Show TIlE SMUGGLER By ELLA MIDDLETON TYBOUT Illustrations by Ray Walters VOIllllbl 1UII7 by J U UpimicoU Co SYNOPSIS Three RlrM Kllznbotli OnbrlMlo and Kllse started for Canada to spend tho summer there On board atcntncr they wore frightened by nn nppirfntly dom nl fOIl Btrantcr who IKJliiK a bus belonBlns to ono of them look enjoyment In scrutinizing scru-tinizing a plioto at lie trio iilsa shared her Btiitcronm with a Mrs Graham also bpuni for Canada Tho young women on n elRhtsecltiR tour met Mrn Qrnlmm nnxloiiRly nwaltlnc herxliUBlmncJ who had ii rnnnln for snlHiiK They wer Introduced Intro-duced to Lord Wilfrid ThOr Lndy IJdltli A cottngo by the occui was runted by the trio for the summer Kllznbetn learned that a friend of lujr fathers wns to call Two men called one ol them being tho nueetnutlng atrnnger on tho steamer Tlo girls were not at homo lint discovered by tho cnrds left that ono of tho mei was Kllzahcths fathers friend Tho men proved to bo John CHI C-HI alto and Cordon Uonnott Tho party vras told of Iho search for Hinugglers In the vicinity of the cottace Elise visited Mrs Graham to find that her life was not the happiest Bhe learned that the Grahams and lady Edith wero acquainted acquaint-ed A wisp of yellow hair from Mr Grahams Gra-hams pocket fell Into tho hands of iCllse Mrs Ornltams hair wax black During a storm the young fomen heard a crush In tho basement of tie cottago and a moment mo-ment later JIary Anno their woman servant serv-ant entered her arn bleeding To ns aura them there was no danger Mary Anne descended to Vho baBcmnnt itlona and quieted their feais Jnily Kdlth told Iho nlrls of a robbery of Jewels nt tho hotel Fearing for the safety of her own gems she left them In a safe at the cottage cot-tage Mr Gordon Bennett was properly Introduced explained his queer actions returned tho lost bag and told of mysterious mysteri-ous doings of a year before connected with tho cottage Exploring tho cellar ono of the girls found a sphinx ruffbut ton the exact counterpart nf which both idordon Bennett and Lady Edith were found to possess also Huso alone explored ex-plored the cellar overhearing a conversation conver-sation there between Mary Anne and n cman Ho proved to be her son charged with murder The young women agreed < to keep tho secret ady Kdlth told a story of a lost love In connection with the sphinx key Ells and Gordon Bennett Ben-nett discovered Lady Edith and Mr Graham Gra-ham the latter displaying a marvelous baritone voice CHAPTER X Continued It Is all very well for you to laugh aba remarked but you dont oven know whether tuoro is as much as a cracker In the house Ill hao to go to the vlllngo and ace what I can find I really sympathized with Elizabeth and tried to show it in a practical manner man-ner Suppose I do the marketing I lovo poking round In those queer little shops Youd buy whatever they told you Bho returned ungratefully and probably prob-ably come homo with a leg of mutton and a head of cabbage for a picnic supper sup-per NoIll send Mary Anne that will bo best of all Mary Anne as usual came nobly to the rescue Its not the first supper Ive spread on the rocks she said and most likely it wont bo the last So rest easy Miss Elizabeth fur well I know how to purvldo and theres nothln to worrit yersolf over at all Though why folks should want to do slch things when they might set up at a table and eat Hko Christians I cant fur ho llfo of mo nmko out Gabrlcllo repeated thin speech as we eat around our ftro that night and watched the waves break ngalnbt the rocks Bending up little fountains of foam that sparkled In tIle moonlight Her hands wero clasped about her knees and her hair glistened here and there where the spray had touched It Of course said Lord Wilfrid ono could not expect the lower classes to anderstand the subtle fascination of an evening Hko this Wilfrid knows to little of the lower classes Interposed Lady Edith wouldnt it bo better dear to give them tho benefit of a doubt They may enjoy tho beauties of nature in their own way jou know although it is of course quite different from yours It was a very Innocent little speech laughingly uttered yet Lord WlUilds face darkened disagreeably and he pulled his cap down over his eyes In a manner distinctly Irritable Evidently Evi-dently he brooked no criticism however how-ever alight and I wondered whether this was the effect of his Illness or his natural dlsponltion Ills ulster looked nt him n moment then turnod to Eliza both with a perfunctory remark about the beauty of tho night She never noticed his Bulky moods although they occurred quite often and was always al-ways ready to respond with a smile or a cheerful word when he deigned to bo pleasant again Elizabeth laid her hand on Lady Ediths with a caressing gesture She said afterward that she was glad sho had dbno It for nt the moment she quIte hated Lord Wilfrid and know irom tin way his sisters hand clasped fcors that sho needed sympathy They sat together upon a largo flat rocl with their backs ngainst a higher boulder while Mr Blake and ar Gralmra sat at their feet feeding r tho nro with bits of driftwood and casting appreciative glances at tho picture just abovo them 1 thought ilr Dlako looked as though ho envied Elizabeth and would have been quite Willing to bo sympathetic sympathet-ic himself I could not see Mr Qraham RO distinctly for his face was In tho shadow BO I leaned forward a little that I might get a hotter view As I did so I noticed that Mrs Graham also was looking toward him and beyond be-yond him to tho sea her dark eyes widely opened and her lips slightly parted Tho fresh salt air had brought no touch of color to her face which seemed oven paler than usual In the whlto light as I followed the direction of her gaze past the blazing lire over the rocks and out where the ocean stretched undulating Into space Abroad A-broad silver path was spread directly opposite us quivering with tho Incoming In-coming tldo and sparkling here and there whore the billows broke Into little lit-tle whitecapped waves It Is lovely Isnt it I said thinking think-ing I understood her abstraction Sho turned toward mo with a quick nervous movement I beg your pardon Im afraid my thoughts were wandering I repeated my remark with the Inane feeling such repetitions