_ Qnwwniiflunq‘ P‘ TWO " I apirates In Fact And Fiction I \Vale_rs M’here No Vessel ls Safe By CAPTAIN PATRICK CLIFFORD. (Author of "Pirate Cruise", "Men Without Fear", etc.) Cmtmued IOUDd IeIL Ie n: IIP Ad o , 1351f. ghesle of d were early next. morning l-Xld before ,~.n i.) the -Wo’s breakfast his keen eyes had eauahfi wit“... melee, all» chutes were cu away ‘w; mgmmbeganeoememdown Um‘ Lnmrboo leddere. Boon lbw orawtls ceased Illfiu-TW scum below end the bed. 0! Y-he ‘l vines warm-d the prisoners in the smoke of distant vusele. A little later the Inch received lueu 1m» ma at em bluish ehipe which ‘ finned. hw- ever, by the massive bulk of the veael between them. mneinfl \ h rn-v-mrnmbm V’. i “vi [or home, civilisa- t i. i and the Lhrce Lvu-n nuay to- .’ (mu ‘ unknown. niilzhf befall them. s uiiich onfy time r~ fol‘ i in {ed-haired at. Hong Kong . been his words of shc had e0 wildly and gallant hope. OI <11 lizm hunting ml li-rr ln bontlngv. . "on". 1T1 intuition will ‘ r hi» n-ouui find them in \ but before w the door open- iy rlx-vssccl pirate ship in an ‘ ti. Soon I shall n to biindfofd you. But _Y.'\‘.‘X rrv to escapc. “-~ "h. of course, Chili" Sen AIIIL; us? asked young man . Mllinz you. he uri- Ytrvrrn zrllnq to the , o1‘ the Black Pir- i zjphcd shriek Helena up, her hands ex- wine ilreQdlflll vision. 11w find. no. she cried. Not .. ' and collaped in, 0 former chief-of- . nl-cr. Of course, the : < biflilYil thcm off when .- ‘ t '. 1 hurl scrved than‘ turn. ""2 where She ddckene la the v '-: rsked Gannon. whet about t‘ ‘n and hostages, too? frowned. Possibly taken c‘ - m Samchu, he suggested, l ‘ l r! w". think so. ‘They must ‘ * "n ‘mnsferred to some oth- l. but whit it was ie the ' prolfem I've ever tackled. °1‘.I". Connors finally, I a thlnr: we can do till (‘liznniic first. thing . *" " i»\' ‘Miner. Boiler turn in i tlzl m i" “n. m‘ l1 ‘ cy nodded hi! agreement, fl" when he finally retired he (I hi: mind from the insoluble ztrwnrms. on hand and got in a PIES biinrc lit-mun Apple Raisin (Wlcozinut Dnughnuis (fuokics Assorted Rolls. Muffins Date Loaves Mncnrnons Univ-Filled Squares ITC ffrikrffl. a-uwu’! f! I‘. '~ _ ~'<n2f-E“l 4 _~_~__.,sci=zlr. ~5v~<\ .. v» --,. -_ ~.~.. IUIONI-I 211 .5 STE 4» vim-er . _ V , “a. wloml Limb the TunZ-Wo W85 _- '» g off from the looted liner. Pocrui through the sill-OOH DOT“ mo arrives new eho m!“ 3mm“ al.3- r-ecede u rche TunS-wdi 09°‘! roused and soon she was viilblfi 1x: svslcm had not . F. in the fighting. An I 1:1 rm: qi-ipped u! Sally's heart. e5 f" ' . '.~~v drew away from that great -..- Lilcy point! and what Alvuntimc thcy must salvation. Hcr i “my, to m‘. Gm; and Sergeant llaia, ho was climb- wvhrr every detail‘ .. . t ' . ._. 1w liaixtlel-Plfiigélg naval lieutenant. in chareze of the 1W. me {rm on Wildearis guard. were waiting, and ,..;,.,,L;1y,1,¢ she near thcm Clnncv saw the A Clancy liflfltlDfi grimly. l lL".o<i her drawn face as‘ the i will not be‘ SANTNS FAVORITE BAKER T’ - about the big liner, which listed slightly et the stem. were a nmn- ber of emall but powerful tugs. Juet: arrived from Shanghai in take the damaged vessel to port. The two shipg standing-by were the Tal-Wan and the Haiote Mam, the first vessels to reach the Gigantic after the piracy. . Clancy ale c hasty breakfast with Connors end went on deck as the boarding-boat was prepared. Tracey, the destroyer commander. had decided to send ‘atldltionul men aboard tostrcngthen the-small guard left by the Wildear, and the men in steel helmets and war equipment were standing-by. rm afraid it'll be nc-censary for you to curry me on to Shanghiu. Cfancy told 'I‘racey. Madison and lVFGurk will come with me, I ex- pect. We'll fix you up, old boy. trin- ncd 'I‘race,v, and Clancy clamber- ed into the boat. A few minutes I lziicr, follows-d by Connors, Clark in): the gangway to the linens deck. Withers, the first-officer, and a faces of Madison and .\I'Gurk. both of ‘whose ltczuls were bnnclagvd. Bill came forward and took his friend's hund. His face was grey. It's the bloodiest show, Michael. he groaned Sally and Helena — l the devils uni them. too. guess how you fcv‘. Bill, he said quietly I Let's get on with the job. M’Gurk lurched forward GUESS they beat us. Maje, he i growled. 