The evening world., 1914-05-07

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before ieaping inward. Now get him
quick"
lie bounded through the door. And
then he stopped so abruptly that the
other two. bouncing after. crashed
headlong into him--and then gripped
him tight and also stopped. wholly
without protest.
There was n stove, TO he sure, and
pots that steamed fragrantiy: hang
Ing on tho further wall were keen
knives to the number Of a dozen. But
mainly there was a coal black negro,
standing beside a butchers block with
q cleaver poised: and IL the person In
oilskins had been larger this darker
person was massive.
His great bulk lowered TO the cell
ing, so that he was forced to bend a
little when no moved: and a. he
turned suddenly on them face
came into view not more than two
generations removed from the prirni-
tive. man eating savage state. Tho
whites Of his eyes rolled fiercciy, and
when he drew back his thick lips
the gums below were an ominous
blue.
What yoh-ali dom In yere3" he
demanded.
Tho Snake alone could answer:
I'VE wcre--just looking around tho
ship"
"Yoh look where yoh beiong!"
growled the gigantic being. and long
black fingers wound about the handle
OF tho cleaver. Next time yoh come
trapessin' in yere"----
ne spoke 10 the unanswerins ios.
His domain was quite free OF visitors
even now; ana the visitors were hur.
Tying an, shoulder To shoulder ana
eSos sIa'sn, ahca".
"nu. nas ne go. runming I'M:
"o 80, tno pIu.c uelI'nnueu Buh's1
s :. picker .ne .wS u,sses, ohes
nw.,,i H.. ~. .n" nv. ., o ,..,,, e
VIII nave 10 save tne,h un,Ii we've
her. comes ,ha ons we 90, s !. ha xhi nu
pered.
They had worked In thu base NJ
another mnst nov Thev stood he.,de
A. an evil trio tens. and reoSv ssa,n
FOR new stems ana rather iight oncs
were aimost upon them. Pollard. IN
fact. crouchcd for a AIMING he mad
himself perfected long ago' which In
cluded stretchinv a man on nj. bnck
AM choking Out his breath with. one
motion,
And having crouohed. he IN.
crouched again. as n were. JInless
his ewes had gone wrong. tho funnel
itself was walking the deck. Vast.
overwhelming. a new gigantic shane
came through the gray sviri-and
defined itself as another seaman.
whose round, good natured face
doomed 40 high above them that even
the Brute tilted back his head 10 Soc
the features.
Good morning. gents" the seaman
said.
Good morning." said tha evil trio
AZ ono courteous man.
The lighter step passed on: it,
owner vanished In the fog forward.
Even again thsy wsre alone. and this
time Pollard's face was purple with
rage.
"Rohert." the Brute said graveiy,
81 think wa better can thi, canturin9
stun and run back TO our little room"
Of the hand wildly. '"i,bere cant ba
any more like those three. with tho
circus season Just starting. All I want
is q chance mt three plain. ordinary
men, with guns In their pockets. A.
ter that I don't caro- n the rest Of 'em
are fifty feet high and
P-s-s-t." said the Snake. 'Ths
rest or tho parade's coming"
Uo.ry no va TN. even " tne
NV Sounus weIo iech'ns IN roasSur-
nnce, Ins lateet oncoH'ns tread was
neavy ana accompanied ny roaring
nsr,.o n, voice. when hurled snatches
or meiody over the shrouded deep.
roiiards Jaw set nard. and then
IolIarus eye" ouiRod happy amaze
mont
For tho newest walker Of the
Glorys deck was q moro midget.
short. narrow-cheSted. Insignificant.
bawllng song AZ he approached. he
ond or SO they fancded II to bo bun
nle OF STICKS. ana then they knew Tho
smaiieSt seaman. under ono arm. oar
ri.d haif q dozen now rifles In the
other mana the package Dore the IA
nous trademark or Dig cartridge
company
=. bill" tn" leader said. throatily.
were going 70 get II an In ono
lump.
80. while don't know how much
Of an army Mikes been able 70 raise,
tn do no harm 70 arm this dozen
lads. you 500. and have 'em ready In
case OF need" Capt. Velvet concluded.
IN they strolled AFT.
Mr.. Mcwirt shifted his cud OF TO-
bacco and nodded.
"Apd nm . n,,ch tb.v r,1ht mai.
be,ter .n,dIor. ,h.n .a,inr. -.
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