The Weleetka American (Weleetka, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1921 Page: 2 of 8
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TEC UuLCSTCA ACCBIOAIJ
YNOMI
CHAPTER I— LolUrlnf on lb ten
Franelaco ltr (root John Rainay
Mwapapar reporter la acooatad by a blind
mo a slant In aiaa who aaka Rainay
la Uad him to tha scaling achoonar Kar-
luk Tba blind man tails Rainay ha la
aa old ahipmata of Captain Wmmn of tha
Karluk and daairaa to maka bla vlalt a
aurprtaa Ha aaka Rainay to load hint
aboard and Rainay doaa ao In tha
cabin thay And Captain Blmma and a man
aamad Carlaen Rimma raoocnlaaa tha
blind man calling him Jim bund Lund
aoeuaaa Rimma of abandoning him blind
on an lea floa and danouncaa him fop
what ha calla hla Inaratltuda Rimma
danlaa tha charga but bund rafuaaa to
ba pacified Ha dadaraa hla Intantlon of
accompanying tha Karluk on Ita axpedl-
tlon north whara It la going In quaat
of a gold Held which Lund haa dlacov-
a rad Peggy Blmma' daughter la aboard
and defenJa her father Carlaen who la
a phyalcian druga Rainay t
CHAPTER II— Awaking from hla stu-
nor Rainey flnda himself at aea Carlaen
Informs him ha has bean kidnaped be-
cause having learned the object of the
expedition ha might hava divulged It and
frustrated the plans of the voyagera He
Offers Rainey a share of tha gold and
Rainey seeing nothing else to be done
declares himself satisfied Lund gives
him a brief account of a former expedi-
tion of the Karluk tells him he distrusts
Carlaen and suggests a "partnership"
Rainey to act as Lund's "eyes"
CHAPTER III —Rainey having a slight
knowledge of seamanship Is made sec-
ond mate of the vessel Captain Blmma
Is In exceedingly poor health and the
navigation of the ship la entirely In tha
hands of Doctor Carlson At tha latter's
Suggestion a shooting match la arranged
between tha "hunters" aboard the ves-
sel being ostensibly on a sealing expedi-
tion Lund although blind demonstrates
he can shoot "by sound " The hunters
having emptied their revolvers Carlson
tells them there are no more shells on
board
CHAPTER rv— Watching the pursuit
of a whale by Its natural enemies the
Teasel Is mishandled and narrowly
escapes disaster In the confusion the
ship's boy Bandy Is swept' overboard
Rainay rescues him earning hla gratl-
ture and Incidentally tha admiration of
Peggy Tha captatg’a Illness seems about
to have a fatal ending
’ CHAPTER V — Lund mistrusts tha
hunters and urges Rainey to "pump”
Bandy and gain a knowledge of their
Ilians Bandy tells him Carlsen Is creat-
ng a feeling that all on board with tha
exception of Bandy and tha Japanese
cook Tamada should hava an squat
share of the gold which was not the
original plan Rainey and Carlaen quar-
’ ral and the latter draws a revolver Rai-
nay overpowers him Lund Is of opinion
that Carlsen la keeping the captain 111
and Is playing to secure the gold and
Incidentally Peggy for himself Tamada
evidently a Japanese of education and
fhr above the position of cook on such a
vessel as the Karluk Is an unknown
quantity
‘ CHAPTER VI— An Interview Rainey
has with Tamada does not throw much
light on the position of the Jap though
Rainey la Incllped to believe he haa no
' sinister Intentions and would prefer to
olds with Lund and Rainey rather than
with Carlsen and the hunters Lund Is
doubtful but tells Rainey h has a trump
card In his possession which will enable
him to frustrate any sinister plans which
Carlsen may have made They sight land
and arrangements are made for a confer-
ence to decide on the sharing of the gold
Carlaen knowing that Lund would Insist
on Rainey's being present In an advisory
capacity to the blind man Invites Rai-
ney to attend
CHAPTER VII -It is arranged that
Rainey la to see the skipper who Carl-
Sen declares Is In no condition to Join ths
gathering Rainey flnda ths captain
seemingly at ths point of death Peggy
eonfldes to him that ahe distrusts Cart-
oon and fears he la actually slowly kill-
ing her father The conference begins
with a general foaling of tenseness Cart-
sen makes the assertion that all on
' board with ths exception of Tamada and
the boy Bandy boing equal they should
