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ihe Even — an | By HOWA CHAPTER IV. omuwunt The Silent Sentinel. @teod my friend on 1 refrained and try to & buat up Marry Keybur bint at any suspicions” “Ot course, if hes a@ friend “Well, conceded bia living by his pe: @ mighty good man to know gure, Miss Valeuting, tat Reyburn.” white Wweth, and she held out hand. “Afraid I've been cross,” said, “Hut 1 don't uke to tr don’t like him. b said, “L know that a Litde too weil, afraid. for Uhiiking of 1K! t can't he! ing thay toad the courage t pearls, but please don't tempt know Ive be had (ith myaervus donor” “Maybe its tue biace o 1 paid, saniling. Bhe maue a lite have anyiuing to tell ni a Not at the rene) know I'm inixed up in the Zot sumetning vat ot sunk bin dacerested.” “Wait for me here, then,” tereed, “I'll come ac fue at about taif-pasi 1. vit awiully eacived | the street. “Brown hair, very short nor ve eumming up. work by deuuction, Suspicion and the best thing. I hunted bim up. Bbanalelt wus. GBbanafeit was categoricully in golng through a drunken gtand duke. a warden he wai curate writer with facts when he could use @ romantic novel Othe was Orme. of Reyburn, “We're w replied Ors ayn! . old man wah a water hims conspicuow “Anyth Knigh says that stor was too short. Yes?” 1 said. y silent 1 Shanafeit. in It if jt had been longe takes were small and twinkling. “Well, I did the b such a short space,’ “Any Idea where Barry Is?’ The two exchanged glances, “Went down to the think,” said Orme, ing for him? WAY BUGUANEERS | A homance of the Great White Way ena of @ Treasure Hoard KD FITZALAN ener e exwnmnee segnenpmnn dine dina: be of my EMEMBENING 4) Tee snd the conversation paarie the gen newspaper article I about to agree with he but, remembering also (hat Harry had arious occasions, “Weil,” 1 said, arising, “I'll run up & description of the man who received the letter, then Wil ; but I won't yours,” abe said, in an offended tone. he's not @ friend exactly, Hut when a fellow gets Barry Keyburn’n bul ve where You're concerned there'll be Ho ques. ton of ftrieudsnip velween me and Her lips curved over her etrong you as wurry Keybura’s friend. You sue—well, uny= how, I don't like him, And Ud lke to that letter if you can get it for “It would be better if you didn't tit, “Bughteen thousand Sohats could do you a lot of Kood Aud fin angry with myself wish 4 the because, ia spite of my suphistrics, 1 rught to them. And, anyhow, it wou.) be interesting to n hitnaelf,” Will you to-night?” eb supe wiated, “Lh don't want eyburn 1 may fas it ae doesn t ss Pifth Ave- kuow, Good luck Revurning to the Clariva vuice, found that the clerk could give only @ weneral description of the man who had received tie letter in Box mixty- @even; and that description was so weneras tual it might have Utted any Man vut of Live who passed me dark eyes, wore « dark suit, and Was neitner tall," Was the From that moment | wbanduued the methods of the detec- Uve of fiction for those of the police. The geatiemen between book covers the poiice by third degree.” Suspected Burry Reyburn; but, hav- fag bwither the power nor the aesire to administer the dreaded metho of extracting evidence, 1 did the next He wus not at the Huwarden, but Bowe people are “stage struck; eame Clase—he was crime struck. Al- though be would have considered wan's te @ serious personal risk, and although he bad never done # dis- honest thing in his life, he beneved, through sume devious course of rea- aoniug, that money made outside the Jaw was much more desirable than that acquired in the usual plodulug way, and be would rather have strolled arm in arm down broadway wit) @ notorious burglar than witha ‘When | came upon him in the Ha, mpanied by @ younger man in smartly cut clothes— ntioman with a wiid expression, a high collar und a calculating eye. I Knew this young fellow of old; he had onee served as a cub reporter on the Clarion, and was chiefly remembered as @ brilliant but thoroughly inac- who nvver bothere imagination. Ho bad since published which had some gale A play with real criminals for characters had been the result of his assuctation with Keyburn, and it was rumored that tt had been accepted, hinted that bis skili with the en had been frequently Utilleed Reyburn's shady ventures, His name T hailed them both, requesting news iting for him ourselves,” » “Have something to ike all of the Reyburn school, he eer to purchase liquid refresh. ment for others, but