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nurfor twenty-Iwo mnseoutive weeks

piper. _Bu on srrungsstant with looser Film c-ompstay it has bass

la not only to ram |'¢-_- s.'<_-1;

but also to .vs §.‘ -,wh ice.-ek

Grlvll moving 1-.1‘.“rro llrslcrs.

#lv solution o/ this r-:_‘,-nirrgl siory

will bc girrn by "v 31'.-`;uuhou|n`r

0011D11'1oNs co1‘1.- ff ._ .'_\‘~'} THE

' COL-Its. .

no pvis- of -$10.00-‘7 will be cron by the

nan, woman. or child at-.Za tv.-Los the most

. loasptlblo solution of the ;.|y.rttr.'/» from

UNE! in lat tom rsels of motion picture basal ICU be made and the last nan

_. ehnptsra ol tho story mrittss by Harold | HaoG-ruth. _ Solutions may bs sent to the Than- holsr Film corporation. cilhor at (»`h1`-$00 or Ngo York, ony time sp to midnight, Jon. ll. This allows sci-eral wcslrs u/tor tho lost ohsptsr hos been published.

A bolrd of three fudge: will detormino

which of the many solutions received is the most mme-ptobla. Tha iudpu are to bs Harold l!soGmlh, Lloyd Lonsraon. and Miss Ilia Tim.-e. The iudommt of this bond will bs abaaluto and )lnol. Nothing ‘ of o literary noturs will bo considered in the decision, nor gioen any pre/srfnrs in the selection of the winner of the $10,000 prize. The last two fools, which will pins the most acceptable solution to ths mys- tgry, will bs presented in flu- thsulers having this feature ss soon os it is PN' siolo to produce the some. The sloru corro- sposuling to these motion pictures will ap- poor in tho newspapers coineidentallp, or so soon after the appearance of the pac- tsrot as practicable. With ths lust two

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reels will be shown the picture: of IM -qm- nsr, his or hor homo. and other istaroslmg /eatin-ss. It is understood that the _m-|_rs~ popsrs, so for as practicable. in pf-inlmg the last hoo chapters of the story/_by Har- old -llactlfoth, will also .show a pu-ture of ths aucoeqsfol contestant.

Solutions to the most-ry must not be

more than 100 words long. Hero arc so_mc qssstions to be kept in mind in connection with the mystery os an nid to o solution:

No.1-What becomes of the millionnvire? No.2-What becomes of the 31.000000? No.5-Whom doc.: Flon-two suaffvf No. 4-What becomes. of the R-luifm

counters? _

Nobody connected either direetll 0' ‘"'

directly with " Tho Million Dollar Elys- _ tary " will be considered or c rvonteaffvnl-

SYT\`0'P§lF OF PIIEYIOU CH.\P’l‘E`RS.

Stnuls-_v Ilnr-|:r|-n`\'r, mllllonnlrr. nftnr A

lnlraonlnun <-srsipr from tha- :ton of the txlng of hrllllnlt thlrrrn known ls tln Blnrk llhsndrril. llvrs the lllr- nt' n re- cluse for rlghtrrn _vs-urn. llnrgrraw- nr- eldvnlally mor-ts llrnlne, li-sailor of the Black Nnnilrrd. linnwlnx llrnlns- wlll try to get lslm. he oxrnps-s lrmn ilu urns lame by z Imllossu. llrtnrr ent-.splng luv writes n lrtter to the glrls' seluml where eighteen yrlrs ln»t`0re ht- mystrrlsmlly left on the tlonrltl-|r his hnhy daughter, l"llh'rnee Gray. 'l`l|nt day Hlrgrrnve nlso drawn $!,000.000 from ilu- hunk. lmt It is reported thnt this ilrtvpprd into tln- len when the hnllonn lsr ost-nprnl ln was

pnleturrd. _

Flor-on:-e nrrlvrs from tho glrln' srhool.

(wmntrnn Olga. llrslns-'s ¢-1-mpnulnn, vla- lts her nnd claims to he ri ri-lntlvs-. Two \so,':us deter-thru cnll, but thrlr plot ln

fvllrd by Norton. n ne\\'s||u||rr man.

B7 hrlhlng thu- rnptnln at tht-`0r|rnt

Nui-ton lnys u tr-up for llrnlnr- nnd lsln gnlsg. (`o\llltrl\s\ lllxgn ul/us vlnltn the Url- ent's t-nptnlll. and she rnnlly fnlll lntn the rr\»i\rtrr‘s snare. The plnn pranrn nlwrthr- thr'u\u:l\ lh-slni-'s good lurk and only hlrrllngn fnll Into tlss- lnhrln ol' th#

pollre.

After fnlllng lu thrlr; llrnt nttesuyt the

Black Hundrrd trnn l~1\or¢-nee. They ask her for nsonry, but she- rs-apes. ngaln

inlllng tb!-ns.

