The evening world. Newspaper, April 7, 1915, Page 19

The Evening World Daily Maga Wednesday. April 7. 1915 a’ ~~’ Watch the Fruit! - « By Robert Minor |"qi'qary count wl Wm Coun THE MUCKER A Story of Jungle and Prize Ring ‘By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS : Nyse Lic @y GUY CE TERAMOND 5 Le osnannanahaaaalae Author of “TARZAN OF THE APES,” ae. | = 3 POULTSTSTT TTS CECT OTVGT OE SUSSTION The Frembmen t p gave soto tion ate gia They @ere asinre ; ait tor bim to eaplain any greet now, where y a a ' ’ haved, . “tof bie acts of moods | | they needed ’ “ ‘hie te te be doubted, however, thet prwene of wisi is - » Hyrne over attempted to ; yf *' the bottom of bis cowl if be . etee 4 tiehe - med . ent forwerd that " had Theriere| rere rate Hie be on it very near death, ' . that momen Hut « summons from ' ‘ a Kkiper Kimme called him oft and) ony ioe ' A-iop t raved hie " ‘ ‘ * Then the seer unseen by the ‘ ‘oh : Meer, appr od the girl in bie @, omue and tur "i , . cart were rage and hatred, and ep! © finished speaking he turned 0 Ofte kar ‘he gor turned at (he sound of hie toward Willy Hyer lop behind ber ahe saw them mir Are you atl t me, fer da rored im his dark, scowling face. ° bund CHAPTER Vi. phased AL Hony Mawyer, Ned Raunders, tian S*Kaee dynant: ton kunged j " co, Witeon, and two others drew unt r ; 4 Pent The Opening in the Clif. : : behind Milly Kyrne panens ‘empest an anic. A ; ‘1 ™ 7 HEN there was the look she NETANTLY Barbera Bard. lance ascent SI mile we 4 ween in his eyes for & ing looked Into the face of 4 7 Dt and Barba of t brief 4 when she had the mucher ohe read Sar § litte apart. It rmed at atives Sound herself looked in h danger, Why the man audden, hostile turn evente had ad he pee even rie should bate her @o ohne! — hy A Cabin on the oceasion when ‘imme, Ward and Th Kany adve in ateor could not guess; but that he did was vid 4d by the malevolent expres. rion of his surly countenance, For & moment he stood glaring at the only members of the py wore a rey he had revealed tu her Larry Divine’s duplicity, That son no red bigoded girl could mistake, and the fect that he had subdued pane her, and then he spoke. Bion spoke eloquently te her of the wn . fineness and chiv y of his nature. Tim wise to wot youse as’ dat guy it Was with @ feeling of utter trust. Was chinnin’ about,” he growled, “an’ | ery, had. on the conttary, #@e n | lenerance as All were stil drive ant of the natives a their recent plunge in the oe they had cast their fot hy Vive ment wd behind skipper [2 thelr arms and armor, thelr gill. Simms and Ward, but there were two sining and dineipline did they revolvers upon that side of the argu. y of 1h influence of thelr ment, Suddenly Ward turned toward lod progenitors Divine, They were cruel, crafty, resoureetat fulness, therefore, that she gladly UM right here to tell youse dat you 1 “ . * , Mf omnen, tricked ett In the halbilt« wave heravif into the kee of don't wanta try an q ‘Ara you armed, Mr Wivine?’ he Wi in Henri Thertefe, Count. de ¢ mz Oe ES Seems aver aaked vente ofa dead past and armed with the ke ni . ; enol on me, see? Youno ain't # goin’ to Divine nodded aMrmatively n weapons of their forebeate. second officer the Halfimo “Oh, Mr. Theriere,” ale cried, double-cross Billy Byrne, 1 gotta good “Phen you'd better come over with They had hot even the 1 reli | you only can arrange it #0, how re. Hotion to han’ youse wot'a comin’ to us it looks like we might py 1 you te of i Milayeians they had abso Heved and almost happy I should be! you. If it hadn't been fer youse I help put down this mutiny,” f unions a y exaggerated propen- Ward "| rity for bead hunting might be digmt- Divine hesitated. He did not know Med by the name of religion, which side was more likely to be vir To the tender mercies of as tortous, and he wanted to be sure to {tse Were the castawayn of the ‘ moon likely to be e How can I ever 1 1 wouldn't have been here now on die that you have done for Again she eaw the light leap to the Gawd-forsaken wreck. Yousw ts de man's eyes—the light of a love that Cause of all de trouble, Wot youse pay you for would be denied much