The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 1, 1922, Page 13

i WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1 (Continued From Yesterday) | Woked brightly to Lanyard “Well? Monk demanded with a) “Arharf’ he murmuyed—“the fa- enap, despite his languers, “What’s|tal oust" | en your mind?" Lanyard gave him a gracious “It would seem to a benevolent | amile. neutral like myself... You unden| In attenuated accents Captain | stand I was in my deck chair by|Monk, without opening his eyes or the taffrail thruout all this affair.) stjrring under the caresses of that The men at the sounding machine) lovely hand, enquired nearby can tell you I did not move! “What say, Phin?” before the shots in the saloon———" “I was just reminding Monsieur How the devil could they know/ Lanyard the fatal hour has struck, that tn the dark? old thing.” “I Was smoking, monsteur; they | The eyebrows knitted in painful must, if they looked, have seen the effort to understand. When one has fire of my cigaret...As I was/ narrowly escaped death by strangy about to suggest: It would #eem to lation one may be pardoned some me that there must. be some|slight mental hasiness, Besides, It | obscure but not necessarily un-| makes to retain aympathy, not to b)| fathomable connection between the | too confeundedly clear-headed. three events; else how shoulki| “Fatal hour?’ they synchronize so perfegly?t “The dear man promised to turn How did Popinot know the lights/in his answer to our unselfish titth would go out a few minutes | proposition at six balls tonight snd after five bells? He was pre-|not later.” pared, he lost no time. How did the| “Really? ‘The voice was inter other miscreant, whoever he was,| ested, and so were the eyebrows: but know it would be safe to commit, Monk was at pains not to move. { that wickedness, whatever its pur- “And has he?" pose, upon the bridge at precisely; “Not yet, old exe.” that time? For plainly he, too, was Monk opened expectant eyes and Prepared to act upon the instant—| fixed them upon Lanyard’s faca the that is, if I understand Mr. Swain's|eyebrows nequiring a alant of amt report correctly. And how did it) able enquiry happen that the dynamo went out] “There ts much to be sald,” Lan- Of commission just then? What did) yard temporized. “That ts, tf you happen in the engine room? Does feel strong enough * * ¢* anybody know? I think, messteurs, “Oh, quite,” Monk assured him tn if you find out the answer to that| tones barely audible question you will have gone some| “Must {it be a blow to the poor way toward solving your mystery.”| dear?” Phinult enquired Captain Monk addressed Mr. Swain) “I hope not, very truly.” ! curtly: “It's the chief's watch in the| (The tell-tale now betrayed a course northwest-by-north. Had the binna jele compaas, then. gone out of its “Tl have a talk with him pres-| head altogether, on finding tteelf be. | ently, and go further into this affair. | reft of its accustomed court of coun-| In the meantime, how does she/|terattractions?) stand?” | “Well, here we all are, sitting for. “Under steerage way only"—Mr.|ward on the edges of our chairs. Swain consulted the tell-tale compass| holding onto the seats with both affixed to the deck-beam overhead—| hands, ears pricked forward, eyes “sou'west-by-south, sir.” shining © * © ‘The suspense,” “Must've swung off during that/Phinuit avowed, “is something cursed dark spell. When I came be-| fierce!" low, two or three minutes before, | “Tam sorry.” we were heading into The Race,| “What d'you mean, you're sorry? west-nor’west, having left Cerberus| You're not going to back out?’ Shoal whistling buoy to port about, “Having never walked into the ar 15 minutes earlier. Get her back/ rangement you propose, it would be om that course, if you please, Mr.| difficult to back out—would it not?” Swain, and proceed at half.speed.| Monk forgot that he was suffering Don't neglect your soundings. I'll) acutely, forgot even the beautiful Join you as soon as I feel fit.” and precious hand that was sooth “Very good, sir.” tng his fevered brow, and radety Mr. Swain withdrew. Captain/ shaking it off, sat up suddenly. The Monk let his head sink back on the|eyebrows were distinctly minatory J pillows and shut his eyes. Liane|above eyes that loosed ugly gleams. Delorme solicitously stroked his fore-| “You refuse?” 