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C H A P T E R X IX .
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hr VII
I« n ix
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I lu a b*« lut; «*fT'*rf lo r«»(•• I r ili*-
br ( » bt« o ld r b r a f f u l f r a n i* *f
h II« had r v lu r t in l I t U m * m n«- •
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kh ’il« |**r*«*t*xl !»•»(«* f-*r »*• u r l ì i
I
d n*» ditti < u lty lu U*urtilttg tto*
|i- * i «»f Hl* ru » In l i !«■ » ra ri li *f
t; * for h ru lth
TIMI d a ll) *n l <d
kt« lo New > o rk i l w u « it « . Id*
ht ti it« tftHler
I lu I H tuart k u r u
■ ru lli
I I r r e » |* r « l l « o o f I b i r r
k i I* u r r k fr* m N an
Hbe bad t • *1
Mo fu ll d r lftil l l i r U d ir Ul«ll*« Mlf
J.
\ ut tn«( t*f bla lio fili
fa»l d e velo p in g lu lu x lunu la
« a * not ■urprl»«"d R( l l i r end **f
month« lo bear b e r fa m ilia r tu b e
bl« telephone
w e’ ve re ltiru e d . J im « a lted In
!(•* f 4 e*< ftl-r lite rr|» » rtrr«
l l r 1»
f r r b lr
W e h a v e n ’t I h w ii In ! lie
lin e e boum , bu t lie ha« n*k«*d for
dotxo tlm«*« C a n yo u c u n ir up
p?**
la rt t i c l t s l r d . th ro . " I H ru m » . In-
>er«»l .lo w ly .
I <1 *11 arti«» o f d n n c rr In Ih»
;th and te n d e rn e « . o f N s u 's greet
II» not o n ly fo rgo t til* f r a n i Im i
I lird ill III .» I f fo r I I I . low » ’ II
of lir r < lia r a r t r r III aup|«edng th at
"uld allo t* h e rs e lf or |>»rmlt him
Ha. fh r tin» o f d a n g e r
l l r r aoll. I
for l l l r r n a a r r n in l i l w | i and g r illi
r t i. Joy at m eeting fttu a rt w na
ill . and m oved lilm deeply
Hr
: r|a»d to find h im an a lm n ii
-idly. tn Iw djr and y e t ao broken
Irti
Ititi» a lin in k r t ) han d d u n g to
le a d 's.
U kn o w . I f r i t III» th in g creeping
' for Ih » paat tw o y rn ra . Im t I
I't l»t up
T h a t 's w h y I ‘ trlawl ao
I" ¡>iit a i m o f th » load on y m ir
d rra
A t Irn a t you ra n lir lp m *
t w rit T o III» t i r v II w it h Ih r dor
I'm t i m i , too. o f a ll th » ayro-
ta lia n t and foula w ho hang
i't I d id n ’ t m in d '»m w t ir ii I waa
Mut th ry get on m y n » rv» a now.
"• (ora k»t>t d in n in g In to m y ra ra
T r » got to r»«t and p la y , and
■•n» old d n f f r r m » r In F r a n c *
l'Ira lu to m y li»m t th a t brought
> k homo to am yo u. I I » told mo
I "ti a a m a li Ir m i w it h n alnglo
and a n .n g r u la l frl» n d . got a w a y
lam i, out o vo ry toloplmno and
» I'll lino , got no in n ll, and ahoot
«II w in t e r , and lio’d gunrantoo
• a now m an n e x t a p rlu g
I ’ ro
for you to g00»pt tho In v ita tio n
in to mo to alioot d u c k s w ith you
In V ir g in ia .”
h"t In v ita tio n ?*• H tu a rt a s k 'd In
1»o
•if. tho ono yo u na.nl to reproach
'•r not aro o p tln g
W ill you go
n ir n o w ?”
art .h o o k Ida head
Tan t g o ." ho aald a lo w ly .
h"a h ad n 't aald N an u n i.t go on
Iflp . Im t In a flash o f w a rn in g In
ho k n o w I t
T h o d augor o f
• situ a tio n on a y a c h t w ould to*
"I only a fool w o u ld m a li Into It.
n't g o t
W liy T " tho fin a n c ie r
In tono* o f gonulno dlalroaa.
•
Im p o rta n t
leg al
b u sin ess
■'» no uao In m y going
I can toll
t iir t ly w h e re to go, tho guide» to
M Ilio k in d o f lam la y o u 'll need.
