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ee am | (Coen PAGE TWELVE. Che Casper Daily EriTvane FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1923. MR. BARNEN GOOGLE = ec of Mys . Treasure, Love and the Sea. - QB NORMAN SPRING Suthor of The Blood INSTALLMENT NO. UNDER “YOUR FRONT PoReH BY MIDNIGHT ‘Your HORSE, WE Alu'T Gor ; | + ME UNLESS Nou- DePasiT "1.000 ) A iN 3 WHATS HAPPENED He ¢ mountain, SPARK-PLUG, WILL BE & MINUTE % aa the Wh: “Good » Which he calls the ‘De'il's Kirk." T | KIDNAPEO — Lose = ul aie ere night he awakens Martin to tell him| z “Take, WARNING 3 olen that the hunchback has disappeared. Moa ms n 1889, > und Martin search for the fog (SIGNED) ped deck, he later hears Mac- : Lean eall for aid. in a curiously angled voice and then hears the nd of falling body : Carew and his Japanese, who CRETE. BEA JOKE reached the island secretly, board the 7 SOmEBUDDY'S ig and, after a fight, imprison Mars who wrote down in nding of vast quanti rgris, the substance so)‘ the demand for and of the John Winters, his Lc ties of valuable it ag a per redilat ous acannon and the Bosun in the lazaret. Fee bees Ga WouelT oe y free themselves from their Log goes on to tell of the strange f 7 1 shackles. of his companion who bel'eved that The boatswain tells Martin of a door c through from t lazaret to the hold forv ‘d and they decide to appear still shackled should any- one come into the!r prison, and to (lwalt until a good opportunity comes ing to the Log. fearing the same fate) yerore renewing the battle. The for hi f, abandoned the is'and in| : boatswain tells Martin that arewia | a small boat. Hc down the Po" ship, the Dawn, had been wrecked. se coming out of a mys in the isla dom the weird voice of a ma:. he ha ing and final jumped into the pit. Win der rs, accord: sition of the cave the amber’| te says that when he was brought p t DINK: --' By C. A. Voight was stored tn code o dit in the binding of A 7 into the iazaret Charley Bo Yip, the 7 a. Chile - i Ail Livi : fl akin and inse: pane c1| Cohasset's Chinese cook, had winked wit | \ p Hitt =—GRacious !f —Yeay, — GOODNESS his Log book. Demented, he !s picked’ a¢ nim. Ichi comes down and takes Wil ; i ,, |-'"1 tanto GE \ Cant SO EMBARRASSED up and brought to Honolulu. There| Martin before Carew. é OUT OF THERE — |] Pray with {was SO +. Si ) 4 aes teat ais w $ ‘ oes ie Aled. 1s5vin ae Such Stee en30U8| Ganeer lancompanied * He svomlboe | \ —THat's Too |\ Those Boys | Fee 9 value, in the hands gee i ‘nany| With a hateful glance toward Martin, i ¥ | ‘ SEL Ton Hi | ONO. GENES: Cn : Reser Chinese Aaa Ant Tale: piace: a glance that was filled with cruel \ Ll Uf x (SSE HAD: years later Ucipation. A R \ Little Billy Corcoran, .hunchback|” put neither look nor words much steward of the brig Cc ret, re disquited Martin's mounting spirits. ering from a sp: tally find*| tie wriggled his wrists in handcuff: the Log among the Ch n's cotlee-| and eyed the carving-knife on the tion of odds and «nds. ile judge® ‘table and marked it for his weapon. from the description that the Fire Jchi rapped softly on the door of Mountain, with Its many caves and/Captain Dabney’s room. ‘The door queer lava formations, including one} cpened a space. and a clear, fearless that looks like an ‘“Elephant's Head"! voice demanded fs the one which gave refuge not long| “Well, what do you wish? before to the Cohass wo when| “My dear miss, will you spare us chased by a Russian gun boat for!a few moments of your honored | violating the rule against trading for|time?” said Ichi. seal skins