The evening world. Newspaper, March 31, 1914, Page 17

The Evening World Daily Magazine: Tuesday! Match 31: 1914 000000 DO0O00O 000000000 THE AFTER HOUS (Corrright, 1914, ty Mary Roberta Rineiart) — plied, and muttered something. unin« c * ¢ BYNoPets oF PRECEDING CHAPrEns, — WHlutible under nis breath, et taste tee bert Rid ge Swinging the lantern ahead of HE EVENING WORLD | A Sea Story With a Mystery |= aig By Mary Roberts Rinehart “ = ——=|Autnor of **SHVBN ’ | In the sheets from his bunk, Of the from the sou r “ ands, that Mr. Vall a three, he Was the most mutilated, The the captain. wer rid ye ee maid Karen showed oniy one injury, Turner to his a smashing blow on the head, p Mrs. Johns had {shalt go ern ving to get Mr The murd 1 protested. ing a ring of his, @ allver rope nthe ship,” in @ sailor's knot, when she . wthe deck And Burns had been fond of Caphe’ er is still And just 1 in -hardly ap I led the way down the compan n= ven witting by 0 aaa the hla way, Something Iny nuddied at the ably from the head of the axe. Bor her eves . Wot for women. Watt Richardson, in a crew where eg peers hee ie ot emer St heer: gout. I had to ate over it to get axe it fh n, beyond a doubt, alta to Nor vse. vane tooked That time t FT re ee ee for, coker Ce eS TenOn Waae ae hig fabri Achim, “wtim te lfecini ea down, Singleton stood above, on the t put Williams to work below to My a man,” ahe said, wear Waeeee waren Li dag Maa When 186 Pete ae SOT pais” matte fa orem, ane I stooped and held the lantern clear away every eviden you trying to tell us that we slept yard ZOE. Choe Cod Riiow en Burns gave me the key times lasing the Gate i close, and we both saw that it was had happened. He went dow y- through all that? Rh avery man under suspicion, the captain's room Charite Jones the eeorgtn and theater td the captain, killed ay Vail bad been faced, only to rush up again, refusing "IE you did not hear it you must SMA We WH find any to trust Me. kaha oe ee TE estates ie sad except for his to stay alone, TE went Chirke with have slept,” the stewardess persiated C arrange a juard cabin, and was staring through “The men have asked me to take the chart room. It was a time onlers Lelie to sleep in a sioremom in on his back, bis him, and instructed Charlie Jones to obstinately, The door into the main ” Ras, ate hoes a ay, proseet lem i cap ‘had been placed over his mutil- Keep them there until the cabin was cabin was closed, Karen came down °HAn&E: {rust no one, and I assured ated face. | thought | heard something moving behind me in the cabin, and wheeled ding my revolver levelled, to order. Just after, She,was frightened, She ,,,Qt~t don't understand, ‘The first that Jones was not looking before t three bells the cook brought suid the firat mate was on kina coffee and some of the men took it, terrible humor: and. that Charlie fame of, danger. lore with Hm, Mis chum among Lin crew and wite old gatlor weaned domes, wh goeute armroning trouble for all’ om Bohwaris.. the aroond mate, Vuniahes ner « awe him! he w je ites 16 find the slovenia iy, 1 tried to swallow, but it choked me Jones, who was at the wheel, had He ives to open the dour It ie dea had come to me that the Burns had served as secoad mate appealed to Burna not to leave him to Wcoune some one We GRms to So with tee) 3 crew had mutinied, and that every on a@ sailing Vessel, and thought he ble was coming, That t of hysteria among the ‘oll have to take them back.” men, and the inti They won't hurt him— il see to th » in the after house had been killed. he idea made me frantic; £ thought of the women, of Misa Lee, and I was "ve fixed on Singleton, | “But we can’t do that. It's = two! t Weeks’ matter, and in this wea! end me- could take us back, least inte yee Bast travelled waters. We decided to head We both back to New York. | got the code. Mrs Tur back, book from the captain's cabin, and roused us. naidered & moment, 1 E sald, shortly, and he assented wo agreed to run up the flag, union “But I did not ring for Karen th the havoc the ehanically: . down, If any other vessel came in The woman stared at Mea, Turner, MEht had wrought in her. She was “AYe. aye, ir.” -past three, » then, ringing for Karen “We will take them aight. I got the code word for “Mu. | “Hut the bell rang, Mrs, Turner, Ptle. with deep hollowa around her Just how tt wae to be done was a tiny—-need assistance,” and I asked Karen got up at once and, turning €¥€% Her hands shook and her mouth Hoy thing to decide. Mise “oat the Jock, Greoped w hot appeared yet, and the three cen ‘a talked the mate if he would signal if a on the light, look ly. But, although her vessel came near enouch, But he ‘What do you think of that? @he face was lined with grief, it was not “Jones, Burns and 1, t over. turned sullen and refused to answer, sald. "Ten minutes to three, and Td the passionate sorrow of a loving girl, Jone" sumgested that we put them B I find it hard to recall calmly the just got to sleep!! 