The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-10

side pocket of his coat, and took ON
something that glittered in the sun
shine. At a single word from Britz,
Gordon and Hicks wormed their way
along the bank until they were at the
bow of the yacht. Britt, Fitch and
Manning stayed near the stern. Sud
denly the lieutenant fired a shot over
the yacht that echoed metallically
from the cliffs, and at the signal, all
five of the attacking party leaped
aboard the yacht, their feet striking
| the polished deck with a concerted
thud that must have made those with
in the cabin think they were feeling
the first shock of landslide.
The five men on the deck gave
those below little time for analysis of
their sensations. Gordon and Hicks
raced around the wheelhouse to the
starboard side of the craft, and
dashed down the companionway from
that direction, while Britt, Manning
and Fitch hurled themselves into the
port entrance to the cabin, alighting
on a richly carpeted floor a dozen feet
below the deck. Two shots followed
before the police party could seize
Prince Kananda and All, who, facing
in opposite directions, stood at bay In
the center of the cabin. Britz and
Gordon struck upward the revolvers
of the Indians as the triggers were
! pulled. The bullets flew high, harm
| ing no one. Behind Kananda and All,
using table as a breastwork, stood
two more Hindoos, both of them
strangers to Britt. They were un.
armed save for wicked-looking Malay
krises they gripped nervously as they
crouched In waiting for an attack.
Britz and Manning jammed their pis-
tolls into the faces of the men with
| the lIrises: but the Indians, undis-
mayed, made savage slashes at them
with their razor-edged long knives
] Gordon and Fitch sprang upon the
I kris-bearers, Hicks with q pistol in
each hand standing of Kananda and
ALI Again and again the Hindoos
slashed at their assailants, 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
UIOukul sltltil |uOWA dN EuNn hnOTI
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
r closed with them, clubbing their re-
volvers and bringing them down with
crashing force on the gaudy turbans
OF the Orientals. A few seconds of
that vicious pounding stunned the
Hindoos, and It was then but the
work of a moment to slip handouts
on them. Kananda and All in the
meanwhile, had made no further at
tempts to use their postols. They
read death IL Ficks' eyes as he con-
fronted them with his long, blue
cleaning barrels eimed straight at
them. Their hesitation was fatal to
their hope Of escape For even as
All, doubtless at q whisper or signal
from the Prince, swung himself about
to interpose himself between Hicks
and the petty potentate's son, while
Kananda turned for a dash to the
deck. Britt. Fitch and Manning, leav-
Ing Gordon 10 charge Of the captured
Indians, surrounded the other two
and disarmed them. Breathing heav.
fly from the short but sharp struggle,
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, It was less likely they would
make a spurt for liberty, but the po-
liceman took no chances.
Nov, Mr.. Kananda," said Britz to
the Prince cheerily, 81 reckon wen
have those diamonds"
Perhaps you will be good enough
to explain" parted the Prince with
his most blase Cambridge manner,
Explain nothing!" shouted Britz.
1--WE fenced with you fellows long
enough. We've caught you now and
we want the goods"
"Sinoe you are resolved to carry
this miserable farce farther" said the
Prince. 81 suppose we shall have to
submit"
you'll submit TO search, that's
what you'll dol" interrupted Man
ming 81 don't blame you, Britt, for
losing your temper with this crowd;
fresh is no name for its'
The Chief nodded to Gordon and
Hicks, and they began search Of
the four prisoners that left nothing
undone to find the diamonds. When
they had examined every article of
the Indians apparel, from the Orien.
tai costumes of the low-caste Hin
docs to the conventional attire of the
Prince. they looked to Manning for
further instructions. for they had
found nothing
Then all four of the detectives, with
the Chief and the doctor. ransacked
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