longer, ougit to get is croaked, an’ den dere be on the winning side ° wsierned, other than through the’ agency of @ wouldn't be nothin’ to bother any ot Buddenly an inspiration came to Dt At Tht sixteen men with it inighty. will. us. You an’ yer bunch of kale, dey him MUN Caeta ee a amote: Chean tna Harding.” said Theriere, in give me a swift pain, Fer half a cent op nin ie pul a matter to be set hamuy near @ vinand savage A Voice that he ficult to control, dently found it dif- Pd sow a officers,” he maid omer. Call me a pas- 1 have no interest attor, and shall not you a wallop to the solar Bae vee wae web Pood a me now pore ; jat would put youse to sleep yo y + amt e je lon + You] — But what ho would have sald he here words fulled lly ee BYE} checked, With an effort of will that To his surprise the girl showed Wae almost appreciable to the eye, not the slightest indication of fear, + aowill” said Ward ina sited he took a fresh grip upon himself and Hor lead waa hich, and her level : 4 be ip tone, “You're in too purgisttt the shallows of the beash, ee an emaply repaid by being ab! Gyan, never wavered from his own - a 4 pid to ry ta diteh ma now. If you ft iweutt fothtnie tranied ‘thea “2 you have doubted me; that you have “you Sowandia she said quietly, Venrough with them, a bs ohar This arduous labor wsumed the Questioned the integrity of my acts ro insult and threaten a womant {eome pretty near Amuse beat part of the afternoon, and it ¢hat helped to lead up to the unfor- you are nothing but an insufferable | they'tt wet Tie Une Ht had been completed that junate affair of the Lotus, When you pully and cowardly murderer You Divine was about t Divine and hiv party returned to the 1 me that you no longer doubt— murdered a man on the Lotus, whose shore it became evident that there made no effort to dissuade her from need every hand that we can get for beach beyond. For a girl to do it nature of his answer was suK “< a as t you accept me as the oo I iittle Anger held more true manhood, Was no landing to be made directly the atrenuous labor-every ounce of the next few moments.” Was too hopeleas even to contemplate. py the fact that he had al oral *y Seperted that they had diseoy= ‘ould wish to be. T shall ctl an bravery and worth than the whole before them, and so the course of the Weight would help #o much, and the growled the man, “L But sho recalled Theriere's words a few steps in the dir three miiee es, OF fresh water some emply repaid for bry hep ed te Bg of your great, hulking carcass. You ship was altered to carry it along men had a wild, mad idea t hé don't want no skirts in my way. of #o short a time ago: “There is gimma's fact when he was three miles fast of the cove and about [ened have been my good rghit-pid 2 are only fit to strike from behind, or parallel to the shore in an effort to Was attempting to put into effect. With a flush the girl drew back, and no hope, I fear; but, pardieu, f shall gtopped by the low voice of the girl Mall mile intand. but it was decided ave been able to accomplish for your when your victim is unsuspecting, as locate a cove or beach where a land. | “What you hope to d asked then, turning, watched Theriere where go down fighting,” and with the rec- behind him. the ontyattempt be made to transport comfort and safety.” ¢ You did Mr. Theriere that other day. ing might safely be effected. the girl, “Make that opening in the he stood ready to cut lowe the aall at ollection came a’ like resolve on her “Larry,” ahe said, “Et know every. the the party to the new sThen I may partially reney youn’ Do you think I fear a thing such as ‘The wind, Increasing steadily, was cliffs?” the proper instant, part—to go down fighting. thing your entire “connection with in itil the following morning. gree,” exclaimed the girl with a smile, vou—a beast without honor that kicks Now. whipping the sea into angry Theriere nodded, ‘The vessel Wax now opposite the So she struck out against the this plot. If you have a spark of n Divine erected @ rude * “for I can aasure you that you os’ an unconscious man in the fu breakers that dashed resoundingly “Do you think me crazy?" he asked. cleft