The evening world. Newspaper, March 30, 1914, Page 15

web jeep The Eviatae World Daily Wagaatad: Monday. Ma ch 30, 1914 A COMPLETE NOV'EL EACH WEEK IN THE EV ENING WORLD THE AFTER FIOUSE c = That No Reader Gan Solve — By Mary Roberts Rinehart or of «+8 e.| ‘ (Copyrieht, 1914, by Mary Roberts Rinehart.) % “Then take me away from here and to let us look in, The loud and fu- tend to fulfl [t to the letter I have The'atarm was raised when Sin: put me with the crew. [am stronger rious voices which | only to show this." ton went on watch at 4 o'clock. CHAPTER I. ‘Ank the captain to me & quieted, but the sity Tt had been one of MeWhicter's | Haw ey 1 the lee bom I Plan a Voyage man's work. ‘Thie—this fs a house. laxed ns, on learning how Thad t owered, At the same time life biioy matd ‘a occupatio Singleton, the first mate, aud Tur ‘We prefer to have you here.” she ner were sitting at a table littered th “put all i Kk called he were threwn out, it from the ut the early sum: t Y the bequest of an elder brother I was left enough money to see Tt me through a amall college in Ohio, and to secure me four years id coldly; and then, evidently reo with bottles and glamses, and standing pocket of my flannel shirt under my a calm eeenn, and no sign of © = & medical school in the East. Why I chose medicine I hardly penting her og ask need aman over (hom, white with fury. was ollskin and hell it out to her missing mat now, ere, Leaiie. ter atay e you Capt. Richardson. In the doorway to | “LE have not get very far" Lead At « the order was reluee aha Ls may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be om the cymrortae 16 i the forecastle id eG Lac in paserian et A * ve pS SYR reading. tantly given to go on ‘yaoht on the terrible night of Aug. 12, more than @ year ago. : hee nrobe, Vall was watching nf 1? se yg Py! ban re “And tie food in all right” the scene. ott, but it seema a lot of fuss about nf y I ous wetter cect: I played quarterback on the football team, and “The cook eays I am eating two “I told you last night, Mr. Turner," nothing Wine ia wine, dant it? What CHAPTER V. iF men't ‘a th fy ble a er, atte 1, 0 « I was practically alone. Commencement !eft me with a diploma, a new She turned to | e,amiling. Tt was with, hls net, wt won't | we you Inters or green wlawe tial me A Terrible Night. " (@ress uit, an out-of-date medical library, a box of surgical instruments the first time al thrown even ® fering with my officers, ur with my ITH the disapp e * of the same date as the books, and an incipient case of typhoid fever, “ . figeting amile my way, and {t went to ship. That man's on duty, and he's Mehwartz, the I was twenty-four, six feet tall, and forty inches around the cheat, Also, R é | 4% my head, drunk.” y as Hts chi “and Williams? Tam to 1 had lived clean, and worked and played hard. I got over the fever bmit to Your abip!” Turner sneered thick mixed with wate short-banded. Gnally, pretty much all bone and appetite, but—alive. Thanks to the col- hig ingolence?” a att ly Ua my ship, and Pt discharge joked up, smiling, from book ‘apt. Rt rdson fogs, my hospital care had cost nothing. It was a good thing. I had just Bhe stopped and turned, an He yor You prefer ‘a jug of wine, attempt to secure me to take even dollars in the world. ous Se P Mna” wae, Brew ate Hie Rot to his feet, holiing the ba Omar had the right (de jy the place of Burns, now moved up ite ‘The yacht Elle lay in the river not far from my hospital windows. She ; , te, arp via! ‘ On ote ceaeieton hice from WOW 1 tinagine, literally, it was a akin of ScbWwarts's position. But the et pi was a two- reer and, Igy stat soravenatse byes bien Rom feb) an G 2 f N ate to chat, oat vie did, ton! How—how d'ye like it?" fal They didn't have fugs, did met with a surly refusal from Turm@ipe Most coasting vessels.’ story of my cen- 3 ‘is ° the steerama nm oe Mr. Vail ot th " rvous ; ‘On the day she atood forth ta her first cout of white paint T ; i ’ D capion it to be Charlie ‘One He The tog aT: the only UT You know the ‘Rubalyat'?” she Pisa hedaee er ‘ sed my dressing gown for clothing that, however loosely it hung, waa me ® Jones. Jones win not his name, fo “Don' © a fool, Marsh," he pro. asked slowly bes ‘oti clothing. Her new sails marked my promotion to beefsteak, her brass 7 \ yy far as I know. It was some inordi- rt ‘ome to bed he captain’a , ” wine and loaf of Men, as a rule; their mental processes rails and awnings my first independent excursion up and down the corridor 4 ‘ i nately long and different German in- right br ted, irritated at the are elemental They began to mutter outside my door, and, incidentally, my return to a collar and tie. ‘ . { heritance, and #0, hota ae pone * ‘Turner turned bis pale blue eves on ty n they're Ning that the devfaehip of the Turner line, ‘That day, I think it was, the deck all the crew coughing for two day i ve. Boe ee ee ice a: USHRVOIGA (Lay Cee eee TE HROMEE Dhaai, “Miu MRR’ Rooie OF veneon , WORAL tek (HERS MiEAIDL f furniture was put out on the Fila— ed eaeet out of the odor 2 eS z y ; ttle man, highly religious, and some- captain, Underneath the bough, a loaf of Wig. ‘That afternoon, goltg into the fores” mumbers of white wicker chairs and 47) is Rill ain alec tess tibkate Co P . i ‘ thing of a philosopher, And because @ye hear? if Rich if Hichardson ins home-made bread, and thou! castle for some of my clothing,’ b> tables, with bright cushions to match yefri t ighting an ‘ s 1 could understand German, and even gets funny, put b in trons." “And thou," [repeated found a curious group, Gathered : the awnings. 1 had a pair of anolent Bela te tee cubiieeees tke ; yaay tt in a limited way, he was fond ~ Singleton’ stood sort of _ SH up at me, atartied, and P, Spare Elamess, an Cbeciste ag MY GM: fren wie Vere teen ie Bae : of swagger. He was loss int ; f Wit owe glances eld. Phe bout the table were Tom, the mi é ne} 1o in! te mom waa go ( cook; a Swede named Olese: eee tt and: Burns of the crew, At . of the table Charlie Jones was vice for the burtal of ‘The men were 1 took off my cap t Inside the door, uati) putating knives, and, like them, @ part reflection on their habits, and almont ¢ oft 40 deh. ne seid. fsteapheant Turner, but umly enou Hy my heritage. By that time I felt 4 entirely rebuilt inaide the old officers’ ‘ \ nit ted Cee a btsad, "ie ouy iu fine proprietary interest in the lla, ang Quarters in the after house, “ : i, to-night. Wunderachoen!” we pair oe paige: watohed the we wheel replaced by a new one, &° + commen - “It always looks good to me.” 1 breath Served dinner in the after li e@rrangement of the deck furnishings, position behind the after house, (he : y ’ ee observed, filling my Dips a paiing ‘Then, without any warning, he leaned A girl was directing the men. I steersman standing on a raised tron \ my tobacco-bag to him. T may across the table and shot out hin id, “but . t night, In a white linen coat, T ged, “4 ; “ ‘ ve doubts now and then on clenched fist. It t the mate on the Unc y of the dishes, In the service was over, I was Seemed woreie: that ane wae gttracs “tin a hear tee ean reece erie tah = pare, Chariter but here, between the point of the chin and ho ‘tolded ‘up Ret real hil Ant) aNisyarness MOV ad . - , ’ tod rr went unnoth Mive Lee, sitth - a ear in the early tiveand knew it. How beautiful become a sort of lounge and card- aky and,tbe sea, I'm a believer, right in, & heap on the fl mide Vall, ad herecit token, morning of Aug. ® And pow T oom cae eee pec aes il eS re throu, a pial areee ray . ‘ \ ] enouRh beginning He created the taatte Reale veh eis Moras oO jong. “4 je to see oman at ie < «= " ¥ joke 0 Whirter to the contrary, she had wheel, who, in hie turn, commanded ‘ 7 poover ane the eart sald Charite Peal dE LS " Rowise to 40 With my decision to & View of PAR OF the chartrogm, it ’ , ‘We were atient for a time, The dinate pass with it ui oe "eee ot x he bri nt spots of that lon, mothe craft eof ha by , , _ , + Q ship rolied easly; now and then she as he had at me tho mor prehonaive eyes on her husband, ate ing to keep our sails filled, At 6 oft righ! uA 8 0! fis ny sen the gh Nulled jooner-rig ce - ‘ FiO) My dipped her bowsprit with a soft swish with his magazine. The captain « Httle and drank nothing. o'clock | served afternoon