The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-17
CHAPTER v.
The Mystery of the En- porium.

Young Mr.. Carson, detained at
the Slattery Institute to balanc9
the books, on account of the evan
ishment of Mr.. Wylie. thought Of
ten of Shayne's charming niece,
but, man-like, gave scarcely a
thought to the situation on board
the Roc, as she bore northward
in the night sky, after dropping
him as a hawk might let fall a too
belligerent weasel. Theodore WIS.,
valuations of the party he had LETT
were narrowly confined to hat,
a face peering over the Roc's raj,
and a last hand-clasp in the high
mists. All the rest was q blot on
a page he would fain have white,
a dissonance in a harmony he wish
ed perfect.
Yet the warfare and insurrection
which he left behind him would
have interested him had he known.
Mr.. Silberberg, hurt in amour pro-
pre- as well as proboscis, was deep
ly disturbed in sultanic regard for
Virginia. He was too angry to
follow her to the deck, as she swept
out of the cabin to take leave OF
her bandit of the dunes; Mr..
Shayne was too busy quoting the
shaken nerves of Mrs. Shayne to
think of aught else; so for some
minutes the girl lay, half fainting,
wholly terrified, by the rail where
she had fallen as Therodore drop
r;l Mt fhn nInIII
and night.
where is Virginia." queried
Mary, at last, pushing from her
nose the vinaigrette with which
the agonized Shayne was plying it.
Don't force it into my nostrils-
dear, Has she eloped with that
creature?"
"She went on deck" said Shayne
reassuringly mo, my dear, she
couldn't-from up here, you know
Finley" said Mrs. Shayne,
"look for her! She's my niece,
after ALL If she has run away
But Marie, dearest" protested
Shayne, she couldn't! We're a
mile high in the air, you know"
WfldJ uOcS q lIul hho", va
claimed Mrs. Shayne, growing
agitated again, about affairs of the
heart? tell you, she's gone. Look
for her. Look for her."
Mr.. Shayne, in an agony of ankle
ty, called Mrs. Shayne's maid and
gave her orders that Virginia be
sought on deck. The maid looked
90, fni1inO tn oh
serve the little heap in which Nir-
ginia sat huddled up by the rail, ran
in agitatedly and said that Miss
Suarez was not on deck lin the
least"
Il told you," gasped Mrs. Shayne.
"Ah. Finley, you never did I'M
derstand a woman's nature! She's
thrown herself away"
NONSENSE" said Silberberg, who
had walked glumly in from the
cabin. Did you look aft?''
NO" said the maid, applying
her handkerchief to her eyes. Miss
Suarez would never go back there,
sir"
Shed go anywhere
So far Mr. Silberberg got, stop.
ped and recommended.
This assassin" said he. must
be aft with the crew. There's only
one place where Miss Suarez Car
| be-"
Go, Finley" cried Mrs. Shayne,
land rescue the Maynard child be
| fore 1t is too late,"
Without pausing to think of the
exact nature of the dreadful thing
which could make it too late. Mr..
Shayne ran aft and astonished the
crew by bursting into their midst
and staring wildly about as if de-
mented. Willett took his eye from
| the chart he was plotting, removed
his goggles from the top of his
head and hung them up quite with
the air of a man clearing his decks
for action.
What is it. sir?" he asked
calmly.
Where is Miss Suarez?" painted
Shayne.
Il don't know, sir" replied Will
lett.
"Where's that fellow we picked
up?" demanded Shayne.
THE young engineer" queried
WiHett. as if to draw a distinction
The hound we picked up" roar
ed Shayne. You know who
mean, Where is he?"
Il don't know" responded Will
lett.
Haven't they been aft?" inter.
rogated Shayne, either of them
! lie or Miss Suarez? They must
/ be here, Confound it, where are
/ they, men? They aren't anywhere
else. They must be aft here with
! YOU
On this very logical statement
! the crew made earnest and serious
! denial, seeing how almost hysteri
/ cal their commander was. Really
/ no denial was required, as Mr.
/ Shayne's eyes showed him at once
/ the absence of the pair he sought
and the truthfulness Of his men.
"Theyre gone,' he exclaimed
rushing into the cabin. Max
they've gone over the side,"
THAT parachute" said Max
couldn't save two from death
even if they made good drop. And
in this darkness"
Virginia. having recovered hel
| Selfpossession and the control OF
her knees, rose, peered Off into the
gloom for a few minutes. az if n
gain another glimpse OF her falling
preserver. and entering her cabin
threw herself on her bed. She
knew not that she was supposed
to be lost, or that this very spot hat
been searched for her until further
examination of it was not thought
of. She felt horror of Silberberg
a sense of disgust with the Shay
mes. To think that they could SC
insult this young man who hat
saved her life and treated her 81
beautifully. no matter what he was