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there is no use in trying to reach
Sandstone tonight. I think that we
had better make straight for San Fran
cisco and run down to Sandstone to-
morrow
The Sea Hawk was barely a mile of
Middle island, toward which it was
heading, when it struck the floating
mine, so that only a few minutes
elapsed before the sailors attached to
the radio station, attracted by the flash
and roar Of the explosion, had launched
a boat and were pulling toward the
scene of the disaster. Of the Sea
Hawk all that remained were a few
riVen timbers. Clinging to one OF these
timbers the rescuing party found a
man and a woman, both in the last
stages of exhaustion. They were Ger
aid Morton and Olga Ivanoff. There
was no sign of the captain and the two
sailors. Ali three had evidently per-
ished.
Olga and Morton, though badly
bruised and suffering from shock, were
otherwise uninjured, but not until the
following morning were they sufficient
ly recovered to give a coherent ac-
count of themselves. Even then they
were unable to throw any light on the
mystery which enveloped the explo-
sion. All they could tell their rescuers
was that they had engaged the Sea
Hawk for the trip to Middle island,
where they had important business
with a man named Fitzmaurice, and
that, when only short distance off the
island, there had come terrific eXplo-
sion. Further than that they knew
nothing
by the way" asked Morton, as he
concluded his story, sis Mr.. Fitz-
maurice here?"
NO" was the answer HE left yes
terday morning in his sailboat for one
Of the North FaraIlons and he hasn't
returned. He has probably been de-
back at any moment"
I'm that case" said Morton, 81 think
that we will wait for him.
When F'itzmaurice returned a few
hours later he was considerably sur
prised to learn that two visitors were
waiting for him at the cottage occu-
pied by the officer in command of the
radio station.
The Countess Ivanoff and I have
been given to understand" said Nor
ton, after Fftzmaurice had introduced
himself, that you recently purchased
at auction three scientific works from
the library of the late Doctor Burke 1t
happens that we are interested in
these books and, if they are for sale,
we would be glad to make you an offer
for them"
you are not the only ones who are
interested in those books" said Fitz-
maurice.
What do you mean?" asked Morton
quickly.
81 mean that I have just left two
Of the books in the possession of Doc
tor Burke's daughter and Lieutenant
only got them by chance, after a Japa-
nese named Satsuma had stolen them
from my cabin
But you bought three books" per-
sisted Morton. What has become Of
the other one?"
ITO be quite frank, Mr. Morton
said F'itzmaurice, who was becoming
suspicious, 81 don't see how it con-
Germs you. Lieutenant Hope tells me
that Miss Burke is anxious to recover
the books because a legacy from her
father is believed to be hidden in one
of them. If that is so I fail to under
stand why you are so anxious to OBJ
tain possession of them
mi 0f a
Morton hesitate.
my interest in the matter is easily
explained" he said glibly. 81 am a
lawyer representing the Countess
Ivanof here. who is one of Doctor
Burke's heirs"
That's different again." said Fitz-
maurice, his suspicious alIayed. I'm
that case I don't mind telling you that
1 have loaned the other book to a
friend of mine named Owen, a ply
stefan, who lives in Sandstone
do Miss Burke and Lieutenant
Hope know where the other book is?''
asked Hope.
They do" said Fitzmaurice. He did
not add, however, that Hope had sent
a telegram to Doctor Owen asking him
" AOAO TIC OOOhS uuI1l MS arrival.
In that case" said Morton, "our
business here seems to be finished and
we had better be getting back to the
city,
Just then the officer in command of
the radio station entered.
There's a government tender leav.
ing for the city in half an hour. Mr..
Norton he announced. You and the
countess can go over in her if you
wish
Though it was late in the evening
when the tender put them ashore at
the government wharf, Olga and Nor.
ton. tired as they were, did not spend
the night in San Francisco. With Hone
and Cleo knowing that one of the
books was in Sandstone, they realized
that quick action was imperative.
There's a train for Sandstone al
three in the morning" Morton told