tea, and hot summer was Me hirter. + ia cea ts ate and a collapalble * Taste, AZ orapray: a echool of dolphine playet not move. He wax a big man and hy | Vinner over in the main cabin, they shortly after 1 went to Willams Rredueted together in June and in ee et roan 2 A tarcs becha| y wet * Qatern, nnd the lat of the land birds folded hia arm with thelr airy ed into the chart except cabin In the forward house to dress October he was to enter a honpital in : on nd mates, and a crew of . bs that had followed us out flew in cir- i ju chest ohna, who, lowing them to the wound in his head, a long Buffalo as a resident. But i waa ps ye ney [we Cod os soont S cles around the masts, . ‘he suid, “while we and which was now healing. 1 passed | as indigent as I, and from June to Sen oteee a Saag rote ledge “Hometimes,” sald Charile Jones, are on the sea Cam in command here igar- captain's cabin and heard him q October in four month oh serine tion had been gained on an i walneal “| think the Good Man should have You know that well enough. You are ide the relling with the firat mate, who Mawnister it was WHO S0f Hie wy eo as Vanuer Pana enene loft It the wny it waw after the flood— drunk to-night; in the morning you of candieligh NE |S yeplying now and then sulleniy. Ga the Mila, Th mast Have beOn) roasitly @ Bouin Americas Lore: de Just sky-and water, What's the land, Will be sober, and | want you to re Kl narrowed eves the wones of their voices about Ged byte PR t LTA te pending on the weather cer the Whig 0006 anyhow? Nolre and contuaton, wiek- Member what tam going to say, If "You got along very well to-night,” When [had finished with ‘Williaa to leave the hospital, but not of the owner. looked the hear and crinie, robbing the widow Yau—Interfere ugain with me or she olwerved, “Are you quite strung and was returning tho quarrel wes Mrs. Johns, young and blond, tried not without misgiving, to the night to Interest ‘Turner, and, failing in| of Ang. 12 that, took to watehing me, to my August 11 was Tuesday, a het discomtiture, Mra. ‘Turner, with ap- August d with only enough te and she stood @ recat at Highball from a decanter and siphon he orphan, eat or ba et my—oticore—t— shall~ put you in still going on, ‘Thelr voices consed yet physically able for uny prolonged 1 10 not rea Nee Gintaue aniciee proprietorship. on a table, Ay eewued, the irona, "Quite atrong, Mrs, Johns." T pasead the deor.and. thare Sie Armed with the note MeWhbirter had ,, 0B i my neighborhood,” ho sald, tuned. ve\what are thore fish out there — He started for the after companion. “You t dcng this sort of crash, as of a chalt violently over qocured for me, end with what t “they say Turner ie a What- his turn to be surprised fiving for but to met out of the way Way, and Murns and 1 thing before, have you? turned. ‘The next bit T heard, fondly hoped waa the rolling guit of @¥¢f happens, it’s not your mix-in, ‘it up when F waa in train— of bigger finh?” ward out of his way “Hut No, but tisrather “Put that down!” the. captain ha the seafaring man, I approached the Better—hetter tuck your gun under In the hospital,” { corrected myself. Charley Jones surveyed me aver his lookout, f to wake simp! roared. Foom of yd cht with drug’. captai—a bearded and florid indi- YOU" mattress and forget you've got “E find 1 don’t mine it." pipe. after house and bring up, safe f “Hw it atti raining I listened, uncertain whether to form e, and doing It w Nidual. 1 had dremed the part—old !t. You've got some disposition yours He eyed me with fome enriosity — “True enough, youngater,” he aatd; defection, by the wheel agal. “Yes, Mra. Johns.” break in or not. The next moment trousers, a cap and a sweater tro set.” over his glass and, sauntering away, “put the Lord's given ‘em wings to mate waa ina chair, looking sick and “Wil you get a wrap from Karen Singleton opened the door and saw Shih T ned eemeued mt eaiece ioe, ‘The Ella sailed the following day at left ine to iny work of folding rues. qy with, He win't been so careful 1, and Turner and Vall were cote and bring It toma on deck? Lel want mer l went on an if k had. hearty . Bee MCW hiner wily Rad