Evening Star Newspaper, September 25, 1924, Page 24

THE OWL’S HOUSE A Thrilling Adventure Story By Crosbie Garstin Copyright, 1924. by Frederiek A Stokes Os. CHAPTE 1 The southeasterly gale blown out, Ortho's business went forward with & rush. In the second week in January they landed a cargo a night to ma up for lost time. and met with & mi- nor accident—Jacky's George break- ing a leg in saving a gig from being stove. This handicapped them some- what. Anson was a capable boats- man, but haphazzard in organization, and Ortho found he had to oversee the landings as well as lead the pack train. Despite hi here were ael was given his troop t6 annoy. On the morning of the 14th Hambro left on three days' leave to shoot par- tridges at Tehidy, Jope and Car- michael only remaining. Jopée blun- dered in at 5 o'clock on the same aft- ernoon sneezing: fit to_ split himself. He had been off Low Lee after pol- lack and all he had succeeded in catching was a cold. He growled about the weather, which his boatman said was working up for a blow, drank a pint of hot rum bumbo and sneezed himself up to bed. giving strigt orders that he was not to be roused on any account. Carmichael was left all alone. To him, at 7 of the clock, came Mr. i | Richard Curral, riding officer, a con- ma y as they Nevertheless they ®ot the cargoes through somehow and there was not much to fear in the Wway of outside interruptions: the dra- goons seemed to have settled to al- most aomestic felicity in Penzance and the revenue cutter had holed her garboard strake taking a short cut round the acles and was docked at Falmouth. Ortho got so confident that he actually brought his horses home in plain davlight Then on the 14th of February, when all seemed so secure, the roof fell in. Mr. William Carmichael person who pulled the props away. Mr. Wi 1. despite name, was an. 17 years of age, and, as a newly-joined cornet of dragoons, drawing 3 shillings a day, occupied a position slightly less ele- vated than an earth-worm. However, he was very far from this opinion Mr. Carmichael. being voung and in- nocent, yearned to let blood, and he Wwasn't in the least particular whose. Capt. Hambro and his two somewhat elderly lieutenants, on the other hand, were experienced warriors, and con- sequently the most pacific of crea- tures. Nothing but a direct order from a superior would induce them 1o draw the sword except to poke the fire. Mr. Carmichael's martial spirit was in a constant state of efferves- cence: he hungered and thirsted for gore——but without avail. Hambro positively refused to let him run out and chop anybody. The captain was a kindly 1 his cornet’s agitation distressed him and he persuaded one of the dimpled Miss Jagos to initiate his subordinate in the gentler game of love (the boy would come into some sort of Kerry baronetcy when his sire finally bowed down to de- lirium tremens, and it was worth her while). But Mr. Carmichael was built of sterner stuff. He was proof against her woman's wiles. Line of attack! At ‘em! The licutenants, Messrs. Pil- kington and Jope, were also gentle souls. Pilkington was a devotee of chess, Jope of sea-fishing. Both sougth to engage the fire-eater in their particular pa It was us less: he disdained such trivialities Death! Glory! But Hambro. whose battle record was unimpeachable. knew that in civ- il police work. such as he was sup- posed to be doing, there is precious little transient glory to be picked up and much adhesive mud. He knew that with the whole against him he stood small chance of laying the smugglers by the heels, and if he did the county families (who were as deeply implicated as any) would never rest until they had got him broken. He sat tight This did not suit the martial Car- michael at all. He fumed and fret- ted, did sword exercise in the privaey | of his bedroom till his arm ached. and then gushed his heart out in letters to his mother, which had the sole ef- fect of eliciting bottles of soothing sirup by return, the poor lady think- ing his blood must be out of order. But his time was to come. On the Sth of February Pilkington was called away to Axminster to the side of mother (at least that is what he called her) and Carmich- was the | his|” population | scientious but blighted man. He asked for Hambro, Pilkington and Jope in turn, and groaned resign- edly when he heard they were un- available. , “Anything 1 can do for you?" Car- michael inquired. Curral considered, tapping his rab- bit teeth with his whip handle. Mr. Carmichael was terribly young, the t babe. 1 don’t think so: thank you, sir. No, never mind. Pity they’ away, though . . . _seems a chance. he murmured, talking to himself. “Lot of stuff been run that way of late ought to be stopped by rights pity!” “What's ing about?” sai ears pricking. of your mouth Mr. Curral withdrew the whip; he was used to being hectored by mili- tary officers. Sr—oh! 5 er, the Monks |Cove men are going to make a run tonight.” armichael sat upright. b’ God! How d° you kno: An informer has just come in. Gives no name, of course, but says he's from Gwithian parish: looks like a farmer. Wants no reward.” “Then what's his motiv Mr. Curral® shrugged his shoulders. “Some petty jealousy, I presume: it usually is among these people. I've known a man give his brother away because he got bested over some crab-pots. This fellow says he over- heard them making their