Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-10-16

indicated che Position.
knights station is--where was
bruaght ashore after | was picked up
IsA9Aton snorted anyaReiy. and pirk.
lng ~ d pair 81 diyiders Indicated the
position with exnct precision.
sst'o tho nnrsad a biz. among those
Isiandsfr he snapped. ~Yon know fast
enough what / mennt"
Wnllen shook his head
"non't you r Laynton rpsped. "Weli.
how about lhisY 10 pulled piece Of
paper from his pocket, aud iiaticned Il
sus on the chart. 'Arhey correspond.
don't they7 You Dropped ihis out 81
your pocket ! had a Kanaka aboard
chen. who picked Il NJ and gave Il to
me-
He smiled al wnllen mnpieusantly.
u haven't g0f thar Kanaka now,
lie disappeared. There's something
dhnined queer about ls--and Keoui
these shots Lass night wouldn't you
say7 D'ye think I'm a fool dye think
/ wouldn't stake my enfh that ruealy'
mougheG Indian you brought aboard
With you didn't fre 'emf But ] stili
Thought yeu wrre wallen then. and
was sili for giving sou M the rops
you wnutsd
swell. here's the lniitede and loHgi.
tiiaa Ga fiin naiaer and hcfNe this 30
sliiun on tho chaxb and ! guess IN q
general way we're pretty hoe on Tbs
seents-.ig's Only the few details that
may b. hacking when we gei there that
I'm asking you 70 supply what7e
II Was a moment before waiIen
spoke
The position given % that piece 81
paper had cnlige. Gunra had said, d.
recl from Ram 6uiab Singh Thefs
we're many islands around Mac
Knights station. and among them, svi.
dnnsly enough nov. Ram Guiah Singh
had his lair
EDO you mean.- he naked abruptly
rihas yau are going theFeY'
'D'ye think there's any doubt about
ar returned Lagntpn causttcaiiy.
'srhen,r said WalInn earnestly, y
warn you. YOUR running the head Of
every one aboard this ship into q
moose. n you wanf the truth o. ths
Whale hnalnes&. it's ihisl Years back
ms father had trouble With power
sul native nntaed Ham Gulab Singh
who was aud y the head u many 81
tho Malay pirates tbas infess thcse
waters The msn swoge revenge. The
feud stu exists.
IL WINS - awe INC from . plot Ram
Gulab singh had hntthed 70 murder
me on the upoio Tint my fnther char.
tered you Furthermore. there was no
accident aboard here when my father
died. II was this Knunka. that you
ray has disappeared, who murdered
nim--fhe man who started this cock.
hnd.buli story about treasure because
he Il Ia Ram Gnlab slnghA ray, and
that paper he gave sou was 20 lure the
ship into HIS masters claws II he was
unHucceaKfsll IN doing away with my
father himself.
Tie aid away with my father. bui
nc SIN gave you the paper for the
same purpose. except, o. course. that ]
am substituted in my fathers place"
There was on incFeduloua Aneer or
the faces Of the two men.
sounds almost as nsby as yog
writing yourself down dead IA this
iogi" commented Laynton. with ar
ugly laugh. cot course, you don't
want Us to TO there. "a Well. that's
an right. aud thanks FOR the warning
hut don'f worry about ns coming C
any harm. though II does credit te
your hearti We don't scare aboard
this ship. Mebbe II therr WIS the
prospect Of biz Of scrap Il wouldn't
stand IN our way none. either. Have
you BY any chance taken note Of the
crew.
a sort Of savage anger came upon
walIen.
4 grant you they look like cut
throafs,~ he said evenly.
@You're wrong r rejoined Luynton
with evil smoothness. "You Amt half
looked at 'em, and you don't do EN-
credit Fallen angels are saints along
eide OF 'em and there amt one Of
'em but has been aboard here with me
for the matter Of good few years
which proves that your yarn about the
Kan0ka and this ERE friend OF yours
Ram what-d'ye-callstlm Is another lle
"'TaIn't likely you've ever heard Of
the Monleigh before, because we've got
a superstition aboard here TINT keep
ing the same name too long Is bad
luck.
when we carry cargo IT'S because
times are internally poor and the pick
Ing thln--the crew has got a prefer
ence for private pearl beds. or mebbe
the opium trade, or I've even known
'em to horn in on q BIT OF blach-blrdlng
BY way OF variety. We've been living
under kind of righteous restraint,
Mr.. Man. ont Of Difference to who we
thought you were, and / could see the
crew was sort OF chRiIng under 1t bat
/ guess you'lI get d better Idea Of
things from now on, and by the time
we get down on Arm again you won't
need to be told what to expect If you
don't come around 70 our way Of think
Ing"
He turned suddenly and dipped the
little slip d paper to the second ON
cer. Mott. get away with yeIls And
monk ss4. tts.f lt Il a., "a Is