Show q A NI A C becq CHAPTER Contin continued ved 19 I 1 tier her cry ay iy out and barely caught lilt hill finnk ivill i n 1111 it fell froll her at hist st I 1 ill alic Ovide evidence act of of my lily own eps snatching tin tile lilt if ilar ilig coil till front froin its 1111 had holding it ahert tile full glare or of light fell ficro 44 tile grew soule oll ollit jt ay it ann n A with lowr almb i dol lidell I ock front liick lack of spine lint but lying its though she bile siept no 80 berf ct in ili tier cheeks nr III feared flashed mill alli ivr lips 1114 half it was us n 11 face of if real fill bolusi lin all in losli face har vya and hall were urn link 1111 1 and lio her mill iliad long vor innings rings were tion ably A hiring it if tier throat und and there av rings lines upon her fingers the 1 I lio very deiy contrast added ill 11 ill bev to to tho horror alic silo Is allive I 1 stil si noly A mile Is 19 fol collve lve 1 I ill lie words molds were rc dobling into illy iii var front dorothys llis 1114 alive I 1 no hint flint Is impossible I 1 I 1 touched tile figure with etli lily iny hand ille 1 lio alesh la is like stone I 1 wit allm livid in id lifelike liy by conle lilt gic or of tile alti indies what alint can it nil all inen who lio could ille son lall bea it Is love or linto nut love scotty Uc Oc otTry otTY r love I OM ined all never ln do tills this thing it Is 14 ill it V ill alio gloating ot of revenge there ell car n in be no other answer this la Is tin tilt binl d of at 11 trag etly licia there was nothing not it kernp of paper not even the of it the benile on oil those parted lips lind hold become one or oc mock ery rv I 1 could benr bear the sunlit no longer nuj rose to 0 o illy feet dorothy aloie loi lo i to tile me us no sho alio still gazed down tn lit fascI nallon nt lit the ghastly elin we vc will never know alic the etian who diw could toll of I 1 Is bend captain cOI cobill Ill it bellith hel bell litH wall un tits lila r and lit lie alotto i ill bildo mich a secret there Is s nothing more ae P call 1111 learn rod tile alio horror till nil neive in told hold the light lt it dour car while lillo I 1 replace tile IN of tile hio chest cli it ilij my utmost effort to tie nc tills I 1 was wag glad to to allive the alio filing hadd n to escape the shird of fixed eyes ille lentil death guille of 0 those rod red lips it was wag no kidir it retillia re tillit y lint but it of delirium 1 I I 1 flare diio not think or speculate my only lesire being to get away to kit get tor dor why away in absolute terror I 1 drew tier with tue to the open dour door then stopped paralyzed tilt alic half revealed figure of a antin appeared on the cabin who tire nrc you joua sar I 1 cattle helow to call you theres suin thin bloom lit odd fulda place out alit there in ili the fug aug captain carlyle wo we yer on oil deck sir right away CHAPTER the doat boat attack ile ho united for us its just atlon lt lon lilt lint but jay eyes caught noali inn ing unusual ns as I 1 einer ged into the daylight I 1 could barely see fieo tilt and on oil either side hide hung the lip aroble bunk of cloud imlig sell inu unit mid sky what la Is it watking where me are tile town nun 7 Forn ird sir sarn ii over or tile the star lioard i nil thurs ri inra so bonit methin than curse 11 y strange n lit in that fon fog olo ole wits the alio first ter hear the clutter clatter ov in ell air slIp flippin pIn lit ii it rowlock llian nir 11 nye guiti 0 we o betl vall 1 it sound ov a oath spoke its phila us its if the buck was ns abot ird A lost bont boat ll llly llla ll lp reeked mallora in tile for fog per halis our oilier oher quarter boat no one balled no sir air I 1 told old tile nien ter keel I 1 still 1111 HI 1 I culled called you ion tile crew wore were nil gathered nt lit lie out into tho the ulyst wills flits periwig to puch other I 1 lily iny any ny in ni dinong ong thein we ve ulay limy have I licen een clinging there a