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. -r J LOUIS TRACY Author ol the "Pillar of Light." "The Wings ol the Morn ing" and "The Captain ol the Kansas.' Copyright. 1909 by Edward Synopsis of Previous Chapters. CHAPTERi I Overhearing a conspi racy bctwean her uncle and the- cap tain of hla ehLp ,to alnk rtia vessel and celled insurance. Iris Yorkers cretes herself aboard the Andromeda Juat Were it sail for iwuthenn e&as. Her uncle, who 1 her guardian) -"d has command?:! her to wd eW Dky Dulmer, thtaks. she ha run away to avoid the dlstas'eful marriage. II Philip Healer, yo.vng and hadnftome sSeond officer of the Andromeda, dis cover Miss Yorke aboard. Ill iris itells Hozler of .the plot to eloik he vessel, and he keep wW-h on . Cap tain Coke. My&terlous defect la -he steering gear discovered, causing the hlp to veer from her course, coke treat the matter lightly. IV while putting toto a harbor at aai iuiknowii Inland tlie Andremeda suddenly la shelled by a mysterious fee on bJioio. v Shots- wreck flhlp. Hozler 1 wouaided and his life eaved by CHAI'TKIt VI. TIIK KKKUUKKS. A COIL of stout rope fell on top of the windings uud rebounded lu the deck. More tlniu trim, one ' end of It stretched Into tile In Unity of dripping rock Hiid Hying Hpi ay overheud. Aud It bad beeu llirowu by friendly bunds. It duuglud from some unseen lede. Coke uud llozler recovered the use of their faculties simultaneously. The eyes of t be two men met, but Coke wus the tirst to (Ind bis voice. "Salvnge. by .love!" be cried. "Up you go. Llozler: I'll sling the girl be hind you. She can't inuiiage It aloue. mi' It needs some one wltb brulus to II x things up there for the rest of us." Aud be udded hoarsely tu Philip's eur: "Sharp's the word. We 'aveu't uiauy minutes!" Iris permitted Coke and a sailor to strip off a life belt aud tie ber aud llozler back to buck. It was wonder ful, though .bidden from ber ken lu that supreme moment, to see bow tbey devised a double sling lu order to dis tribute the strain. Wbeu each knot was securely fastened Coke vociferat ed u mighty "Heave away!" - '' Hut bis powerful voice was drowned by the Incessant roar of tbe breakers. Not eveu tbe uuited clamor of every man present, tl ft ecu all told. Including the drunken chief officer, could make Itself beard above the din., 'i'beu Ho lder tugged sharply at tbe rope three times, and It grew taut Amid a Jubi lant cry from the others be and Iris were lifted clear of the deck. At once tbey were carried fully, twenty feet seaward. As tbey swung back, not quite so fnr aud now well above tbe level or tbe windlass from which their perilous Journey hud started, a ready willed sailor seized a few rolls of a tlilu rope that lay tucked up lu tbe angle of the bulwarks aud Bung tbem across Hoxler's arms. ' "Take a whip with you. sir!", be yell ed, and Philip showed that be under stood by gripping tbe rope between his teeth. It was obvious that tbe rescu ers were working from a point , well overhanging the recess Into which tbe Andromeda hud driven her bows, aud there might still be the Utmost diffi culty In throwing a rope accurately from the rock to tbe wreck. As mat ter of fact, no less tbau all previous attempts had been made, and tbe suc cess of tbe seventh was due solely to a favorable gust of wind hurtling luto tbe cleft at tbe very Instant, It was needed. The sailor's quick thought solved this problem for tbe future. Ry tying the small rope to tbe heavier one those who remained below could haul It back when some sort of Slgual code was established. Once there was a check. They wait ed anxiously, but there was no slgu given by the frail roe that tbey were to haul lu again. Then the upward movement continued. .--.-.