The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-10
Copyright. 1910. By Louis Joseph vancel

Copyright. 1910, By Leuis Joseph vanceO
He FOUND BIackstock striding to and
fro and mumbling cigar, the scowI
that darkened his countenance sug-
costing a state of pertur baton and
anxiety no less acute than Coasts.
Even without Katherine's warning,
and ignoring his pettish rage over the
balky motor, Coast would have been
quick to guess that something had
happened seriously to complicate the
mans schemes He few every sign
peculiar tC 1e who to the physical
unhappine blowing a night Of dissi
patton has added grave reason for
mental dis tt
AS the ger man drew near
Blackstock )pped short, facing the
door with covering look.
Who's et?" he demanded sharp
", with GUS gesture plucking
the unlight< cigar from between his
teeth. "Yo: ,andyside?"
Coast ent< = Mrs. Black said you
wished to ne -
Il would sod l could" Black
stock cried tthfully, dashing the
cigar upon floor He lifted his
clenched har and shook them above
his head, while his features twitched.
Abruptly he dropped them. Here"
he said CURLY. what d'you know
about stationary motors? Everything,
l suppose?"
Not quite" returned Coast pacif-
ically
Then what the devil are you doing
here?"
I'm supposed to be a wireless op-
orator.
"Oh, y'are, eh?"
Not a skilled mechanic" Coast con-
ttnued evenly. Still, l know a little
something about motors. Anything
can do?"
You can take look at that damned
engine, If you don't mind. 1t tainted
dead just now. 1t hasn't had any at
tention since Power quit and left the
In the lurch, hang him! l don't know
whether It's Oil or gas or water 1t
needs. Perhaps you do"
'I'll sse," said Coast
With an impatient grunt Blackstook
resumed his walk, guiding himself In
and out amongst the furniture and ma
chinery cluttering the room with his
habitual but still extraordinary ease
The sound of Blackstock's foot
steps ceased behind him, while he was
bending over the machine, and he
was conscious of the uneasy sensation
of being watched-which, of course
| was absurd, the mans affection
| brought to mind.
Well ?"
Haven't located it yet" said Coast
| though this was not strictly true; he
could already hazard a shrewd guess
| with the confession of neglect to guide
| him.
| "Mmmm Look here, wha,
| d'you suppose became of the Corsair?'
One guess is as good as another
isn't it?''
What d'you mean by that7"
That I don't know"
| You'd think Finn nd We managed
| to get her Off by this time-eh
Wouldn't your" Blackstock grumbled
Without outside help, I'd Judge f
a pretty tough job"
Well but with help :"
| Not SO easy to get, under the cir
| cumstances. That wind was enough
| to clear the Sound of ordinary traffic
and even today, up to some time afte1
noon at least, there'd be a fairly rug
! ged sea running to keep smaller Graf
at home"
| "Oh, you think SO. eh?" commented
Blackstock with an accent Of iron,
that made Coast straighten UP ant
| look over his shoulder But the mar
was not even facing him, and b.
could gather little from his expression
That's all very WE'LL he continued
but 1t happens l advised Voorhis o
their Ak last night, and he sent a tut
down from Vineyard Haven this morn
ing. The tug reports no sign of thu
| Corsair Now what d'you know abou
/ that?"
Its not easy to explain" said Coas
In perhaps too placid d tone. 1t wa
difficult to subtract from his voice thu
exultation he felt. So Appleyard hat
been successful, after all. That wa
q moiety of news to cheer his hear
wonderfully. He ventured an obvious
and irritatingly stupid observation