The Carlisle independent., 1917-04-26

SandSboro tonight. 1 think that we had better make straight for San Fran cisco and run down to Sandsboro to- morrow"
 The Sea Hawk was barely 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 riyen timbers. Clinging to one Of these timbers the rescuing party found man and woman, both in the last stages of exhaustion. They were Ger aid Morton and Olga Ivanotf. There was no sign of the captain and the two sailors. All 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 coherent ac- count of themselves. Even then they were unable to throw any light on the mystery which enyeloped the explo- sion All they could tell their rescuers was that they had engaged the Sea 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, lis MT. Fitz- maurice here?"
 "No," was the answer. "He left yes terday morning in his sailboat for one of the North Farallons and he hasn't returned. He has probably been de- layed by the storm, but he ought to be back at any moment"
 "In that case" said Morton, T think that we will wait for him.
 When Fitzmaurice returned a few hours later he was considerably sur prised to learn that two visitors were pied by the officer in command of the radio station.
 The Countess Ivanoff and I have been given to understand" said Mor- ton, after Fitzmaurice had introduced himself, that you recently purchased of onntinr1 thrn0 cOinnfifiN xrnrlyG from the library of the late Doctor Burke. It 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.
 q mean that I have just left two of the books in the possession of Doc tor Burke's daughter and Lieutenant Hope on North Farallon. And they only got them by chance, after Japa- from my cabin
 But you bought three books" per sisted Morton. What has become of the other one?"
 ITO be quite frank. MT. Morton" said Fitzmaurice, who was becoming suspicious, T don't see how it con- cerns 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 ob- tain possession of them
 Only for a fraction of an instant did Morton hesitate.
 My interest in the matter is easily he said glibly. q am a lawyer representing the Countess Ivanoff here. who is one of Doctor Burke's heirs"
 That's different again." said Fitz- maurice, his suspicious allayed. Tn that case don't mind telling you that I have loaned the other book to a friend of mine named Owen, a phy- sician, who lives in Sandsboro"
 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 to hold the books until his 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, MT. | Morton" 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 Hope | and Cleo knowing that one of the books was in Sandsboro, they realized i