The evening world. Newspaper, November 16, 1922, Page 28

= — THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1922. FIRE MOUNTAIN | BY NORMAN . SPRINGER ILLUSTRATED BY ROBT E. JOHNSTON Me. u io I, Martin Blake, the law clerk." lighted window—a bloated bulk that) gradually. Hi as staring upward WHO'S WHO AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED: “The law clerk? Good Lord! Have HE HURLED THE GUN \ he Knew was Gpulvedo, the. dive[ at the bare, wooden bottom side of 6 ; MARTIN BLAKE, law clerk with a longing for adventure, gets} they shanghated yout” . \ STRAIGHT AT THE keeper. A flame shot from that figure] bunk. It was a long moment before » & taste o. it when his employer, id " sen [ts tere La locked im this room,’ OTHER AND AT THE reg Pedal Cag ane Hiatal ert Me teerekadt that ho was ie ie le and splat-] bunk, an ere was something th PY JOSIAH canal Ashi handles some mysterious cases, directs him} "wn coming in,” whispered xittle] Ml! SAME INSTANT THE tered shingle and dirt in his face.| matter with his couch, it bounced ® to carry 3. sealed envelope to Billy. IK CHARGING MAN sHoT. Without hesitation, Martin straight-] about, and his feet were, as often a5 CAPT. WILD BOB CAREW, who js to be found in the Black} He dropped to the foor by Mar- Cruiser saloor. at Green Street and the Embarcadero, San Francisco. peo poe baying vant he thrust his While Blake is getting his instructions as to delivering the envelope | hee’ ont, of he window and spoke s DR. 'CHI, a dandified Japanese, sits at Smatt’s table. While Ichi] one below. iously has been closeted with Smatt, a supposed book agent who] “‘Stand by, Bos," called Little Billy later learns is are eirsigunenea eg Lae ni LITTLE BILLY, a hunchback, steward of the bri Cohasset, ap- y cs “ ; : arently tries to sell a “Compendium of Knowledge. Fhe book agent, make. eee ened his own arm and fired point] not, higher than his head. blank at the living mark. Spulvedo} The hunchback, Little Billy, wes emitted a stified shriek and fell from| seated upon the floor, He looked up sight. and saw Martin's eyes fixed upon A dark figure brushed past him and] him. dropped over the edge of the roof to} ‘Why, hello, old scout! Had your the street. The boatswain followed.| sleep out? How do you feel?” was Little Billy was by his elde, grasping] his cheerful greeting. his shoulder. Martin was sick. He ached co i Soe er “Come on—roll off!” the hunchback ; ver, lets his eyes rove all over the place as int talks. His attempt} “Think so. They haven't had tims was urging. aga Orou were shot,’* Little Billy re- at a sale ts interrupted by Smatt’s summons. When Blake, with the|t® barm her. pi. think she is in the Martin rolled off the edge and fell! plied to his interrogatory stare. ‘The envelope in his pocket, re-enters the main part of Smatt’s office he has Siew See into the boatswain's arms. bosun brought you aboard with us, Then he was on his feet, running,| Tho bullot just plowed over your skull, a sense hall some one’s having just left. That night, on his errand, Blake| code talk! supplemented the by the boatswain's side. Just in front| It 1s mid-afternoon now, and we have 4 encoun’ hunchback. ‘That is Ruth. She of him raced the hunchback and albeen to sea since midnight."” 5 THE BOSUN OF THE COHASSET, alcoholically mournful over | thnks, 1 was caught, too, Which queer figure in man's clothes, whose] ““T-to sea!" gasped Martin. ij the disappearance of Little Billy, with whom he had started out to buy pel eel As lil “But—why did) yee) Bee A He darted to the. side of t rg a birthday present for the brig’s “blessed little mate.” When Blake] Martin indicated and Bartels gut Prepac fa mesa baraedihe: e eer arta eo tenn ou along,” in+ : refers to Ich} and Carew, the Bosun, a gigantic, h-less Englishman, be-| tapping on the wall. Hardly had he He heard the hunchback filng over ted Later Bill a “Tf the bosun i comes suddenls, belligerent. bofun when faint repiles came from his shoulder: had late you beiliid, ‘choes yellow Gave As he nears the “Black Cruiser” Martin runs into Little Bill ue wn ee en Se Seen Baek, eel \ We'll Estiiis would have Galewed you oF Soe 'Y+|the strange conversation continued the boat free!" y whom he tells of the bosun’s anxiety. Though Martin detects no odor] through the wall. Twice Martin heard Tho boatewatn stopped and wheeled | moet ee ee Sauk ow ee te of liquor on the hunchback, Little Billy appears unsteady and, in| the hunchback utter an oath. Then, about. Martin checked his stride, In- we ckeupinlss anit a ee ki seeking to maintain his balance, seizes the law clerk’s overcoat, in *fter 2 Mun series of raps, tho little tultively, he knew his place was at|" 4? sce: Disturbing visions were F which he carries the envelope Smatt was sending to Carew. Near the] tras igo," “all and crept to Mar. ea ee n'a wide. on one knee, {dancing through Martin's mind, At i es , . 