--- "Chunk o' rock In the way," an nounred Coke, glaring round at tbe survivors as If to challenge con trH dic tion. No one answered. These men were beginning to measure their lives ngnlnst tbe life of tbe wedge of Iron and timber kept lu position by tbe crumbling frame of the ship. It was a fast diminishing scale. ..The figures painted ou the Andromeda's bows rep resented minutes rather than feet.' -Watts was lying crouched on deck, wltb bis arms thrown round tbC wind lass. Looking ever for a fresh Incur lou of rats, be seemed to be cheered by tbe fact that bis dreaded assailants lireXyrred the luterlor of tbe forccumJie t clod. r ' 1 to the wnve swept deck., fie was the only mau there who had no fear of death. Suddenly lie began to croou u long forgotten miHor's dimity. "Now, me ladx, sllig a slave of the dead mun h mans. Volt uever mil 'ome again, oh:. We're' twelve old satin an' the gkipppr's lass. Marooned In the Spanish main, oh! Hlng nuy King lio J'' . A nfkUer Is Uuvy Jones! Just one more plus an' a swig at the Jug. An' up with the Kkull an' bones!" After a longer iind faster haul than had been' noticed . previously 'the rope stopped a second time. Kvery one ex cept Watts was watching the whip Intently. "There she goes!" yelled the sailor In churge "f I he line, lie began to baul'lu the slack like it tn-.xl nm n. A dark .form loomed downward I through the mist. It was llozler. alone. coming back to, them. A frenzied cheer broke from the lips of those overwrought men. Tbey knew what that meant. Somewhere high above the black rocks and the flying scud was hope throned in the blessed sun shine. They drew him in cautiously -until Coke was able to grasp his band. They were quick to see that he brought n second rope imd a spare whip. "Two at a time on both ropes," was his liiHplrlling message. "They're friendly Portuguese up there, but no one must be seen If u boat Is sent from the Island to Uud out what has .be come of the ship. So step lively! Now. captain, tell 'em off In pairs." - ' Coke's method was characteristic, lie literally fell ou the two. nearest men and began to truss them. Hinder followed his example and tied two others back to back. They vanished, and the ropes returned, much more speedily this time. Four and four again were drawn up to safety. . There were left the captain. llozler and the unhappy Wutts. who was now crying becuuse the skipper had "set about" him Just lor "slngiu' a reel ole wind jammer song." ... "You must take tip tlis swine," said Coke to llozler, drugging Watts to 'his feet with scant ceremony, "If I lay me 'anils on 'lui I'll be tempted to throttle 'lm." Before quitting the deck llozler help ed to adjust the remaining rope around the captain's portly person. They were lifted clear of the trembling forecastle almost simultaneously and In the very nick of time. Already the skeleton of the ship's, hull was beginning to slip off Into deep waior. The deck- was several feet lower than at. the moment of the vessel's Una I impact against the rocks. Kveu before the three reached 1 be ledge from which their rescuers were working the bridge uud funnel were swept away, the foremast fell. the forehold and forecastle were riot ously flooded by the seu. and Wntts. were ' he capable of using his eyes. might have seen "his deadly enemies, the nils, swiirmliig lu hundreds to the lln.v platform that still rose above the destroying waves. Soon even that frail ark was shattered. When the keel ami garboard stroke plates snap ped, all Hint was left- of the Androme da toppled over, anil the envevn she had Invaded rang with a tierce note of triumph us the next wave thundered In without hindrance. . .' It, was Indeed a new and strange world on which Iris looked when uble to breathe anil see once more. Iiur Ing that terrible ascent she bad reluln ed but slight consciousness of In sur roundings. She knew that lloxier and herself were drawn close to a bulging rock, that her coiuiMtuloii clutched at It with hands and kneex and thus fend ed her delicate limbs from off Its bro ken surface: she felt herself half ear rleiV, half lifted, up lino free air. utid dnxxllJig llpht; she heard voices In a musical foreign tongue uttering words that hud the Hug of sympathy.. . Friendly hands placed her in a warm aud sunlit cleft, and she lay there, un able to think or move. Ry. degrees the manliness of