Nnrtln and (hr rouuteas cnll on Flor-

enre tht- next rlsy, once more- sale at llmne. The visitors lnvlng tour. .lnnrl removes a sertlon ot lloortng and from n rsvlty tnks-1| n bm. Pnnnrtl hy mem- bers of the Blnok Hundred. he rnshs-¢ to the water front and succeeds In rlrpp-

ping the lwx Into the ses.

Eountess mga succeeds ln brsnlslst

the eng-nge-ment extsttml between Flor-

Qnso las-greave and Norton.

Aeeoinpllers at Ilrnlne sueeeod tn kil-

nnplnl Florence whlls she is shopping nnd hurry her ol to sen. She leaps into the len nnll ts plekt-d In ln n dnled con- lltiln by s party ol laharnsen. The Ilsek llnnlred loente her and Brnhs. Clttlllel as hs-r In-ther, succeeds l.n tnk- llf her hack to sen with htm. Flordlee _no-tslro to the Natalia ruamellryn 'ihlp on which Norton has been shang- lnsass.

. Norton and houses. ssldy ashsrs lnl with no longer sq rnlsnnlslntnnl- lng between them, take the trnls for _honr. The t1-Ill ls wrecked nn( waitin( lnemhlrn at tho Black Hundred entry the tnJnr°.tI Florence to n lust-ted Int. No-rtan, who tries ts rescue her. `|s dad to ths rnllrosd trnell. Flor-ones saves his and tlnnlly Jones comes to the ros-

rss of both.

lfnpyrlsbt: 1914: ByHatnldlheClrat\.] CHAPTER XIX.

DIPSYCHANTT. l! you plone; ol sallormen in jerseys and torry caps. of rolling gsits. strong tobacco and dl-

_ verse profanity; of cutters. and blunt-

noas schoonern. nnd rrmnps. csnvaausd

ltelm, some nt thsm honest, some of th$ shady, and some of tlu-m pimles ot tba tlrst vster who dld not Gnd it necessary to hols! slolt the skull and lumen. Tho s-as nrs dottstl vlth them. Tlu.-y remlnd you of the :mes pros- Dertll merchant. ruu down at the heel. who lllnksalona the slde sm-sts. ashamed to meet thhs hs knew in the past. You never hear thsn-mnctonsl In nn- nmruime se". ville! ll ills sodaty, column of the shim: you know ol tbolr sslltsxicoosly by the lllenchod lu-nss .sf tidl, ittvwn slong the vagal.

_ ,. All \mt_|-un -lam-in nt rho hnsl,

!¢.“\°f fll llu- lfrunilt .1 l’.\urrl|~rut»r Ol

air-mi; not vs. nt-.~ .--.».-ml um

I ill hsullug barges up and down

the coast. When sbp could nor ph-l' nr- 4-noun' bir es to nxgllzt- it pay, why, slit-'ii go gnlnrrrm ing .lun-n no Cubs 1:-r bales ol iobnoca or ...ir ip llu- ll--rmudus tor 1-.¢ heaven sin:-lii g oul\.-n.- 'l`r-day sl.-c was an onion ship: \\'Z.it-2| p:r_<-lmleu any idea of mlveniurr. Sho was nb.-ut 4.000 tons, and l:rr enginr-A were stern- wurd and not amidahip. She carried two rn-nuts and a half dozen hols: booms. and lin- only visible sign ot anything; mm' on ht-r was her l,on‘sprZt. This was new doubtlr-ss ltrt-muse she had puked her nose too lar into hor last slip.

ller err-w was orderly and tractahl.-. 'l`hr-ru

were short- drunks, to be surf-, bt-cnllso they wr-rv sailors: hun they wort- .-x p.-zxcclul lot withal. AL this moment they were ut. work.

Th:-:~» uns n suiior .among this crow, :xml

he went hy the name uf Su-ve llloslmzu; nz:-I hs v\;-..¢ nm- of his lllnd. .\ grimy di-.-1.? novel pri-lvixdflrd rskishly from his hip pack.-t. :mil his right 4-ht-ok was swollen :is with tht- hu-1h~ st-he, dur, probably, lo a generous "chziw " --l Serin:-nn's Dr-light. Hn wus :x lt-nl 1.'-l-at--_-o <-l,f-we-r, for he rarely spat. Ile was ns poure- ful as a backwater buy in summer: nun- nrgumenlativv and pass?-sv. lu- stood his which in fair w-_-athor and foul.

No one ;°.x\'i- the author any more attun

tinu aft:-r it mine to ri-st. The gr:-at 1-ity over th.- way was (nir_\'-like in its lmziut-as nml trnnapuritgc. lt was the poetry of angles, of slmlts :md spurs of stom-: and Str-ve Blossom. having n mnmmr in himself. leaned vgainst thi- mil and stnred rt-gralfully. He had hr-cn generoush' drunk the night beforr. and it was a plvnsunt rf-collection. Cham-c l--al his glance to trail down the nntwntt-r. Ilia nook stretch:-d from his collar like tt turtle`s irot-\ its shell.

