sharp relief.
<Jne such began as a remote vibration
troubling the stillness, waxed
apace in volume, became quickly recognizable
as hoof-beats.
A horse appeared, racing like a mad
thing down a narrow bridle-path little
bolter than a neglected trail. < >11 its
hack, cross-saddle, sat a young woman.
Of a sudden she chose to interrupt
that headlong llight.
Kicking tt stirrup free, the girl
turned in her saddle and looked back.
Presently, round the nearest bend,
another horse pounded, hard ridden
by a young man with a temper.
At sight of his well-favored young
face darkened by a sulky frown, the
girl threw buek her head and laughed
outright.
"Why, there you are, Kodnoy !" she
cried. "Where have you been all this
time?"
Wer banter only served to darken
bis scowl. "No fair!" he protested,
drawing rein. "You can't eaii that a
raw! You shot away without u word
?if warning!"
"Why," she said, with guilelessly
widened eyes, "you yourself started
">V/'<>h^jnit yob did. You knew perwell
I've put you on an allowr.:_:
of two proposals per day?one
after lunch, one after dinner. So when
you begin the very tirst thin;* after
breakfast"?her J#?'v??b?d v*"' " "nteh
- ? ? 4' -? 9 f 1 - "*
flashed looiueiitnrlly in the sunlight?
"well, before noon, anyway?you as
good us invite tne t<? run away from
-foii us fast as ever 1 can/'
, Me refused to be trilled with. Ho
waft very young?almost as young us
she?and took love seriously.
'^Patrin V7* " ~
"^lie miiuicked provokingly his tone:
"Rodney ?"
"You're ordy playing with tne. It ?
it isn't worthy of you, l'at. Surely
you must know whether you lovo ine
i?r iKilj^ ? ?
" U declare I d "she replied, a
tT&ee more serlousl>\ mnm '??? "
"You don't know your own mlndV"
"In the eyes of the law I'm a minor
<md can't know my own mind-. That s
why I must have h guardian to manage
my ttltairs."
"NoUsense. You'll be twenty-one tomorrow."
"Hut the law is the law, even when
it's mi ass. How can I know my own
aiind about you when the law says 1
can't? Really, Mr. Wrenn," she teased,
*you must be reasonable. Wait till
tomorrow."
"Vca mean," he interposed eagerly.
"*you'll give me my answer then?"
"Who knows? If you can't be pa
tlent till I'm of age?a woman growi
?I'll have to refer you to Peter Rip
toy. Vou might wire him?something
like this: 'Vour ward, Ratria Chan
aing, doesn't know her own mind
Please advise immediately, at my ex
pense.' "
His ill-humor broke down complete
ly. "I'atrla, you witch!" he cried, try
lug to capture her hand.
But she was prepared for tlpit, am
too quick for him. A touch of he
HB" jPIH^r
She Never Could Quite Recall Wh
Passed Between Them.
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heel nnd a lifted rein whirled Kitchener
roend in his tracks. In n twlnkling
he was dancing half a dozen feet
away.
Taken a second time by surprise,
the hoy swore petulantly us he sawed!
at the reins, llis coh resented this;
and turned awkwardly. .The girl had ,
a long lead on the pursuit before it
was well renewed.
Even without that advantage the
chase was hopeless. She had the bet-1
ter horse and the instinct of her sex
to hoot.
Little wonder, then, that in the
pride of fearless and carefree youth
she rode recklessly?who loved reck!
less riding?the swing of a thoroughbred
beneath her. the long rob of
earth-spurning hoofs, the sweep of the
wind iu her face! . . .
Without warning, all this was
changed?changed beyond repair.
Thickest trees and underbrush
masked impenetrably the next Lurn
ahead.
The horse took the curve like a
sHrrel thunderbolt. A human shape,
small and brownish, dodged directly
into his path. There was a shock, a
shrill cry. a sickling thud. The horse
I plunged furiously. I'naccounlnhly
I'jttria lost control of him?felt the
saddle slip from under her. dropped
her crop, lost the reins, grasped wildfy
at the air as she fell herself falling.
SECRET SERVICE.
