Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1923, Page 12

PAGE TWELVE. Che Casper Daily Cribune FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1923. “FIRE MOUNTAIN” unite GOOGLE a : Bv Billev De B I DONT THAk YES. REALLY, I'm Outre A > SO -SIR SUT YouR STRANGER HERE= CVE SEEN FACE DOES Look A Llookine FOR A CERTAIN BIT FAMILIAR - MY POST-OFFICE - is VIOLET ~WAIT RIGHT is WERE . LITTLE a NIOLET > ILt BE SZ f Louisvite 4 Mae back WITH ALC ThE INFO You eck . A Tale of Mystery, Treasure, Love and the Sea. BY NORMAN SPRINGER Author of “The Blood Ship.” TALLMENT NO. 4. BOT AIT IT Who's Who and What's Happened:) “ Martin Blake, law c!erk with a long- Bill img for adventure, gets a taste of it! He drcmped to the. floor by Mar- when his employer. | tin's side. Immediately, he thrust Josiah Smatt, who handies some! his head out of the window and spoke mysterious cases, directs him to carry|® few words in an underte a sealed envelope to one low. Capt. Wild Bob Carew, who is to be} “Stand by, Bo: led Little Tiny} found in " saloon | softly "m inside, all right. | at Green and the |_ He straightened ‘up and clutched San Francis While Martin's arm, “Did you see her? Is} ting his instructions as to delivering) she safe i the envelope, ink so, They haven't had time Dr. Ichi, Japanese, sits) to harm her, I think she is in the! at Smatt's table, While Ichi previous-! next room. Some one was rapping | has been with Smatt, ajon the wal supposed book agent who Martin later “Code ta learns is hunch back Little Billy, a hunchback, steward} think of the Brig Cohasset. ap ly tries! wall? to nell a “Compendium of Knowledge.”| He The book agent howeve eyes rove all talks. His a rupted by Blake with the re-enters the office he has a m coming in,” whispered Little ne to some! supplemented the| That is Ruth. She} I was caught too. Which 2-7 Copyright, 192 jarted to the Martin indicated « tapping on the w when f next room the strange ued through the n heard th © of the room 4 started a light 1. Hardly hia replies cam) ral mo on con » Mar over the pl By C. A. Voight — 04 Come OW UNCLE PETEY — Dow'r BE of someone's WELL— GO mut er a having just left night, on his! oath. Then afte: ul series o AFRAID — 5 a errand, ‘Blake encounters aps, the itt'e man left the wall an PRonounceD | f ANG ASICTHE. —DonT BE Siuev! \_ 7) The Bosun of the Cohasset, a'co-) crent ta Marina id me Come on , “star's “SHEEING” Doctor TO Ge: fetes Ly had started out to buy a birthda: Seat ve need sapdinate a a Time i TRY So EES Present for the brig's “blessed 1 i : ‘? Wes ue. DeURS Y —. how constructed? Martin described in whispers the plan of the building as he knew it He also tolc: Little Billy of his own rought experience, though he did not mentign the envelope. “I warn you," said Little Billy, you are in some danger. Carew or mate." When Blake refers to and Carew, the Bosum, fe, hiess Englishman, becomes sudden!y | belligerent. | As he nears the “F Martin runs into Little I he tells of the bosun i Though Martin detects no odor of Nquor on the hunchback, Little ‘Billy |®®¥Y of his crowd, would snuff you appears unsteady and, in aecking t){°Ut i" an instant tf he thought fit maintain his balance, seizes the law|/ ®™ not going to ask you to risk clerk's overcoat, in which he carries |YOUr skin in an affair that does not the envelope Smatt was sending to|COMCern you. There is the window— Carew. Near the saloon Martin passes |‘! bosum will let you ps a figure in # gray overcoat. He en stay and help you, if you'll ters the “Black Cruiser” and is put|h@ve me,” promptly replied Martin in an empty room of the lodging| “I ®™m not afrald to take a chance. house upstairs while Carey to be{ And that girl—those yellow { told of his arrival. As he waits in| “I knew you would st inter-| the dark room he hears a noise that/TUPted the hunchback. His hand makes him look out in tmo to see a/STasped Martin's In a congratulatory Kroup of Japanese