“\\'ell. l'll bf- hornswogglcdl " he mur-

mured. shifting his 1-ud from starboard to port.

Uanght on the fluke of the anchor wus lh.\

Mrangrst looking box lu- had ever luid cies on. ’l‘lu-ro was leatb-r nnd steel bands and dis- mond-shnped i\'or_\' and moth:-_r of pearl, und it hung jnuntily on thi- point nf the rusty llukv.

Treasure!

And Sh-vo was de-stint-d nr-vor (0 bg pqggivp

uznill. llis first impulas was in 4-ull his Poni- r-anh-ns; his sz-<-onvl in-;>'.:1s; wns lo any nolh- ilg :it -ll. nnd rv:-tr .-12 an -~.;>porl'_\i1lt3.' to _'_-1-t thu box to his bunk will-_.---t lu-in,': vlc-t~--l¢-rl. Trmsurs-I Dinmr-nrlr -1-.:-I ;--;l-lc: :if-I |--:xrl-\ nml nld Spanish gnirl: nfl lumffing tn thc- 1l:,L;»a of lhr am,-hor.

" Ilnr\x.=w<\g;lul. ` ' n\\=<~soxnt

\'l'.i.~‘pfrr this tim!-_ " .\u' \'_'- _-1-31-.:;ff:\' frr th' l1;‘.l!:|ma_-11" I"m‘ -lulrx' 2.1.4 ;':-lt - nozlffl hs-nr tht- \‘h§-'l\\n\ 1-( lhr- angina-w. " ‘.`.`!.»;!`1l l 1l.|': 1.' ! lmvw- it, »um\1-nn.-1-lx.-'iIf..-o El." llr- sf-x'nt:-lu-fl his ¢l'i;1 ;cr{»l~\'-‘l!l'»': 'lzul 111.- .--ml \-_wut but-lc tl- :-f..:'l»<r.\:~4l. "l :oi it I "

llf- 'f-oh .-£1' hir: 1-.run _:ml vnrcflllly droppw!

it tl--un mv-r tlu- n:y_<tf-rl:u"= lint. lf \\;:» |.:r1-wing rlnrker :tml rinrkvr alll the lim:-_ :\-pl sh11"tl_\' lu-illrrr r-1-:tt nur anvlmr r.'r\uld \\~- \E~ il-lv witlzr.-it 1-`<--lv wrxitilly. 'l‘rI,\.'\s::r<-: ar----sl. 1-1|] Edit_\'_ 1-rin*--_ .\':r-'sr ~_1'.\' --nlfr tho |1'f-:\_i:x:'-- and not its 1-:uup ff»llo\\'1-x~~. \\'h:\t tl:-l th.-;.' 1-ull lin-m`.' 1l<»\l`nI--vim :tml gli----.\~--ul'-t-iglll?

lll- nu- hi-l euzixpf-r with l\I.~ :nl-silllall-‘S. :Intl

l.-- nn- h--urlily -:.1 usuul. it vvmhl l\u\’.- Izlken -4 am-:!:i|u.: u|--x-.- \it»|l than ux--re tr#-nsure In |l1.~¢urh .‘_ll\-\-- lill-us.-xi|'.< =\;-|-1-lil'-. llv' \v:\s nm- nf llllh-tt ~-|.\'iuhl.- iu1li\‘<l\|;|I.* \\'lm.»- llxlugl- nulioll tmd ;'u.<|rZ~- jul---s v\-irla ul. llu- same liuu-_ And \\hZI-- ll- h-- 1=l;mu»-sl. ln the lirsi plum-, im wo\:l<l buy that home nt Bod- fi-1-flz thru ln- vrmzlvl tak" nv-_-r the Gilson ll'-uso :mil lin- likf- :i lorrl. ll' he wlmtrtl 1\ -Yriuk. all he vm-:ld haw- to do would be fo turn tht' spigot or tip a bottle: and more rlmn tlml. lx..-'d hue- n bartender to do “.. 0ui¢'|\-11 He swore he W-.\ul!l not huh- nn onion within a mill- of the Gilson lxouu. “ Unionsi " Quite unconsciously he spoke this word aloud.

“ Hull? \‘Vell, if yc d-m‘t like onions. tiuil

a hooker tlmt packs violets in her hold," wx-_x the --hi-»rfnl advice of the msn rt F'-Lf-fe`s 1-lbow.

"Who's tslkln’ t' rout' grunted Srsu-_

“ Whit' did I say? "

" ‘_lnions._ye lubberi Don't fro lfmv wi:-.it

fmions ls? Aln'_t we smelt 'em so long that _\'.- could suck yer nous in tb' starboard light nn' never smrll no kerosene? Onions? Pnss th' cswly.”