cueetviged 10 o'clock, She carried nineteen peo- Rut when T lad. finished and wan with the widow and the orphan.” fronting each other. . teat AN: Be fo letting me do '™Y Preparations and who had accom- ple, of whom five were the ‘I chalking the r shuffleboard door info the main cabin be- You know that ie a tie," Vail was whe was sitting in a deck-chatr 4 that the cay wan mach, ond al % Turner ato no diane Th , . and thelr guests. The cabii . dropping his t Saying. “She ts faithful to you, as far Sade up some PAnied me to the wharf, had mug « cabin w opping yond the chart rO01t We Open tee ae eet ci dammed et When | found her, on the lee aide of ing. - had by geated that | omit my morning shave. come UP bY was dark with the mmer twilight 7 % the after -h eo, a poaltion carefully le was twit lotiens to prevent Laat ietigs 00 th o T took bask, & eve breakfasting On except for the ‘one-shaded car jared why.) He turaed to the 1 aN ry ith only the atorereom wine any Amal res bre yo Mamie T' Mate hole choene, pada: foot youth, low side of the after house dies on the tabi w laid for dinne: roughly: Better fA out in the air, Ind. | gave ler the wrap on the verge of ; e s ship's doctor.” with the hospital pallor still on him, how & curious effect it had-the white ‘een Pil joel 1 left my w bei) abe flung it over her without Hrium 1, * hia chin covered with a day's beard, eae " Ka ‘overy. ‘The mate, walkinus rising. “ight | eine te tee hia hair cropped short and a canni- CHAPTER Il. ra" r q e cloth and gleaming pink an inland of cae Whe way ip ‘a 1 he- cheer in a twilicht sea; and to and ie being Uapracticabla for me to go ‘sit down, Lege.” she said, paint. to my quarters in the storersgm uny slowly bulistic gleam in his eyes. 1 remem- Hews, don't think there is any i from this rosy island, making short Panlonway to the rail ns 4 Ul the ndead Rowee.te t and carries a rae crew.” |” terial 'myrwrisis, chin and’ tons, F Unclench My Hands, ‘forward, house. ‘The captain 18 eyeyrmione,. wdvancitie, retreating, 188, Wheel reported In the forecamtin, Ij, wmt be-all boy’ ey bt sr, Mien te had’ bet Sean en they don't want a ship's t the wirl 1 had : & teetotaller.” disappearing at times, the oval white he came down at t LO eee ange may be as blind through ‘Turner's and was talking to Geotor. If T go, Tl go as a aailor the Opsra-pianwes amet ROM the first the captain diss "fon When these decanters 30 ghip that was Willlamn'’s shirt bosom, Watel, that Singleton aeomed ve they Uke. You are not a sailor, bin. He seemed to be listening to eaid firmly. “And I want your word, stood off, detached and claliaed responsinility for back | Willams tikes charge of “Charite | bending to the right 29204, and had stood leaning againat OF ie lent Se et her, bul at inat He monned eee not a word rbout me, ex: indifferent, but with her eyes on me, and raised to n height by the the rail for some time, occasionally vor are: fm not going to uak his’ arm, not ungentl, that T ain honost.” while the captain read my letter. me, 1 found my a wort seal See Mond. Tooked cursing to himself: that the mecond YO it Rit down; Pheve te ait. "Thet all aowhes Ne well, ‘Fima,"* You'll have to wash decks, prob- “Whenhe finished he held it out t . of deck etéward, given the grating on mate had come on deck, and had sent Westlons, Sit down; T have to tall . ¥ aed . pee Bene ne UE Se over my shoul i him to bed; and that the captain was °, #0 but you don't kivw whag me. responsibility of looking to be served, " : ‘ “Sunt King about.” ow, Mra, Johns," { maid, “1 am one of the crew of the Ella, and if Lam ws a m not @ fool—or biind."* “On, retorted, impa- * He lurched down the compantoms tation ien't going Way and the cabin. 1 by breath; then whe ¢ » man's never ix, draw a k hie ?"