"Lore I"
The warning came from a distance
ami was only to be expected iu view
itf tlin fuel f 1? b t litil.'t! IniPiloinwl t tw*
woodland. Donald 1'arr hoard 1ml
paid 110 hood.
But ho startod and stopped stock
-till when a whitish sphere sped like
a bullet within six inches ot his nose.
For several seconds ho remained
stationary, looking keenly about him.
Then, well toward the edge of the
woodland, a Muttering bit of white
caught his eye and forthwith disappeared;
and with a noncommittal
grunt Parr moved toward it.
Ten yards, and lie paused again?
I 11,"K' behind a sizable tree. - ,
Immediately ahead a dense thicket
blotted the fair pr?i>pect of the links,
and behind ibis", "his hack to Parr, '
skulked an undersized person clothed
in those amazingly ugly garments
whbdi the motor-eyelist of today affects.
lie was busily unknotting a
handkerchief from the end of a stick.
Now* ami again he peered stealthily
over lit" top ot the tldcket.
Beyond, on the links, four figures '
were visible. Of these, three remained
In the background, two being caddies,
( the third a tall and slender gentleman
in rakish white flannels. The fourth,
' u man of middle age, neither tall nor
short, b_jl tolerably stout, and comtuolTy
Well If not unsuitably dressed
for the game, appearing sedulously to
seareli for his lost golf hall, boldly
left the links, and without further sulv ,
t orfiigo roMT?'i?.(| the thickets niulSlopped
before the motor-cyclist, who
grcelnl him \vtli\ u salute of deep re*
spect.
Parr's teeth tightened on his briar,
By tbis alone did he betray surprise?
if surprise it were. This closer view
showed him that goltist ami cyclist
alike were Japanese, the yclist
jf the commonest easto, the other
. . Well, it happened that Parr
knew the other both by sight and ill1
repute.
He called himself Baron lluroki.
Hi? was the only son of a Samurai, si
man of much influence in Tokio. and
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II > (IM U I'ii I I II, n iiurr rui ^ i i i ^
i i diplomatist hn<l frequent l.v 1 M'cn
lemoiistl'utc(l in the course ??f a long
r arct'C as Japanese ambassador to
. various European capitals. The offspring
of a marriage with an EngMsh.
woman <?f title, the present Rnron
lluroki had inherited all his father's
wealth, together with much of bis
cunning, his courage, nd his morals
?or lack thereof.
Acknowledging the obeisance with
r the most brusque of gestures the
baroir silently held out his hand. As
silently the motor-cyclist produced a
folded slip of paper, and placed it in
the expectant palm. Huron Hurok!
unfolded and scanned what was written
upon the paper, pocketed It
whipped (?ut a notebook, rapidly pen
ciled one of Its leaves, tore this ou!
j and gave it to the other. Then, aftei
a few curt words in Japanese, s(
guardedly pitched that Parr couh
make nothing more of them, he strod<
I j iriskly hack to the links.
| I Delaying only to fold and secret*
| | the baron's message in die leather o
| tils cap, the motor-cyclist trotted of
| through the trfes.
1 After a brief moment of Indecision
T Parr left cover ond darted after tli
& Japanese.
% The path debouched Into n shalloi
k-. glade, crossing another. At this poir
Ey the gods launched at the devoted .laj
unese their holt In the shape of
splendid sorrel saddle-horse with
slim young unman on Its back.
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THE HOKKY HRRi
They came together squarely. In n
trice the motor-cyclist was bowled
over and stretched out unconscious.
The sorrel went to his knees. His
fair rider shot on, over his head. it
came ui> just In time, and without other
choice than to receive her lu his
arms.
The young woman stood before hint,
trembling and out of breath, but obviously
unharmed.
So far, good; Parr wasted no more
solicitude on her. His Japanese remained
to be attended to.
That one lay senseless, as he had
fallen. On his knees beside the man, j
a hasty examination persuaded Parr
that lie had suffered no really serious
hurt. His cap had dropped off iu the
collision. Parr deftly extracted the;
folded paper from its leather, rose, I
and turned hack to find the young;
woman, whose life he might reasonably
be credited with having saved,
regarding him with a look in which
considerable amusement was mixed
with as much chagrin.
"If you will permit me," said he,
offering his hands with fingers interlaced.