Steve helped himself lint. The mon who

spoke bunlied orsr him, and they were not on the best ot terms. Then was no real reason for this frank antagonists: aimply. they did not splice sny more eloetunlly than cotton rope and hemp splice. Sailors are moody and superstition: -at loss: they generally nre on hookers ol the “Captain Manners” breed. Steve was superstitious and .lim Dnnkera was moody nnd had no thumb on his lolc band.

Spanish donhloons and pearls and diamonds

md rublosf lt wus mighty hard not to say those words out loud, too; hlsra them lnto tbs sullen bees grouped about tho tsble. H0 was off watch till mldnlghtz ld lm Ill wou- dering lt hs could get the 'vox' without attnct- lng the mmzlon of the loolrour, who had s devlllah keen eye for ent-ythlq that stirred on deck or on water. Wall, ha would hs." to rlsk lt; but he would wslt till mll dsx-hoes had tsllso our the sea sn! tha loahout would lm compelled to hop his 07°! ok tha deck. 'rm buys usted um to slay suis- _ _.

"Not for mo. Bidi. Rot lol| tl' y'

think M0 ‘ll last to New YM. snlhvt" And he stllbill Ml! ol lhfléml And WUI down lnto tis walal. ta enjoy his wah; alps, sll the wlls _NQCDI n Helier qs in-ga;-ti, at ms rlttr old pilot bona. -

lt- #Q _l0_ s'dQh, _ qgg ` h_ --_~-bla --ma-'hu »2?---e mmm ly. "nys nm.-4. up; m would mm uit; visit toms It will-'for-.lyfls-ahls`ii;'s¢wu

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ll\-- »'.;|ul. llc- |'|-v. rwixlm- lnlrll to l`4.|l_th'§*_l

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tt-x~l..|;_r l_-.;r:; ||.~\'--r san' the (`lilsp|;.§l;pugp`___“i__' lxomi-_ nm- dial-ll-' Mer see l,)Unllctl;l(§l|}._~

t!.»_- \~u_vn;,-o home he L-rooded oantl_nui_»`_lly.’,__'idf was l’|-equeutly' to-_-ml hlubl»rlo|:.,s_ndj._ois night. he 'skipprd his “meh Ind !¢llt__\to .lonc-ll' lDt11L-l'.- » l3_' 11-- ' `

Duukrrs hiul not told slant-the -name ho

st-en .ui tho box ;`x\utl Blossom llnd notttllolgbt io. Thr- nnzzu- Iliirgretve-_ hhd lllhlllly brrzixillt buck to`D_unkers’ mlutl--the slnrirs ho had recently road; 'Ellrre -louht.. in tho' \\'orhl‘ that thls box” llel0\\Q\l.tb

tlzoxnlaslug millionaire, who had dlnvn s mall- _

lion from his banks and vanllllod I-ad, .wi-r, then- was no doubt in Dunham’-lnlnl that this millifui lay in ine Bshsmsn wstua. lt lznd been drawn up from the Sotlwm smrnal. under' the path of the Bo |u-.»uge`ded, lhsn, to tske n lnolt illllltn HND. ll \-.~.»uld ra-quiro money and imrhten: but

lg o lo.-it would ln- far better than no losfst alt;

.mtl lu- was determined to return to New Iolk to liud backing. Finding lx homing. on li or sea.

.\‘o\v it huppeued tl.\nt`his hvorlto K

was n cheap saloon across tho wsy- from th lit-adqusi-ron ot The Block Busdretlz' Q \‘i-oon oecsslonally dropped ln, -10|’ -it oi*

\_ _ _ f._____ ,_ ,_, _ _ _ J f - , _ _ k";_JF' _ _ when up a valuable bl: of max-ittms sons.

'_ _ _ “YOU Ll-1Ml"‘.E` E’>Y!* EPEATHEB STEVE. _ _ Dnnkm was on old friend of ths hu-knot.

the cutwater. The thought of money nhtl'tr.c pl.-asurl-s it will buy n-i:\1:.-3.:-mining ilu- _-1m~ 1-id:-st nf doltsf nnd St--rn was ortlinurilft .'\ rlf-lt.. lint t0lli:ilt his hrqin was kr-vu onnugh for ull pu|'|1r>.x-s. lt was n lrazard-ms _inh ln got tho bn: off the llukn \\'itlxont lr\ltin;,' it slip lmvl; into flu- st-n. Steve, lmwc-ve-r, nr-.-nm- nlishr-d tha- fr-ut. r-limhr-tl har-k on tin- rnil nnd snl. down. \\':ii\in,','_ A qu:\rl|‘r of nu hour p1ssNl. .\`o 1-.nv hnd sf-en'hinl. With his font sz-vurf-l_\' wmppt-ll about his pw-1-iu'.\s linrl lm mndr- for the f--rr-rn:-llr-_ His umn\:=_ snvr- t\\o-<<- whn wort* d<-int: IheEr ‘-'-'alr'l\. wt-ro all in Ili!-ir lumlas. Au nil lamp dimly illnuiinulf-1| thr- fur\\'m'd pn!-ti\inn_ St-=\'o`s hunk \‘.'ns :ulnu-.st in (l.1rknr~ss_ \`r-r_\' dc-fll_\' lu- ri-llt-tl bn!-la thr- lu-dfllng :md .<1-rrt-trd lhs- lurx und:-r his pil- lows. "ml 111'.-n strc-tr-had himsr-li out with tho pn-tr-uso of sz-.Iv-1.in`;; till \hr_- brll rnllv-d l\i'u tu' <lul_\'_ _

