Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-30

ianu, which toned well WITH her COM
plexiOn and was cleverly relieved with
touches of scarlet. l quite admired
her that afternoon, for her eyes were
really very good and so We're her teeth.
yet / had never admired her more di-
rectly in my own despite. for 1 passed
them again and again in order to get Il
word with Ratfies, to tell him l knew
there was danger in the wind. But he
would not so much as catch my eye.
So at last / gave it up. And l saw
him next in the captains cabin.
They had summoned him first. He
had gone in smiling, and smiling |
found him when they summoned me. |
The stateroom was spacious, as betit-
ted that of commander. Mackenzie
sat on the settee, his beard in front of
him on the polished table, but a revolv
err lay i'll front of the captain, and
when l had entered the chief officer, |
who had summoned me, shut the door
and put his back to il. Won Heumann
completed the party, his fingers busy |
with his mustache.
Raffies greeted me.
This is great joke" he cried. |
"You remember the pearl you We're SO |
keen about. Bunny, the emperOr's |
pearl, the pearl money wouldn't buy? |
1t seems it was intrusted to our little
friend here 10 take out to Canoodle |
DUN, and the poor little chaps gone
and lost it. Ergo, as were Britishers |
they think we've got it,
"But know We have" put in Mae
kenzie. nodding TO his beard.
You will recognize that loyal and |
patriotic voice." said Rallies. Mon, |
tits our aud acquaintance Mackenzie |
o. Scoteland Yard an Scotland it |
serr'
"Dat is enough" cried the captain. |
Have you submid to be SCARCE or do |
vorcc yOu?'
What you WILL" said Raffles, but 1t |
will do you no harm to give US fair |
play first. You accuse us of breaking |
into Captain Won Heumann's stateroom
during the small hours of this morning |
and abstracting from it this confOund
ed pearl. Well, l can prove that i was
in my own room all night long, and /
have no doubt my friend can prove the
same"
Most certainly cam" said indig
nantly. The ships boys can bear wit
ness to that"
Mackenzie laughed and shook his
head At his reflection in the polished
THAT was YER clever" said he, land
like enough it would ha' served We had
1 not stepped aboard. But I've just
had u look at the ventilatOrs, and /
think 1 know how We worked it. Any
way, captain. ii makes no matter. III
just be clappin' the darbies on these
young sparks, an them
BY what right?'' roared Rallies in
q ringing voice. and 1 never saw his
face in such q blaze search us IL you
like. search every scrap and stitch we
posseSs, but you dare to lay a finger
on us without u warrant
Il wouldna' dare" said Mackenzie
gravely as he fumbled in his breast
pocket and Raffies dived his hand into
his own. "Haud his wristr' shouted
the Scotchman, and the huge Colt that
had been with us many n night, but
had never been fired in my bearing
clattered on the table and was raked
in by the captain.
''AIl right" said Raffies savageIy to
the mate. You can let go now.
" Oh II II d-din -NOM, |
lets see your warrantr'
Yen no mishandle it?"
What good would that do me? Let
me see it," said Raffies peremptorily,
and the detective obeyed Raffies
raised his eyebrows as he perused the
document; his mouth hardened. but
suddenly relaxed, and il was with n
smile and a shrug that he returned the
paper.
''Wull that do for YEP inquired
1T may. / congratulate you. Mac
kenzie It's a strong hand. AZ any
rate. Two burgiaries and the Melrose
necklace, Bunny" And he turned to
me with a rueful smile.
'An' all easy TO prove" said the
pocketing the warrant