1 growled about She had not loved Vail, L said to my. 6 Of the Hfeboats, and nail over Y events of that morning—the three the light, and she put it out, after Self She had not loved Vail! My ® £anvas and tarpaulin cover still and shrouded figures, prone she had thrown on a wrap The heart beat fast it ain't my own idea,” he sal, deck; the crew, bareheaded, standing room was dark when sho opened (i Will you allow me to leave this "odestly, “I seen it done opee, around, eyeing each other stealthily, door. There was a little light in the "OM for five minutes?” the Argentina. it worked all with panic ready to leap free and grip chart room, from the binnacle lan- te L may go with you, and if you fr ® while, and after a week or each of them by the throat; the grim. tern, he door at the will come back without protest,” we lowered the Joliv-boat and determination, the reason for which companionway was alway “You are arbitrary!” she sald re. ' astern.” x 1 did not yet know, to put the first night: the light came through the #enttully, only wish to speak to _ | Shuddered, but the idea was a ein irons; and, over all, the clear window near the wheel Mr. ‘Turger, good one, and T usked Burne to gg sunrise of an August morning on the — She had kept up very well to this “Then—if TL may wait at the door’ YP and get the boat ready. ocean, rails and decks sleamins, point, telling her story calmly and under those con- © inust let the women up odor of coffee in the air, the Joyous keeping her vo down, Hut when afternoon,” fT maid, “and, if it is titt and splash of the bowsprit as the she hed the actual killing of the Lee, I sald desperately, sible, try to keep them from Ella, headed back on her course, Danish mad, she went to pleces, She “Surely you must realize the state of Where the bodien are. We can gecmed to make for home like & nas took to shivering violently, and her fairs. We must truat to onecne Of 4 part of the deck for them for the stable. puls der my fingers, was amall O° y shadowy corner, every “8k them not to leave it. ‘ Surely none of these men, some and rapid. 1 mixed some aromatic Closed » may hold death in tts | Mise Lee came out then and Burne weeping, all grieving, could be the spirits with water and gave It to her, Most terrible form,” went on deck. . fend who had committed the crimes. ind we waited until she could go on, “YOu are right, of course, Will you ‘The girl was looking better, One by one, | looked in their facea— — tor ahe first time, then, | realized Walt outside? f can dreas and be ¢X¢rtion of dressing had brought at Burns, youngest member of the that T was clad only in’ shirt and eddy in five minutes,” her color, and her tips, crew, a blue-eyed, sandy-haired trousers, with a handkerchief around . | Went into the main cabin, now 8TMly set, were not drawn, she : Scot; at Clarke and Adame and my head where the accident inthe brikht with the morning aun, which Just outside the door and drew = @iep CHAPTER V. sign of any struggle, and the cabin Tt was open, but was barred with Wax empty. 1 went back to the cap- “Do somethin!” T raved. “Call the crew, Get somebody here, you drunken . Continued.) ready to Kill, A Terrible Night. “Where ia the light switch?" I de: WAS a moment or two in Manded of Singleton, who was still on Stasping the fact. 1 shook ‘Ai companion steps Awasing. | oo It mal to see If It had lapsod, sitting btiddled just above the merely caught, and then, captain's ye Ww is fact \s hands. Ineredulous, 1 put my Weight to it. It ™ caw I need not look to him for refused to yield. ‘The silence outside jelp, and 1 succeeded in turning on was absolute, the light in the swinging lamp in the iron, aud, even without that, (oo tain's body. and threw a rug over It. amall for my shoulders, I listened for ‘Then T reached over and shook Singleton would be on duty, and he goo rarely came aft, ‘There was no sound — He rose and staggered up the com- Not yet time for the watch to change. I felt my way back to the window, centre the