Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02
SINISTER ISLAND
BY Z
CHARLES WADSWORTH CAMP
Copyright
Dodd. Mead \ Company

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"CoQuIna? rs shell deposit they
used LOT in he old days for building
Noyer fixed it up in fine style for his
Arab Girl She lived there until one
nishl that giant look il into his head
without reason that he ought TO ho
Jealous Of her. He didn't wait 10 find
out he was wrong lie cut her throat
as she lay in bed. That's the house
where this man. Mr. Anderson lives
the man YOU wanted TO send the tte-
Gram TO-
Miller ed Yet he could not ac-
cent the agents story of this an, lent
crime liz anderson's house as a cred,
BIZ explanation OF his friends no;e.
Anderson and Molly were both norm1;
and healthy He had been in more
or less constant touch with them since
he had first mel Anderson in Paris
ten wears before when he had hoen
on the TIRES hold OF manhood. Durin%
hat time he had seen no display oT
abnormality OF Of any exceptional sur
render TO nerves. The question that
troubled principally now was why An
derson had ever chosen such 4 spot.
'You knew them he asked The
gent, about Mr.. Anderson'S living
here
Sure. It's natural everybody shoulI
get wind OF that. You see his house
and the plantation house are the oni
two on the island, and until this win
ter thev'ye both stood empty since the
Civil V ar h, lcs. eyer body heard
~ ii +. hi 4, s.
"Our ii aren't ia ruins too.
Miller said
NO. the agent explained proper
tvs still in the hands OF Movers fam
uy, believe They've let ii AL go back
10 The wilderness except those two
Aouses Kept them in repair. ilgur-
mg,T reckon. somebody might be fool.
ish some day and rent them Sure
enough. this winter along comes a
man named Morgan who takes Tie
plnntalion house. and this man. Mr..
Anderson who takes The other OF The
two give me the biz place rs more
open and less erewsome than the
coqulna house. Yes, people would
know about that naturally Been say.
ing Captains Island would grow civil.
lied again. bur ! don't hear of any
parties going down, and | .Ject boih
,he Morgan and the Andersons have
friends in Martinsbars.
Miller smiled.
"'rhe nyas ion begins I'm running
down in my small boat this afternoon
How far is it,
about, twenty-five miles altogether
l,u if YOU get strong tide beh'LJ
,ou it doesn't take long,
MY boat needs waterfall"
The agent picked up a paper ana
lurned 10 The marine page.
"Tide's on The turn now. II runs
three 10 four miles an hour between
mere anu iIt HltNll VI lHt J lNNis
"Then | could make IT by night Mil
Ter said. Il suppose I need pilot"
eyes. There's no entrance directi!
from The river. You have to take a
channel across The Marshes
The agent hesitaled
"They call ii he Snake"
He cleared his throat, adding apollo
getically
That's because it twi Is and tuID'
so"
Lots OF silly things there's no ac
counting for" the agent replied. "Ant
you can't realize the reputation thu
islands got around this part OF tn
country And, see here. Don't you b.
outing me down as foolish TOO. fy'
told you what they say. | don't know
anything about spooks-never saw
one. All | do claim is, there's Il kin'
Of Il spell on Captains Island tina
reaches out for you--and sort q
scnres YOU That's all say---a sor
OF spell NOu VAIN W Sti away llVu
Maybe you're right and lis Just th
climate and hat jungle, and the lone
liness''
"And l." Miller sad, have been pi,
turing il as popular winter resort
"You'll have TO ask the snakes an
the spooks about that the agen
laughed
He turned 10 an entering customer
Miller went back TO the Dart. tellln
himself that the problem Of Ahdel
sons note was as undecipherable Il
ever. He would have TO wait Tor a
explanation until he had seen Ande
son that night. Therefore he was a
the more anxious to start He ha
lad enough experience with the NJ