with the Siberian natives. Muth stepped out and softly closed Square Jim Dabney is the biind|the door behind her. Then she saw captain of the Cohasset. His attrac-|} n, 8 ng’ stife nm the edge of tive grand daughter his chair, with nis arms behind his Ruth Le Moyne, 1s mate of the| back. brig. They are told of the Log and| “Oh, Martin,” she erled. of the hunchback’s opinion that their) Martin caught his -breath as he| island was the one where the great returned her look, while n rudden store of ambergris was hidden. They| surge of feeling clogged his threat are all in the dark as to the location abbed his heart with a thrust of the cave, but Ruth sudden'y dis in, half pleasure. She was mimeut Hy Tee AS: covers the skin within the binding | beautiful and the following cipher message is) A sharp, sobbing intake of breath} ; —— revealed. came from the head of the table} He drew himself up with shoulders Carew sat. Its face was|back and stood there, a splend'd fig vid, with desire—desire for | Ure of 4324454423615 8814612151113236 243361 | 631 3344 15111464643441113 eas # 23341 1421465: 214646181151 1 35|/the wonderful woman before him. not ambergis I want!’ went Z eaaeasiiau -g4stdcenedsgeisa: 4inaaicd 7S very snout waa) in his (burning | on Cane. eis You, ruth 1 van { INE. ect To KEEP ON TH GREINGS SYMICSTEES id Sime! THE DELIGHTEUL Evenine | @ Hie BITE - WHAT. a1asibatisi anc n y. bes oul. | You of your own. free loa low |S Your ; ‘ Dr eh, Japanese, had been} The man was mad—mad with love,|at me, Ruth! Come to me \ IY PEREECT ENGUSH Ret SISTER - IN THE BEST Basen WE Delorean Nor 2 Lae rene 4 7 Cohass ajinsane with a heedless, reckless|you shall be anything, every INPRESS, DOLORES DEA ! UN THE Panay Sioa eisiete ieaotanee ctl seion for the girl. Martin could|ycu wish! I'll make you a fine \ OF spiRits, | TeusT; AT THE CINEMA STILL etd ie disregarded as the Cohas.| Well understand now a queen—I know islands— LINGERS AS & PLEASANT gat'a Officers talk oes: thevdlacovery. |. Charl Bo Yip brought a chair, ‘An island where y will install MEMORY — IT IS My DESIRE Toh steals (the Velpher and ia Boh ring it, at the Jap’s direction,|me as queen of your hare T sup OTHE! Franc G beconiés associated with, opposite Martin, but several! pose,” interrupted Ruth ac‘dly ° TO ARRANGE AN pal Wild Bob Carcieri eplendia ant. Ruth sat down, smiling | you informed the cther Indies you SUCH GATHERING IN THE . i * in acknowledgment of the service to} mentione of your intentions?” But dnaseupulous sea captain. the impassive Chinaman. “You are the only one, owed NEN Sra oan ace employs Martin noticed, brushed | Carew. “I Ich, girl. You'll be OMING PrAA:, LE YOU Josiah Smatt, a sharp lawyer, to de. | Vive hand’ke 40a Mok herles eee OE Be Soe SLE — cipher the message. And this brings 6 ‘uy would rather be dead than your! eee us to | Yip returned to his labors and tm-| wife!” declared Ruth. “I hate you Martin Blake, our hero, who, con-| mediately left the cabin with a tr And T say [ will take you, hating | Yeying the decoded message and the! jond of dishes. me,.rather than lose you!" returned latitude and longitude of Fire Moun-| hen Moto's long and supple fin-! Carew Uo beg no more f you | tain to Carew at the command of; gers, nt Carew's command, feached| Would you rather have your grand. | Smatt his employer, meets Billy. out and touched Martin's neck father, and the erew, and th’s lover | Felgning intoxication, Billy substi-| Haye you brought | « set upon afe shore tutes blank shects of paper for the! y torture u she cried.! or the cther happen matter tn Martin's pocket. The sub-! to be greatly .exercised | th It rests with you!’ | he dreadful thought occurred Ruth will barter herself 1 PS he cried out Ny roared Carew. wheeling 1 e cu ane, mentee Cassie, wheeling WINNIE WINKLE, THE BREADWINNER. Getting the Wave-Lensths | | Ruth And nov in girl, a | you will do the begging! We'll listen os Hes BREED i j f | to you beg for this pretty boy! Are | GUE! Tis) HERE'S THE you going to tell us how to reach the | WATCHIN’ US DO ALL TH’ \PRTIENT 2 EEE ambergris, or shall I order Moto to | WORK AROUND HERE! : f SEE? he's commence his work? You know | 1 SENT FOR A Doctor! \ HEY WINNIE A LISTENIN’ TO | ju-Jitsu. Moto is an he will | : c'merE Quick! . JH’ MUSIC IN | pick your darling to pieces and ms SN TH’ DOcToR ‘ “PRS CHEST! him a screaming lunatic, here, before c BROUGHT A me i | your eyes, unless you speak. And if mx RADIO WITH you speak, be sur nd speak truth “ : ! r Blake goes ashore with the gang- y ; - | and Ged help him if you ai | Wrongly! Now deejde. please Ruth looked at Mart'n soberly. | Martin, smiled at her, but his was busied with fresh informat ua) | He was to go ashore with the gan; }So Cayew. sad. Then. th’s yellow} band weuld ve divided | If he could hold them ashore until the 1 | the odds would not be so g }aga'nst the Cohasset lads, Anywa tswain attempted his ¢ up, at t was a chance to take. rtp, dear, 1 had better teil them a Ruth. “Yég, Yes, tell them," urged Mar tin feyerish’y, “Why—I_ know. th code myself, by heart, TM tell them,” | | Ho, ho! Sce how your |in’ght. stands the gaff! guff | Cavew'te: Ruth, KERNEL, 1 WANT " SEE Xoo } at searchingly at Mar-| ; ABOUT A LITTLE PERSONAL writhed in spirit. He Me, mi ‘3 (o shout to he | te that he was Her cool check pressed agains his for an instant and she breathed | "0' oven, that it was policy di oft words in his eur, “Courage Dear, there is 2 plan.” tated h:s course. | Inat ituth was evidently satisfied | stitution whe led to Carew tpven the comfort of your pet!” broke| iy whut she saw in his face, for she} at the ack C oon resuits in angrily; his mouth) was| smiled brightly Mart beir 1 Carew Mertin saw the devifs of} Ieht dre 2 pencil and note-hook 3 — J a s 1 SAX- T WANTA RAGE ARE underlings 1 tiny 1 room. | jealou ere prodding him. jfrom h’s pocket and extended them = PRICES ON Some OF TH’ ATIC! Carew's gang a . nd imprison \ Moto will work upon|to Ruth . “SELLING Ruth, but Little Lilly und him, depends upon you, my girl! “Let the young lady write tt The Bosut, Thomas Itenry, his de Tt depends upon me? Why, what] directions down on the paper. The 1d gigantic filend rescue both Gd? You mean?" demanded Ruth, stai-| we shail compare them with Mr nd young § they ink from Carew to Ichi. | Blake's directions. Yes, please attled f Ah yes, on you." pyrred Tehi.| Ruth scribbled a couple of lines Just a morsel of information, you) Tehi recovered the book ceper:ot:i ould with such easiness give | “Ah so he exelaimed, after Yy Z Bax = cae T.SQRO SOT WHAT 1 WANTED shot himsr by Carey Ree m nothing?" bias ut ane glancing iat ihe ” ndings New a ‘i HOW =. DAGGON'IT | j de aa; jon't mind me, dear. y| Blake, will you be o | nae - polos gaes bla bile ge a “t hurt y - |ness? I make the comparing. Ye Dont USE Your entarpele aalvage.Of the’ ‘arn he fingers suddenly pressed har.l) please?” WMIFE'S. Gutsy n Le . ae na spot onethe back of Martin's! Martin spoke, also without’ hes! ewes !! bergris brig is well on her wa A Sublet Bin iraucien when Ri } Kk. His spe was choked. Sharp tation, His memory was exceptional. | hunts a. Dabney’ tele uli tin fleoded his body. Despite him-) “South end beach—in elephant h ony. by reading Poe's Gog | Stlt. Martin: shuddere four starbourd—windy — cave—tw worse iy. by readin: hat Oh, you unspeakable brute!’ she| port—aloft-—-north corner dry cave, bus . M seya he pived thi d to Carew ‘ou coward. It is| Martin. rattled eff. ciphers Martin this | } find pleasure in inflict Ah! So, It is of a correctness!" | Wii no rest he ‘admonished ar Lstened resentfully. ¥ for the cabin entrance, As he passed|in his mind—“south end of beach, At y sa Northward pain upon a helpless man, and «|eang’ out i. "They speak the tonight if we pull out of ‘this hole. | her, cheerful acceptance of change of|close behind Martin he suddenly |in elephant hea Beneath the rock their goal, hor ach nseles# woman! What is It you) same. And observe, captain, here is| You may return to your grandfather,| Ruth threw a beaming, hope-filled | masters angered him. The Chinaman | pressed a piece of paper into one of | snout w narrow slit about six ote me to tell you? Come, speak! our error so great. It says ‘aloft.’ | Ruth! glance to Martin. Then Captain| had been a professed enemy of all| his manacled hands feet h balf as wide, the & ¥ Don't ringing in that chair!’| But we did not search ovérhead—so| Ruth stood up. Then, swift as a| Dabney's door closed behind her. Japanese. A couple of moments later, Martin | trance, Martin knew, that the wh: ot i hoot Ity heaven, gir ou'll go too far!’ | :tese the ‘cave of drynes: But | flash, she darted to Martin's side and 2 8 From the recesses forward appeared | sat in the nsheets of hale-|tman had written about. “AN He > fallen roared Carew now, ah threw her arms about him. Her cool] Martin, waiting to be taken ashore,| Moto and another man, coming aft. | boat. Martin noticed with surprise that He jumped om his chair, and} The Little wretch almost danced for| cheek pressed against his for an in-| wondered if the Cohasset's men, im-]| Moto carried a lantern in each hand. The paper Yip had slipped him,|as soon as Ichi touched foot on tt ! re: Ne etrode to Martin's side happiness |stant, and she breathed swift words| prisoned tn the hold, had been given |As they passed the galley Yip's song| fairly burned in His pocket. But, of | sand his accustomed plegm. was t hoa fog Dat 4 Look me, woman!’ he cried.| Carew accepted the intelligence | in his ear.’ tood. Charley Bo Yip stuck his head | ceased and the Chinaman also stepped | course, he dare not attempt to read | placed by visible nervousness, t t to In $ nT not a mant om-| with calmness. “Cour dear. There is alont of the gal door, looked after,| out on deck and ambled aft. / | it here in the midst of his enemies. There were ma openings on si t mo h a huf-baked cub] “Well, you had better go ashore | plan and then withdrew ffom sight. Im At the sight of the lanterns, a dim} They landed at one end of the beach|a level with the and one in perstitic < w Am I not the after the « " he said Ichi} Carew, with a sn 1 oath, drew} mediately after there issued from the| pian for future action germinated in] and the first object Mattin’s curious ticular was a gaping cavern: st if WW 1 could break! "Take a fuM boat's crew, and Blake. | her away with some viotenc » though | galley the shrill caterwauling of a| Martin's mind eyes encountered v the * "There we lived when” wrecked 2 ue 2 ‘that booby In tw 3 VU remain .aboard—snateh forty > ted his hand immediately, Chinese rong. “harley Bo Yip approached bound | Head.” Jchn Winter's direc’ (Continued on Page Thirteen.)