drank only If, He was at all times can help you with, “Barry of yours about pearls “Yes; it might have had more mis- explained, with a smile that puffe ut his cheeks and gave him the ap- earance of a chipmunk with outs in ts pouches; for the upper part of his head was very narrow, and his eyes st I could I responded, track, “Thought you said you were walt- ‘Well, we are, But we sit around here for hours and hours, anyhow.” By which [knew that Reyburn was net at the track and that they did not know where he was. Shanafeit toushed on some other subject, but (em etne OT inyemot Teo Myek Piece thate nani. ain't Wt Nin € but ould (he Daehily wnt away supponed that # small hotel the address le end acqu inlances when invit mivecal Ten BKyek Vince I did got know, although from the assvclations which the wane had with the y Bistory of Manbattan to be in the old part of Arenned I bed a Key bur Shanes that of one who expects punishinent manner was plainly He owallowe befo more lemon and seller ke ogain teateh that address that fei did he inquired clumsy. “Because,” be hastened to add Witb #tupid mendactty, “its the address of & partioulur friend of Barry's and be wouldnt like me to forget it” “T wasn't Listenin Jewsly I replied care. 1 to fur of lemon us With another roun 1 neltaer Orme, for whose benefit I ha: 1g my face exprosslonien ot like bin calculating eye, w Justed the te pin in bin English wc With some ostentation. “Harry war ders why you « come and see him some time,” he said. “He had a story for you the other night—I forget woul it was, You know his address?’ “Hotel Ricardo, ban't it? Tore. turned gullelessly “Yes,” replied Orme, and I fancied that Shanatelt sighed relief After some desultory remarks on my part anent tie remarkable aavistance Barry had given me in various stories, I said that my business with him was of no particular moment, and that I'd drop around at the i rdo that night. Crossing Bre way, With an eye behind me to see If eit Orme or > anafelt followed, 1 went into a drug store and cun- sulted a directory, from which IF found that by wiling toe Ninth Ave- hue elevated and getting off at Chris- topher Str ck Place some that neighbor. hood. My course of reasoning sim- ple enough. if Reyburn estab- lisned colnections with the man who sent the pearls, it was but natural that he would take him to some out of-the- way place—not toa restaurant, where be was sure to be uterrupved by some one or two of the thousanas of intimate friends who regularly Attached themselves to his popular and entertaining person, [t was ap- parent that Thirty-eight Ten byck Place was his real abode, and that be was at pains to conceal it from the public in general. Consequently, if the man of the pearis were to be reticent as to their antecedents, a littie soporific would induce slumber, and bis pockets mugnt be comfortably Ald SulMy examucu. t knew Barty Reyburn well enough to believe that such u proceeding was by Ro Mieaue improbabie. ‘That | was a meddling busybody I am perfectly willing to admit. It was none of my business to pry intu the affair; except that as Miss Valen- tunes agent | had @ right to know the fate of the stolen letter. The elevated train landed me at Christopher Street and ieft me wan- dering in as crooked and ancient a maze of streets as Lonuon ever had to its discredit, The lucaiity wus near the river, the docks of the White Star Line being almost in sight. Some of the dilapidated houses were of fine old Dutch architecture, with remark- able iron newel posts and diamond paned windows. A solitary figure paced up and down the court, head and shoulders bent, hands clasped behind his back. Ho had the monotonous tread of a sentinel, unobtrusively observant; and his going and coming were 80 regular that It seemed he measured each flagstone and mentally estab- lished a beat between two favored points, ‘ Not paying particular attention to him I began to scan the numbers of the houses; but as I passed directly under a street lamp I felt that eye were peering at me. Turning, I caught the stare of the sentinel, The man had a blick face! CHAPTER V. J. Duck, Esquire. 