in, ‘There was no the mate. It was still dark, and so Singleton by the arm of footateps. panionway, and I ran to Miss Lee's Piededet door. It was cloged and locked, as all the others except Vail's and one Thad broken open. I reached myself without rals- Mr, Turner's door last. It was locked, ng on alarm, 1 dh ed to unscrew it and I got no ee na to my Bee fn “ remembered that his room and alls MOURSY BOCUSE MSLER:. stilt Connected through a bath, and, still 1, but inclined to coasider MY holding my revolver levelled, Tran tn- ament a Jest, perha on the to Vaii's room again, this ti Jones, who on the flight rwith a fondness A night light was burning in the 7 lit a match and examined the lock. @ \ Was a simple one, and as my idea ¢), ow Was to fr turning Charhe Joe ctieal 4OK ; Prag cr. Charlie hold had left me with a nasty cut, tre i down the forward compan- ‘ Eh Rocordinele unait-in: front et the: DAERURY Paene soue ana an e MARY ROBERTS RINEHART (Y the Turne My bare foot were thrust into gown: lonway. The door te Valle ens cep us prisoners Se Upsted iad dhe Awe . shrewd little Irishman; at O| at-the-heel alippera, | aaw Miss Lee's “eroms was open, and Williams, work- she said. “Put {2 in. ‘Turner was lying on his bed, fully ; rking by touch. TF dressed, and at first 1 thought he too | I went the length of the cabin and “But I don’t know anything about Swede. are an Ra LS ao bei A yas, and solared ‘4 ; {ie 16 -nervous extracted one screw, and, with & had been murdered, But he was in a into the chart room. ‘The maids’ room a ship,” 1 obj Yim willing could not help comparing hid forgotten, wail Aunoomn ¥ ® guard over us, if you must, but let Us up in the air, aste, Wan putting It a Walking up and down, his rkness = 5 : . eavy - de sodden-faced fortably. “I'll have time to find my shrewd keenly alert, Charl wane afternoon, Miss Lee,” I Browing sense of satisfaction, was sor, He sat up, dazed, Was here, on the port side, and thus enough, but I'm not competent. the heavy-shouldered, sod fe t y iy Narlie ,, puciing it in may pocket before lWosen- When I shook him hy ihe. arm, aft of Mrs, Turner's and Miss Lee's 1 believe the thing had been dia. man below In his cabin, the owner coat while she ix recovering. I have # wan on euard, revolver in hand. “hie Gplemtiod we ver ate bre Jog » second, when a board on wich “ast turner!" Lered,. “Try to rouse Fooms. It had one door only, and two cuswed before | went up, for Me. of the ship. been so oceun - ame over to me at once. meat me, but she rs Thasit meved Gn a : ’ windows, one above each Namara spoke up from the wheel. One explanation came to me, and Don't be Mrs, Johns satd ‘urner is moving, in there.” he COnception of the brutality of my knee, lifted, | ihe captain hae been small barre yourself, man fe eaptain has bee ; mes he possibility ‘of « brusquel cares how r end, beyond the door, vail!’ of the two bunks. We'll manage that somehow or I leaped at it—the poss! muely 0 one cares dd Yoon stopped on, There was no Murdered: and Mr. Valle vayed, {turned on the chart room lights. other, Leslie,” he ‘sald. "We want @towaway hidden in the hold, aome look. We only thank. Heaven forward cabin, “What are you going am not @ child. 1 wish to ae nd, no creak, Merely that ominous and’ fall back wean. His face was At the top of the after companionway somebody to’ take charge, somebody maniacal fugitive who had found in alive to look after us. Do te do? Let a drunken sot like that them. I shall have to testify”— ’ s es : ; a een vs : ‘ “You will not see them, M ing under my knee. There was nee x on- the crew had been assembled, and with a head, that's all, And since the little cargo boat's empty hull know what we have _” on give us orders, and bang us with a jem, Miss j some one just. beyond the door. Se ae a plsh. lrort to speak, Burns Was haranguing. them. I you ain't, Ina manner of speaking, ample room to hide, ‘The man, too, 1 in down here? Wo have belaying pin when we don't please She stood twisting her hand! sald, Jerking hin thumb toward the °Time even then, A as if the oF moment later the pressure was * knocked at the maids’ door, and, find- been one of us, nobody's feelings can selzed at the idea, One and all vol- him in her banda, She saw Charlie jeanea With i but failed to be intelligible, Thad no ine i unlocked, opened ft an inch b ‘Ain't that it, boys? Untecred for what might prove to be — “Ploane, Adele!” said Klsa Lee, And — “He im the owner, But one thing Picing the length of the cabin, tee or so. , and a matter of brains,” sald a dangerous service, : Mrs. Johns, shrugging her shoulders, d We can keep him Volver in hand. From the chart-roam: “Karen!” I called—and, recetving no Burns. . 