Jf TTT P .ymf no im'--t' v JF I' r I ?n the precaution of having the off my view for a little. There was "And without food. Tea. sir." fisherman, that we don't know all n4 Sibylla marched from masthead to a whir of flung line, an exchange of "When did he tell you this story?" everything about. So. 1 say. r.o mat' kfelson before sailing. The coal waa quick-spoke- aud to me unintelligible, "About six o'clock, air." ter what they planned; this Cine they TSERIAL xptnined as carefully as that of a bat- words between the sailor In the dory "Could a starving man recover that are outwitted." And even as I said I fin L STORY ) tleship in time of war; every locker and a sailor standing beside me on quickly?" It, I saw clearly before my vision aid cupboard was inspected; even the the jacht's deck; and then, the line "He might, sir." Mad.eod answered these words: "Say not Heaven la high m I ventilators were metaphorically turn- was taut and straining, and the dory, "The average healthy man can go ten above! Heaven ascends and descends ed inside out and the record of ev- which had sheered off astern, waa be- days without food or drink." about our deeds, dally inspecting us ery rran of the crew was looked Into ing brought up slowly alongside. "What have you done with him!" wheresoever we are." with vigorous scrutiny So I could see No. I realized for the first lime "He's In the seaman's quarters, for-'ar- "Then you agree with me? You no loophole unguarded. Hut the past that our engines had stopped and that, air." think something may have been was an argument I logic Mac-Ieod,- " which be at save for the roll, we were almost sta- "See that he' kept there. Mr. planned?" Mi1 ' ' naught if such things could be as tionary I told him. "I'd feel better If "I wouldn't pretend to Interpret hat which had happened a month ago They were lifting the fisherman you put a watch on him tonight. To- their symbolism." I answered evasive- In Cameron's dressing room, how aboard when Cameron, at length morrow we'll run In to Gloucester and ly. "The empty envelope Impressed much further might the Inexplicable aroused by the unusual, strolled for- look up his people and friends." me as synonymous with saying, Sable carry? Of what use were precati ward and joined me. "Very good, sir." 'Nothing more at present !' Kven now i tlons against an enemy ap- your I ob- I who with 'There's bit of wreckage," "Thank you" think that If they had meant to con- parent ease calmly detled nil natural served, smiling. I thought of having a look at Peter tinue they would have said so. I'm 1 laws? "Poor devil!" he exclaimed, sym- Johnson, myself, for I was somewhat almost sure they would." Lorcha All the morning my thoughts bad pathetically "Ho seems more dead curious to study that face, again when 1 was quite sure, of course, but I Iwen running In this line. Foolish than alive it was sentient, and had eyes open, dared not say so. 1 hough Is they must seem to one who 'He's breathing, sir." announced but on second thought I decided to Cameron smokeo. on quietly for SS W, reads of them; worthy onlv to be Ht.tndon. the first officer, "and not wait until morning It seemed silly while In a ruminative mood. Even- Horace Hazeltine inuc-l- i more We'll below, tually classed with the Idle, superstitious take him to suspect this seemingly honest but be threw the end of his cigar 1 '.v '"" h7j feats of oung girls and old women, aud see what can be done for hlra. unfortunate fisherman over the rail, and leaned forward. and impossible 10 a sir." We had not been speeding so well "I don't know." he said perplexedly. j clear-heade- man of twenty nine. It lie appeared to be about forty was some "I don't know." -- .i!ft ..v. .. jears during the afternoon; there , ( 1 may be that was not well balanced of age. a somewhat shrunken, weather-be- trouble reported from the engine This I hoped was to be the end SYNOPSIS. and clear-hiade- And vet the aten creature, with face deeply room, and It was a question whether of the matter, for tonight at least; but v.ould tend rather to a contrary lined and half hidden behind possibly we had made over fifteen knots an presently he began to talk of those MlVli-- . "'" conu1t conclusion. a giowlh It Is I first two won- - ..