1 shifted his eyes as goon as they met mine and feigned elaborate interest in the patch of grdy sky overhead, passing on with hands clasped behind his back, The joyful spirit of the uunter, with the quarry in Cull sight, fell upon me. 1 fol- owed him speedilyand put @ hand on his shoulder, He turned, flashing his white teeth and rolling hia eyes with an ugly, animal look, + “Is this Ten Eyck Place?” I asked. He looked at me sullenly and touched his lips, a shake of the head accompanying the finger movement, “Dumb? I asked, “Can't speak?” This time his finger sought his ear, and the negative motion of the head was repeated, I looked him over carefully, disbelleving, He waa in- tensely black. His long black cut- away coat gaye him the appearance of a raven; his acute, watchful eyes heightened the birdiike Impression, While I inspected bim he returned ttention with interest, standing tfully the while, as though to signify that he was entirely at my. service, I concluded by thanking him sarcastically for his courtesy; be iar eign my thanks with ing woria Vatiy Magazine, profound bow, and, turning, pursued bis wieudy tramp in much the same tanner as before, There was a house, on the biind side of the court, which was shut- tered. By calculating from the other numbers | found that thie and thie alone could be Number Thirty-eight. ‘Vhere wus no belipull or kuucker. 1 rapped sharply with the head of my biackthorn stick. A steulthy drawing of bolts ensued, and a lite Gap in the doorway was voked up, revealing the gimiet eyes of anu old man, “This ain't @ hotel,” he said mo- rosely, “tL know that,” was my sharp re- rly “I came here to see Mr. Barrett Reyourn, “What name, please?™ The tone was now suspicious. knowing that my own name would secure me instant disbarment, I cast about for another; and, remembering that of a sworn friend of Barry's, whose exploits he never tired of re- counting, 1 took courage to use it. Us—'Kid’ Curtii 1 whis- “A pal of Barry's in Chi- “All right, st said the lookout pacifically, and opened the door suf- ficiently for me to enter. Chains and bolts rattled after me. I found myself in a brilliantly Iehted hal) one wall of which was covered with sheet Iron and studded with nails, the whole painted over with the Intention of making !t appear like brown leather. ‘rom the closed doors on one aide of the hall I heard judden shout, followed by a peal of iehter; the tones were unmistak- ably those of Barry Reyburn, said the lookout, rather T'll send him up to you. Affecting not to hear him, I put hand suddenly on the sliding doors that opened off the hall and pushed them back, disclosing only a gloomy chamber. The old man sprang after me, pinioning my wrist; but a shaft of light from the hall lit up the ma- hogany panels of another door open- ing out of the chamber. To this I ran, dragging the lookout after me. It was locked. My upraised foot landed fat against the keyhole, with the entire weight of my body behind it. A gratifying but somewhat disconcerting result ensued, for I had used more than suflicient force, and consequently landed on the other side of the broken lock In @ most undignified position, the back of my head coming into violent contact with the floor. In my dazed condition I was con- scious only of @ babel of profanely descriptive voices, and before 1 had time to observe my hosta I was hustled to my feet and held by four willing hands. “Fan him for a gun," I heard some: body advise; whereupon my | ote y were Incontinently slapped, hie Ume I was restored to consciousness; tearing myself loose, 1 stepped back and took & survey of the room, The vividly handsome Di Tocca, more than ever like a panther as he stood with knees slightly bent and arms swaying forward, regarded me from one side. Orme, of the caleu- lating » was straightening his scarfpin, which he seemed to think had become disarranged in the fray. Barry Keyburn, his round eye: harder than polished balls of steel, towered over me with clenched I raised my face, and he recognized me. Pointing te he fourth member of the party—a man with lron-gray hair, attired in the fashion of boy of twenty, who stared stupidly across: the table at all of tried to aum- mon Up a careless smile, “Ie that the gentleman who wrote the letter, Barry?” Reyburn was not nice to look at in his present state, All the good humor had gone out of his face, the criminal mouth and chin were accentuated, and he looked ready for anything. “Look here, Harrison Knight,” he said, and it was plain that he spoke with marvelous self-control, for the ig’ “bout bis temples, “what eee et — do you mean by breaking into a house in this way?” “He's Kid Curtis, sir, He sald ho was Kid Curtis!” wailed the lookout behind mo. Keyourn took him save agely by the collar and pushed hin through the doorway. “You