Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1923, Page 10

Che Casper Daily Cribune THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1923, E | MOUNTA 7? (Hee SOQUETE. ; By Billey DeBeck = O~ SPARIN. EF. DON'T THINK Sone : oa i f MOL OFFA ME Fi of Mystery, Treas ure, Love and the Sea. pia acing ea? Gonna fe MSS! VIOLET. Wear FALL Down, Y NORMAN SPRINGER | INVITE HER Yo Go Author of “The Blood Si'p.* ie RACES Topay ax e INSTALLMENT NO. TEN. Want You Ye ‘ser WHATS HAPPENED He curses the gloomy mountain.| ]f qq dat ORETTY Weew When the W Good Luck." Which he calls the ‘De'il’s Kirk.” That | HER BY Copenig out of New I was wrecked night awakens Martin to tell him| FIRST PLACE — the Fir Mountain, a volean’ec island that the hunch k has disappeared. : h Pac’fic, in 1889, one of, AS he und Martin search for the fog nveloped deck, he later hears Mac: Lean call for aid in a curiously strangled voice and then hears the sound of falling body. Carew and his Japanese, who reached the island secretly, board the brig and, after a fight, imprison Mar- tin and the Bosun in They free themselves shackle: the two survi John Winters, who wrote down in h's pg of the finding t quanti ties of ambereris, the substance ro aluable f the demand for} and of the stor ous stuff in one of the in the istand us 1 of the strange fate Meved that »mys| companion who the weird ne now, sit still, and we'll figure | some plan,” said the Besun uth’s all right. ‘They let the lass the Old Man into ‘is room and there to nurse ‘im. She'll be} stand jn{Safe. Martin, Strike me, Ged will 1 the po. Never let ther ir it iy will here was a wealth of simple faitn the giant's voice, and some of it xed|found lodgment in Martin's troubled e| breast. He composed himself, held with its|himself in sure check, and told whit tremendous} had happened to hi terious voice of 2 ‘ ing him, and finally, had jur ing to the Lo for himse!f. a small boat altion ped into t amt sm i onese 6+ PETE” DINK. =~! YZ y x piece of | bindir code on and inserted it in the Log book. Demented, he up and brought to He he leaving his I ciph nessage value, In the he Chinese resort. ~— ASHES °— WHERE Would A GbY GET ASHES FRom I'D LIKE “To _KNow — FIRsT You MusT Have — WEL, IT'S up To You——' Dou'r SAY | DivN't TEucYou AGouT IT WYWt4 — Peley Dear - SomETHING Yy fy MusT Be Done AtouT THAT Icy SIDE-WALK— Nov KNow IF ANYoHE SHouto Fate AD HURT THEMSE Wes THEY'D Sue Nov — Go AND PUT Some ASHES on (T— keeper of &| The beatswain then told of events many the cabin ‘ter Martin was hors de years later combat. Carew at once ordered “Lite Billy Corcoran, .hunchback Charley Bo Yip, the Chnitese cook to steward of the brig Cohasset, recov-|Prepare “'slathers o' grub,” the beat- Seine thom a pres, acclle swain related. ‘Then they stowed us mgs hs Beet ass Cesk PP Cc down here. Well within fifteen min- a1 the Chinamar tion ot odds and ends. es th was down ‘ere again— from the description that eats out stores. Charley, Be Y Mountain, with its many caves and)W#S with ‘cm. As ‘e goes aloft aga queer lava formations, including © re | e tips me a big winlt. That means | ; : ee ttead’|something, Murtin. They're deep that looks like an “Elephant's Tread” | Momellink, | Mint | is the one which gave refuge not long ae ki before to the Cohasset’s crew when| The Bgsun then told Martin that | chased by a Russian gun boat for|Carew's ship, the Dawn, had been} Ei Vlolnting the rule against trading for| Wrecked and that only fifteen of her seal skins with the Siberian natives y men had survived. . 