shara alike Lund denies the equality
and aa the discoverer of the gold de-
mands ths chief share After a bitter
quarrel Lund throws off hla glasses an-
nouncing ths recovery of hla sight Carl-
son draws his revolver but Lund also
haa a revolver and shoots flrst Carlsen
la killed
CHAPTER VIII (Continued)
"I Qggeired they’d do about that”
commented Lund "They savvied he’d
aimed to make auckera out of 'em an'
they dumped him But they ain’t on
our aide by a long eight That Demlng
la a better man than I thought He’a
the main grouch among ’em Bald If I
hadn't bad a gun he’d hava tackled me
In the cabin Meant It too though I’d
have smashed him He’a sore becoc 1
aid be warn’t my equal I told him If
‘ he wanted to try It out Td accommo-
date him - He didn’t take It up an’
‘ they’ll kid him about It He’ll pack a
' grudge I ain’t afraid of their knifin'
me not while the aklpper’a sick They
need me to navigate”
Thls'unflit biTiTfood chance for me
r to handle a sextant" suggested Balney
casually
Lund shook his head amlllug but
’ hla eyes hard
v "Not yet matey” he gald "Not
that I don't trust you but for me to
be the only one jest now la a sort of
life Insurance that suits me to carry
They might Agger If you was able to
navigate that they c'ud put the screws
oil you to carry ’em through with me
out of the way I don't say they could
' hut they might make It hard for you
aa’ you ain’t got quite the same stake
in this I have”
Here wae cold logic but Rainey saw
the force of It Hansen came up early
to split the watch and put their ached
ale right again and Lund went below
I with Balney Lund ordered Tamada
to bring a bottle and glasses and they
-'sat down at tba table Balney needed
i the kick of a drink and took one
Aa Luhd was raising bla (lisa with
t tMift "Here’s to lycfc" ttn-klp-
"They Put the Dec Overboard! Sir
oon’a Mr Lund an’ You Bane Go
Btlow"
per'lP door Opened and (be girl ap-
peared She looked like a ghost Her
hair was disheveled and her eyes
stared at them without seeming recog-
nition But ehe spoke In a flat tone-
less voice
"My father la dead! I—" ahe fal-
tered swayed and seemed to swoon as
ahe sank toward the floor Balney
darted forward but Lund was quicker
and swooped Mr up in bis arms as If
ha had been a feather took her to
the table aet her In a chair dabbled
a napkin In soma water and applied It
to her brows
"Chafe her wrists” ha ordered
Balney "Undo that top button of her
blouse 'That’s enough she ain’t got
on corsets She’ll come through
Plumb worn out That’s all”
He bandied her deftly as a nurse
would a child Balney chafed the slen-
der wrists and beat her palms and
soon she opened her eyes and sighed
Then she pulled away from Lund
bending over her and got to her feet
"I must go to my father” she said
"He Is dead"
They followed her Into the cabin and
Lund bent over the bunk
"Looks like It” be whispered to
Rainey Then be tore open the skip---
vt '"’(I hlH uiul In'il In
uli 111 OiPM Tilt Jill I liiult il An''
morion n if to stop him Ion ilhl no
hli ilt'r him She twis ur the end o! I et
min Ntroncth fi'om ueirhefcx mnl ur
ry Lund suddenly ru'sed hi head
"There's a dutier” lie miiniinii'eiL
“He nln't fume ylt (let Tnniiidii an'
some Inuiidy”
With the dose there came signs ol
revival a loiv moan from the skiiier
The girl flew to Ills side Tamada
standing by with the bottle stepped
forward handed the huimly to Rainey
and rolled up the lid of uu eye look-
ing closely at the pupil
“I study medicine at Tokyo" he
ald
"Why didn’t ye say so before?" de-
manded Lund It did not occur to nay
'of them to rlouht Tumnda’s word There
was an air of professions) assurance
and an efficiency about him that car-
ried weight “What can you do for
him? There's a medicine chest In
Cnrlsen’s room"
“I was hired to cook” said Tamada
quietly “I should not have been per-
mit to Interfere It is not my business
If a white man makes a fool of him-
self Now we want morphine and hy-
podermic syringe"
Tamada rolled up the captain's
sleeve The flesh shrunken pallid
was closely spotted with dot-1 Ike
scars thnt showed livid as if the cap-
tain hnd beeii suffering from some
