Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-25


parted IN a hair =urri and haif grin
sri-as-d ne hold on June.
~r@scs her up.- he ordered and ioinrd
H'y~ 20 the buffet. bye lifted his
glass suavciy smiling. ns June. now
rnr-sistiuE. was i~i away
fusite her s'nte-uon June Locked her
door nud az enc same time heard q,
tr.fed from the outside.
m The dock the ovcrroat and ear
watched the f=rrr 80 Heart with
dr'wsv Interest; also r short. chick
figure
SAY. what do thcy wantg' the short
thi.'s rg1-r asked. with SIT lips
Didn't : tell you before % hikeT-
huskcd the warm steam % breath.
"Get or The dock
The beautiful little motorbont.- In
'rrrapt-d Hear. with Negotiating en-
th1siasm my friend NJ. Fiambeau.
would % not be- possible
Nope
VOLTA Hcur. was quite cheerful.
I shah return again. my friend
Fruppc~
Henri was Just starting bis car snd
the short. thick uggrc lad just SUNK
out OF the shadows 20 hop on behind
when the overcoat and cap sat on the
edge or the dock. with their feet dan
Cling toward the water
AN brcathed Henri 20 the stin hC-
ure beside him. eat last % arrives!
We shall watt
is there any leftf" hussed a voice.
Pardon" abiectiy apoioEized Henri.
"a thousand par!ons. Mile. NIarie.
And he produced a fresh bottle.
The thick. short figure Sinking back
into the shadows wiped it, lips with
It's tongue and shivered.
Dawn-siowly the chill. gray mist
which lay upon the river began 10
clear
VOLTA" cracked tho voice OF Henri
but the tone was cheerful still He
siceps.''
10 was true. The overcoat and cap.
after bobbiug and swayiuE dangerous
ly over the waters edge FOR hour after
hour. had Ht last stretched out on the
dock for the slumber due 20 a night
Waterman who was thoroughly At ease
and thoroughly warm.
Henri and Marie. with on che mental
eject Of stcaithiness. spraus into the
swift looking little motorboat
A short. thick hgurG came painfully
wHddiing out on che dock and shook
the ovrrcoaL The cap wabbieI
Hey This was fTom the short.
ihicE dglrc. but the aperture through
which the sound came was so stiff
that the result was only q whceze
A snore came from the overroat
Hey A punch. a kick. but "a suH
Kick which had no force.
Ugh The Eruut was from she
uieht Waterman
Wei. you with tlr fi-tWrry breath.
I tried 90 tell you au night. didn't ~
oh. Ec; alive, This ls 18Th Wolf. THE
private detective. talking % You
-rEhr- The cap moved. hEt the
ov~rcnat was stiii asleep
They stole the Flash. Z s-y. they
The Flash The overcast straight .
eued. it rose. The cap sluened its
angle. The combination scrambled 90
It's feet.
They stole thr Flnsh-'
stole O., Who
aoh. whoFr The tone was one 90 .
irdu.tc contempt why. the little
pink rhi.krrrd rriy ana th. bouy
dame. stole 90, and uuw where did .
they sof-
The yucht-vFiat's her uImes The
nvercoIt and cap were still haEy. Tho
cap turned -ro1.uEIy toward the
hamper. on the adjoining dock. where
tho name stood ont in blunt white iet-
tor. -Hunrity.' The
The uuluty- Eu Wolf stopped
with his hands ou his knees Co stare 90
riaat Information which had hceu in
plain sight al night -Afc Tor a teie-
phone. Gee. look at that boat sol.
Upon the swelling waves rode the
aud al ON boari ~ her. save
the officers of the NIGHT and one other,
were sound asleep.
That one was June Warner. She had
noiscicssiy dressed herself On a yacht
.nr costume. and now she slowly re-
moved q bar which held the sliding Of
Z secret panel She had discovered in
be wall 81 her cabin. Then she shov-
"a % 90 one side until the opening was
argc enough % admit her 1.-THE. sieu-'
Ter figure she found herself Ia q
.tateroom family mumiued by the
glowing 81 the dawn. and ina that room,
N a chair aud sfiu wearing the even.
ug raiment of the ui-ht before. sat
iis head bent upon his shoulder. Grin /
cunningham. II
With shuddcr Of aversion June /
ped 70 the door % CunninCham's cab ,
n and opened %. She passed through /
he salon There on the bench stretch J
n Tommy Thomas. one tapering arm Z
,cnt over her head and her dainty Z
lirpers crossed iu siumbrous ease. 5
Swiftly. silently. June gained the 1
.eck. Creeping close 10 the cabins. !
he rounded the stern. The Hiiariy Z
.ad dropped anchor. and the landing q
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