in th lif, ‘Theriere had powerful waters that swirled her honor or manhood left you will do Aelter far Barbara Harding close wi sean my friendsht to the fullest, and i know that you can Kill me, f against the rocky barrier of the “It is such a chance as only a brave laxhed a new sleet in porition. ither and thither, now perilously what little you can to retrieve the “er the foot of the cif and ag ee en eee ny ited ora Know that you are coward enough ta island, To drift within reach of those ™man would daro to take,” @he re- Now ho cut the old one. ‘The ell close to the rocky sides of the en- wrong you have dune me and my am We water ax possible, while dence. It is true that T dou ed YOU Go it because I am a defenseless frightful destroyers would mean the Plied. “Do you think that we can get swung around until caught in posl- trance, and now into the mad ohaos father. You ¢ romarry ime. © them Oda Yorimoto watched at first—I Gognted, Sexy a7? Sony Woman; but, though sou may kill Instant annihilation of the Halfmoon her in?” tion by the stont line of the channel's center. Would to 1 give you my word of honor that 1 [ell hioceslinks with beady, glitter. eeadnt If But now T think thax IS YoU never can make me ahow and all her company; yet this was "I doubt it," he answered, “With | The mucker Uwew the helm hard Heaven that Therlere were near her, shall take my own life If that i the ine Oe AUrEl cronehad state shouldn't I ut ni clear line fear for you. That is what you wish precisely what the almost unman- another man ‘at the wheel we might, [9 #tarboard. ‘The nose of the Drik- she thought, for 1f any could save only way to thwart your plans in that Bi amurat crouched at tis T am able to arate and my enemies, t0,do—that is your idea of manliness, ageable hulk was doing. though.” antine swung quickly toward the her it would be h direction; and #0, as the fortune can MY Therein Dat one upon the mMeht side ,.“I had never imagined that such @ ‘The crew stood huddled and curing Below them the crew of the Half- Mier tha shie wut daahing to what ince she had come to believe tn the never be yours, it neems to Ine {hal son orn the emit oe teat date of that line—you, my friend,” and thing,as you lived in the guise of along the starboard side near the bow. moon ran hither and thither along the ReaMe Mur AnoNitanla AGOnG, dani warding ite and sincerity, Bar- the next best thing wou Pe tee mothere sayane ie eee of their by the atip “1 ly a pel @enger if you Hk whatever in the Theriere, Ward, Simms and ghete- maining sailors at the ach bi thomaely with the task of rears : NK such of the wreekuge an vage take sides. of the Halfmoon am th ‘waven Fos! de- - man; but T have read you, Mr. Byrne, All that could be done two sailors deck on the side away from the break- : folt renewed hope to ave me from the terribl uo tr See are eye ie Tor icra to INOS I Have had) occasion to notes were Going AE the. wheal ohdae the ete Ther Touane with, one another eer umn cee nae The. of eventeal salvation, and with the ment in which your cupidity has Qt Yorimoto watched the white sare ie you, and I know now that you are profane direction of Skipper Simms, for uscless bits of planking and cord- [!*" Cee: Be Laer iano hope had come a desire to live which placed ine. You can make tho start (0 0 nh. Also he it, dashed imadly @eros® jad almost been lacking for the now, Larry, by walking over aod 1 the white girl—more clonely f was with an expression almost What is known in the great cltles asa while Ward and Theriere, with a age. nie fh a : va pOMMbLy than he watched gheoplon that the Frenchman looked mucker, ‘The term never meant much handful of others, altered the meager The giant figure of t ck cook, | tty nO Raa wou Freator part of her detention upon placing, yourselt at Mr. Therlere's aly the he, aratche 4 the Ren. at the proffered fingers, There had ene ost But A byl now thas it pall rom ne, to time in an Sort Blanco, rose above the In AB Qo¢ What are you doing? Driving “Rravely she. battled now. againat See tank ay v bullt, and when it was complete 4 bie Sraathing. 