Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-26
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4A~esAO0S fAASs WsAo oAOWs SAO4ssssAsCD
with mliiaeion. aaa poweSisss II the
GrasD al >oas to whom his most DE-
asrmtnad ,sQaEglss were ~ inpotsnt
10 the WAXING Of The oaeesrAy whose
wings you. tmJrisoa between thumb
and foesAnsl,r. The arms Of the big
sChinanan wound round him were a.
tsjnewyi and 1pns 10 those OF gorilla.
ia stroaE aAlbaads Of steel; no could
10 readily sbSesk their embrace q ho
could summon = jtnnss to his aid By
twisting thss ring upon his finger.
HsA schopi4d himself to resignation.
VERY we'll" he said in . passionless
voice. 9"yoN1e rsot your own way OF
making a,dvA request, and don't
pretend 70 NE 1T; but I'll bs grateful Il
youth tuatruetslhis,Ch Chinese Giant to lot
mo co. !,
whist, ar. you there. ch.nx.~
iBtaehstoGk'E slnulatien Of surprise
was admixabss-H!1t were stimulation.
~You may ,relesse Mr.. Handyside," he
continued: he has promised to b
good"
Without . tword the chinamaa
dropped his arEEs and stepped adde.
lHs fsss. wham Coast saw 1t. was -
stolid as always only tho yellow eyes.
.glinting lfle . icat's through their
heavy, half.closed lids. seemed to hold
q hint Of derision.
Coat lifted hixasAouldess In . shrug
not Of bravado but Of endurance.
turnedtto the tooE bench by the motor
and replaced the wrench. His
thoughtsxwsrs all confusion: again an
dneideat moeked him with hidden
meaning. What WAS he to understand
-that Blackstock recognized his voice
and knew him for himself, Garrett
Coast? That he suspected him OF BE-
ing another than Handyside-a SPY Of
the Treasury Department. in short
and had determined to disarm him -
q matter OF common pFeoaution. sus.
pending sentence until he had deter
mined precisely who heawas?
You're wondering" said Black
stock, why didn't demand this gun
before taking 1t BY force. Arsat
your"
Il am,",oeast aasenteA btuatly.
! "Fos ono. Fsasoa, because wouldn't
~ got It. Would II"
"Csrtainly not What right"
"Ono rpomsnt: IN coming to that. {"
Blackstock smiled his secret smile,
wsighinS th1 WEAPON rehectiVely ~
fore bestoW1ng &c securely in . hip.
pocket. -Itawas natts,of discipline
morale 10 the better word. You
had to b. made 70 understand that on
this Island Lam dictator. my word law,
my wishes laws equivalent Your
personal independence dossn't amount
to row Of tacks, 20 longs you're
ON No Man's Land; I'm boss, and
you've got to come to me. don't al
low anybody but myself to tote gun
here. and since knew you'd refuse .
request, took thiS spectacular means
of making our relations clear as day.
light The mall trouble with Power
was his exaggerated conception Of the
Importance Of hts bls&sd ego; when
gsye him . psactical demonstration
Of it,. relative iuslEniacanes in the
cosmic scheme. he got Desvish. Don't
you make tho sans m11take."
I'm surprised" rssoeted Coast, Do.
libsRatsly offensive. ~thst Power didn't
beg 70 b allowed to. stay and lick
your boots"
"That" said Blackjack. with IN
opso g1an. SQUADS suspiciously IKE
Qutiny, Mr.. Hapdysids."
"Call It any nsme you like. Pos
sibly you may ind somebody to
k1uekle under to such treatment for
he privilege Of earning bare living
On this God-forsaken island, but {.
Wen. It wasn't Power and 1t won't
b M. I've had enough OF you and
I.mAnlehsd. Get Voohhis to send you
another nam a. coon 10 You like: I
leeye. ths Arst dance that turns up"
'-TAsa tie soohsr you ct that mo-
sor Isani1g, .tAs quicker yo0U b
suited, !" returned Blackstock. ''You'd
bstter get busy"
"Go to the devil" said Coast coolly.
sIE you send out any messages from
this station, some ono else will have
repaired your. motor-I shan't Good.
night"
"0ood.niGht. Mr.. Handyside." rang
IN Els ears accompanied by jeering
laugh, % he swung on his heel and
through the door to the open; but he
paid no attention.
Lacking any excuse to linger in the
vicinity Of the bungalow, he contin'
ued It leisure toward tho farmhouse.
consistently at every step more
troubled with doubts. :cz!et!e.. fore
bodfngs. It was all very we'll Che
thought) to make the best Of bad
I business! but-Appleyard was not to
return until nightfall. It was now
half.past four Of . sultry, overcast
ana misty Afternoon. In the two and
! half or three hours Of daylight to fol-
I low. what might not happen? What II
Blackstock purposed leaving No Mans
IAnk.in The little catboat within that
intsFin9 What could possibly DO
cohtrivsd 70 stop him BY ono man, I'M
fr3onded and unarmed?
Pausing It tho farmhouse only brief.
~ - .mako sure katherine was not
thsro, without purpose, IN weary des-
pGadoDey h wandered on. down
s ti6cugh the Cold LARS toward the
] bGach.
Ne ArDw near the spot whsEs the
/. ee,t5e 80 NJ Sisn. the animal. ap-