Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

Natures 1rst hw, and Ill that sort OF
thing? I want you to stick here un-
I'll tomorrow morning. 1t thu earliest:
that gives mo . chance to make q
clean; getaway. Why should leave
you the means to gum up my plans?
Thanks, I'm many kinds OF fool.
know, but not that bad!"
You'll never leave this island free.
Coast muttered.
"Eh, what's that? Oh. you think
lot-so? Believe me, my gay gallant.
I'm wise to all you're banking on. It's
true you had me guessing for q time
II wasn't sure about you at first:
that immature beard you've bean grow
ing recently 10 quite some disguise,
and besides you'd changed your way
Of talking; his lordship's lanEuid
drawl was missing: and you look like
any other ordinary mutt, out of your
pretty clothes-but got your num-
Der in due course OF time. That
break you made about the gun when
i was pulling my bluff about knowing
people by the feel of their faces
you forgot yourself then, and hadn't
any mcee doubts. did some tall fg-
uring before I got completely hep, but
! q little work with wireless rounded
the story out. You see. you had the
yarn OF the Corsair's trouble down too
pat and glib for it to be without
grain OF truth; you gave me that
much to go on. And tnen-
we'll, We knew one man certainly, and
probably two, had been on the island
In the fog yesterday morning and
butted in on the funeral obsequies OF
my illadvised young assistant, Power.
and It didn't seem In reason they'd
be content to let the matter rest at
that-'specially after going to the
trouble of breaking Chans's head IN
return for being shot at. SO
got busy, as say. and ths fog help
ing 1 fixed things up very prettily.
81 warned Voorhis-he's sloping for
safety now: sent the tug after the
Corsair, unhappily too late-it's evil
dent your friend. the Secret Service
sleuth@
"How did you guess that?" Coast
demanded huskily.
considering what rye been up to.
what was the likeliest guess?
wasn't sure until you gave it away
tust now-merely satisfied such was
the case. d. Well, as was saying.
worked the wireless pretty stead
ily-was happy enough to pick up
message to the Scylla-a revenue cut
ter, I take it-ordering her here to
bust up nest Of smuggiers; and
spiked that gun with another mes
sage, a couple of hours later, revoking
the order q being based on false in
formation. And. finally. I got my
friends 70 the mainland to make up
little party to fetch me Oh. So, all
things being pleasant a. afternoon
tea, came down to gloat over you .
little. Hope you don't mind"
Why" said Coast-"since you'd
made up your mind about me-why
did you hold OF this long! To laugh
at me?"
Partly. Mr.. Coast, partly. There
were other reasons. One was I don't
bear you any ill-wiil: which you'll
allow is pretty decent Of mo. consid.
sring the rotten way I've treated you.
don't kill In cold blood without .
pretty good reason. Van Tuyl's
mouth had to be shut. you knov-or
rather. you don't know why. and
likely never will; and Power was
threatening to split on the game here.
20 no had to be taken caro- of. But
you III be candid: to begin
With your life wasn't worth q tallow.
dip: made up my mind to eliminate
you with neatness and Dispatch
whom your back was turned. for
choice. But then began to think
the game was about up. 20 far - No
Mans Land was concerned. SO. what
Wa the use Of making . bad matter
messy! You were harmless. and ]
didn't hate you hard enough to want
you murdered-unless you made 1t
necessary. SO voted for the laugh
instead of the funeral"
DO you think for IN instant I In
tend to let you go?"
You! What've you got to say
about 1t? Don't be silly; I'm going
and not to the electric chair. either.
shall just quietly drop out Of your
ken for good and all-and some day
you'll be grateful. Look. what Q cute
little island I'm making you q pres
ent of-God knows I've NO further use
for it; you're welcome. Same way
with my wife: was rather fond Of
her, once, but now you can have her.
OF course thererl be some delay
about the blessed responsibility end
OF 1.-THE divorce-grounds-de
tion-and all that-but. still, II you're
half ~ keen . lover as you are .
fool"
"You contemplate nound!"
STEADY. thersl" Blackstock's voice
dropped to q dangerous key. RE-
member-"
He found no time to finish. As he
spoke Coast, beside himself. released
the dog and whirled the tiller above
his head With . grlnt Blackstock
stepped back, tugging at the weapon
In his pocket; but before he could
drop 1t the dog. free and frantic. with
hatred, launched itself like bolt for
his throat and. blind though 1t was,
springing by instinct toward the
aound Of his voice, found it's mark.
Coasts bludgeon. sweeptng for his
head with deadly accuracy, none the
less missed ito mark. 80 quickly the
dog staggeFod and carried Blackstoek
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