1s 4 pene erorel all the loathing and contempt that * few moments, creas hs bape Noni a huge Prieta knife. uy straight for the rocks murdering the awful odda of the mighty, Paeifie, p flush mounted to the man's MW the irl enter it, and he knew of confidence and fri 0 a a . ne * yood he ina we lok of ual" end with that yA deen fu nied 0 | @ that It wae for her atoms erate poe Shor nT Ate for auch ag yon ne nt MOM te Rlalemogn wus almort upon me clean he hand ot anew rune! he epran upon the erenchman with \ng, “More. and more. neAetive” be their te trad a argovounty (0M Yerimoto ‘Suchet in his tp n's soul that had not vibra n p . 5 ie « vid, yn Y Manéinw iene ing. a 0 ana’ his ee = . Feaponge to a chivalrous impulse for | AS she spoke Rilly Byrne's eyes showed hardly a cable's longth before Bestia! howls, menacini: ‘him with yoy wal fury, bearing him to the Soe Ter MARY SRETS ORE A last Wronesgctor the Ate ot bine Ne SCiNA than’ smtre: had’ Inteesnecaee eee many long years. It had all but at- "arrowed; but not with the cunning her nose, an opening through which gleaming weapon. ly the fu not ha y uM should, y arding saw the att atrumgle turned and, with axe bent @pen the lemented man, but of premeditated attack. He was the sea ran in long, surging sweeps, Thus he was rapidly accumulating + bubied . FePhen, of a, sudden, the second oM- thinking rolling back ‘upon’ {taelf in angry the material for m lite raft, . she And then she felt @ strong band ground, walked toward Thoriere te hate bofore the rude dom: oor of ‘the Halfmoon straightened to For the first time in his life he was breakers that filled the aperture with There was only one figure upon the 4 to prevent it, The grasp her arm, and with a sudden Ward was quick to recognize the / upy, and ree arding Was to oc- Sis full helent, His head went high, thinking of how he appeared in the swirling water and hgh-Aung epume. deck that did not acom jiad with tere (UCKOT saw it, foo, and wrinned-—he aurge ahe wan swung over a broad turn events had taken, and to seq Cuts, und another Larger: dre. roared and he took the small hand of the pS of another, Never had any hu- To have attempted to drive the ship ror. A huge fellow he who hoped that it would be a good fight; shoulder, Quickly she grasped the that it gave Theriere the balance of yards to the west, where oh were congregated man being told Billy Byrne. thus into such a place would have been gtood leaning asainst the there was nothing that he enjoyed rough shirt that covered the back of power, with two guns and nine men ji" I! ware about ene ee er ne made ty nave coolly and muccinetly what kind of @ the helght of madnesa under ordinary watching the wilt matic more, Ho was sorry that he could her would-be rescuer, and then com: in hiv party against their two gune Ai He was attenmting to led-a hard, bitter life. T have not al- Derson he seemed to them, circumstances, No man knew what lowa with a certain wan hot take a hand in it, but the wheel menced a battle with the waves that and seven m his larder tha pitt {ho iniscellany of A “4 ¥ men of hisown lay beyond, nor whether the open- sion of incredulity, the while a con- demanded all his « ntion now, so for many minutes, that aeemed hours It also was evident to him that to tha ee r that had been cast up by f which I _ In the heat of ange 4 might Tore cet grown; Gut there neve stamp had applied vile epithets to ing carried auffictent water to float temptuous amile curled his Hps. As the was even for him, describing him luridly; but this the Halfmoon, though the long, pow- Barbara Harding chanced to look in © from th been eae eee eee teers. girl had spoken without heat, and her erful sweep of the sea as {¢ entered Ie direction he also chancel to tum mlaht Fivet thom upon the nefrow But the awimmer bendath her aeaualtinone had cnet bie iar with dient that the party” wan divided avg ee eateat field marshals, and Sescriptions had been explicit— back- denoted considerable depth. his eyes toward the wheel-houwe, It entrance to the cove toward which forged steadily and peralatently to- nor had the growing intimacy be. jt? | T ygitter factions,.