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g¢ World Daily Magazine, ————— EE — a Friday, November 12, 1915 The Evenin The Tale of an American’s Strange Adventures Aboard a Treasure Ship get away with it, Thirkie or no though my head throbbed eo ‘Thicki that I knew I would not enjoy “That sounds very big, Mr. Buck- smoke. “I'm afraid I won't be row; but where will ye go? Easy to have any plan to help you enough it would be if this island was away with the gold and so earn off the track of ships, but the minute ow: oe a Mh, Preanstl, the | ye make a westing ten miles with « +e ¥ boat-load of gold, or empty-handed, FO ytd \int dor yen km L eok pop! ye go into the hands of a coast- guard cutter or a ship. Fine time ye'll have telling ye found it, or that ye got out of the ship by yerself, Back (Copyright, 1013, by Donbieday, Page & Co,) SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS, lg, the alized that the rope over his hands made him a prisoner, and that Buck- row had turned against him, “Wanted to do for me too, did ye. I knew yer game, old boy! I saw them eyes of yours on me, and mur- der in ‘em, and it's me ought to know when ve plan to cut a man down—I know Thirkle. @ fancy to you in Manila. You such an unsuspicious nature.” “Oh, L had my suspicions enough, but they were on the track; In fact, I could not have “Knew ye'd turn on me some day this way when we made it rich. ‘Tho lot‘of it was small pickin’, but to Manila ye'll and slam into Bill- bid Prison, and all about ye In the papers, and all about the gold; and adequate estimate, after a and heard of you.” “You flatter me, my dear Mr, = holm. But it js entirely your fault that you are where you {ried to warn you, but You, coud bere’s half o’ London under our feot to be split four ways; but ye wanted it all, and ye wanted us out of yer way s0 yo could sleep o” nights, then ye'll be in a nice fix. “Yo think, because it was secret cargo, the owners of the gold won't kick up a row when the Kut Sang ts Ye think theyll CHAPTER Xi. (Continued.) Nice game it was. Fine gent ye'd a minute overdue expect me to jail you any, roy The Gold and the Pirates. % W'th all of us dead here, and take yer yatna when they find y® garding the Kut Sang. T aidn'e wan * nobody to ever tell who Thirkle was, went in the Kut Sang, as the whole you in her, and I did my best to. ERE was something tn his Sailors’ Home knows? Theylatretch you out. or about the Kut Sang, or the othe “Get away in the boats, ye would, and come back some day for the gold and then cut it for London, prayin’ yer way out of the country, and folks’'d wonder what come of the Devil's Admiral and his crew when no more ships was lost the way we made ‘em go.” Dead on the wrong track, peated Thirkle, as if talking to him- self. “I looked to you for better than this, and trusted you, too. I wanted to play fair with ye, Bucky, because manner that led me to be- way.” Heve he had a trap for me; either he had seen Long Jim move, or thought Thirkle and Buckrow might come down upon. us If he could keep me talking. He dropped the knife, and as he reached for the buckle of the belt I turned my head in an involuntary movement to make sure that Long Jim had not recovered, an action bred by the suspicious manner of Petrak. Tho pirate was lying as be had fallen, with his arms over his '°. head and his pistol a yard away; Y°ve got brains, which @ man but the little red-headed man turned Wouldn't think to hear ye now.” and ran in the flash of my eye, I “Brains enough not to be cut down fired at him as he scurried behind a "ke @ bullock by Thirklo, when the sprawling hemp-tree, but missed; and !4#t comes to the last." he never stopped, and I stood and lis- “Reddy and Jim were not fit men tened as he crashed through the to trust with a heap of gold like this, eas. Bucky, and it’s you that knows the It would have been senscless to pur- t'Uth of what I say. They would have sue him. As he had kept on toward ‘he whole thing cut open in a week the beach, away from the direction once they got