The evening world., 1915-02-12

Ana this time Dec Peters fAeeA
him, bland ana innocent.
1T wasn't my fault Re66y. The
word-5ust got passed about some.
how and they all wanted to come In
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''WeIi. I'll tell you" beamsa M.
Peters. "Some OF the boys had roll.
and them that didn't got one quick
last night. Some Of 'em worked all
night collecting the little iron men
and putting them up In nice stAcs: 70
straight that all winnings had to be
split three ways and you got your" /"
And now. Robby. you quit worry.
ing!" Doc Peters said kindly. There's
your dinky rowboat and you're losing
time. Two got nve mon-and Dia-
mond Lew Morris 10 bossing them.
% you know they're right! I've got
hve mon over At your country club
and thsreabouts. and the last heard
was that they'd managed TO set down
every penny At good Odds"
And how much is-svery psnnyf'
Mr.. Pollard asked throatily.
Tho whits-vested criminal smiled Q
"well. I don't want to get you OF.
cited. Robby." he said. But the boyl
must have way over q hundred
thousand dollars down by this time
Every last lad put down his whole
roll" 20"
He beamed az Mr.. Pollard. and Mr..
Pollard. returning the beam with an
entirely different expression. did moi
speak. Instead. he stepped down the
email ladder to the little landing stags
and. untying the bowline OF the row.
boat there. indicated the farther end
"gnhltcS ;. her and 60. in. BIZ.
You'll row.
The Spanish Brute obsyed silently.
Mr.. Evans. who had started thrice "a
speak. shut his teeth and stsppsd
after him--And Mr.. Pollard was with
them and pushing Off quickly.
Go away out, Bill, and then up."
he said simply. And then com,
around to the far side of the yacht"
What yacht~ demanded the
Spanish Brute.
Our yacht. OF course"
BUT
Mr.. Pollard glanced toward ths
shore; the gap was widening under
tho spanish Brute's powerful strokes
Tho leaders voice dropped very low
and he spoke swiftly:
Now you're out here and you
can't throw a ft without drowning
so I'll give you the whole thing in
mighty few words" he smiled. This
time we're going to get Velvet, and
this 10 how we're going to do II: The
old mans half crazy on this seafar-
ing stun: once he gets the wheel OF
that yacht In his hands he hasn't an
other thought on earth. And once
he's actually sailing that race he'd
fire under him!"
II don't believe IT," said James
Evans with tremendous conviction.
II believe It. because / know Il:
I've studded that old demon pretty
carefully. and I know! Get the drift
Of this thing now7'
mo"
Wen 60 aboard on the off-shors
side Of the thing--stick up that comic
opera crew with our guns: get into
their clothes so that Velvet can't nee
the change from the shore; dump ali
three OF them into tho launch Spike
Andrews will bring up" Mr.. Pol
lerd's voice became a fasping whis'
per. And when we've explained &c
him how the crew deserted and how
We took their places thsre'n be nc
time for argument. He'll have to sal
his race with ~ or Quit, and he'll
never quit! And once his mind 10 ab.
so,Itsly centred 9. tho race vel
HUH" cried the Spanish Brute
and ceased rowing.
when Capt. Velvet has both
hands on the wheel and his mind on
the race he can't shoot! Ana before
he has tine - think I'll have . gur
under his noe and his own guns over.
Noardl YhGg0ls