K.'t along lio ttc r w ith o u t mo.”
" h 't go w ith o u t y o u .” tho fluan
•«Id I an», la h ly . “ Y o u kn o w tho
Iliu m «
lila .ii
p ia r» , yim know a ll alao it th» Id n la .
you enti tr a . h m » thv Ina and o lila o f
Mio It u .ln m , and I c a li truat you
I
k in .w lh .it you w o n't try lo w u riti out
o f me nuy In fo rm a tio n my ouemloa
w .m l.l llk » lo k n o w
I appeal tu th»
laiy | Hard to kn o w a l college. Ili» f r i
low w ho f.m g lil fo r ni» oue d a y ”
H tm irt li.mlinVr.1 «m i lookod a l N an.
w ho l.n .l .t .a n l uiotlonloaa w lillv Itiv
ella a |H .k r
" ' I I , If Ih a t'a III* w ay you p u f lt,
I II la k r a v a r a llo ii a u il go w llh you
fo r a moiiMi “
It i.m i« arlre.1 bla liaud am i proaaml
II g r n lr fu lly
"M esi iimm I I c I u » l'v » tiad In w e o k s "
Nat* w a lk .n l a lo w ly arroaa il» . rxiom.
lo o k » ? Itilo hla • ) a* am i aald . w llh
» to u tlo n :
" T b a tik you. Jtru "
lu 0»» d a ta ! ti.» p a rty tiad com p lete.!
a ll
p rv iw ra llo iia
and
lllv e u a
big
O teainer, Mi» Itu rcan o o r, a llp |w l qu let
ly Ihro ug b Ih » N s rro w s am i headed
f ..r Mie V irg in ia co aal. to w ln g n trin i
U lti* v hoonrr tm lll f..r c ru la ln g In |b »
atru il w a te r* o f tho »»u lti
l'h * y tiad w a rc e ly puf lo a..* wboli
S tu a rt ta-gnn to cu ra., h lin a c lf fo r
tw ing Uni Into «ii» h a allu n tlo n
I I I i r i i . hti.l I n .l .t .n l w llh a unilon rtah
r u t t ili.la .t u Miai Ih e y l>rgtii tlio ertila»
r i i Ilio little a. I mm .Iter o l i l i Iter llln lt
mi c tv w a n .l * I..wa» .p ia rt r ra a l o lir» ,
am i . 1 .» Ih * lln.n-nnin*r a . Iter tondor
T l . r un m oni Ih e y « In i. k tho .w o ll
untatilo H n u li
II .- A
Mio fllin n rlo r
o r n i I». Inni and III. iln t in r l i n e r loft
h | . «Idr mi MI thè trip etnl.nl
Nati w aa lu m a g n ili, e n l .p lr lt a , hor
d - .* - X . fin .In n i a n .l lier e le a a p a rk l.n l
w ilh t In» Joy of a . hi hi
S tu a rt
w al.die.1 Iter w llh gro w lug w ou.tor at
ber » te rita l y o n lh
l'he nlgtit « a . ono o f o tt r n o n llu a r y
a p rlt ig l.k r a lr M ioiigli II n n » Ilio lòtti
o f 1 *r eii)!n*r
A g e lili» l.r r r n * w n .
P I" « In*; fro u i Ilio aoutb and Mi» fu ll
m »..u ll.a .l.n l Ilio atn.aiMi aa-a w lth aoft
a llvo ry ra d ia m o .
Nati lu alat.n l Miai
M ilia ri .11 ».ti d.n'k « U h hor
T h e re
w a * no lir lp fo r lt
lllv o n a w o u lil
a ll» .« no «no r i * ept Mio ilca d i.r In hla
m oni am i w M ilia ri r r.lg t i.n l h lm * c lf
to Mio In m iily « f Ilio glo rlo iia m ono
••Jlm " .Ito .a ld . ao ftly
" I don 't
llk » y » u r a t t llm lr . and I Ih lu k « e d
f
txi
k
"■ ••t m adieina T v * had in «vaaka.*
la d lo r lig ht It out lioro and now In
the la-ginning o f f ill* trip
It'a naoloaa
to dolly It- Yo u lira lta l.n l to ro in e on
do. k w ith mo In tho m oonlight thlia
e ve n in g
Y o u r aaaum ptlon o f auch
c h illin g v ir tu e 1« Im n iltln g
I w lah an
a|Milogy and a prom lae n e v e r to do ao
a g a in .”