prize itiot!" he roared. “I've got a word or 1\,, to say to you about this. Now, Hacrison,” he resumed, again turning to me; “you're a friend of mine, but Unis is wolag @ little too far, I can find only one excuse for tt —you must be drunk. And that isn't much of an excuse, for 1 dislike drunken people.” He was beside himacif with anger, or he would not have forgotten the be- sotted state of the man with the Iron. Kray hair, who, taking his words asa personal affront, arose and made un- steadily for the door. “Excuss Mr, Don't-Like-Drunk- -Peop! uid, with a Upsy bow, 1 forget respect due one gen'i'man to ‘nother. Got no right to get-drunk ‘our house. Beg pardon, Go right way. You needn't bother Got honest black fellow waiting outside It Was the old Barry Keyburn who caught his arm, “Why, pal,” he said, with one of his ringing laughs, “can't you see this is all a josh? This friend of mine got rough, that's all, That's what I mean by not liking drunken people; I don't like ‘em to kick up a shindy and splin- ter the doors and fight all over the place, Besides, you're not drunk!” “Yes am,” responded the tipsy man, with perfect amlability. “Al- ways drunk—never ao ‘raid to be so! alwaya the perfect wanna cut up, do It like ie Upon which, in some surpr m way, he turned a somersault and landed, swaying, before us. “Example of former skill," he sald proudly, “Always keep it up. Good exercise. Ma savages fond of you —entertaina ‘em. Like children, they are.” Orme, of the calculating eye, got nearer him. “Tell us about Hayt! and the people wn there, Captain,” he suggested. ‘ome upstairs and tell us about It. I'm a writer, and [ like to hear those things Gret hand, Helps you, you know. The tipsy man winked solemnly. “Haytt—who said anything about Hayti? Or yet San Domingo? Who said anything, eh?” He uttered the last_ words flercely. “Well, you were speaking about wild me nawered Orme, his man- ner suave, “And your black man “He's waiting out in the cold,” sald the tipsy man, with a sudden gu tears, “Poor old Jim Crow! 4d at your service, genimen, and very devoted to poor old Duck. J, Duck, which Is mysel en, and ot 4 while Crow, standing Duck's ‘J. rds of a feather flv et foolishly Barry lKeyburn, meanwhile, had been drawing me further and furthor away from the group and nearer the hall, “Bee here, Harris voice low, “You square about this thi Ing to give you a pire: be on the square now. you mean by referring to @ “Box Sixty-seven, Now York on,” I responded siow! . He seemed to run events rapidly through his mind, From his ensulag COntceation It seome. .> me that he reasoned out that 1 had nthe person who called for the letter, ane followed him. This I would neither he sald, his “ said Reyburn tm- Can't you be on the square?" “That doesn't atrike me as being exactly on the square,” I responded, pointing to the swaying fieure of the Upsy ma "Bringing a poor devil. here nd aking bick up with boo “He wax the same way when I found him,” returned Reyburn, "And he'll drink himself to delirium trem- ens in @ fow more days, What good sueséeay, “Twas Very Realistic!" <vwtzna, By Robert Minor N16 REELS PASSED By THE UNITED STATES CENSORS will hia precious pearis do him tale of my artist friend standing out afresh, ‘The reference to pearis had lipped hand then?" out uni atly, and 1 could wee that Reyburn was m his stupidity; be hituself, he we although not ving © on, bol his © from it He's hos spent the money thousand dollars in w week-—think of that, my lad! He's gambled in this very houxe--dropped ten thousand at one sitting; but then | didn't know who he was or anything about him, The letter? Weil, what's the uae of lying? 1 did get the letter, but # precious lot of good it would have done anybody but me. Here it is— read it for yourself and tell me what clue it gives?” Ho banded me the crumpled enve- *PProximating <* Was of the Sat down heavily, the chair creaking riffony's; It beneath him, lope, ‘Lhe paper inst suine soft I had seen at had no heading and bore ny eign ture. Dear Young Lady: If you do mot use the pearls, chuck th sea. The owner will not make himself known to Mixa Valea- tine, it, quired Barry triumphantly, dyn't get any credit for ferreting him out, He lost @ hundred and fifty at poker to ue peraunaily seve beture, and gave me an 1. O. U. And me as familiar, Then 1 hunted the gentieman up, But i'm willing to do him @ service. Let bim tell me where he got his pearls from, and I'll be on the s,uare with him, He's