llc \\r.\.= rlvh; and the mom:-nt nl mem has

mnnr-_\' li- has trnuhl--s: ilu-ro is :\l»\':lg'.i .~~|v~- unn who \\':\nle4 ti- lrzke it :l\vn_\' f1'un\ yon. llis bunk w:|_=. on thi- 1-nrt si-l.-. mul thou- was 1-l.~r:|_\' --i hirlinz <|1n.'-r- I-r-l\\'¢-'ml lhv in-n plnw-.4 mul thi- \\'n-nl:-;\ 1-arlllil-u. llc- ini:-ull:-fl I-i lf-nscn tllrof- nr t'-mr |`l|\uks. mul ilu-n wht-n rlu- ti-me 1-urn:-, slip the box In-hinvl tlu-ul. Sornr- timv fluriuz: the morning ilu- l.\rm°_\s\l..- w---_-_ld 1-- - ml-ry. nnd lhm- vsoulrl br- his tim--_

l`~\`.t lv- mxfft-r?--1 tlu- :\<-nil:-_s of dmmlnti--n

part 1-fhi.~; mul--s lu- was lust. lli- \\'»ur_lvl I_-.|\‘|- ll- <li\'l¢l»- “ith lhi-ln alll. f"ru1|| \l\<-1-:l[vl:\l:~ <!.»\\'n lu ilu- w-i-!;`.4 |-4|_\'. lt \\':|~= 1| Ii.-n"l x'--mlIt|J llx--llglll. 1-`r~»:|| lat-ing ilu- lllust 4-;»<~n .lu-I fmul: mam uluml'-I. in- h.-<--\nu- thi- |n|».-x .»:.-nu an-_:_ l~'ru:u l-1-ing a mm; .\'ilh».ut onvnli- -~ ~=.-:W nn 1-lu-my »\'r»-1 1.1 l|i.~ ~:h_'1¢l.»\\'.

At -l n'L’f.1c'l: h-- 1-:ru--rl in .|~-.I 1

li.-:_

lr tht- lunl'nin,~; 311- fl-:in-I lx`.: ~1»|»r:"=mi'_\'.

l"r\r l.\l\lf an lu-1:; Hu- l‘cr(-<-::.'fl:- w:|.< <u\j-.g.- of nll snvr hiiusr-lf. l-’vrrri.»~hl_\' ha- pri.-.l lm.-k 1-1.- l-onrds, found the brurf- hsnxn, nnd gov-tl,\‘ I-.lil the box there. ll. was :\ mizhty cu\~im1.- look- ing box. Once hc had .zrnlu-1| up |h.- (‘hin<-s.- 0--nat from the Philippines, and ln- jmlzr-d it lo be Chinr-so in origin. llc- lrivd to pry our-n the COVel.‘ Rnd fr-neat his r-,ws u||m\ l\\- tri-°.u=urr-Q but under the lt-ntlwr null ivory nnd moths-1' ox’ pm-rl was in\|1:-r\'ir-nu: slenl. ll would take fvn at or n f‘rowl'.:|r in -:fir thut lid. Hu sizl..--l. lle rt-ulacoil tlv- I_\nnr|ls_ nnd her-num rf. nll ny-.p-urnucf-s his slolid salt' again. '

But nll the way dm-:n to tho ll.-illnrnns he

was Lnondy, _'md wlu-n hu n:1st\‘t-rvrl-_1:\_v qu|-.~'- lion it was with words spoken tr-stil; nnrl ie-rkily. '

“I lannvf \vhut's th’ matter." -mid Dunk:-rs.