into some port with of Thirkle’s camp, I knew he was thelr pockets full of sovereigns and a rope for ye and Petrak—if yo let Petrak along—and the two of ye'll drop together into the deepest hole ever ye clapped eyes on.” | Potrak shivered and lookéd at Duck- row, who stood with arms folded, staring at the ground. “Now, hofe's where T stand,” went on Thirkle, t's the last I'll say on it, and I'll give you two chaps another chance to save yerselven, Take the ropes off me and I'll bear no arma. You two take the pistols, and T won't have a knife, That gives you two the upper hand, and ye can do as ye please, and I'll take my share and seo that I get ye away eae eae sistence in pretending to buy. cheas. in the Kut Sang rath “Once we make It safe ye cam #0 fh. Dine ld then T we about yer business, and I'll go about mine, Come on, now, lade~how's that? I ouwht to be worth that just to plan it out for ye and make sure yo get away, Better a third and a long life than the whole and @ rope afore ye spend a hundred pound of it, if ye Really remarkable, in at as it do you mean?” of “That. you should happen to vel passenger-—such an ipdas, senger—and as if you knew about what was going in the hip. Really, you and Trego did well.” what it was all it. P “Why didn’t you tell him? could have told him about the gold as well as Mr. Trego.” “Indeed! Then, you believe I! bout the Kut Sang’s cargo.” © in Lage it, my dear rs ‘renholm. I never accept a as a fact. There was a time when thought your connection with j affair ended when you brought orders from Saigon, but your 4 over us scowling suspiciously, and big, hand was close to his pistol, miter a wren Bucky?” purred rkle, molstening & clear between, their skins full of rum, and. their hia ips’ and giving Buckrow « not going back to the others, and rea~ soned that he would hardly dare to return to Thirkle, who had probably missed the sack of gold, or would demand explanations which Petrak would havé difficulty in giving. I picked up the knife and went and looked at Long Jim, Seeing he was dead, I took his pistols; but gave him scant attention, being afraid ‘Thirkle or Buckrow might be about, investigating the sound of the shots. Petrak’ timates on the distance of thelr hiding-pla had been rather vague. Yet I hurried on in my quest, Im the distance I heard three shots. 1 moved toward the sound of the reports. I was running along as quietly as mouths full of babble in the public houses of their wealth and how smart they be, “First we'd know Petrak would be telling how we took the Southern Cross and the Legaspi and the Kut Sang, best of all, and last. Now wouldn't that be the way with him once he got at the gin? Hey, Bucky? I'm the brains of this party, You need me, When I'm @ sailor I'm as sailors are, and when I'm a parson 1 know how to play it, Maybe ye'd like to know who I was before | wai Thirkle and got to be be the Devil's Admiral, as they call me for the want of something better, seeing I have layed my game careful tha in the dari eae Ne “It's naught to me who ye was or are, Thirkle, Ye can't oil ine ‘out of it with all yer fine talk—I'm to do for ye when I'm minded, and yer slick | eter get as much as & drink out of it alone.” Petrak bexan to whimper, and he looked at Buckrow appealingly. “Let him loose, Bucky,” he beaxed. “Let Thirkie loose, or we'll hang, as he says, and we'll split it share and share alike.’ “No arms for ye, split three ways, and do ap we please when we're away ciear with the gold?" asked Brck- row of Thirkle, doubtfully. “phat's it, Bucky, That's what £ pay, and I'll etick to it,” answered 'Thirkle. ‘e “Swear to it, and nothing in yer swear to it and nothing in my ing glance. “I don’ place in the gold, Thirkie. It's too wet to - me.’ “The dampness won't do age, Buoky. the island, to my grinning at Thii “That 8 and,” sald is the ideal place. if it's left any great there 6" like that dam. ‘That's the best o thinking; but, of if you don’t like it we'll con~ the beat ‘Thirkle i Fi #0 much water drippin’ over the place, mind, It's & aquare enough thing, [> mien, talk can't save ye.” possible, when I heard a low, peculiar . . 