4 head. The captain opened his eyes| Lanyard slowly inclined his hend tong enough to register adoration | “I regret T must beg to be excused.” ’ with the able assistance of the eye.| “You damned fool!” : brows. Liane smiled down upon him| “Pardon, monsteur?” divinely, Lanyard thought that af-| A look of fury convuleed Liane’s fection was a beautiful thing, but|face. Phinuit, too, was glaring, no preserved @ duly concerned counte-/ longer a humorist. Monk's mouth nance. Was working, and his eyebrows had “I could do with a whisky and|got out of hand altogether. 3 soda,” Monk confessed feebly. “No,| “I sald you were a damned fool—” 4 not you, please”—as Liane offered) “But i# not that @ matter of per. to withdraw the compassionate hand| sonal viewpoint? At lrast, the ques- —“Phin isn’t busy. tion would seem to be open to de Mr. Phinuit hastened to make) bate.” himself useful. “If you think arguments will sat- A muted echo of the engine room isfy us—! telegraph was audible then, and the| “But. my dear Captain Monk, I am { engines took up again their tire-, really not at all concerned to satisty less chant. Lanyard cocked a sly! you. However, if you wish to know eye at the tell-tale; it designated|my reasons for declining the honor their course fas west-by-north ajyou would thrust upon me, they are quarter west." He was cheered to|at your service.” think that his labors at the binnacle| “I'll be glad to hear them,” said were bearing fruit, and grateful that|Monk grimly. Monk was so busy being an invalid! “One, I fancy, will do as well as a waited upon and pitied by a beauti.|dozen. It ts, then, my considered ful volunteer nurse that he was will-| judgment that, were I in the least in ; ing to trust the navigation to Mr.| clined to resume the evil ways of my Swain and had no time to observe|past—as I am not—I would be, a» by the tell-tale whether or not the| you so vividly put it, a damned fool course he had prescribed was being |to associate myself with people of a followed. low grade of intelligence, wanting Liane’s exquisite and tender arm|even enongh to hold fast that which supported the suffgring head of Cap-| they have thieved!™ tain Monk as he absorbed the nour-| “By God!’ Monk brought down a ishment served by Phinult. The eye-| thumping fist. “What are you get brows tiade an affectingly faint try | ting at?” at @ gesture of gratitude. The eyes| “Your hopeless inefficiency, mon closed, once more Monk's head re-jsieur * * * Forgive my blunt posed upon the pillow. He sighed | ness.” 1 like a weary child. “Come throv shuffling feet and mumbiinz voices | mean?’ i as seamen carried away all that was| “I mean that you, knowing I have bells vibrated on the air. Phinuit|wit, the recovery of the jewels of ASPIRIN mortal of Monsieur Popinot. but one object in submitting to as. Between roars of the fog signal. six| sociation with you in any way, to. ' cocked his head intelligently to one | Madame de Montalais and their res side, ransacked his memory, ani toration to that lady, have not had} ADVENTURES oF ont INS The wooden woman stopped and rolled her eyes in a queer |oniy way. | ‘The next person whom Nancy and|and can't feel. I'm not so kind as e Nick met on Mars was a wooden |I look. It’s just that I get nervous | tog 4 woman jat the sight of anyone working. She was queerer even than the| “I used to be a scullery maid and stone man, and rolled along on|I scrubbed and swept and swept and | ora ’ |scrubbed until one day I said, ‘I made of wood. Then I'd fow do you dof remarked | wish I w Nancy politely dropping « curtsy.|never ha to ft a broom again. “Did you happen to see Mother |Some fairy heard me, I guess, for Goose's broom? She's lost itt’ |the first thing I knew I was up here The wooden woman stopped and|and turned to solid wood. It's nice rolied her eyes in a queer way.|for @ change, and I'm having a fine EF WELL ROMANCE ~~ 7 How's WAPP EA VAIN TGRACING Your THRILLS PARLOR “HIG EVE ?