The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-28

THE KING OF NOBODYS ISLAND Thomas
By Thomas Enriaht


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he decided that Il would {, No sneI
70 tell 0oNo1has Of the episo1e. 49,
tim hAd been his FIRST thoueht nm
= oeliteratsd the marks bSforc ~
ooor ana concealed the ril,e.
The efst thing 70 DO was 10 hnd
cut how and where the midnieht Ma.
itor he'd come % the Island. anh
who're he had gone Whss he had len II
AZ dawn he took cut the rife and
examined It; II was . new ere Of the
He drew the single long eartrsdr0
from its chamber and sxaminSl Il,
the bullet was OF tho ktnd KNOWN -
IN ushroom." that In. the shank v0o
made OF hard metal and the nooa oe
soft lead. This form Of bullet " par.
ticularly deadly. when ~ strikes e.
object the soft metal nattena out With
the IMPACT, while the harder portion
remains unchanged. forming Q "muohr
r room shape shape which tears . sssAt
He replaced the gun under the ma.
trcss, and, pounding on the CABIN
door, called to Douglass that he wAo
going out TO look for q deer; then he
took his own rife and went 10 atho
beach. Before pushing OF he sxAm-
ined the ground carefully and found
what he expected. the mark made, ~
the PROV Of q strange canoe. He pad.
died around the islend-no. .S1hGR
that the visiting canoe had Sithse ~
up the river or been pulled MP ~
hank at some point. He was goln3 -
md that boat and IL owner Il he
could.
when he had cireumnavixated -
island he found Douglass puning ,ep1
splashlns In the water near the beAcA
You're out early. 0eoree.s Ia
the nisht. I'm going e and whsFsJD
"0ood. 4 venison steak Vim ~
pany next week too"
George padded away. He thouebe
to himself that II Douglass knew Of
the company that had recently conn
and COMO he would not be taktRG
things so easy. He padded to tn
bank and began slowly work,e4
around the lake; examining every foot
noon. when he returned for dinner
'F'ind himf" Douglass asked. p
mo. he didn't leave by the bAak
he went up the river"
He ate 'hurriedly and started Unt
again, this time working up the
stream, examining both banks WITH
q practised eye. He followed the
stream until . mass of fallen logs ana
brush marked the end Of navigation.
Ho reasoned that tho occupant Of
the canoe must have stepped out into
the water and lifted the boat ashoro,
without leaving any visible traces %
the bank. He padded slowly back.
watching the bottom for shallow
spots. and he soon found what ne
sought. . shallow place With boot.
marks IN the clay bottom.
n Z. ss a ns SEn s ssC: to sssns
tion the footprints pSinted. He shspSa
his oourse through the TANGLED UNDER
growth along the line Of least resist.
ance. He knew from the character Of
the eround that the canoe could not
have been carried far.
He soon found II resting on one enc
against a tree. He examined II care
fuliy--no clue there. Then ne took o.ie
his knife and opened II, intending 70
destroy the boat, but he paused. stud
led for . moment and replaced the
knife In his pocket. Slipping quietly
back into the brush he sat down. al
aat there like statue ttll nigh11All
Then he went back to the oohin.
what luckr Douglass asks4
bad; I found hic sign. but oeuldnS
come up With him." 70
After supper 0sorgs dia soms mego
thinking. A. flrst he We inclined -
tell Douglass the whole thing, but -
had reasons Of his own for changing
his mind. The nsxt morning - 0A11i
II want 20 90 down - AA1ltoW1aA
for Q day or I've. n its IN tAe $500
toyc1..,--.
70 70 over y HazTisonA6 n . ~
days anyhow and ask them - eo0o
over for q visit. I'll write Harfisoo 9
letter and you can carry Il with yo1.S
After . little silence ~ aA6o4 =
guess the wilA man q The woods ~
!. q biufRerr
II don't think hem both9 no any
more" George replied.
The next morning he 0eaytee - the
trail With the isttsr ga NJ nsAs
oack.