1 chose Charlie Jones and Clarke went back to her salts wore Hquor, Williams!" came the sound of . (the stew- “But Singleton?" I glanced att, as being most familiar with the ahip, — ‘The rest of the story we got slows came out, more dead than alive, excitement. The screw fell out into T flung out of Turner's cabin as the ardness) “Singleton is going in trons,” wi and we went down into the hold. ly. Hriefly, it was this. Karen, hav- “Williams,” T said sternly, “I give my palm. In my haste 1 dropped Crew, gathered from the forecastle jf ononed tho door wide and glanced the reply | got. Clarke carried a lantern, Charlie ing made her protest at being my knife and had to grope for It on 4nd from the decks, crowded dow In. Karen Hansen, the maid, was on ‘The light was stronger now, and I Jones held Singleton’s broken re- at such an he d put on a w the floor, It was then that a woman the forward companionway, T ran tie floor, dead. The ste: less, In could see their faces. It was clear volver. [ carried a belaying pin. per and pinned up her hair. ‘The Hight acreamed—a low, sobbing cry, broken ™Y ore re ita kalow be TAM was collapse from terror, was in her bunk, that the crew, or a majority of the But, aith dl a here, ol ¥ ed ninjured my knife. by. that thie, and Indes: twi0's body, the erew, silent ond hor. ee as far as Singletonewas concerned, “rie formaldehyde with which Tur- the main cabin followed: bya ¥ , ror-struck, grouped on the steps: CHAPTER Vil. my authority did not exist. ner had fumigated the ship clu id called Karen's atention to tt. T not allow her in until I peration I threw myself against the Giarke, McNamara, Burns, Oleson iA yee OSH des a se 4 mald, impatient and way, had | “Well? 7 her ai o door. It gave way, and I fell full ang Adams. Behind the crew, Char- We Find the Axe. ren bi si a ald. “I'll do the best here tenaciously, and, mixed with t f patie wi way, € ‘wullenly nd had searched in tl golvaned. | Wilh & Rrowing horror of time to waste, Somewhere on the Ella sete acteurs trying to be noises te murderer was loose, He muat be 4 uking with fUPd. answer: “Mrs, Sloane! leas, but with hands alled You nn hour to Ket rid of every ounce - of liquor on the Ella. Remember, tn bottle in to be maved,” ‘Will you take me to igh we searched every foot was on, The stewardess sald she “Aut, Mistah Turner” 1 could see no reason for : found nothing. heard # curlous chopping sound in “I'll answer Mr. Turner, Get tt but #o thorough w: overboard before he gets around, had infected un all t w, belloved him guilty, and that, of space, i n Jength on the main cabin floor, Iwas fic" Jones had left. the wheel and all L want odors of bilge water and the inde- said it was probably Mr. Turner fall- “I'm going around after you, and Clonet . ie c 5 a to give up hin weapons. ri vy smells left by tropical ing over something, and that she if f find se much aan pint t Peis wen abcciite, Sieould Heck the, wed ROSHIOS Gowas unil SHErety OF IRN to the ettes compass aye, aye eee ee ine diaey Mndill, : hoped she would not moet him you In that room you have jut lor, rena the, ebareoom dered back. eign pee eset fonway and called up tothe Go over each man. Leave them We were stumbling along, Clarke Once or twice, when he had been and lock you in. oering Pethhirg ane on Bie oe et. cue. enn men to send the first mate their pocket knives; take everything with the lantern, I next, i lel puokings he nad om tures to i johslina Hoeven gr ne Tehall not come in. i co \. atto Cook, OUD. we else.” Jor behind, on our way to the ~ her, anc . nto the storerc you look at ° As [ got up six bells struck, It was | stood, revolver in nd, staring down; but Burns came tne Or, men ined up. ‘The altuation ace pia when tte astunning ‘The sound Tt wan A day Inter, and the crew would What Pel to aelas ae s clock. ; Among them, I felt sure, stead, Was tense, horrible, #0 that the mis blow on ‘the back of the head. [about five minutes sines the bell had probably have resented what they ‘Three. ail’s room was next to the pantry, Ly annette Moagrecn Janeous article ‘om their pock- turned dizzy, expecting nothing lesa rung, and Ka yawned and sat saw that ing, Hut that day “Three!” ahe said. nd forward. 