CHAPTER XLVI. BESIDE THE GREAT GUN.

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In the captain’s cabin of the _Kearsarge_ a white-haired, emaciated man, with tears streaming down his pallid cheeks, was vociferously assuring the commander of the warship of his undying gratitude.

“My dear sir, you don’t owe any thanks to me,” the latter protested gruffly. “The man to whom you owe your freedom is Mr. Hawley. Anxious though I was to serve you, I could have done nothing if it hadn’t been for him.”

President Felix raised his faded eyes to the beamed ceiling of the cabin. “And to think that I misjudged the motives of that heroic young man!” he said remorsefully. “It seemed to me preposterous that he could save me with his camera. I did him the injustice of supposing that he was merely a professional photographer trying to get a sensational picture and not caring what happened to me afterward as a result of his exploit.”

“And yet you assisted him by standing at the bars of your dungeon and posing for his camera?” Captain Cortrell exclaimed, in a surprised tone.

A glow came to the liberated martyr’s eyes. “That was because I saw the possibility of being vindicated in the eyes of the world,” he replied. “That was all that I dared hope for, señor--vindication, not freedom. I believed that Mr. Hawley’s daring exploit would cause my enemies to resort to desperate measures, but I was in hopes that afterward--after my death--the picture might be published in the United States and my reputation cleared. Even if Mr. Hawley had done me only that service, it would have been enough,” he added fervently.

“Well, thank goodness, he was able to accomplish more than that,” said the naval officer heartily.

“How shall I ever be able to repay him?” said Felix brokenly.

While this conversation was taking place in the captain’s cabin, the Camera Chap was standing under the shadow of one of the warship’s great guns, looking into the blue eyes of Virginia Throgmorton, and earnestly assuring her that to her alone was due the successful outcome of his adventure.

“I was sure, when I handed you that pouch, that you would grasp the idea,” he said, a note of profound admiration in his voice. “Any other girl might have failed to understand.”

Virginia laughed and blushed at the same time. “I am so glad that I did understand,” she said earnestly. “It wasn’t cleverness, of course--it was just instinct. But suppose I had taken you literally and sent on that keepsake to your friend, Mr. Paxton, without examining it!” She shuddered at the thought.

Hawley smiled grimly. “In that event, I guess the _Sentinel_ would have had a big picture scoop. Tom Paxton would have realized what that film meant, of course, as soon as he saw it, and would have played up the snapshot for all it was worth.” Suddenly he smiled as a thought came to him. “What has become of our friend Gale?”

Virginia informed him that the _News_ man had gone back to New York.

“I supposed as much,” Hawley chuckled. “I guess he was in a hurry to go back to his office and hand them his big picture scoop. In spite of the seriousness of the situation, I could scarcely keep from laughing, that night, when I saw him fool Portiforo by pocketing my camera and handing him another, not suspecting that while he was working that cunning little trick he was being hoaxed himself.” He chuckled again. “I would give a whole lot to see his face when he arrives at the _News_ office and develops that perfectly blank film.”

Virginia frowned. “Serves him right,” she said. “I don’t like to be vindictive, but I hope his editor discharges him.” She sighed. “I can’t understand why my father should have taken such a fancy to that contemptible fellow. But then,” she added, with a rueful smile, “poor dad has shown himself to be a very poor judge of men.”

Hawley nodded.

“I am sorry for your father, Virginia. I presume it will be a great blow to him--the way things have turned out.”

“I am afraid it will,” the girl said wistfully. “He had such great faith in that tyrant Portiforo. And I suppose he will be asked to resign his post. It isn’t to be expected that Washington will continue him here under the circumstances. Personally I shall not be sorry to return to the United States, but I fear that dad will feel keenly the disgrace of being recalled.”

The Camera Chap made no comment on this, but there was a thought in his mind which did not find expression until a few days later when he arrived at Washington and presented himself at the White House.

The President of the United States received his photographic envoy with marked cordiality, and gazed appreciatively at the snapshot which the latter handed him with the simple announcement: “Here is the picture, Mr. President, which you instructed me to take.”

The chief executive smiled quizzically. “I must compliment you on the manner in which you have carried out my instructions, sir,” he said formally. “Thank you for the picture. I fear that you must have had considerable trouble in getting it.” Then suddenly the quizzical smile left his face, and his hand went out and grasped that of Hawley in a strenuous grip. “Well done, sir,” he exclaimed, in a tone that was by no means formal. “I shan’t forget your splendid, plucky work, my boy.”

It was a little late when the subject of reward was brought up, and the president was offering the Camera Chap a lucrative position in the United States secret service, that the latter spoke the thought which was in his mind when he had that conversation with Virginia on board the _Kearsarge_.

“I don’t want anything for myself, sir,” Hawley said. “But--if you won’t think me too presumptuous--I would like to ask a favor on behalf of somebody else. I understand that there is talk of Minister Throgmorton being recalled as a result of the latest developments in Baracoa. If you could see your way to permit him to retain his post it would be giving me a greater reward than I deserve.”

The president shook his head. “I regret to say that is out of the question,” he replied. “I am convinced that Mr. Throgmorton acted with perfect sincerity in upholding Portiforo and refusing to believe the rumor about the conspiracy against Felix, but a man capable of such bad judgment is scarcely fit to represent this government abroad. Besides, Mr. Throgmorton has no desire to continue in his post. He has sent me his resignation to take effect immediately. He feels naturally that it would be embarrassing to him to remain in Baracoa under the Felix administration. He and his daughter have sailed for the United States.”

