Evening Star Newspaper, October 22, 1929, Page 31

Death Treasure [|&:"=="% By R. A. J. Walling (Copyright, 19039, Wm. Morrow Co.) OPSIS. | the wheel, with Dick o " Quicky ahead, but that's all you want. Here ' they ing will hit us behind and Fiftiper can that the polict | make rings round anything coming up |flections. Coustn John's cap- | i Tom has a happy |OF down Channel.” gave up the wheel and crouched | hame, and, greatly daring, I had called Veronica sat | her Veronica and met with no reproof. Fijtiper and France s a hasty nother and behind the wind screen. wat Cousin | ANt Tise and fall on the a5 message that Cousin | well and appeared to lose wa: “Now then!” said Veronica. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBEE 22, 1929. in l:edr clutch. Fiftiper trémbled and moved. “Southwest by west, two points west,” Veronica recited, with her eye “And what's the “It'll be light at half-past 3. Four hours, Fours into 110—do it for me, one of you.” I told her 27%5. “Hall speed, then.” ‘The hand of the speed indicator worked round to 25 and beyond till it stood steady just under 30. Fiftiper slid through, or rather over, the water. Our_most’ unpleasant sensation was cold. We had rushed away from Wood- “I'll take | cot without the slightest preparation. Tom, you keep a lookcut | Rugs and some heavy oliskins kept the You can only see straight | wind from ebiting. ‘We spoke hardly Noth- (at_all. Veronica's nearness colored my re- In the excitement of her mood she ha- called me by my first It might mean . . . Hour after hour we roared and bumped from swell to swell across the Channel. it was a lovely Summer night. { We met with no mish | A hundred times on that journey I she aimed. Veéronica poch-poohed any eredit. & t” sald Cousin John. “But how do we get ashore?” “Afrald we wade—or you do, Dick. You'll be able to dry off, dress and vamoose before anybody at Saint Michel sees you.” ‘The boat now ran westward about 5 miles outside the light on the Ile de Bono, one of the Seven Islands. We had seemed to have the sea to ourselves, but I happened to look back and saw a vessel discharging a great quantity of smoke which smudged the eastern sky. I cried out. “Andy’'s binoculars are in that locker,” said Veronica. “Have a look at him, Dick."” Cousin John steadied himself. “I've got him,” he said. “Warship of sorts—he's signaling something. What is it. Veronica?" “Here—give me the glass and take the wheel.” “International ‘A-T-r-e-t-6- —Stop— gum! Not this child! the signal.” She handed the glass back to Cousin John, took her place again, opened the throttle and let the engine right out. code,” she said. Would he, by We don't see rocks at the speed of an ex- Triagox In 10 minutes Veronica swung hard over to port and Fiftipér headed for a wide bay. A twisting lane of buoys marked a channel. Fiftiper entered it. “Whoever he is, he can't come in here,” Veronica said, throttling down, “not by a long way. The tide runs out 4 miles. I can go up some distance, Dick; tide's making again now. There’s a sandbank generally dry on the edge of the Channel about a mile ahead. That's half a mile or thereabouts from the little hollow—you see it. all trees? You ean wade from the sandbank to that point. “Little Veronica,” said Cousin John, “you're a marvel. When I step over the side it may be goodby—you know that?" “Don't be so beastly sentimental, Dick,” Veronica urged him. “Keep to Hn can round westward to 8t. or . There's & light railway connecting with the Ouest at Morlaix. Then you can get anywhere you lke—quick now, no time to lose.” (Continued 1n';u-wrrow's Star.) CASE DENIED REVIEW. Supreme Court Refuses Rehearing of Loan Board Action. ‘The Supreme Court today refused to review the Kansas City Joint Stock Land Bank case, holding the Federal Farm Loan Board had exclusive juris- diction, free from control by the courts, in winding up the affairs of such banks. Charégd with VARE FOUNDS HOSPITAL. Senator-Elect Gives Philadelphia Estate for Paralytics. PHILADELPHIA, October 22 (P)— United States Senator-elect William 8. | Vare has purchased Abendruh, the 93- acre estate of his brother the late State Senator Edwin H. Vare, and will dedi- cate it to the City of Philadelphia as a hospital for paralytics. énds of the Senator-elect said to- NOODWARD day the gift was an “expression of grat- itude to God,” for his recovery from paralysis, with which he was stricken more than a year ago. p ‘The property was purchased from Mrs. Flora M. Vare, widow of the late State Senator, for a reported price of $250,000. 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She switched in an electric starter | g |and got the engine going with a noise | by | which, to my ears, sounded as though | UR craft floated rapldly with |it must be all over England. She let | O the tide. Veronica had the wheel in her hands doing her best to keep Fiftiper from the shoal waters as she drifted down, first stern foremost and then broadside. “Now," said Veronica, “does anybody know anything about engines?” Cousin John and I would have roared with laughter at a less serious moment. The idea of commandeering a compli- cated craft like Fiftiper, slipping moor= ings, falling down toward the sea and knowing tha:; pursuit was probable, then asking that question. . . . Neither Cousin John nor I knew en- gines, but Vergnica was not worried. “I only asked,” said she, ecause engines are so messy, I know 'em, but I hate to touch ’'em. However, here goes. I'll get ready to start up as soon as she begins to feel the Channel. 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