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I In the darkness of or the moonless summer night a steam yacht acht r rolled railed led idly on an almo almost t pond like sea sen She carried no lights and on board her all al was waR still as death Midway between the yacht yacot and the twinkling lights of or Vermouth a a. small boat dipped up and down monotonously monotonously noush her two occupants occupant cown resting on their oars tIll and peering eagerly Into the darkness An Any sign Evans Evans' 1 hoarsely whispered whispered whis witts- pored the younger of the two The Tile man In the time bow took tool the time telescope telescope telescope tele tele- scope beside him and stared over the time water r toward the coast Cant Can t see nothing at all al m my lord Boom Boom Boom Good heavens gasped the younger young young- er man starting unsteadily to his feet there goes the alarm bell bel The Tie tend fiends have discovered his Ills escape He feverish feverishly seized a a. lantern and for a moment allowed Its Is rays to gleam over oyer the side of the boat boat Help Im I'm lJ sinking sinking help help qui qui- Time The he taint faint cry cr came from the sea about a hun hundred red yards ards from the tho boat boat Throwing discretion to the tile winds the theman theman theman man man with tIme the lantern flashed It Inthe in inthe inthe the direction of the time voice and its is light revealed a dark figure struggling In Inthe Inthe inthe the seaBring seaBring sea Jea Bring the boat round Evans Im I'm Im going after ater him him cried the watcher and fully tuly dressed he plunged plunged Into th then the Sea ea en and swam rapidly toward the time drowning man But before core he could reach him the exhausted swimmer fun flung up his arms suddenly and disappeared The would would-bo rescuer rescue dived then came up mip panting for breath he dived again and this time he came up more slowly and the tho unconscious bod body of ofa a man came camo with him Ten minutes later Inter the boat was alongside tho the yacht As AI soon as she was made fast the owner sprang up UI the step step- stepA A seaman stood at the tho top his hand to his cap I The man from the boat carried a n body bod bodIn In his arms arms arms-a a bod body clothed In Ina Ina ina a hl hideous outlaw dress covered with broad arrows the badge badre of oC a felon But the seamans seaman's face showed no sign of surprise or other emotion as the new arrival hurried to tho state state- room He lie went vent below and knocked at the door of time iho captains captain's cabin cried a sleepy voice Owners come aboard sir All right yawned the captain Ill Il come on deck leek But ut despite the captains captain's sleepy voice he seome seemed very cry wide wile awake in indeed indeed indeed in- in deed anti and ant at the time of or the interruption lion tion ton his head had been half thrust through a port port hole But officially the captain knew noticing nothIng noth ing a n man holding the board of or trado trade certificate has to io o be ba careful Two he was vas on the bridge bells bels were clanging In the engine en en- glue gine Ine room then time the steam tear yacht Isis owner Earl of or was gilding gild gild- Ing Ins at full ful speed toward the coast of oC the tile Islo Isle of or Wight Twenty minutes after aCer leaving leving her I anchorage she he carried the time regulation number of oC l lights hl Tho The ship ot of tile tho tio lend dead had become tho the ship of or time the living II I. I It Il was wan Cowes CoweN week Tho rho pretty Island town lown own was wn thron thronged el with yachting men mon their nd womankind and ana who know not nol the Oio o bOW bo nd a. a n.-mn n. mast l. l bulto but bul butto o i oito to whom time the festival was WaK the tho thine The blue waters of the Soler abounded with yachts of or all al sizes un and wih descriptions and the tho continual boom tc from montill morn mon of or starting Martini guns gunJ was hoard hearth lm till nIght tl The Tho afternoon was wa scorching not hot and the tho shady law lawn of oe tho Royal Roal well dressed ed squadron was wa filled b by n a wel Indolent crowd languidly languid I demolishing strawberries and cream and ant listening to a military band that was as playing somewhere among the tho trees At a small table able In a a. secluded position position tion of a smal the grounds the Earl of Dane Dane- ton his fiancee hurst burst was having tea with hUlst pretty fair fair- Fanshaw a n P Lady Cecily prel 1 L haired eyed blue girl Jirl of oC about 0 20 O muslin and amI a dainty