* shut in his cabin with (he light going, ‘There wax much dixcussion of the incident among the crew. Sympathy was with the captain, nd there was a Keneral feeling that 1 had not come, Charlle Jones his ry out. ‘The table-lamps threw their rosy glow over white necks and un- covered arms, and revealed, higher in the shadows, the faces of the men, snug, clean-shaven, as#ured, rather “ive got my crew.” he sald curtly. after the shufflebourd and other deck “There ‘t suppose there's 0 xames, the steamer rugs, the cards quence, of your needing another (ney played bridge steadily—and ha Fr , on He turned away, thon answerable to George Williams, the al ng Org Know tne much ex- glanced Back at the letter I was still colored butler, for the various liquore Not 1 1 think you under- heavy Hible on 1 Kani bolling, rather dazed. “You Can gerved on deck stand me, Edon't trast Williams, In “T yud been the suest of honor on ® the genera the Fila consisted of three lights he [eave your name and address with a) Sor was « 1 the situae %, Week, We could have this boat fair gteam yacht a year or two before fastated on the opera giasres, and wan ‘he mate over there, If anything ork Was eusy and the situa. 4 after a ame, There had been pink her. Finally he ‘Urne Up, he'll let, you know. Hon rathen amused. me Afton nit’ “There ina great deal of wine.” Vights on the table, 1 remembered, With Captun Mehardson. of and on Yow mean—with the captainy Net waft white own over hen mame over Me e howpital fort or two to bully me, one of which — Ile scowled. "Curse Williaing, any- and the place-eardn at dinner the for ten years, the chances in cood of — “With any one who happens to be And the Ilene from @ lantern v! His instructions were but never first nicht ont had by caricatures our having a hell of a time, [aint beer He is dangerous, It is Vail tome Jewels on ber neck to glitter- a letter and thrust resulted in my holding him over the . bt shane J about that. Get rid of the of me in fighting trim, There had L anyhow, thia voyage with ne OW. To thinks Mr, Vail in in love IMs, Johns hes told me whase You. are very goed his disturbed face. ably also have to olla 1 a t deal of brass on the boat.” tiently. Lewiie, 1 am frlightened-—you know and saw me. what T mean” # that you, T ald es, Miss Lee. the ‘Turners, hull and i he auld, “and Having eailed She came toward me, the train re it into my pocket. The captain had eh tpt with fright, been a irl too, Por three ¢ tate in the hold and inseous With hin wife. ‘The fact is that Vail you are right, Leste” he gong forward, and the girl with the Mi) until he turned gra; her coming up the companion. that week-end cruise L hod b de and Well, never mind about that. ‘The AT@ sleepin 1 don't want char- Cool eyes was leaning against the Williams treated me as on equal, ny Wa ip's : Killed with thie form: ray a emacs Talk, watching Mme, sewhirter Which was sratitying. eo a Ee ea tanlOny ghoul her; before that frat dinner, {ee cream aent to the forewle on Sun. volnt is this: ‘This afternoon he had Gp. tt, althouge I think she te’ rether ou are the man Mr, M irter iin. Racha mai wouds ‘the food) when T had known her two hours, T gayy! a dispute with Williams and knocked ” DINE haa been looking after, aren't your ie weather was’ good, him perfectly, It was her hand and told her t 8x®! him di c ¢ am glad to do anything I can. decks In your bare fect or polishing — “yea,” 1 pulled oft my cap, and, t no rei 2 repent my Lali in the forecastle that pad AURORE TANG AAAS TRIM Tut at frat the thing seemed Pim down. |The other women don't ot am sure of that. YoU are esr Drone railings with an old sock, You're recollecting myself: “vam, vias,” Of the galling qualltios of mi a orinking ants u aye Ii afiab Lea: had leek the. vi 7: f oe ite wiven‘cuRahae WINANS tb eon: erat tal c comfortable there?" & man. “You are not a sailo me ‘ , we hae Pre agy a ag k o ; ap He wan more moved than T had “I have had some experience-and there could be me auestlody io iis family in the hope tht, away CHINN AT She REE Fear a, and Wi Me Vall Seat, and If Ba Bate 8 hen good night, An@ thiamhfr gree seen hhin aud ate a gum drop Tam willing.” son from’ the best men of the Turner fromm his clubs, he wont alter in Mikicsed her unde | Wee Turner and the v tanored (ow him mF you fe arrassment, Soon u have been ill, haven't you?” fine, know their business, and, eapo- habtis a fallaey, of course, Taken Lege eat a ARG: OMe ach other © 1 crulse ‘We could stop this drinki Unexpectedly she put out ber ham@) arture, and