'l‘hey ivoilldrfi; have got that dough. though. if the Captain l here. hadnl bawled me out to lei. ' ‘em in. v I had to. Mac. remarked Bill wearily. It was that, or a massacre of helpless prisoners That was United Slates money. replied NFGurk stubbornly Any- how, Captain, you're the Boss. In EILSIVEI‘ to Clancy's unspoken query, Bill briefly described the events in the strong-room. When he finished his fried nodded. I'm sorry, Mac, he announced. timing to the Sergeant who had stood silently by. Captain Madison did what I would have done. Any- how, let's get on with the 10b. We've got to get back your money. and their prlsonere- Accompanied by Withers, Madl- son and M'Gurk, the officers made a tour of the stricken ves- Tliree Yuletides In Each Year ‘There Le one place where Christ- mu in kept three time: e yen: -in the Ohumh of Nativity u: Bethle- hem, the reputed site of lie Beehle of the Inn. The Roman, Greek and Ar- menian Greek bodies have each their respective section of the church, but their Chrlstmu cele- brations do not occur on the lame day. The Latin Chrhtmas is celebrat- ed at: the Roman Catholic altar on December 25- Thirteen days later the Orthodox Eastern perform the Greek rite. Another thirteen days later the Anncnian church keeps its own i festival and ceremonial of Byzau- ' tine faith, planned this piracy didn't quibble . at e few thousands, ‘. It 00st ‘em ten thousand pounds. ‘ if it cost a penny. went on the detective. All that money had to b:- pald out before a shot was fired The plrutPs had to Ir‘ hired for this job and for the 'I‘ung-Wo. 80m»- one had to be paid plenty. t0 blow up the shaft and the WIrSBSS-IOOXII Which reminds me; lets take r look at that quarter. It's blown to atoms, said With 91's glimly. You won't get murl~ help there. Major, lmneulelfifl. he led the way n fleck. and the party made its wr towards the lower bridge-dc: “there the wireless-rooms “T. situated. They passed spacir‘ lounges that were now tempora- hospitals for the wounded. Son of the more serious cases had a‘ ready been transferred to til l-faiota Mam, which was to m‘.- them to Shanghai; while still nth/r victims were too badly hurt to b" removed and were housed in th" Glguntichs own hospital. ‘They 53w the dynamited promenade anv boat-decks. and the shot-scarred bulkheads whore the fiercest fight- ing had raged: and it lust reached the spot where the wireless-room had been. A canvas screen had been erect- ... ed about the ruins. Within was a '1 limb of charred timber, inter- SMI-secl with gleaming twisted mcialwork. The instrument-roam and the office had been com- pletely destroyed. While the senior operator's bedroom beyond, was badly damaged. Clancy felt his way gingerly ihrouzh the wreckage. Suddenly the others saw him bcnd forward and heard his ex- sel. In the engine room they saw the damaged shaft, and the staff‘ on dirty at the time of the ex- plosion, were closely questioned. From their repiles it seemed ai though the bomb had been placed in position some time bolore the explosion. Clancy learned that the shalt had not officially been vls-_ clnmaiion of interest as he picked up e small. shining object. Hold- ing it carefully in his palm, Clancy produced a silk handkerchief, in which he carefully wrapped his find. and .~lippcd it lni-o his pocket. Well, gcntlomon. he said. sten- pln! out on to ilw blackened deck. l think that will do here. Bill, can filed since early morning, when the watch had changed. l-le insisted 0n seeing the four men who had performed the job. They replied readily to his v qua lions. Any one of those four could have placed that bomb, the detec- tive mid finally. And one of 'em did. It'll be the devil's own job t0 prove anything, though. I But they are all old employees. Lrusicd men, protested Withers. I know, replied Clancy equably. ‘Ihet is why they ere safe. Again. my friend. the sum paid the man who placed the bomb. was equival- ent. I have no doubt. to a good - many years’ salary. The men who u z us‘ '1“\ ‘é’ ‘1-‘1 * 1v '- =-\=->‘ an»: CAKES Dark Fruit Plain Pound Sultana Swansdown Cherry Lemon Filled Sponge Chocolate Nut Banana 161 KENT STREET "Iilihf L u . <<\" -\ \ a‘ \ n‘ -.\u\\\-u=s. inn; KER you and M’Gurk come on to Shanghai with n10? ‘ Glad to. responded Bill. We'll get our kit rcncly Good. rcmarknd the detective. Rightao, Bill, I'll have a boat sent beck for you. Meantime, I've got, a little Job ‘to do aboard the Wand- cred. Back aboard the destroyer, i Clam-y manic straight for the l chart-room. calling t6 Half; to fol- I low him Arriving there. he pul- led his handkerchief from his pocket and handed a shining piece of nickeTed steel to the i sergeant. 