The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-10

yacht HilarIty ~ the sun pushed It's scar
let rim up into the edge Of dawn. Al the
foot OF the landing stairs beautiful June
Warner her big ustrous eyes wdcned IN terror,
had cast OF the swift little motor tender, and the
dark, handsome face Of the black vandyked man.
peerng over the deck rail, was distorted with rage
lie shouted again his impatient commands 10 the
officer on the quarterback.
Sleepy sailors were on deck now, fumhlinR with
the dAyits on each side From one swung a litue
covered cutter and from the other q long. narrow
racer Bys sprang to assist the sailors lowering the
racer
On the dock M the sun pushed It's scarlet rim up
into the edge OF the dawn stood the well known and
Justly famous private detective. Bill Wolf who at
once called up Ionora Bye
Well, got hmr came the hoarsc voice OF Bln
Wolf Hes on board the yacht HlarIly aud, say,
with the girl"
Immediately Honora moved very swiftly.
The sleepy eyed steward stepped out upon the
deck OF the Hilarity with his uniform jacket but.
toned aAkew
Beg your pardon, sir" he said Don't lower the
boats for moment"
"WhatT shouted Gilbert Bye.
The gasoline. sir II did not arrive until an hour
ago"
You Internal idlotr yelled Orln Cunningham
Lower those boats" shouted Gilbert Bbe "Wil.
Nns get downstairs. You can oil those boats In
the water" And he 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.
iature Of June in his hand and recognized the rasp
ing voice OF HonOra.
We'll we've located your darlingl" And there
was a shrill cackle. shes on board the Hllsrity
with my husband And the yacht u anchored out
side the bay. Good morning"
Ned wasted no time Bobbie Bletherng had a
stnnch little boat and Robbie was routed out of bed
Immediately, yawnIng and wondering why the world
could never be at peace But he was ready, though
II took his agtaed wife Iris, seven minutes to make
him comprehend that the HllArlty was boat She
had TO suppress all her ebulient emotions to do IT,
but she relieved herself somewhat by telephOning
Junes mother and father at their beautiful home In
Brynport
As the sun pushed ts 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 low, gray skin with portable motor at
tached to s stern skipped In and out OF the dmness
among the black hulls at the rivers edge In the
skin were three rough looking men and a roughly
dressed woman, who sat huddled In the bow All
four were silent, but their furtive eyes roved con
stantly over every vessel around which they crept
In the bottom Of the boat were a huge bundle Of
celery and loosely piled tarpauln.
Suddenly the woman leaned forward and touched
the nearest man the knee. He was a big raw
boned man with bronLed face and deep scar on
his chin The woman pointed and the man turned
his evil eyes in that direction Surrounded by black
coal barEes was q shining houseboat with brass
rails, mahogany cabin and all the fittings and ap-
p0ntments which extravaganza could devise
The man at the stern, q lean, wiry fellow with
hooked nose and q lean Jaw which ended in big
knob on each cheek, slowed down the engine until
II was AoIseless They completely circled the two
adjoining docks before they came back to the slip
where coal barges lay; then the skin gided in be,
meath the ovsrhang Of the barges, and the big man
with the scar on his chin knocked on the hull. No
noise from within. The man picked up club and
pounded No stirring
rhsrs was not living creature In sight except
thsss -four early morning birds Of prey
-All rsht, Bsba" Erowied the man with the scar
On his chin.
fhs woman lcoksd up at the bouseboat as II she
were estimating for herself its plan, arrangement
and al the mysteries which II might contain She
slowly rcss and cast asids her shawl She had been
beautiful once shs still bore traces Of It. would
have shown more traces had she not been unkempt
and In fSovsy cscthins
-ns . vs.Asr Jsk. wouldn't take q chance on the
sreskin once In svhiie- she complained He's a.
Asht On hin fest as am"
-But ain't % quick In the head" hastily cOmpli-
msnssa Jaks
'rssSn DOR grvvsed the leader Of the party. up
with TO. Babe"
rNs wsman sArusred her-shoulders and put her
rscshiy shcd foot into the big mans cutstretched
p.ln He raissd slowly and lifted the woman
straight W that she could draw herself on board
She disappeared The three men sat silent
"All right Rem" The womans face pesred over
the rail. Say its nesselroder'
The lean Jake stepped forward promptly and