got nothing now.” I handed back the letter, “Looks like he needs those pearls he gave Miss Valentine, then,” 1 sald, as her agent, sunitariug responued Keyburn, ‘How'd P ou make bin go? Look at bim now though 1 don't bias ba go ne aii i anting to face her ‘ou've treated her, still, et the chance to make some sort of MAW Y ~does that ail the time. Kemarkable how he can keep bis balance when ho's drunk.” y raining bia cuse vid them all, and daughter, Mi venty-five You outha, siato the Was for the moment dimmed, ve them The tipsy man seemed back, More than that, he will not received a shoc': clasping “Now, what would she or anybody bead In un i elao have done with that, eh?” in- then he straightened himecif and for getting hold of that pearl secret. “But | came acroas tho roum at ‘J. Duck, 1 suppo: ‘Now, see here, Mr, nd, Ot your master, ut it seems to CHAPTER VI. Latitude and Longitude. FLATTER myself that, in spite of his reputation for eurprised, Jolt nune?” he L stepped forward wad put @ on his shoulde: ba uu were talk) ntally curwing 1 sald slowly, = “Clreuson! do 1 know of cir- Valentin ‘ou are coming with me. Kitty, ia waiting for Di Tocca, on the other to he recied both hands about his attitude of protectiot Barry Heyburn into something very closely tin that sensation, oth of willing afoot! futher atiehtt | tinent! | hann't lov pearls } plaine | both | thone nuh ad = eB apent would i could face MM areatly ¢ who, | wan pereuade you #o we i thet & . mo <* 4 the passed out tt wehind we bia ~ ‘ caught the glance HiecomMied, sneied an affair ht have handied ou y. | did mot at Great this Valenten but later Loeaw that it wow! unfar to her not to give the benefit of my somewhat startling Liscovery ' ei t@ “ " to eee her that | 4d not wait the howe, but tranegreaerd one of ~ eher ahed and went direetly to, the Kegent stage ent nding to my name whulking in the shad own leet fmy « sintances® fad me there. When he came our and Tt had, spite of her ents, called « cab, J broke my hing discovery to erin a fow blunt Words Mhe waa te nate in her it not particularly inion of 1 bad tried to paint him in y more favorable colore than norved Why ts Reyburn so particoularty Interested tn hi of bia money?” ahe inquired per pif he's at the end y. "According to you, (he man a personality that is exactly e “"There’n a | f us in this drunken fool’ wore Rarry'’s words, And while |} can hardly expect you to have parent who treated to love for hamefully, atill, It meen he knows where pear hat sort can ft nd, ¥' re the one person in all the world who ought to ve the benefit of the discovery, He ur mothers money, which aves been” yours tf he 1 tion, man “You seem to know a great deal of my famil id, suddenly history,” el ‘The cad drew ap tn Madison @quare Heer GOP VO. ae Ud WO pay the driver, | heard Mise Valen- give vent to a startled exclama- ‘Turning, | saw that the tipay a his black retainer were facing un. tng. father ty dear,” the tipsy man wae say- ‘poor old J, Duck affectionate - iN-treated child — make amends” Mins V to mo; her eyes Jentine turned a dintressed ed to linply 1 that, since | had exposed her to the her He The biack ew eyen in drundard’ itty Valentine followe resentfully at me, We pass hand, sprang up witharush of Italian tho house to ber apartment, where while Orme's calculating eye depoat solicitude, 1 must protect Boldly defant, L took Vaien- arm and led him up the steps. 4n began to pace the nt us, looking d through ted Valentine on @ couch, His ninediately closed and hie head wank forward on his breast. have “Wil under what Lam to do with him? iw daughter scornfully. “Well, { throwing him out, If tt wasn't me, his An clutching fingers seeming to grasp Joignts St an imaginary throat. 1 waited, bracing myself for his the hanuwriting of the letter struck attack; but as he thrust his face into ning his hands dropped to his sides, “What do you mean by tur of movd my speech as heartiess, and i you be kind enough to tell me an kod “L should a 1 returned, he was @ woman and a cr he chowe to interpret iden compassion for the man on the couch ing me “'No- jadignant, not tim way dea you ‘manded, Wilh an at- father “My and J. for me. interrupted, ain! Valentino, u Y 1 ‘The Upsy man had thrown himaeit *ends, I think you whould take tt 1 looked backward on bis bands, Walking across the room upai at # far Sloadier gail than he could have compaased on foot, up suddeniy S4ult, Mid again gripped Lhe table “Heases ‘om," he