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     ;Push off� ─�commanded Lady Moya。 

     I   think�察  �from   her   tone�察  �the   order   was   given   more   for   the   benefit   of 

Aldrich   than   for   myself。    Certainly   it   was   effective�察  �for   on   the   instant 

there was a heavy splash。          Lord Ivy sniffed scornfully and manifested no 

interest。 

     ;Ah� ─�he exclaimed�察 �he prefers to drown� ─�

     Sputtering and gasping�察�Aldrich rose out of the water�察�and�察�while we 

balanced the boat�察�climbed over the side。 

     ;Understand� ─  �he   cried   even   while   he   was   still   gasping�察   �I   am   here 

under     protest。   I   am   here   to   protect   you   and   Stumps。      I  am    under 

obligation to no one。        I'm; 

     ;Can you row�拭─�I asked。 

     ;Why don't you ask your pal�拭─�he demanded savagely�察 �he rowed on 

last year's crew。; 

     ;Phil� ─  �cried   Lady   Moya。     Her   voice   suggested   a   temper   I   had   not 

suspected。      ;You will row or you can get out and walk�               �Take the oars�察─�



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she commanded�察 �and be civil� ─             �Lady Moya�察�with the tiller in her hand�察�

sat   in   the   stern�察  �Stumps�察  �with   Kinney  huddled   at   his   knees�察  �was   stowed 

away forward。        I took the stroke and Aldrich the bow oars。 

     ;We   will   make   for   the   Connecticut   shore�察─  �I   said�察  �and   pulled   from 

under the stern of the Patience。 

     In a few minutes we had lost all sight and�察�except for her whistle�察�all 

sound of her�察�and we ourselves were lost in the fog。                  There was another 

eloquent   and   embarrassing   silence。        Unless�察  �in   the   panic�察  �they  trampled 

upon   each   other�察  �I   had   no   real   fear   for   the   safety  of   those   on   board   the 

steamer。       Before     we    had    abandoned      her   I  had    heard    the   wireless 

frantically sputtering the ;standby; call�察�and I was certain that already the 

big boats of the Fall River�察�Providence�察�and Joy lines�察�and launches from 

every   wireless   station   between        Bridgeport   and   Newport�察  �were        making 

toward her。       But   the   margin   of safety�察  �which   to   my  thinking   was   broad 

enough   for   all   the   other   passengers�察  �for   the   lovely   lady   was   in   no   way 

sufficient。 That mob´swept deck was no place for her。                   I was happy that�察�

on her account�察�I had not waited for a possible rescue。                   In the yawl she 

was     safe。   The    water    was   smooth�察    �and   the  Connecticut      shore   was�察   �I 

judged�察  �not   more   than   three   miles   distant。     In   an   hour�察  �unless   the   fog 

confused us�察�I felt sure the lovely lady would again walk safely upon dry 

land。     Selfishly�察�on Kinney's account and my own�察�I was delighted to find 

myself free of the steamer�察�and from any chance of her landing us where 

police   waited     with   open    arms。    The     avenging     angel   in  the  person    of 

Aldrich was still near us�察�so near that I could hear the water dripping from 

his clothes�察�but his power to harm was gone。               I was congratulating myself 

on    this  when     suddenly     he  undeceived      me。    Apparently       he   had   been 

considering his position toward Kinney and myself�察�and�察�having arrived at 

a conclusion�察�was anxious to announce it。 

     ;I wish to repeat�察─�he exclaimed suddenly�察 �that I'm under obligations 

to   nobody。     Just   because   my   friends�察─  �he   went   on   defiantly�察   �choose   to 

trust themselves with persons who ought to be in jail�察�I can't desert them。 

It's all the more reason why I SHOULDN'T desert them。                      That's why I'm 

here�     �And I want it understood as soon as I get on shore I'm going to a 



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police station and have those persons arrested。; 