body nnd mind gave way to clearer Impressions. Hut she took much for granted. Kor Instance, It did not seeui an unreasonable thing that the familiar faces of men from the An dromeda should gather near ber ou an uneven shelf, of rock strewn with bro ken bowlders and the litter of sea birds. . She recognized them vaguely, and their presence lirotittht a new con fidence. They Increased hi iiuiuImt Hnllnr-llke. they begun to take part Instantly In the work of rescue, but she wondered dully why llozler did not route to her. nor did she under stand that he Ind gone back to that raging Inferno beneath until she saw bls bhs'il si a 1 1 led fuce appear over tbe Hp of the precipice. , 'Then she s reamed wildly, "Thank (ind liw thank tiisl!" nnd staggered to -her feel In the frantic desire lo help ' Id nnrnxtenrtrgtiie rope Hint tioimd him to the luseusible Waits, l'eurs gushed forth at"" ber own helplessness. The pain In ber eyes blinded her. She. shrank away ngafu. Not tfntll Philip himself spoke did she dare to look at htm. to find that be was bending- over ber and endeavoring to nllay her agita tion by repeated assurancesof tbehr ommon well be Ing. . " "Come. Miss Yorke." said Ho sier, "our Portu- TttANK ooti on, guese friends say tiia.nk god!" we must not re main here an instant longer than is necessary." . , "Yes," said a strange voice; "the sea is moderating. At any moment a boat may appear. Follow me, all of you. The road Is a rough one, but It is not far." The speaker was nn elderly ma"n, long haired and hen rded,-of whose per sonality the girl caught no other de tails l ha n the patriarchal beard, a pair of ' remarkably " bright eyes, a lougi pointed nose and a red scar that ran diagonally across a domed forehead. He turned away without further ex planation aud began to climb a untural pathway that wound Itself up the si,de of on almost perpendlculur wall of rock. Uozler caught Iris by thearm and would have assisted her. but she shook herself free. She felt and conducted herself like -a fractious child. ' "I can manage quite well," she said, with an odd petulance. ,' Suddenly she clung to him. "Don't let t hem send me back to the ship," she Implored. "No. no. You are safe now." ,- "Of course I nm safe, but I dread that ship. Why did I ever come on board? Captain Coke said he would sink her. I told you" "Steady! Keep a little nearer the rocks on your left. The passage Is narrow here." llozler raised his voice sojnewhat and purposely hurried her. They were skirting the seaward face of the rocky Islet on which they had found salva tion. The sun was blazing at them sideways from a wide expanse of blue sky. Thinking lie was still dizzy from the effects of the blow, which the girl had ascribed to the bursting of a shell. Philip, glanced at bis watch. It was twenty-live minutes past 8. Yet he distinctly remembered eight bells be ing struck while Coke was telling hliu from the bridge to give the nuchor tbirty-five fathoms of cable. Was It possible' that they had gone through so mnclj during those few minutes? Just then the track- turned sharply away from the sea. A ' dry water course cut deeply Into tbe cliff, wnere torrential rains had. found an upright liter of soft scoria imbedded lu the muss of basalt. Their guide was stand ing on the sky Hue of the cleft, some forty feet above them. "Tell the others to make haste." be. said. "This Is tbe end of your Jour ney." "Who Is be?" .Iris asked, being rather breathless now after a sleep climb. "1 , don't know.", said 'llozler. "How absurd!" she gasped. "I -I think I'm .dreaming. Why- nave we come here?" It was hot as a furunee lu this nar row ravine. Kach upward step de nianded au effort. She would have slipped and hurt Herself many times , were It ut for llozler's firm grasp, nor did she realize Hie sheer exhaus tion that forced bint to eeek support from the neighboring wall with his disengaged hand The man lu front however, was alive to their dangerous 'rABIKM MB, MONSIEUR." plight, tie said something In hla owu language, for his KngUsh had the pre