sald, grin “Like children, they are, those ay clown. Nubie it is to oid J. Duck was novl ones. Hut the buoge got poor old J. Duck, and now Miss V @ UL p lan added, body's privi a chorus girl him her father fold your he's not ouble. Uniens, with aa Palin pathetic, ex slon, “uniess Vin winusing you, "kk vinen?” “ight you are, Chief!" shouted teneu tey burn. ’ demanded the tipsy man ashy Who sald seuses, eh? Noy me. say anything about elfeu for exere Ido. A spur what t am; and a ge a gen'Viman ever.” bi Sure, Chief, sure!” agreed Barry. cures! heutedly. “What are circuses to Do Lspend my money like L was to the society of circuses or the au. Ol clety of ‘Vmen? Tell mi How do [ spend my money, eh?" "You could give points to any gen. Pll tleman of my acquaintance,” Dt T: assured him in his veivety voi “You are queried the tipsy a picloualy. Phrowing {t away,” Orme, of the calculating eye. “Throwing It away—my God, ye explained ty again. “And my little girl! But no they were worth= If ('d seen her before L spent so much!" Ho checked himself “What was [ talking about-what my was old J, Duck talking about, Suspicion as to his identity had Wi Barry Keyburn had’ rec He sprang composure by this time, and he simu. &! turned another sumer. lted the angry host to perfection "I've had enough of this, Ha ing, You break know you, and I'm willing to s axes, And children Uke the poor old that; but when you muse, and poor Kuest, I've got ‘Funnier than any You mpeak of the r reapectfully and” “He will if he anything With a {didn't blood reckless anKer ne you want the tipsy man went on better not speak that way again. Barry louned y that? ead, almost I don't a a Hittle, too up to you ke & great man bestowing you? Valentine sat down and covered his n sus. eyes with With impatience ne Figon. to call you this geniloman being Why, any- to think" ged to send presenta to ‘What don't Come, gentlemen,” yburn followed me but'— hold nk. fight of Miss Valentine la matter ou couldn't,” ison, we nd bullying a make ail sorts of allowances for your of the oat being drunk, . But that night at the theatre whe filled her eyes, She went over and put her arma about him, He opened his eyes and shrank away from her, * he said. “Don't say I'm only poor old J, Duc! Crow is the only one to care Hee—see how worthless 1 knew the drink had ime, I'm knew that I could never be happy You can au what without V'li see that he gee YUU like, #0 far as 1 am concerned. all I bh me you've been @ tty rascal to your daughter, and moth you for tho when it it; and so I came here with ad. Hut I didn’t know about You they lost track of your and when t ok could o and you no one knew of you, ‘ou--your mother's face—and for the name--I had only two pearls left, and I nent them, I'm sorry you've seen me. I'm not ft vered his to be wd # I tears, “ite Tran way to your man w "When He had me contemptus 1 hu uld eat you up." he apartm gently T re hat an rk you up W tine, Ia wore Are you coming, or aren't in which Valentine lay your father, for the door. put her arma about him. Goodby!" He Father,” ahe said, her face wet with ‘stay with me, I'll do all that T can to pull you out of this.” He broke away, his action ao vio- What'a lent that she ni 1. rly f It's too late for me Th some way be man- too tate. aged to ret the door open, after him. He had groped his the front steps, and the black ant his side, supporting him len downstatrs and tnfured ¥, speak himself badly, It was tmpoausible ow to think of anything save ob. an't want trouble tuning medical aif as quickly as the hat . ain strength we managed to wll you, drag him into a cab; T bade the ne here disregard the speed regular $ daugater, Uons and get us to a hospital, And it loctor examined him. swiftly you'd and shook his head is only a of a few hours.” he aald to rried back to Mis Valentine's rent and broke the news as is possible, She put on her dt coat without a word, n we reached the hospital we mnducted to the private room 1 black man squatted bestd d, his yes fh angry “Ee xed upon hia master. insists that he must teil you rd from and his daughter something of the cket and wrote a few lines on it; then I thrust It into his hand “There's her address, agreed the other, relapsing into tears away, just as you like.” ward the door. “Good-night, Barry door and r atay I moved to- 1 waid An, to the It's fo: by on 7 Har The ‘Come upstatrs, re's no use in being sore, others, been good friends—lpt's re- think long #ince sprung up ip my