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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
ORION

Mrs. N. H. Swanson was hostess
to the Stitch and Chatter club a
her home in Lynn Wednesday.
Rev. Mr.. Holbrook has returned
from Jerseyville, Ill, where he at
tended the Baptist state conven
ton.
Miss Elsie Quaintance Of RocA
Island was recent guest at the
F. S. Fullerton home.
Forrest Wayne returned from St
Louis Tuesday, where he attended,
reunion of members of his tank
division, who served in England
and France during the war.
Miss Sara Trego is visiting friends
in Chicago.
A number of friends and neigh
bors very pleasantly surprised Mrs
Maud Durham at her home Sat
>urday afternoon. Late in the aft
ernoon a dainty luncheon was serv-
ed by the neighbors. Out-of-town
guests were Mrs. Forney Wade and
Mrs. Tough and two children OF
Morgantown, w. Va. Mrs. Wade is
sister of Mrs. Durham.
Mrs. Cooperds at Oak Park, the
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. c. S.
Linell.
r. r. Davenport of Clearwater.
Kan, a former resident of Orion,
visited at the Love and Boutwell,
homes last week.
Rev. c. G. Anderson. pastor OF
the Orion Lutheran church. has
rendered his resignation. to accept
a call in Indiana.
Miss Hazel Sayre has returned
from a visit with Mrs. d. D. Lay
ton of Rock Island.
Mrs. Forney Wade and Mrs.
Tough and two children of Nor
gantown, w. Va, are guests of rel
atives in Orion. Mrs. Wade was
formerly Miss Hattie Sayre.
Mrs. E. H. Tamme. who fell on
the stairway at her home. is able
to be about the house again.
Miss Doris Hanson spent the
weekend with Leona Westerlund
at Augustana college.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Asplund are
home from visit with friends in
Joliet.
Edward Duffield of Fayette, Iowa.
is the guest of Orion relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Conover and
baby son of Mount Vernon. Ill, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. Y. Con-
over. Mr.. Conover has taken a po-
sition with the Deere company of
where they will soon make
their home.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Waite, who has been quite
Ill. is showing slight signs Of i'm
provement.
The first sale held in the new
sales pavilion netted the sum Of
s12,S40. It was one of the largest
sales held in Orion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
LIVELY DOINGS
THIS evening
Students Putting on a Halloween
Party That Is Expected to
Re a Hummer.

Tonight is the night Of all nigts
for the students OF the Aledo high
school, college and business pu-
pills. The junior and senior
classes are putting on the feature
party OF the year. a masked Hal
lowe'en event. The college and
business course students and the
freshmen and sophomore pupils
are the invited guests. The party
is to be held in the college dorm, "
which, the decoration committee
has been working in for the past
week and which is now in splendid
shape for the largest event OF the
school year. 1t will be impossible
to gain admittance to the party
without a mask. The other com
mittees are not Stacking in their
efforts to make the festivities the
best ever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
FANCY SCORES ON.
BOWLING ALLEYS
BY. ALEDO'S BEST

Three straight games is the de-
feat which the Aledo Regulars. this
city's best in the bowling line, ad-
ministered to Miller's Colts We'd
nesday night on the Valentine al
leys.. The youngsters came close
in only one. the first contest, pins
being: Regulars, ISL; Miller's
Colts. S44.
The second game revealed some
real rolling on. the part Of the Reg
ulars, a total of $40 pins being
counted, registering an average Of
1874. The bowling Of Bjorkman and
Macy Parkman featured in this
game. The team average of the
Regulars was 1881, while that Of
the Colts was 1917.
Score by games:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
SUSPECT TRICK IN
HIGH SCHOOL, FIRE

To whom goes the credit for the
day Of rest for the senior and ju-
NOR classes of the Aledo high
school yesterday. That is the
question which faculty members
are debating. Was school dis
missed because of the odor caused
from the combustion of the coal or
was it limburger cheese on the ra-
diators, carbon disulphide on the
floor or asafetida sprinkled in the
corners. by the same culprits or
bolshevists who collected all the
books in the assembly room and
buried them in a cubby hole under
the chapel stage only a few days
previously?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
BURGESS