strauge rash
Lund whistled softly Balney tot
knew w'hnt it meant The skipper had
been a veritable slave to the drug
Carlsen had administered It pre-
scribed It used It as a means to bring
Simms under tits subjection
“How much d’ye suppose he took at
once?" Lund asked the Japanese in a
low voice - '
"fifteen grains I think Maybe
more Too much! Always too much
drug in his velna Much worse thou
opium for man” - -
“Carlsen’s ' work" growled Lund
"Increased the stuff on him till he
couldn't do without It Made him a
slave to dope an’ Carlsen his boss He
deserved killin’ Jest for that Ie
akjjpfc! ' - -if
i Rainey frantically asarehsd through
tba medicine chest and finding only
five tablets marked Morphine 1 gr in
a bottle sought elsewhere In vain
And he could find no needle But he
ran across some automatic cartridges
and pul them lu his pockets before he
hurried heck v
"This Is not tenough" said Tamada
"And we should have needle -But I
dissolve these In galley” And he hur-
ried out The girl had slipped down on
v? J
The Girl Had Slipped Down an Her
Knees Beside the Bed t
her knee beside the bed holding her
father’s hand against her Ups her eyes
closed She seemed to be praying
Tamada administered the morphine
The beneficial results were apparent
The dry frightfully sallow skin had
changed and Simms was breathing
freely while Tamnda feeling bis
pulse nodded affirmatively to the
girl’s questioning glance
"We’ll have to put in to Unalaska"
Rainey said ’There are doctors
there” The girl turned toward Lund
He amlled at the Intensity of her gase
and pose
"I play fair Miss Peggy" ha said
"Rainey change the course”
The Karluk came about aa Rainey
reached the deck and gave hla orders
Then be returned to the cabin The
captain had opened hla eyes
"Peggy!” he murmured "Carlaeo
where Is he? Lund! Good God
Lund yon can see?”
"Keep quiet as you can" said Ta-
mada Something In hla voice made
the skipper Shift his look to the Jap-
anese "Where’s Carlsen?” he asked again
"He can’t come now” said Tamada
Under the urge of the drug the skip-
par’s brain seemed abnormally clear
hla Intuition heightened t
"Carlsen’a dead?" he asked Then
shifting to Lund: "Ton killed him
JImr
Lund nodded i
"How much morphine did you give
me?"
“Five grains”
“It’s not enough It won’t lam
There Isn’t any more?" he flashed out
with sudden energy trying to raise
himself “I’ll be gone In an honr or
two Got to talk while this lasts Jim
—about ‘lenvln’ you that time I could
have come back I had words about
It— with Hansen lie i amis But the
gule was had an’ the ice It w'usu’t
the god Jim I -Sueur It- I had the
ship an’ crew to look out for Au’
Peggy at home
T might have gone back sooner
Jim I’ll own up to that But It wasn’t
the gold thut did IL An’ — I didn’t
bear what you shouted Jim The
storm came up We were frozen by
the time we found the ship Numb
“Jim this trouble hit me the day
after we left the floe Not sciutlca at
flrst but In the head I couldn’t think
right I was Just numb In the brain
An’ when It cleared off It was too
late The Ice had closed We couldn't
go back I read up In my medical
book Jim later when the sciatica
took me '
“Had to take to my bunk Couldn’t
stand I had morphine an’ It relieved
me Took too much after a while
Had to have It Got better In San
Francisco for a bit Then Carlsen pre-
scribed It Morphine was my boss
an then Carlsen he wae boss of
the morphine Seemed like— seemed
like—"
- His voice was weaker when he
spoke again They came closer to
catch hla whispers
“Carlsen— mind wasn’t my own
Peggy— I wasn’t Ip my right mind
honey Not when — Carlsen — be was
angel when he jtave me what 1 wnnt-
ed— devil— when he wouldn’t $Iade
me— do things But he's dead And
Pm going Never reach Unalaska
Peggy— forgive Meant for best— but
—not In right mlud Jim— It wasn’t
the gold Not Peggy’s fault— any-
way” v
"She’ll get hers Simms” said Lund
“Tours too"- i
The skipper’s eyes closed and bis
frame settled under the clothes The
girt flung herself on the bed Id un-
controllable weeping Lund raised
hla eyebrows at Tamada who
shrugged hla shoulders
"Better get out 0’ here” whispered
Lund He and Balney went out to-
