Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-03-29
CHAPTER XII.
Mutinv.

CHAPTER XII.
Mutiny.
"Igeria," / read in the encyclopedia.
"is a duchy and crownland Of south
eastern Europe, bounded" and the
boundaries are given in detail-"area,
four thousand and thirty-five square
miles; population (1900) seven hun
dred and twenty-nine thousand nine
hundred and twenty-one." Uninter-
esting details of mountain and rivers.
''The climate is healthy, especially In
winter" Quite a bit about soil and
agricultural products, commerce and
trade, factories and minerals. "Ac-
cording to nationality, over forty per
cent Of the population are Ruthenians,
thirty-five per cent Rumanians, and
Armenians" Some mixture thatl
Nearly seventy per cent of the pop
ulation belong to the Orthodox Greek
church." Principal cities and towns:
here we are: "The local diet, of which
the grand duke is the head, is COM
posed Of" and again uninteresting
details. Almost column, and that
the only mention of Marnees man in
all its many words!
Before returning the book to the
shelf, I ran over its pages, as one
does, carelessly, and my eye Lit on the
the capitalized word, "Gregr." That
had a familiar look to me, and read
the brief mention of Josef Gregr, Hun.
garian general os the time of Maria
Theresa. Why did tie. name Gregr
seem familiar? What had it to DE-
with -the st. Dunstan mystery? -
The words ST. Dunstan gave me the
clue instantly. Ignatz Gregr was one
of the sixth floor tenants Holme and
I had intended to interview the morn
ing we discovered FreePs body. What
had Holme said of him? In apart
ment six hundred and sixteen; no Wis
ible means of support; there but q
month; German accent-probably
Igerian; Holme wouldn't know-old
man with whiskers, reticent, benevo-
lent-looking. That was all; but with
my present knowledge that all was
all-important. certainly should
have interviewed Gregr-must inter
view him as soon as I might.
Captain Blake sat in our cabin
studying watch-charm compass laid
on the table before him. Gilmore"
he said, unless this toy has gone
way wrong, We'll have no ruction at
Guayaquil."
whats the matter with it," ! ask
ed.
"says we're heading southwest by
south"
(which means what?"
cit means that the captain has
changed her course, and is headed for
a run across the South Pacific. That
=" and he put his finger on the COM
pass-"says Sydney, not Guayaquu."
"You mean that we're bound for
Australian"
81 don't know where we're bound,
but unless my compass has quit bus
mess, well pass a darn sight nearer
Autralia than we ever will Ecuador. 1t
means we must change our plans"
sat down, thinking hard. Blake"
l questioned, "if you wanted to make
a Mediterranean port-say Trieste for
instance-would you go round Cape
Horn or across the South Seas?"
AT this time of the year, across the
Pacific, surely"
"And that would explain our pres
emit course as indicated by your COM
pass?"
at would-now; but why the de-
tour"
would an attempt to keep out OF
the line of regular traffic explain itf"
/ asked.
Eyes, It might. II this yacht does
MT want company, it is going the right
way to avoid it. But are we to stand
for t.iis sea cruise, Gilmore?"
whats the alternative?"
"Take the ship"
opened the door softly, then clos
ed Il; the saloon was entirely empty,
friends or foes. l sat down on the
edge of my berth.
"Blake," / began, I'm promised to
that program, but there are two wo-
men aboard this boat, and we must
think of them. II we can capture the
yacht without imperiling their lives,
very good; I'm with you. But no
chances taken with them"
understand" said Blake promptly.
Have you pistol?"
smiled. Carried one eighteen
years when I didn't need It; gave 1t
away when did," replied.
Blake grunted. Il have one, so has
Reedley; Burns / don't know, but
probably not. Got knife?"
certainly" I said, pulling out my
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