Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 14, 1923, Page 10

PAGE TEN. Che Casper Daily Tribune WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1923. “FIRE MOUNTAIN” A Tale of Mystery, Treasure, Love and the Sea. BY NORMAN SPRINGER Author of “The Blood Ship. INSTALLMENT NO. NINE cides not to attempt to land search |for the ambergris until it clears. | | member WHAT'S HAPPENED Whaler Luck," xt] MacLean, a superstitious crew, tells Martin that some-| ig evil is to h pen to Little Billy. | gloomy mountain, | De'll’'s Kirk.” That | in to tell him | | He cur the which he calls the he awakens 4 the hunchbac s disappeared. As he and Martin search for the fo enveloped deck, he later hears Mac: n call for aid i curious! voice and then hears the John Winters, his Log of the find ambergri who ¥ f the ate For a second Martin was anchored Then he leaped forward co as he did to a great &. wordless bellow. the welrd noise c terlous 1 by ho rous And even as he ran blindly ahead those fev paces, he heard a heavy e a shouted supplement to darkness was suddenly alive feet. A body hurled him, an arm, struck a sweeping blow, and he felt a kr rip through his flannel shirt an graze his shoulder near his neck. His foot tripped on a ring-bolt and struck with stunning force 1 bulwark stanchion. collision scattered his wits, and lay in the scuppers, blinking dancing lights before his eyes. ears was a great humming. after a moment, the humming nd b e a babel tion of odds t of shout | a hard chatter—voices in a foreign tongue. He ant's Head” great booming voice that fs the one whic ge not long | memory. He heard a ‘pistol before to the C chased by a Rui violating the rul seal ekins with the Sib He heard a sharp Mar Ruth's voice, terror-stricken cry n—BUly—Martin! Oh, help?" raised in Square Jim Dabney ts t The scream galvanized Martin to captain of the Cohasset. His attrac:|action. She was calling hum! hter Hie struggled to arise, got upon his Ruth Le Moyne, ts mate |knees, reached upward and grasped brig. They are told of the Log ‘s 4 be’aying-pin in the rail above. of the hunchback’s opinion that Clutching the pin, he drew himself {sland was the one where th erect and quite without reasoni store of ambergris was hidden ey | dre it out, nd, gasping it clublike re all in the dark as to tho location| rushed aft toward the lighted door the cave, but Ruth sudden'y dts-|of the cabin. covers the skin within the binding) In the cabin, one whirling glance| and the following cipher message !s| that took in the scattered company—| revealed the bedraggled Japanese, Carp | 4384454423615 8314612151113236 243361! Dabney lying face down across 631153523113344 threshold of his room, his white hair | 28841 b 14 Wi'd Bob Carew lifting a ; fare | . squirm ms | ed the stride | flung himself] man who held his woman, | skull. | tpped as cook by the Cohasset and nost complete {gnorance of of his entrance 1s disregarded as the Cohas-| toward th r the discovery. | and ‘his club cracked upon a ; her and in San| A man hurtled against him and] Next he became re that some- cisco becomes associated h « him against the wall. He saw g was at wi 5 rm: Wild Bob Carew, « splend tng | Carew fall, and Ruth spill free of the| Thee Sened cracily, “Atwer ea ine but unscrupulous) som, captaln. ) tobi ¢ Sung arms | ment’s experimenting and reflection Sm Oye Th © hand took him by the/the truth came to him with shocking Josiah Smatt, a sharp lawyer, to de.| throat. long supple, muscular fingers] force—his arms were drawn behind r the message And this brin stopping wind. He saw a face up: him, and his wrists w handcuffed to his—an expressionless yel-|together. The shock of that dis. our hero, who face, with glittering, slanting | covery dissipated the fog over his! led ARE an « He drew up his club for the] mind. fee bas slender fingers were prob.