nies.” Sey ecto the Willan imekieng, away from hie customary daily re wan empl, Ba ners the walle went on witho nt, There was. \ve,°puud sap thle delakiy aaah nn Yeee tee eee the following day he telephoned té ‘ou pollsh brass and thing# made ime une of themsel mivon idle days on @ Hummer se: ine the odor of the forec eee eee tie: tight betore, Ehave been thinking all ev 1 had touched her, he wae of the night before, ner did he, as the crew had prophe nied, order the Hila into the nearest port, He kept much te himself, who 4 it went my head. T bent r her slim, ‘ngers and kissed them. She drew her breath In sharply in surprise, but ; ACS (iy, Mleop in the after house, Isn't there #41 dropped her hand our eyes mat. duya below, with iy wtoreroom where you could put a “You shoud not have done thet, cor? she sald coolly. “Lam sorry. “You,” L agreed, 4 I'l) do it, of . She Jere utterly wretched. What thet, if the sea was still callin like that ade ine une of themselves, iidiad by Willtama, the bute Epa rcould ast w note (o the dap —"L Gnuid try, My ermaarecatronm farce the case Gen crecenna Pees ariukiag hia head off BE eee se Mar A waked Risl OnUURTA Lie OBIS WRG LOIN ee ee rete rae cenoe ened: HaMIie (Bla Mea a 10 get the nate Good old Ma ‘The sea was calling mo, true oll, but only dire ity was ne me to ship befo Charlie was couehing, a uhat of king Aina ae thet oh hin wiry body. je leaned over any Hut sho did uot let me Anith. She As f have said, owing to ihe small the worse for it that morning. He canent my shoulder as T wae moving left the rail abruptly, and disap- size of the vessel and the fact that 'isde directly for me, Tt was the frat gway, SS peared down the coinp mvay Into onsiderable of + had been (106 he had noticed me, although tt Wie the after house sides Waa the third day out. He st in *3 sw paint and new canvar don't make a new ship,” he ald, choking ai—-necesaity and perhaps what. for When the girl returned, she came front of me, bis red eves famin 1, back the courh, “fhete atiil the old sodden it vou & boor she must have thought went of better name, we call destin’. tome, and stead for 4 moment, look. Alihough Lain a tail man, he-hid Wh Phig he ahecdavil of the Turner line, “iuase'l, andl eeu Hite oe nesiA ov are uneasy, PUL EFeSIY minconatrue her slmplo nck of For what 9 fate but inevitable lw, ing mie over with cool, appraising Turner and’ Miss Lee inch perhaps the adventake of me. pin lente below and nota rat In yA week went by te thin taahlon CoN au mind what you really think, Nese! | loathed mynelf with & hatred fnevitable consequence, ‘The stirring of my blood, that sent ine grovelling to my blamkes e atirring of my blood, gen: in the pantry and that haps me, ones there, awake through all the early up: the services of a maid, Karen Han- ‘The ship was rolling gently; he the hold! They left her before we eyes, | had been right about at me with a magazine apiled, lov. Every rope was crawling pourance; she was charming-or no, sen, who, with a stewardess, Henri- vt slept for three nights, and wing it" She made motion le . but fairly strong again, Vall, vemoved from @ sen hardly charming, She was too aloof etta Sloane, occupied a double cabin, /4 carried and almost lost his balance. with ‘em left to himself or to the women of 1, vice and | helped hor up, She was wy Hners, not a cause, but @ for thet, But she was beautiful, an Vail had a sinall room, as had ‘Turns had risen and wor The very rats the party, took to talking wiih te a tall womag and hetors T koew it PATE Of Sh6 panMar Sgbt. Mewhirter, filling prescriptions b- Irish type, with blu-ray eves and er, with a bath between which they Watching from the corner of the afta Tustinetively had eft it" Oa Oe ‘n he was un’ whe had put both her hands on my ,,! Wakened with « sense of hind the giaas sereen of a pharmacy, almost black hair, ‘The tilt of her used in common. Mes, ‘Turner's Noure Teaught him and steadied blin 7 quoted. But Charlte, clinching the han once he expresset shoulders sion, of smothering heat. I had and fitting out, In porcelain tars, head waa haugiity, Later [came to room was a large one, with its