Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-02-14
CRATER III.-continued.

CHAPTER llI.-continued.
On the instant his brain became ac-
tive again. 1t did not take long. as a
matter of fact, to find the car; though
when he stumbled on it. turned about
and neatly slowed away close beside
the partitioning wall, he gave start.
It was such a tangible evidence of
what had threatened to grow vague
and unreal on his hands. He squeezed
himself into the narrow space between
1t and the wall, finally thrusting his
head under the curtains of the tom
neau.
1t was high and dry, empty as last
years cockleshell. Not sign of life,
not loose object of any kind except
a filmy thing which Hambleton found
himself observing thoughtfully. At
last he picked 1t up-a long, mist-li1e
veil He spread it out, held it gin
gerly between a thumb and finger of
each hand, and continued to look at
It abstractedly. Part of 1t was clean
and whole, dainty as only bit Of
woman's finery can be; but one end
OF 1t was torn and twisted and
stretched out of all semblance to it.
SELF Moreover. il was dirty, as II 1t
had been ground under a muddy heel.
II was, in its way shrieking evil
dence of violence, of unrighteons
struggle. Hambleton folded the scarf
carefully. with It's edges together, and
gut 1t In his pocket.
Jimmy's actions from this time on
had an incentive and spirit that had
before been lacking. He noted again
the number OF the car, and returned
10 the edge of the dock to observe the
yacht. She had steamed up river a
little way for some reason known only
60 herself, and was now turning very
slowly. She was but family lighted and
would pass for some pleasure craft just
coming home. Eut Jim knew better. He
could, at last, put two and two togeth-
er. He would follow the Face-in-
deed. he could not help following it.
In him had begun that divine expert
ence OF youth-of youth essentially,
whether it come in early years or late
of being carried off his feet by a
spirit not himself. He ran like a
young athlete down the dock to the
nearest workman. evolving schemes
as he went
The dock-hand alphabetically trun
died a small key from one pile of
freight to another, wiped his hands
son his trousers, took a dry pipe out
of his pocket, and looked vacantly up
the river before he replied to HANDLE
tons question.
Queer name-Jene Dark they call
her"
1t was like pulling teeth to get In
out of him, but Jim applied
the forceps.
The yacht had been lying out in the
river for two weeks or more, possibly
less; belonged to foreign parts, no
one Whereabouts knew who its owrsr
was: nor it's captain; nor its purpose
In the harbor of New York. At last,
quite gratuitously, the man yolun-
teered a personal opinion. slippery
boat in a gale-wouldnt trust her"
Hambleton walked smartly back,
taking a look both at the yacht and
the motor-car as he went. The yacht 3
nose pointed toward the Jerney shore;
the car was creeping out of the dock
As he overlook the machine, he saw
that 1t was in the hands of mechanic
In overalls and jumper. In answer
to Hambleton's question as to the
owner of the ca2. the mechanic told
him pleasantly to go to the devil and
for once the sight of coin failed tc
produce any perceptible effect. But
he major general, waiting half {
block away, was still in the humor O
giving fatherly advice. He Welcomed
Sim heartily.
That's a hole l aln't got no us,
ar. OWE you make out?"
well enough. for all present pun
poses. Can you undertake to do jc'
or me-"
eff It alnt nothing Id have to al
rest you for, might consider it," h
shuckled.
II want you to go to the Larami
Club and tell Aleck Van Camp-gc
ne name?-that Hambleton has gon
er on the Jeanne Dare and may n,
Se back for some time: and he is
took after the Sea Gull"
"Hoid on. young man; you're n.
going to do anything out OF reason.
ene might say?"
~Oh TO. not Isl all, most reasonab