gether In a few' minutes Tamada
Joined them hla face spblnxllke as
- “He la dead" Jha said t s
Balney and Land want on deck
The schooner thraqjbed toward the vol-
cano the bearing-mark for UnaJaska
bidden behind It They paced up and
down In silence ’
T guess be was ‘Honest Simms
after all” said Lund at last “The
gal blames me for the morphine but
Carlsen never meant him to live She’ll
see that after a bit rnebbe"
Ih'iuey glanced at him cuilously He
was getting fresh lights on Lund
i Then the girl appeared pale com'
posed routing straight up to LUndj
who halted his stride at sight of her
“Will yod change the course Mr
Lund?” she said ‘Father spoke once
more After yoU left He does not
I want to go on to Unalaska He said
It would mean a rush for ths gold
perhaps you would have to stay there
He does not want you to lose the
gold He wants me to have my sliuro
He made mo promise And be wants
—be wants"— she bit her lip fiercely
In repression of her feelings “—to he
bnrled at sea THht was his last ro
quest” ’ '
She turned and looked over the rail
struggling to wink back her teura
Balney saw the glant'a glance sweep
over her full of admiration
“As you wish Miss Peggy” he said
“Hansen 'bout ship Hold on a luln-
nit How about you Miss Peggy? If
you want to go home we cun find
ways at Unalaska I pluy fair I’ll
bring back yore share — in full"
“I am not thinking about the gold”
the girl said scornfully'' “But I want
to carry out my father’s last wishes
If you will permit me I shall stay
with the ship Now I am going back
to him Ton— you” — she quelled the
tremble of her mouth and her chin
showed firm and determined— “you
can arrange for the funeral timjorrnw
at dawn If you will I want hlin to-
night" Her face quivered piteously hut she
conquered even that and walked to
the companlonway
“Game by Heaven game as they
make ’em!” said Lund
CHAPTER ixl
Dtmlng Breaks an Arm
Rainey dozing In his bunk going
over the sudden happenings of the
day had placed Carlsen’s automatic
under hla pillow after loading It He
found that It lacked fonr shells of full
capacity the two that Lund had fired
at hlB bottle target the one fired by
Carlsen at Rainey and the last Inef-
fective shot at Lund a shot that went
astray Rainey decided largely
through Lund’s coup-de-theatre of
tearing off hla glasses and flinging
them at the doctor
The dynamo that he had Idly
fancied he could hear purring away
Inside of Lund was apparent with ven-
geance now driving with full fore
Lund had brains cunning brute force
that commanded a respect not all
bred of being weaker In a way he
was magnificent And Rainey vague-
ly heralded trouble when Captain
Simms was at last given to the deep
He felt certain that the hunters under
Demlng were hatching something but
lu the main hla mental prophecy of
trouble coming waa connected jvlth
the girl v
On the border of dreams hewaa
brought back by a strange noise on
deck a rush of feet many voices and
topping them alL the bellow of Lund
roaring not for help but in challenge
Rainey half asleep Jumped from
his bunk and rushed out of the room
He had no doubt as to what bad hap
pened the hunters had attacked
Lund I And unused to the possession
of firearms still -Irowsy he forgot the
automatic Intent upon rallying to ths
ery of the giant As ha made for tha
compantonw uy the girl came out of
her father's room
“What la It?” she cried
“Lund — hnntejx 1” Rainey called
back aa he sped up the stairs He
thought he heard a “wait” from Mr
but the stamping and yelling were
loud In hla ears and he plunged out
on deck As bo emerged he saw the
stolid face of Hansen at the wheel
his pale blue eyes glancing at the set
of his canvas and then taking on a
glint that turned amidships
Lund looked like a bear surrounded
by the dog-pack He stood upright
while the six hunters tore and
smashed at him Lund's arms swung
like clubs his great hands plucked at
their holds while he roared volleys of
deep-sea defiant oaths shaking or
striking off a man now and then who
charged back snarllngly to the attack
Brief though the fight had been
when Balney arrived there waa ample
evidence of It Clothes were torn and