dragging a beauti-, 8p. “I knew I had not misjudgea ful white girl, clad in. a gray coat,|¥oU—you are a white man. We must along the passage. As he opens the| &et her away, and we dare not call| door, a fist shoots through, hits him| the police into this affair, But there| ™Uffled throb of an automobile en-| y. whom | in the pit of his stomach and knocks) is nothing crooked on our side of the| Sine. It stopped. Martin siffened Mimi back jute the come |fence. Here take this—you may need) tensely and gripped the automatic in ‘The (Jap: snesmhes who Gociea ts (IU? j his hand, Behind him, he heard the convey Martin to Captain Carew de-| Little Billy thrust something into] Poatswain mutter; AIT 'M SORRY, WALT, BUT \|. ~ ME, WHOM IT CONCERNS } MORE THAN ANYONE 1 Me ‘Ear th back—'urr: Billy? Swiggle me, * clines to answer the law clerk's; Martin's hand, and Martin thrillec: questions about the girl, and to|: MRS. BLOSSOM. aes the feel of it. Tt was 5T ASK YOU To / T™ ‘ | COULDN’ a é YOU SAID YOU KNEW YES, WALT, BUT pistol. GAD ToL YB ‘OU. LOSE Ski sft, WHO, TAEMOTHER 1AM NOT AT | JOST CAME YOU MEAN Blake's excited story. Carew him-/} ke, law clerk, became df the one scraping found of the steel OVER “To THANK SEE YOU, BUT REALLY WAS. 1 CAME TOASK' ] Vipee ry To Il You won't | ELSE ? AND tO keto I tee Hes f 7) self — an extraordinarily handsome st, and Martin Blake, adven-| bas upon the shutter increased in 7 YOU ABOUT -f — / WAS ONE OF YouR ae ey ! Ny har : n ; pect Ta haa aniexed YOU FOR THE ¢ \ i TELL YOU ANY TELt EVEN, <T FRIENC J \ WILL You ¢ QW man—turns a deaf ear, demanding| turer, stopped into the law clerk's) Volume. Several men hi on) ELS >| THAT, Too. , BEST FRIENDS. _ WILL > that Martin deliver the message. | boots {the saloon. The Ganger seemed to HELP “YOU —— MORE ABOUT Men tans: s : TRUST i, Realizing now that through the po.| “It !s too risky to make a rush| have passed them by. | GAVE ME IT Now. \ BLOS Me { Uce would come the best chance to| through this door,” Little Billy was! Litte Billys gave a satisfied grunt DURING = rescue the girl, whose gray overcoat | saying. “They would hear us and be} The shutter was open. Little Billy | SKEEZIX'S . | was lying on the floor of the Cap.|on guard, We will try the next win. Was clambering down from the boate-| ADOPTION. / | tain's room. Martin delivers the en-| dow.” wain’s shoulders an indistinct fig velope. As he turned to go Carew} He vaultec over the sill, clung aj ure clambering out of the newly discovers that the envelope contained! moment and dropped to the shed be-/ opened window. only blank paper. He roars out a law. Martin sniv the boatswain catch} And then Martin saw a beam cf| the little man in midair and lower) yellow Hght illumine the other win-) him gently to his fect | dow, the window of the room in| servants a “Come on," the hunchback then| Which he had been prisoner. His Spulvedo, keeper of the “Black) called softly And Martin followed ars were assailed with a sudden Cruiser.” Blake, knocked out in the| The bi n’s gruff whisper was] outcry coming through that ‘window| battle, comes to in small, dark] in his ear. | “He ees gone!" i command that results in Martin’ being assaulted by several Japanese room. His kicks against the door ‘Swiggle me, ladibu I ‘ad A man's figure v framed in the) bring a bullet crashing through it] thought to run afoul of you again.”