Show ah I 1 I 1 ni 0 0 ut CHAPTER X continued 10 nick dick with exasperating cools cistero Als ki terii stero face slowly mottled and ile red U lola 1012 11 ing his polite manners blied abruptly who Wh oare are you sir air be the stowaway that th at canio came arent nt you unbidden here doarn down on the if you choose f ca call it me stowaway tow away all elbit r wa was telling lne 0 about MB added the doctor he hes been ry nelous to see jaee you ill summon S at t necessary necos aryl replied dick tie met mr blake several times ni summon him at once go moved toward tile the door dick attempt to detain him it made no opened and closed behind tile the nian man the OCR lock clicking in response to the turn on the ou outride tAlde dick anil smiled led of the key on the other side he be could hear alice cutler altercation voices in an wag van speaking authoritatively you roust must give we ue that key doctor bat at once 1 I 1 cant miss cutler replied the other iles hes a dangerous man and I 1 roost mr blake 01 on ill be responsible for him cut in I 1 the y girl are you going to give TOO me that key hey no 0 miss alice I 1 there was the sound of heavy retreating footsteps gradually dying wy in the distance dl dir tance then a voice called softly through the keyhole i you must escabel escape I 1 blake will be here moon dont worry about me elsa cutter cutler dick called back 1 VI I can take care of myse myself if but besita hesitatingly tingly 1 I 1 put too nanch much faith in doctor alster I 1 dont believe lies hes for or us ua dick had surveyed tha outlook through the window with just buot such n Q I 1 possible contingency in vie view and it required little exertion or bazaro hazar on his part to climb out on the root of the ithe back porch and slide down one jot of the pillars pillar before blake and i doctor alster appen appeared red in the room I 1 he was in the woods watching watch lne the I 1 window at a safe eafe distance i blake will know by this time ive esca escaped peI from the cave he meditated therefore hell set mcgee on my trail again perhaps Iler haps this time ni ill be I 1 prepared tor for him his visit to the house had satisfied him on two doubtful points the first and nd what seemed the more important to him was that alice cutler had bad cometo believe and trust trustin in him slie she no longer viewed him as an enemy or troublesome interloper the second point he had cleared up in hla his mind was as that doctor alster was wag a friend of blakes and in league rhth with him that means three to one against me not counting marle marie he reflected it was noticeable that thai he did not include mlis miss cutler in this grouping but that was because he had bad personally assumed her hiir burdens and intended to relieve her of all responsibility ile he decided his next move was to pay another visit to the wireless plant and learn if possible ros sible where the yacht s located there was no question la it his mind that blake wits was comment cating with captain brent exchange tilt messages of some sort ar or another dick remained a long time watch 1119 tile the window and the back of the house if any one emerged through the doorway he could see him in ample time to get away there was no sign of any one stirring I 1 about and he be finally abandoned t the he watch Ite retreating treating into the woods he made hla his way cautiously to the beach and from there to the face of the te cliff which offered so many advantageous vant ageous hiding places concealing himself in the mouth of a 0 small sea cave chefe where he had a clear cedr view of every line of approach c ml fell to meditating upon his next we love if lie destroyed the wireless plant he would cut oft their last chance of getting it a message ashore or to a passing vessel on the other hand nd ithe he left it intact he be permitted to hatch up any sort of a plot with wh captain brent or to carry out his original scheme which he reflected with a scowl 1 iro still ignorant of the ini minutes slipped away swiftly A after fter er his exertions dick felt biped lind 1 I sleepy the reaction from fr orn the made him doze in catnaps cat cit naps arousing trO usIng himself from one of these be rl heard ard voices alcea over dyer hla his head end they fame came from the ihl top of the cliff which as s just visible from his hiding place hi NY wert were angry words spoken in a high w pitched feminine voice dm wv you with herl you HI scratch your eyl s out II if you touch her again I 1 was adarle le venting her jealousy her r unlucky y lover dick smiled taJo to ying the conversation blake ov in 4 lower ea more guarded voice AO i youit wont keep I 1 the maid adeil addela moment later you AUH got bm to in her Proal lse to lacave lea v e her aloni alone or ril ill tell all ni 1 H y ve ived tn me e R and nd I to 11 ler er C yu YOU to shut UPI PF came from i 1 aou dott boj doj in iv a men acing voice olce if t I 1 u it awit ahi at 1 will YOU ya dor mocked the MAU laro dare ou ri a coward nna and dont tn touch me ine I 1 know you voi 11 be careau him ilarae 6 hed defiantly taunt irig coina all an aroused jealous worn wom 4 co wild U 14 tot t in the oili ot lt there lk note which md bonde alck sta nc e pick lleti d the edware bale hurriedly it WB AN a I 1 leuirt had linly turned by ay george ethelbert whish tits 11 ur hr W a 0 a scream a frightful cry of fear and horror A moment inter a wriggling twist ing in body shot through the air missing the ledge on which diek dick stood by less than B R foot the had either cither stepped too near the edge of the cliff and fallen over or she lie had been punted to tier her doom dooin by another dick had no way any of judging the cause of her mishap lie he simply taw tier her body hurtling through space and it splash in the greedy sea below A last despairing cry escaped tier her lips and then tile green water closed over tier her there was no way to