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coeibles haVe tried to cure
pouring :hough, syrups, :
es steed the like into- their
hs. All a Mistake! Ti
y le different.
re tablets inade up of Pint
and meditinal eeseneest
then nut into the month
healing vaporec These
ttid down: dirftct to the
Erot and bronchial tubes
wallower! :down to the
, which is MA- ailing. Try
er et Pena ror you cold,
gat beenanatis ort astlenaki
wets and *tore : or ;Peps
Oaten Will seepply`•
STIPATION
retlen Ofii int* Ilt Heal*
isiet Anythlrig Ehee
eth was only kaolin` you would
ever one half of the 11 of life
br ailewiug the bowels to gee
nstipated elanditince and the, -
of constieeetion is an inactive
the liver is kept active
rest asure4'that headaches,
teartburn, piles, floating specks: .
, eyes, a feeling as if you wer'e
tint, or catarrh of the stomach
the WrOtg Alai= of this, one
3st important organs of tha
in Hem active and working s
y the use of Milburn' s J4ia-
se Amherst, NS.,
Having \ been troubled tor—
n constipation, and trying
-called remedies, ethic' h
"whatever, 1 was persuaded to
PM& I have
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maendid /pill. I can heartily
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gget
is Lam -Liver PIT.s axe 25e a
Is for SLOG, at", or
:tct on receipt of pnee by The
a Coe Ifimited, Toronto, Onte
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COpyrigbt, 1912, by A. C McClurg 4
CHAPTER IX.
A Chainaer of Horrors. s
HERE was no beiltancy as to
*haft must do. Now: thatl had
discovered this secret passage
It must be thoroughly explote
ed i Tbe safest way was to burro*
through the dark, trusting to hands
and feet for safety and prepared for
encounter. Whoever might be
dden away there would certainly
some- light, sufficient for any
- "warning 1 needed.'
. tending on the sofa' arm I found
-litt e
%2 difficulty in pres'aing my body
-fe - rd into the aperture until extend
Ing at full length.° the picture settled
noiselessly back into place against the
.
wall, excluding all light Inch by lath
silently t worked forward, anxiously
exploring for the break in the floor,
-which I knew to be only a few feet
'distant. Even then I reached it un-
aware of its proximity, experiencing
a sudden unpleasant shoek as my ex-
tended hand groped, about, touching
'nothing talighle-
I was some time determining the ex:
act nature of what was before me.
•There were no stairs. nor did any
shads of a ladder protrude above the
l ta.y flat and felt
rem. wall to Wall
bat led below. ,,A11
,
floor level. Oriy a
eatitionsly across
Could I determine
was black- as a well. as.noisele.ss as a
'grave, yet there was a ladder exactly
' tting the space spileed solidly into- the •
flooring. My geeping fingers could
:reach two of the !rungs, and they felt,
sound and stropg.- klailth face seaward
trusted myself tie their support and
began the deseentlslowly, pausing be-
tween each step to listen and gripping
the side bare tightly. The blackness
And silence, combined with what I an-
ticipated discovering somewhere ini
''those depths below, set ray nerves
ngling, yet 1 felt cool and determined
to press on. Especially did I yearn. to
learn something definite about Philip
:Henley. Tbis to we was now the one
matter of importance—to be assured
:that he was living or dead.
I counted twelve- rungs going down
and then felt stone limits beneatb my
'feet, although the wails on either side,'
as 1 explered them with my hands,
iwere still of closely . matched wood.
.The passage, now nigb enough to per -
'mit of my standlue erect led toward
CS
the rear of the house, presenting no
Obstacle other than darknesS, until 1
tame up suddenly against a heavy
• wooden door, completely . •g fur-
,ther progress. As near as could fig -
;are I must be already diree ly beneath
the kitchen and close In ageinst the
loath wall. N6 sound reached me,
however, from above, nor could lewith
'arm against the, slight eracke distin-
guish any movement beyond the bar -
Idea Cautious fingering edirealed close-
ly matched hard wood, studded thick-
ly with nail beadsbut no keyhole or
latchSecure in the feeling that no
one else could be in this outer passage,
end completely baffled, I ventured to
'strike a maech. /The tiny yellow flame,
- ere it quickly iflickered out in Some
mysterious draft. revealed an iron band
to the left of the door. with slight pro-
tuberance, resembling the button ot
,an electric bell.