7 Buckrow got up and slung a rope a 4 I never laid to do for ye ae ye “. graft growl, I stopped in my tracks over his shoulders and beat to make ,,80 _i,arowe cautiously, and, parting we're pala tf yo Ike and I'l do my Kut Sang that he's here at all. It's would be a clean job, and now ye can ee i cas all 0. mistake, Bocky?’ BONE Callan hadoie Geel and listened. Crawling #0 that be could balance a the & lore me, re ‘OF MY part. plain she didn't go down. 0 @head—I quit. ‘Buckrow began to whisper with ly and slapped bis knees with bushes, I rested on my knees with a sack of gold on each end of it pistol in each hand, my mouth wide WAS aS Os ol in the navy, ~ “Pala we will be, Reddy, and never ye mina enough of what he says to Petrak kicked me in the ribs, and I groaned and opened my eyes as if I “Small thanks Buckrow. to you,” growled petrak again, and Thirkle held his Dende. “But what better Bucky? It's getting Bucky,” said with a sly grin, fe there, i} obarply: eee, open so ax to breathe silently, for T “An” officer!™” exctalmed “Hucktow, CHAPTER XII. put in Yer eye, We can split the had fust recovered consciousness, for “Fine palr of fools yo'll make! Bane YP One oe bead Fahy? TUS ROTA AM Otay was panting from my flight, patting tn bis work bes sith the The Art of Thirkle. gold ourselves and leave Mr, Thirkle I did not care to let them know I had hed Thirkle, “Stretch mo and the "pr ee gor ‘Thirkle with a "Then I vote ta stow it and "Ye didn't look to Bucky for this, Qucen's comminsion att y Sane dna HEN, all at once, everything here with this friend of ours, Ye been listening to any of their con- two of ya'll hang. Remember that, ‘shantthknling but. Buckrow pulled ae. with the gabbin’ with the did ye?’ 1 heard Buckrow say, he abla close at hand that it startled me. row ‘There was no reply to his question, and after a few minutes I crawled to~ ward him. I found myself in an out- 80 chap.” “tv's time we got clear of took to the boats by dark, I'm not for cruising over this versation, 2 island in the dark, and I don't ye and the writin’ chap gettin’ “What's all the trouble?” I asked, looking about, and then sitting up and gazing at the three pirates as if I still confused, Reddy! The two of yo'll hang. It took Thirkie to plan the job, and il take Thirkle to finish it, Mr. Petrak, will you kindly look in my Jacket pocket over there; there's a know I'll play fair with ye, Red—ye know that, don't ye?" “sure,” aid Petrak. “Here's my paw on it, Bucky, and good luck to us and long life and merry times, That's un admiral's flag ahead, plea said Thirkle, { with the impression he had m: “That's what, Bucky, Now ye see I was the lad to finish the job here in fine style. That's why I can wet away with this gold, which you s blank to me. I had no idea what was happening or what had befallen At last I came to myself in an him back, “Ll let him go," he sald, "Thig is my Job, Thirkle,” continued Buckrow, approaching his prisoner, Tm Ti me. Y a can't. I can show a wad of five. ®80Y of headache. I could distin- ” verything lovely,” said Thirkle, le in 4 I'd like a bit of atween two minds with ye, and one thick ail of a sudden. If there's to | crop of voleanic rock, and beyond the Doing notes and not have. Se h volcea—juat above me. & heap of gold for two, Buck ry " fh Bota) toe ts Ae by talk, we want to know what > | face of a sheer ledge. The soll was Yard army heels, oes heard “Shake for a square show,” said grinning at me, “Your old friend. gtimulant.” {4 to allt yer neck, as { won't deny; ahoue, “and I don't see no great gait “So Jim's done for, ye say?” said but ye're a sharp cuss, and I jood job ye made of it y ™” guess ye can do this work better than I Mr, Petrak, put you to sleep, I am Indeed surprised to find you so. well after all that happened on board the Buckrow and Petrak ran for the bottle, and both took @ long pull at it. Buckrow, and the two villains shook hands across my body. I had