Show o o 0 00 O o fl by tho He Me Mocks Danger and Drags Into Deadly Peril The man whose admiration had over me once cast a satisfied glance I remembered for the v first time that I was clad only in a short skirted skirled I bathing suit a a. fancy thing of kilted blue silk worn below a gorgeous rose red jersey Jeanne Jeannel he exclaimed It was very odd to have Hamilton use se his old name for me It seemed centuries since he had had the privilege privilege liese lege an eternity since the time I had liked to hear itA it itA itA A queer place for us two to meet after after so long a parting Jeanne he went on as he reached for the rail of my boat and pulled it close to his own I am quite alone with once you ou once more I would not be saved from that you that you must know I Ignored his speech and repeated Dont go down Then rhen I r told him what Jo Bach had confessed A bomb he commented Why that is no no news to me But I 1 am delighted to know that you would take so much trouble to warn me I I. I have all the facts about the bomb from papers left by the officer who ordered the work done I know exactly ex exactly exactly ex- ex how to disconnect the bomb before I put a finger finger- on the casket Wait Walt I implored him Let Leto Jo Bach do It iti But only shook his head in his peculiar pecullar obstinate wa way way- then he cut the subject short as he observed how close our pursuers were getting We have a host of friends coming out to watch our operations this morning was his comment They are aro not all your friends Dont Don't make that mistake I informed him Some of those men wear silver badges It is their chief business to round up the reds reds' I tried to make a taunt as well as an explanation So Then death is before me me me- you say say say- say down down there there and and disgrace pursues me Jeanne he exclaimed passionately I have told you many times that I love you Now ponce once more more more-In in the face of death and disgrace disgrace disgrace dis dis- dis- dis grace I vow to you ou that you jou OU are the Ionly I i only woman I 1 can ever love The onward sweep of Bobs Bob's boat I a new mood in m him He exclaimed n By G G-d G If It I cannot have you no other man shall If It I 1 must die die die- you must die also Abruptly he leaned far over the rail of my boat I 1 watched him fumble with the mechanIsm mechanism mechanism ism of m my engine without realizing his Intention Then with an odd smile he tossed something overboard Au At revoir dear love he murmured murmured mur mur- murI I fixing his splendid blue eyes on mine We shall meet again again- presently If not up here dearest then town own there With that he raised his helmet and fitted it deliberately Into place then he lowered lowered himself slowly and carefully carefully carefully care care- fully down the swaying rope ladder which was attached to me stern of ot 1 his beat boat I 1 watched the shine and sparkle of his hlf aluminum headgear until the le le- I from the sun was wiped out J bv In the water watE-r With With With-it It it faded the uncanny uncanny uncanny un- un un un- canny fascination which which the man man had Isad always s exerted upon me I suddenly suddenlY realized that I 1 was in dreadful peril peril If It were to explode a a bO bomb bombin b bin in the U-boat U my frail little bark barkI would be blown sky high W WI I tried triM to set my engine Into motion mollon I and instantly understood that it was as stalled hopelessly for lack of that than magic bit of steel which had I removed His ills own boat had ceased to wobble Cobble wObble II up and down clown It was apparent that i he had reached the Ue and ana anabe be at the torpedo tube And soon my Bob nob would reach me me- He too would be in peril I tore of off pit my red sweater and waved it frantic frantically ally I called to him across the walerI water waler I was trying to tell him to keep away I 1 meant it all for a danger signal W WAnd And the only effect of all alt my e ewas was to lure him on toward danger To be continued |