1 felt my way to it qually pale, equally terrl- keys, plugs of chewing than sudden death, when It developed down on the bed. “Ui let her ring they only ked up apathetically [looked again, “it tn three. and rappeg. “Vail,” I led, Vail ls . . and there, among th nes, having stumbled ever a again,” she seid. “If she gets in the from thelr gerue: work of sewing “Then it was not my alater'’s tell His dooP was open an inch or so. “Boys,” | said, “Mr. Vail and your ombs for kk lank, had fall yrward, the habit f this sort of thing, im going nvas the sheeted that rang. It was Mr. Vail’ IT went in and felt my way to his captain have been murdered, ‘The pectedly revolver in i# outstretched hand to leave.” The stewardess asked her bodies on the deck, while e@ray- “It must be a mistake. bunk. 1 could hear him breaibing, 4 murde ist caused & wmile of striking my head. neepianty, 2 put cue the Khe and tet hor aleep, faced negro Ina white coat flung over the wires"—— i stertorous respiration like that of oureely here Was @ MUrMUP at wed not one o ” pure reaction, Two revolvers from He picked himself up sheepishly, and Karen did so, The two won the rail cases of fine wi Ei * and yet unlike, The moment € that, “Mr, Singloton, T suggest that "God, Rot one of the women Gleson and MeNatcars. ‘and one and we went on, But so unneeved wore in darknoan, and the siowurder ind boxee fil ot Conley ie eeemete Pinie ee e oe nag er, and went ngleton's si he explained. “He's up there In a corner, with Ole- ets—kni son and McNamara holding him." pice nd name urns,” — said cautiously, “I've beard and must er must be on the shij—one of found another!” brought to light and he touched him the eound ceased and these men stay together ina body, “One of the maids—Karen,” nicked razor from Adams completed was 1 by this fresh shock that It wax dozed, for a minute only. She Was dozen of, brandies and’ ty did not commence again. I struck a pnd that no one be allowed to RO Burns was a young fellow about my the: het pons we found. ‘The a moment or two before I could ossay awakened by Karen touching her on sinking beyond salvage nthe bhay Eee woud ne hee tar te owe match and bent over him. below until all have been searched own age, and to this point he had ited willingly. ‘They Indder shoulder and whispering close to Atlantic alone. 1 ‘ ed! rant “ . : : . I went with her to her He had been almost cut to sand all weapons taken from them i pha) tes 5 ved to have some one to ‘as waiting at the hateh- con \ ingleton had dropped into a chair stood up well. But he had bean hay. Mismed te Covel (0 io alncrity, with ng down, Besite him on the she sald. CHAPTER mais an pinether we returned ¢o and sat with his face buried in his ing a sort of flirtation with the gltl, which they obeyed my orders showed lay a blood-stained axe ad out, and § think he te sit 4 1X, Swe. teaueeiel ana ime ae 2 CHAPTER VI. hands, his back to the captain's bedy. and T saw him go sick with horror. how. they were suffering under the ine Tee. on hearing tho story, of Hie GemmaniGn ete waa Pridonese ayia egtuented. and her bell Ile looked up witho v! « Ile wanted to see her, when he had strain of inaction. jenriot loane, had gone to d and if he tries to stop me Mil ’ : be © top m Inthe After House. AI teil he said. “De as you St command of himself; but 1 would nto to Singleton and put maids’ « bln, ena ed foun sewers « ” Y first thought had been for Pas... pre Bagiteoy 2 whe cried, and right,” he # yo bans ; t n 0 \ ‘ de aw 6 wome f . She HE match burned out, and jjje, Mn siek. not let him enter the room, He stood Algal eee DO wardens wan wide awake by the women, and, nluckily, into a chair in. the’ ehe - i dike m Mr on,” Fo omatd, th ar this time, She thought perhaps the to save then ortedd yop + He looked sick, Rurna, who had outside while ft went in and carried put 1 athe lor your f = i a n ma shock 2 had cried softly, help! while I 1 dropped it, 1 vemembe 1 sll. Burns, who Had but TH have to ask you for you - i bell, instead of coming from Mrs all eviia by, unable to think of am: mechanically extinguishing, Fo ee nts came toward out the stewardess, who was coming volver.” CHAPTER VIII. ‘Vurner'n room, had come from. the Cleared aware aumgettit® or say. 