6, ft saloon Mart:n passes a figure in a gray overcoat. He enters the “Black | ‘*Yes, she ts in there,” he an- shooting rapidly at a cluster of re-}%! F f Cruiser” anJ is put in an empty room of the lodging house upstairs} nounced. “‘We will have to work treating figures. Everywhere before} ‘“‘But what will I do?’ he demanded = while Carew ‘s to be told of his arrival. As he waits in the dark room swiftly. What do you know of this the saloon, {t seemed to Martin, weralof the hunchback. “Where are you house—how constructed ?"* he hears a noise that makes him look out in time to see a A hk Martin described in whispers tho Japanese dragging a beautiful white girl, clad in a gray coat, a plan of the building as he knew it. the passage As he opens the door, a fist shoots through, hits him i is Ho also told Little Bill, of his own the Pre ja stomach and knocks him back into the room. ded Nagra ten though he did not : ¢ Jap messenger who comes to convey Martin to Capt. Carew} ™ontion the envelope. declines to answer the law clerk's questions about the girl, and to]. atts nel caeiaea ee ony Blake’ ‘you are in some uanger. Carew, or s excited story, Carew himself—an extraordinarily handsome | any of his crowd, would spuff you out man—turns a deaf ear, demanding that Martin deliver the message. }1n an instant if he thought ft. I am Realizing now that through the police would come the best chance eather edteedt Leta hb to rescue the girl, whose gray overcoat was lying on the floor in the % preleka diag CAM herd Captain's room, Martin delivers the envelope. As he turned to go ie seutauens eee een wl Carew discovers that the envelope contained only blank paper. He} ‘i'n stay and hel, you, if you'll Toars out a command that results in Martin's being assaulted by]»ave me,” promptly replied Martin. darting forms. going? I am not a sailor, I am « From behind telegraph poles, from] clerk—and my job'’—— kneeling figures, came the spurting] ‘sty friend,” sald Little Bilty, “so flames of revolver shots. Martiniwere never cut out for a clerk. By dropped to his knee and raised his} Joye! You should hear the bosun tell arm. He was given entirely*over to|now you bowled over Carew, himself, the battle lust of the moment. He was|with your empty gun! You are cool, he was happy, he laughed aloud, !noryy one, all right.. I'll wager this and he shot rapdiy, with intent tolpusiness ahead of us will be more kill, at the enemy figures beyond. ae ee ee is Ven ere Police whistles sounded, Martin ¢,your,Wking than sensed there was a commotion a blocit Aa gery) ; or so down the street—approaching|, “What is itv asked Martins he knew. Where are you going’ ie ; hi ‘Not my etory—I can’t tell you was on hin feet y boatswain sas on his feet and) + answered Little Billy. ‘Yeu'l backing toward the dock. His voice warned Martin— find out to-night, after supper. and the light rattle of Little Billy’s bar against tho shutter. Then abruptly came from around the corner in front of the saloon the y muffled throb of an automobile engine. It stopped. Martin stiffened tensely and gripped the automatic in his hand. Behind him he heard the boatswain mutter: “’Ear that, Billy? Swiggle me, ’e’s back—'urry!"’ The scraping sound of the steel bor mandod Little Billy. He paused beneath tho other win- dow, and Martin and the boatswain pressed close to his side. several Japanese servants and esaat reuse thise sale @ chance. and Hane LEE Wel cae see upon the shutter increased in volume. “avast there, nipper!"” There will be a Pew wow s a “ Se ellow——"" “It is too risky to mako o rush|steel bar and hande 0 the +l Sovaralitnan shad entered the ecloor E i Zi cabin, and the Old Man an¢ ss | SPULVEDO, keeper of the “Black Cruiser.” Blake, knocked|” “1 knew you would stick!” inter- through this door.” Little Billy was |back. ‘Then he braced his back against : e 2) Martin found his feet Ruth will enlighten you thant The danger scemed to have passed them by. Little Billy gavé a satisfied grur menced to retreat. One figures was coming straight for him, out'in the battle, comes to in a small, dark room. His kicks against} rupter the hunchback. His hand] saying. ‘They would hear us and be|the building, directly below the desired “Miss Ruth!" hoed Martin. the door bring a bullet crashing through it and a command from | srsspe4 Martin’s in a congratulatory} on guard. We will try the next win-|window, and picking up Little Billy, hat is the girl! Then we got the Spulvedo to keep quiet. Presently Martin hears an irregular tap-] St. “I knew I had not mistudged} dow.” hoisted the little fellow to bis ownl ong shutter was open, Little Billy was} euonnes the shots. ane le Billy was} “yhere was something distinctive. Ping on the wall of the room in which he is a prisoner. you—you area white man. We must] He vaulted over the aill,:clung a}broad shoulde The hunchback | jambering down from the boatswalr eoatemptaoud, ADORE ORHAN here, “Oh, yea, she ts aboard, and safe get her away, and we daro not call{ moment and dropped to the shed be-|perched there a moment and delivered te police into this affair, ‘Sut there] low. Martin saw the boatswain catch }instructtons to Martin. is nothing crooked on our sido of the|the Nttle man in midair and lower] ‘You stand lookout,” he instructed. shoulders, an indistinct figu tin knew the approaching figure}@moush. She dressed your head- bering out of the newly opened win- Carek neat job of bandaging she does ete Well, Blake, I'll have to be about HE key, ‘thrust in the Iock on] 5° long as the shutter was opened. dow the other -side, completely} ..7nor’ Pale sone et Legere fence. Hore, take this—you may] him gently to his feet. “Watch the street. Listen for foot-}" Ang then Martin saw He took aim, crooked his finger.) yy duties. I'm steward, you know barred any outlook. He pressed| abruptly bobbed into the square o:| 2°04 it!” ‘Come on," the hunchback then |steps."” yellow light illumine t and found his weapon empty. He|-rhis is my room. You are to bunk called softly. And Martin followed. bedient! Dt to the edge his ear against the door, put| uncertain Nght. It was the bunch-| | Little Billy thrust something into ye Martin obediently crept to the ed heard nothing. back, Little Bul y. Martin's hand, and Martin thrilled at} The boatswain’s gruff whisper was in |of tha shed’s roof that overlooked the y back his arm and hurled the} with me. And after sup aight at the c and at the] hear al! about it. So long." dow, the window of which he had been prisoner. a oh - | his ean— ne Miss Ruth?” he hissed sharply. the feel of it. It was a pistol. Mar street and posted himself there as] ears were assailed with a iarging man shot. ere A second later he was at the win-| yiartin caught the gleam of a ro-| tin Blake, law olerk, became of the ‘Swiggle me, ladibuck, I ‘ad no}watchman. ery coming thr th enveloped Martin as] (c% t, 1922, by the Bet! @ow. Some ono was outside, breaking] yolver pointed at his chest. dead past, and Martin Blake, adven-| thought to run afoul of you again.’”? | Tho only sounds wero the hoot} “He ces gone! 1 lAnethen fine alment to-mor- eatrance. Ho didn't care who it was} "Don’t shoot!” he exclaimed, st] turer, stepped into the law clerk's "Come on—next window," com-| of the steamboat whistles on the bay A man's stepped into the law clerk's| ‘Come on—next window,"’ com-| of the steamboat whistles on the bay A man’s figure was framed in the Martin returned to consciousness " row.) M,.—Musical program A CASE IN PO I.—-Market report ton live (Srom the Ch jet, fruits and vegetablos} ‘Do things grow vi THE EVENING WORLDS | nt o' dairy and prod of the moon Thieag, tock market: “T don't: kno >——~. 6.20" P, M.—Boaton police _reporte Late newy flashes, Karly sport news. 9.30 P. M.—Program of dance muele is original must accompany each} ehe happened to sce the tiny thing. essay. 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