And the president wondered why this announcement brought such a joyous expression to the Camera Chap’s face.

THE END.

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By RUBY M. AYRES

1--Is Love Worth While? 2--The Black Sheep 3--The Waif’s Wedding 4--The Woman Hater 5--The Story of an Ugly Man 6--The Beggar Man 7--The Long Lane to Happiness 8--Dream Castles 9--The Highest Bidder 10--Love and a Lie 11--The Love of Robert Dennison 12--A Man of His Word 13--The Master Man 14--Nobody’s Lover 15--For Love 16--The Remembered Kiss 17--The Littl’st Lover 18--Amid Scarlet Roses 19--The One Who Forgot 20--Sacrificial Love 21--The Imperfect Lover 22--By the Gate of Pity 23--The Scarred Heart 24--The Winds of the World 25--The Second Honeymoon 26--The Uphill Road

To be published in July, 1927

27--The Man Without a Heart By Ruby M. Ayres 28--The Phantom Lover By Ruby M. Ayres

To be published in August, 1927

29--The Rose of Yesterday By Effie Adelaide Rowlands 30--As Pictured in Dreams By Ruby M. Ayres 31--Her Second Marriage By Viola Tyrell

To be published in September, 1927

32--The Dancing Master By Ruby M. Ayres 33--A Life’s Love By Effie Adelaide Rowlands

To be published in October, 1927

34--The Ring on her Hand By Viola Tyrell 35--The Fortune Hunter By Ruby M. Ayres

To be published in November, 1927

36--The Triumph of Love By Effie Adelaide Rowlands 37--The Woman Pays By Viola Tyrell

To be published in December, 1927

38--The Little Lady in Lodgings By Ruby M. Ayres 39--Why Did She Shun Him? By Effie Adelaide Rowlands

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A FAVORITE OF MILLIONS

New Bertha Clay Library

ALL BY BERTHA M. CLAY

Love Stories with Plenty of Action

The Author Needs No Introduction

Countless millions of women have enjoyed the works of this author. They are in great demand everywhere. The following list contains her best work, and is the only authorized edition.

These stories teem with action, and what is more desirable, they are clean from start to finish. They are love stories, but are of a type that is wholesome and totally different from the cheap, sordid fiction that is being published by unscrupulous publishers.

There is a surprising variety about Miss Clay’s work. Each book in this list is sure to give satisfaction.

_ALL TITLES ALWAYS IN PRINT_

1--In Love’s Crucible 2--A Sinful Secret 3--Between Two Loves 4--A Golden Heart 5--Redeemed by Love 6--Between Two Hearts 7--Lover and Husband 8--The Broken Trust 9--For a Woman’s Honor 10--A Thorn in Her Heart 11--A Nameless Sin 12--Gladys Greye 13--Her Second Love 14--The Earl’s Atonement 15--The Gypsy’s Daughter 16--Another Woman’s Husband 17--Two Fair Women 18--Madolin’s Lover 19--A Bitter Reckoning 20--Fair But Faithless 21--One Woman’s Sin 22--A Mad Love 23--Wedded and Parted 24--A Woman’s Love Story 25--’Twixt Love and Hate 26--Guelda 27--The Duke’s Secret 28--The Mystery of Colde Fell 29--Beyond Pardon 30--A Hidden Terror 31--Repented at Leisure 32--Marjorie Deane 33--In Shallow Waters 34--Diana’s Discipline 35--A Heart’s Bitterness 36--Her Mother’s Sin 37--Thrown on the World 38--Lady Damer’s Secret 39--A Fiery Ordeal 40--A Woman’s Vengeance 41--Thorns and Orange Blossoms 42--Two Kisses and the Fatal Lilies 43--A Coquette’s Conquest 44--A Wife’s Judgment 45--His Perfect Trust 46--Her Martyrdom 47--Golden Gates 48--Evelyn’s Folly 49--Lord Lisle’s Daughter 50--A Woman’s Trust 51--A Wife’s Peril 52--Love in a Mask 53--For a Dream’s Sake 54--A Dream of Love 55--The Hand Without a Wedding Ring 56--The Paths of Love 57--Irene’s Vow 58--The Rival Heiresses 59--The Squire’s Darling 60--Her First Love 61--Another Man’s Wife 62--A Bitter Atonement 63--Wedded Hands 64--The Earl’s Error and Letty Leigh 65--Violet Lisle 66--A Heart’s Idol 67--The Actor’s Ward 68--The Belle of Lynn 69--A Bitter Bondage 70--Dora Thorne 71--Claribel’s Love Story 72--A Woman’s War 73--A Fatal Dower 74--A Dark Marriage Morn 75--Hilda’s Lover 76--One Against Many 77--For Another’s Sin 78--At War with Herself 79--A Haunted Life 80--Lady Castlemaine’s Divorce 81--Wife in Name Only 82--The Sin of a Lifetime 83--The World Between Them 84--Prince Charlie’s Daughter 85--A Struggle for a Ring 86--The Shadow of a Sin 87--A Rose in Thorns 88--The Romance of the Black Veil 89--Lord Lynne’s Choice

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Transcriber’s Notes:

Punctuation has been made consistent.

Variations in spelling and hyphenation were retained as they appear in the original publication, except that obvious typographical errors have been corrected.