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oblivious of the scene that had just taken place in the stern。               There was a 

moment of silence察and then the mate's voice came out quite impassively察

but distinctly此

     ;'Fernandez' 

     ;'Aye察aye察sir' 

     ;'Come aft andbring your oar with you。' 

     ;He did so察stumbling over the men察who察engaged in their whispered 

yarns察didn't seem to notice him。 

     ;'See if you can find soundings here。' 

     ;Fernandez leaned over the stern and dropped his oar to its shaft in the 

phosphorescent water。         But he touched no bottom察the current brought the 

oar at right angles presently to the surface。 

     ;'Send it down察man' said the mate察imperatively察'down察down。 Reach 

over there。     What are you afraid of拭        So察steady there察I'll hold you。' 

     ;Fernandez leaned over the stern and sent the oar and half of his bared 

brown   arm  into   the   water。    In   an   instant   the   mate   caught   him  with   one 

tremendous potential grip at his elbows察and forced him and his oar head 

downward        in  the  waters。     The    act   was   so   sudden察   yet  so   carefully 

premeditated察that no outcry escaped the doomed man。                   Even the launch 

scarcely dipped her stern to the act。          In that awful moment I heard a light 

laugh     from   one   of   the  men    in  response    to   a  wanton    yarn   from    his 

comradeJames察  bring   the   vichy   to   Mr。   Lightbody        You'll   find   that   a 

dash of cognac will improve it wonderfully。 

     ;Wellto     go   ona   few   bubbles    arose   to   the  surface。    Fernandez 



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seemed unreasonably passive察until I saw that when the mate had gripped 

his   elbows   with   his   hands   he   had   also   firmly   locked   the   traitor's   knees 

within his own。       In a few momentsit seemed to me察then察a centurythe 

mate's   grasp   relaxed察  the   body  of   Fernandez察  a   mere   limp察  leaden   mass察

slipped noiselessly and heavily into the sea。             There was no splash。          The 

ocean   took   it   calmly  and   quietly  to   its   depths。  The   mate   turned   to   the 

men察without deigning to cast a glance on me。 

     ;'Oars'    The men raised their oars apeak。 

     ;'Let   fall'  There   was   a   splash   in   the   water察  encircling   the   boat   in 

concentric lines of molten silver。 

     ;'Give way' 

     ;Well察of course察that's all。        WE got away in time。            I knew I bored 

you awfully       Eh拭    Oh察you want to know what became of the woman 

really察  I  don't   know     And     myselfoh察    I  got  away    at  Havana      Eh拭

Certainly察James察you'll find some smelling salts in my bureau。 Gentlemen察

I fear we have kept the ladies too long。; 

     But   they   had   already   risen察  and   were   slowly   filing   out   of   the   room。 

Only one lingeredthe youngest Miss Jones。 

     ;That   was   a   capital   story察─  she   said察 pausing   beside   our   host察  with   a 

special significance in her usual audacity。            ;Do you know you absolutely 

sent cold chills down my spine a moment ago。                 Really察now察you ought to 

write for the magazines ─

     Our host looked up at the pretty察audacious face。               Then he said察sotto 

voce察

     ;I do ─



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