" I I a r e I r e a lly m ade you fe e l Ih la T
he aak.n l c o n trite ly
••you h av e and feel It k e e n ly , l-et a
com e lo an m id c ra la n d ln g
* o u and I
N d h liv e In glnaa houaca act on a very
high h ill. No m a tte r w h a t m ay la* the
ecercta o f m y h e a rt. I'm not a fool,
am i you ca n trn a t m y g'*«t ecnao.”
St mi rt preaaed h er han d and aald
g e n tly :
• I'm a w f u lly o n rry I f I'v e m ade auch
Bn aaa o f m y a e lf th a t you h a v e reeelv
ml I hla lin p re aa lo n ."
" T h e n I fo rg iv e yo u!” ahe erlm l. w lln
a lau g h , re le a s in g h er han d unit rlaln g .
“ In ii on one c o n d itio n ."
"N a m e It .”
" T h a t fro m I hla ho ur yon lie y o u r
old a e lf w ith o u t re s tra in t and lot me
be m in e .”
l( K I ) M O N I ) H I'O K K H M A N
" I prom lae f a it h f u lly ."
“ T I mmi you can h elp me d o w n th a t
atocp en m p a n lo tiw ay and I'l l go lo
lied. Good n ig h t.”
lin t ho d id n 't •¡■»nd a good n ig h t
Tin. longer lie Ih o iig h l o f It tho m ore
a ln l.t e r and dungerolM he fe lt hla
a lllo n
At In at ho a ip iu re ly fin ml the
fin t th a t hla d e sire for N an had In
e ie n .m l n h iin d rm lfn ld liy thu f a r t th a t
ho had lo .l her.
As he anl In the d a rk n e s s In bla
statero o m In* could h ea r e v e ry sound
III the a d jo ln lu g on» w h ic h all» o ccu
pied a s p la in ly aa I f Iho tb ln panel
ling o f wood w ore not liol wi»mi them
l i e wna a ftail to la* cau g h t tn su ch
a tra p
I l i a lova had lao>n too Pig mid
a c r lo ii. n trag ed y to end lu a v u lg a r In
Ir lg u r
l i e m ail» up hla o-.liid to r u t
hla trip abort on som e p r o l r it , and In
the iiie a iillm e ho w ould ilovot« h ltn a c lf
fu n lif u lly lo an a lto m p l lo s ta rt Itlvo na
on Mio road to re ro v c ry
At m u'cha-k Mi» n e x t m o rn in g the
M ack uoae o f tho Itiie ra n o e r a lo w ly
fe ll her w a y Into lin g Is la n d In le t, on
Iho alioree o f old V irg in ia and d ro p
ped her an. Iior In llio deep w a lo ra o f
the r h a iin e l tan k o f th e annd «pit
As H tuart stcp|»«*il on d.«'k a cloud
of h la rk d u c k s c irc le d grin » fu lly o v e r
head and s lo w ly sp re ad out on th e ir
fm-dlug groun ds
I l i a hm irt g a ve a
H in d i of p rim itiv e jo y
H r w aa a boy
ag ain a n il Iho w o rld w aa young
"t'o iifo u u d th o iu l” he erltat
“ I'l l
show tbeeo dm k . a t r ic k or tw o be
fore Mil* trip 1» o v e r."
l i e w aa glad ho c am «
III Tens had
put him In co m m and o f the litt le
schoon er nnd lie g a ve onion» at once
to lo w e r a te n d e r and tow hor to an
old a Be bo rage ho kn o w In a lllt le ro v e
iHdilnd H u ll m a ra li
A nd Mien hla
tn m b lo In-gan w ith lllv o n a
" la d 'em tty If th ey wan« to : I'm not
going tn Imdgo
H o y o u rs e lf. J im .”
"H o m y a e lf!
W h a t do you aup|>oa*
I g a v e up m y w o rk and ra m » dow n
hen . a m outh f o r i I c a m * to try to
te ach yon how to lir e , you fool, and
I'm not going w ith o u t you
H e t Into
y o u r toga' T h e gu|.b-a are her« and
read y
11 1 » tid e w a lla fo r no m an.
not even a m illio n a ire ; ll'a ebbing
now.**
" W e ll, let It ebb
I don’t w a n t to
atop It !" th e » Irk m an sn a rle d
N an e a in r In. preaaed S t u a r t ', hand
a . .b e pn«-m1. nodded g i.a l m o rn in g
am t joined hor video to S tu a rt's .