Mrs. W. J. Sharer and daughter,
Mary Louise, and Mrs. George w.
Pease, were visitors with relatives
Saturday.
Ted Foster was Monmouth
caller Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spiker of La Harpe
visited several days at tho home
OF their daughter, Mrs. W. H..
Hunter, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Mclaughlin
were Aledo shoppers Saturday.
Vera Morgan visited the week
end at the home Of her sister, Mrs.
Clemet harrington, near Norwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Stephens OF
Sunbeam, and Mr.. and RMS. CLYDE
Stephens and daughter of Cause.
Texas, called at the Fred Nc
Laughlin home Friday.
w. j. Ewing Of Monmouth visit
ed with relatives hera Sunday.
w. J. Sharer as Well as many
other Burgess people, attended the
Sunday meeting in Rock Island
Sunday.
]. F. Morgan was a business call
er in Alexis Saturday.
Mrs. Lavina Brown is III at her
home north of town.
William Scannell and Leonard
Smith. were tri-city callers Satur-
day.
Bruce Gladson spent Saturday
evening with Monmouth friends.
There will be a Christian En-
deavor and Sunday school insti-
tute for all the churches for this
locality held in Burgess on am
early date. State and national
speakers will be here to give the
addresses.
Friday evening Miss Nurle AL
berts very pleasantly entertained
the members of the Adelphine Sun
day school class and other invited
guests at an informal gathering.
Games were enjoyed and during
the evening. Mrs. Alberts served a
very dainty lunch to the visitors.
Friday evening the Christian En-
deavor society OF the local church
will be entertained at the home Of
Miss Leatha MOrford. The time
will be spent in the form of a Hal
lowe'en party.
Mr.. Keller has recently purchns-
ed the lots just east of the F. r.
Peterson property from Mrs.
Madge McReynolds and expects to
build there as soon as the carpen-
ters can get to the work
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mclaughlin
and daughter, were visitors ia
Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
HAMLET

Mrs. Ross Bonynge and daughter,
Miss Ethel, visited from Friday un-
til Sunday with relatives in Rock
Island and attended the Sunday
meetings.
Rowlie Dunn and family and
John Nichols spent Sunday with
Walter Boyles and family near New
Windsor.
Hiram Cooper and family and
Miss Millicent Boyles were Rock
Island visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Halstead and
Prentice Halstead and family mo-
tored to West Liberty. Iowa, Sun
day and spent the day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Halstead.
Mrs.HEwing and son, and Eugene
and Lucille Carr spent the last Of
the week at the Dorothy home.
Mrs. Carl Seastrand gave a mis-
cellaneous shower Wednesday, in
honor OF Mrs. Elmer Flat.
Mrs. Leland Boyles and daughter,
Miss Pauline, visited Saturday and
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ely
Minteer near Reynolds.
Mrs. Adam F1uhr and two sons
spent Saturday and Sunday the
home Of Will VT goner, VIII Weg-
oner and sons and Adam Fuhr
spent the last Of the week at Bay
Island.
Mrs. Jennie Gridley and daugh-
ter, Mrs. May Cain, spent the last
of the week at the homes of Mrs.
Alice Cain and VIII Wagner
Miss Katherine Gray was a Rock
Island visitor Thursday.
Miss Mary Lee has been visiting
with her brother, Charles Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Doonan and
Miss Stella King spent Sunday at
the homo OF Lennie King.
Haliowe'en Mask Pail Colisa,s,-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
THE ARGUS
ALEDO PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Bowers and
daughter, Miss Ivel. departed last
evening for Pomona, Cal, where
they will spend the winter. The
other daughter. Miss Rllla, is at
tending the University OF Califor-
MIA at Angeles. Pomona is just a
short distance east OF that city.
Mrs. L. E. Mannon left last even
ing for Peru, Kan, where she will
make a two weeks visit with her
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Luby.
Mrs. e. Parkman went to New
Boston last evening for a short
visit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
East St. Louis Livestock.

East ST. Louis. Ill, Oct. 31.-Hog
receipts. 1000; higher; top price.
14.75; bulk, 1425@14.70; heavy
weight, 400 q 14.45: medium
weight, 1425@14.75; light weight.
13.75@1450; light lights, 1880
1925; heavy packing sows, smooth,
1225013.00; packing sows. rough,
11.25@12.25; pigs, 12.50@13.75
Cattle receipts. 1000; easier;
beef steers, medium and heavy
weight; choice and prime, $500
1880; medium and good, 1880
1850; common, 8.50@10.75; light
weight, good and choice, 14.00@
1925; common and medium, 5000
400; butcher cattle, heifers, 700
@16.O0; COWS, 6.50@11.5O; Gamers
and cutters, 5.O096.5O; veal calves,
light and handy weight. IA 500
1900; feeder steers, 6.50Q11.50;
stockers, steers, 6.50Q10.00.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
HISTORY CLASS.
HOLDING DEBATE

The seniors OF . the Aledo high
school are not the only class that
is interested in a debate. The
modern and medieval history class
of the junior high school, held its
first debate this afternoon, com
mencing at 2:15 Il was the girls
against the boys and the question
discussed was Resolved, That the
peace treaty should be ratified by
the senate" Marie Address and
Frances Watson upheld the mega
tive side for the girls and James
Morgan and Robert Moorhead stood
for the alternatives and the boys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31

