Evening Star Newspaper, May 8, 1929, Page 27

The Wolves of the Waterfront By Edgar Wallace. (Copyright, 1920, by North American ewspaper Service.) Synopsis of Preceding Installments. Smith, formerly a lodging house whose' past. is shrouded in mystery, lured by her old employer. Mrs. Oaks om a place of safety in which the polic ave, hidden her. Inspector John Wade of a. X n 3 o) an ¥ Who has disappeared. is suspected nvolved in an sttempt to the offcer was Wying to of criminals known as (Continued From Yesterday's Star.) EIGHTEENTH INSTALLMENT. ILA SMITH was getting new ideas, too. She had been alone in the luxurious little cabin of the boat to which she had been taken, after she had been hur- ed from the Tappitt home. What ind of boat it was she did not know, r she had been blindfolded soon after #Mum” Oaks was landed at the Mecca #harf. She was not afraid; her first emotion was one of intense curiosity Fear never came until the night of the fire. . . . The cabin was unlike any she had . leven seen. Although it was beautifully and completely furnished, there was no rthole. But there W Ped. & piano, a writing table and pic- tures. A broad, low electric fireplace would provide cheer on chilly evenings. The only person she saw was the Chinese servant who brought her meals and drew her bath. Nobody had ever waited on her before. so she was find- ing the experience rather exciting. And she revelled in the luxury of a marble bathtub and a set of beautiful toilet ip was moving slowly most of | She could hear feet pattering on the deck above, and several times ghe heard a peculiar rumbling some- where overhead. She knew that the ehip was still in the river, for she coul hear the sirens blowing and she had Just heard a church clock strike 10. She heard other things. and once ghe woke in a fright, thinking that she had heard a woman scream. But she decided that she had been dreaming. For the rest of the night, her first on board, she slept well and woke late to find the Chinese servant arranging a‘ small breakfast table beside her bed. After breakfast she wanted to g0/ bn ceck, but the cabin door, she found, was locked from the outside. She had hought Mrs, | e been “Mum” who took her from her hiding place, and she wondered whether John Wade would be looking her. 50 e arrival of Golly was an event. EBhe liked the little man, although she suspected that he was associated with gll kinds of rascality. She was sitting ut breakfast when the door opened. and he came in, an amused little smile on | He usually wore a hat thav ol or a cap that was too small for him, i covered his ears. He now, and it had the appearance of an 4ll-fitting crown. is glasses, his little mustache and the very fashiness of his shabby clothes made him an incongruous gant setting. g\?V)'u:ther he had been mboard all along, or had just come, she had no idea. “Why, Mr. Oaks,” she exclaimed, ris- | T have a cup | from her chair. ‘Sit (3?‘3!1. my dt’ifir. el of_tea, ou've got one . 1t was nr’l’ly then that she noticed that there were two cups on the tray. took off his hat, put it on the floor, yubbed a handkerchief over his thin hair. “What a life this is, eh__' As the well- known Socrates says—' He said something that sounded like gibberish to her. Never did she dream | g 3 THE GREATEST MEDICINE I EVER USED Failed Very Short Time. | To say that I am pleased with| the results obtained through the use | of MILLER'S HERB EXTRACT | would be a mild way to express my | feeling toward this medicine, as it | | has given me more relief than I | had hoped for. | | | | Mr. Wm. H. Whiting. The above is taken from a state- ment received a few days ago from Mr. Wm. H. Whiting, 906 7th St. S.W. Mr, Whiting has resided in Wash- ington all his life and is well known here. Continuing, he said: For two vears I suffered with my stomach and there were times when the pains almost_got the best of me. - Every- thing 1 ate caused gas w form in my stomach. It would swell and bloat so I could not stand any tight clothes and would often walk around to remove that tight, pressing feeling. I was continually belching up sour bile, and the gas seemed ‘o be rolling around like water in the stomach. Then, too, I was always badly con- stipated, always taking pills or other strong laxatives, which gave me no relief to speak of. I read where so meny people here at home were being benefited by this HERB EX- TRACT that I began using it also, and in a short time, as I said before, I found it to be a wonderful medi- cine. It really gives relief. I feel ter now than I have for years, land my stomach is in fine shape | now; no more gas or indigestion; bowels more regular, and I want to | join the others here in saying that | MILLER'S HERB EXTRACT 1S THE | IDEAL REMEDY FOR THE ABOVE | TROUBLES AND IS WORTHY OF | THE HIGHEST PRAISE. Such statements as this one are received | here almost daily and over a million bottles of this great medicine are | sold annually. You don't need any pills with this medicine; it is a real medicine within itself and guaran- teed to give results. A medicine you can take three or four bottles with- out seeing any results is not much medicine. See the special representa- tive direct from the laboratories at his_ headquarters at PEOPLES DRUG STORE No. 2, 505 7th St.