sun sun- clad in white b bonnet has r I see m my friend chummed up with your brother said ald wih carelessly In tn the time di direction direction di- di time tho earl nodding shouldered broad black- black of oC a bearded man who was talking to a ayoung ayoung mal yards away some young oung yachtsman ac Her ladyship paused with wih a large mouth strawberry half wa way to her imer Do you ou l know no Arthur she sald said impressively I believe e bele Mr 11 had a past has little soul What hat Imaginative mal makes cs you ou think that Im I'm se se- se very Dont laugh Arthur Im lauri rious There Is st mi sorrowful look in to have his eyes and something seems seem hardened him knocking about in Australia Australia Aus Aus- Aus- Aus Six years' years tends to harden a man said the earl carelessly lighting a n cigarette clarete You seem quite Interested In him Im not the only one retorted Im tobe tobe to tobe anxious Is Lady Cecily my be Introduced to him What hat cousin Is that Oh youve you've never met her I mean K C C. Janet Marney Marnel daughter of or the you know knew She She did did you speak I Ol Lord appeared to have lost some of cit his colorNo colorNo colorNo color No he said deliberately Smoke went the wrong wa way way made me cough You were saying saying- Janet broke in Oh here comes Oi Ill I'll Introduce her ladyship Now Ju and you can return the compliment and amid introduce her to 11 Mr Healy Really r Cec Cecily I ought to get back bac to the time yacht acht and be before before be- be I bo-I Nonsense on ense said his fancee fiancee fore he quite quie realized what had nap nap- he had imad been introduced to a a I to meet and was girl he was tas sorry leading her toward his black bearded friend Dudley allow me lime to Introduce introduce introduce intro Intro- I 1 say alo s' s Janet Mar Mar- duce ou to this lady Miss I ncy Mr Dudley r ney The rue man with an ashen face putout putout put putout out a hand but hut the girl seemed unperturbed as they exchanged changed greetIngs Lord led the tho impetuous lawn When across the time Cecily awa away y Cec they were alone the toe girl turned to the theman theman theman man and whispered hurriedly I cant can't talk here meet me mo at t Egypt Point at tale S. S I felt fel from the first it was you Douglas Douglas I Hush Janet held hel up a I at S S. S ou hand imploringly Ill 11 meet you The rhe next moment A 4 m. m stout lad lady sailed led up and anc took possession of or Miss I Marn Mar Mar- es' es n no Dudley went off ore hurriedly in search of his friend He Hc found Lord alone by the entrance to for him hint anxiously waiting the time grounds Well he ime abruptly el c Simes recognized me And the consequences I I said I dont don't know sid have hav to meet her In a couple of hours Then well we'll wel get et back to the yacht and dine were held heM up UI by the I Iron icon on pier piet of the Royal Yacht squadron a n party passing down to a awaiting awaiting I of gentlemen were vero said raid Id waiting launch Tho Tin king icing and ICel his cap call His Ills majesty recognized him smiled a and nd pa passed ed on rowed romed As tho two men yore wore being being J. J to the time yacht acht Tre broke broko the si si- si lence I think the king Icing might have r recognized roe rec c- c V me he said ald grimly Grimly below his breath Ive Ivo been his guest Dont old man said the earl with witha a n wince III HI II At the side of or tho the breakwater near the edge of the tho sea ea a man mn and woman were sitting silting Save for a a. few prom- prom Egypt Point was wac deserted though thouGh the tile m myriads of lights gleamed through the trees tree in the time background and the sound of music on board some of the larger larget yachts was borne bore to the shore Bhore For some moments neither man nor woman spoke a word At last Jast Trey- Trey fair fall broke the silence lence Janet what are arc you going to do 1 he ho asked desp des des- p To do she asked aske won wonderingly Yes Are you ou going to do your duty or arc are you going to spare paro me I deserve no mercy merc- from you ou heaven knows I was wa a scoundrel and de deserve deserve de- de serve servo to suffer Your duty Is to go ro goto goto roto to your our father and say ay The Toe man callIng clIng call call- cl- cl Ing Irig himself Dudley is Douglas Trevelyn the convicted forger whom you ou prosecuted two years ear ago Trey- Trey fairs fair's voice was loud now and harsh with emotion The man who disgraced disgraced dis dis- dis- dis graced his family ramly name who woo who The girls girl's Irl's hand covered his