'T think now: that it wage S plowing end Wik t to and moaning. I took her forward, — Without looking at me he drew tt i , ‘A where Vail eared away as quickly @@ best thing he cot Ke i ‘al Lae ing t ‘ on dd better waken the women,” and told the three women there what fren his hip pocket and held tt out The Stewardess's Story ‘ fen originally possible. Stains that might have been though ut the time ies Can i j Sa LS ASR IARUNE TORE “it youll tel them, Leslie, 1 had found. Ttovk it, It was loaded UT, after all, the story of Turner, She su: of invaluable service in determining Yentured finally to put my fa sense of horror as | have never felt crew on deck and keop jad found. It's out of order,” he said briefly, Henrietta Sloane only added Kested turning on the Hight again and ine murderor were washed her shoulder, * . oe. TE uroped: for ‘the ie Mrs. Johns was better, and I found qe jt had been working right. I looking at the bell register; but Karen ashed away al Noase!" { said. Pefore or ain Ly here, 1 when them all huddled in her room, 1 put wouldn't be here.” to the mystery, She told It Ghisctad moat before they were drf. T re- Charlie Jones t Goor; | wanted alr, apace, the ifree- | Singleton seenied dexetne men on the sewurdens on tho bed and locked “Tt reaened dawn and touched his to me, aitting propped ina The slewardean wat up In her bed, alized this now, too late. Hut the the ‘chartroom, ‘and’ retekes eee dom from lurking death of the open Burns spoko ro the door into the next room, ‘Then, wriat, His pulse was slow and faint chair in Mrs, Johns's room, Which Was the on ie amall axe remained, and 1 felt that jt, inetinctlve wood tote. win @eck Gack He ROE Up Nasal ved, ry After examining the window, 1 BAY fig hands cold window opening on deck aft, She rying after 7 eck, . n going too.” he muttered. “VN yin ny revolver. Pa iything Tecan do for Ber face white, her tips dry and coud not see through the door di. Mndle probably contained a record (ty ; A A ime, and T I had been steeping with my ko craig 1D mtay down ner ee ee i eee ine Laalde OTM ye it, tere anything ano COR PO anings Mie crew wore making. Cue te mee wep came thavan, for more AKIful even Munn: diets (CXact inatant when ahe ro Balver Denide we on the PABLY Moor. imho rug had beon drawn back to DUE ® guard at she two companion: "iva io snariad, “Vou can get me breakfast aa they could on deck, doorway wa Karen opened the read, prints that under the micro. looking up, she drow away freee poy Homehow or other I get back there craw what had happened. 3 ae ene eee BME belaying pin and jet meat those and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor fir) atood there, looking out, SCOP® Would reveal the murderer's Mand: and I stepped back, hurt and found it, | made an attempt to reverently over the body She took the revolver from me and f00ln over there 1 this and jn hia room across the main cabin. ane nig atin’ Chie up Identity as clearly as @ photograph heer, me sale hid her, the find the switeh for the cabin Lights, ui er smocked ehalitied it with the alr of one famlle ee ee eee eee socker “Th® four women, drawn together in hands screamed, and the ne Tent for Burns, who reported that was her hired servante eee MMe TE fre falling, revolver a Kaa t wt at Mrs. ‘Purner's door. Tt was some lr with freer Then whe looked na went back to the men, Counting thelr distress, were huddled in the inoment there wan a Mow ‘atruck, he had locked the axe in the captain's "Mr. Turner in awake, 1 believe,” £ nto the chart-reom and up the after tine before she roused; when sho fs Eee Will he ; tre he ro hing hands §ie nd back a atop or two and cabin, He gave me the key, whic 1 ntiffly : ime . PROT By face. i nd the cook and myself, centre of the room, touching hands full inte the ream KLowardess + which L g emianiouway. | hats iy Wate Annee pero’ Bae atassieg “We are relying on you, Leslte,” Yet ere nine of us, ‘The cook | now and then, amif finding comfort In waw a white Maire in the doorway fastened tow string and hung ae fhe ued back into the main ew und by the light of a lan at Is ry , he said. ougied out, eving him to go te Wistenien : as the girl fell Almost Ha my neck under my . ‘ tern Taw tnt he was bending to the ¢,“IUS laealies Alva, Tuner, WIL you wand at her words the atorm of self: the Malley ‘and prepare breakfast ji bane Hse SHEN Pap pometning whieed by her. anh WeDRHiRA ha cat What bye h the roeet deat abe panned at the states , A sharievcont cnie to tamdonr contempt and bitterness that 1 had The elght that were left Edivided in. “l wen! ha ye sald 1H the end of 4 pillow and bruising. he ed eo ne ke ene tenn ee right, peering in at the ehart-room ly a moment.” been holding in abeyance for the last to two watches, Burns taking