mind, the main ao, There's @ lot of money for reatest importance, Mr sald the surgeon, addressing me. he went out Kalght,” 1 few rulously. something they've got to And the rest of you clear out. r them, Clear out, all of you J, Crow house surgeon beckoned to the “Touch that button If you you need any one," aid as By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Auther of “TARZAN OF IDE APEY . » aT Mu ov » Mad ‘ o ow woe br od ond “4 * J Crew -Triet Joybie somersauiie Kan away eat divers, they were bring wp One aide of never dived ‘it it up oyaters Hack fellows a Brome tr Wa me tot Great heap b UM something pear Wealth, b ‘ ‘Then some distane, like cholera, killed ‘om ail but J Crow Nureed bin ty Only me and J. Crow. Lonely, and t thought of New ¥ er came by, balled palm branches Took ua off, Note J about pearls Took latitude aad tude written down here.” Dressed « slip of paper into Mias Valentine’+ hand “Make you rich tittle girl Peart bed—remular You take J. Crow—he'll dive J Crow's faithful” 1 arone suddenly and threw open the door, nearly knocking over a fox eyed hompital attendant “I thought you rang, air,” he eald ollily “And T thought | heard you breath. ing at the key rare in #0 low @ tone that the man on the bed had not not “J. Crow, The black man rom obediently, The man on the bed addressed him in some native jabber. ‘The black man Went down on hia knees, kissing Mise tine’ and. nderstand said the dyin winking back. “Look out dod you, When you're rich, don't forget good old J. Crow, Miatreaa now, like I was He'll de oon. vulsively, With a little frightened scream, the girl bent over him The black man began a dismal wailing, T touched the bell button, CHAPTER VII. On the High Seas. MOTOK-VEHICLE was drawn up clone to the side- walk, As we emerged from the hgspital, the chauffeur Jumped from hie seat and threw open door, “Taxi, sir?’ “I thought this waa a private ma- chins 1 sald. “'Tis, sir, Owner's away. out to make expense: As this ts @ customary practise in New York, I thought no more of the matter, but assisted Miss Valentine Into the motor car, The door seemed to close automatically; as the car backed and turned, the light was sud- denly blotted out; heavy curtaind seomed to fall about the windows. Simultaneously, 1 became conscious that the car bad taken on a@ territic peed. My intuition was quicker than, my reason. | sprang to my f rt banged agai with my gioved han had been & Window-pane Was now 4 wmething. Up went my fool, © against my chest, as it bad done when I crasued in Barry Rey~ burn’s door, The sickly sweet sme of chlorvtorm came to my nostrils; & felt * wet rag under my nose, ‘Toe girk acroaues Wack and forta, within the narrow contines of the cab, L struggled with my unknown assailant, woo held me benind, I grew dizzy und saw strange things; the chloroform overpowered me, and | lost consciousness, [have & very hazy notion of waking up in bed and feeling great pain, of being given cooling drafts that sent me back to dreamland again, When I awoke for the hundredta time, | re- alized that the person who bent over mo wis 4 Japanese boy. “lL want « strong, hot coffee,” I gaid. 1 had some confused j that he was @ waiter in a restauran He seemed to take the demand as a sonal favor, and with a smiling 68, air,” he left the room, 1 drew myself to @ sitting posture, Immedi- ately my head struck the ceiling, Deeming this more deliriuin, 1 lay down again and waited for the coffee, Phe boy reappearea prosenuy with @ tray on Which Were a coffee-pot and a cup. After I had drunk, 1 noticed that the lisut came through windows ma \festly out of place in a house~- round, brass-lined windows, with Uitte “swinging doors of gluse AL to them, The reason for my Hired agalnat the coiling suddenly apparent. 1 was bunk! Somehow or o ton board ay ot siderably vet bunk, «nifed that I should like » dems Cervo boy was agreeable, He gave me my clothes and presently assisted me out of the cabin and up @ very narrow companionway to a saioon-deck, l-observed the boat. [ know very little of the sea; con ntly 1 ce. not tell accurately h an, Lonnage, length over ail, and that gort of thing; but she med to me like @ pocket- edition of an ocean liner—a beautiful, comfortable yacht. light second cle When an Immaculately dressed n approached, 1 recognize tures of my friend Orme, of the calculating eye, He xreoted’ me without the allehtest vestige of em barrassment, and seated himself by side in another steamer-chatr,