Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-24
Copyright, 1910. By Henry Holt 4 o.,

had been the victim Of swindlers himself:
Dick glowered At Prescott. then turned
to me. his flushed face twitching with
anger. "Wha'd you think f fellow like
that. Renfrew? Ge's me int minin
scheme, then, when he fms it's goin' I
shares on me at par an slips of. JUS loo
at him." He pointed to the crtngfng
Prescott with drunken scorn. There ism
a grain O. truth in him. He's false firm
top t toe. Even his name BY tn. way,
wha' did he tell you his name was?
Ballard I hazarded.
i ''Tha's wha' he toll me. Blu it's no
| right. / foun' 1t out after he'd gone. He 8
go another-his real one. Now. wha' tn
devil is it,
HE might have a thousand put in.
hurriedly. and it wouldn't make the
slightest difference"
Blu it does" insisted Dick. cause it's
like tina bally partners o yours. r'mem-
Renfrew! II he's tn same man"
He isn't" l interrupted. 80 you
needn't worry"
Lucky f'r you he isn't" growled Dick,
| facing his victim again.
| A cunning light was shining in Pres
said. rapidly. III l show you where you
can get $4,000 worth OF bonds. will
you-'
But 1 was on him before he could finish.
luTOlliiuS lHe WOIuS Ills tHfOdt
Get out of this ! whispered. 'or I'll
| shoot you And ! pushed him uncere-
| moniously toward the door.
| There was q howl OF rage behind me.
| and, as 1 turned. q stream OF fire spat
past my face. Prescott dropped in a
crumpled heap to the floor. ! knelt beside
him and felt his heart. He was dead.
You fool.'' l cried. looking over at
Dick. swaying unsteadfly in the middle OF
the stateroom. you've killed him"
n feyo Ilrrs
would We liked T. know wha' he had r
say"
The mans callousness Disguised me.
"Why didn't you think Of that before you
shot?' 1 retorted. Come. Wed better
make tracks at once"
He followed me obediently across the
| threshold and down the passage. chuck
| ling vacantly to himself as he stumbled
at my heels. Mr.. Hayward and Anderson
met us in the saloon.
so there you are! the old man cried.
striding up to us and shaking his fist in
Dicks face. i've got long account to
settle with you, young man."
| Dick clapped him on the back. lie
away, OIL buck. he laughed, amiably.
Mr.. Hayward seized him by the arm.
Il will, never fear-in good time. Here,
| Anderson. get grip on him. And be-
tween them the two men carried the pro-
| testing Dick toward the after stairs.
I turned into the port passage and made
my way to the stewards room. The man
gave sigh Of relief as turned on the
| light.
Il thought you'd forgotten me. sir. 1t
wasn't like you used to treat us aboard
the NaravidO'
1 looked down at him in surprise. You
know me-"
well, rather. I'm Manson. sir. Don't
you remember, I shipped with you in
| 1862
so you did," 1 exclaimed, peering into
his face III you had told me in the be-
ginning
II wasn't sure. sir-what with the dark
ness and that mask on your face
/ smiled as / unbound him. Quite a
Yes. sir. But I can't believe you're in
with that rough lot. There's something
queer about it. sir"
There is l broke in. touched by his
! sincerity. And YOU can make it right.
if you WISH l drew out a pencil and a
sheet of closely written paper. and. sit
ting on the edge Of the bunk. scrubbed a
few lines at the bottom. will you help
me out?''
III do anything you ask
Then get this into the hands Of the
police at the first place where the yacht
stops. Don't let any one know that you
have it. or even that you've seen me. and
warn the police to keep absolutely quiet.
But why don't you escape now, sir. /
can hide you"
| 1T would be useless. They'd search the
| boat till they found me. Besides, there s
some one on the island who is dependent
on me-some one whom 1 can't leave" l
handed him the paper. i've no way OF
repaying YOU now. but, if ever get on
shore again.
| Don't mention it. sir. LIN not that
kind"
| 1 left him with the feeling that I had
one friend to stand up for me in case OF
need.
| An ominous silence reigned in the de-
| serted saloon. broken only by the muf-
| fed outcries Of the yachts guests. i'm
prisoned in their staterOoms. I crossed
the floor rapidly and assembled the stairs.
At the top Bailey almost tumbled over
me.
I've been all over the ship after you
he painted. THE old mans putting on
| We raced up the deck and down the
| rope ladder to the motor boat, as she
swung away from the yachts side.
ho 4oxaorrou.