1 Almost convinced that the pregsure
of my finger would ring' an electric
tell I pressed the metal • button. To
ray surprise and relief the only thing_
to occur wits the slow opening of the.
door hevard, a dim gleam of light be
naming. yisible through the Widening.
,cracic. I peered anxionsly into the'
dimly revealed Interior, It WAS a base
ment room, half the width of the kitch
e en *Overiread, I should judge; the walls
of crude masonry, tha floor of brick,
Ib e ceiling, festooned by cobwebs, or
ough hewn beams. The light, flicker-
ing and dim, eatne from a half burned
candle :in an trop , holder screwed
against the wall, revealing a small ta-
ble two hairs, one without a back,
hs made
1 nerbre, asivagievidt need by the
Ing candle. N
did.this sarne
to be absent f
Apparently I
moment, of his
that secoed p g
mer occupant thi
had evidently ente
ity opening th in
awareQt1ny p
ened some oth
sultant draft
die and blown
back. This See
aild four narrow sleeping ber
of rough boards. This was al, eicept
a coat dangling from a bean and a
small hand hatchet lying on he floor,
There was, in the tstarit had to
aa
view these things. sem lance of
moveinent or suggestion o human
presence. Assured/ of this, I although
holding myself alert and ready, I skip-
ped through the ohtening. Even ite 1
steed there, uncertain and staring
aboet, a sharp draft of air extinguisb-
ed the candle, and I heard the snap
of the lock a thedoor behind blew
back into position.lAbout me was tbe
black silence of a -grave.
I backed against the *all, creuching
low, weapon in band, scarcely ventur-
ing to breathe, *tening intently for
the slightest sound to break th g in-
tense silence. There must be another -
opening into this undergroend den— '
one leading to the outer air—judging
from that sudden- and powerful sue- ,
non. The very atmosphere I breathed,
had a freshness to It. incoiteelvable iif
diuch a place otherwise. That sudden
sweep of air could only have originat-
ed in the opening of some other bar-
rier—a door, no doubt, leading directly
to the outside. I had seen Imo occu-
pant of the room Withoet question it
-was deserted at my entrance. Yet
some one bad been there, andmot long
burn -
et by that same token,
ystetdous party expect
any length of time.
d intruded at the very
•departure. Wherever
liprevil us to
might be, the for-
und non d den
It4
sene, h had ast-
barrier, and e re-
d ex hed ecan-
Shit. the door t my
ed clearly' tbetruth
rl
that I laughed grin3 Y behind cl cited
teeth. 'The sot tion *is easy. 1 had
but to. discove the .e ligninh Can-
dle, relight it, sea It ou the nd
passage and w ylay the fellow when
be 'returned uspicious of danger.
My groping • earch forthe audio
was finally re artled by touch f the
Iron. brace. I uld clearly tr e the
forth of the ' racket and de e
how it was fas ened into place, et to
my astenishme t, t ere was n rem -
vent of candle remaining in tb emp-
ty socket. Gr ase, still arm o the
touch, proved - onel sive" that I had
attained the ri ht a ot in- my , arch,
,yet the candle itsel ha I dIstip. eared.
Beyond doubt the dra of 'a had
been sufficientl strong t dislodge It
:from the shall w secke and t had
I
-rallee to_ the • oor. 1, felt ab or On
hands- and kue s, but W thout esult,
and • finally, n sheer despe tIon„
struck my last tna0b. he tin flare
was sufficient t reveal t e efitir floor
space as well s the w 11, but there
was no retnna t of cand e visible. I
held the slIre of wood, until the.
flame seorche my finers, staring
about in bewil errnent. - hen e in-
tense dark-ness shut' me In. .
I croucbed beck to the all, pistol
In hand, and it seemed thou b the
blood In my viens and rued o ice.
