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     ;Right     ho� ─ �assented    Stumps     cheerfully。   ;How      about   Phil�拭   �He's 

just behind me。; 

     As   he   spoke�察  �only   a   few   yards   from   us   a   peevish   voice   pierced   the 

tumult。 

     ;I tell you�察─�it cried�察 �you must find Lord Ivy�          �If Lord Ivy; 

     A  voice   with   a   strong   and   brutal American   accent   yelled   in   answer�此�

;To hell with Lord Ivy� ─�

     Lady Moya chuckled。 

     ;Get to the lower deck� ─�I commanded。             ;I am going for the yawl。; 

     As I slipped my leg over the rail I heard Lord Ivy say�此 �I'll find Phil 

and meet you。; 

     I dropped and caught the rail of the deck below�察�and�察�hanging from it�察�

shoved with my knees and fell into the water。             Two strokes brought me to 

the yawl�察�and�察�scrambling into her and casting her off�察�I paddled back to 

the   steamer。    As   I   lay   under   the   stern   I   heard   from   the   lower   deck   the 

voice of Kinney raised importantly。 

     ;Ladies   first� ─  �he   cried。  ;Her   ladyship   first�察  �I   mean�察─  �he   corrected。 

Even on leaving what he believed to be a sinking ship�察�Kinney could not 

forget    his  manners。     But    Mr。   Aldrich    had   evidently    forgotten   his。   I 

heard him shout indignantly�此 �I'll be damned if I do� ─�

     The voice of Lady Moya laughed。 

     ;You'll    be   drowned     if  you  don't� ─  �she   answered。     I   saw   a  black 

shadow poised upon the rail。          ;Steady below there� ─�her voice called�察�and 

the next   moment�察 �as lightly  as   a squirrel�察 �she   dropped to the   thwart   and 

stumbled into my arms。 

     The voice of Aldrich was again raised in anger。               ;I'd rather drown� ─�

he cried。 

     Lord Ivy responded with unexpected spirit。 



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     ;Well�察�then�察�drown�        �The water is warm and it's a pleasing death。; 

     At that�察�with a bump�察�he fell in a heap at my feet。 

     ;Easy�察�Kinney� ─�I shouted。          ;Don't swamp us� ─�

     ;I'll be careful� ─�he called�察�and the next instant hit my shoulders and I 

shook him off on top of Lord Ivy。 

     ;Get off my head� ─�shouted his lordship。 

     Kinney   apologized   to   every   one   profusely。       Lady   Moya   raised   her 

voice。 

     ;For the last time�察�Phil�察─�she called�察 �are you coming or are you not�拭─�

     ;Not with those swindlers�察�I'm not� ─�he shouted。              ;I think you two are 

mad�     �I prefer to drown� ─�

     There was an uncomfortable silence。             My position was a difficult one�察�

and�察�not knowing what to say�察�I said nothing。 

     ;If   one   must   drown� ─  �exclaimed   Lady   Moya   briskly�察   �I   can't   see   it 

matters who one drowns with。; 

     In   his strangely  explosive  manner  Lord   Ivy  shouted suddenly�此   �Phil�察�

you're a silly ass。; 

     ;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 

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