= tL) DID HER OL MAH PAINT | \ 7H’ FRONT F\ HAS SHE GoT AN EAR ACHE FROM LISTENING Yo YoU APPLAUDING YOURGELF 2 » T DON'T THINK TLL BE ABLE "YO NAVIGATE IN THIS NEW LONG SKIRTED DRESS ~- PLL HAVE TO DEVELOP A NEW TROT TO, GET AMY WHERE im ir. } th.” Phinult advised tn . From the saloon came sounds of |a dangerous voice. “Just what do you sufficient wit to prevent my secur- ing those Jewels under your very noses.” “You mean to say you've stolen them?” Lafyard nodded, “They are at present in my possession—if that Say “Bayer” and Insist! Unless you see the name “Bayer” |on package or on tablets, you are not |getting the genuine Bayer product |preseribed by physicians over twen- \ty-two years and proved safe by mil {ons for | Colds Headache Toothache Lumbago | Earache Rheumatism Neuralgia Pain, Pain Accept “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” Sach unbroken package con- tains proper directions. Handy boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents, Drugeists also sell bottles of 24 and Aspirin is the trade mark of |Bayer Manufacture of Mononcetio- acidester of Salicylicanid “Thank goodness!’ she exclaimed.|rest. The only thing is that some “It used to worry me to death to|day I'll wish myself back again, and nee her I do hope the same fairy will hear “Wh asked Nancy. “Were you |me.” she'd fall “We'll speak to the Fairy Queen,” } indec anwwered the |said Nancy. “And now we must be LEONARD me to soe b I can’t bear to | broom.” see anyon You've got a very kind heart,”"| The wooden ked Nick said goodby Yo, 1 haven't,” suid the wooden | wheels, woman, shaking her head, “You're (To Be Continued) ‘wrong. It’s not kind, It's wood (Copyright, 1922, Seattle Star) ren “Well, I hope you don’t find it} woman shivered, then | nd rolled awey on her| den woman. “It used to worry joff to hunt for Mother Goone's EAR OIL IT DOES RELIEVE DEAFNESS id HEAD NOISES. Simply rub ia back of the ears insert i in nostrils. At every drug store. Tany THE SEATTLE STAR BY AHERN | THE OLI) HOME TOWN I s'Pose You HOPHEADS “THINK YOURE STRINGING ME FOR A KITE, eH? YoU AIST GETTIN! Mer UP ITH! AIR WrTd “MAT LINE + THERE'S A Few LEAVES STILL LEFT oN TH “TREE S =| “TAKE YouR FUNNY WIND ouT AN! See YF YICAN MAKE OUR BOARDING HOUSE WA-HA- MACK ONLY PLANS HER Witten SHE HAS A MOVIE AN! GUM APPETITE = You'LL FIND “THERE'S SOME OTHER SIMON RUSHING HER TIGHT 7 ATHEATER AN! SUPPER™ AN’ SHE'LL ORDER EVERYTHING ON “TH! MENU BUT TH’ DATE © WAN - confesses an act of theft.” Monk laughed discordantly, “Then I say you're a liar, Monsieur the Lone Wolf, as well as a fool!” His fist) lamote the desk again. “The Mon. talais jowels are here.” Lanyard shrugged. “When did you litt them?" Phinuit | demanded with sarcasm. “Tell us that!" Lanyard smiled an exasperating smile, lounged low in his chair, and looked at the deck beams—taking oc casion to note that the tell-tale had swung to true northwest. Ca va bien! “Why, you insane impostor!” Monk stormed—"I had that box tn my own hands no later than this afternoon.” Without moving, Lanyard di rected his voice toward the ceiling, “Did you by any chance open it and see what was inside There was no answe' he was careful not to betra: and though any in | terest by watching them, he was well ‘aware that looks of alarm and sus: picton were being exchanged by lthose three. So much for enjoying the prestige of a stupendously suc constul criminal past! A single thought was in the mind of Liane Delnorme, Captain Monk and Mr. Phinult: With the Lone Wolf, noth- ing was Impossible. Liane Delorme said abruptly, in a choking voice: “Open the safe, please, Captain Monk.” “Tl do nothing of the sort.” “Go on,” Phinult advired—"make sure. If it’s true, we get them back, don't we? If It isn't, we show him up for « pitiful bluff.” “It's a dodge.” Monk declared, “to get the jewels where he can lay hands on them. The safe stays shut.” “Open it, T beg you! Liane im. plored in tremulous accents. “No “Why not?” Phinutt argued. “What can he do? I’ve got him covered.” “And 1" Lanyard — interjected | softly, “as you all know, am un armed.” “Please! Liane insisted There was a pause which ended in a sullen grunt from Monk. Lanyard | seized the