Show If S The he r Terror of TM h. h IW Jil 01 A. A linc-i linc M I ti II mo mi mist liSt t hung like a a. lh waters water of pal an the tho unfamiliar sea sun SUit appeared red blood and In the angry angl high a 11 valley e away to the ward vard west the billows of still sUII a now new river r vert wel cic undated rushing mo madly l toward the Inundated In In- first zt great lowlands wave which In the the wake of the S wall vail of it treacherous tI n fl hillside In the darkest hour reservoir had ll j set et ocl free ree I before dawn In the bed of ot the tho River the of Death In lay demolished town of or Ha Its I submerged the glow streets streNg still Illuminated by In of or a dozen In can decent which distorted into weird sha shadows low the many gruesome lC objects I that rolled b by in an endless procession jU just t beneath the And high on the hlll hillside the l of oC the cn engines S generating station were still clanking noisily for Cor or tho the engineer had hud long Jom since lied Hed from Crom his post to In silent gaze ae horror upon the forms Corms struggling which floated by in twos twos' an and threes on the relentless tide below S In In the center of a floating l table ble a man sat tailor wise grasping a pistol In S his right hand His face ace framed b by a long tangled beard bEald anti and a ma mass of at unkempt empt hair was cruel and re repulse re- re pulse e His Ills shirt shirl j open at nt th the front showed ho a newly inflicted wound on on the breast Th The human derelict was I an outcast and a felon who had been FO so often orten described b by the pol police cc as the Terror of Tanker that ho he was known In the dl district h hy by no other name The frail rail raft t spun like a top on th the edd eddying tide but the outcast clung citing tenaciously with his hIt bare hare feet feel to the few yards of wood which formed the I S leek deck of or hIs Ills craft holding the shining I thing In his hand high the reach 5 of the water A A. hand hond shot out sudden suddenly I from the I center of or the whirlpool an and three I lingers cl's grasped the narrow ledge of or I the table top tol causing the iho raft met to heel lice S over o dan dangerously The three fingers ls l's I worked convulsively for a moment I and the fourth a n mere melC stump moved In nervous ous sympathy with the others I Tho The pistol spat I toward the I s submerged t eCed side ald the raft righted Its Itself lr in this the Q astern i l a It white face revolved 1 slowly for or a moment and this disappeared ar d S A childs child's voice ro rose e. e clear and antl shrill above the roar rOI of the rapids anti and the th crash of grinding wreckage The Tho man mn S with the pistol lowered the weapon for forS S the first t time and aid turned cautiously 5 round UI I in the direction of or th the sound Mund At the same moment moment s some ni- ni fl floating tig vessel in the shape of a largo large bath or cistern struck sharply against the end of the raft and capsized leaving ft l tiny form struggling on the lie surface of oC S the ater A within arms length of of- I the he itt outcast t S The rite en engineer ln er on th the side shaded shade hl his eyes les for the he sui sun had hind changed from red blood ed to gold a and u the floating objects ct on the great lake lalo k were bathed In a dazzling white light For FOI a moment the ulft appeared In In- In PS III distinct anti and shadowy then hen it glided I. I down the stream on out a Cl silver ray am and fr S the Ow tl figure ure of n a man anti and a child chillI stood out in hold bold relief against a dark hack hack- c ground of and fir 0 v 0 Where here arp S ore are we gout to D' D asked th the child gazing g up tip at ut his 1 f strange comp companion with a pitiful I smile P c To kingdom come com mo mos inns likely reS' reS reU re- re U S' S plied the terror terrOl grimly Hold on out tight an un dont don't git It a. a me nie questions r- r s J an don't dont call me your our cos I I I aint II S I I always call cail old nt men paid raid faid the h IJO boy confidentially I 1 had a areal areal areal real g once an nn h ho hue was f some Fome- thin thill like hike you you hut hut prettier yes es ever everso everso I Iso so much mitch prettier I J sIO spose e J kingdom I om tf J S. S M J 3 hi ar I nr S ls it 01 tho same flame kingdom conic cone O as I say fay fayn In n my prayers Jus' Jus before Th Thy ThyS he ho S lone clone 5 e it Il i is il v Is ls Il tl a place lIk likes like home I S It It couldn't ho he much nor this 4 Ct 1 Will ViII dad 1131 an an mam he lie th there r too too V J I reckon they've th allO already lly S 1 Where Where- did dill you flU lave leave your dad thi this thi morning fe If lie jfe wn was s hy by the he bedroom droom t S St S SI J S S S I window An oom Jooma a was nil so to full till of tf r that thin the chairs about were like ships An 11 dod held me ne in a hit big hath which hadn't any water HI I an in an I told toll mo me to hold on op tight tight an au ananI cant can't remember an arty any more t Ith a groan outcast hurled his Into litto I the lie water itter and drew the lu hoy clo close e In t. him Why hy Vh S you youve you've hurt huit yourself gran glan dad nl exclaimed the Ilie ho hoy huoy at al t f sight ht of the wound on th the breast of his corn com