own WAU! he could eluteh a ehair wheel, wan coughine amain art + “You are a yoor butier and an indit- Sled slowly buck to canscto a medicine-cloret of the Ella, Turner ur hauteur was indiffer- bath, jnto which Klsa room ajay vou try any tricks like that again ing breathlessly as he coughed ferent satlor, Ebel “she maid, “pur ealiae that the door of the ) his wife, Schwartz, the mulatto Tom, but at firat L was frankly Mis, John's had a room ang snl you'll pverboard,.”” he stormed a dear Thank you.” 7s Singleton, and Fina Lee; all thrown t- Aipvid of her, afraid of her cool, ltt “Who are you, anyhow? Not one of , " , ternately uplifted and [he inuint night. raps raid of re) CHAPTER IV. 5 », clad In my ahirt and tro: hodge-podge of vharacter® jiocking ayes and the Upward thrust | lave sald that things were not go. OW men” £ t that night 1 took a Pen oe bt and hereditary ten of her chin ing smoothly In the after. I 1 Txaw the quick took heiween Vail I Receive a Warnin blanket and a pillow tate the store ut Colt my way to the deo, vx | dencies, an Inevitable ra » Patt atieniitoe BO RTE Holes and Mre. ‘Norner and saw her con iq encountered bad irict Bripea tN ale at isnart storeroom and pantry 0} My brother-in-law) is not here,’ felt tt rather than auw it. ‘the women ‘ 4 w the frat wind of the « ngth vr house had teen BalltA workin toward that t forward Johns followed her, g 1 odor of formatdetvide weather, the f wind oft mu ong the ereutent tev of @ four. 2fter house ha nm butlt in di - hel #h@ wald after o moment, “hut my Tose lute—except Mins Lee, wie was forward x atdety ATi eRe a Pea et Ea i Ane Wea tent ale FOL EO Eee ae eeititation vat, the ripe | slater ls alow in the-cablo, She ‘will AVEME WHERE KARTEL Ne OTe cahi” Mra: Tuma protested, * f] the forevoatte has 1d L-wan atationed on the forecaatio at that uieht also, betwen aix and (onsiated of a short passageway, with peak to the captain abot you chatted and: t i to- MOAVAR aay permission for the crew to head with one other man, Willams, ry t drawera fur lineng on either side, and ere ate, takibg you as @ mort of i, ployed bridge whon the told ye! about him (he man who hed al feck had been the butler, muccumbed to the w RIN eel ETL NS ALAN Na aes ‘ond, Hghted by @ porthole, the "| CHAPTER I. ane? she explained, “You wilt men were so Inclined, and mow and been il! Liab ae Ra Waza WNC Ver We ; i i supply-room in whieb I had | : vith’ the crew, but it is possible then, When their attention was drawn “Ob, another of your friende:’ he withdrawn, Butt ene Ae ee pas re fous eiaebine. a 1 The Painted Ship. that we will need you-do vot! know to {t, looked at the sea. They were sneered, and looked from mo to Vail ax we turned vouth had grown in eet ocuie aie tite ae " anything about 's work?" alwaye auieitely and with his tuely amie. ff (i 4 1 ‘ Fee ROE BRON ng this passageway, then, T Pilla hi pasting: renee: a wufferably hot, ‘The veel of tne tore- place f groped my way \o the door at HB Piiahad been a coasting“ higitaied. If 1 sald yes and then rested, and {loo Vill went rather pale and threw 4 vesse!, carrying ‘ressed fajled et up bis head The next moment Sale sickened me—the odor of trey Wf the captain needa you we oun Matter house. ‘The end: opening foto the main cabin negr lumber to South America, “Leould try Hothineg Mra. Joh J the situation paint, hardly dry, of musty elothine an Y ne b ‘ have ut ' : H Wikies ai tw Ayirae i the Ns BERS ESKaR door se prone rem 4 “L thought, {vom your appeara: abn tion. with an terelevant remark, and the and aweaty bodir Hotta and hare wo tadis Ha kout repo no mound of a rs, Turner's room, This door T had 4 vi and on her return trip had viole tnt They were playing 4 = Mr. Turner prefe sot to mens gle. ‘The lookout had seen. the been in the habit of leaving open, for 4 bringing 8 micelle ee ey ee ee i tne tail, heayy FE ee eT orient dreute, BUC Re 1 SANed Bingloton, the fra mate, | said thet Pet wo of his vikar on the forecamtle he two purposes—ventilation, and in cage 0 8 s ps of Mm edie 5 » bridge, ne vot bey Due toe de r . In ( bo t seven bi 1 ne, d carge—hides and wool, sugar from forebears, who had