Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-29

enough"
Banuockl The very man. Wen, Mr.
Norton, reporter and amateur detective, 81
guess we've got you fast enough this time
You NAV or may not come back alive Go
and bring around a taxi; some one ycu can e
t,-:st I'm dcpe the reporter while you're
gone.
Long hours af;erward Norton opened his
schinz eyes. He could hardly move ana his
head hus.ea abominsbly. What had hap
peued? What was the meaning Of this slow I
rise and fall Of his bed? Shanghaiedl
"Come out O that now ye skulkerT' roare'i
a voice down the companionway.
ShanSuar,i.' the reporter murmured. He
sat IN aud ran through his pockets. Not
sou-markce. nci match even; and second
glance told him that tie clothes he wore wefe
no, his own. They've landed me tnis time
shansha ed, wsa, the devil am ! going
to do?'
~D' We hear msg' bawled the strideat
vOiee again.
Norton hooked about desperately for some
wearon Of defense He saw an engineers
soauner on the floor by the hunk across the
way. and with no small physical effort he
succeeded In obtaining H. He stood ur, mis-
band behind his hack.
An right. me bucko, IN ccne down an
rit ye"
A pair Of enormous hc0is began to appear
down the companicnway and there gradually
rose IN from them man as wide as
church door arl as deep as we'll
"wa.t momert." said Norton. gripping
the Spanncr "Iei ms have perfect Under
standing right off the hat"
Were rcia' have IL ma,ey. Don't re
worry none"
Norton raised the spanneT and, diEsy as he
vas. faced this seafariuS Hercules courn-
geously.
"rve tecn .haushsied. anc you know ~
Where are we boundT'
. Copenhagen"
"Well. for month or worc you'll beat me
E nm Whenever the opportunity offers Bu,.
E merely wish TO warn you that u ycu 90
o you'u find heap Of trouble waiting for you
e the next time you drop your mbdhock m
: North river"
!. as that snr' said the giant, eying the
d spauner and the shaking hand that held II
l. aloft.
e 1T is. I'll take your orders and do the
]. best | can. because you've got the uppef
'g hand. But, God is witness, you'll pay for
le every needless blow you strike. Now what
IN do you want me to dor
"Lay down that spauner an come on deck
"a IN tell We what { do | was gon' whale
a tn daylghts out o ye; but ye're somethin
as sv man. Drop tn spanner hrst''
II Norton hesitated As 1.-THE as tiger the
Of bulk of a man sprang at him and erushe'
a. him to the floor, wrenchlng away the span
fe uer. Then the giant took Norton by tn'
IN scruf Of his neck and banged him up th'
49, steps to the deck
na al amt gon' t hurt ye. | had { shoV
ad ye that no spanner ever bothered Mike ban
nd mock Now. a re know what cooks gal
Ike ley is?'
lat II do" said Norton, breathing hard.
red "Wen. nike there an start in with peeli'
nus spuds, an don't waste EN-. neither Ina'
tel be all for th' present Ye were due Tor
wallopin'. but ! kinda Ike yer spunk'
!.
a and grImly set TO work at the potatoes
#l might have been far worse. But here
was. likely to be on high seas for month
and no way Of notifying Jones what ma
@l nonnaned The outlook was anything b
n cheerful But vague hope awoke In
heart. II they were still after him, might
u not signify that Florence lived.
s&l Meantime Braine had not been idle.
eording TO vroon the girls memory was
sSl bad shape so he had not the least count
bringing fer back to New York without m
~ han. Once he had her there, the game wo'
$al hegin in earnest. He played his cards
81 ceedjngly we'll Stesming rp into the III
fishing ha-hor with n handsome yacht
itself would allay any distrust. And he w
capital disguise. too. Everything went
,u No laid his hand on Fl5rence's should
She gave startled cry and ran over
Barnes, clinging to him wildly
"No. nor she said.
"No what, .y chndT asked the SAILOR
She shook her head Her aversion was
erplicable :.
.come nv dear; can't you see tnst II
your fatherT Braine turned to the capu
oshe has been like this for year. Hea
~ knows IL she'll ever be in her right m
AGAIN. sadly. 81 was giving her an &C
S voyage. with tho kindest nurses possible
70, she jumped overheard. Come Floren
- The girl wrapped her arms all toe pa
,,,, around Barnes neck.
nd IN 'oea '1"s s,oo, ,ho, sbe,s
rk as vi eourse ~ " -