Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-27
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throwing both arms about the old sea-
mans neck, implanted a kiss on each
of his leathery cheeks.
II reckon I am something of o de-
tekative, even Of ] do say So" adj
mitted Hook, with evident pride.
But tell us about II, Hook" plead
ed Cleo, bubbling with curiosity. How
did you get the books? Where ON
earth did you find themr'
WAL. Miss Cleo" said the old sea
man, producing slab Of villainous
colored tobacco and slicing of piece
with great elaboration, this here wuz
the way II happened After you and
the lootenant started for the party
thought I'd hunt up some friends o.
'em. WAL. I'd dropped into that cigar
store at the corner o. Third and Mar.
ket to get a plug o. terbaccer, when In
comes Teller in q dress suit. with q
overcoat over II, and asked the clerk
which was the car he should take for
Ocean View boulevard. Said he want
ed to 90 to the British consul's. That
tubuo mo hiuuO pTlCk up ny CoIbp &uo
when he turned around got . good
look at him. BY the living lingo, ef
II warn't that Teller called Mahlin--
the same that I seen over to valdavia
one day q while back talkin' to Sat
suma. oh no. ser I to myself. there's
some hanky-panky agoin' on. What
might you be going to the British con-
suYs for?' So when he boarded .
street car, I stepped aboard too and
stood on the rear platform SOS he
wouldn't see me. When he got on at
the consuls house I got on too and
follered him until he went into the
back gate. hung round while and
then, holds brass. walked into the
kitchen, figurin' that ef anyone asked
me what I wuz dom there I'd tell EN-
that had q message for the lootenant.
But everyone was busy. with walters
hustling in and out, and no one paid
no attenshun to me, SO Jest slipped
up the back stairs. thinkin' I'd have
| q look round upstairs for friend Nah
lin. I hadn't no more than got into
the upstairs hall, though. before
heard, somewhere in the front o. the
house. the darndest hullabaloo ] ever
listened to. II sounded like an anchor
chain runnin' through . hawso hole.
Yimmin wuz ascreamin' and men O.
shoutin' and thunder seem'd tove
broke loose generally. run forrad Just
In time to see the lootenant a-roliin'
down the companionway all tangled
up with a Teller with black mask on.
You wuz a follerin' 'em down. Miss
Cleo, screamin' to beat the band. Next
thing l knowed. the two OF EN- rolled
kersmash through the front winder
It's time to get out o. here SEE l ia
myself, thinkin' I'd slip out the way
come in and see what's happened to
the lootenant. Jest then l happened
to look into room at the top O. the
stairs, and, by the Holy Noses, Ell
there warn't two O. your fathers
books, Miss Cleo, a lynn on the table
knowed 'em by red bindin's. THE!
may be the very books what has the
secret o. the submarine hidden In EN-
Who knows? SEE I, and. as everyone
had run below to see the fight.
slipped into the room and grabbed EN-
and skipped down the after compan
ionway hidin' 'em under my Jacket
BY that time everyone In the kitchen
had run to the front o the house Il
see the fight. 30 no one seen me e
out. I hurried round to the front
thinkin' the lootenant might've beer
hurt In the scrap. and peeked into tina
glass place where the flowers are
There was a crowd round him and al
he wuz asittin' up talkin' I made VI
my mind he couldn't be hurt very bad
SO lighted out with the books, know
ing that you'd be glad to see EN-"
During this amazing recital Hop
and Cleo had been anxiously porini
through the volumes thus miraculous
ly recovered. Now Hope looked up.
you're q wonder as a sleuth, Hook,
he said, YEARLY tossing the books Of
the table. Burns and Pinkerton AM
Sherlock Holmes have nothing on you
But luck is still against us. We've go
to look further There's no sign o
the formula In either of these books,
1t was late the next morning whel
Hope, looking q trifie pale and wit
his head still bandaged. Joined Gle
in the breakfast room. who Is tn
next person for us to see?" said Cleo
The next name on the list is Al
Q thur Fitzmaurice and his address
given as the Commercial hotel, her
s in the city. have just telephone
a the hotel, however. and learn that h
left few days ago for the Faralloni
4 II seems that he is connected with tn
r government coast survey, 30 suppos
he's out there charting the islands.
: What are the Farallons?" aske
/ Cleo, land where are they? neve
Q heard OF them before
!, "They are islands," answered Hop
n "or rocks, rather. for nothing grow
Q upon them. in the Pacific, about :
o miles due west OF the Golden Cat
> There are several islands In Oh
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