She hesitated. Amusement glimmered
again in her eyes. The corners
of her mouth twitched adorably. But
with no more than a conventional,
"Thank you so much!" she coolly
lodged the toe of a small boot in his
hands, and sprang into the saddle. :
Before be could move back, a second
horse galloped into the glade and
pulled up smartly. A voice of amazement
sainted him.
"Donald Pnrrl Well, I'll be jiggered
!"
Captain Parr swung about.
Tindney!" he exclaimed, pleased;
and striding over, warmly shook the
newcomer's hand.
Behind his hark the girl's voice rang
<?ut in sharp warning. Followed the
sound of plunging hoofs. Hi* wheeled,
ii'.sti,icti\ely whipping an automatic
from his pocket.
lie saw her spurring full-tilt at the
Japane.se That one, it seemed, had
quietly regained his senses and got.
to his feet, simultaneously producing
a pistol of his own. But he had no
chance to use it; the lmrse was upon
imin loo ipneuiy. hi another breath
the man had tripped and half fallen?
half thrown v himself hodily hack
through a mask of undergrowth. He
disappeared instantly.
Without hesitation, Parr pursued
through the hindering tangle. On its
far side he paused and listened. The
Japanese had vanished.
His eagerness to inform himself concerning
Baron Iluroki's message
wotdd brook no more delay. Quickly
he unfolded and smoothed out the pa"?robe
the private affairs of Peter
Ripley, trustee for Channings estate,
for reasons for persistent discrimination
against Mexican contracts."
By no means as puzzled as his
frown might have hoe# taken to indirate.
Parr thoughtfully refolded the
paper, put it away in his card case
and plowed hack through the undergrowth
to the glade.
The girl was still there, with Rodney
Wrenn.
*T>on!" he cried as Parr rejoined
them, "you're a wonder! If it hadn't
been for von?" ?i?i
"Pure accident !" Parr interrupted,
lifting a deprecatory hand.
"That doesn't make it any the less
true; you saved me a nasty fall," the
girl iftsfsted cordially.
"Well, . . Parr admitted with
a significant look to Rodney.
; "oh : ' ! The Imikt hastened to remedy
his ove'rViiJii. nl*ormit hie, Patria.
to iuttiaUlee my friend. Captain
! Parts pen. ilds Is Miss Clmnning."
vl'he girl leaned forward, giving cool
lingers transiently to his grasp.
"Captain Parr, did you sayV"
"of the regular army!" Rodney
added.
"I'm so glad," Patria said warmly;
"doubly glad to meet a soldier, Captutu
I *:i rr All till' men of mv. family
have Itoon soldiers, patriots, all tlie
way hack to Revolutionary days. They
used to call us 'the Fighting Channings.'
"Iiut that's all ended now. I'm the
last of the <'bantlings?and a girl
can't tight."
J'arr Imsitntcd a little. "T mustn't
sail under false colors," he faltered
"The truth is?I resigned my commis
sion last month."
"The deuce you did !" Rodney com
mented. "Then I'll go bail I know
why."
Tallin turned curiously to him.
"I am always had a genius for de
teclive work, and ariny ?* rvice offer:
? man mighty little opportunity t<
1 exercise anything like that." Ilodne;
1 delihcrafely ignored Parr's tuovemen
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of protest. "If Donald Parr is out of ?
the army. It's a pipe he did it solely a
to outer the secret service ire.d become |
his country's fuithful sleuth! Eh, s
Don?what?" t
"If so, wouldn't it be highly hulls- , h
creet of me to admit it?" ;s
"Whether or no," Patrla came to his j b
rescue?"can anything prevent your j?
coming to tea this afternoon? The j *
Channing cottage?you know?near j *
the Cliff walk? I do want to ^
know you better, Captain Parr?hut |
we're already in danger of being lute
for lunch.' v
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Parr pondered the adventure soberly
over u lonely lunch in an incon- *
spicuons corner of the Casino. c
U'Ul.ln l.!u .V*-- t
m i i 1111 a uin i UUIU9 ui > i.^umi n vir seated
both persons, aside from hhu- <
self, involved in the as yet obscure u
intrigue, and with them some others. <
Not far away, deep in confabulation i
with the white-flannelcd gentleman
who had been his companion ot the t
links that morning, was Huron liu- *
roki. A discreet inquiry elicited from i
Captain Parr's waiter the information
that the ha roll's friend was one Senor <
Juan <ie Lima, a wealthy Mexican. <
"Probe the private affairs of Peter t
Ripley for reasons tor persistent
discrimination against Mexican contracts!"