minute or of two breathlessly listening then 1 I lien n voice sli poke oke directly in front of tile 1110 out front file lease fog try the part oar conr icaro we illusto have nil sized the d n still I 1 up till us its though struck my lily elves byca sewing those of alo 4 enrol tn rol I 1 illick nt me 1110 hh 1119 vido olit open olito O lit in astonishment cwi begird omit I 1 do you ou know alio spoke do I 1 IT dond or alive sir it was Alloi nuel Hs estevan tevan ilay ay no other and alive enough no doubt lads voine close tr to tile nio and listen they must not henr its ill out there ity by some elo lulls vils trick the hie nn na fiur ling lina fol followed lowel our course or else yonder vonder ore ire it part of his crew cast awny they clearly know of un ug per initia lintl 11 gil lupse through rift lit in tin lilt cloudina cloud clou dind eind tire arc seeking to board A boat party n not likely those devils know who wo we tire 11 bioli imy alike uj for a ship elila lit in lie fog alit bixl to to he be tome coine tilt 1111 ansy iise prey in if they um cut only mill lip on in us its anwen inisi tn ito lire are you hii lull bill ids llund Itel tily to ti battle tour our oil old motes those hinse were en no unites 0 ours mir said alny illey tire me hilla tweed lind tio no sailors nn llois gleinn Is 19 it hell hound hollond nil mi so far wi us lily HI rt KOOS ill id blither lilt ile oil III tills deck chati ever euni agin feln be it bloody blood lil phate rate it flint the I ight words leils J in fit others grumbled assent lut but hell words biord hold in ili klicin a hill alii of inid and their fines dacej ex no ill leq one III only asked 11 11 lita I 1 ion im 1 ni fei fi ghIn sir b lie solid mild krlin grill 1 ly linell lint ll 0 u o use list them bids aint aboard bare lint but dinion if ive I 1 ve seed it 11 weapon on oil tills hooker hook r pins idars three arce knives an n lit in ter puller galley unit blanid chained bl inid in sillo well to do well Vi lough some of you linc sour our knives a yet ct unit tilt rest lust lini can use beli tying plus and caly burs the lc point Is to not let thein kit get all and if there la Is only one bout boat wo MU vill lr be pretty even pick lit li t up till what ant yoo on cun can mill and inan tills rall nill quietly now he artles nud keep your evvs th open it proved it longer wait lhnn I 1 expected unable to ill with stand tile in ili netlon liny july longer I 1 turn turned edund und took it fm art thinking to gauge our progress liy by the wake altorn I 1 wits aburt flip lie on oil tile port hide when dorothy Dorot liy coiled my lily naino ti 0 sudden nc lie cent of terror in lit tier liri voice the alarin wits solin ded none too soon 1 ither fortune or skill till luul hall served those demons dett ions well ih they luul hall succeeded in circling the stern of tile the unseen and unheard uini eaid liy by miyone aboard hven us its filio shrieked ed tho liu alarm it hand was ns at tier her throat rill and silo will was strugglIng desperately in III of if u H half it in ilan yet tit nt flint they were ero too lute late the lie advantage of surprise sui prise halt railed them thein A half dozen doyen find reached tilt alie leek deck kenping front loin the ali rall the others below clambering after their lenders leaders when wn with M a n rush we a met inot thein it wits it fierce nind light list club pitted ligal list find clit hist but tilt ili de fent lerg struck k like demons incarnate I 1 doubt it if the struggle lasted two to inan tes tei I 1 heard the blows blos tle tile oaths the he cries ot of enill tile dull thild hind of wood against bone tile sharp citing of lit in contact the shuffling of feet on oil tile the leek deck the splash of modlea hurled overboard iaci man fought for cor himself in liln him own wily M I 1 thought only kiil of liei ber lind leaped straight for tier assailant with etli bar bunds lug recklessly reckless through the bust guiard