How could the candle have va shed
one
ence—
ence, •
stolen
lently
was"
:r doo 8411 ute
AO completely? There lLvas b
limy to accoun for this oceu
some human, nyp
had removed had
through the iese s
find as sswiftl red,
locked in, trap Caton
1 Wa
I confess for
ware of
he eandl
itch dark
(lis ppe
ed. and 13
an 'listen
ing back
o .
rouet
liking :be
Inn ' fi
ck te the
out r p
d e,
-
k ut lino
stricken. shrin
ror of the bin n'whi
veloped me. 1 could se an
• teething. yet 1 eemto
-137 presence sk
penetrable veil
was to creep h
cape into the
pride restrain
supplemented
1 etre tened
testing the
cry muscle sti
y a
p and a
ell With y hand, ev-
ened for ,ction, listen-
ing for the slightest sound. I encoun-
tered nothing, heard nbthing, until
my groping fin ere toue ed the rcugh
plibtk of a slee ing bert .. I eXplored
this cautiously lift. ng t1e edge' of a
coarse blankeu and retiehing Inp to
make sure the ne abovel Was also un-
occupied. Sa stied that both: were
empty, 1 wo ked my way blindly
a
h(nig to the s cond tier. As I reach -
into the lo o two 1 bunks
my flnger carh ct with some
substance that eapresition of,
a human body tlie blanket. I
Jerked away, neat -rig my
light touch wo the occupant.
There was n nt, 'however,
nor could I di:tlngu und of
breathing.
etur
feel a
e bot --1
h en- I
beat
ghast-
Ind th t inn
t bell na pen
door nd -es-
ssage. • Yet
ride trickly
of c urage,
vance slow -
Convinced I
reached in onc
of the truth,
cr, clammy
c very sent ni
was not the de
black gloom w
er f th
In mita
left the
beneath
start ed. ,
d mouse
mevem,
ish ete
had been 'rn1stuken, I
more to ssure iiyse1f
an my and tbached
esh. The shock of dis-
d tich as the
reeling 't ackwa71. It
body s. m
lett rohae. mem Man-.
HAV
child ,or fri nd, *hot is sufering
from eczema or other skin dioease,
or an °Win. sore that has defied
medical tr Meat? If sei, that is
casel for Z
'Mrs. B. E lis, of pastletone Onf.,
writes: " husband suffered in. -
tensely with a running sore en his
foot. The sire penetrated to the
bone, arid t e tidal:gm non Was so
bad •that h could pte pleep at
nights? Af'er spend' g . lot of
Money and rying ec1ijy r medy we
heard: of, w th n� ie$1t, 1 read of
a ..tire wine Zam-Fin had effected
in a similar case, kind got* box.
"Within t o houils fter the .first
app 'cation the pain was eased;
andiervith p rseveranc the inflam-
mation was drawn o t the swell-
ing. reduce , and bef re loeg the
sore was e tirely be led."
i'Zam-Bult also cure ulcer, abs-
cesses, ent ma, poise ed Woundre
pimples, co d sores,. chapped: hands
and chilblains.
50n bee,. Tor $1.25, at all drug-
gists, or Zaiii -Buk Co, Torolito.
GIVE "SYR
• TO CO
O' PIGS"
STIPATED CHILD
Delicious 'Frui Laxative" can't harn
tender I1tte Stomach, liver
d bowels.
Look at the tongue, mother! It
coated, your lit le one's stomach, lives:
:and bowe1 xi4d cleansing at once
-When peevish,rross, listless, doess't
sleep, eat or ac naturally, or is fever
ish, stomach epur; breath bad; hag
sore throat, dia 'Fiona, full of cold, give
a teaspoonful "California Syrup 01
Figs," and in a few hours all the foul,
constipated w te, unalgested food
and sour bile ntly moves out of its
little bowels vi out griping, and you
have a well, 01 ful child agaia. Ask
your druggist, r a 50 -cent bottle of
"California Stir p of Figs," which con-
tains full direc ions for babies, chil-
dren of all ae1 and for greWinillie.
11000. '1 C011
OW to escap
Must procure i
alsy, yet wit
eached- forever
back to the s
uched the edr
ruse it away,
ir was fully/
ck, and I ef
attaining t
11 the third I f
box of mate
"ortireed Irei et re go,
At wha ever Cost i
ht. Sha fug as with
teeth clincbed,
grimi g my wny
e or, t e bunk. 1
of the: blanket and
pen th body. The
esse , ng upon his
rlented no difficulty
pockets of his coat.
un4wh t I sought—
. .
article ene d -as th phospbortia
tad burst.int ante star .about the
cant min_ an then do n into the
end fate Withi the bun The mile
ad been kiliddl by the stroke of si
hatchet and tilmoat unretiogaett-
Me. Not uatfl 1 bi Matchhad
burned to my r tips was I sure of
bite:Identity. en, td MY added bor.;
ror 1 recto C�iubsi, 1 grasped
the full signifi of the man's death.