“ Ho's in low-_"

" Shut your mouth l " " Didn't _l toll yuh? " luughod the tnntnlizer.

flaw-im: tnwnrd tht- roxnpnnlonivmy. " Sf.-\~..‘g lu lovr-_ 'r lu- dldn’t git drunk enoullx nn _<\mr»-_ t' satisfy llls wh`nle`» belly! '_' '_

A boot thuddsd spltefullf-ligalnnt rh-= door

Jnmb. __

"Yon fellahs let me alone, ‘r l'll bash iu a

couple n' ht-ads! " _

"O, yuh will. will yuh?" crled- Dunkera

from the deck. "If yuh \v'gi1t a llltlr- exer- cise-._ yuh can bogln on tio, yuh monnsick nvnb! \Vhut‘a th' mutter wlth yuh. anyhow? Where`d yuh git this grouch? Whut'v:- ire dana t` yuh? Huh? ” , <

" You keep out o’ my way. that's all. llo-

mlndln’ my watches, sn' don't ssh no odds of you dndsrs. What if I hare s' much’ ls lt my o'--your blama buslnsss? All rlgbt. When we step ashore nt th' Bahama, Mlm-r Jlm Dunkel-s, l'll tar tho ropes out 0’ your pulley blocks. But tlll vs glt tht-rs, you 1' th' upper' bulk ln' It t' mine.”

“"Lesvs th' ol' #oooh alms, Jlm. 111'-

msts. vos't stsod for no serspplu' aboard. Ushlhn tl' thins desc rlsht tn th' ¢-umm ids. W0!! Inn s hit Mtv. 0-ffhlbtliv

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- two t.*'sat-had som. lm Us tstsuttqu

vm im lwssnbh. Ho amass to oops

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and he proceeded to pour and rolls 5018 lik

L-ocoms oommunlcstlve. Un brsgged: _He

,C g Q, _ _' *_§ throat s very poor substitute for Whisky. ,Ha /, .

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l-rf--re :m_\‘ l.i;h| wok plnvt-_ Nut that lu- was l-||_\`$i.-;\il_\' ::x'r=xill; nu: ht- \\':|m~-rl to tlif-I Ili!

lu|ufi.~l ilt-up inn. thirst- duublouns :lull ||i.-¢-t-:\~\-f- uiglit. _

Sn llu- in-ur da\_\'¢x clown passed |»lht-r\\'iut- uu-

~-~.-»-ntfrlly. .mild |>:\il\t puts mul iron rust and |l:\'t-~- |:\f-nls ~.| tIn_\' of pt-rlz, onion _-'o;\|>, puta- lves. n-ul ~tn-ul. liitlf-1':-offm-_ 'l`lx4- \\'imls l\“.- r-u:-_\f- iight :ind balmy and ll|x\ st-:l hlui- uml pr--:th-. Thr- m--u wt-nl nlmur in th.-ir under- shirls :md rlnn<_":\r<-1-s, I-art-font;-<1. ‘lf course

thc- cr-ruin; li,-_-ht was thc- mnin mph- of conver- sntiou. ll 1-rnmiul-il to be n rattling gr-.ul si-|':\p_ for Iu.l_h lm-n wt-ro ow-:\l_\' m:|!<‘|u-fl. '_m<l !:.-:ll had n " lei-‘k " in r-ithrr h:\|||l. I-Iv:-u ll..- <‘:|pl:|i|\ l--uk :\ mild ini--rn-at in ihf- .'|tTnir. H4- v\-ns nn old sail-~1~_ Ile km-w tlmt th--r» -.\-n< no um-h wnrrl ns: :||'l:ixrntIi»u. in u mil-.\~`s \'--1-nlr ulnr_v; his <li_<<|u\|r-1: --.-u'.l 1.-~ .<1-ttlt-d only in :mn mnnnf-r. by lzjs 1-nllonsr-fl fists. V \\'hr‘u ilu-1-ld lulullw'-k lnml r-nn-."- 1ln_\- 5-It \|- was going to buy it nnd hung it .nr-1- ilu- .-:-.- trnnce of ilu- Gilson hnusn) slivhort-il flown into- tho smiling watt-rs of tlu- \-ny, Stf-\'_~ 1-rn- 1-luilcd that ilisr-rt-lion wnn ilu- l--tt.-r pmt oi valor. H0 would stml n_=hure nn Uv- -1-'r.::\r\- (luv tug whivh lny nlnnxxsitll-__ llo vtng willing tn _fight undor ~\r1linnr_': f-ir:'\|mstnn1~~>-, but hu-_ must cl-t his lnmsurr- in -rift-fy first. 'l`I'.r~_\' |"o\|ld Qnll him n wr-lvhc-r if l‘:¢-,\' \'~':mt--tl I--: dz-vll n hit flid I\.- 1-ur:-_ So hr- priml l-:wk llw- bparzlnlnf his bunk wall, Incl: --ul \l..- l-ox, eyed it fnnrlly. nnd noted For th»- First \i.'v.\- the ls-ttf-ring on it: '

ST.-\_\'l.EY ll.-\l{Gl'lF..\\`l~I,

He irrlnklod his brow in lhf- |-ff-\r: to rrmll

ti pirllle by this nnmf-_ but was v|r1_".\|x~r‘<-:=-fill. No mutt:-r. Ho huggrrl thf- lmx nnflf-r his ¢-out and made for the ¢:nnzwn_\-, nnrl innflvc-rl'-ntly rnn lnto his cnc-my.