• T o m r . you m ust go. C a l.
It 's a
gl»rl>ma d a y "
T h e doctor allpped In a w ord too
“ tty a ll tnonna. M r Itlvo n a. got y o u r
hand In the first d a y ”
l l l .o i i a lifte d h lm a o lf P I a h a lf alt
tin g i.m tiir e g la red at hla p liy a lc la n
and veiled w llh f u r y :
"H o t o u t - a ll o f y o e - a n d let me
alo n e ! ’
f lu . doctor and N an le ft on tip toe.
but S tu a r t folded bla a rm » a n .l looked
at llh e n a
" t ill, n u n » n » w . th is la too rtd lru -
Iona, a .p ia rr c l III« Oral d a y o f o u r
ahoo llng
llu t y o u 'll h a t r to get o n *
th lu g II xml lu y o u r head ouee fo r a l l ;
you don't m u tile e n tire w o rld . T h e
telephone, te leg rap h and m a ll s e rv ic e
h av e been au»|»-tnl*d
T h e llu r r a n e e r
h as p u l to oca fo r N ew Y o rk
Yo u 'rp
on
a
little
» Ig b ly-fo o t
achoouer,
an» In-red lu a hay ten m il» * w id e and
a hun dred tn llra long and I'm In co m
m and
I w o n 't sta n d a n y nnnaeuse
fro m
you * C om e d o w n off y o u r
p e rc h , q u ic k T ‘
llt v r n a sta rte d to » w e a r, cau g h t the
rxp re a sto n u f M tuart'a fa c e and s u d
d e n ly r i t r i i d e d b is hand
" I'm s o r r y . J i m . you m u st not m ind
m y fo o lish n e ss It wwa a w f u lly n ice o f
you to com e
I 'l l atny In tod ay, b u t
you go and got som e d u c k s fo r d in
no r, lik e n good boy. and n ay— ta k e
N an along and te ach her tn ahoot.
It'a g e ttin g to lie tile ra g * am ong (tie
hig h fly e rs fo r the wom en tn about "
" I 'l e a .0 do. J i m ! " N an crie d fro m
the door
Mho had liste n e d outsid e to
the duel In the atntem om
“ A ll rig h t,” be a n sw e re d .
F o r liv e d a y s Itlv e n a stu c k to hla
h««l w ith dogged d e te rm in a tio n , and
each d a y K lu a rt w ont out w ith N an
N ever hn .l ahe tieen m ore rca lstle a a ly
c h a rm in g
K a c b d a y th e ir aaaocta
tlo n g re w In te n d e r In tlm a ry nnd
e v e ry fe a r th a t bad s tirre d bla h e a rt
a t firs t w a s lu lle d a t la s t to Bleep
O n (be s ix th d a y B iv e n s rose e a rly
and d e clared th a t he w ould tr y th e
d iir k a T h o b a ro m ete r w a s f a llin g , nnd
d n rk . ano w y lo o kin g c lo u d , w ere p ilin g
up ou th e w eetern horizon
A breeze
ca m e ste a lin g out o f th e cloud b a n ka
w it h tho c h ill o f sn o w In Its b reath
H lve tia In siste d on going out at ouee.
a g a in st th e a d v ic e and th e p ro te st o f
tho guide. H o not o n ly In siste d on go
ing a fte r Ih o d u c k s , but. w h a t w aa
w orae. sw o re th a t be w aa going to get
hla m a ll um l te le g ra m s fro m the sh o re
S tu a r t protested vig o ro u sly
" I 'v e told you th nt th e guide la th e
o n ly m an w ho can ru n th a t te n d e r o ve r
the crtKikm l co u rse to th e m a in la n d ,
and I f he f i e . a w a y w e 'll b a r e no one
to ta k e ua o u t."
" W h a t do you ncm l a g u ide fo r? It'a
not a h a lf m ile to those b lin d s. I ’ v e
seen you e ve ry d a y go b a ck and fo rth
In p lain v ie w o f th e y a c h t. N an could
ro w out th e re and buck by h e rs e lf.
Send him a sh o re IV m ’t you k n o w how
to pu t out y o u r o w n d e co y s?"
" I f a stro n g b lo w com es w e 'll need
tw o stro n g men to h an d le tho b o at.”
