The Huttig news., 1912-06-15

raced around the wheelhouse to the l starhoard side of the craft and dashed down the comranionway from that direction, while Rritz. Manning and Fitch hurled themselves into the port entrance to the cabin. q c.hting on richly carpeted floor a dozen feet below the deck. Two shots followed before the police party could seize i Prince Kananda and Ali. who, facing in opposite directions, stood at bay in the center of the cabin. Rritz and l Gordon struck upward the revolvers ef the Indians as the triggers were pulled The bullets flew high. harm ing no one. Behind Kananda and All. using a table as hreastwork, stood two more Hindoos, both of them strangers to Britz. They were un- armed save for wicked-looking Malay krises they gripped nervously as they crouched in waiting for an attack i BritZ and Manning jammed their pis- tols into the faces of the men with the krises; but the Indians, unds- mayed. made savage slashes at them with their rszor-edged long knives. Gordon and Fitch sprang upon the kris-bearers, Hicks with pistol in each hand standing of Kananda and Ali Again and again the Hndoos slashed at their assailants. snd 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 | range. of course: but the policemen seemed bent on capturing them alive, and Fitch was not a man 10 have re course 10 hloodshed until he could he certain 1t was inevitable. Britz and Manning waited their chance. After futile swings at the Indians. they l closed with them. clubbing their re- crashing force on the gaudr turhans of the Orientals few seconds of that vicious pounding stunned the l Hindoos, and It was then but the work of moment to slip handcutfs on them. Kananda and Ali. in the meanwhile, had made no further at tempts to use their postols They read death in Hicks eyes as he con fronted them with his long, blue gleaming barrels aimed straight at them. Their hesitation was fatal te their hope of escape. For even as Ali, doubtless at whisper or signal from the Prince, swung himself about to interpose himself between Hicks and the petty petentate's son, while Kananda turned for dash to the deck. Pritz. Fitch and Manning. lear. ing Gordon ip charge of the captured Indians. surrounded the other two and disarmed them. Breathing heay- fly from the short but sharp struggle. the captors marched their prisoners to the far end of the ca bin 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 Kansnda or Ali The other two Indians being hand euffed, 1t was less likely they would make spurt for liberty. but the DO ltceman took no chances.
 Now, Mr. Ksnands." said Pritz to the Prince cheerily. "I reckon we'll have those diamonds
 Perhaps you will be good enough to explain" parried the Prince with his most blase Cambridge manner.
 Explain nothing,' shouted Britz. Eve 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" said the Prince, "I suppose we shall have to submit"
 You'll submit to search, that's what you'll dol" interrupted Man ming. T don't blame you, Britz. for losing your temper with this crowd; < fresh is no name for It."
 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 doos to the conventional attire of the Prince, they looked to Manning for further instructions, for they had found nothing.
 hCH dli lOul oi tiiV uCAtAhiNCS, NliN 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 GTiswold 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 the feed of the motor. Silently as a giant swan. and as smoothly, tie yacht threaded the cut to the broader stretch beyond the Spuyten Duyvil creek and. passing under the long railroad bridge on which the famous little Dolly Warden train toddled from bank to bank, swung downstream in the Hudson and headed for the Bat tery. The yacht was of Grants Tomb before an idea occurred to Fitch. for