| N.W., where he is explaining the merits of this great nature tonic and laxative. a beautiful | 1d | wore & derin gold-rimmed | figure in this ele-i He | It Brought Relief ina || Newspaper Alliance and Metropolitan that he was repeating a Greek quota- tion. “Comfortable, Lila?” She hesitated. | “Yes, I'm_comfortable, but where are ve going. Mr. Oaks?” | ""He looked over his snoulder, toward | the door, and lowered his voice. | ““Heaven only knows,” he said. “No- | body knows where anybody's EOINg | | these days. I thought Td be at the | Mecca today—the gods have decided | otherwise.” “Is Mrs. Oaks on board?” He shook his head “She couldn’t come,” he said. “She’s | | got a lot of business to attend to—what | a woman, Lila!” His little blue eyes | were watching her. “What a What a helpmate!” Again he said something in a lang- | uage that she did not understand. | " “You'll be all right, Lila.” he leaned | | over and patted her hand comfortingly. “Don’t you_ worry. Nothing's coming | to you, but luxury and happiness. Jools, | | di'monds, carriages and motor cars. | | Everything the ‘eart can desire. She gazed at him in astonishment. “When, Mr. Oaks?"” He tapped the side of his nose, cun- | ningly. ! “In good time, my dear. lady! | [ In good | | "He looked around the little cabin with | & certain air of pride. She thought he | might feel a little uncomfortable in these beautiful surroundings, but his attitude was almost that of an owner. | | “That's a Tintoretto,” he said, point- | ing to a painting, “in’ what I call his | | second style. He must have been get- ting a bit long in the tooth when he painted that. A lot of these so-called | | Tintorettos are pupils’ work. That | black and white thing over there behind | | the pianner is by Sansovino: that | other picture s Bellini—Personally, I'm all for the Venetian school. You can | have your Florentine.” Oaks was on board, since | Sketched—Madeira Linen ity Set. THE EVENING She listened open-mouthed. This little man, whom she had regarded as a nobody, who had, so far as she was aware, no interests outside his daily newspaper aand his pipe, was amazing her with his store of knowledge. “Benvenuto, he was the man for my money,” Golly went on. “Ever read his book? Laugh! I've split me sides over that book. But not a painter—statues! Ever scen the Medusa? I went to Flor- ence once and had a look at the model. And there’s a couple of salt-cellers he made for King What's-His-Name of France. And a dish arrangement in the Loove.” “There's nothing better than them | in England,” he said. “Why, Mr. Oaks, I didn't know you were such an authority on art,” she | said, half smiling. | He grinned complacently. “I know a bit; but mus always | been my ‘obby. Ever heard Tetrazzini and a canary singing together? I have! I don’t suppose anybody else ever heard it. I'm supposed to have a voice like Caruso’s.” He made this claim without a smile. “I—I've never heard you sing, Mr. Oaks—" she began, striving to be polite. “Uncle Golly,” he corrected. “What's all this ‘Mr. Oaks’ about? Yes, you have heard me sing.” He looked at her wistfully. “Haven't you She shook her head, hoping he'd drop the subject. She had heard him sing at the Mecca and had always closed her windows to shut out the dreadful sound. “What about the aria from ‘Faust?’ Do you know that one?” She shook her head again, not dar- ing to speak. To her amazement, he | walked across to the little plano, sat down, and began to play. ‘Was she dreaming? He was playing like a master. And then he began to sing. He had the most extraordinary fal- setto voice she had ever heard. Hither- to, distance had robbed it of some of its awfulness, but now, close at hand, the howl and squeak of it were almost | insupportable. | He sang in Italian, swaying to and | fro, his_head thrown back, his eyes closed. His tones were both shrill and | harsh; the discords were overowering. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, 'WEDNESD! eternity, he stopped, and, turntn[lby nsktlnghhig;. twhetha he knew the around, beamed upon her. name of the boat. e e i gatss “The Ritikiki,” he answered prompt- 2 3 v B |ly. “She was an Indian ship. The | ‘Marvelous,” she gasped. “I—I didn't | captain bought' her for a song—one of know you—you could sing so beauti- | the fastest small boats in the world.” tully. “Where are we now, Mr. Oaks?” To her intense relief, he closed the | «“Uncle Golly,” he admonished her cover of the piano. With his hands in | reproachfully. = “Where are we now?” his pockets, he strutted about the little | He looked at his watch with an air of Toom. 3 . great deliberation. “Off Gravesend, or Few, people do,” he said; “very few | maybe not so far down. We're waiting Pe e "he mad, or did he really belleve ) Cher Gis Brs | ; y 2 r ¢ » e L v Hil e (ery RHIITy Rore e | ol e TP NS e Terveibegan o remotest relationship to singing? she was asking herself. He answered the question instantly, s quickly as if she had put her thoughts into words, | e T ot the modern style, 1| Estate Valued at Over $256,000. admit,” he declared. “People who've| WINCHESTER, Va., May 8 (Special). got no taste and judgment don’t like me —Mrs, Mary Mason Gibson, wife of Col. ! as much as they like some of the sing- | Braxton D. Gibson, Charles Town, W. ers, but in 10 years’ time my voice will | Va., who died recently, left an estate be the kind that will be all the go.” | worth in excess of $256,000, it was esti- She hastened to change the subject | mated here today. (To Be Continued.) For Safety Sake ROTECT your valuable papers, records and receipts in a Diebold Safe. Diebold Safes are the safest buy you can make. The experience of business firms and banks has convincingly proven that there is no uncertainty about Die- bolds. They are secure against fire and theft. We handle the only Diebold Safes to be had in Washington. THE W.D. 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