" H o t !" HI vena c rie d . " W e 'v e got tw o
te n d e r*. Send y o u r g u ide asho re w it h
one o f th e s a ilo rs to ru n h is en g in e
T h e oth er m an ca n tow us out and
b a r f .”
____________
CH APTER
XX.
T h s T s m p ts r 's V o ice.
O A IN S T hla Ju d g m en t S tu n r t
a llo w e d H lr e n s tn h a v e hla
w ay.
T h e litt le m an clnm -
‘ bored on d e ck and h u stled
ab o u t, g iv in g ord«*ra to th e s a ilo r w ho
w a s sto w in g the lu n ch and a m m u n i
tio n .
A
W hen H tu a rt »topped Mie le n d e r a l
M mi flrs t b lin d . ala<ut t4*> y a r d s a w s y ,
lllv e n s p ro te stis i
" H e re , bore! I'm no m o llyco d d le If
I b a ve been s ic k . I can th ro w a »lone
to th is b lind .
T h is Is u 't Ih » oue I
w an t
T h e r e It Is dow n yo n d e r to
w a rd th e end o f H u t m a rsh
I saw
thuusMuds o f d u ck s c irc lin g aro und It
y e ste rd a y
I'v e g ive n In to yon e » e ry
d a y w e've been do w n h ere. I'u i going
to h a re m y w a y th la tim e ”
l i e tu rn ed In the s a ilo r w ho w a s
ru n n in g the te n d e r's en g in e an d sp o ke
s h a rp ly .
"H o to th a t o th e r b lin d !"
T h e s a ilo r sp ra n g to M u w h e e l, and
the te n d e r shut abend
H tu a rt se ttle d
back In bla se at w llh a n g ry illsg u a L
and lllv e n s laughed.
“ 1 beer u p ; It 's no use to g iv e o rder»
fo r a fu n e ra l y e t
I f w e r a u 't get
back to th a t y a c h t In fifteen m in u te s
a g a llis i a n y w in d th nt b lo w s today I'l l
eat luy b a L
I'm fe e llu g b e tte r th an
I h ave fo r u io n tlu . I'm In fo r • good
tim e
I>ou't Iw a p ik e r "
K lu a rt d e term in ed to m a ke th e beet
of It
“ A ll r i g h t " he a n sw e re d c h e e r fu lly .
"Hood U n i . n u n . I co uld w a lk tu c k
lo Mu y a c h t a t low w a t e r —It a ll g iu e
bare. "
"Y e a . unleaa M u w in d h a u ls lu to
the n o rth e ast and ro lla In a big tid e
through th a t I n l e t ”
" A ll r ig h t ; let ber ro ll
T h e te n d e r
w ill co m * h a rk and p u ll us In .”
Ily the tim e the decoy a Were out It
began to s p it auo w . and th e w in d bad
freshened.
A s M u s a ilo r w a s ab o ut to s t a r t
tu c k H tu art s|»okr s h a r p ly ;
" l.t s te u to me now . N ie ls.
Keep a
sh a rp w a tc h on th is w e a th e r. I f you
w e the w in d hau l tn the n o rth pu t a
compiuta lu y o u r tender, ta k e y o u r
le u r ln g fro m the y a c h t to Mila b lin d
In ra s e It sh o uld sh u t In th ic k and
come a f t e r ua In double q u ic k tim e.
You u n d e rsta n d ? ”
" Y e a . a ir ."
" I f It looks bad don't w n lt too long I f
It should l u b lo w lu g a gale yo u'd bet
te r b rin g th e cook alo ng to ste e r w h ile
you w a tc h y o u r eugtne. H a r e him f l l
» lig h t su p p e r before he s t a r t s ."
lllv e n s w a s v a s tly am used at S t u
a r t's o rd ers
H tunrt scan ned the ho rizo n , w a tc h
ing a flock o f d u c k s w o rk in g th e ir w ay
n o rth w a rd
T h e algn w aa o m in o u s
B ir d s kn o w w h ic h w a y the w in d Is
going to blow lie fo re It cornea, and I f a
gale la on the w a y th ey a lw a y s w o rk
Into the teeth o f It.
It w aa iiacleaa to te ll (h la to H lre n s .
