Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-30

mayed. made savage slashes at them
With their ra4or-edgsd hong knives.
Gordon and Fitch spraAG upon the
kris.bearers, Hicks with . pistol in
each hand standing Of Kananda and
An. Again and again the Hiadoes
slashed at their asssilants, and that
they did not split at least one head
was due to the wary agility Of the
four who attacked them. Shots from
the detectives revolvers would have
brought them down at such short
range, of course: but the policemen
seemed bent on capturing them alive,
and Fitch was not . man to have re-
course to bloodshed until he could be
certain It was Inevitable. Britz and
Manning waited their chance. After
futile swings at the Indians. they
closed with them, clubbing their re-
volvers and bringing them down with
crashing force on the saudy turbans
Of the Orientals. A few seconds Of
that vicious pounding stunned the
Hindoos. and 1t was then but the
work of a moment to slip handouts
on them. KanAnda and Ali, in tho
meanwhile, had made no further at
tempts to use their postols.. They
read death in Hicks eyes as he con.
frosted them with his long. blue
cleaning barrels aimed straight at
them. Their hesitation was fatal to
tAeir hope Of escape. For even A.
All, doubtless ut 4 whispsr or signal
from the Prince, swVag himself about
- interpose himself between Hicks
OaA the petty potentats's son. while
Kaaanda turned for a dash to the
deck, S+nA and Manning. leav-
Ing Con- -xs Of the captured
Indians, surrounded the other two
and d!sarmed them. Breathing heav.
lily from the short but sharp struGEie,
the captors marched their prisoners
to the far end Of the cabin and seated
themselves between the Hindoos and
the doors. They were still on the
alert to prevent an attempt to es-
cape on the part Of Kananda or All.
The other two Indians being hand
cuffed, 1t was less likely they would
make . squirt for liberty, but the po-
liceman took no chances.
Now, Mr.. Kansnda," said Brftz to
the Prince cheerily, Il reckon well
have those diamonds."
Perhaps you will be good enough
to explain" parted the Prince with
hts most blase Cambridge manner.
Explain nothing!" shouted Britt.
"rve fenced with you fellows long
enough. We've caught you now and
we want the goods"
"Since you are resolved to carry
this miserable farce farther" seid the
Prince, II suppose We shall have to
submit"
You'll submit to . search, that's
what you'll dol" interrupted Man
ming. Il don't blame you. Brits. for
losing your temper with this crowd;
fresh Is no name for it,"
The Chief nodded to Gordon and
Hicks. and they begun q search Of
the four prisoners that left nothing
undome to find the diamonds. When
they had examined every article OF
the Indians apparel, from the OEten-
tai costumes of the low-oaste Hin.
docs to the conventional att1re OF the
Prince. they looked to Manning for
further instructions, for they had
found nothing! .s
Then all four Of the detectives, with
the cabin, fore and aft and from star
board to port, as thoroughly as the
Indian burglars had gone through the
apartments OF Griswold and Sands.
They even lifted the carpet on all
sides, rolled the heavy furniture
about, and prodded every locker. In
vain. If the diamonds were on board
the yacht, they were not in the
saloon.
Gordon went to the wheel. while
Hicks, who had some knowledge Of
machinery, watched and regulated
tho feed Of the motor. Silently as a
giant swan, and as smoothly, the
yacht threaded the cut to the broader
stretch beyond the spuyten Duyvil
creek and, passing under the long
railroad bridge on which tho famous
little Dolly Warden train toddled krom
bank to bank, swung Downstream in
the Hudson and headed for the Bat
terry. The yacht was OF Grants Tomb
before an idea occurred to Fitch. for
which Britz not only gave him full
credit, but blessed him heartily.
'"See II any one Of those men Is
wounded, Lieutenant" Fitch suggested.
Britz and Manning looked the Or1en-
tails over, and made them walk up and
down the cabin. The Prince halted
slightly in his gait for an instant, then
recovered control of his muscles. and
strobe as steadily as his low-caste
compatrfots.
THAT man has the Maharanso,"
Fitch declared. you'll find It in the
calf Of his leg"
Britz seized Kananda by the collar
and shook him savagely.
III you don't sfve up that diamond,
your finish will be the operating
table" said the detective.
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