closed ship and crew and go about jt bust- nesslike, and take my time at it. “Nice job ve'll make of it, coming moist ten feet away from the bed of the stream, and bamboo and the thick, Buckrow. " in so much gossipin’.” “Th i coming back this way, and good job ‘ ! ae " k, can, But I want to say to ye now, if coarse colgon grass was as high a8 MY pack here fo ng PSA lat, Ste K my eyes again, but peeped through © “Give Thirkle @ bit,” sald Petral 3 pray reseed ha A EC Att pone ae did, and the worse for pony opened ids as often as I dared, Kut Sang, and your belt there, which who still seemed to have a good deal ever yo turn on me after this ye're a jou? Sad Oe Oe MERU nets eo mee Keeping well hidden in the bamboo #t that; but when they've got Ye ON wGlean Job ‘ky, and ,,“And how come ye done for Long Bucky removed, seems to be well filled of respect for the prisoner, “That dog, I Mant © fant aad dae phor a Perept to a high apot, ang (26 Kallows, which ther will, re- lean Job all around, Bucky, and ying” asked Bucktow, and Petra with Weapons, What became of MY way a nasty smash ye give ‘lim, “111 take my chance with ye, but tings I want to aay to ‘ar. ‘Trembotes and grass, I crep @ high spot, A449 mamber what Thirkle told yo, sitting I'm back to have my cut of the pile.” a old friend, Capt. Riggs? And where pifeky.” . here that will be of use to’ usi “Clap i right under the edge of the cliff I saw here in the thick of it, which y® And then I was sure of dreaming, moved wneasily and cleared his 1S Ot oe Ges cya wits Heddy: Cone Pe lore and F Rany, A “p ‘Dhirklo sitting on a sack of gold, with think ye'll 4 tor Digh U0 1h cop chat wan the Volos Of Fetraki and neem ist aa aa ive it him, if ye be: od and ever ye reach for a knife or a assented Petrak,' his hands across his knees, holding a ondon. | Before ve ever aes tt te ‘ “Jim played nasty with me, Bucky. "She went down,” I said, knowing but be polite to him. Ho was 48 gun, mind that £ don't see ye. It's “No argument it seemed to me that Petrak ought to bo millions of miles away, although I could not quite settle in my mind just how It was, except that I knew it couldn't be Petrak speaking—I was London ye'll find another tune navy atore be turned ye'll play. Maybe ye think ye can fill a ship with gold and sail to the dockhead and lift it out and let tt go at that—they'll take the gold and officer in th pirate, Reddy.’ “A navy officer? Thirkle a navy officer? ked Petrak, “I was @ that my time would be short if they knew the steamer was still above water, for every minute it lay on the reef there was a possibility that it Never looked to him for ft, but we was down the rail a bit and he ups and turns on me with a knife, Cussed if I knows what for, and I didn't have play fair from now on, but show a claw and yer done for if I ean do tt.” He stooped down and sitpped the blade of his knife through the bonds piece of rope and gazing down at it as if in doubt what to do with it, His bare, bald head was bowed low. Buckrow was lying in front of him, lay on growled Buckrow, sacks ones more, “Cuss yer goin’ to side with Turkle. sea TO PS 4 Sis = sats f hi 3 : EAE GE A Beep ea AH hang you, that’s what. time to ask hi ti 4 would be sighted by some passing navy man myself when I was @ boy. me, T can see that.” with his chin Propped in his hands, | “Ne doubt ye think ihe owners of dreaming it, and yet T couldn't be 44 aS Bente r aoe Seneet, ¢ Bh that if tel them it He stepped to ‘Thirkle and held the 2° tiled pal tead aed es cs They picked up's sack and tans He was amoking a cigar and looking 8 Old we ave a word to 84¥ dreaming that awful pain in my head. oe wy . - bottle to t risoner’s lips. » gered into the canyon it, a se hirklen Behind them were piled When they find the Kut Sang overs ghauie (hat awful pain in my leat I'm no man to stand for knife-play, was still there Buckrow would probs bolts to the prannel's lit omcer, Knife held in guard, as if ho expected Thirkle grinned at me, and Wie nt due. Maybe ye think the looting of her was the easiest part of i is easy, while keep- ing it quiet is another tale and an- other trick. Any man with @ knife can go out and stab a man in the back, but he finds what comes after, the worst of it. ably murder Thirkle and me and hasten away, either to burn the ves- wel or escape in the boats. “And bow did you get away, and where is Riggs?’ persisted Thirkle. “I out away tee forecastie scuttle and as I was trotting myself back who should I come on but the writin’ chap, here, stretched in the grasa, so for a time I thought he had been stretched for good when up he pops and reaches for a gun, and I give him the pirate to leap at him once he bad his hands free, But Thirkle held eut his hand to Buckrow, who took It, but awkwatd+ ly. I could soe that he feared Thirkle, even unarmed, and knew bim for bis the sacks of gold, close to « wide crack in the cliff, # sort of canyon, wide enough for a man to enter, and overgrown at the top with brush and qteon fronds, for the cliffside was wet and dripping and veiled with mosses, cigar again, we pera inet 3 let lucky rule then | w id have aa good as dead,” . “Ain't ye goin’ to quit gammiam™ with that chap and give a here?" demanded le” + ee but “Then the Kut Sang didn’t go down at ail,” said Thirkle’s voice. “Nice job you two will have getting clear of this place with the gold now. Our dear friend, Mr, Trenholm isn’t alone, I'll Thirkle?” he asked, somewhat awe- stricken at the idea. “We had a little chat, Mr, Buckrow and myself, while you were away,” suid Thirkle, after he had hed his beta hatonthat” ¢ tth a knife an@ crawled through the drink, “Real chummy we got.” " b “G, “Tt looks easy to ye because we got, the butt fair behind of the ear. wi i what ye call all bein’ equal, Mra $9 yan 98 oe Has Bucky away with the Southern Cross and . “Bet your hat with the devil himself “«nucky job, Bucky; lucky for ye chins Just aa she wont down, but io, yeu; real chummy, Thirklo! 80 — Thirkie? If ye do, I don't.” was @ fool, hey?” aaid Buckrow, blow- the Legaspi but when yo mount the for all the good it will bring,” growled and Iycky for me, as he'd done for ye CADt: Rigwa could not get out.” chummy, Red, he was ready to let a _ “!'™ cussed sorry, Thirkle, for what | He came toward ue in @ threateaP® ing @ cloud of smoke at Thirkle. gallows ye'll seo the best of old Ruckrow. “This ain't none of your ‘ yo “That's all very fine," said Thirkle; ‘gy a AM ayy I dono; but I felt ye wanted to do for {AS Manner, and Thirkle, seeing “Well, I'm Bad Buckrow, and 1 was Thirkle’s tricks was to keep Nis ayair, Mr, Thirk Til thank clean in another turnabout, and then, is 2 knife Into mé, and now he says he was a 4 Vieoulin’ » he must submit with good grace, Bet Buckrow afore ever tT saw ve, tracks clear and things running “alr Mr. ‘Thirkle, and Ti} thank ¥® with Thirkle there as be la, a fine “but you collected @ good eal of in the navy; well up to bis flag, too, ™ nd I couldn't stand for that.” up and met him with @ smile, hed a bit of braine of my own “weet, They'll take you and wring it to pipe down and wait until we ask time I'd had of it, But it wasn't my- hardware out of the sinking bi. and the Queen's commission, all nice he said, with his eyes on the ground. — “By all means, Bucky, we are and I had a bit o} s of my OWN all out of ye, the whole murderous ye to talk." self Iwas mindin’, nohow, Bucky, but How come you with four pistol? And ana handy. He thinks he's too nice “All square now, Bucky, and never but I didn't think yo'd begrudge Hith ye, Thirkle, story, and swing ye from a high “What's up now Bucky?" asked : two of : a word, Ye always did yer work woll, little time after what he if my eyes serve me right, afore ever I met up ; wh. Sp eee Deer that in nad. ‘Ges how , Yell end on the galloW% petrak, “What's wrong now, and Gali viet ore rea pet met those belonged to Long Jim.” la ne ee ee a Fy blew and never @ alip.” ee it the ret ye come out when ye monkeyed with ye fret about the gallows, What's wrong with Thirkle’s head? couldn't stand to see ye get it In the