*
This Senor de Lima, then was a
fourth party to the intrigue.
If any more proof of that were l
needed, it was furnished by lluroki, 1
who, upon the arrival of Miss Chan- *
uing and her party, covertly designated
her to I>e Lima, muttering some- 1
thing which Parr would have given t
much to overhear, and which seemed
to exert a rather incendiary elYect *
upon inliatnmahle Mexican emotions. >
Patria was hardly seated when a
page called Baron lluroki ti? the tele- s
phone.
Intuition whispered to the understanding
of Captain Parr. lie was
entertained by a mental vision of an
unhappy and exeited little Japanese '
in the dress of a motoreyelist stammering
the story of a purloined message
into a telephone receiver.
When Baron lluroki returned wear- 1
ing a countenance whoso racial serenity
was perceptibly ruflled, Captain
Parr smiled grimly into his demitasse.
Shortly after this he got up. strolled
unobtrusively out of the Casino and
found the nearest telegraph office,
where he concocted a lengthy code
message 10 oue rwiwaru w. uyiey in
Now York. . . .
The answer was delivered as Captain
Parr dressed for dinner, and
caused a considerable interruption of
that ceremony.
"Itipley doesn't know Huroki, but
says private advices persuade him Japan
conspires to embroil United States
with Mexico. As patriot and trustee
for C'hanaings, Ripley has repeatedly
refused of late to accept arms and
ammunition contracts for delivery in (
Mexico. Declares his life mysteriously
threatened. Is worried about Patrla
Chanuing,' who, on tomorrow,
takes over sole ownership of Cluuinlug,
Inc."
J r' LONG DISTANCE.
Without the least warning, on impulse
of exasperation. Rodney Wrcnn
all but lifted Pntriu otT her feet, swinging
her bodily from the fhrouged ballroom
ti'-or to the -vmiseelusion of a
deep window ret masked with
p?li it s. ?
"No?wait !" he insisted witit peremptory
gesture when, mustering her
surprise, Patria drew herself tip to
the full dignity of her incites and
made as if to pass him. "You don't
get off so easily?not until you've explained
what's come over you tonight
to make you treat nte like this!"
"Hilt I think it's for you to explain
hv what right you make a fool of me
before toy guests!"
"i can't help it. I'm sorry, but?
you're driving me crazy. You don't
wear my orchids?you ignore the note
I sent with them?you've even got tink
other man's roses at your waist?
I Parr's, I daresay!"
He paused; and Patria was motnenk
tnrily discountenanced. Her glance
winced, and the hoy pounced furiously
upon 11 icit betrayal.
"They are Parr's?curse him! , The
fellow's bewitched you?that's the
^ whole trouble. You've lost your head
?vou're clean head over heels In
io? : ?
"I'odney !"
s, Pntrln fought with herself to deny
, hor linger. But suddenly with a tfesv
lure liulf of despair, half of rutfe, Bodt
nev spared her further effort?turned
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nd toft her, plunging blindly back j
cross the crowded floor.
Promptly Patrla forgave him. Glad
he had been spared the regret sure
o follow hard upon any exhibition of
ter temper, glad of a little time alone,
he stepped quietly back through the
ong window opeuing on the vernuda
>f her home; and immediately paused
n disappointment, not tlnding there
he privacy she had hoped for.
Near her window two men stood
alking. One faced her, a substantial
rigure in evening dress, the otl^r,
rlth back to her, a little man of fur- j
ive presence, oddly like the Japanese ,
vhoiu Kitchener hud bowled over in
he woods that morning.
She had hardly appeared hy the j
vindow when the man in evening ;
Ircss nodded iUeasantly, as if ternii- j
lating a casual conversation, and the !
itlier steppeu; instantly yet without '
ippureut haste, down to the lawn and '
luiekly disappeared amid the sliad?ws
of shrubbery.