panion You Youve hurt hUlt yourself badly com j nn an never spoke poke le bout It Jr Theres nothing to speak peal about In a scratch like hike thia that growled the Terror Terro r. r Did you get et hurt savin some some- hotly body S aint liJa likely I I I I Daddy did IHl ii ii I He I e saed ll a 3 nut man ii from flom from hein Iwin lorn torn to pieces in the mill an nn lost i hi Juts i own orm finger inger The outcast Moiled I convulsively nn I Lont ont hii his linger did 1111 lie his he gasped Ll i hoarsely Which finger luger was It tOO The finger er that you point joInt with with i i ni ht hand or left I The rhe hand you dont don't write with Dl Did you ever er see seo dad uel 1 I Only once I An did you see ce hi his poor fin finger er j iS I Oil wish to heaven I J han nt S Where hero did die you OU see ce hIm The outcast did not noL answer anser The Tho raft W was traveling tIa moro more eveni evenly I uto now hut but a quartet quarter of a milt mile or so ahead I lay hay a long long- reach of or broken I water water Our h n never nel el gc get t through that I rapid under l a 1 double loUbie weight mul mul-l time the keeping his face averted n from from th the glance of I time the child 01 of u have ha to quit Are you Fa say sayin in your our prayers I n asked IC 11 the time boy Innocently I I r 1 a wasn't nl exactly hut but J I reckon Ill I'll t try if you'll te tell tehi me what I Ito to say ay The child l looked up wonderingly j i A great grem change c had come over o rh the Iu rugged fd face which was now no bent down ca y towards ls Jars huEs own I Tell I nt me what you OU say soy quick I Th There's Theres l s n nt no time lime to I Jo ls c cried cl the thc theS S Terror rem with a furtive e glance at the rapid nh 1 Bless I dada and anti mamma an tn make j I me Inc a 1 good ho boy hoy no good good for oo for for me mc Sa Say what you ou said afore bout boot Kingdom come conic Thy Ih Kingdom come coin Ill Thy will lie be bedone done S I I I YC les that's thal's better I Ive I've said saiu It Is is there an else about forgiving ng The Time ho boy 10 looked up with Rh an ex expression x cx- pres lon o 01 real terror on his face for Cor forthe the words word were spoken with earnestness earnestness- and the arm which held him luau so tI tightly hll was roughly rough I withdrawn rawn The Tile outcast crouched down doit beside I him in th Iho attitude of a 1 wild Jill animal ready to 10 spring Do you ou know knott any thin about for- for givin demanded the man still stir crouching hy by the boys boy side Im to think WIll Wll III forgive us our trespasses do A Ay y that is is the best lIest prayer of all nil I Anything els else I Oil cannot remember no more gran gran- dad said the child with a sob ob I Dont kne kneel like that any longer er cosman cosman cos ens ensman man s. s says s Il Its It's a n lazy lay way wa to say prayers nui nn on I ant avant ou Oti next to me inc aga again In How do you finish h a pra prayer er asked leI the Terror raising himself sli slightly on his fingers and antI toes You say y for Christs Christ's ls l's sake Amen For Christs Christ's sake amen mur- mur the outcast as ns the tH waiters closed closel o over O his head e x T t j W shoot shoni a a. drowning ng lonn man ii an declared declaimed the en engineer ineer n addressIng addressIng address address- dress dress- Ing Ino the thc small audience nce o of survivors ors which had hall assembled in the saloon o of Prospect hotel lintel f He lie was vis sHUn ot on a n. raft ane and he raised h his gun ln un shot the first man who drifted along side Just like 1 th the ben beast t growled the saloonkeeper Hed Holl ha ho shot his Imis own mot mother I he rather than wet his own ugly l It hide i tI c 1 hear that the body holly o of Take Conroy Conroy Conroy Con- Con roy has hns bin found round with a bullet holo hol ole olean in an ni his hio head Illa said ald another suggestively suggestive suggest ly III little hoe bov was vas took off of I Mi Mi ll Field Jc jr who lare hat r hi-r WI two son on shall hall not return n I. I In t trul Irid Hl as she is to make then them millionaire mil mu- politicians and who whose 1 pic- pic ikI ik- ik I tiles are arp here hem shown On the thc left lert l I is II nr Field and amid on the right I is Marhall Mar Mar- hall hail Field III who are nrc to 10 he be Americans Ameri cans f n with the polish of or the En English lIsh gentleman I t I I I a table top h by a party vartY In a it boat hoat an m anthe anthe the Lite poor little chap chal ns UI as bin askin aRkin for lor gra Hlad ever since Have c nn any others bin recovered since noon noun Of asked askel the engineer in a alow alow low how tone of voice yoleE Only the bOil body of or the lit Terror replIed re replied re- re plied the landlord carelessly They say his face looks quite peaceful an an happy lII like e one who smiles In his Ills sleep but I cant can't quite swallow that clint Its not altogether on J. J sa said III IIII the engineer thoughtfully Drowning is a a. le less painful death than unit han hanging an any day of the week I reckon on that th the Terror died laughing jU just l becos becos' hed he'd cheated the tIme hangman V r MILLIONAIRE BOYS DESTINED FOR POLITICAL LIFE 1 i 1 v t. t S S wr bT gk S 4 S. S M P k 5 5 4 Ac S S 4 S. S I y f w r m I if v r I. I |