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810.000 Fox mo Wann.; _l
“Tis Hilllon Dollar Mystery” story
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
§-:§;;-
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.
I
_ ,. 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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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
vl 'rlzlz his f.-ur |\u\\:'~x` \'_-;u<~h. .\‘u| 1--'._<i|\: -lun-
t`- .ll uf.--nhl fm rulmllnglzn: :ilu-ut his hllulc :rufl
iliv-~--xx-x- th- hui? S\|pp.».<l- _ _ _ ll xl ln-
rl:\1'<-tl :-_--| .<lx;»|»<-ru-_ v’l`lu-r|- wus nl-thing I.. 41--
lxut wuil. lf lu- 1-r--nn-il any --uri-_~'it_\' --u the
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
.-sw-*UN*-.'fn_n_ __  __
an wtm»’.“"‘ -nu -.mt , _,;,_ 
- 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.
1_1- t*x1'§$P.“  ___ _
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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.;
-.-~._;- _lf  __ _ '
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. ` " _ --
"'l‘l:r -luor. the door!" llloltsi llllhpk
: .-ut. ,Q ' _ .'
lt fl.. ..--.I tln momsm the words ldjz
l.|-.~. .\|..| .ii mlalenly as they had-pos, _
tlu- lights s|-rang up. ‘H|¢_||°g'q_“ l `
'l’lu»rr -:yu-1;, _ Lx-ldqgtly 7 _ ttosf " _" 
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