reach her except by a straight glit dive from tits his elevated position dick reasoned that blake after the accident would either cither flee or hurry down to the beach with help hell in either case ulf th fellow wild be of little assistance in the rescue it wits was up to him to make the effort dick waited until pile bhe came to the surface which boemer a long torturing time to him her long fall had bad carried tier her far beneath the surface when tier her head showed finally for an instant bobbing on the crest of a wave he took tile the plunge making a clean dive straight for tier her the inevitable evl table sinking and quick struggle to recover tits hs breath on the surface followed then clearing clear lne his eyes of the salt water he caught ft 61 glimpse of her AS mile ehe was going under the second time dick was wag an expert swimmer and understood the art of handling a drowning pelson pel son lie ile made a surface dive and caught her by the back of 4 i which he reflected with a scowl im still ignorant of the hair twisting it around in his fin gers had a firm hold and then throwing himself on his back he be began towing her in fighting his way cloray through the waves lie he managed finally to grasp the tbt nearest rock and with this na as a lever he swung the struggling body of the terrified girl into shoal water after that it was easy to pick her up find and carry her to a safe ledge a few feet above the highest roller gasping a little from ills his own exertions lie he rested a moment before pitying paying attention to marle lie doubted if she had find swallowed much water and her moans and cries were due more to hysteria than to any alarming symptoms at the worst she he would suffer only a little physical discomfort CHAPTER XI marle marie came to her senses in due thra aln and struggled to a sitting silting popl poil tion her wild startled eyes took in the sea roiling close to her feet with an involuntary shudder pud and moan she drew as far bock from it as silo she could dick smiled you dont have to be afraid of it marle it cant reach you she turned her ter terrified rifled eyes to him she was stupidly quiet for a few moments you ou you saved me r she he gasped out of the sea he 11 1 picked you replied led lightly you swimming very well 1 I cant swim she replied then you should keep kee P out of the water what made you take the long dive she shuddered again and glanced up at the top of the cliff memory suddenly flooded flood edher her mind her eyes flashed 1 I di ant divel she ehe anid he pushed rue roe over ile he warned wanted to kill me get wo mo ou out t of the way the murderer 1 whom are you ym sP speaking eakins of ur mr blake yes tye trie reptile I 1 ile he tried to murder me oh the wretch 1 she began wringing her ajl bonds ile he made love bove to roe me sald baid hed marry roe me and then then to try to put me out of v the WAY vayl oh ohl I 1 ohl ohl oh dick permitted her to so sob b her whole body shaking vio bently when elie grew calmer he spoke with emphasis to impress tier her marle I 1 saved saied your our life you know that if I 1 plunged in be b food for fl aies s by this time now im going to ask a favor of you ou in return will you ou grant it yes sir anything tiny thine she he replied weakly but honestly then I 1 went want to know why you betrayed your mistress aad put yourself into the hands of mr make and doctor alster was it because you ou loved loed blake in spite pile of tier her slinking shaking she flushed slightly anti anil nodded her head 1 I thought so lie he resumed in enet I 1 knew kne it A woman in love loie will do the most extraordinary things rie lie caused again agnin glancing seu seaward ward when lie turned once more to tier her lie he was ft ns frunk frankly ly Y you 0 Q want anything terrible 1 to happen to miss cutler did youl that ft aint it part of the bargain with blake was it no sir air he promised not to harra haria tier her she glie answer answered meekly nur nor tier her tincle nude no sir lie he said lie he wins was a nick man find and the change down here lie he going to harm him then what was ills his scheme asked dick bluntly taking her off her guard 1 I 1 I 1 dont exactly know she stammered ile iio sald said something about making his fortune if he could keep mr air cutler down hero here for a few weeks it was something about stocks I 1 dont know exactly hanl lim I 1 mused dick 1 I think I 1 understand der stand 1 ile he was quiet for a few moments then noticing the girls agitation he ha took pity on tier her ill get you around to the th beach bea ch marle marie you need dry clothing im cold she murmured shivering miss cutler will help you go to her and tell tier her you foil fell into the wa w ter dont say anything to her about mr blake thank you vou sir ill do an a you ask then come ill help you to the beach go up to the house and act as it if nothing serious had happened you might by the way redeem yourself by looking after your mistress a little more carefully doctor alster and mr blake are no friends of ber hera bers s 1 I know it sir air but ill show them I 1 am ill protect her from them IU ill scratch their eyes out and and 1 I believe you would marie now come cornel I 1 dick helped her alone the face ace ol of the cliff until they reached the beach marle marie was so of the wather that she clung clang to him desperately until her bar feet touched the sand and she aha knew the she was waa she drew a long sigh of relief then and at dicks bid ding hurried up to the house returning turning Ile to his hiding biding place the cliff where pe be felt he was waa reason ably safe bate from discovery dick awaited the coming of darkness darene so to put hit his plan in execution ile he had gathered enough facts now to determine ills hla course of action it wits was to be drastic andl full of danger but it was tin the only thing under the to do TO BIC BBS CONTINUED |