“but when Poleon post a name that has been hon ¢4 Dy illustrations, She had given Skipper Simms, seeing the grim waa the mucker. the Halfmoon x9 now ploughing her ward the sandy beach, to flounder tween Mise Harding and ‘Theriere jy, U0ll Was over Therlere calledshis oy by ni ty nation, What you Teal reasons for her contempt, and rocks rising close beside his vessel, Tho girl was surprised that he, the Way at constaf#ly increasing speed, at last with an unconscious bur- been lost upon him. SAthign aiertene midway betwean - ored by be Tlald to moe recalla these SMehow it had made that contempt realized that nothing could keep her greatest coward of them all, should ‘Tho othe mbers of the ship'a den in his mighty arma, Ward knew that Simms was an are aig! “yt Her and the main’ eamp- have just S\ividly to my mind—t seem very tangible, from them now. A coward at heart, be showing no signs of cowardice company, all unmindful of the battle A the man staggered ups out of rant coward, nor was he himself over ho directed tHem to diss facts Miss Harding, that’ you wilt , One who had known Billy would he lost every vestige of his nerve at now, Probably he was paralyzed with that at another time would have com- Peach of the water, Barbara Harding ly keen for an upstanding, man lwelves for the Aight as beat hope, Miss have expected him to fly into a rage this crucial moment of hie Ii fright. manded their undivided attention, Opened her eyes to look wp in aston- Man encounter auch am must quickly puld, building a fire of their 1 to take hin to the frightened girl, hung in the the other party the «irl would natu- Th combatants that he balance, rally gravitate, since Devine, an old here xeomed now but little to in- never regret having spoken them.” on4° attack the : - own if they chose, fe d girl brutally after Leaping from the wheel-house to The moment tliat the man saw the stood w eyes glued upon the wild ishment Into the face of-—the mucker, follow any attempt upon hia part to ° for withte iy the otters oe ae (ihe MAN her wouthing diatribe, Billy did noth the decks he ren backward end for, two that were in the wheel-house, channel toward which ihe betwee Bll lee uphold the authority of Simms or Coming of darkness ‘th meant w eR icatine is as difficult to $28 of the sort, Barbara Harding's ward shrieking at the top of his lungs and the work that they were doing, tine’s nose was pointed, ‘They saw " their claim upon the custody of the " pica night) woutd inberent ‘Sot as is inherent Words seemed to have taken all the for some one to save him, offering he sprang quickly toward them, At now what Skipper Simms had: fatied CHAPTER VIil. girl pre tha eptabl ' i Buporess GP. “Upreo Viclousness out of lim. fabulous rewards to the man who his approach the girl shrank closer to to see—the little cove Intrigue and trickery were more to | All were thoroughly exhausted, ‘ond, dd Pie nad The Little Brown Man. Mr. Ward's king. and so he wan that quick to alter his plan of campaign U6 entire camp a ‘. fice med wrap mart: NLY four men of the Half- tho instant that it becane evident Slumber. And still Oda. Youmees aye viclousness. He stood looking at her for a mo- carried him safely he o SFO rkness had scarce . : 000 E or a , iy to the ehore. Thoriere. the chance for safety th tation Tho girl let her hand rest in his fF ment--it was one of the strange con- The sight of their captain ina blue What new out did the follow stroke offered if it proved suce : t es met she ; & moment, and eet ne Qonesty and (adictions of Billy Byrne's person- gunk had its effect upon the majority contemplate, now he was beside her? With steady. muscles oe aw in ality that he could hold his eyes quite of the crew, ao that in a moment a The habitual dark scowl blackened sinews + mucker atood by” the moon's crew were lost in that Divine had elected to Join forces WIT! his Samuray upon the elim’ Seaiusst mint tava tek bad “rate steady and level, meeting the gaze of Back of screaming, terroreridden men hin expreasion. Iie inid a heavy hand whorl, nursing the erratic. wreck ee the wreck of the veasel. All With the opporing faction: mit. with bewdy eyes Axed ‘upon Bie Therined his young mamhood to dit. Another unwaveringly—and