faces bloody and already the men were
panting as Lund dragged them here
and there flailing striking half-
smothered bnt always coming up from
under like a rock that emerges from
the bursting of a heavy wave -A
hunter lunged out heavily and
confidently to meet him as the others
got Lund to hla knees for a fateful
moment piling on top of him blud-
geoning blows with guttural cries of
fancied victory
Rainey's man struck and ‘the
strength of hla -arm hacked by hla
hurling weight broke down Rainey’s
gnard and left the arm numb The next
instant they were at close quarters
swinging madly rife with the one de-
sire to down the other to malm to
kill A blow crashed home on Rainey’s
cheek sending him hack dazed strik-
ing madly clinching to stop the pis-ton-Uke
smashes of the hunter clutch-
ing him trying to trip him hammer-
ing at the fierce face above him aa they
both went down and rolled Into the
scuppers tearing at each other v '
He felt the man’s hands at hla
throat gradually squeexing out sense
and breath and strength and threw
up hla knee with all his force It
struck the hunter fairly In the groin
and ha heard tha man firoaa wlti tba
sudden agony Bat ha himself wsa
nearly out The man seemed to fads
away for a seeood the ehoklng Ungers
relaxed nd Balney gulped for air
Hla eyeg seemed strained from bulg-
ing from ihelr sockets In that fierce
grip aud there was a fog before them
through which be could hear the roar
of Lund sounding like h siren blast
that told he oat still fighting still con-
fident -
Rainey saw his face one red mask
of blood and hair with hla flgnta
eyes flaring up with the glory of the
fight Ho roared no longer saving his
breath One of the men tackling his
legs dropped senseless from the buffet
he got eu the side of bis skull and
Lund's kick sent him scudding across
the deck limp out of tbo fight that
could not last touch longer
All this came as Rainey still dazed
helped himself by the skylight toward
the companion going us fast ns M
could to get his gun If M did not
hurry ho waa certain they would kilt
Lund No man could withstand those
odds much longer
Lund killed It would be his turn
next and tba girl would M left at
their metcy The thought spurred
him clearing bis throbbing head
Jarred by the smashes of his still sense-
less opponent who would M coming
to Mfore long
Then he saw the girl standing by ths
rail not crouching aa ho had somehow
Then Ho fiaw the Girl Standing by
the Rail '
expected her to be shutting out the
sight of the fight with trembling hands
but with her face aglow her eyes
shining watching as a Rojnan maid
might have watched d gladiatorial
combat thrilled with the spectacle
Mnds gripping the rail leaning a lit-
tle forward She had no eyes for
Rainey Mr soul was up In arms
backing Lund The shine In her eyes
waa for the strength of hla prime
manhood matched against the- rest
not as a person an Individual but
as an embodiment of the conquering
male '
He got the gun and he snatched a
drink of brandy that ran through hla
velna like quick fire revivifying him
so that he ran up the ladder and came
on deck ready to take a decisive hand
But he found It no easy matter to
risk a shot in that swirling miss They
all seemed to be arm weary Blows
no longer rose and fell Lund was
lowly dragging the dead weight of
them all 'toward the mast The two
men on the deck still lay there
Rainey’s opponent waa trying to get
up wiping clumsily at the blood on
hla face blinded A man broke loose
from the scrimmage on the opposite
side from Balney who barely recog-
nised the disheveled figure with the
bloody battered face as Demlng The
hunter had managed to get hold of
Lund's gun Rainey’s aim waa screened
by a sudden lunge of the huddle of
men He saw Lund heave saw his
red face hob up mouth open roaring
once more saw bis leg come up In a
tremendous kick that caught Dealing's
outlevellng arm close to the elbow
saw the gleam of the gun aa It streaked
up and overboard and Demlng stag-
gering back clutching at his broken
limb cursing with the pain to bring
up against the rail aqd shout to the
seamen:
“Get Into It you d— d cowards! Gat
Into it and settle him!"