one and bout 19 o'clock, F think, (arm. She must have fainted, When C8 Bad kone, two ata time, into | “lis curious that you heard not! Window, He turned woen he heard she threw on a dr “ROWN ANA Wie hour swept over te Like a flood, 1 the other, On Huens's watch were karen hud not come down Twakened she. recovered. faint daylight was the forecastle, and had brought up ie" he said slowly, “You slept me. opened the sworn i have wept for fury, Clarke, McNamara and Willan: on Qian the watch changed, It wam hot, COMME Into the room, and the heady what they fed to #tay on deck lic cary didn't you? “Whar'a wrong he asked, “1 “What is wrong? ‘Why should you trust me? [ de. min on, Adams and Charlie * = BRD Wee Oh of the Danish & as lyi Te De " . i 4 se tale ‘ I told her, rently as T eould, 1 mane Nt IRMGUER the Cine. Tonee. and the window from our room to the pad heen Birt was lying Hie forecustic tad been closed and | She stopped quickly and look on he tim ‘ heard # yell a minute age urneron | manded i slept through had fallen Taeked ¢ the lock it the rampag He aw my revolver thought she would faint, by Sho When Twas needed. And when f wak- It was two boils So'clock, Burns deck was open. There is a curtain She tried to get up and fainted hed in the presence of the crew en , ' then, and, letting go the wheel, threw pulled herself togeth and looked Enod und found myself locked in the struck the kong sharply ua an ind) over it tok the helmaman from @&4tn and the key given to Burns, who fas. “You broke tt open?” % up both his bards, “Turn that gun past me inte the eabin slorer I waited to take the lock tion that order, of a sort, lad Tckineritolbcih, clomertarts heel, , That was her story, and it did not teved it to his wateh chain, ‘The Partly, at the last. 1 heard"— 1 away, you fool!” “rh is ; i off instea: aking down the door! restored. ‘The rising sun was gleam. loking in Y halt hear, {¢!. Ua mach thar we heeded to know. two uatchwayw leading to the hold MePPsd | did not want to tell her 4 A could hardly speak. 1 lowe “rhe captain, Mrs, ‘Turner, Pouiht to verboutd.” ing on the sails: the gray suriace of ‘The bell, striking every balf hour, Siw whowed ine her right atm, whieh ye, | Z » the holt what T had heard. But she ke 5 revolver and gasped: “Call eAnd Mr, Vail? “We are on you” she said the sex was ruffling under the morn- does not waken me any more, al- was badly bruised and discolored at been fuataned down also, and vu heard — Karen, when @he tain! Vv een mur “to his cabin’ ; simply; and I heard her fasten ing breeze, From the galley a thin though it did at first, 1 is just out. the ghoulder. Oloson, who Was ehip's carpenter, S¢reamed "Good God!" he said, “Who did it? Where ia Mr. TH the door behind me as | went out, Stream of smoke was rising Some side the window. Hut ft heard tha — “What do you mean by a white !ét natied them fast “Yes, | was aroused before that The crew had b Dawn was coming 1 joined the of the horror of the night wei of th He had taken the wheel again and = “in his cabin, aste huddled around the wheel, There me strangely and, ¢ twith wotch change. Tf heard etght bells 1 instructed to --I do net know how—and found I wahtofwhat getrick and the lookout man on the 1. except when was locked in. [ thought it might be course, | was turning sick and dizzy ing the door, wont Into her si nine men, counting Singleton the cabin below was on us | istie-head call, ‘All's well. vn wateh. Thus the helmsman need a joke—forecastle ha: \ and I clutched at the railing ef th s room next. | heard Miss L S But Sineleton hardly counted, He was ' “Losat up and tt . on 4 lights, When L went to call you, Mrs, fet be alone As T have said, the foking, and they remeted os Cae # \ compantonwa: Jow ery of horror, and almost mines jn a state of profound mental and | guyested another attempt to Karen had not come down, and bwas . the dour to your room was “oor at the top of the companion brought here to-sleep. | took out some “I don't know, Where's the cap- dintoly the two women came to the physical collayse, The Ella was With pouge Me. Purnen, ane idaraied:) Phe! Hen ‘Goniecten | ta “ slepa, near tlie wheel, was closed of the acrewa with my knife, and tein? doorwa out an aceredited atticer, and, for lack Clarke went below. Tl " flirting a Httle with one of the «all ‘Tosaw it closed! she said posi- And locked, and entrance to the after then | broke the “The mate's und" He raised u you seen Mr. ‘Turner? Miss of orders to the