Tht? incident made little impression
lpon her, l?ut she was relieved to
<ce uie remaining guesi luril 1111(1 leislrely
saunter away.
As lu? rounded the further corner
>f the house, a shaft of light from unDlher
window identified ids profile,
jninistakahly as Huron lluroki's. >
A light footstep sounded behind her;
die roused in dismay, striving to culm
i heart i-n panic.
"Mees Chmining?"
Patria all but giggled with the roueion
from her fear lesi Captain Pan
tad found her there, in a mood nil toe
liolting.
"Is it you, Senor de Lima? How
fortunate! 1 haven't bad a real ehance
fo speak to you tonight, but now?'
I'atria was startled to find I >e Lima
o elose beside her; his breath fanned
ter check.
"Mees dimming Patria? I low
roil!"
"All, but pletise?!"
"No?listen t<> roe. I beg you will
natty me. 1 am mad about you ?"
"Volt are mad indeed, Senor de
Minn, to imagine I'd ever marry nuyuie
l ut mi Ameriean !"
"Vou will forget that?in my arms!"
Patria uttered a slight cry. lie
hum bad taken unto himself one of
ter hands and was covering it with
visses.
As if in answer to that cry, she
tea ml De Lima's half smothered e?
lumation of annoyance, l'elt her hand
ihruptly released, and discovered Captain
l'arr standing almost hetweeil
Item.
"Pardon, Miss dimming, but tills is
n.v dance, isn't it?"
She laiiglted a little, almost hystercully:
"Is it, Captain Parr? Why, yes,
?f course it is! How stupid of me!
You will forgive me. Senor do Lima?'
The Mexican recovered admirably,
stopping back with a bow.
The music ceased; their flying feet
svere stilled; Putrid awoke as from a
Iream. A faint suggestion of applause
made her appreciate that they
had had the lloor practically to themsel
ves.
Her embarrassment was such that
?he never kne\Y just what it was she
said to Captain 1'arr as they hastily,
by way of another window, sought the
refuse of the veranda.
She never, Indeed, could quite recall
what passed between them in the
. our.se of the next few minutes.
A footman found them with the In'ovmalion
that Patria was wanted on
he telephone; Ijong distance calling
from New York.
A little dazed by the conflict of her
senses, she responded mechanically.
A moment later she was in the library?quite
by Jierself?with a receiver
to her ear. Then a voice faltered
through the night, a voice most
clear, yet strangely faint, iterating her
name?"Patria"?over and over.
She managed to make the speaker
understand that she was I'utria.
"Peter Itipley speaking?your guardian.
The nation's welfare rests with
you. And 1 tun dying?"
On the echo of that last word the
report of a pistol shot reverberated
over I lie wire, so loudly and soeminglj
so near at band that it. might hsivt
been tired in tlie room adjoining thai
wherein Patria stood.
Almost instantly it was echoed bt
rtii'M iin 1 rjM/i ii
Thereafter?silence .
SHORT CIRCUIT.
| She found herself hack on the ver
anda, almost Incoherently babbling t
Donald Purr.
"I tried my best to get. the Conner
tion re-established. Long distance sal
there was no answer from the othe
end?said Mr. Ripley wouldn't answc
repeated rings. Something drendfi
i has liappened to ldm, I know. I inu*
get to New York somehow tonight.
I He nodded sympathetically. "A
right. That's settled. I've got a spec
launch at anchor in the harbor. Tin
might turn the trick for us."
i I k*. <lw>nlr 1>AI1 I Wlllf ft\T ino".
* *11# lllillin k?I?U If HIV ?V
i Patria pointed?"over there?hulf wt
down the drive."
"A8 you wish."
"Thank you?"
| She darted swiftly into the hou?
[ Parr hod Just brought the rondst
\ to a standstill at the point indicat!j
by Patrla when another ear, a llmo
iji sine, swept at reckless speed dov
l\ the drive toward the gates.
As it passed, Parr caught a glimp
; of a passenger who, leaning from t
window, was shouting some indisti
I' guishable instructions to the ehai
2! feur.
That man was Union Iluroki hi
self.
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K-.w what culled hint away In such
mad haste?