mouth she said sid The people on the time promenade will wJ hear you ou He stopped abruptly Something In her voice made him look searchingly ly Into her face The brown eyes that had haunted him for tor years were wet with wih tears tear She avoided his Imis glance Go on sho she said quietly tell lell tel me V of oC your escape I know leow only too loo well wel what whal happened before The reproach stung him bitterly Oh there is little lite to tell tel Dane Dane- hurst stuck to me through all al I saw aw him before I went to before to-before before I went to Portland He said sid he should try and effect elect m my escape After months of oC plotting he managed to bribe a warder This warder worked It U so that I got out of or prison had nad his yacht off or the coast and was out In a boat waiting t to hi pick me up I swam out but bu had to give in before I reached the time boat came In after aUer me and got me on his yacht acht all al right We Ve went across to Havre where I disguised myself and came here as a a. friend of oC wio wao had hol been roughing abroad Perfectly Arthur must have paid them a huge sum sum sum but they are de devoted devoted do- do voted to him and would follow olow his blindly In iii their eyes could do no wrong But now Janet are you going to do your duty dut and hand me mo over to the time authorities author author- as an escaped convict 1 And Arid you were vera were Innocent said sid the girl leaning impulsively forward bowed his head hend He could not meet those brown eyes turned ea eagerly en- en gerly gerl toward him Then for a moment there was a n si silence si- si hence lence broken on only by the splash of or the Ule waves on the shingle and the distant music front from the tho sea sea When lifted his hi e eyes tho the thoc c girl rl had hat turned away her he head instinct In Instinct in- in told him she sho he was cring crying Listen Janel h he s cried Dont condemn me unheard I X am not ex excusing ex- ex cueing cusing myself I Iwas was a n scoundrel I X know V but bUl ut not nol such a n blackguard as D they made me mo out to too bo at al the tho the trial tria In a n. moment of ot sudden BUddon temptation sudden temptation 1 I put mut my cousinS cousin'S name to a. a n bitt bil sin Bin f ti believing 1 should have hove the tho Sj l t mOne money to meet It I when It came due I The Tho man maim who owed me the money shot himself I 1 wont straight to m my ray V VL L and ami told tole him him fv everything everything- Ashly you OU know hates me like poison polson Sic lie toJ told me ho ha should holl do clo nothing nothing- In tn tho ho matter maUr I had m my bed bcd and nod must lie le In It It Directly time the bill bil camo como due ho he 10 repudiated the signature nad cad me rae arr arrested and and ou you know Inow time tho rest resL Why Vh did thid you OU not tell teI me imme asked a the tho girl Irl How could I said I low would not nol ask you to marry a forger forcer If you had told mo before you ml might J ht have saved aved the time disgrace Doug Doug- las ha I might have done man many things thinGs differently said sId the man with wih a bitter biter laugh but Its It's Is I's too late Inte to think of ot them now Is it 1 The Time girl Irl was looking full rul at nt him her cheeks checks burning Is It i For a moment he lie stared tarel dazedly at ather ather t ther her then comprehending he took toole ncr her herIn er erIn In his arms regardless s of or tIme the close I proximity of oC a a. group of 0 0 0 a S So romantic exclaimed an elder elderly dowager to a friend the next day quite the catch of or the tho season Mr Ir is immensely rich and a dear friend of Love at first ou know sl sight only sight only met yesterday you Oh there Is Janet I mu must t congratulate lat late her I thought the dear girl would never marry marr since that young Trevelyn affair ended so disastrously I A week later the Isis Iss left lee Cowes for Naples Naple The owner had lent her to hi his late guest Mr 11 Dudley Dudle and ond his wife for their honeymoon trip I o S S S S 0 rhe The mystery of or the escape of oC the thelon lion Hon Douglas Trevelyn still sti puzzles the tIme lon Scotland Yard authorities but they feel certain he must have perished In Inan Inan inan an endeavor to reach some vessel out at sea The relatives seemed most pleased to believe this The Toe beleve names of Mr and anti Mrs Du Dudley ley Tre are well wel known on the time continent cont- cont conti conti- neat nent the they visit England as a rule only once a year ear as the te guests of the Earl Earland Earland and Countess of |