The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-30

the stout plotter quietly. II sent him
back to the engine rOOm."
When the S~trategistS reached the
port side of the promenade deck. in
pursuance OF Marsh's advice that they
go out for a brain clearing drink of
ozone, they found a number of male
passengers indulging in afternoon con-
stitutionals. The motion Of the ship
was nearly normal again, and the
weather was fine and clear.
"Of course" growlcd Marsh, jerk
ing a fat thumb ahead, ''Pennythorpe's
emerged from his shell. Shall we
fly"
The man of science was shouting
and gesticulating to the usual cOterie
he had managed to gather. Especial
ly he was pointing to the O~lympiad's
companion of the recent course, Which
now steamed along abreast Of the huge
liner and not more than a quarter OF
Il mile distant.
Brill scanned the craft With an inter
est that had grown enormously with
the events of twenty-four hours. 81
lilIt WAS tIc NtSStl llltL NtS W San y
off his fair Marion as well as the mil
lions in gold that had tormcnted the
girls father into Il physical and mental
wreck. Some" here in that slim, black
low lying, clipper bowed steamship
was Il cabin prepared for a lovely Oc
cupant and. doubtless. another near j
for a swarthy Mexican. Tho though
made the Young man CULVER With rage
Could he have launched IL torpedo tina
would blow the vessel and all on boait
her into the. air he would have doEt
it without compunction.
Meantime Marsh WAS making his
own particuiar observations of thei1
sea %nci@hbor, humminy gently an(
with special emphasis Whenever a new
and important point struck his com
preh@nsion.
"Look here. Overton,' he said at last
"See those black squares where TIN
steel seems to il!t out. l wouldn't h'
surprised if they could be let down INT
show
Gums" cried Brill eagerly. "'Tlle7
she is
"A warsliip. after AL? Perhaps SC
Our swarthy friend or wLoever's boss
ing it went into this for big stakes
and he'd stack the cards the best pos
sible. May be Il converted yacht frol
some bankrupt South American repul
lie"
As they approached Professor Per
nythorpa and the others they notice
that Il row of signal flags broke on
from the stranger. When they wer
haulc! in IL launch was swung frol
. the Gavits AID began its descent. \
tho same time they felt the speed c
!, tlle Nlympinh slnckcn in unison Wit
, that of tie other craft until both til
, lcv;nthan and its satellite barely mali
) tairpl Roadway. Two sealnrn and Il
officer tlmblcN into the steam yacht
launch. and it headed 1or tie Olyn
: pind.
Tho sllrs were manned. and 4 ROY
ladder was thrown over in short orde
2 and Il little latter TN" watching row
on the liner was rewarded ~ the sigl
!, of Il vi" white Russian cap aS it reacl
4 cd their level. Then followed Ii silol
i thi"ksct figure in 4 long %ovrr"oat.
Cautnin iIu;Hpllrics received the vi
t itor with stiii co,irtcsy. and togeth'
they wc:lt a"aE tn the Official qua
{ tcrs, but not nrforc Marsh, WHO II
e ~.snlcr"2fl HIS |ortly frame as far TO
ward n; possible, had said sometliil
e a1,narcntly intended for the oars OF Il
l. newcomer,
Brill asked hi;n about this as tn,
wont inside,
ono more a Russian than I'm
Dutchman.' said the commercial age
k in Il low voice. ""'I'ri%l iim with Il
s. only Russian ! know, only five Wor(
g but if he'd understood 'em-We!l,
). wonl,ln't car" t. meet him, Let's fiji
s,chhinS. need his 'r3r."@ nrescn
d and Information that he may have
In HriIG'S cabin Marsh showed til
20 he lad no let In" visitor from {
1t black Yacht u of his thought.
% III it wasn't fo" his beard"
j. uyvsc! ;,uul. ia swear he was i:el
diets old gambling house partner.
Il was trmptrl to try IL pull ut tho
t. W~ll:SkorS."
s The ~a}surdity of the fat mans
" tack on the supposed representative
X Il great foreign power at his form
ID reception WAS so delightful that Bl
.e laughed.
Ut why didn't your he asked.
The beard may be more genui
id than his Russian nationality" repli