East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
ELEVENTH EPISODE
In the Clutch Of the River Thieves.
CHAPTER !.

let rim up into the edge OF uhWu. AZ the
foot Of the landing stairs beautiful June
Warner her big. lustrous eyes wdened IN terror
had cast OF the swift little motor tender, aud the
dark. handsome face Of the black Vandyked man.
peering over the deck rail- was distorted with rage
He shouted again his impatient commands to the
officer on the quarterback.
Sleepy sailors were on deck now, fumbling Win
the davits on each side. From one swung little
covered cutter and from the other long, narrow
racer Blye sprang TO assist the sailors lowering the
racer.
On the dock as the sun pushed It's scarlet rim up
into the edge Of the dawn stood the well known ana
Justly famous private detective BIZ Wolf. who at
once called up Honoria Blye.
well, got hlmg came the hoarse voice OF Blu
Wolf. Hes on board the yacht HiIarity. and say
with the grill"
Immediately Honoria moved very swiftly
Tho sleepy eyed steward stepped ont upon the
deck Of the Hilarity with his uniform jacket put
toned askew.
"Beg your pardon SIR" he said Don't lower the
boats for a moment"
"whatT shouted Gilbert Blye
THE gasoline, sir. 1t did not arrive until an hour
ago"
aYou Internal ldiotF' yelled orin Cunningham
Lower those boatsw shouted Gilbert Blye. Will
kins get downstairs. You can OIL those boats IN
the water" And be looked out across the waves
The escaping beauty was rounding the point
In the pretty apartments which Ned and June
Warner had fitted up to be their nest Ned rose from
the couch where he had fallen asleep with the min
ature OF June in his hand and recognized the rasp
ing voice Of Honoria.
swell, we've located your darllngl' And there
was shrl cackle "Shes on board the Hiarty
with my husband And the yacht Is anchored out
side the bay, Good morning"
Ned wasted no time. Bobbie Bethering had
utanch little boat and Bobbe was routed out Of bed
Immediately, yawning and wondering why the world
could never be at peace But he was ready though
took his agated wife, Iris seven minutes to make
him comprehend that the Hilarity was boat she
had to suppress all her ebulient emotions to DO H.
hut she relieved herself somewhat by teephoning
Junes mother and father at their beautiful home In
BrynpOrt
As the sun pushed It's scarlet rim up into the edge
of the dawn and stared in pleased surprise at the
beautiful girl who was speeding toward the marshy
shore A low, gray skin with n portable motor at
tached to its stern skipped in and out OF the dimness
among the black hulls at the rivers edge In the
skin we're three rough looking men and roughly
dressed woman, who sat hudded In the bow. All
four we're silent but their furtlye eyes roved con-
StantIy over every vessel around which they crept
In the bottom of the boat were huge bundle OF
celery and loosely piled thrpanhh
Suddenly the woman leaned forward and touched
the nearest man on the knee, He was big, raw
boned man with a bronzed face and deep scar on
b,s chin The woman pointed and the man turned
bis ev, ewes in that direction Surrounded by black
coal barges was a shining houseboat with brass
rails. mahogany cabin and all the fittings and ap
nointments which extravaganza could devise,
Tho man at the stern, a lean, wiry fellow with
hooked nose and lean jaw which ended in big
knob on each cheek slowed down the engine unit
IL was nolseless They completely circied the tw'
adjoining docks before they came back to the Sill
where coal barges lay then the skIr gided In oe
meath the overhang Of the barges, and the big mar
with the scar on his chin knocked on the hull. M
noise from within The man picked mp club ant
pnunded No stirring.
rhere was not a living creature In sight e1cep
. four early morning birds Of prey.
An right, Babe" growled the man with the sea
"a his chin.
The woman looked up at the houseboat as II sh
zero estimating for herself Its plan, arrangement
and ALL the mysteries which II might contain sh
slowly rose and cast aside her shawl. She had bee
beautiful once. She stIT bore traces Of It. woul
have shown more traces had she not been unkemp
and in frowsy clothing
"Irs a wonder Jake wouldn't take chance on I'd
break.ln once in awhile" she complained Hes
light on his feet as am"
aBut amt so quick in the head" hastily compt
mented Jake. an
"Tbat'Il dor growed the leader of the party ~
with you, Babe" :.
The woman shrugged her shoulders and put ne
roughlv shod foot into the big mans outstretehe
nam. He raised slowly and lifted the woma
straight up so that she could draE herself on boar
She disappeared The three men sat silent ..
"All right Ben" The woman's face peered oV'
the rail. "say, It's a nesselrOdeF
rhs lean Jake stepped forward promptly an