the probable- son fo his being
stricken down. Wboeve had been
bidden behind' t plcti4e, crouching
In the passage,: overheat(' Ills con-
fession to mei hIs wis vengeance
wreaked npon fraltor, he executed
death sentence o desperalfe men. And
It had -Just -Oath oat—within
he hour. T e murderers might be
vett 'novilur w1thj the shadow
watchigg my v ry mo on. •
Again a si r rnateI flared into
y flame, casti g about i dim radius
of light, partial reassuring me that I
was alone. Befdlre It Ilicklered out into
darkness my epS made two discove
es—the openi4g of a dark passage
to the left of the bunks aid a ghastly
and protrudiriefrom the upper berth.
Above the intuidered Coembs, hidden
beneath blanketd„ was the body of the
-
To My Added Horror 1
combs.
strange man
The place was.
accursed. c
ghastly scene o
visible hands
fairly choked:
horror which �v
keew I must :a
end. Even nisi I
bling and: unnia
the darknese,
sounds, my tbo
the girl ups
courage retu
through ray vi
I risked one
certain' Of the
wall, dimly
berths.' My ey
Fiero was a a
passage, unbloc
ceive, but ybl a e
flaming splinter
ning the few f
as it sputtered
ping to the floo
dence that 1
Whoever thoseassessl
they had depe!ted, leav
helpless dead b hind. N
woind come
bo les, to seek
bele. But fort
un iseovered a
pr cious instan
es ape. ; Wild r
break away fro
rotinding,s,- over
ly a I dared 1
cr pt. forward,
wih eager ,fing
ne vously grip
Then I came to
ot er, althougb
re eal the este
It open. •
again I struc
In ant flame w
a light draft
d: cdtioowh
n. ,tca
aon
s ift, automati
dr pping the fa
trent WAS 100
me ruled crashin
pit eied forwar
Ab GAON
Recognized
ts in the upper room.
charnel ouse, a :spot
ept bac from that
death s though ni-
pped my throat. I
th the unutterable
rearne m . And yet I
t, post o on to the
crcluch ere, -trem-
ed, seela th
lg visions in
hearing imaginary
ghts le ped back to
1: I co Idfeel the
'the lea of hot blood
as I str ghtened up.
Ore ma ch to make
opening through the
impsed beyond the
were - 'ot deceived.
eond wo d supported
ed so fa I could per
• pitch I held the
aloft, a ously scan -
et thus evealed, but
ut, the ed ash drop -
1 felt r newed cong-
as alone unobserved.
s might be,
g only the
doubt they
Fain to remove' the
refuge this hidden
e elomen I was there
d must utilize each -
for d coveries and
cklessne s,: a desire to
tbose rewsomeeme
me all c ution. Swift -
the dens blackness I
leeling th smooth wall
rs, my ri ht band still
ing Ithe •pisi_ol butt.
he door, imilir to the
o gropin aboutwould
or enabh me to force
\
a match guarding the.
th both , ands against
bleb thre tened its ei-
ght a ,limpse of a
wall a d made one
o effort o leap aside,
al mate . The move -
late, S mething de-
- ;mon my bead, and 1
Into uric pseiousness
I
Ii111S1' lie 1 la' Chitin* ernetieally
dead fdr. Rattle I f I) I,W1-
edge of lieltig.approneeett hell lied.
and yet 1every peeket Was ritlea .1fie
pisto je lted from myi bend end my
coat ripped from my betty. alto, go
wucI :carrion the fellows ilea hung me
back agirinst the. wail so as to Make
roo far the swingine open of the
door. , Littletby tittle, silently, compre-
hend.ng now what had occurred and
warled by the soundmf voices not far
awas , 1 changed Posture slag itly,
etre! htening out cramped and a hing
Ilmbi and so turning my' head as t en-
able toe to see along the pasage,
whe ea ray of light streamed.
I lay twenty feet from the ent ince
to this habitation underground, t rnst
Into he black sbadow behind the oor,
which' stood partially ajar. My toga
tion precluded any poSSihIlity of. 1 arn•
ing what was beyo-nd that wooden btir-
;brier, but I could plainly view the e ait.e
noi1i iportion of the interiors filth ugh
the 4qiy light 'radiated from a ill :ker-
ing end's?, One edge of the 1abIe
Cnill within 113y vision, a man slting
besi e it, bis back turned toward me.
