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Show Y Y Y V TBANNIJ1ER mefmn IziVWRATTOMr' JB3T RAY WA1TER-T CoPVuroMT 1909 jy podp,Mad $ ConfArfy" her and speuking in a low voice, "try to fotget it. Tomorrow I am going after tin papers. I will get them." She looked up at him. Ib-r eyes were softly confident. "1 believe you." she whispered "You never give up, do you?" "No," he said, "I never give up when I am striving for soineihing which I greatly want." There was meaning In his voice, though he had struggled to conceal it. She lowered her 1 yes, and said no moro. Slowly the lights of shore grew brighter. After a time Onno could distinguish the masses of trees and buildings, gniyly Illuminated by the arc lamps of the streets. He spoke to Porter in an undertone, "Can you land us some distance south of the life saving station?" ha asked "Sure. I'll run In by the Davis ntret pier." "I'll be obliged to you." Ormo sighed "1 made a bad mess of It, didn't I?" "Oil. I don't know," replied the Ufa saver "We got the lady." Orme started. "Ye.i," he said, "we gut the lady and that's more Important Im-portant than all the rest of It." Porter gi liined a noncommittal grin and devoted I, In. self to the wheel. They had saved the girl! In hli disappointment over the escape of the Japanese Orme had forgotten, but now he silently thanked Cod Hint Por-t Por-t r and he had come out on the water. The girl had not yet explained her presence in the boat. Ill her own good time she would tell him. Put she liiul been there under compulsion; ami Drme shuddered to think what might have happened. He stole a glance at her. She wan leaning back 011 the seat. Her eyes were closed and her pose indicated complete ri taxation, though It was evident from her breathing that she was not asleep. Orme marveled at Iht ability to push the nervous excitement ex-citement uf the evening away and snatch the brief chance of rest. f Winn at last tho launch ran tip under the em) of a little breakwater tienr the Davis street pier, bhe arose I quickly and sprung out of the boat 1 without help. Then she turned, aa Orme stepped up teM-ttt.jMMW-f, . .. . I spoke to Porter. "If you and Mr. Orme had not come after me," she , said, "there's no telling whether 1 should ever have got bnek. I should ' like to shake hands with you," shrt added; mid bending down, she held out her firm white hand. Then Orme laid his hand on th life saver's shoulder. "You've dona a piece of good work tonight," said. Porter laughed einharrassedly . "I only in the boat for you," be began "You took me at my word," said Orme, "and Unit's a good deal In such a case, (iuoilhy. I will look you up before I go back east." (Til UK t'uNTINt'KIV) A Canary's tars. A canary's ears are buck of and a little below its eyes They are not hard to II ml when one has learned where to look. There Is 110 outer ear, such as animals have, but simply mall opining which Is covered by feathers. It is quite surprising thai birds possess the very scute bearing bear-ing which they do, while lucking the lb shy flap which enables the animal to catch sounds St. Nicholas, There he had spent one summer vacation vaca-tion of his colli go llle. It w as ti n vears past, but this pose, the rope In his hand, Hashed it oack to him. Now they were almost on the Japanese. Japa-nese. For the moment he si -fined to waver He glanced at the approach-lug approach-lug launch, and readied uncertainly for the boat hook. Yi t It did not seem to occur t him to yield. And then, as for the hundredth time he laid bis bandit on the motor, he tittei'id a cry. W wcis plain to Ormo that the cause of the supposed breakdown break-down had been dlst-.oven d. Hut w as there time for the Inpiimse to get away? It was dimht i'ul. He opened the feed pipe and let the gasoline again flow In. The luuiuii was now so near that Orme could t.lniist have leaped the gap, but the Japanese bent his nergy to the heavy fly wheel, tug gmg at It hurried'y 'I lie motor started The boat la gnu to move. Even now It looked as though the collision could not be prevented, but the Japanese, seizing tho Meeting wheel, turned the boat so quickly to starboard that the stern fell away 1 1 1 1 11 the bow of the approaching launch. There was no rash, no bard bump; no rely a glancing blow so slight that in that calm water it scarcely made the boats careen. Then Orme threw Ills noose. The distance was less than ten feet, and the loop spri ad, quick and true, over the head of the Japanese. Mul, swilt though the action was, the Japanese had an Instant to prepare himself. His right arm shot up. As Onne, Jerking Jerk-ing at ttie rope, tried to tighten the noose, the baud of the Japanese push-id push-id It over his head and it slid over the side Into the water. In a few seconds the swift boat had disappeared disap-peared In the night. Tightening his lips grimly, Orme drew the wet rope In and mechanical ly coiled It. There was nothing to say. He had. failed. So good an opportunity op-portunity to recover the pupi rs would hardly return. Silently he turned back to the others. oth-ers. Porter bad swung the launch around and was heading toward Hie dititant lights of Kvanston. The girl was peering In the direction win nee enme the sound of th receding oat. Thus, for some time they remained KllenL At last the girl broke Into a laugh. It was a rippling, silvery laugh, expressing ex-pressing an Infectious appreciation of the humor of their situation. Orme chuckled In spite of himself. If she could laugh like that, he need not stay in the dumps. And yet In his mind rankled the sense of failure. He had made a poor showing before her and tiie was laughing. Again the corners of his mouth drew down. "1 suppose the mil ion Is amusing," be said "a cowboy at sea." "Oh, I was not laughing nt you." She bad sobered quickly at his words. "I shouldn't blame you, If you did " "It Is the whole situation," she went on. "And It wouldn't be so funny, If It weren't so serious." "I appreciate It." he said "And you know how serious It In," she went on. "Hut truly, Mr. Orme, I am glad that we did not damage that boat. It might have been terrible. ter-rible. If he had been drowned " her voice trailed off In a faint shudder, and Orme remembered how tired she must be, and bow deeply disappointed "Now, Clrl," be said, bending over 't It Looked Though the Collision Could Not Es Prv-.'Jj. |