Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-14

We want you to so there tonight If you
can"
To the Ella7''
She was feeling In her pocketbook.
and now she held out to me an enveI-
ope addressed In n sprawling hand to
Mr.. Turner at his hotel
Am 1 to open itT"
please"
I unfolded a sheet OF ruled note pa
per OF the most ordinary variety. IL
had been opened and laid fat. and on
IL In black ink was n crude drawing OF
the deck of the Ella as one would look
down on II from aloft Here and there
were small crosses in red ink and over
lying it all from bow to stern a red ax.
Around the border. not written. but
printed In childish letters, were the
words: Not yet. IA, ha." In a cor
ner was a drawing of a gallows or
what passes in the everyday mind for
gallows and in the opposite corner an
open book.
You see," she said, ut was mailed
downtown late this afternoon. The
hotel got IL at o'clock Marshall
wanted to get a detective, but
thought of you I knew-you knew the
boat, and then-you had said
Anything in all the world that can
do to help you i will do" said. look
ing at her. And the thing that / could
not keep out OF my eyes made her drop
hers.
Sweet little documentP' said Nc
Whirter. looking over my shoulder.
Sent by some one with a nice disposi-
Ia h4
The location OF the bodies when
found" explained-"these three This
looks like the place where Burns lay
unconscious. That one near the rail- I
don't know about, nor this by the
mainmast-"
I'VE thought they might mark
places. clews. perhaps, that had been
overlooked. The whole-the whole
document is taunt. isn't #? The
scafold and the ak and not yeti a
piece OF bravador'
fright you are" said Mcwhirter ad.
pirinsly. "A little escape of gIee from
somebody who's laughing too soon
Onethirty-it will soon be the proper
hour for something TO happen on the
Ella, won't IL? If that was sent by
some member of the crew-and it looks
er we follow II up the better If there's
anything to follow"
I'VE thought II you would go early
in the morning before any OF them
make an excuse TO go back on board
I'VE will go right way; but. please
don't build too much on this. It's
good possibility. that's all. Will the
watchman let US on boardT
We thought of that. Here Is a note
10 him from Marshall, and-will you
do us one more kindness?"
Il WILL
'-Then-if you should lind anything
bring it to US: TO the police later. II you
must. but to us first
She held out her hand. first to Nc
Whirter. then TO me. | kept it a little
longer than ! should have. perhaps.
and she did not take II away.
1T IS such a comfort" she said, Ito
have you with us and not against US:
For Marshall didn't do 1t, Leslie-l
mean-it is hard for me 10 think or you
as DR.. Leslie: he didn't do 1t. AT
first we thought be might have. and
he was delirious and could not reassure
u.s. He swears he did not / think.
just at first, he was afraid he had done
IL. out he ulO not DeieYe tnaL- and
you must"
l believed her-I believed anything
she said ] think that II she had
chosen 10 say that ! had welded the
murderer's ak on the Ella 1 should
have gone TO the gaIlows rather than
gainsay her. From that night. l was
the devils advocate, IL you like | was
determined to save Marshall Turner
! stood in the street. bareheaded.
watching her taxicab as II ratified
down the street McWhirter touched
me on the arm.
Wake upI' he said I'VE have work
to do. my friend"
We went upstairs together. cautious
~. not to rouse the house. At the top
Mac turned and patted me on the /
elbow. my shoulder being a foot or so
above him.
Good boy,' be said And II that /
shirt front and tie didn't knock into I
eternal oblivion the deck washing ON /
the Ella. I'll eat themP'
tTo be Concluded Tomorrow