The Tupelo journal., 1916-11-24

thrown fn1S way ana that, pun sew
eral times headlong into the dust and
finally pitched into a dock, in which
he might s~traightway have drowned
lad not a couple of mates gone to his
assistance and dragged him out.
Osuka became the aero of the dance.
The news Of his exploit spread
through the village, and Marjorie, who
fled at the outset of the fight, had re-
covered her self-rossession sufficiently
when she met Osuka as to be able to
shake hands with him and thank him
very prettily for the great service he
had rendered.
The jewellers made Osuka come in
and join them, and the Jap proved as
nimble on his feet as he had been
with his hands.
John heard from his lawyers on the
following morning; they arranged to
send skilled Investigators within TWEEN
ty-four hours. AS the weather contin-
ued fine he resolved to accompany
Captain Rogers to the fishing grounds.
This was the very opportunity that
Atitboi Cot ahdItCd ILL III StlLtu
it ruthlessly. On L pretense or an
other, he contrived to detain every
boat except the MARY r." Moreover,
that smart little vessel, which carried
Il sailing rig as well as a petrol en-
CINE, was sent to sea sh~ort-handed.
But evil is not a 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 day!
Marjorie had elected to accompany
the fishing party.
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 a cigarette, he
went behind some buildings on tha
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 il which
his master was interested until he
heard a deep voice cursing Burton by
name.
OF course, the japanese did not
know who vas speaking.
Il have fixed him now, Tom"
doomed the voice. He'll never come
back alive from that trip he started
On half al hour ago. And I've got af-
fairs in such shape that I'll be able
TO grab every hit of stock he holds il
this company"
Father" Sai2 another voice, which
OSuBa 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 meac them. It's inst
rubbish to talk about Mr.. Burton cot
coming back alive. What's to stop
him, I3 like to krcw?'
I'm stop hiEl, you young foolr'
stormed the elder West. I've stopped
him already. Jim Wai6e will attend
TO that. The Mary r. win he lost at
'sea, ana with her will go down both
Burton and that rotten t~elltale.
Rogers
what are you saying?" screamed
yourr West, startled into a FRENZY BY
his fathers extraordinary statements,
since he knew that Marjorie was
aboar2 the fishing smack.
You're mighty slew this morning"
came the jeeriag answer It's just
as I tell you; Tn rayin' Jim Wade
quite 4 thick wad to set rid Of The
pair Of them. You ought to know.
You're ray SON. I am dom this for
your sake, hut l took the risk on my
OWN shoulders. For all that, l am
dashed if I let you believe that the
thing was IN accident. You've got
to be up to the neck in this as well as
me!'
"You-you murderer" shouted the
son, his voice rising to a shrill falsetto.
Marjorie is on that boat"
Don't you dare call ne names. We
are one as bad as the ether. And.
what DO I care whether Marjorie is
there are rot? Here! where are you
going?"
Let me go, I tell you! Let ne SO
or TIL strike you'll"
"What do you mean to do?"
"Start out tc save them, of course.
l pray to God 1 may not be too late! I"
The sounds Of a furious struggle
reached the astounded Osuka. Broken
curses and hreathless threats told that
the SCH was striving to choke his IA
Their into helplessless, while the older
mar was rot only determined that no
alarm Should be giver, but that this
fool hey should be prevented from