3 Square Jim Dabney is the blind somber field of Martin's 5 In of the Cohasset. His attrac-|™'sery bloomed a tiny flow and 2 Ge grand -disighter | whenever his mental eye rested upon Fs ‘Ruth Le Moyne, is mate of the |'his exotic, a sudden glow of happl- fm brig. They are told of the Log and pervaded his being. This br - back's opinion that their | wer was a memory—the thought | of the hunehtack’s opinion that thelr oe himseit tying hel n the cabin Island was the ono where the great/ hoor while two soft arms prersed tn store of umbergris was hidden. They | jig sore-addled head t0 8 preneeting : ire. alli chelate ae tee een aera | tt and warm lips caressed his ma of the cave, but Ruth suddenty dis-| ¢.74, ro covers the skin within the binding) “so, she loved him! She returned) —=——— ow eae following’ <ipher measage ius jove! In feat, blab moment in| breast. He was for immediate ac-} a ae ai te jah . {the e she had bared her heart to | = 2: kK 612151113236 24 1] i ac Fi Satiessaniazaa. e2zis1t14a4e Ht fearlessly peforo all on — tet’s start!” he ex GASOLINE ALLEY—HE WAS TAKING NO CHANCES 31163523113344 - 623151114646434411132 | ray hostile, Jeering company. His ¥ 3341 14214652222214546191151 16 1 Gumea Rute tees ai a 4133 44 returned. Rutt loved hin id oar acelamwed Wea. teat! 34424461131 26144154613 Dr. Ichi, a Ja had been shipped as cook by the Cohasset and & almost complete ignoranc glish, in disregarded as the Cohas 2144) nust do something: he cried aced a restraining noulder. loud, or ye'll tavel 4, down for a looksee, I YOU'VE GOT TO HAND IT TO YOU'RE UNCLE WALT FOR BEING SMART. | WANTED HER TO KNOW ALL THE TIME WHO THEY ME WHY, WALT THEY WERE THE KIND YOU ALWAYS MEN 1 GOT HOME Buy, THEY CAME FROM Swiggle me. We don't want Sa FROM SKEEZIX'S PARTY YESTERDAY 1 FOUND A BEAUTIFUL BUNCH OF YOUR REGULAR FLORISTS, omin’ down ‘ere to find we've did the wanishin’ stunt.’ ane: THANK ME? RWHAT, Y OH, WALT! 1 pn Peplonat Oe WANT TO THANK apart AS Some thin points of 1 oth sudden ark prison shoot'ng {i ROSES FOR My “AND WERE ADDRESSED mn min ik over 7 ‘ from around th ses of the x ——, VALENTINE. IN YOUR OWN act's officers talk over the discove a plan, didnt T tell yet Firat] om Around the evges of tho 4 PV GRR\ ee we hi the ciph nd in San) though, let's fix these bleedin’ trons,| hoatswatn's tek Sone ene 7 ancisco becomes associated with ‘ane 2 Some one was n case they pay us a visit. "Ere, Mar- LOVELY ! stick out your ‘and: la about to come down to them. It was the Japan Ichi. Wild Bob Carew, but unserupulou splendid 1 nok ing captain, Tehi rtin| complied, and felt the | He spoke te Martin. Ty dear i Noys handeu cle or v rist es ; ak er a. | bane I bout his wrists, Mr. Blake, we muehly de: your Josiah Smatt, a sharp lawyer, to See if you can pull your ‘ands! veesence in the. cat “y f cipher message. And this brings) out presence abin you ( us to trnve! there without assistance: Martin found he could, easily. | Martin received a shar: meaning Martin Blake, our hero, whe. con-} A} aay fae angel . = veying the decoded mossaye and (he| sig iti cee eerste ck ey Lene’ |slance from the boatewain. *Tes—1! Jatituce and longitude of Fire | a jean make it,” he told Ichi. Moun: | swain ‘In ase they come down 1 In. 3 "| He promptly scrambled to his fe tain to Curew at the command’ ef) on us don’t want them to find! i , 7 ae et ae S | and stumbled toward the ladder Smatt his emp‘oyer, meets Billy.| us loose. | “Goodby, bos!’ he calle sod 7 ] Py by, 4 a ci . 