Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-24

ger; aud there was danger, real and mem
ucing. They had all kinds of documents
to substantiate their claims to Zudora's for
tunes, but there was many slip twixt the
cup and the lip, She was like a gambler
who had played for high stakes; she never
again could find zest in friendly gama.
Perhaps she was only playing with him, hav.
Ing need of him as a chessman in her dan
gerous game. II that was the case, she would
indeed find it Il dangerous game No woman
had ever yet made a fool Of Capt, Radcliffe,
The next boat sailed in two weeks; So in
stead of going down to Capt Town, he dlel
about the mine, picking up odd bits of iu-
formation which he stored away for future
use There was no excess lumber In Capt
RadcIifle's brain. Where was that othes
hnd2 Neither his side nor the other could
as yet locate that mysterious bed Of crystals
He started out to do some exploring ON his
own hook, but nothing important came of 1t.
But he was tired of the mcessunt war
against Hunt and Baird, He wanted ding,
month or two Of princcly gambling ten or
twenty thousand to do with as lie pleased,
For weeks he had crushed down the nstincr;
but this enforced inactivity had given it re.
newed life. De must have his fling
When he stepped on board the ship which
was to carry him back to America II was the
happest moment he had known in months.
Back to little old New York with It's con.
tt, .rlt ,tt
more Africa for him IL he could prevent It,
When the ship stood OF Nantucket Light
he sought the wireless office and dispatched a
code message to Bruce, which read as fol.
lows; j, W, Bruce, New York -Sinbad Y,
w, Suutop Aurena Ioozlyde Tunner Ri.
pah Mecca Hib Lover Radcliffe.
Going to blow up the city hally" asked
the operator as he studied the message
No, just the Brooklyn bridge" Rad
crc laughed, paying for the message aud
giving a generous tip. Then he returned to
the smoke room and played Garfield until diu.
ner lie won two games ont Of twenty and
felt quite satisfied with himself
Bruce was buslly engaged In work when
the wireless arrived, lie smiled aud spread
It out on the blotter and with pen and ink be,
gau to decpher t. When he completed the
translation he was highly elatcj, He woull
not have been, however had he known that
every move he made was being watched, thnt
nearly every move he had made since his re.
turn from Africa had been watched either
by Baird or by Hunt 1t was Baird WHO
was watching him at this particular moment
from rather perilous position outside the Of.
fee window
Bruce thrust the cipher between the two
blottcn Of his writing pad, picked up his hat
and coat, aud hurried away. lie must see
Mime Du Val at once
NO sooner was he gone than Baird entered
quietly lie tlptoei to the desk, watching
the door as he did so. Bruce might return
Unexpectedly, From out Of the blottcrs he
drew the wireless cipher and the translation.
He rubbed his chin aud smlled He had be.
gun to feel rather bored Watching Mr.. Bruce
day Ia aud day out, with no definite results,
II Bruce knew anything regarding the where.
ahouts Of Zudora he kept this knowledge most
carefully to himself Hunt would enjoy real
Ing this dispatch, 1t was really the smash.
ing proof he had been seeking for months
Here was his smuggler, all nicely done up in
package, ready for delivery
"Arriye New York steamer Aurcnia Win
throw rubber hag OF diamonds overheard BE-.
fore landing Radcliffe"
Roth Of them! An depended upon getting
hold of that bag VI diamonds. Uncle sam