cise staccato accent ot tbe wen edn cated foreigner, and another mau ap peared. The sight ot the newcomer startled Iris more Hutu any other eveut thnt'bad hapiiened aim-e the Androm eda reached the etui ot her last voyage He wore the uniform ot those dread ful beings whom she hud seen on the Island.' , . ,- She shrieked. Hotter fanchnl she bad sprained an ankle, but before she j could utter any wort of explanation ine apparition In uiiirornT was hy ber side and murmuring" words that were evi dently meant to be reassurli.n. Seelnf that be. was not understood, be broke luto halting French. He was n handsome youngster, evi dently an officer., and his eyes dwelt on the girl's fuce 'wltb' no lack ot ani mation as he led her Into a rave which seemed to have been excavated from the Inner side of a small crater.",'.-. "You can rest here lu absolute safe ty, madume." be said. "Permit me to arrange a seat. Then 1 shall bring you some wine." ' Iris flung off the band which held ber arm so persuasively. .''-: "Please.do uot attend to me. There are wounded men who need attention far more than I," she said, speaking in English, since it never entered her mind, that the Portuguese officer bad been addressing her In French. - He was puzzled more by ber action than ber words, but' Hozler. who had followed close behind, explained in sen tences built ou tbe Ollendortlinn plan that mademoiselle was disturbed, ma demoiselle required rest, mademoiselle hardly, understood that which hud ar rived, et voila tout Mademoiselle without donbt la the daughter of monsieur the captain?" No,-' said Hozlpr rather curtly, turn ing to ascertain how Iris had disposed of herself In the interior of the cav ern. It was his first experience of a South American dandy's pose toward women, or. to be exact, toward women who are young and pretty, and it seemed to hlm'not the least marvelous event of an hour crammed with mar vels that any utan should endeavor to begin au active flirtation under such circumstances. He saw that Iris wna seated on a camp stool. Her face was burled in ber bands. A wealth of brown hair was tumbled over her neck and shoul ders: tbe constant showers of spray had loosened her tresses, and the un avoidable rigors of the passage from ship to ledge had shaken out every hairpin. Tbe tam-o'-shanter cap she was wearing early In the day had dis appeared at some unknown stage of the adventure. Her attitude bespoke a mood of overwhelming dejection. Like the remainder of her companions she was dxenched to the skin. Their trials were far from ended when their feet rested on the solid rock. There was every Indication that their rescuers were refugees like them selves. The scanty resources visible In the cave, the Intense anxiety of tbe elderly Portuguese to avoid observa tion from tbe chief Island of the group, tbe very nature of the apparently Inac cessible Crag In which he and bis as sociates were biding each and all of these things spoke volumes. Hozler did not attempt, to disturb tbe girl until the dapper officer produced a goatskin and poured a small quanti ty of wine Into a tin cup. With a cu rious eagerness he anticipated tbe oth er's obvious Intent. "Pardon tne; monsieur," he said, seiz ing the vessel, and his direct Anglo- Saxon manner quite robbed bis French of Its politeness. Then his vocabulary broke down, and he added more suave ly In English: "I will persuade her to drink a little. She is rather hysterical. you know" - The Portuguese nodded as though he 'inderstood. Iris looked up wbeu Ho '.ier brought hei the cup. -. "Is there no water?" she asked pluin ;ively. - , "We have no wuter. mademoiselle," the oltli er said. Thou he glanced al the group of bedraggled sailors. "And very little wine." he added. . "Be quick. pnnse," put lu the elderly Portuguese wllb a tinge of impatience "We have uo sevond cup, uud there are wounded men" "Give it to them." said Iris, lifting her fuce again for an instuui. "I do uot need it. I have told you that once already. .