The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-05-01

the stout plotter quietly. II sent him
back to the engine room"
When the strategists 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 INDUCING in afternoon con-
stitutionals. The motion of the ship
was nearly normal again, and the
weather was fine and clear.
"Of course" growled Marsh. jerk
Ing a fat thumb ahead. 'Pennythorpe's
emerged from his shell. Shall we
fy?7
The man of science was shouting
and g~esticulating 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
a mile distant.
Brill scanned the craft with an inter-
est that had grown enormously with
the events Of twenty-four hours. So
that was the vessel that was to carry
off his fair Marion as well as the mil
lions in gold that had tormented the
girls father into a physical and mental
wreck. Somewhere in hat slim. black,
low lying. clipper bowed steamship
vas a cabin prepared for a lovely &C.
cupant and. doubtless, another near it
for a swarthy Mexican. The thought
made the young man culver with rage.
Could he have launched a torpedo that
would blow the vessel and all on board
her into the air he would have done
it without conjunction.
Meantime Marsh was making his
own particular observations of their
sea neighbor, humming gently and
with special emphasis whenever a new
and important point struck his com
~prehension.
Look here, Overton," he said at last.
See those black squares where the
steel seems to jut out. | wouldn't be
surprised If they could be let down and
show
Guns" cried Brill eagerly. Then
she is
"A warship. after all? Perhaps so.
Our swarthy friend or whoever's boss
Ing il went into this for big stakes.
and he'd stack the cards the best pos
sible. May be a converted yacht from
some bankrupt South American repub-
lic."
As they approached Professor Pen
pythorpe and the others they noticed
that n row of signal flags broke u
from the stranger. When they were
hauled in a launch was swung from
the davits and began its descent. At
the same time they felt the speed or
the Olympiad slacken in unison with
that of the other craft until both the
leviathan and its satellite barely main
tanned Roadway. Two seamen and an
officer tumbled into the steam yachts
launch. and it headed for the Olym-
piad.
The sides were manned, and a rope
ladder was thrown owe In short order,
and n little later the watching crowd
on the liner was rewarded by the sight
of a big white Russian cap MS it reach
ed their level. Then followed ii snort,
thickset figure in n long overcoat-
Captain Humphries received the Wis
itor with stiff courtesy. and together
they went away to the official quar-
tiers, but not before Marsh, VINO had
squeezed his portly frame as far FOR
ward as possible. had said something
apparently intended for the ears OF the
newcomer.
Brill asked him about this as they
went inside.
NO more Il Russian than I'm Il
Dutchman." said the commercial agent
i'm n low voice. Tried him With the
only Russian | know, only five words,
but If he'd understood 'em-well. 1
wouldn't care to meet him. Let's nn1
Stebhins. | need his bracing presence
and information that he may have
In Brill's cabin Marsh showed that
he had not let the visitor from the
black yacht cut of his thought.
IF it wasn't for his beard" he
masel aloud. I'D swear he was bene-
diets old gambling house partner. l
was tempted TO try a pun ut those
whiskers."
The nbsurdity of the fat mans at
tack on the supposed representative OF
a great foreign power at his FORMAL
reception was so delightful that Brill
laughed.
"Why didn't your he asked.
The beard may De more genuine
than his Russian nationality" replied