The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27
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''She didn't either" he said. 'Il!
! swear to that, Leslie. She didn't ~
near the bunk. She covered her face
/ with her hands anJ leaned against the
door. | thought she was going "a
faint
Against the door. Of course and 90,
an impression of the key. The door
opens in. She could take out the key.
( press ii against cake of wax or even
cake of soap in her hand and slip il
back into the lock again while you
/ what were you doing while she was
doing all that:"
"She dropped her salts. l picked
them up"
Exactly, Well, the ak is gone
He started no on his elbow
! Gone"
Thrown overheard, probably. 1t is
not in the cabin"
1t was brutal. perhaps. but the sit.
uation was all Of that As Burns fell
back, colorless, Tom. the cook. brought
into the tent the wire key that Sir,
gleton had made.
That morning took from inside OF
: Singleton's mattress a bunch OF keys.
a long steel file and the leg Of one OF
his chairs. carefully unscrewed and
wrapped ar the end with wire--a for.
midable club. One of the keys opened
Singleton's door.
That was on Saturday Early Mon.
day morning we sighted land.
We picked up pilot outside the
Lewes breakwater-a man of few
words. told him only the outline of
our story. and | believe he half dis
credited me at first. God knows
was not creditable object. When |
took him aft and showed him the jol-
ly boat he realized at last that he was
face to face with great tragedy aud
paid it the tribute Of throwing away
his cigar.
he suggested our raising the yellow
plague flag. and this We did. with n
ready response from the quarantine
officer. The quarantine officer came
out in power boat and mounted th
ladder and from that moment nv
command ~ the Ella ceased. Turner
Immediately dressed pale. distin
guished. member ot the YACHT c'u'
and partner IN the Turner line. mel
him at the rail and conducted him
with 4 sort of chastened affabilitv I,
the cabin
The conference below lasted per
hapS an hour. At the end o. tha;
time the quarantine officer came VI,
and shouted direction from be;ow
as q result Of which the Jolly boat was
cut loose and. towed by the tug. takei
TO the qua uarantine station.
The quarantine officer. Il dapper It'll
man. remained on the boat aud busted
himself officiouslv getting tie names
or the men. peering at Singleton
through his barred window. and ex
pressing disappointment at my lack OF
foresight in having the blood stains
cleared away.
"Ev"-v stain is clew. my man. to
the trained eye" he chirruped. with
an ak. too. What brutal method.
Brutal, Where is the ax:"
Gone" | said patiently 1t was
stolen out of the captains cabin"
He eyed ME over his glasses.
That's very strange" he comment
ed. No stains, no AK. You fellows
have been mighty careful 10 destroy
the evidence. haven't you?"
Williams. the butler had emerged
from his chrysalis of fright and was
ostentatiously looking after the fam.
iy's comfort. No clearer indication
could have been given of the new stat
us of affairs than his changed atti.
tude toward me. He came up TO me
early in the afternoon and demanded
that | wash down the deck before the
women came up.
Williams" l said You are a cow
ard-a mean. white livered coward.
You have skulked in the after house.
behind women, when there was mans
work to do. II | wash that deck it will
be with you as a mop
He clustered something about speak.
ing 10 Mr.. Turner and. seeing that
did the work | was brought on board