Dunkers cnuglit n bit ~.f thi- bor p-r-ping

out from under tlu- font.

-“What 'u' yuh got tln-rv?" ho vloumnth-<l

truculcntlyx

" Non! o' your damn lulslnr-ss! You lemme

by; lieu- mo? "

" Aln'f none n' my business, huh? ‘\’l-rr:-‘fl

Illh [lt I. boi llke that? Stl-al lt? By cripes. l‘m |oln'_t’ bars o look at that box, my lst-arty. It ddlit smell like hom-st onlons."

“Yon lemma byl’! breath-d Sn-vo, with

murder ln hls heart.

Ehlldslsly tho two mon closed, mlrgf-fl buck

lid DMB, 0110 dntermlnrfl to laki- mul thv- 0\l|lt'*l0»|Iol|l this mysrrrluus box. l>||ulu-rs l§\§l|0d._l.o uphold, his \\'-ml: nhl that ho `\-gslli ws-usd 'ths box |...¢_|~. pmvt- that hs sun-out “mlb to me n u 1.. www to.

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‘ AND u~v~T-s V/HY me omelwu, Box WAS Ante va as umoeuvouce ual-uN_.' num rrunnna, not \.. 1-mlm.. ni.:-ft vi-oss

'l ln- mimi- on thc- box llnnh--d mul tlisuvlkared. lt wan in kind of -hw-k to him. lle und Blos- -uun wi-ul \»utt¢-rim.: us-uiusl the rail. Dunk- t-rs` grip slippt-.I und so :lid Bl-mwnl`s. Thu re-sult was than ilu- box wma 1-utnpultedinto tht- sen. With nu agonizing cry, Blossom ltinnul fur ur:-r. llt- saw tho box usclllste lor n ummm-nt, th:-n sink grm-ofnlly in a _zigzag cours;-. dr-wn xlmmgh tho blue wuts-rs. Falnter nnd fainter it grow, nnd nt last \~.\nislu-d.

"l'n\ sorry. Slew-: but yuh \vouldu't let

un- look :it it," -mid Dunkvrs, r-oulrih-lyf

" l_):\u1n _\‘ol1: l`\u goin' t' hill 3" for that I " It 1---:_-nuw :\ rr-nl fmht this liuu-, fist mul

fo-»|, 11---th mul nail; om- uuul with ilu- lust lu kill :lr-fl tht- oth:-r :lf-_-:ps-rntr-|_\' iult-nt on li\'< ifir. lt \\*_1s nur- of lln-sv 4-o|xte~.-ts in whli-Il lrornr nurl luir pl:\_\' have lm port. Bur. for llu- lim.-l_\' nrrirnl of lln- vaptnin :intl some of Ihr- fri--'.\' llunkrrs would l\n\‘r- lv-on badly il\- jv ml. |--x~!'nps fntnl!_\'. 'I`lu-_v lm\:l`nd lm(-lc lllossmzu npnring out his _mths at the top uf l.I.- lungs. lt lbuk hall nu lmui-'ic arguing to mlm him ll.-\1 n. '.l`hc-n ilu- cnptnin ds-mzxndel lu l;::o\\' what it \-_'ns nll nlmut. .\\ul blubhr-iw irg, Sh-vo told him.

“S-iz; hundred fer-t of wnter. if l`\~o got my

rc:-honing right. The nnc-hor lies in' sixty fi-. t, l-'.21 tho ntnrbnnrfl sid? drops she-rr sl! _hun- dr.-d. You swab! Why* didn't you hrlng tl..- lx.-X to mo? A man lzns n right to wblt Lo llmln. l'll have take-n <-xir:- ol it'for you ti!! wc- got l-nrk to port. l know; you wire- zret-dy; you thouuht I milht want tofstlck my fist into your treasure. And you'll'n‘é\~s-r flml it ln 600 fel-t nf vate:-'nud tangled. porous cornl. 'I‘lmt's what you get for being n 1-lnmed hog. As for you." and t-hs rnntnin turned to Dunhc-rs. “gr-t your dnnnitge and your pay nnd huut‘1`or nnothrr boat buck. I won`t-lu\\‘r~ no murder on board ‘ Cnptsln 1\lunngrs.' Anil tht- sn.-ner you'-go, the better.” - _

" l'll tu, slr." snld Dunkel-a. readily enough.

Ilnul the misfortune happened to hlm ual had Blnsnnm been the nllressor, he would want hi.. lite. Hé underntood. Llhs tl1e_v_sle.-t ln " Ollvclte." lt wus tho time for dlsopm-nrln:_

" -\n‘ keep nrut o' ‘my wny. l'll gl! y' yet,"

K"0\-'lcd Blossom.