- I suppose you think I should not be here." " "I am sure our frieud did not menu that." .'said Hozler. looking squarely into those singularly bright eyes. He caught and held them. -- "1 did uot mean that the lady should be lert to die, it that is tbe interpre tation put (Mi my remark,'1 came the 'quiet answer. "Km It was an act ot tbe utmost folly to bring a delicate girl ou such au errand. I cannot I mag-, lue what your captain was thinning of wheu he agreed to it." . , "Wot'a xtbnt, mister?" demanded Coke. Now that bis fit of rage bad passed the bulky skipper ot the An dromeda was' red faced and Imper turbable as usual. Tbe manifold perils be had' passed through showed no more lusting effect ou him than a shower ot sleet on tbe thick hide of thejjuiuial he so closely resembled. . - "Are .you the captain?" said the otber. . ' "Yes, sip. . An' I'd like to 'ear w'y my ship or 'er preseut trip 'wasn't tit for euny young leddy. let alone" - "That Is a matter; for you to deter mine. 1 supisise you know best, bow lo conduct your owu business. My only concern Is wltb tbe outcome of your rnshueus. Why did you deliber ately sacrifice your ship in that uu nerr "Wot are you a-drlvtn' at. mister?" Coke growled. . , "Do you deny, thejj, ttipt you acted like a madman? Do you say that you did not know quite well tbe risk you ran In bringing your-vessel to the Is land In broad daylight?" , Tneu Coke found bis breath. "Risk:" be roared. "Risk In stea ra in' to nn anchorage an' sendlu' a bout ashore for water? There seems to be a lot of mad folk loose Just now on Fernando Norouba, but I'm uot one of 'cm, an' that's as mucb-as I cau say for euny of you-damme If It ain't." I "Who are you, then? Who sent you here?" . ! "I'm Captain James Coke of the British ship Audromeda-t hut's oo I sin an I was sent 'ere. or leastways to tbe river Plate, by Duvld Verity & Co. of Liverpool." , It must not be forgotten that Coke shared with bis employer certain uu-1 classical freedom In the pronuocUillou of tbe shin's uauie. The loug "e" ao- paretitly puzziwr the other mau. "Andromed'a!" he muttered. It!" "Speir "My -god rather, this It an asylum for sure." grunted Coke. In a spasm of fu rious mirth. "A-n-d r-o-m-e-d-n. Now you've goi It." ' "You are unlucky. Captain- Coke, most unlucky." the other said! "I re gret my natural " mistake, which, it seems.. vas sljared by the authorities of Fernando do Norouha. You have blundered into a nesi of borncis, and as a result -you have' been badly stung Let me explain .mailers, j mo Horn Corria Antonio de-Sylva. ex-president of the republic of Brazil. "There is at this moment a determined movement on foot on the mainland to replace me in power. and with that object In view efforts ore being made to secure my escape from, the couvict settlement In which my . enemies hUTe Imprisoned me. I and two faithful' followers are here lu hiding. My friend Cnpitano Salvador de San ISenavides," and he bowed with much dignity toward the uniformed officer, "cuine here two days ago In a felucca to warn me that a steamer would -lie to about a mile south of the island tonight. The steam er's name is Andros-y-Melo. It Is rathr er like the mini' of your unhappy ves selso much alike that the Andromeda has been sunk by mistake. That is all." Coke, listening to this explanation with the virtuous wrath of a knave who discovers that he has been wrong fully suspected. . - ' bristled now with indignation. "Oh, that's nil. Is it?" he-cried sarcastically. "No. sir; It ain't all, nor 'arf, 'nor quarter. Let me tell you that uo crimson pirate on Gawd's earth can blow a Brit ish ship off- the Mgh seas an' then do tbe dancin' master. act. with 'is 'and on 'is 'eart. uu' say it was Just a flam io' mistake. All. says you? Don't you believe it. There's a lot more to come "XO CRTMSON PIRATE . CAX BLOW A BRIT' IRH SHIP OFF TUE IQH SEAS." yet. take my tip a devil of a lot or I'm the biggest lunatic withlli a ten mile circle of w'ere I'm stauuin', which is givln' long odds to any other crank In the whole creallou." 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