of ills his cullam and gripped tile lie opper copper devil by bv halt lilt and thront out I 1 I 1 knew blew slie bile fell to tile deck beneath our feet lut but I 1 lilt dmd my lily work m cut out alit for tile lit ie wits it 11 hellhound slippery ni as nn fill eel lit in its his half lilt nakedness kedl 1044 sholie its as nil jill ox OT and light lh ht ing like it alend yet I 1 lind had ailin foul my lily grip ns as I 1 forced I 1 its ills neck iteck buck agal rist the lie rall until it crit critchen ched tile swarthy body bod sliding inert to the lie deck whirling to assist tile the others I 1 found no ito need I 1 except for fill bodies lioi lies here und and thero I 1 the lie leek deck wua ns eldir lawn iuen wert men struggling lit in iho hiie chains i two wo below belo in ili abo lio bout boat were vero endeavoring to east cast ort off jill lind Sc hinitt with stenn nt enn helpless liel pless ill ID his 1114 nials tiit ird to tin lie sado and lung tile shi in cur overboard board out into dark water I 1 aicard tilt alie splash us its lie fell the lie single cry cr tits his lips gnu gave but lie dueer tipp eared chot the lie sur face AIOM above tile lie lourid out till nn order it bullie bull lesl il flints ill it I 1 now non let her drop well lvell send semi theia to liell bell where they alie belong alliod shot site ablio candrl I 1 it was mas the alio hank of ro anchor for jill 1111 laRt instent olit on the rull lull ilivia seat kent crushing iiii litvik down through the arall li ottoni of f tile hont beneath tha drifted baay into inlo tile rog fos thi the two to occupants clinging 1 des I Vs pe rotely to the alio I 1 lifted dorothyjo droth Dorothy tu to tier her feet und tile clung clun to too niu tins tier lier fuce face yet jet white hutc watkins have you ou figured up t te td d sult li nio of our nun men tire are cut ruther rather badly mill out our ceilie to yet let front froin at rinart refit rp on nil the ti lit nil 11 pot got i not ll ba they swain athars six tl bend ones olles inboard four took toil ter the all mostly because they lied hed to the only livin one 0 the butich Is thet diet ger ill nn ito 1111 but u thick skull bcd saved john hi in then there were eleven in tile ahat to do you suppose tills become of the others tin the nil la caulli ullI 1 I dellno ilu iino sir they ben wrillie wr illin out alit there lit in fog foe perhaps tile the nig ger cud tell you I 1 I 1 er ed over oer to where tile fallow sat kilt on i grating tits his bend in ills his fiands bands tile girl abrl still clinging to my lily sleeve as though 1 l tearful fearful of being left alone the linn will si it le ins is hiiri 1 mleh lilt blood tripping u flit cut across lila low forehead lie looked ail 1 ut tit our ul lint lit mude no 0 effort it 11 rise look 0 k yere lore you balek roa roared r L d wit ili ins irl wing tile the lesson lesion with lily ills foot dont be a playful possum yer up nil answer it carlyle Cai lyle or jarll git it worse clip cill own I 1 give yer ir afore whar fiur ts Is the lie bloody lirk 7 rounding tier her heart out nut on the rocks locks yonder he fie said civilly tulless ashes slid off nn an gone down domi to the wt west t coabe ain a nille tr er so alint lint about file crew crewl they got any in the boata nn nil ilk ply mostly are ashore we were in ili tile the lust last bodt boat launched rod headed out so fur far tor ter ret get round a ledge ol 01 0 rocks we got lost lit in the lie fog then the mist sorter opened nn an give ua a gilin glimpse jow a 0 yer topsails top sails we ve expect no ito light once we got aboard expected to filid something pas easy y of course perhaps it would have been beell if wilily w mt la Is it you see out there flimns Slim ns the seni who was its standing with hollowed ills his eyes staring forth lilt into tile swirling drapery of rog hurried nt at my lily cull call and pointed excitedly cit edly theres it ii bark aground yond yonder r aind it