| lighted windows — a bloatec bulk | and a command from Spulvedo to “Come on—next window, com-| that he knew was Spulvedo, the dive} kepe quiet. Presently Ms rtin hears} manded Little Bi‘lv | ke A flame shot fram that fig-| = eg . = _ MISS DEAN 1S Goofy ABOUT MEN INA epee lane LOGS peg . Aw! ers - EY UKE “THOMAS MEIGHAN — AN" HE rapa tony cir CONDINON HATH 7 (16 VERY Ae Spieler NtveErR ore. Jazz Suit 1 CAN RETURN IT BECOMING IN HS UFE, Hey Roles So MANLY, OK. -coLceman! tts A BEANER- UkKEEP IT Q1924 emiercon Merawnse. WINNIE WINKLE, THE BREADWINNER—Caught in the Act. WE'D LIKE 1M GOIN’ UP To THAT 1S THE Yo see-minr |{ FAWTHAW ISN'T : Fl RE'S A LIVING EMPTY APARTMENT ON f° SUPERINTENDENT }} FOUR ROOM {| yi sHow IT }{ THE! pe TH’ THIRD FLOOR | alk AROUND ? APARTMENT. To you !! paaaueedalst aly does THERE'S NOTHIN’ DOIN’ )KS) & TO LET! 5 AROUND HERE ANYWAY! i th © same instant the charging man shot, ans iar on the wall of} Io aber the other win.) Ure into his very face, ‘The missi‘e| the room in which nrisoner. | « nd Martin and the boatswain! struck the roof close to his side and pressev tol spattered shingle and dirt t* his face.| | : The key, th the boatswain produced a short) Without hesitation, Martin straight-| ——— other side, co har I bar and handed jt to the huneh-| ened his own drm and fired point! ig look. 1 1 his ear ag k Then he braced his back | lank at the lying mark. Spulvedo oor, nothing gainst the: by directly below | emitted a strified shriek and fell A seco ter he w wit eo desire und picking Lit m sight Cow. © was 0 . breaking i little fellow to Adark figure brushed past him Qe eh. entrar He didn’t care who it was d shoulde The hunck.| and droppec over the edge of the} "1 de-| roof to tho street. The boatswain fol-| lowed. Little Billy was by his side, 1 there a moment ructians to Mart 80 ler The was opened arp crack, and t his shoulder: flames of reyclved shots, Martin] “Avast there, nipp And darkness envelopes Martin as| and saw Martin's eyes fixed upon open. Th head You stand lookout.” he instructed. | ST@sping his shoulder | “Hold them back, bos!) We'll get| dropped to his knee and raised hi Martin found his feet also and com:| ye foll, him. into the square of “Watch the street. Listen for foot-| ‘Come on—roll off!’ the hunch-| the boat free arm, He was given entirely, over to| menced to retreat. One of the en Martin) <xétiisnely to. ooamelounnae Why, helo. out! Had your a a the 3 oF ik was urging, | ‘The boatswain stopped and wheeled| tho battle lust of the moment. He|emy figures was coming straight for] |” sleep out? How do you feel?” was yradud He was staring upward tag jo Ma ently crept to the edge| Martin rolled off the edge and fell] about. Martin checked his stride, In-| Was cool, he was happy, he laughed| him, ignoring the shots, et : f af | his cheerful greeting Mattia’ Gacchi \e « roof that everlooked the] into the boatswain's arms, tuitively, he knew ‘his place was at| loud and ho shot rapidly, with intent] ‘phere was scmething distinetive,| ®t the bare, wooden bottom-side o} GHAR fumes y cick >, Sata ase volver pointe: pnd ported himseit there a Then he was on his feet, running.| the boatswain's side to kill at the enemy figures beyones| contemptuous, about that charge.|a bunk. It was ony iT oe “Don't shoot!" | oe . 7 the boatswain'ns side, Just in| The buatswain was on one knee,| Pelice whist'es sounded. Martin! Martin knew the approaching figure] fore he discovered that he poy P io I, Martin 5 : Mae gt ! ho ont of him raced the hunchback| shooting rapidiy at a cluster of re-| ensed there was a commotion a] was Carew in a bunk, and that was eee The law vc e}and a queer figure in man's clothes,| treating figures. Everywhere before| block of so Cown the street ap} He took aim, erooked his fin the matter with hie couch, ea! they sb " of t ° amed behind. ~|the saloon, it seemed to Martin, were] Proaching police, he k and found his weapon emp’ He] about, and his feet wer often asl om * aie c Heh BI Cruiser} darting forms | ‘The boatswain' was on his feet and) drew back nis arm and hurled the| not, higher than his head \2 “heh kcal rep M a } v 1 Ww brood | From behind telegraph poles, | backing toward tie dock. His voice] gun stra t ana at the | The bunch back, Little Billy. qa i x tho nback fling over kneeli figures, came the spurting’ warned Martin— : ' same in h NE Man shot. seated upon the floor, He looked up! (Continued on Page 3 A F ths . n fi 2H Mittin. pc ak Lb Halal 2 9 igh aD swe. eure 6S sage eRe.