       Rising   out   of   the   fog   that   had   rendered   each   of   us   invisible   to   the 

other�察  �his   words   sounded   fantastic   and   unreal。   In   the   dripping   silence�察�

broken only by hoarse warnings that came from no direction�察�and within 

the mind of each the conviction that we were lost�察�police stations did not 

immediately concern us。          So no one spoke�察�and in the fog the words died 

away and were drowned。            But I was glad he had spoken。           At least I was 

forewarned。       I now knew that I had not escaped�察�that Kinney and I were 

still in danger。     I determined that so far as it lay with me�察�our yawl would 

be beached at that point on the coast of Connecticut farthest removed�察�not 

only from police stations�察�but from all human habitation。 

     As soon as we were out of hearing of the Patience and her whistle�察�we 

completely lost our bearings。         It may be that Lady Moya was not a skilled 

coxswain�察�or it may be that Aldrich understands a racing scull better than a 

yawl�察�and pulled too heavily on his right�察�but whatever the cause we soon 

were hopelessly lost。        In this predicament we were not alone。            The night 

was filled with fog´ horns�察�whistles�察�bells�察�and the throb of engines�察�but we 

never were near enough to hail the vessels from which the sounds came�察�

and when we rowed toward them they invariably sank into silence。                     After 

two   hours   Stumps   and   Kinney  insisted   on   taking   a  turn   at the   oars�察  �and 

Lady   Moya   moved   to   the   bow。       We   gave   her   our   coats�察  �and�察  �making 

cushions of these�察�she announced that she was going to sleep。 Whether she 

slept or not�察�I do not know�察�but she remained silent。 For three more dreary 

hours we took turns at the oars or dozed at the bottom of the boat while we 

continued aimlessly to drift upon the face of the waters。               It was now five 

o'clock�察�and the fog had so far lightened that we could see each other and a 

stretch of open water。         At intervals the fog´horns of vessels passing us�察�

but hidden from us�察�tormented Aldrich to a state of extreme exasperation。 

He hailed them with frantic shrieks and shouts�察�and Stumps and the Lady 

Moya shouted with him。           I fear Kinney and myself did not contribute any 

great   volume   of   sound to the   general   chorus。      To   be   ;rescued;   was   the 

last thing we desired。        The yacht or tug that would receive us on board 

would also put us on shore�察�where the vindictive Aldrich would have us at 



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his mercy。      We preferred the freedom of our yawl and the shelter of the 

fog。    Our silence was not lost upon Aldrich。            For some time he had been 

crouching   in     the   bow�察  �whispering   indignantly   to    Lady   Moya�察  �now   he 

exclaimed aloud�此�

     ;What did I tell you�拭─�he cried contemptuously�察 �they got away in this 

boat   because   they   were   afraid   of   ME�察  �not   because   they   were   afraid   of 

being    drowned。      If  they've    nothing   to  be   afraid  of�察 �why   are   they   so 

anxious to keep us drifting around all night in this fog�拭              �Why don't they 

help us stop one of those tugs�拭─�

     Lord Ivy exploded suddenly。 

     ;Rot� ─�he exclaimed。         ;If they're afraid of you�察�why did they ask you 

to go with them�拭─�

     ;They     didn't� ─  �cried   Aldrich�察  �truthfully    and   triumphantly。      ;They 

kidnapped       you   and    Moya     because    they    thought    they   could    square 

themselves with YOU。           But they didn't want ME� ─          �The issue had been 

fairly stated�察�and no longer with self´respect could I remain silent。 

     ;We don't want you now� ─�I said。            ;Can't you understand�察─�I went on 

with as much self´restraint as I could muster�察 �we are willing and anxious 

to   explain   ourselves   to   Lord   Ivy�察  �or   even   to   you�察  �but   we   don't   want   to 

explain to the police�拭      �My friend thought you and Lord Ivy were crooks�察�

escaping。     You think WE are crooks�察�escaping。 You both; 

     Aldrich snorted contemptuously。 

     ;That's a likely story� ─�he cried。         ;No wonder you don't want to tell 

THAT to the police� ─�

     From the bow came an exclamation�察�and Lady Moya rose to her feet。 

     ;Phil� ─�she said�察 �you bore me� ─�She picked her way across the thwart 

to where Kinney sat at the stroke oar。 

     ;My   brother   and   I   often   row   together�察─  �she   said�察   �I   will   take   your 

place。; 

     When   she   had   seated   herself   we   were   so   near   that   her   eyes   looked 

directly    into  mine。    Drawing      in  the   oars�察 �she   leaned  
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