1 You'll find my prints hcre, of l course, Haig. he said. But there's also someone elseis. Get ‘em out for me, and let's know the re- suit. I Looks likc part nf a woman's . baa’. sir. commented l-Ialu. It'll be Yes, replied his superior. This piece of meinl l1. part of the clasp of e. vanity-bag of some kind. It l might have found its way into the g wireless-room in a variety of ways. l but there's just a chance it was used as a container for the bomb. 1 That's why I'm anxious to know about the prints. Haig took his leave, and e few minutes later the boat arrived with i the two Secret Service men. As soon as they were aboard, the de- g stroyer began to move, and within l Nmarkably short time we: speeding towards Shanghai. ‘their last glimpse of the Gigantic was c: the big ship. her tugs pulling manfully at her helpless bulk, be- gun to move slowly. As she did so. the Tel-Wan gave a final hoot on her siren. and followed the l-laloin Mum, which hed left en hour be- fore for Shanghai- To Be Continued WHAT hi. . i . l a ‘woman's prints. of course. t i I | BiWu|~o_Ul> FA TIT-k THE CHARLOTTETOWN __ GUARDIAN BECLMJER 24.1937 HOW MANY Bricks The Church and surruundlng walks‘! In 20 Prizes Offered For Best Answers- 20 Prizes Offered For the correct, or nearest correct, solution, cash prizes as shown below will be paid: 1st prize — ~ - - - — $15.00 6th prize -- — — — - — $ 1-90 2nd prize — —- - — — — 5.00 7th prize — — — — — — L00 3rd prize _ — - — - - 4.00 81h prize — — —- '-' 1-00 4th prize — — — — — — 3.00 9th prize — — — — — — 1-09 5th prize - — — — — — 2.00 10th prize — — — — — — 1-00 and TEN MORE prizes of 50c each. Twenty prizes m all. . CONDITIONS ‘ Rule 1.——The competition closes February 12, 1938. All solutions to must reach The Guardian Ofllce by that time. ' Rule lLiAny lubecriber who in peid in edvlnce to Dee. 31. 1938. ll ‘eligible to compete for the above prizes. Also my and ell members of the subscriber's immediate family, living in the same house. ere eligible to compete. No money need be sent with the solutions, but eee Rule 5 regarding double prizes. All cor- respondents ere considered eligible under this rule. Rule 3.——-Any subscriber who i: in erreere may compete on condition that the arrears are paid and the lublcription renewed to Dee. 1938. Such pereone should immediately write to or cell at the office of The Guardian to learn the amount of the arrears payable. Any and all members of such e subscriber's fem- ily may compete also when the subscriber has paid the arrears and renewed in Dec, 193B Rule 4.-—-Anyoue not eligible under Rule 3 and not becoming eligible under Rule 8 may qualify for competition by eending in his or her new lubecription, and this ehell also qualify any end ell of the members oi his or her immediate family llv- ing in the same house. Rule 5.—--Every competitor, already qualified under Rule 2, 3, or 4, may, if he or she so desires, qualify the entry for e chance to win DOUBLE the amount of the prize that might otherwise he wen. To no "qunllty the entry it i5 neceesuy to have it locompenied by e. new euhecription. Thus if e. person, qualified under Rule 2, eende in l. new subscription with the entry end win: met prize, that prize will be $30.00 instead of $15.00. A subscriber in arrears would have to pay ell arrears. renew to Dec. 31, 1988, and send in n. subscription for eomeone else in order to qualify “for wl-chen subscriber would have to su ibe himself, end also send e new lubecrlption for someone else, to qunllfy his entry for e chance to win l. DOUBLE prize. It in not obligatory to qualify under Rule B, but such queli-‘cetlcn gives e. conteetgrlt g chance to win DOUBLE the prize that otherwise might be won. be considered LET'S 6E1: " amass-- Ewen Y to-WIn-mDGUBLE-prlze. A-pereon- “Vi. now-r“ ~ Con. m7. m; lune eyméu, 1.1., we,“ "m, ma,‘ I2 4 ‘REP-a ~ nezae-“fii-j f-Jifio The number of bricks in the church and surrounding walks is the total of the figures 2, _3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. _The 9’: may be distinguished from the 6's by the fact that the “tail” of the 9 is a straight line, whereas the “tall” of the 6 IS bent over to the right at the top. WHAT DO ALL THESE FIGURES ADD UP TO? This contest i! sponsored by The Charlottetown Guardian. 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