300d Feigning intoxication, Dilly substi-| “But we can’t lounge here indefi-! tutes blank sheets of paper for the! nitely," commenced” Martin impa- matter M Martin's pock' The sub- tiently. big fellow's hoarse growl} reached him: y, lad. Good luck | | . . . { | Dayligtt, dazzting to Martin's! groom-accustomed eyes, filled the Cohasset's cabin. The table was littered with the de bris of a meal, which Charley Bo Yip was phlegmatically and deftly clear-| ing away, and Martin stared across the board's disarray at Wild Bob Ca rew's disdainful face. Martin was again surprised with the Incongrui i} | riety i | AEwW ENGLISH TEACHER, of \d ‘8 appearance contrast: F ed with his activities. Was this DowRES DEAN, 1M GoNNA BRUSH splendid figure of a man the vicious UP ON NY VOCABULARY —No outlaw of wife and evil repute? The} MORE Cats MEows oR BEANERS renegade thief? The rsecutcr of| FoR ME! | women? The pitiless butcher of a! ee WHat OID | TELL You — SOON AS HE GETS OFF THAT SILLY Love AFFAIR UWWITH LILLUMS He IN ORDER To IMPRESS MY PATE, MY STUDIES HAVE BEEN So CONFINING =! — HAVE No concern FEEL IN NEED OF 4 DEAS PATER —- BASK WALK! Q SHalL RETURN os, ae a™ ia PROMPTLY WITHIN "7 BC <| \ THe Hoe! ! defenseless men? | Ichi’s suave voice broke an un | easy silenc: | “Mr, Blake, we have brought you up here for a little chat,” sald Ichi, | | “And before we commence, I bes} | p'ease to inform you T am your very | dear friend, and I think of you no} i. So—will you not be seated?" Martin feated himself gingerly} upun the edge of a chair, It was an} uncomfortable position, and his arms | ached keenly from being constrained in the unnatural position the hand-| cuffs, demanded, but he dare not slip} out hand, | DDI SS 2 o _— a -'¢ =~ re m not mistaken in assuming you would with relishbness accept refreshment? You would talk with more easiness?” Ichi went on, Tle was agre surprised by the question, He was again very, very dry, and his sore throat pained him, | and made speaking dicicult. Het “He had a vivid recoll ic pain that accompanied the| was hungry, too, his supper the night former application of those writhing fingers.” before having been his last meal. | The Japanese barked an order to the Chinaman. Yip filled a cup with black coffe YES, BUT WE JUST DISCOVERED THATS TH’ SAME APARTMENT WE GOT PUT OUT OF, LAST AUGUST !! BUT YOUR WIFE TOLD ME YESTERDAY. SHE WAS DELIGHTED WITH THE APARTMENT !f I WONDER IF L COULD BREAK my LEASE! I'D LIKE To Move !! ALL TH’ SAME ID LiKE To wWHy YOU ONLY MOVED IN LAST Week! AN! NOW TH’ MILKMAN CAME AROUND WITH : LAST YEAR'S BILL !! stitution when it is revealed to Carew; “We'll bide quiet for a bit,” mid} at the Black Cruiser saloon results in} the boatswain Martin's being set upon by Carew “Now—ere'’s. my ame: We can/ and held it to Martin's lips inderlings and imprisoned in a. roc et out o’ this lazaret into the ‘old.| Martin drank eagerly, tilting back rew's yweize and imprison) One time, some years ago, the Old] his head and staring upward into Futh, but Little Billy and Man ‘ad a dour cut in the for'rd bulk-] Yip's faee. He half expected to 5 The Busun, Thomas Henry. his de-| ‘cad, ‘ere, so ‘e could get at the| some algn of friendship there, a es tic friend rescue out opening the ‘atch on| fleeting smile, or the flutter of an nds wi the a oung Blake Afterward, we boarded it up—! eveli But he was disappointed. | fe & pistol battled follows in which tut the boards aren't nailec; just! Taero-was not the hint of an emotion, Martin shoot held by Cleat {in Charley Bo Yip's moon-like fa Spulvedo, of dive and is Whut good will {t do?” queried] When Yip turned away with th shot himself by Ca netartin’s | Martir | empty cup, Martin heaved a satisfied wou not serio © is wet ( better,” he sald to Ichi.