Petrak winked at me at this, and the lat tadvithe Gnd Gesent, Melee “And didn't I do the same, Thirkle? eaek in the oxen of hei Mo as me. Them other two fools went off 1 get this Bold away neat and cl Been up"— Fear as AC ineea ANIL cece Tlcok thelone: Hho Fee tad ein, amet ne Didn't 1 stand by?” asked Petrak, sur- kid's Play, and we ought to 3 in the wood and plugged one another, If it takes me twenty years, and We got Thirkle, too, that's what. gor y > Bucky?) Wet * ot t4 I ti help, Mr. Thirkle, if we met ol fi hirkle, Yer sifurp, the lad that can wait until the tim for ye, hey, Bucky? We can play fuir “I found Long Jim dead in the trail “It's thie way, Reddy,” explained Y@ying his chief with an expression yway from thie lsiand toons at a Wa amie woae harp one, MADE He tried to do for me and I sapped on that acore, can't we, Bucky? Not and took his two. pistols, and the ‘Thirkie. “Our old friend Bucky f surprise that he had been over- can't awear there won't be no moon . mes Sint aarp @nouall for DUSKY, all fo otnd von in SemeTTIEA te (URE. Wanled Th elt; be Glas Readies Done: ecue ant ned Bave veranda others were my own which I had thought I was jealous of him, and 100ked in commendation, much as a And, moon or no, we want to be out se eee ae a eat oN, fo ramamber fe thay Wented it all, he did, Reddy. Don't “Oh, stop yer whining and lying!” when I went into the forecaatie, and wanted ft all to myself, But I nover 10 would seek potting. of the jungle and at the boats by Sreluie tae no sepiy; | , Thirkle said ye couldnt. and mY he look calm and peaceful there, with gaid Thirkle, “It was yer own pelt ye | had hoped to use them on some of jad auch @ thought, Tang Jim was “YoU, too,” assented Thirkle, beam- f)in"asn:,And what's the game with Thirkle made no reply, but kept Nis Tee" ihintaen atop upto the rope wed like a dead one? took care of, and now ye want to ge! you fellows, but you got the better Of tre one J didn't ike, and mover aid, (NE 00 the Uitte red-headed man. tothave hum de a-tinee Gis meebtiee head down, staring at th in his } hands, as if he were considering some weighty problem. irkle for ye, so he can't all cut a man's ep that In@ind, Bucky.” nice Buekrow made no reply, but busied himself again with the sling, and as thick with Buoky, but it won't do ye a bit of good, Reddy. He'll do for us “Never was a better man when there was to be a knife used quick and neat; me.” “Ye say the Kut Sang went down “Gold don't rust, do #, Thirkle?* but you and Bucky are two after my y anked Petrak, “I told Bucky gol} snug, own heart, and"—— “3 ® throat when a chap ain't minding of but if Wes clean?” ’ don't rust, but he don't like the water “Wanted It ull, hey?” went on on hia Knees with Nis iim, ‘pried it on me no sooner as yu Le Seal wane ced MOR CatG atk Pyied eee: suid, “Capt, "HO Mkes us, Reddy,” interrupted pier a te 78, eel 1 any tO In there." Buckrow, “Think I'm goin’ to put my a hand in the pro- and Long Jim was gone, and I give . e ‘ * Buckrow. “He likes us both, and you rest for a few minutes, h, dry up!" growled Buckrow, f « yep and Long Jin a a beco: the shi dhl t y . , : - Sethe ttalciNaa@ and iaaes Ike 8 Rane BAG LADS SU! BSA pecome of th p and his mates. iiggs and the black boy went with poe ET) ae lives us, Give him an- *"d If was to have a word to say "What with yer tale well be at this” Step on the gentleman's neck and see if he's dead. While yer gamming her, and I hadn’t a minute to spare, Perhaps it would have been just as Job all night"—— “T vote” began Petrak, “oe ‘To the devil with ye and yer vote I'd suggest that you two get the sacks stowed in the hole there. I want a mh nothing to fear fr ye hom it all, hey? Maybe ye can to draw myself up fr fool the others, but I'm Bad Buek- other drink and he'll ery for his sins.” “Mr. Buckrow, | mean every word “Blow me for a blind begga Petrak, and [opened my ¢ sald and saw row, I am, and I don't let the like Intending to get on one bi the three of them, Thirkle facing me, aay Bee Ph Ae er Boe ee eae eee eric: you L