Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-07-08


/ YOU are perfectly satisfied w,e.s
conditious?' he queried. net witho1:
note OF anxiety.
Why mott / have your word OR u
! that the enterprise is honest; as for
the other part OF Il. why. the ses-ecy
and all that sort of thing. II Only
/ makes a fellow bit more keen. douf
4 you know - q g sSstest q - $3.50
You are confident you can all the
+ bIlets 2" 1900
+ Sure thing. I know the very chaps
who viii jump at chance Ike this.
where they would turn down an ordi-
nary cner You didn't know where to
look. Mr.. Brovnlow."
The old gentleman breathed a. sigh
Of relief. Il suppose not, he admit
/ ted. II never before had to deal with
a matter Ike this You know where
the Claren1oflt is?"sffssi iei5
Tom nodded. He had dined there
often enoughlto have its location anc
/ its other characteristics pretty well
stamped upon his memory. Brownlow
continued.s 58m e 4aflee
THE Kohinur is at anchor in the
Hudson, just of the Claremont land
ing Her bunkers are full; most Of her
supplies are on board. but I'll take II
upon myself to complete the list this
afternoon, III wait for you there.
/ There are some further instructions
that must give you before the char
terer and party come aboard"
Tom FASTENED away. His assurance
that he could bRd the men to com
plete the Kohinur's equipment was not
/ ill-adVised he had in mind the very
men he wanted, and his task was sim
ply one of running them to earth
AS being Of prime Importance, he
/ first secured the engineer. and by five
O'Clock had found Phil Mercer. This
young man he was forced, almost lit
| orally, to shanghai. Thas is 10 say.
Mercer was disposed to hang back be
cause OF certain delinquencies which
had been the occasion of his expulsion
from Annapolis, so that Tom was
obliged to pick him up bodily and de-
posit him beside the drivers seat. Cox.
the engineer. lolling at ease in the
tonneau, grinned chesrfully.
Maybe you don't want the Job or
need the money" announced Tom with
decision, "but / do need first officer
lin devil OF a hurry, too-and I'm
not going to be over-particular about
how ! get him. You're elected. AS
It Is, I'll have to get along without .
second, unless | can break in one OF
Brownlow's tars. I've get you. and
take it from me. you're not going to
get away.s
"But-you know, Tom" Mercer
tried final protest. even while Tom
was throwing in the clutch. The lat
/ ter cut curtly in:
Yes, know. But, believe me, Phil.
the booze isn't going to get you while
you're on the Kohinur with me- This
I job viii beat an the jag cures you've
ever been up against You'll be en-
titled to postgraduate diploma when
you are discharged q f 15tt
Mercer subsidized. grumblingly ac-
ceptlng the inevitable.
AT the claremont Tom stabbed the
machine. tried to get Van Vechten on
the phone and failed, and notified Ram
Hey at the Kenmore's garage where to
/ find his employers car. Then he and
Mercer and Cox clarnbered down to
the Claremont's landing, where q
launch was waiting.
After persuading Phil Mercer that
he didn't have to attend to a suddenly
recollected telephone message, or any
other errand that might take him in
the neighborhood of the Claremont's
/ bar. Tom addressed himself to the
whiteuniformed sailor in charge OF
the launch.
is this the Kohinur's launch?' he
demanded.
The fellow jerked an Indifferent
thumb in the general direction OF the
boats vanished bow, where the name
was eonspicuously emblazoned in
raised, but somewhat furnished, brass
letters.
"You can read. can't your was the
impudent reply.
LOOK here my man; you answer a
hcivil question civilly. and say sir
when you speak to me. Do y'get me?"
The sailor recoiled with dropped
jaw. s2llA
beg pardon. sir. " he made haste to
conciliate. You're Captain Phinney
II didn't know"
Answer my question"
yes, sir; this is the Kohinur's
launch was waiting for you. Mr..
Brownlows on board now.
Look at that lettering" went on
Tom sternly, indicating the name on
the bow; as green and dull as an old
brass kettle. And what do y'mean.
coming after your captain in soiled
rig like that? You'Il put in the, rest OF
the evening washing and ironing it,
cTo BE CoNTINCEDJ a8gnt
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.