The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-06

you 10 sell those little pl0S0I AinGG
and let Il 20 At thati"
His head sank: he was tryias q
locate something far. far ID. - pase. Z
Did that old nend actually drue
wE' the Snake asked superfluously.
Ryans head came up with IN aAssy
snap.
Yes. and that's what I was trytns
to tell you. Robby. and you easAsA
mel"
"what7"
Certainly! Didn't I hear 'em tan.
Ing togctherf Wasn't I trying to put
you wise that they were wiser"
A little Of Poliards horrid coloS
was replaced by pink. il
Il didn't know" he said simply.
Il thought
1T doesn't matter what zoe
thought" Ryan snapped. I'm tsliins,
you what was trying to do-anA ysu
called me a clown! II you'd listsash
this wouldn't have happensdi"
Dismaliy = whistle blew. The ODony
ish Brute ducked instinctivsay, e
from q threatened blow. and - ~
covered himself only to face Poiisen,6
savage nare Of:
"Thatll do you! II you'd hsvo
been good enough to knock out ere
old man-sixty or seventy yeAD ola
we'd have got away with Il weebo
ago! You're not even that good! He
sleep! shut up" -
And the Snake was arins n usstv
smile as he put in:
"Bilrs right at that. Robby! You'vV
pulled of 80 many things right yO0
think they can't fall down. YoO
don't know when you're going stale,
and II you're not
"staie'" demanded Pollard. sAn
! stale enough. am I thick snough,
to try snatehInx a bag with a mile a
rope tied TO II? Am II"
Well. that the Snake mum
bled.
Many seconds they sat and gisrel
at one another. The room, risin9 %
one edge. leaned farther and farther,
and still farther. over. until Il seemed
on the point OF turning upside down.
The Snake held his bunk tight anA
muttered fast. eyes closed. Then tho
the level and timbsrs cracked vSo-
lently and ratified, and the Snake
smiled forlornly.
whats the use Of II, boysr'' 10
inquired. Were all In bad. now"
Robert Pollard nodded approval.
I'VE are. and we're going to ret out
Of II. and devilish quick at thati" 10
said. He tuEEed At the duiled bfa1D
and Il responded slowly. what %
We know so far? We're on .
sasr Nn
somewhere"
Somewhere Gsts H." said The
Snake. This IL no floating hotel yeu
read about In the sunday papers."
"steerage. probablyf" Pollard sas.
gested.
mot u liner. boy!" tho Snake 40.
swered. with gloomy certainty. ~ 10
looked about tho wretched little place
Not this-they wouldn't allow It."
well. It's q steamer OF some sort,
and we don't want to be here-and
that's all we have to know!" the
chief said. with glowing warmth.
"rhe law'll attend to the rest q u
for us"
"The law. Robby1" Ryan eusrisd.
mildly.
"Yes. law! This In straight
shanghai job. and II I don't put that
old scoundrel and tho captain OF thto
vessel behind tho bars together
lie broke on and selected his shirt
from the swaying collection on the
hook In the corner. Shoes and trou.
sers evidently had been left on hlfn
by the tender hands that put him 20
bed. IIe buttoned the shirt and glareA
about.
Get dressed" he commanded. my
heads clearing up and we're going 10
find the person In charge OF thD
hulk"
and then. Robby7" tho Spanish
Brute asked. with waxing Interest.
Then I'm going to hand him q lice
NJ talk that'll start the seams Of thu
old dcrelict to sizzling. and after that
he'll turn around and make the near.
Est port. And after that we'll take
The other end OF tho law busfnooa
lust for . change" the chisf saiA.
hereby.
On deck. forward. Capt Velvet cea.
sidered tho stairway that led up -
ihs bridge. It had been n good stair
way once upon n time, but the third
'tep was missing now and the fourth
lifted coQuettishly to starboard. Hav.
ng considered II. the captain turned
% the little man beside him--a wicked
little man with n broken nose and Q
mahogany face. with blue black hair
Ihaved tight to his head. a neck only
fraction Of an inch In length. and
'uEe. hairy hands--a man who bit
nto his Quid Of tobacco viciously 10
teod Of munching IL cow fashion, >
"Mr. Mcwirt," asked tho capt
did we ship a carpcnter7"
Hts hrst-and second and e
nicer nodded.
"Swcde, sir" he replied. "N4U1
They're none Of EN- much ~ -