He Vas smoking a Short stetter:led
Inge and contented himself with n
grow:ling, indistinct utterance -hen
eddressed., Opposite, however. w ft a
man Of ,n different tyee. slender end
active, his hair very dark and Incilined
to curt ':a rather long face, sligbtly
oUvel hued, with a stnall mustache
Wax4 at the ends. His black, spar -
eyes attracted ime first, and
then 1 Ms: long, shapely lbands. These
graseid a sheet of Paper, and 1 Ire-
ticet ethers, ineluding %event' tinceien-
ed e el pes, lying beftire him on the
table4 E4e laughed a bit unpleasantly,
a rov of white teeth visible beneath
the 4a1t mustache.
"It's jitat as theught„ Herman,"
he s4id ,genially. "Tile fellow is a
mereidvnturer. There will be no one
to tak his disappearanee serialist."
"BUt Owe one knows be conte h re."
"Oilthe two who sent bine land
they'll never dare tell, and the woihan.
She I safe enough. Nigger rete
lose
een
ese
Id,"
ink
eet
drove then] out here, and we can
his tnilmth easily •enongh. It's
easy,: 'Herman, and IOW with t
two Settled it leaves me a clear fl
"Maybe so—yes. ' But: vat you t
it all Wean? I would know how
vas dey tome."
' The younger man shuffled. the pa-
pers restlessly, his eyes on the face of
.the other.
"1 confess there are some details
mall::: Neale is a raecale
I t bie's clear8rlde slowly,ao 'gh
'Ilignfbisetausltk;elaniiiIiHtxtbileoerthrmal to find the beir, dis-
covered that he was either dead or
bad (*appeared, ran into seime scamp
of the same kidney as himself and,
between them, detertained to cop the
coin. That's my guess. Then they
picked up this penntlese soldier, who.
,1 by 'the way, resembles the missing
son it ibit., and sent hint down. here to
play ithe :part." , •
"Veil, 'maybe so. But vat about the
girl, hey?"
"SoMe one they picked off the streets.
Re's told to do it in this letter: They
thought it best to prove: their man mar-
ried atid' so had to procure a woman.
We 'ven't have any ttonble with her."
"Vat you do to be elite?"
"Tern 4er loose in N he Orleans with
Ne
]w-
• feW dollars," earesle ly. "All. she
knonia about the affal can't hurt us
If she doe§ squeal. There are plenty
of ways to shut her raduth. I'll know
better how to handle iher ease right
when I see her. Brouesard is a long
time at his job." ,
"Perhaps she fight turem--hey?"
"The worse for here -hat creole Is a
wildtat ' But I wish. he Would hurry,
so we can get through the Gut on the
flood, time-' that boat draws more wa-
ter than is comfortable in this la-
goon."' '
,"Yon need not worry" Said the Ger-
man, placidly looking at his -Watch. "I
take ea' through eafe./_She good sea
bona, an' where '4 c. -024-e- in I Can go
out. ACII, TS 0,, ft4101W come nowl"
:
,
'CHAP %SR' X.
Taken Prisoner.
THE neercomer riassed so close
- beside me 1 cox id feel- his foot
touch mine. 'The door remain-
ed ajar end, if eseape was Pos-
sible now was the eine. With head
reeillig dizzily, I crept tbrough the
cam. ng, yet held the: latch, fascinated
by t e first spoken Weeds within.
"Well, Broussard, what is it?"
I seen to, sir."
:"Tbe bodies are planted, then?"
"The men attend to that."
"Apd, the woman?"
"Oh her way; there was no trouble.
Sallie had her doped, sir.",
"I expected she Nyonld. Then that
finishes our job herel:Herman, and the
quicker we are off the better. We got
the fellow after yeti left, Broussard;
bit him a bit too hard, it seems, but
no One will 'ever investigate, se it's
just as well. Ad -venturer named Craig,
jut discharged from tee Army,"
!
'!Where Es he?"