H e d id n 't h av e sense enough to u n d e r
stand It
Hut H tuart q u ie tly m ade up
h is m im i to ta k e up the d e co ra and
row In aa ao«n sa the tide ebbe«] dow n
to tw o feet o f w a te r
In the m ean tim e be w o o li m a ke the
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best o f the situ a tio n
1 he d u c k s be-
g su tu com e lu su d decoy Ilk * c h ic k
ens. H e k ille d h a lf a dozen and In the
e x c ite m e n t began to fo rget tbe fool
b a n lliic a e u f tbe trip
lllv e n s sh o t s dozen tim e s, m issed,
got d isg u sted and began to fre t so d
c o m p la in . H e s a id :
" J im , w o uld you m ind te llin g me th e
m ental pro.-ess by w h ic h yo u rejected
m y o ffe r?
Y o u 're the o n ly n u n I'v e
s tru c k on th is e a rth th a t d id n 't have
h is p ric e .”
T r r t ia p a w * h av e d iffe re n t w a y s o f
fix in g v a lu e s.
Y o u a re uot y e t flfty
y e a rs old and a w re c k
W h a t's tbe
u se?
W h a t can yo u do w ith y o u r
m o o ry no w ?"
,
" I t b rin g s lu x u r y , ease. Ind ulg ence,
p ow er, a d m lra tiiin . w o nd er aud tbe
e n v y o f th e w o rld ."
•'W h at'» tb e good o f lu x u r y I f yon
c a n 't e n jo y It . ease I f you n e v e r ta k e
It. In d u lg en ce w he n you b a re loot tbe
c a p a c ity to p la y , pow er I f y o u 're too
busy g e ttin g m ore to stop and w ie ld
It ? "
" J im . y o u 're tbe biggest fool 1 e v e r
k n o w , w ith o u t s sin g le e x c e p tio n ."
H tu art glanced a n x io u sly to w nrd th e
y a c h t. I t w a s S o 'clo ck. T h e tid e had
eblied h a lf out am i th ere w u s b a re ly
enough w a te r on th e fla ts no w fo r tb e
tender to enma. I t w a s sn o w lu g h a rd
e r and the w in d lis d begun to In c h la
to w a rd the north.
“ No m ore d u c k s today. C a l,” H tu art
aald b r is k ly , r e lu m in g to h is tone o f
frie n d ly co m rad esh ip
" W e 'v e got to
get a w a y fro m here It'a g e ttin g colder
e v e ry m in u te . It w ill be fre e zin g be
fo re n ig h t "
" W e ll, let It fre e z e ," B iv e n s c rie d
p e e v ish ly .
“ W h a t do w e c a re ? It'a
Ju st ten m in u te s' ru n w h e n th e tender
co m es."
T o K t u a r t's jo y be s a w th e m en s ta r t
th e tender.
" I t 's a ll r ig h t ; th e y 're co m in g n o w !"
he e xc la im e d .
" W e ’ll h av e ano ther
c ra c k o r tw o liefo re th ey get b ere."
H e cro u ched lo w In the b lin d fo r liv e
m in u te s w ith o u t ge ttin g a sh o t, rose
and looked fo r th e te n d e r. T o h is h o r
ro r he s a w h er d r iftin g h elp less liefo re
th e w in d , h e r engine stopp«>d and tnith
men w a v in g fr a n t ic a lly th e ir sig n a ls of
d is tre ss
“ M y G o d !" he e xc la im e d . " T h e te n
d e r's en g in e Is broken d o w n !”
“ W h y do n 't th e fo o ls use the o a rs ? "
" T h e y c a n 't m ove her a g a in st th la
w in d !"
" W i ll th ey go to se a ? " fllv e n a asked ,
w ith som e a n x ie ty .
“ No; th e y 'll b rin g np so m ew h ere on
a mud flat o r m arah In th e tuiy on th la
low w a te r, but (K id help (hem I f th ey
c a n 't tight th e ir w a y b ack before flood-
tid e ."
" W h y ? " B iv e n s asked In c re d u lo u sly .
“ T h e y 'd fre eze to de ath In an o|!«n
boat to n ig ht "
“ N o rw e g ia n s a ilo rs ? R o ah ! Not on
y o u r lif e !
T h e y w e re born on Ic e
b e rg s."
H tuart tose nnd looked a n x io u s ly at
the reced ing tid e
H e d eterm in ed tu
tr y to re a c h th e y a ch t a t once. H e put
the g u n s In to th e ir case s, snapped the
lid s o f th e em m u nltto u bo xes, sto w ed
the d u c k s he had k ille d u n d e r th e ste rn
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