in’ that haq eupplanted the braves and bul- on Rarbarn Harding's arm. no one Would not have supposed it had been crowded in the reenne, Ue eid. directing ia tniended pee Blas ordaines anne And in that moment WOMent something happened to BUY tieg of the Halfmoon. Come out o' dat!" he bellowed, was in him todo, Behind him, Barbara bow when the ahi broke in [itu ee coward no one tn particuta: Wr ap hour he wat thus tn allen Airguestion spre Byrne's perceptive faculties, It was Krom the cabin companionway “Dat's no kind o° job fer a broiler. Harding watched first ‘Theriore and ° that weve afi heen rather hasty in Sntll, assured that ull wale asleep be c two, and being flung far by the for- this matter, bein’ het up aw we were 1ow him, he arose and wh. Rad then: Byrd and the with the strain of what we been Whispered instructions pret 4 through, an’ #o it seema to me, takin’ the descent of the clit toward. the fa question sprang, all unbidden and gy though s which had dimmed Unforeseen to her mind; a question hty "mental vision had partaity Barbara Harding looked upon the And before either sho or ‘Theriere Sime which caused her to withdraw her dropped away, for suddenly he saw disgusting scene, Her lip curled in Could guess his intention, the mucker swirling waters toward which he was ward part of the Origantine as it 7 had pushed Barbara aside and taken beading the ship. od toward the cove on the wave ’ hand quickly from his, and which what he had not before acen—a very Scorn at the sight of these m , a ship lung: into conaideration that Mr. ve below, Hardly had he pan adsiow crimson to her cheek, Perutital mel, brave and cnflacking Weeping and moaning in thelr frigh her place at the wheel, Even the train of the moment 4 folowing the one which had dropped roally done Me beat to sav however, with his ‘mon atingiaeees Bhiy ‘Hyrne, slouching by, cast’ a before the menace of mis attitude She saw SquintKye Ward” busy .),Q0% for dou Tyrne : einttad oto at tne ‘hutie the craft upon the reef with the ex- an’ that asa matter of fact we was all Sinste filo behind him, than he game } pitter look of hatred upon the two. Though the mucker thought that he about one of the hatches, It waa Tn... Enented you badly” Fe ultan Whe could at ane ta ception of the four that had perished Mahty lucky to come out of It alive, to a sudden halt, for below him intere | The fact that he had saved The- atiii hated her, the realizatfon came to evident that he Intended making @ prWicg thy mian Sty 8% dent younk rulllan who could at one mo- ception of the at had periahed tat we'd better let bygones be by- camp that lay between the girl ahake i riere’s life had not Increased his love him that he must not raise a hand futile attempt to utilize {t asa means FrOwled the man pent stow such traits of cowardl- beneath the wreckage, the men had gones—for the tin at least ter and the westerly camp a. figu ] ) With the aid of Byrne's Herculean Ness and the next rise so coolly to the )o Hey . ‘ 5 Releent Wika muscles and great weight, the bow of innacles of coura Aa nhe Deen able to swim safely to the beach, an’ al! of ua pitch in to save what we owas | Mtealthily trom among tte J 0 th eck eo, tw r, fe the Halfmoon commenced to come 1 oceastonally ghe noted Larry Diving, who had eat weeping fin from tle wrote, Ti It was Th him to that act; and two of his fel- “Why this change Billy did not the ship, away from the shore, slowly around so that presently she frat ting the leontne conteur upon the deck of the doomed #MP ghinwhape here, instid o” mquabbliin’ Moved to a sl jows had felt the weight of his know; ho simply knew that it was Larry Divine crouched beside the “#8 almost parallel to the cliffs of his he and she was surprised, during the time that hope had been among ourselves. shook sently mighty fist when they had spoken go, With a xy turned his back cabin and wept. again: but now she was much closer “)40. a nal a that hia features were 411. lowest, had recovered his poise, “Suit yourself," satd Theriere; “it's him, for that gentleman. He was still agains! ler—that for the life of him of escape after the Halfmoon struck, much puzzled