maye" declared Thirkie, and he little confab with Mr. Trenholm here, {n't said Buckrow.” “It's time wa" of vou, Mr. Thirkle, hang nothin’ oa was not ad y and Buckrow and Petrak atanding guns ready to chip ye. Stir him Up soc, Buckrow, T told ye ehe'é go like Meant it» for tho shrewd rascal was 89d Jil sive nang preesotly, If 94 Kost: Work, ol NeBSs) ti a8 am me—leastways, not so easy as ye If it had not been that there Was ® ove. me as 1 lay on my back on the and let's see what happened to the jead and bury her truck, I know it ‘King for hie life, “There's gold Chines 1'9 foirs ZF emt WRIST WOE we: TO NO oe wih ehow an “ looked for, Why, I had my eyo on Breat deal of high: dry grass tie damp ground. enough here for all of us, and we'll CUsht to get that stuff snug away, ain't to do his part, or we don't mi ye and every move vo made atter Moy 4cuiq have attempted to rush in “That's Mr. Buckrow,” anecred | divide It now, and each take his share &Ad therv's no time to be lost,” no use of him, I say we'll up and ye sent Reddy and Jim away to slit row and knock him senseless phirkie, “He wante it all, Reddy. and and aplit it to the dollar, Leave it to Buckrow took away the belt and fof tim now and have {t dome withe™ Next ye know he'll make his and then a nice mess we'll be in.” note don't Intend fo, tet Mr, im get away,” said Thirkle: was just thinking, lads, that there are three of us, but counting ‘Trenholm we make four, and we rattle him down #o he can lift carry, but not much else," “Then, lash his fiippers down ania put a bight on legs,” sald row; and he brought rope and to fashion it into knots, : (Tq Be Continued.) j But as direction, butt of a pistol facing in’ my with Thirkie sat i and there was little chance of getting |t one another's throats! Thought I'd the fall zor it, did ye? See what come of it? Ye see, don't ye? I'm Bad to Ruckrow hefore Thirkle would see Buexrow,’ ¢ me and give the alarm, or puckron ‘Thirkle moved uneasily and cleared hear me coming, T knew the only = thing to do was to Kill or wound his throat, but did not lift his head. Rutkrow, even though I had to shoot or give any answer. But, when he him in the back, Tt seemed an unfair put his head to one aldo and shook advantage, and nothing patter Shon it, 1 saw @ red patch on his acalp {Me act of an assansin; but I reasone ave over hie Fight ear, and a smear of {hat Thirkle or Buckrow would hav blood down his cheek, Thon I re- | me and I'll get tt off for you, safe and easy; but try to go it alone and the |two of ye'll hang. Hang! Under- |Stand that, Reddy? The two of you'll hang; and it's Thirkle that saye it, pistols, which had been unfastened from me after my capture, and he and Petrak aet to work carrying the sacks of gold into the cleft in the cliff. "It looked bad tor me a while back, Mr, Trenholm,” said Thirkle, sitting beside me and offering @ cigar, which I took, “IL wasn't quite sure that I could get myself out of that tangle,” ‘Mind what he says, if ye like,” “You had a pretty good argument,” eald Bucksow, “I'm maa enough to I commented, Hghting the cigar, al- amen ’ THE TARZAN MAN AGAIN! There is @ treat in store for the thousands who thought “TARZAN OF THE APES" was the best story of the decade, Edgar Rice Burroughs (author of “Tarzan") has just written for The Evening World a still more thrilling novel of the African jungle, land Thirke knows, But Thirkle can This now serial {8 called "THN MAN-EATER.” |help yo if ye let him,” “THE MAN-EATER" will be noxt week's Complete Novel in The || ‘ye ming what ho says, Bucky?” | Potrak was getting nervous, he'll play you the same when he get. He wants it all, and don't waste your time counting up the guineas ye'll have because Buckrow will have ‘em all, and you and I dead and gone underground hereabouts,” “So Thirkle wanted to do for ye, hey, Bucky? Who looked for it? But he ought to knowed better as to come any smart tricks with ye, Bucky, and we're pals, ain't we, Bucky? day little mercy on me If T fell Mmto their je instalment, You can't afford te, power,