bequeathed me, TENG Sty least withont insuit, But Chad had fr permiasion to Meep on deck Hud iseful the not be yhoo yt At arch Bells Be Oa Be Bre, {ODE hed feared, Pernambuco, whatever offered. ‘The slong with the library, what f had ite Fiera aby Ebina a gilrapre beneath the mirtace of that wae refused. I waited until tie firat tinal 1 ” Fpoation OU gS ke up Beet fear . > s anner! no atvong, grate bhi OUs cruine, Ole of many sue ate cin wah ae Sth bad come in wa fully on the as firm of Turner & Bons owned the line, Nine! wa “ mae Teena ft from hard de {Barone Strip rh : nant, i wat wea l uy chance tow ' keys Phat was the side emery of which the Ella was ‘one of the hie f Re tense, Pili i That was an Monday, the third day pee , ee als : Wh Mien too having spoken to the cap. a t (To Be Continued) nye. WHI that duxky flisa aader lie om. Up to that tine Misa Lee had always prepared by the cook and lett t ved from aity and. - bs ensols. dite aot ais 0 p to SOT GH Hf Seen ae aslo still seaworthy, rather Missal, and | cant Pays gang: MbiCh nhows wood rod higed, and aa not noticed ptonce, when she there, ‘Then, with @ blanket and pil ¥ aft her What with th ara eee eT Ne { = emperate a8 was dissipated d me ny he deck, to e 1 Sep ' FH plunging of the vessel cr ow \ lank along the wharf / Ime ser ; Jow, Lerwwled Into the wtarbouyt tite hata fast, uch vessels go, and steady, © Vall was wt tan After tT had that she thou ‘ ry A pers deci,» ell twice, and ’ rc} Maranait ‘Turner, the oldest won of gdt¥ reparation took tit U Withanin over thie ail T thie it bot am aettled mya fr te ti in saint Next Week’s omplete Novel OF such of my sbe ‘ iat inte. Aint Ma Wail ar The lookout eaw ome, but quve hie ws ie al wrenched Nhat ~ old Elias Turner, the founder of the gaying MoW PT i ame he . Pen ne nad sie ible ” i ‘ . 7 038, ' wt a no 1 wold eu sinder ef when whe b “ bua wee inaction of ae thw nnilorsoutdating ah ci areKtertieyt KowGa aruuand aed in the The tale ofa New "4 boots aad slickers hand down nay bia \ pulM, @ young ! 1 ’ oe , é as a private yacht. ailwsht With ph § aay ae vetted te Bridie, ehe follawed ' ’ ‘ ‘ ‘ . , § y Where did von get it he th jl, out of esrehot, Extratentoned Micne ‘e aft 1 texted ophay’: Marshall ‘Turner was a wealthy bought a good revel Th es teen Med peste ae asl GUE DE aatahatr ERRIEDADR NR ine, an ite: charts ate ace Yorker's strange man, but he equipped his new pleas- and cartridges. I 1 naid AVLEN ahinpa: naw ya nethiag ' ne cha hae y cuverneur Morris In i 4 y [had bought the rund that Eo : ion. aking at me, unamiling room,” he said cautiously, oTheugt U ne adventures in @ ure boat very modestly. As few | ill ith if f ening fever Trelench your handa!” she said 4 Very 0 Mias Le — changes as were possible Were ae eee ee ee avo, Teli ened thought it waa jail T bee your pardon!” [straight yeu migit nal want te dias | ins sou datend to temain aon WILL BEGIN IN “lost colony” ef " if 2 vd conscious for the e was in his bare feet, ar was | jin iden He inereased the size of tho forward which, in thelr mat ah oak here forthe 1 hin bare f wail ich, in thelr mahogany case, bad — He threw out hia biceps for me to yeienched fists, and Together we hurried to tie ufter “1 um not a feck the South, and of payee. adding quarters for the cap- sccumpanied iny grandfather through foal. It was @ ball of iron under my ned and closed house, The steeraman, tn ollaking, steward, anid tat al vie & . 4 the two mates, and thus kept the civil war and had done, as he (ingers, ‘The man was an stroag as Ries Saeree fi but aie ’ . his love for fer house for himself and his nox. Ho amiled ut. my surprise, hava entlen. te Mek Th ls post, but wae pearing for an ¥ \t my surprise, “That's better. Now--won't von try through the barred window Into the "That was our ast at” she on $ veni Ate, net, ia Sunimaion tne fet ft Sue Ss\8 threspoundar, MeVeirios and and after looking to sow that no ons to remember that { am Teaponaible for chart-room, which brilliantly flashed at me invisible e, in aight ‘oer a? to mix me @ your heing here, and he carefu! lighted. He stepped aside somewhat “Certainly, And to show that Iin- %