The Argosy, October 1906 — page 162: what you’re looking at

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Shore of the lake, almost at his feet. —a-loss for anything else to do, he fol- lowed it. 2 each he caught an uninterrupted view of the tumbling waters. The path led to a small pier beside which a launch Was making a landing. . = A man and two ladies were in the aoe = baht the-man wearing the uniform of an = officer. Max’s gaze wandered across the pier to a point from which came the _ pounding of a gasoline motor, reaching his ears faintly above the noise of the _ Waves. T here was Pasco, fifty feet off shore, teeth of the gale. and tle man Max had seen with the bag _ was at the helm. Rushing for the pier, Max halted at the outermost end of it and made a _ trumpet with his hands. _ Hello, there!” he shouted, at the top of. his lungs. He had to repeat the hail again and again, for the fierce wind beat the words _ back and scattered the sound impotently. At last, however, he secured the mail- 5 ¢arrier’s attention. Swer. -* Come. back!” eee Max. te at ar He is wanted in Sharon for murder | ‘Bring him back!” _his shoulder and leveled it at the man at the helm. ee What Pasco said it was cenpissile for Max to hear. her way onward across the lake. Meanwhile, the officer had assisted the The officer had remained and was taking a deep interest in Max’s go: to halt "officer touched him on the shoulder. A foorath setched away oa al oe At Presently he reached a point oat in a boat that was laboring into the very It was the mail- boat, fi | Ze What do you want?” came the an- = man in the boat with you is a criminal! = Pasco was watching and- ‘Yistening= 5 _ grimly. Suddenly he threw his rifle to. 2 The mail-boat did not at- 23 _ tempt to turn, but kept steadily fighting t ladies to the pier and they had left astily to find refuge from the storm. ake “Max ee away helplessly, the : My Aaanth is. at your service,” said he, © and she ean overhaul anyehing 0 on the lake, in fair weather or foul.” _ “Thank you,” said Max. oe The ras- =: cal in that mail-boat is a——” _ “‘T have heard and seen ‘enough to con- vince me_ of what he is,” broke in ‘the officer. ‘‘ That mail-boat t r= ee east-bound train. at D. across, your: man may give you the slip: = Max caught the. officer's hand impul- oe sively, then sprang into the | ) = it lay plone and grind the: pier. the en = aCTOss the ee in as oe : driving thunder was esas ening. and the play of opened a oct: and oer out oe = : of oilskin ¢ coats. See ae one : OF ‘the. Silskins. ane ae to Max, Sas “Lieutenant Banka Conv ok ‘was diffi had to ae at the =