to account for the he could not, nor ever against against for he was attaching ropes to it and strange idiocy that had prompted any other woman, dragging \t toward the port side of flere, Cautiously he earby, whom he had awakened in than when Skipper Simins had de- tea LUA eA raise for his hero- her anc away. ; : all the wame to us," and his use of the | “Htush, By ; words of rough praise for MEOH Per 800 RMN OTE on PM al ware uh ine lp Bare serted her to her fate. that n she recalled Billy Mallory and Skipper Simme, subdued for the mo- 91) [ht MAM 10 etn Oe evtely to, Frenchman Tet nee Billy had thought that they were southwest since Theriere had left (there had beon two of them) desert Theriere had little hoy Able the cowardly kick that whe had aeen ment, goon commenced to remain Mia gytiublian the existence of his faction Me awaken the others ee thet Gee ding, and now all hands their post, and almost inatantly the ' Carry out bis plan of taxing her delivered in the face of the uncon- bluster, as a separate and dintinet party ta no noise." engaged in completing the nose of the Halfmoon turned toward OPposite the opening and then turn: scious Pheriere, With a litte siud~ ie took Theriere to task for the loss — Simins, from years of experience — "Wot's doin'?” queried the mucker ¢ that the Halfmoon might rocks. But scarcely had the men (8 and running her before the wind of dissust she turned away from 99 1) Oo anene With hig astute mate, waa wont to ac We shill break camp and oceupy 4 and : straight into the swirling waters of man at the whee! i . Quierce in anything that Ward pro- the new location before. those ‘ottes dding him. Tarhare Hi kiddy the knocking out of The- were busi rlere and the subsequent kick which jury rig had planted in the unconscious take advantage of the w ne ie face were true indications of make the thal rone abruptly 2 Her NAD SHEE Ore IRPRG the inlet. hertore by thix time had managed fever we make @ ctviMzed port,” posed, though he had not the brains Whispered Theriere in replyr Manliness, He gauged such matters the of the ocean three 'trausphad. he ceuld’ detittle with . Now they were almost opposite the to wet un top of Skipper Simms, but he shouted, “Tl prefer charges always to appr the purr vdded, “wo shall take the by standards purely Grand Aven- away ; lated the {hh neeyy elim. “Barbara saw that feline and Between the mans ola: that worthy ill clung Manian With you, you swab you! A losin’ of the {hat prompted Wa As ee The mikes er wie, we” ipl before whose very eyes he had the tiny pit of ¢ was hoisted tempt to save the vessel. However, filled their hearts with renewed hop 1 would bear her well into glorm’ | 13 It hadn't ‘a! been fer you ing that whatever waa jn Ward’ @ sore bunch in de mornin'?” demonstrated hin, superiority over into position it bellied bravely, and futile the effort might be, it at least for tiny cove was xeon to lie be- thn muvlatrom of the cove’s entrance, 1 Ininiin BBG me Le & BroUmlt mind would be more Ikely to work | The work of awakening the balante Theriere should still look with favor the Halfmoon m heavily’ {r= pospoke the coulvoss and’ couth gees Yond the flasure—a cove with i lonx, ‘The wind had increased to the pro: y an out to Skipper Sims's interests than of the party required but a tew aioe sandy beach up which the portions of a gale, ao that the brigan. ® bloomin’ soul.” act of Skipper Sim utes, and, wh , broken at the entrance to the tine Was fury racine either tooher Stop it,” admontahed ‘Theriere at plained to th little nAYE n, rolled with much dimin- doom her salvation—who could tell aes Ae Que foolen, Muster cannes i ontinued Ward, “that Alt the prospect. of discomfitin -, , ps hf e 1 violence which? hide the bald at you desert we let two o' your men an’ two o’ Skipper Simms and sgqul favor upon himself, “Such a thy quint-Kye Ward. or we'll go to a little wave of pride surged through an you hold her alone for a ” Hult way through the entrance the Your pot In time of danger, Woe are urn under Mr Divino whin up them Was decked that only theese it would Have Bent aim ie eed that. find @ landing 2 TOCks afore ever We the