causo and she replied with a repressed ve hemeiico which the subject scarcely seemed to warrant Lovely Oh lIonot to mo Look beyond the little path of light to tho Interminable darkness and think what lies beneath Dont think Interposed Mr Graham Gra-ham with his light laugh and dont look too far There la whore Mrs Graham and I differ Sho Is always looking Into and beyond though shes awfully afraid of what she may discover dis-cover As for mo I prefer not to go below the surface Id rather float on those Jolly llttlo waves for instance than dive beneath them And I said Elizabeth would rather sit here and watch them than do either Im afraid you are not umbltlous Miss Elizabeth said Mr Dennett i ono must dtvo a bit It ono considers the future Who cares for tho future interrupted inter-rupted Mr Graham it is tho present wo llvo in isnt It The past is gone We Continued to Talk for Awhile In a Desultory Way and not worth worrying about the future will look out for Itself but tho present where wo live and breathe lovo and hate All thats tho time for mo and I think I make the most of It No one can accuse mo of cryIng cry-Ing over split milk or taking undue thought for the morrow eh Juliet No she returned no Harry Sho spoko dully and Immediately lapsed into silence In a manner that provoked me Sir Graham frequently made such little Jocular appeals to his wife and always endeavored to Include In-clude her in any merriment or general conversation that Interested him I thought she should respond sometimes some-times nt least and could understand what Gabrlollo meant when she said sha often had to resist nn Inclination suddenly to shako Mrs Graham and see If sho would then bo roused from her usual apathetic Indifference We continued to talk for a while In a desultory way but as the moments passed wo lapsed Into silence and watched the water dash noisily over tho rocks for the surf was wonderfully wonderful-ly lino that night So wo sat around our fire looking out upon tho restless moonlit ocean and listening to tho roar of the biealtors as wavo followed wave in quick succession each thinking think-ing our own thoughts and no doubt carried by them beyond tho distant horizon of our most cherished hopes and ambitions Of course I cannot answer for tho others but I know that I was at first oppressed by a sonso of my own Insignificance Insig-nificance and then blissfully happy content with the present moment and oblivious to the light of time As I sat dreaming dreams so vaguo that they had no Individuality hut merged ono Into tho other Hko mist Into clouds a little boat glided oi lently Into the silver path It came out of tho darkness into tho light with spread sails that glistened pearly white and as It lloated on the sparkling spark-ling water it ncomed to me a phantom whip upon an enchanted ocean I atchod U entranced wishing I know its destination and whence it came It Ii your ship JJ ald Gordon Bennett Ben-nett coming hoiuo to you I do not believe I was surprised when he spoke for It was not tho first time ho had responded to my unuttered unut-tered thought Ho sat upon a lower boulder at my right his cap in his hand his hair powdered by occasional showers of spray from an especially largo breaker while Mrs Graham at my loft was wrapped in a shawl and hovering over tho flro His volco was scarcely inoro than a whisper as ho continued It Is bringing you many treasures Pearls beyond price Pearls mean tears I interrupted Not these pearls they nro gema of real Joy spotless In theIr purity and of great value There aro other Jewels too rubles emeralds diamonds dia-monds and sapphires like your eyes But I want my ship to bring mo moro than Jewels There nro other things Perfumes and spices from Arnby the Blest gold straight from tho mines without alloy al-loy and perhaps Miss Elise it may bring you tho elixir of eternal youth Would you like that I had a quick vision of Gabrlello and Elizabeth wrinkled and palsied by age whllo I was still qulto young and kittenish kit-tenish No I said I do not want eternal youth But I want It for you I should Hko to think you would always look as you do tonight Where has it been I chose to Ignore Ig-nore the Implied compliment The ship To the Land of Dreams of course and deep down In the hold beneath the Jewels I think It is bring ing you What 1 Ah that is not for mo to tell you You must discover It yourself Suppose I remarked It happens to bo your ship not mine What then It Isnt my ship Miss Elise Mine Is somewhere on tho black water but It has not reached the light as yet I sent it out long ago and sometimes I have thought It was lost Wrecked So I feared But Just lately I havo begun to beliovo it will come safely home Sometimes I havo oven dreamed I could see it corning into port and bringing me What My hearts desire I wanted vory much to ask him what I it was but something prevented So 1 I looked out over the rippling silver path and wished my ship was really coming homo laden with treasures from the Land of Dreams I wondered too what I might discover dis-cover hidden In the hold and whether I would bo able to find it without assistance as-sistance The little boat however merely sailed on and I saw that It was going steadily away from mo taking I with it my unknown treasures GabrIelle also had been watching It and presently voiced her theories There goes the smuggler she announced an-nounced as one having authority in such matters Ho Is taking Mrs Bundys emeralds emer-alds supplemented Elizabeth wo ought to hope ho will be wrecked Do you wish It I Why no Elizabeth hesitated no Mr Blako Im afraid I dont Nor I said GabrIelle somehow I cant help taking an interest la him Every time I hear of a new lot of things being smuggled In I feel qulto n thrill of relief But I cant forgive tho emeralds ho might havo let the poor old woman alone I suppose ho could not resist them said Lady Edith I have read some whero that there Is an Irresistible Impulse Im-pulse pulseCould Could you understand such an Impulse Im-pulse Inquired Mr Blake She considered a moment before replying re-plying No I cannot understand It I do not wish to he intolerant but some things are inconceivable Try ho insisted put yourself In his place and remembor the temptation tempta-tion Human nature is weak you know TO BE CONTINUED |