| talk now.” "Don't ye see? We can make our|s way for'rd, there being naught but a] ‘That am) bit oth t in the ‘ooker. And} ‘Fire away, I ca comed as a partner in the Co! enterprise—the bergris. The br asset's well en her way! from the fore’old I think we can| Ichi started off on a rambling and out of San Franelsco when Ituth, the peach deck by way of the peak. The! flowery appreciation of Martin's im k hunchback and Dabney tell him the! two of us ought to be able to bust plied thanks. Martin noticed, while story. Partly by readin, Gola ty into the peak. And ye! Dr. Ichi talked of with Oriental 16 J he ed now where the ak ‘atch is—in| rectness,, that there was a large cup ciphe Martin thix ke : middl deck! Well,’ board affixed to the cabin's forward? a Martin ed. “I have been a common, jealousy of him, Martin Blake—was personal, but he was rubbing : Ae ae salled Aerthiward.. ard! T figure they ve wh Us left o° our| bulkhead. It stood open and empty. Jerel. ye ican nat artone to waste) saitor on the ship.” tiie coreTee* Carte k cles: be heseuthes ana apocian ir Seria first ight zie evemarked a of Carew, (who fu liv love wit ked In the fo'e'n'le./ Tt_ hac. ccntained four high-powered Bee Tee oe ary outer tealaay nough! Spin that yarn to the ome—where Is that cods" went} fingers as If to make them supple for} within leaping seach. ete Startin, overwhelmed by her ‘o's fome'o! them) rifles, two shotguns, and four’ Neavy| He ‘swung upon Bidet th mienac-| marines. I nt the truth!” crled}on Carew. “Speak up lively now!}the work that lay before them, 72 ah darned SAG: Smee SEH | navy revolvers, with a plentiful*sup-; ing and voles, “Here you! No Carew. “Since when has Old Man] By Heaven, if you sulk, Vl jolly well| Martin observed the mancuver with Let us not use Moto just yet, f we can bust out on deck,| ply of ammunition for all arms., [hedging now! What has become of! Dabney permitted his foremast hand: w the truth out of you! Here,|a sudden contracted heart. He haa| Ic! said to Carew. “Our dear Mz. 4 t bars and belayin | They were all gone. He reflected) the vriting that directed to the) to life aft? How long since Ruth Le| Ichi, call up that finger devil of vivid recollection of the terrific} P@*e does not understand, perhaps.” th. It's a long chance,’ they. must be in the ha of Ca-}ambergis hidden ore? Come—spit) Moyne takes a heart interest in com-| yours and we'll see if a lttle gullet-| pain that accompanted the former ap-| “One would think you were advo- t one than ur'rew's men. Not a@ plea jit out. Where i mon sailors? Hey? twisting will loosen this cub's tongue!| plication of those writing fingers to] cate for the fellov sneered Wild wg 1 bre tion in view of the N Didnket with surprise at He leaned ferward in his chair, and| Here—Moto!” his persor “Ol right—have your way a . fast us two, scheme pied 1 attack, and at the ques-| shot the questions at Martin. Wis} The wooden-faced man,| He cautiously worked the .hand-| save Moto till we call in the the ‘ead Carew, breaking | face was suddenly di ased with evil] who had been on the divan,| cuffs down upon h's hands so th turted through the! Iehi's spe ® Come—si commanded} passion, and bitter hatred was clearly] got on his fect 1 moved toward|a quick movement would fling them| Moto resumed his seat a nod from ideas ! on ; Carew, again revealed in his blazing ey Martin's cha His face was abso-| off. | Ichi. Martip breathed heavily with ve kindled in Martin's “Neyer mind all that, Byl “1 don't know anything about it,"| It was jedlousy—a wild, hate-filled| lutely expressioniess, his attitude im-| 1f he was to be put to torture, he| (Continued on Page’ Eleven.)