girl, Here indeed was a man! second, Byrne?” asked Thericre, “We wave drop the ship, and with @ @slore now, remember, and there ia cliffs back o' the cove an’ search far carried away on the first trip, and fare, Hut tho fact dire te cut cut “That werwill if this wind riaes *Rd,ne, loved her—that she knew. = must make the turn in another mo ty crash that threw. Barbara Do more ship for you to command, 60 water an’ a site for camp-—the yest o' thit if a second trip was possiht Billy felt @ atrong desire to out o inet we, wil if this wind rises | Whether or no she returned ‘his mont, and I've Kot to let ol! sul ing from her feot, the vessel if 1 were you I would be careful how u'll have our lands full with the fore dawn the clothing, canvas and ‘Theriere'y heart when he saw him much more” replied Ward; “and 's love, her place was beside him now. instant that you aee ms cut hi struck full amldships upon a sunken © talked to my Detter salvage." cordage that had been tiken from the now In close converse with Barbara fur as I can see, there ain't no more to give what encouragement and put your helm hard. ty sarhe reef, Like a thing of glass, she broke "What's that?” screamed the sktp- food!" agreed Theriere, “Miller, Water might have been purloined. n the plain was ex- 4 M, all seemed delighted | ee the oficer, ward toward the land the man AT aid not occur to Billy that he "We gotta make a mighty quick — With the sight of him there, wrest- would care to have the girl look with run of it." said Skipper Simms to ting with death in « hopeless struggle, Harding—just why he felt so, Billy chance to make @ landing there than physica) aid lay in her power. She'll come around’ easy enough, 1 in two with the territic impact, andin per. "My betters? You frog-eatin’ you and Swenson will accompany Mr. _ Miller and Swenson were. ¢ gould Hot pave eal ter tm that Witte, Would be on the aide of & | Quickly she ran to the wheei-house, imagine, and then hold her nose another Instant the waters about her greaser you, Til teach you!” Here pician™ PORN ME a oring up the rene clin Ailes Cee sn tate OE the mation ist hat ye laden as the Halfmoon Thariere. ay A pave Salta ‘aia sirassht or that ope i : It's ane were filled with screaming men. some of you, clap this swab into Ward detailed two of his men, and !ne. her up the steep side of a ay tro ospective; dee’ ‘ 0 1 fear,” t chance in a thousan t iva the Harhore ‘cuuving felt here’ - trons! 1! y of five b Moutt the « ine was to ; fact, he did very little thinking, “Hin neared the towering cliffs it seemed “but, pardieu, T shall go down fight: only one, Are you game? “N’ Harare Harding felt hervelf hur. trons! [ll learn him that I'm etill the party of tive began the dimcult t ast ae mule tied from the deek as though shot captain of thie here bunch.” awoent of the cliffs. t ’ ro took \ t like those miserable yel- “You know it, cul--eo to It." was froma eatapult, The ewirllng waters Theriere ja camp, while Ther! mind had never been trained to it as utterly hopeless that anything but a ing, and ed in the man's face; ‘ar ul mm of the Ul ve them a little brown man, & le val- Ris muscles had been trained to fight: fly could find a foothold upon that low dog: Billy Byrne's Jaconto rejoinder her She knew that her end but Ward and a couple of hands wh ith beady, bla v" o lending a han herove Ing. Billy reacted more quickly to sheer and rocky face which rose ab: Barbara did not reply, but she As Theriere left the wheel Parbara De; only the wash BOWEREUL RE Nad. Keen: atein ca pomtieion ane man Patsy Glee ethan its Ak eeeaay ln eMe moaltin Manan heights instinct than to the processes of rea- ruptly from the ocean's surface. grasped the spokes of the heavy wheel Harding stepped to the mucker's side. swimmers might hope to win through ake and firat mate closed menae- hind a clump of ‘bushes, strange, With the loot ; @oning, and for this reason it was Some two hundred yards from the and tugged as he tugged. Theriere ‘Let me help you," she sald. “We that lashing hell of watera to the ingly toward the eecond officer. medieval armor aad two wicked: (Te Re Cantinnedy ‘| \ 5 ) cinemas npr .