The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-02-04
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the reporter instantly and with that
ever.ready and alert mind Of his set
about to lure the young man into .
trap out Of which he might not easily
come.
: Norton decided to follow his man.
He might be going on . wild-goose
chase. he reasoned: still his frst i'm
pulses had hitherto served him we'll.
He looked careworn. He was con-
WINGED that Florence was dead, despite
the assertions Of Jones to the con-
trary. He had gone over all tho mis-
:haps which had taken place and he
was now absolutely convinced that his
whilom friend Braine and the Princess
PerigofI were directly concerned.
Florence had either been going to
or coming from the apartment. And.
that memorable day Of the abduction
the princess had been In the dry goods
shop.
vroon took . downtown surface car.
and Norton took the same. He sat
huddled In . corner, never suspecting
that vroon was watching him from q
corner Of his eye. Norton was not.
keen today. Tho thought Of Florence
kept running through his head.
The car stopped and vroon got OF.
He led Norton . winding course which
ct length ended 1t the door Of tene..
ment building. vroon entered. Nor
ton paused, wondering what next to-
do, now that his man had reached his.
destination. Well. since he had fol-.
lowed him all this distance he must;
make an effort to find out who he wasi
and what he was going to do. eau,
tiously he entered the hallway. Az;
he was about to lay his hand on the;
newell post Of the dilapidated stairs
the noor dropped from under his feet
and he was precipitated into the cellar;
This tenement belonged to the
Black Hundred; 1t concealed q thou.
sand doors and q hundred traps. Itsl
history was ~ dark AZ its Railways.
When Vroon and his companion
who had been waiting for him, de-
seconded Into the cellar they found the;
reporter insensible. They bound, blind
folded. and gagged him quickly.
Saunders" said Vroon, you tell
Corrigan that I've . sailor for him to!
night, and that I want this sailor
booked for somewhere south Of the.
equator. Tell him to say to the mas
ter that this fellow u ugly and disc.
bedient A tramp freighter, whose
captain II bully. Do you understand
mer
II got you. But there's no need To
60 to Corrigan this trip. Bannock II
IN port and sails tonight for Norway
That's far enough"
"Bannock? The very man. Well
Mr.. Norton, reporter and amateur do
stecsive. guess we've got you last
enough this time. You may or may
not como back alive. Go and bring
around . taxi: some one you can
trust. I'll dope the reporter while
you're gone.
Long hours afterward Norton.
opened his aching eyes. He could hard,
ily move and his head buzzed abomii
inably. What had happened? What,
was the meaning Of this slow rise and
fall Of his bed? Shanghaied?
Come out O. that now. ye skulki
ser!" roared . voice down the COM
panionway.
"Shanghaied!" the reporter muir.
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his pockets. Not q sou-markee. not Z
match even: and second glance told
him that the clothes he wore were not
his own. They've landed me this
time. Shanghaied! What the devil
am going to dot" -
Dye hear met" bawled the strii
dent voice again.
/ Norton looked about desperately for
some weapon Of defense. He saw IN,
engineers spanner on the floor by the
bunk ACROSS the way. and with no
small physical effort. he succeeded In.
obtaining It. He stood up, his hand be-
hind his back.
"An right, me bucko! III come
down an git YET"
|. A pair OF enormous boots began
to appear down the companionway,
and there gradually rose up from
them . man a. wide % church door
and % deep a. . well.
wait . moment" said Norton, grip
ping the spanner. LET us have . per.
fleet understanding right on the bat. !"
Were going t have It, matey.
Don't ye worry none"
Norton raised the spanner. and,
dizzy ~ he was. faced this seafaring
Hercules courageously.
tive been shanghaied. and you
know It. Where are We bound?"
Copenhagen"
|: well. for . month or moro you'll
beat me up whenever the opportunity
offers. But merely wish to warn you
that II you do you'll find heap Of trou-
BILE waiting for you the next time you
drop your mudhook In North Amer.
lea"
( els that so?' said the giant, eying