Even In that Instant the sarcasm of
the cry of "cowards” struck home to
Rainey The next second the girl had
Jumped by him a glint of metal In
her hand as aha brought It out of her
blouse This time she saw him "Come
on!” she cried And darted between
the fighters and the storming figure
of Demlng who tried to grasp her
with his one good arm but failed
Balney aped after her Just as Lund
reached the mast The girl had a
ntckled pistol in her hand and was
threatening the sullen line of Irreso-
lute seamen Balney with his gun
was not needed He heard Lund shout
out in a triumphant cry and saw him
battering at the heads of three who
till dung to him
All through the fight Lund had kept
hla head struggling to the purpose he
had finally achieved to reach tha
mast-rack of Mlaylng pins seize one
of the hardwood duM and with this
weapon ' beat hla asaaiUmts to the
deck ’ ’ 1 ‘
He stood against the mast' hla
clothes 4lmostjtrtpft from him the
white of hla flesir gloaming through
the tatters streaked with blood Bare
for hs eyes- hla toes waa ao lancer
human only a mesa of flayed flash
end dotted heard ' But his eyes were
light with battle and then as Rainay
gased they changed Something of
surprise then of delight leaped Into'
them followed by a burning flare that
waa matched In those of the girl who
with Ralnejr - herding back tho tea-
men hnd turned nt Lund’s yell of vie-
lory - ' ( ‘
The girl wheeled and fled' dodging '
Mblnd Tamada who gave way to let
her pass bla Ivory fee turn showing
no emotion doslnif up the fore ehm-1
pantonway as Peggy Blmma dived be-
low ' - r
Lund did not follow her Instead
he laughed shortly and appeared to
gye Rainey for the first time
"Jumped me the bunch of ’em P he
aid his chest heaving hla breath
coming In spurts from hla laboring
lung “Couldn't use my gun But I ‘
licked 'em D-r-n 'eiql Equals? H— II"
He seemed to havo a blear recol-
lection of the fight Ho smiled grim-
ly at Demlng who glared at him
nursing bis broken arm then glanced
at the man that Rainey had mastered
"Did him op eh? Good for you
matey! Tou didn’t have to use your
gun Jest si well you might have
plugged me An' the gal had ana
after all" '
He seemed to ruminate on this
thought If It gave him special cause
for reflection
He surveyed the rueful groaning
combatants with the smile of a con-
queror then turned to the seamen'
“Here you I” ho roused and they
Jumped aa If galvanized Into life by
the shout “Chuck a bucket of water -over
’em! Chuck water till they git
below Then clean the decks Off-
watch you’re out of this Below with
you where you belong Jump I
"They all fought fair” he went
on "Not a knife out Only Demlng
there when he knew he waa Ucked
tried to git my gun Yo’ra yeller
Demlng" he said with contempt that
waa as If ba bad spat In the hunter’s
face FI thnnght you were a bettor
man than the rest But you’ve got
yores Git down below an’ wo’H fix
you up-"
Lund passed hla hand over his face
‘Tm some mess myself" he sat0
stretching hi great arms “Give mo
a flve-flnger drink Rainey afore I
clean up Some scrap And the gall
Did you see the gal Rainey T
Out of tho bloody mask of hla face
hla agate eyes twinkled at Rainey
tylth a sort of good-natured malice
"After this cheery little fracas" said
Lund mopping at his face “well
rnebbe have a nice quiet genteel sort
of ship My gun went overboard
didn’t it? Better let me have that one
you’ve gqf Rainey”
He stretched out hla hand for It
Rainey delivered It reluctantly
There was nothing else to do hut bo
felt more than ever that the Karluk
was henceforth to be n one-man ship
run at the will of Lund ’
But the gtrl too had a weapon
He hugged that thought She carried
It for her own protection and ahe
would not hesitate to uao It' What a
girl she west What a woman ratberl
Rainey thought of her aa one does of
a pool that one plumbs with a stone
thinking to find It fairly shallow only
to discover It a gulf with unknown
depth and currents capable of smiling
plactdness or sudden storm
CHASTER X -
' Tho Rlflo Cartridges
Tho girl did not appear for tho ere- 1
ntng meal She had refused Tamada’a
suggestions through the door Lund
drank heavily but without any effect
save to sink him In comparative al-
lence aa he and Rainey sat together
after the Japanese bad cleared the
table
"We’ve got to git hold of thoeo
cartridges” Lund said after a loog
pause "Carlsen had ’em planted
somewhere auMt’a likely In bis room
Best thing to do la to chuck ’em over-
board Cheaper to dump the cart-
ridges an’ shells than the rifles an’
hotguna”
“Where la tha magazine?" asked
Rainey
“In the little room aft o’ the galley
Well look there first Come on”
The strong room of the Karluk waa
a narrow compartment heavily par-
titioned off from the galley and the
corridor There waa a lamp there
and Rainey lit It while Lund dosed ’’
the door behind them-' The magazine
waa quite empty- J
"Thorough man Carlsen" said
Lund “Prepared for a show-down If
necessary Might have pnf ’em In the
safe Wonder If ba changed tha com-
bination? I bet 8imms didn’t year la
an’ out Wall tackle Carlsen’ room
next I don’t suppose you looked be-
tween the bunk mattresses did your
"1 never thought of Jt" said Balney
"I didn’t Imagine there would bo more
than one" i -
’Tve got a bunch you’ll find two on
Carlsen’a bunk An’ the 'shells be-
tween ’em He hep’ hie door locked ’
when he waa out of the main cabin
an alep’ on ’em nights That’s what
M ba apt to do '
Aa they came Into the main cabin
Rainey caught Lund by the arm ‘ '
“ftp almost sure 1 saw Carlsen’
door closing” he whispered- "It might
have been the shadow’L
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