metal despatch-box by the smiled cheerfully and sat up in his | handle, and set it upon the desi with ‘Then, extracting his pocket keyring, he selected the proper key and made several attempts to insert it in the *slot of the I confidence was so shaken, his morale Lanyard’s sublime effrontery added to his recent shook: . that the gaunt hands 1 his control, and it ids before he suc chair, watching the captain while he unlocked the door In the pedestal and with’ shaking fingers mantpu- lated the combination dial. Tiane Delorme left her chair to stand nearby, in undiseembled anxiety. Only Phinuit remained as he had heen. louneine re ol dangling between his lng nyord offered him a pleasant amile. Phinult scowled forbiddingly in response ¥ \ SUPPOSE IF | WANT TURN AROUND QUICKLY )’LL HAVE ‘TO KICK THE TRAIN OVT To Tia Si0t THAT Hor sturF! DIDN'T MY oP TALL WTA IM AN DIDN'T HE ALONE WITH THE BEAR! “What's that? I said to my self, stopping short where I stood and looking hard at the thing I saw moving in the vale ahead of yuess it's a dog.’ gave me a straight look out of pointed nose in my direction and began to walk toward me. “It was a great big bear! “He didn't come very fast, but he never took his eyes off me, and I seemed frozen to the spot. couldn't run, and for a second I make a sound, “But father didn’t hear me and the bear kept on coming, and the tried to think what I heard about how people frightened bears and other wild beasts away. A fire for wolves; a steady look in the eye for cougars; what was it ens Ft te —$—$—$—$—$—_$—_$—_— — —_ ————————eqE== ck and watching | ing exper y. his automatic | tremb was several a sign, but his He had exhausted his Monk swung open tho safe-door,! last resource to gain time, he war =-"(HO-HO- AFRAID OF) /7) -1A SATCHEL FULL (Lio OF BRICKS OR oe WHAT DO YoU THINK OF IT, Bottom ! AM, INDIANS AIT” BORN IN MEXICO=GEE~ “On he came, and on, and on. He was only a short distance away. I could hear the heavy pad-pad of his great paws. Once he stood up on his hind legs and he looked giant high. What was it people did to frighten bears? “Suddenly it came to me. They screamed! Well, I lost no'time in trying out the method, I was in proper trim for just such a demonstration, and IT gave one piercing scream after another, with no effort at all “I can't truthfully say that the bear looked frightened or that he showed any great uneasiness, but he turned about and loped across the blackened logs and disappear ed into the wood. “And as for me, I certainly obeyed mother’s instructions to hurry home. “I told her of my fright and presently father came home and told us about having seen @ mother bear and her cub, “That's the only real bear I ever met in the woods of old Seat- tle, but that was enough.” now at his wits’ ends, Only his star could save him now * * ¢ Monk turned the keys, but all at once forgot his purpose, and with hands stayed upon the lid of the box} paused and cocked his attent- ively to rumors of excitement and confusion on the deck, The instinct | of the seafaring man uppermost, Monk stiffened, grew rigid from head | to foot | One heard hurried feet, outeries, a} sudden jangle of the engine-room telegraph, * * * Continued Tomorrow i WED BETTER OPEN THAT GRIP_ OUT DOOR: YOU DONT KNOW TS IN ITH SMOKELESS TOBACCO sTeMyess PIPES QUID B STING TOR! WeneCemneanes manent JHE LOCKSMITH ABNER TUTTLE REFDSED ‘TO OPEN THE OLD SATCHEL: MARSHAL OTEY WALKER HAS SO CLOSELY GUARDED aos SINCE HE CAPTURED “THE “TWO HoOBos- EA BY ALLMAN O1ivial You’ RE STANDING ON THE FRONT OF YOOR STAND OW THAT STOOL SO | CAN SEE iF IT HANG EVEN AROUND “TH M —VJTHGRE WAS SOME OTHER Sé&7 Of PEACHES AND CAKE BY BERTHA E. SHAPLEIGH Of Columbia University 1 cup cream % cup butter 14% cups flour ‘am butter and sug flour sifted with the baking powder or square pahs, Slice peaches and sweeten to taste, other with peaches between, the beaten cream, which is piled on top the cake. % cup powdered sugar Y% teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoons baking powder Add eggs (well beaten), milk, and 25 minutes in two round Split cakes, or place one on the Reserve some of the peaches to place on