plans in the inn_there—lay under the table pre- tending to be drunk. Savs that tall Penhale is the ringleader: I've sus- | pected as much for some timg. Of course it may only be a false scent after all, but the informer seems gen- uine. What are you doing. si Mr. Carmichael had danced 5 the room, opened the door and was howling for his servant. His chance had come. Gore! “Doing! . Why. going to turn | a troop out and skewer the lot of ‘em of course. What d' you think |shouted that gentleman. returning. “I'd turn out the squadron. only half the nags are streaming with stran- gles. Toss me that map there. Now where is this Monks Cove?” Mr. Curral's eyes opened wide. He as not used to this keenness on the part of the military. One horse coughing slightly would have been sufficient excuse for Hambro to re- fuse to move—leave alonc half a squadron sick with strangles. It promised to be a dirty night, too. He had expected to meet with a diplo- matic but nevertheless definite refus- al. It was merely his three-cornered conscience that had driven him round to the billet at all—yet here was an officer o impatient to be off that he was attempting the impossible feat of pulling on his boots and buckling on his sword at the same time. Curral's s opened wider and wider. Ahem—er—do You mean. . . are vou in earnest, s “Earnest!" The cornet snorted, his face radiant. “Damn my blood but I am in very proper earnest, Mr. Wha he sighed. v? What are you talk- Mr. Carmichael, his ‘Take that whip out “Are th er yourname—as these dastardly scoun- drels shall discover ere we're many e here, ale. HE minute you break the golden seal of the aristocratic bot- tle and pour a bit of “Canada Dry” slowly down the side of a thin-edged glass, as a connois- seur would pour a - glass of fine old wine, you will know that at last, is real ginger Hold it to the light! See how gleams and sparkles! How it The clear it is! abounding life an‘d vitality of it! | sir HOW MUCH_AM DOSE STRING EANS BIG BOY ? — hours older. Earnest, b'gob!" “But Mr. Jope, sir . . . you better consult Mr. Jope? He 2 “Mr. Jope be dam . Mr. Jope has given orders that he's not to be disturbed on any account, on any ac- count, sir. I am in command here at the moment, and if you will have the civility to show me where this plaguy Monks Cove hides itself instead of standing there sucking your whip you will greatly assist me in forming my plan of action.” Curral bent over the pointed with his finger. “Here you are, sir, map and the merest n 1 shall charge down the gully,” said Carmichael with that quick grasp of a situation displayed by all great commanders. The riding officer coughed: “Then you'll have to charge at a walk, sir, and in single file; there's only a rough pack-track. Further. the track is picketed at the head: as soon as you pass a gun will | be fired and when you reach the cove there won't be a cat stirring.” Carmichael; like all great command- ers, had his alternative. “Then 1 shall charge 'em from the flank. Can 1 get up speed down this slope?” Curral nodded. “Yes. sir. You can ride from top to bottom in a moment of time." “How d'you mean?" “It is practically a precipice, sir.” Humph'—and this flank?" . “The same, sir.” Carmichael scratched his ear and for the first time took thought “Lookee,” he said presently. “If 1 stop the pack track here and there are precipices on either xide how can they get their horses out? I've got em bottled.” Curral shook his head. “I said practically precipices, sir. Precipices to g0 down. but not to come up. AS you yourself have propably observed, sir, a horse can scramble up anything, but he is a fool going down. A horse falling uphill doesn’t fall far. but a horse falling down a slope like that rolls to the bottom. A horse St ““Man,” snapped the cornet, “don’t talk to me about horses. My father keeps 20. I know." Curral coughed. “I beg your par- don, sir. The informer tells me there are a dozen places on either side by which these fellows can get their beasts to the level. Remember it is their own valley: they're at home there, while we are strangers and in the dark.” “I wish vou could get out of this habit of propounding the obvious,” said Carmichael. He dabbed his fin- ger down on the map. ‘Look—sup- posing we wait for them out here across their line of march?” “They'd scatter all over the moor. We'd be lucky if we caught a couple on a thick night like this.”" Carmichael plumped down on a chair and savagely rubbed his curls. “Well, Mr. Riding Officer, I pre- sume that in the face of these insur- mountable difficulties you propose to sit down and 4o nothing—as usual. n't | Let thesé¢ damnad rufMans run their .| sin, flout the Hoo- EE \ MIGHTY ALTITU PRIC \ ! like. Now let me tell you I'm of & different kidney, 1 Y “You will pardon me, sir,” law, do exactly as they said Curral quietly, “but I haven't as yel been given the opportunity of propos ing anything.” BY ALBERTINE RANDALL YAS M- MAMMY JACK ! BUT DESE AM MIGHTY HIGH-STRUNG geans! DAT AM A DINO FER _STRIN BEANS (S5 G 2 Ranaal. “What's your plan then?" |“:low many men can you mount, air?” “Forty with luck. the taverns for ‘e (Continued in Tomorrow's Star.) I'll have to bee INQUIRE ABOUT OUR DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN W. B. Woses & Sons Farnitare Carpets Established 1861 F, Street and Eleventh. 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