No opportunity was given the coptain
to puzzle out that riddle. For
once In u way a man was unable to
complain that u young and beautiful
woman kept lilni waiting overlong
while she changed her clothes. The
bnrotrs limousine was barely outside
the grounds when Patria stood beside
the roadster.
She was In her scat by the time
Parr had re-collected astound.<1 wits.
Almost noiselessly, with silken pur?,<
the roadster stole away. Five nilnutca^,
of nni**g through the broad, tree-IIneo*
avenues and threading the narrow
streets of the ancient seaport, and
Parr brought the car to a standstill
011 the waterfront of the inner harbor. ^
Abandoning the machine 'needlessly,
the two ran out upon a yi ehl clubdock,
tumbled from this to r. landing
float and thence into a small rowbout
?whose boat, Parr never learned.
lie bent his hack with a will to the
Oars. His power boat was moored
well out, on the farther fringe of that
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The Report of a Pistol Shot Reverberated
Over the Wire.
flotilla of pleasure eraft which dolled
the inner harbor with a hundred si en- I
ler, wraithlike shapes of silver.
The night was clear, culm, and very
still. Sounds traveled far over its
' burnished waters. lOven above the dip
and slither of his own oars, I'an*
could hear, as he pulled, the creak of
liter oar-locks; and as he laid alongside
his speed launch and stood up to
help J'atria hoard it, he distinctly
heard somewhere near by the drum of
two other motors start up almost simultaneously,
i Was one IIurokTs? Parr wondered.
V\'? u t it o t o/itll loiiWt ti'o linot If ilotm i?t !?* ?
HUM ^riiuviUHll n m | III 1 I Ul *T
from tli** ('banning cottage but a include
to n mad dash with an aim like
unto 111< ir own?
ltunmng forward, lie cast off the
mooring, then came aft again and,
j preparatory to starting the engine, shot
i lioine the ignition switch. i
i Instantly with niuflled detonation am) '
| orilliant flash, the gasoline tank in the
I bows exploded.
I lllinded, half stunned, Patriu reeled
] back into the captain's arms, and for
j i moment remained there, while both
struggled to recover from the shock.
Hut Parr was less aware of her In that
(intimate position than might have
been expected, even the bewildering
ircuinstances considered. For there
was hut one thought coherent in the
l urmoil of his mind :
The electric wiring must have been (
purposely diverted to the tank In order
to cause this explosion when the
switch was closed.
An enemy had done this thing. . . .
Dully he heard a voice shouting r
I "Mces ('banning! Mees I'atria 1 ThMU
'way?I save you!" %'
i Patrin disengaged from Parr's arms;
he rubbed his eyes, looked, and saw
another power boat standing along1
side. In it, fishing with a hoathook
' for the side of tlie launch, stood Senor ^
Juan de Lima.
L | With much excuse Parr thought this
j rescue oddly opportune. Then the
j ! DoaiuooK cuugnr urn minwiiic; rue iw>
; small craft swung nearer together. De
Lima leaned perilously out, offering
Patrla a hand. She caught it. .Jumped,
landed safely. Parr climbed up on the
side and prepared to follow. But
while posing for the leap, he saw the
0 water swiftly widen between him
safety. W
rb? Limn was not waiting for him.
cj Very much to the contrary, the Mexl,
can was deliberately pushing off.
,r Parr cursed hiin liberally, finding in
jj this sufficient jiroof that the explosion
,t had been no mere accident?even as
there bad been nothing adventitious
jj about the timely coming of lie Lima's
, boat. Pntria was wanted; be, Donald
Parr, was not?was to be left to burn
and drown. That he purposed doing
. neither was beside the point.
But the Mexican's strata gem failed
iy In its upshot. Parr laughed aloud, to
see De Lima turn back to re-enter the
cockpit of his vessel and find himself
nose to nose with a small hut decidie*
edly wicked-looking pistol in Patria's i
el. hand.
With a scream of mingled fright t'fli
"r" surprise the Mexican dropped the boaiv
* hook find toppled backward1. The harbor
took him to Its bosom. Great and
^ greatly satisfying was the splash
thereof.
|M* Putting up her pistol, Putrin seized
l1^" the boat hook and with It bridged the
yawning gap. Parr Jumped, and fell
nl" In a heap at her feet.
He wasted 110 precious moments In