| The sum of his memories was clear, " ‘ = upward behind his jawbone, and|and for the moment {t crushed and| ste y sas cholkl | terrified him. For it was evident! ¥etgn ' 1. It seemed to Martin, a stream|that the brig was in Carew’s banca. ear tre flooded his veins, sear-| They had been s' rised in the for, | " f his cutive t The belaying-pin|a piracy had occurred, murder had | [been done, and Wild Bob and his yellow followers had 1 the ship MacLean was dead! And Little Billy was dead! Captain Dabney was | | | } | | tin's sore throat, anci were hardly, | managed by his dry, swollen tongue. “All right—bos—dry—come.” | He got upon his knees and hunch- ed himself along upon his knees to the stanchion drink—dry—water,"" he gabbled painfully * Marty—Mart lad, I'm glad you're ‘ere!"" the heartfelt whisper from the boatswain. bas 4 feared ‘e ‘ad choked the life out 0” | ye. Dry, ye say? So am I, lad. Cussed | so much IT can't spl * my back’s bloomin’ well busted from bending | over ‘ugsing tanchion!" | Martin, le nst a tier of boxes, th boatswain — Ile saw that the big n his underwe The boatswain was seated on the floc and his arms ar jroney, en BARNEY GOOGLE-- ANALENTINE FOR A HORTE | QurrE So — HERE'S ONE ALLOW ME. TS READ VO Xe, You: — “OW You Home! NAG WrITy Your J OW Nes - Tats ts em VERN, FETCHING - So Lad AsouT THE JSENTIMENTAL-) Qopce STEED Wwuars “THAT ONE QSTTH THE Lace, By Billey De Beck “The Comic: SNAPPING aT SOCKEY SES King Features Syndicate. 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In excess of misery, he groaned aloud, a smothered sob of anguish. | “Martin, lad! ‘Ave you come around? You're sittin’ up. Ow, swig gle me. lad, pipe up.” ‘The words came from the huddled figure behind a stanchion, in a husky, beseeching rumble. | Words tore barbed through Mar. | ASOLINE ALLEY —HAii, HAIL, THE GANG S ALL HERE! TODAY} THAT 1S WHER! HISTORY BEGAN FOR WALT AS FAR AS SKEEZIX 1S CONCERNED. AND TODAY THEY CELEBRATE WALT'S ADOPTION OF SKEEZIX— AND THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE DOORSTEP ARRIVAL- WITH A PARTY. | ; HAROLD TEEN—MA CAN’T FATHOM THIS BRAZEN SHEIK ZZ (ole) ae ——— —— 24 [Y vou wove cHitoren (ANYBODY WITH HALE AN nef so mun waur 1 =~ —, MRS BLOSSOM, COULD j (PICK GKEEZIX AS cou ZK AS | taped [ ERIGHTEST ONE 3 <ou'v’ BUNCH ! R MARRIED a 1 Q t L Y D si! 6 M DOLORES, WITH Your ORBS OF Brdowsl — WITH HAIIZ AS SoFT AS THISTLE-DOWN — Youre UPS — Pooe. BoY—| JUST DREAD GIVING HIM THE SE ( LETTERS LILLUMS RETURNED) awn Heit BE | < =} TeeeiBry gisisaah /\ ER! Haovp! @ Pacer OF LETTERS LILLUMS Reweneo! Sust Tess YEM IN TH? @ircled the stancht I'M MRS. KOOKOO, TH” NEW TENANT IN 3A. COULD 1 GET TH’ KEYS To MY APARTMENT ? surety! HOw DO YoU LIKE YouR APARTMENT MRS, KOOKOO? FINE OUR NEIGHBORS FIGHT AN' ARGUE I5 SOMETHIN’ AWFUL THANK HEAVENS, ME AN’ My HUSBAND HAS NEVER HAD_A SPAT ~ NOT Even ONE Cross WORD SINCE WE WAS MARRIED !! THATS Fine! AND HOW LONG HAVE You BEEN MARRIED 2? / 1 BUT TH’ way YES, 11'S \ A SHameE ! sest THREE Days }! ye stand, Martin? ‘Ave they you, too.” “He flung himself towards the man who held his woman and bis} “Bebind back—hand," Martin mar club cracked upon a skull” | eged to guip out “Throat bad— t can't talk—dry—" | : alla 10 : BRe'ind your back!" broken in the . poatswain. ‘Ow—blast tho \ a devils! Be'ind your — back a be'ind your back! An‘ you lyin’ on : The flame] your arms these hours! But can y¢ a ‘ y It was hellish| stand, Martin? ‘Ave you the use ted and vi a rpest agony Mar-| ygur legs? Beeause, them boxes sirk ‘_ i | you're leanin anst are canned ; ‘ u ck on the floor.| goods—tomatoes an’ sa . ' ah 1 but the awful|, But Martin heard no more. He had ‘ s wits were swim-| struggled to his feet and began to in eee ie rm ft arms were about! vestigate. A vision of himself quat : : ie Ills re read was cushioned! fing deeply of the cool. wet contents ‘ 1 and fragrant breast,| of those tans, filled Martin's mind to oe ‘ « € oke his name anxious.| the exclusion’ of aught cls bers | ‘The row of boxes was about breast it of San Frane kauth, th favtin, Martin! What have they, high. Unable to use his hands, Mat boatswain slid his arms down) belong : | speak to me! He! tin leaned over and explored with na Oe the ede "1 : ; ‘ t. © his chin. The fourth box rewarded | ‘7% 20 ok the teeasure, |e * ‘ sis 0 resence waa gone! him. He rubbed his Jawbone over) «nue owt] we open the thing? Strike| tad, di bored Tu round, bend 1 ee and under tho influe A n ¥ ; ach up back No N, te pe ft ® 1 and Sek0r ead what oda aire en ing ho lusted drir . : big adda ee ; remembered a | lot last he p ne can at ear = 4 kicked ft tv hten 7 Ki heaved a surfeitel + diap't think I'd ev he said, “Why. I was so Vt talk. And my throat lown by aim. A t 1 out. Ow. | : tive fit iB \ : ' rhe | \¥ bi ' \ c I his Rut 1 st aan t rtly'| " twa Another tine 1 te ‘ story tomorrow.