-- ! week's of dark beard hour since two o'clock know that letters, to conjecture, to Vuf Iln 7III1IIr""""'llllllllll.ni. Cameioti was Mill nailing the Her not easy 10 read a nan with his ees ten o'clock night, when the der, to dissect phrases, to dig out n - at that o? ,17 nr'" IT'imlB u amt.I I aid. and 1 bat with a pair of binocu- closed, but I was far from prepos- moon went down, we wer somewhere subtleties of meaning from euphemis- power on a lert.-vt- !.iv (in '.; ,"""1 lars my eyes sweeping the waters sessed by what of this fellow's fea- In tic expressions tbeu I knew that from ?V'"V V" ' ""ti-nini- rut at east of Nantucket, and directly the And of Oumer..,. while tli l.u- - Miioktt or on I '"" for tbe trailing of a llntr tures was view. Ordinarily path of the transatlantic liners he had every word memorized. Just r'.""" r,wj" theory I 'nnt me portruli- vu ..,.,.n ......" ...1..1.. - borne object of lentiur inteiest. should have given him scant heed, but night In as hnd r.i,H ...U1I( iin( ...it- .1...ilia The night was bnlmy us a ..?.'. """"'ut.le.1 ""i the a.l liter Presently the silence was broken today was no ordinary day. and my springtime, and Cameron and I In Seven bells had strut k and we were TnM, ,,f H """" Hinotlced "T.""3 by m companion suspicions supcractlve. Kven after-dec- rJ nt,,7"n i:"lyn:r.noii r.nnermr-- . weie the light overcoats sat on the still talking. Hut now and then there .1, v."h "'" 'lMif U l..ve ltll.ll 'I see." lie began, dropping the pa- moat trivial occurtences took on sfg watching the moon slide slowly below were pauses In our converse Inter- ..i portrait iwtil-.- l ti per to knees, China really nittcance And was a dur- W1 ' ,,.lere 'I was l.ad been use,! a n his "that is this not trivial the dark horizon line. Our chairs were vals of silence of varying length fJ anti-opiu- !"n.r I'1 ll li-- P.irlMi t. wwy in eurnest In her cam- occurrence. Certainly it was not close together, facing the lee rail; his ing which I sat with my gaze stretch- .. J'"'n" lhHt ' Chinese . .rnpluW paign. Two Peking olllcials have died usual. Fishermen blown to sea In We talked of ing out over waters and my '""'" Murphv n artl-- i Uvlni; the farther astern the black I'nruy. lmtl I voir. n rill- - (mtn i'.....- - from the effects of a too hasty break storms and overcome by exposure, many things, I remember. He was al- hearing strained for any unusual I'Hli.-'-ke- Civile mnkes hii ex-"i- e Ing or habit. Men do not die in hunger and thirst were common es- to .hII n Mnrpli .mil H the ways Interested in my work, and sound .More than once during the 'J t'retencN I ,. inveMlmttliu; nllege.1 the attempt to obey mete paper re- enough. erhdps. but within the past pecially in my ambitions lo make The evening I thought I had detected far f "l'",,'Jnr lhe Cdine .mil speaks forms. The Chinese a wonderful week thete had been no storm; the power national good; and, off the pounding of a raotor nnillng the bowl of nnl.iiopium pipe tin- aie Week a for note ner u.e tree where Cniiieron'i portrait old people. Clyde " weather had been as mild as that of I remember that we discussed several boat's exhaust, but had put the notion found The 1mv l 1 J1, Chinese fmin.l loweied mv glasses, all at once in June, with an August day or two projects I then had In mind for bring- aside as too Improbable for entertain- "nil next tnornlni; Wlillc i'hiii-"r- n in hl tlrmslni; NVM Owvnnr teiesied. thrown In. How was it possible, then, ing about reform In high places. Hut ment. Now. faintly. I seemed to bear 1 rimm nilrrnr inHtirioul lmtter.-- d Camrruii "You've been in China?" I asked for this bit of flotsam to have come the subject which then Interested me it again; not so distant, but muffled ioomrs .rrl)ii-.l- v m ns a oT tlio It in I Miock. Tlip third lrttpr Hppcari nyitert-"Jiai- y 'No. I haven't." was his answer. where was and the condition it most, and regarding which still ex- I got up and stood close to the rail, on Cameron's slrk Imt It iiiak- - "I've alwajs meant to no, but when was? perienced a vague, unreasoning uneas- and listened with ear bent. Then I thrrat.s aealnl the life of Cntnrroii iyd trlU CiiniiTon I was nearest, HI news drew me home; 'lo Cameion I gave no hint of my iness he had avoided throughout the determined to go to my cabin for a mpt the nnIopf ai Uf.