looks 11 II H the liven ns I 1 crossed the deck to ill ills side the wreath Men llis of libs curing mist inist to is though swept apart by motile knighty hand and eliere lit in lie full fall slow glow of tile tho sun bun it picture in 0 fl fraime ItIle iny illy tile wrecked vessel others saw it 11 as is I 1 lid nil and gave ekiye vent to recognition it if it ithe w old hoo hookers kerl slie she rot got lint wils aa coniing to tier her off nil right mutes ties and ashes lousy with trea treasure surel t come cattle tier here saint the last of the namur CHAPTER the last of the namur the vessel cesiel wits MS plainly it total wreck rapidly pounding to death on it sharp ladge of 0 rock both were cio down and lifted us its the he how wits ns it was eniy easy to tn perceive tile the deck was ln where fulling falling spars and jopilla ats hod crushed their way through tile the bows hall caught seemingly in ili between rocks tile stern sunk deep with cabin port holes barely Iti irely above reach of tile waves not a living thing appeared on oil board unit us its the fog slowly drifted away lily iny eyes acs could discern tie no sign of no ito evidence of tile the crew along lie wide seep of 0 water A voice arati sed lue inc was it you said jack hout bout treasure tien suie on oil the old hooker wily not ilet gat it ifon its too into inte 1 4 I its huir nil all right ole and I 1 aneo the tie speaker to bo be plaines aint it mr carlyle yes ands there must be money on board those hobo fellows took it with ill libin in ill tile bont I 1 know kilow of fifty alio thousand hustind pounds stolen lit in vir gillia and no to doubt there Is more mole thon that tile the bark la liable to slide olt off that rock tiny any nil minute tinte and go dawn like ilke 11 i stolle what ito do you yoli tiny say bull lesy here Is it risky jot job but it pocket full of gold pieces if 0 wo o efin can get aboard and safely orf off agnett go across mill ellei 14 i there wit wat it 11 babel of voices the lie men crow dlag gibout tile inc till all else forgotten us greed gripped their istl stand jill linck buck lads I 1 I 1 cannot use nil all of you will be enough hot mile lone anything of ant we 0 o bring biln linck back ile be share and share filhe so rall full to tn I 1 in ini Ills to spent speak to dorothy rented on oil tile ling flag locker explaining pla ining t tier her swiftly lily iny object in ill exploring the wreck and pledging illy myself not to bo be reckless lit in attempting to in bonert I 1 read fear in ili her eyes yet she said sald nothing not ng to dissuade tile me I 1 slipped lami dawn it rope rod dropped bout boat taking my lily place lilt a steering our oar nt the lie stern stein unit and we u ahot awny through tile the green water ater tile namur proved to ill lu ile n more complete wreck than our distant view law had find revealed and lying it in it a more inore precarious position it wn ans 4 no plew pleasant ant joh job getting aboard lint but ordering jes to accompany couri alkY tile inc mid and tile others it to lie by I 1 nindo use or if it a dangling backstay und thus callied ili up to a 11 secure footing ibe fellow joined me ino and together we e on oil lie 1 mil 1111 ti it gain view of ile leek dork it was it distress lag hopeless bight I glit lle flip vassel rising before us like the lie root roof of it house hone the lie deck planks stoye in ili it a horrible jumble of running rigging gl ing boonis und spars block blocking ilig the wity muy forward there were arc bodies tangled in ili the wreckage our sight crushed out or of till all human bunian resemblance wid mill tile lie race face 0 of r it a begio caught bencil lb tile the ruins of tile the galley seemed tied to gian back lit at ili die in death livery every timber groaned its as tin lie waves struck and locked the sodden illuas will nul I 1 had tie no doubt but 1111 that flint tile vessel ussel bull already broken tn lit two TO UG LIE CONTINUED |