"lit-en your mouth shut," said the mst:-,

“ur l'll have you put ln irons, you pls!"

"All right, slr. l'vs sold all l'm mln' 1'

my muy "; mid _Blossom str-mln nfl.

-- \\'1.-.t wi. un lm `|lxf'.-" mf-.1 tr.. np.

talu of Dun_kera.l__; __. - _- “amass ronjttqvfivl- -lr: l-i\t_t\v|»g.-; it 1»..l.».1 um ».»y‘¢a*~u\s.;~ than lout." u xv.;

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where there is-as a million, and all hs neohll was 's lim class diving bell. A yes:-'hum now he would not be rlrlllllug-.chUD Whig I-.ffl be su-sring s course up snddown hui-_ my and buylng wins when hs was Mrk. Ho was no mlser. But ho had to li n tl!- ing bell; nnd whsro the blue devil H gon om- with '$12 nnd an -Ingersoll vrntehls his pocket? - _ -

l-‘rom his tnbls- Vrnon mode u sign Vltié

the-_ bartender understood. Then he ross and npproncbed Dnnkers. '

“I own s pre-tty good dh-ing nppsrstnsf'

hi- mid. "lf you'v<- got the goods, l`.’l'l uh 1. -umm ni. i. any-on-y buh." vnu., dum; be-litre th:-rs was anything has-fs of thh talk: but lt nlwnys paid tn dl: deep enough-.bb lid

‘ nut. _ " llnve a drink: nnd. Bill, give ul 5 IB]

whisky nnd nom- ol your soap-lyn. Noi.. hh ln-ar your yarn."

"I dm.‘t know yuh," said Dunkrti, with

drunkrn caution. “ Huw ls it, BIB?" tilllll |-> the bartender. ' ' `

"Hi-'s the goods, Jim. You’rs_h\|\rd` of

\\'_vant 6: (‘o.? " Q ’

“Sure l'vr heard. o' them. Nut dilll'

npp'rat.us thry is." , "

" Well. this gent ht.-re ,ls Mr. Brmlg,

oral manager for Wynnt -'&_ Co. 1 cs.; Q. if mm." . _ _‘_

Vroou thrvw nn appret-.latl-'e glanfn #Lib

bartender. He was not nfllistdd wills' 'lbs

in minor alfslrs. , _

“ All right, lf yuh my so. lllll. .Well, herds

th' yarn." ' - _

And when he had dons, \-'mon smokad quiet-

ly without spesklng. ' ` _ ' _

--Dow- you mit-v'¢ ln" at-nlasdad Duon-

ers. truculently. ' _._ _ ‘ 3 `

“ But 000 fest of water. ln s cox-ul,bo,tton.

and no way of telling just whsrs ltjell board. Tl\|\t's n tough vropnaitlon-" _-_

"0, it ls, is lt? -l'm a sailor., I_eap,,\sy

my hhnd right over th' spot.. Do.!_ul| think l‘d be fool enough t',bunt._ 1'or,i|:`.w|tho_\\t a perfect range?" Dunkem tapped Hs. otlt pocln-t suggostivrly. _ . _ _, _ u

And Vroon knew that the uns--tl\& ba

wanted was there,»s plan or a drslrlng..-ofdhl range: So there was snonlur sasomlsahghlitl thu night. and hls destination Town. twenty-two days’ vayaga by dnr. ' -

Vroou carried his information

ization that some night. »'l‘hsy_ the expedition lt once, Ind fill i-:»mpllshed_ Hnt|l'oovo'l tllllll immune from attacks. Basldes.

Hnrfrvnvr- (wherever he vas). and ilu- ltlcll llll! T'll¢ BllCk Hlllllllll ~»':;¢le¢l to glvo up the chan. _ _ _,

Abovr, with his snr to I lllll fully bored through tbs ceiling _wi mining the plsttsr to fall. knelt a n l-nmlnssd arm. I-ls could saves- imvs: no ous ever took ol angst sinister' chamber. But there-were wl hr was mwer gals; to forgot uns -\f¢-r the meeting cams to sa md.. nn hour nm-r. and then stols.dowa_llto 00 strut by rho nld ot the Bra swaps. Loomis .-ml-red n telephone booth and qllsd up JQU- Thc-n_ one lenihern und stool

with bits of i\~or_\- nnd motlst-rm(-pit), bi W0: sud the socoud oss wsa |Mhl__ll sud salt water for tio .w¢ehl,_t,lll,,1o\l i nut hnro tulrl lt from lbs Dllllllsl. ll!" ls why Jones was able. some wssls land, to hlde one-e mon tlis orlgloal box. As hr _Qi subslltutt-_ just ns Brllhe Wll n\M\t Ill! mullet nnd rhlsel upon lt, the llghts ,isnt #- Tlu-ro mn s wlld scramble. a ohsligor H0 Ins ovrrmrssd. ` " _ --

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