,
't\(
Leing there in the passage behind
th door. Have Peter e and Sam bury
bhn:along with the others and then
join:us. We'll go abodti
. I shirt the door and s larted down tbe
pagslage. For a :doeen elteps it was
bleck as night: Thee there was a
Shari) swerve tO.the right land a gleam
of aylighd in the lar distance. Al -
re d they were at he berrier, and I
rai forward recklesslY, eager to es -
ca e into the open. ,Tile way was
el ar, tbe floor risingIslightly, yet with.
tin Obstructions. I* eo Id hear voices,
thpoeudir of feet b hind, and 1
m de desp rate effort t outdistance
it
ray 0311S13erS. That 1 ey were (Jamie
less 'I knew, and my oil hope lay in
attaining some hiding lace in the
weeds before they topi emrge into
lite daylight 1 thou h .of, nothing
---,
•
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---how to Insure It --
The regular use of
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a healthy, clean glow-
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It is healthy, your com-
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and velvet like.
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else. But as f burst.' etre-thing and
breathless, into the open lianas gripped
me from both sides. An instant 1
strnggled to break free, fighting with a
mad ferocity, which nearly accomplish-
ed the purpose. lint they were too
many for me. So Broussard's, belt was
strapped tightly, binding my hands
helplessly to my sides, and:J was hurl:
ed over so that I stared np: blindly
into the face of the fellow in com-
mand. His black eyes were sneering,
while the unpleasant smile revealed a
row of white teeth.
"Great God, Manrc he exclaimed:
"Ton. Must have the skull of an ele-
phant. Are'you actually elive?"
"Very much so," 1 gasped, defiant
still.
'Maybe I finish beem monsieur,"
questioned Broussard, with knee still
planted on my chest, "Then he not
talk. hey?"
The leader laughed, with a wave of
the hand.
"You take the fellow far too serious-
ly. Let him up. 1'11 mid a way to
close his mouth if it everne necessary.
Besides, be knows nothing to do any
harim."
Out of the depth of despair and de-
feat there had come an animating ray
of hope—they were going to take me
with them. Even as a prisoner I
should be near herwould yet be eble
to dig out the truth.
"You take heem along. monsieur?"
It was Broussard's voice. -Zia vat
eou mean?"
"Certainly. Why not? There's plen-
ty of work for another band on board.
frust me to break him In. COlut:
lustle the lad along, boys. I'll be
with you in a minute."
'They drove rile forward roughly
enough. We emerged Into an open
niece, from which I saw the chi -1131163n
et' the old house far 'may to our left.
The path Jed onward into 'mother
need patch beyond, down a steep re -
Atte; and then before us stretched the
lonely waters of the bayou, Hidden
'oder the drooping foliage of the beak
was a small boat, a negro in the stern.
was thrust in unceremoniously. the
three others following, eat,h man ship.
Ang an oar into the row lockslier
pun alone remained on shore, scatter-
ing the embers of a small fire and
staring back toward the house. e
few moments we waited In siletwe;
then the slender ligut.e of Ihe one who
seemed 'the leading spleit emerged from
otit the cane. Herman joined usthe
latter taldug the tiller, the foteeer
pushing- eff and:springing alertly Into
the bow. .1
Lying between the thwarts. face
turned upward, all I could see distint•t-
ly Was tI30 black oarsman, although oc-
casionallir, when he- leaned forward. I
caught glimpses of the fellow I believ-
ed to be the captain of the strange
crew. Our boat skirted the shore,
keeping close within the concealing
shadows, as evidenced by overleinging
trees. Twenty minutes elapsed ere
we were scraping along the side of a
vessel of some size.
I was hustled roughly to my feet and
bundled aboard. My head still reeled
dizzily, and the two then, gripping my
arms hurried me over the rail so swift-
ly nie first impressions Were extreme-
ly vague. I knew the sid,es of the ves-
sel were painted a dull gray, as nearly
an invisible color as could be conceiv-
ed. I recall the sharp :sheer of her
bow, the clearness of her lines and the
low sweep of her rail. Less than 1,000
tons burden, I thought, and then as
my eyes swept aloft, and along the
decks I knew her for either a private
yacht, or tropic fruit steamer.
'tFirst stateroom, wend cabin," said
a new voice sharply. "Lively now."
"Shall we =loose the ropes, sir?"
"Yes. Fasten the door and leave a
guard. Stow away the boat, Brous-
sard. Everything ready, captain."
