Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-17

Not on your liie!" urged the too
candid adviser. Take NV advice an
leave him alone He's worse than a
bag full OF wildcats"
Wade managed to regain his feet
and skunk off home. He was a de-
feated bully and knew it, but a dull
rage now burned in his heart. He
meant TO leave a village where he had
been so rudely dethroned. but before
going must earn the wherewithal for
a fresh start elsewhere. And in the
meantime, il opportunity offered, he
would certainly learn some of the
tricks which enabled sprat weighing
about 100 pounds to toss about hefty
fellow scaling 10 as though he were
a feather bed
In the result, Osuka became the
hero of the dance. The news OF his
exploit spread through the village. and
Marjorie, who fled at the outset of the
fight, had recovered her self-posses-
sion sufficiently when she met Osuka
as to be able to shake hands with him
and thank him prettily for the great
service he had rendered.
The jewellers made Osuka come in
and join them, and the Jan proved as
nimble on his feet as he had been with
his fists. He spoke English very we'll
and quickly became quite friendly with
many OF the inhabitants.
This unforeseen development was
indeed most fortunate thing for John
Burton. Had it not been for Osuka's
exploit in whipping the stuffing out
OF Jim Wade, and thus making the
acquaintance. so to speak, Of nearly
everyone in Emerson, It is more than
probable that his masters career
would have ended the very next day.
John and Marjorie danced together
several times, and young West was
minded to be jealous of the handsome
stranger until the girl managed to
chaff him out OF such an absurd no.
ton. West knew, OF course, that his
father and Burton were not on the
best OF terms, but the older man had
only spoken darkly of fixing things"
so that the son little suspected the
deadly plot Matched between Wade
and the detected thief.
Iohn heard from his lawyers on the
following morning; they arranged to
send skilled investigators within
twenty-four hours As the weather
continued fine he resolved to accom-
pany Captain Rogers to the fishing
grounds.
This was the very opportunity that
Richard West awaited and he seized 1t
ruthlessly. On one pretense or an
other, he contrived to detain every
boat except the Mary r. Moreover
that smart little vessel which carried
sailing rig as well as petrol en-
CINE, was sent to sea short-handed.
This did not matter greatly, since
Rogers and Wade were well able to
deal with her in such fine weather. In
deed the sea was so calm that il was
highly probable she would depend
mainly upon her propeller for the trip,
as there was not enough breeze to
fill the great brown mainsail If it
! were hoisted.
But evil is not thing that can be
doled out with such care that It never
passes the bounds set for it. Richard
West little imagined that there would
be four people instead Of three on the
MARY R." that dayl 3
Marjorie had elected to accompany
the fishing party. She was good
sailor and knew how to handle tiller
and gear, so her father laughingly &C
cepted her instead Of one Of the two
missing deekhands, while he owned
in the same breath that he would
work Burton himself ito the limit"
Osuka wished to accompany his
master, but Jim Wade refused EN-
phatically to allow the Jap on board.
Rogers was annoyed by his assistants
defiance, but had to yield since Wade
was needed to attend the engine.
Osuka was greatly disappointed. He
lounged about the pier, watching the
MARY R." speeding out into the blue
expanse OF the waters, until at last,
being minded to enjoy cigarette,
he went behind some buildings on the
wharf and seated himself in the shade.
By idle chance he squatted beneath
the open window OF an office, but had
not the least notion that he was on
the premises of the company in which
his master was interested until he
heard a deep voice cursing Burton by
name.
OF course, the Japanese did not
know who was speaking, but it was
easy to grasp the essential facts that
the man, whoever he might be, har-
bored deadly grievance against the
millionaire.
81 have fixed him now, Tom"
doomed the voice. Hell never come
back alive from that trip he started
on half an hour ago. And I've got
affairs in such shape that III be able
to grab every bit Of stock he holds
in this company.
Father" said another voice, which
Osuka thought he had heard before
(and therein he was not mistaken; he
had met young West at the dance,
you shouldn't say such things. You
can't possibly mean them. It's just
rubbish talk about Mr.. Burton not
coming back alive. What's to stop
him, I'd like to know"
"I'll stop him you young foolr'
stormed the elder West. "I've stopped
him already. Jim Wade will attend
to that. The Mary R. will be lost
at sea, and with her will go both Bur
ton and that rotten telltale, Rogers"
What are you saying?" screamed |
young West, startled into frenzy by |
his fathers extraordinary statements,
since he knew that Marjorie was
aboard the fishing smack.
You're mighty slow this morn
ing" came the jeering answer. ITS
just as ! tell you; I'm payin' Jim
Wade quite a thick wad to get rid
of the pair OF them. You ought to
know. You're my son. am doin
this for your sake, but | took the
risk IN NV own shoulders. For all |