contrary, the helins+ in ten minutes, reporting no. cl ors, and Eo had warned her that it tively." Thad forgotten that, but now Hesse was to be gained only by the “You saw ne one we vowe. “Mr, Singleton!” he Lee dema man) MeNamara now was holding in ‘Turner's condition, ‘There wax would not do. She'd be found out and | remember, The axe fell beaite me, forward companion. it was the tn “It was dark; I w was bringing the ship ba to her sho lnoked ness, but the th noked white; ft seemed to Sty wand heard no ten of Burns and myself to keep one door closed, very slowly Wateh here, amidehips: K ae Pe | than ony of un. Whatever his fela- Hush.” L warned her: “he is there, tion to the Hansen woman down. Mr. ‘Turner and Mr, Singleton ing to the small sige of the cabin, before her death, and she wan wear. eae, Ay yy ae were sitting there, ‘They were’-—- and to the fact that it inust accom 4 (To He Continued.) e hesitated imodate two bunks, th a4, ko on." sald Mra. ‘Turner, out into the chart snmed. “Just ne: «There was no tine to lose, | felt. otias Mrs, Jolins been tol: yard tos Pee ee ity Nie Regs, UNCER! the jon Was clearly beyond hin. Barns and 1 ¢ to where J could dimly aee she went herseif to Mra. Johns's ‘Turner's condition was known a lggieton ooking in my direction, unin and knocked, Sho got an ime frankly dinewseed. It wis et “Bingleton! = Quick!" 4 culled, “Bring your revolve He stopped aud » bad son y cours taken open grumbling among the men at Ket into trouble, vad 1 tried to seream, but 1 could not place but the situation, but we were helples Ms “The only way to reach ow wited to go on 4s if was through the eh Turner were not on. be r that, wasin condition to take and Mrs. Johns, for a time at least, we would have to We thought it f the door ket along without hit the bodies While all th rt-roo! q 1 the door an inch ¢ d ra, until he when L open hold two, | aaw w being W was she demand- Charlie Jones, always an influence duty, and then to take up the watebes. 5 ew is ramping aus among the men, Voiced the altuation | arranged to have one mun eons = Thope we haven't as we all stood together in the ehil! stantly on guard fn th feabers.”* morning: aly 1 difficult matter whe ; he der suspicion ie, dar ne one This here is 4 ght Op RHA w Hat some one | had’ taken Vs sake! Wilmer else put in Th ae aes & show of authority ved fn my dir door opened mm, Probably ton, “Wiho is it?” “L gake He came slowly toward me, and in @ dozen words L told him what had happen 1 saw then jiuat ge had baen drinkiag. ite recied aeainst ime, and seemed at a loss to hiow what to di “Gel your revolver after house ephey were drinking? * woman had fainted before Throke Bh wate Uns Yes, Mra, Turner, And Mr Vail the lock of my door and fell into the ie, Come below, for God's mitt please, Some. What we want te mak was there, tuo. He wae suying that tain eabin, But a white figur The captain would come dewn and “Karen exclaimed,’ Misa Lee sald there would be more tre . , the nrand stood Just ins at least inc Mr. Ss te No Yorker's strange Fehut slowly, “that some one was sifting le, Usten- on the companion steps hoped th You, mine! he and Mr, "And she thoueh! that tt waa Mr 1a chance to get Turner?" uleton # i, Adele and the We've captain Venta, tana “Opin rol than got the the t ‘ wake the captain.” AN Ge ie Ah hana Pun A HAA aitaiie “Yes.” ‘The stewardess ed by r nelle, Msappeared into the forward h Pea nome ay PN addi Ayana © hee ewe forward and quickly at Mew ra adventures in a ” lantern iy . 1 * ined © * nis, about by at therin. » \ eae it tee Cee Sic es MONAT SOS conan ore ARS We tation thao nea nb ‘oat colony” Bare Sormpan ion wey hs fs i i A tp « hands. fol the ban 1 wae 1 one what he wald M a = a " “ap righ Der. i Hs Pp & South, and of { f » Bingleton follo a te uldn, Late, she ent woh 9 hacia more,” Charlie terrible work, Bven |, fresh from a Misa | The captain came down phsrat was ctanaings " his love for an me e r ' something for went on, “I'm for putttr medical college, ¢ Nauseated over just and ordeved Mr, Sin Saad nt 7 in te “ | Srggrgeren the eantats Fonkee: thin sort of taing, ‘ell her to bring In charse—for now, anyhow ate Mt. He was heavy It was slow work, on deck. T think he went, fort did. any aha hala’ ae eraoaere invtat 5 Bim,” Sing! quickly, agreeable to you, ig it, Burns?” getting him up. Vail we brought up not-heur his voice again. T thought, tong "It tn GMelivit If Tatay here p> - F ) \ a an fe | oe | pers \ ' vod Winslilg i