The Mystery of the Scar-faced Beggar - M. V. Carey [62]
o to
o t
he
h ra
r in-sw
s ept
p d
o
d c
o k.
. The
h bo
b y
o s
s went
t aft
f er he
h r.
“We’ll
l
l take Seba
b st
s ia
i n’s
s sp
s e
p edbo
b a
o t,” called Eileen. “She’ll
l
l ov
o e
v rt
r a
t k
a e
k
e th
t e
h
e Ma
M r
a i
r a
i
easily!”
The
h y got
o into
o the
h row
o bo
b a
o t tha
h t was
s wait
i in
i g the
h re.
. Pete be
b gan to
o row ha
h rd tow
o ards
s
the
h bu
b oy
o wh
w e
h re the
h sp
s e
p edbo
b a
o t wa
w s
a
s moo
o r
o ed.
“I can’t
t se
s e
e the
h Maria
i ’s
s li
l g
i ht
h s
s anym
y or
o e,” said Eileen Denicola.
“She
h ’s
s he
h adin
i g dow
o n
w t
he
h coa
o st
s ,” Jupe
p tol
o d
l
d he
h r.
“Tha
h t Er
E nie
i is
i
s on
o e rot
o t
t en pi
p l
i o
l t
o ,” sa
s id
i Ei
E l
i e
l en.
. “He’ll
l
l r
u
r n
u
n h
e
h r
e
r o
n
o
n t
h
t e
h
e r
o
r c
o k
c s
k .
s ”
The
h y reache
h d the
h sp
s e
p ed
e bo
b a
o t and sc
s rambl
b e
l d to
t
o uncov
o er th
t e
h coc
o kpi
p t
i .
. Mrs.
s
. Denic
i ola
got
o in
i to
o the
h bo
b a
o t and th
t e
h bo
b y
o s
s tumbl
b e
l d in
i aft
f er he
h r,
, and Jupe
p fa
f st
s e
t ned the
h row
o bo
b a
o t to
the
h bu
b oy
o .
. The
h engin
i e
n cho
h k
o ed and grou
o nd
n and the
h n
e too
o k
o ho
h l
o d.
. The
h n the
h y were
sk
s ip
i p
p i
p n
i g and bo
b u
o ndin
i g ov
o er the
h water in
i
n the
h rain
i -da
d r
a k
r
k ni
n g
i h
g t
h .
t
. Th
T e
h
e pr
p o
r w
o
w of
o
f th
t e
h
e
sp
s e
p edbo
b a
o t sl
s a
l pp
p ed the
h waves
s wit
i h
h a repo
p r
o t tha
h t was
s a lo
l u
o d as
s gun
u fi
f r
i e.
. Ei
E l
i e
l en Denic
i ol
o a
l
grip
i p
p e
p d the
h
e whe
h el
l wit
i h
t
h bo
b t
o h
h ha
h nd
n s,
s
, and
d the
h
e bo
b y
o s
s hu
h ng
g on
o to
o the
h si
s d
i es
s and
d br
b aced
the
h mse
s lv
l es.
s
The
h li
l g
i ht
h s
s on
o sh
s o
h r
o e were dis
i t
s ant and
mis
i t
s y whe
h n
n Bob
o
b sp
s o
p t
o ted li
l g
i ht
h s
s ah
a e
h ad of
o
f
them.
“The
h re she
h is
i !
s ” he
h crie
i d
e .
“Rig
i ht
h !” Ei
E le
l en Denic
i o
c l
o a
l gunned
d the
h
sp
s e
p edbo
b a
o t to
t
o a st
s il
i l
l
l wil
i d
l er rat
a e.
The
h re was
s a gla
l re of
o
f li
l g
i ht
h whi
h c
i h
bl
b i
l n
i ded the
h m
e fo
f r
o an in
i st
s ant.
. The
h y
y he
h ard
d
a he
h li
l c
i op
o t
p er cla
l tter ov
o er
e he
h ad.
. The
h n the
h re
e
was
s darkn
k e
n ss
s
s again
i as
s the
h se
s a
e r
a chl
h i
l g
i ht
h
fr
f om
o the
h he
h li
l c
i opt
p er sw
s ept
p away
y acros
o s
s
the
h bl
b a
l ck wa
w ter.
“The
h Co
C a
o st
s Guard
r !” sa
s i
a d
i Mrs.
s
. Den
e ic
i ol
o a
l .
The
h li
l g
i ht
h s
s on
o the
h Ma
M ri
r a
i -III were
e dou
o se
s d,
, and
n the
h
e fi
f s
i h
s i
h n
i g bo
b a
o t be
b cam
a e just
s
t a bl
b a
l ck
sh
s a
h pe
p in
i the nig
i ht
h .
. But the
h sp
s e
p edbo
b a
o t was
s clos
o e
s now
o ,
, and Ei
E l
i e
l en and the
h bo
b y
o s
s cou
o ld
l
se
s e the
h w
ake
k the
h fi
f s
i h
s i
h n
i g
n bo
b a
o t thr
h ew
e up.
p
“Bla
l st
s !” sh
s o
h u
o ted Ei
E l
i e
l en.
. “She’s
s headin
i g fo
f r
o the
h op
o e
p n se
s a!
! Tho
h se
s creeps
p !
s
! The
h y’ll get
away!”
She
h yanke
k d
e at
t the
h wh
w e
h el.
l
. The
h sp
s e
p edbo
b a
o t sw
s erved.
. Th
T e
h engin
i e
e st
s rain
i ed
d and
n the
h
sm
s all
l
l bo
b a
o t fl
f a
l sh
s e
h d thr
h o
r u
o gh
h the
h wa
w ke of
o
f the
h Maria
i .
. The
h n the
h
e hu
h ll
l
l of
o
f th
t e
h
e fi
f s
i h
s i
h n
i g
n
g bo
b a
o t
a
t
was
s be
b si
s d
i