I went down a broad stairway, Wu -
Ing brass. rails on either side, which
led to a spacious after .cabin. A table
extended its, full length, already set
for a meal, and a round faced negro
in white serving jacket grinned at
meas the men pressed me between
them into a na.:Tow passage leading
forward. A ntoment later I was un-
ceremoniously thrust iuto a small
apartment on my right, the ropes
about my wrists loosened and the
door shut and locked behind rae. For
perhaps five minutes I lay where I
had been so unceremoniously drop-
ped, weakened by loss of blood and
dazed by the rapidity of events. 1
found it bard to adjust my faculties
to this new situation, but I thought it
might yet be my privilege to foil
therte villains and reseuei Mrs.. Ren -
ley. It was ray belief she Was also on
board this vessel. I bad no reason to
assume this except tbe ,wording• of
Broussard's report, which 1. bad over -
She am d Sea Gull, an a mighty fin'
boat, sah."
heard. But she was a prlsouer, and
this vessel would be the most likely
place for ber to be -confined. I sat up,
my flesh burning, and stared about.
The light shining through the single
closed port was dim, convincing me .
the sun had already set, As I got to
my feet I could feel a faint throb of
the engine amt realized we were mov-
ing slowly through the water. The
glass of the porthole was think, but'
clear. I knelt on the berth and looked
out, dimly perceiving the shore line
slipping past, with an ever broaden-
ing stretch of: water intervening. Then
I sat down helplessly on the stool and
waited for sometiring to ocear. Es-
cape was impossible. .
The man vrbo appea,red to be the
chief had said he would turn tbe girl
e in New Orleans,: where 'she could
o them no harm. New Orleans, then.
'was doubtless the port for which we.
sailed. It was clear they meant no
personal harm to, her. and they would
never have brotight we on board
alive if they bad deemed it necessary
to otberivise dispose of mei These
considerations were, in the main, re-
sesuring, and as 1 turned theM over in
my mind I 'ditifted 'nth bittir humor.
Besides, my head ceased to eche.
It was fully an hour after the cora-
big ef darkness 'before I was disturb-
ed. Then the door opened, and the
entering gleams of a light swinging in
the passage revealed the -grieming nn-
gro steward bearing a well filled tray.
Thai he deposited in the berth, while
applying a match to the lainp over-
head. 1 saw no shadow of any guard
outside, but the fellow made no ef-
fort to close the door, and I didnot
move, confident be -was not Alone.
"Say, George, what boat is: thilr I
asked.
"Mali name is Louis, Bah."
"All right, Louis, then; what's the
nettle of this'vessel?"
"She am de Sea Gull, an' a mighty,
fin' boat, sah."
"So 1 judge. What is she, fruiter
or private yacht?"
"I reckon I don't just know," and
he grinned.
"Perhaps then you will inform me
where we are bound. I suppose you
know that?"
"No, sah; de captain he nebber done
tor me, sah, nothin"bout his person-
al plans. Ali he done said wus fer
Inc to hustle sum grub in yere."
- The shadow of a man -blocked the
doorway. He was one of those who
had been in the small boat, and I no-
ticed a revolver at his waist'
"That's enough, boy. • Come, now,
out with your he commanded gruffly.:
"Never you mind the door. Pli attend
to that." ..
He pulled the door to after the re-
treating form of the negro, and I
heard the sharp click of the latch
and then his voice, muffled by inter-
venhig wood, ordering the steward
aft. There was no appearance of any
lock on the door. Probably there was
none, as otherwise it would not have
been necessary to post a guard. How-
ever, this was clearly no time to ex-
periment, and I was hungry enough
to. forget all else In the appetizing
fragrance of the meal waiting. 1 fell
io eagerly, convinced there was a
good cook on board and: enjoying ev-
ery morsel t his did not look as
though I Was destined to suffer, and
merely being confined in these narrow
quarters for a few hours was no great
hardship. Probably the girl was re-
ceiving very similar treatment, and
an soon aslm
the Sea Gull
wade what-
ever port as alined at we would
both be ptt where' and left to pro-
ceed as we thought hest These peo-
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get us out or the way 1�n enough tc(
retueve it unobserved. This appealed
to me as by far the most probable ene
planation. The door opened agair.d'a
end the guard stood revealed beforef
rae in the glare of light
"The old man wants you," he e4
Plained brusquely, waving his hand
aft as though specifying the direcdoriil
f`Come on, now."
