, 1914-12-24

The bodies all ready. Leslie" Burns
said. bis face working. what are we
going 10 do with them?" =
Well ha We TO take them back,
but we can't do that. It's a two
weeks matter. and In this weather.
w will take them back. Burns" 1
said shortly. and he assented1 mechan-
ically:
age. aye, sir"
Just how 1t was to b. done was a
dificult thing 10 decide. Miss Lee mad
o appeared yet and the three of u.s.
Jones. Burns and |, talked it over.
Jones suggested that we put them In
N OF the lifeboats and nail over IL a
canvas and tarpaulin cover.
shuddered. but the idea was a good
one. n ] asked Burns to go up and
get the boat ready.
We must let the women up this aft.
ernoon." | said, and. If 1t is possible.
Try to keep them from learning where
the bodies are We can rope OF a part
Of thed deck for them and ask them not
to leave it"
Miss Lee came out then and Burns
went on deck.
You must not keep US prisoners any
longer. Leslie" she said. Put a guard
over as If you must but let US up In
the air" =
This afternoon. Miss Lee" d said
This morning you are better below
She understood me, but she had no
conception of the brutality of the
crime even then. b,
81 am not a child. u wish to see
them. l shall have to testify
you will not see them, Miss Lee"
-Will you take me to Karen's roomT'
Icould see nj reason for objecting;
but SO thorough was the panic that
had infected US all that | would not
allow her in until | had preceded her.
n had searched In the clothes closet
and under the two hunks. Williams
had not reached this room yet. and
there was u pool OF blood on the fioor
She had u great deal of courage. She
glanced at the stain, and looked away
again quickly.
"I-think | shall not come In. Will
you look at the bell register for me-?
What bell is registered?"
Three"
Then 1t was no my sisters bell
that rang. II was Mfr. vaiIsr'
1T must be n mistake. Perhaps the
wires
Mrs Turner's room is number n
Please go back and ask her TO ring her
bell. while ! see how 1t registers"
But | would not leave her there
alone. | went with her to her sisters
door. and together we returned to the
maids cabin Mrs. Turner had rung
as we requested. and her beli had
registered me"
HE rang for helpr" she cried. and
broke down utterly. she dropped into
a chair In the chart room ana cried soft
ly. nelplessly. while / too by. unable
to think OF anything to do or say.
think now that IL was the best thing
she could have done. though at the
time | was alarmed. l ventured. finally.
to put my hand ON her shoulder
"Pleaser' / said
She stopped crying after a time. and
/ knew the exact instant when she
realized my touch 4 felt her stiffen;
without booking up. she drew away
from my hand: and 0 stepped back.
hurt and angry : the hurt for her. the
anger that I could not remember that
I was her hired servant.
.Mr. 'ruruer is awake. / believe" 1
said stifiy
-very we'll"
She turned back into the main cabin;
but she paused at The storeroom door.
rIt is curious that you heard moth
ing she said slowly You slept with
this door open. didn't your"
Il was locked In"
She stopped quickly and looked at
the lock.
you broke II openT
Yes"
.You are sure II was iockedTr
The bolt Is still shot" | showed
her.
."rhen-where Is the keyY'
1.-THE keyr'
-Certainly. Find the key and you
will find the man who locked you in"
"Unless." l reminded her. sit dew out
when I broke the tocA."
..In that case IL will be on b floor"
But an exhaustive search of uthe
cabin door discovered Monkey. Jones.
seeing US searching. helped. his revoL
yer In one hand and a lighted match in
the other. handling both with an aban-
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