: I preceded bite along ;the nerrowl
iiassage. The cabin was unoccupied
the table swung up ag,ainet the bea
of the upper deak, the heavy c
Moved back, leaving a wide open s
The furnishings were rich, in ex
taste. It was a ya.chtIlke lace
There was but one door, evidence
e single cabin occupied the
space astern, and 1 stopped befor
my companion applying kis knue
to the wood, but withoirt remov
lais watchful eyes from me. A muff
voice asked who was there., and at th
response replied:
"Open the door and show him tD-sTdP_
tan, and remain where yob are wil
entered and found myself upon
plain, uncarpeted deck, the white wellig
and ceiling undecorated. On one aid
ens a- double tier ef berths, Lecke
Were between the pot** and b
Curtains draped the two Windows
Opposite the berths was sea term rec.
Containing a vadety of Weapons, an
the only floor covering wan a
rug beneath a desk near the cen
the apartment. This latter was
ed with papers, among them a ma
two, ,on which courses had been
ed, :Beyond these all the room c
tattled was a small bookcase, crowd_
vrith volumes, and a few chairs, or
one, upholstered. The Only persam
present occupied this, and was seatelf
at the desk, watching roe, a eiga
smoking between his ringers. It
the olive hued man of the cellar,
one 1 had, picked as leaaer, and
teeth gleamed white in an effort
smile. in spite of his skin and
eyes, I could not guess at his na
s.lity, but felt an instinctive dlsiike
trim, more deeply rooted than bete
now that 1 comprehenden bow coni
;pletely I was in his power.
"Take a seat. praig,” he said, spea
ing with a faint acrent barely perce
tible. "The second chair Will be found
the more omfortable. Now we c
talk. easily. May I offer yon a elitar4
ette?'
I accepted it more to exhiblt my o
goolnesi than from any desire
smoke, but without other` response.
..trust you. have beetfai.rly co
;fortable since coming on beard th0,
'Sea Gull."
"As much so 1113 a peleoner
naturalle expect go be?" I replied tali',
,differently. "Thin vessel. then, the:
'Sea Gull?"
"At present—yes. The name is tuft
material, so long .as it sounds well andr
:conforms to the manifest. However,!
lust noW tire register reeds Sea Gull
Henley,: master; tia0 tons, schoone4
'rigged yacht:"
"You are under :steam?" •
"Exactly—Mixt-nary steam power."
"In what :trader
"Operated for pleasure excluelvely,"
:a Olen tone ot movicerY in the :sefA
:coke1'A rather expensi*e luxury, ogi::
,course, :but available all the :yea;
:around 17n this :latitude."
"1 failed to eateh the capta1n14
name—yours, 1 presume?"
He :langbed, pausing 10 ilgbt anothe
:jer cigarette. . _
"Still,: it is one you seem fairly la*
miliareeeith—Henley. Philip -Elealeet,P.
This :statement of bis identity, 81Ok4
!en caludY and smilingly,' was a 11111-N
!prise.
/ -"You see, Craig," be continued quiet
- ij, apparently compreeending
'1state of mind, "your tittle game IS Apt`
t ;Not a bad plan originally—something,
hef a tribalna, genius :that rellow Neal
i—but be tatlecl to :count :on the feet;
ithat I Was itery much alive and -fait
icapable of attending to fliy own .aft.
pie were lawiesit enough withotit. fairs. By ithe way, whatfpart did thd
doubt—the murders already commit- :
ri play in this little: -conspiracy?
ted were evidence of that—but all I
Merely a friend .otyours who came
they desired, so far as we were per- :along tot gtegleggee,
sonally eoneerned, was to get us safe-
• ly out of the way. where we could no
longer interfere With their plans.
What those plans might be I could ,
merely eonjecture, with little enough
to guide my, guessing. They might be
filibusters connected with some revog
baton transit the Central Americati
coast, smugglers or 'marauders of eve
less respeetability. using the Elenley
place for a rendezvous. These fellows
were doubtless the ghosts which
hannted the place and had given it
so uneanny 8 reputation throughout
the nelghitorhood They would nat-
urally resent any interference, any
change In ownership of' 4•011trOi. Pos-
sibly if lino wen, time es, as I more
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