Young Boy Steals COrnets-Ver'
non Hawn, aged ii, living Win ms
parents at 90S West Third steel
admitted to the police that ne
broke into the coliseum last Mon
dav and stole three comets. he
will be turned over to the juvenile
authorities.
According to, the story told the
police, young Hawn raised real
window and after prying open the
bars. crawled inside. He secured
three comets. the property OF a
musician by the name OF Hiatt
When he returned home with the
instruments his mother ordered
him to return them Immediately
Young Hawn carried the three
comets back to the>eoliseum and
left two at the rear door. The third
he retained.
Electric Firm To Davenport
The Mississippi Electric company,
a Clinton concern, has leased of G.
A. Ficke the property known as
224 East Third street, and will re-
move its business to Davenport.
The company are wholesale
dealers in heavy electric machin-
cry. ]. w. Hardy is its president.
Shot Breaks WindOw-Reckless
Youths armed with firearms are
blamed by the police for shooting
the window glass out of the home
of W. P. Winecke, 1912 Grand ave-
nue..
MIR. Winecke was the only mem
Der of the family at home when
the shot was fired. He investigat-
ed but could find no trace OF the
guilty parties.
Police say the shot was probably
fred by some boys and struck the
window glass accidentally.
Students See Power Plant-A
score of students from the State
University of Iowa came to Daven-
port to inspect the power plant
and substations of the local utili-
ties. The students we're shown
through the plants by officials of
the Tri-City Railway & Light COM
pany.
Stieger Gets Year Sentence
Harry Stieger, who enjoys the dis
tinction of having bluffed out death
two years ago when he was cleo
trocuted, lost out in his fight for
liberty. Stieger will have to serve
a term at Fort Madison with his
pal. Robert Loomis.
The men recently pleaded guilty
to the charge of wrecking a motor
truck belonging to the Schesser
Coal company. They were given a
years sentence by Judge NJ. F.
Donegan on the charge Of mali
cious mischief.
Union Bank To Build-While no
official announcement is made by
bank officials. it is known that the
Union Savings bank is proceeding
with the plans for its new eight
story Office building on the south
east corner of Third and Brady
streets.
No leases are being renewed to
present tenants of any OF the
ground which will be occupied by
he new building. AL present tsa-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
Wholesale Prices
In Rock Island. o

Head lettuce, per 10 ....17 Nc
Green string beans. ID .......,bc
Malaga grapes. crate ...-......s. 40
bananas. 10 ........----... &c
California Val. fancy. box. 1870. ss so
Lemons. doz ''---...------ soc
Creamery butterl. 10 :---..--- coo
Oseoulargsrine. 36lb. box. 40 to 4Sc
Home grown sweet potatoes, ID. .. Sc
Home grown lettuce. ID .......... .16c
Cabbage, home grown ............3c
Home grown yellow onions. lb .4c
Mango peppers, doz ........ 15c
Parsley, per doz. bunchss. Acc
Garlic. loose pound. soc
Home grown apples. per bu. so .25
Home grown tomatoes. ID ........2 15c
Michigan celery, bunch ........ Soc
Potatoes bu 81. 30
Homegrown yellow onions. pound. &c
California peaches, box ...... 81. rs
Blue pIums, crate A.-.-...s 800
oranges. DO2 ,o.4O
Malaga grapes, crate ........$ SO
Honey Dew melons. crate ....3.25
California walnuts, ID 40c
Popcorn. shelled, pound ...-......11c
Blue grapes. ID ...... ............7c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
STOCKS CLIMB
STEADILY FOR
GOOD ADVANCE
Little Interruption. in Upward
Swing of Market Leaders, Many
Making Big Gains.

New York, Oct. 31.z-Stocks ad-
vanced with little interruption this
morning. Conspicuous features in
cluded Crucible, Lackawanna, Re
public and Gulf States steels at
gains of to ) points, and Ameri-
can International, United Fruit and
Atlantic Gulf, which rose to 61z
points. Baldwin Locomotive, Gen
eral Electric, Mexican and Pan
American Petroleums, Texas Com-
pany, and Mid-States Oil were to
5 points higher. Stutz and United
States Rubber featured the auto
mobile and kindred specialties,
gaining 4 to points. international
Paper, Writing Paper preferred, to-
baccos and sugars gained 2 to .
points, with S1a for American
'Voolen. Call money opened at s
a%
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
The Day In Davenport

ants have been notified that they
will be obliged to vacate on sc
days notice.
Such notice, however. will not
! be served upon them until such
active building operations. This
time as the bank is ready to start
Will probably be in the early
spring.
The new building will be one OF
the finest Office and bank buildings
in the middle west.
COngenial Affair Opens Garage
/ The new garage building of the
I Standard Oil company on Federal
night with a luncheon and dance
street. was formally opened last
for the company's employees in Dav-
export. Local Manager R. A.
Thomson was the host.
The building is a one-story struc-
ture erected in the latest ID most
improved style. 1t is 81 feet
in dimensions.
Three Auto Accidents - Robert
Naeve, living at 2431 Pershing ave-
nue., had his left arm broken when
his machine collided with a car
/ driven by Charles Neff, Carnation
and Fern streets, at the intersec-
ton OF West Fourteenth and Scott
streets. Naeve's car was over
turned and the driver pinioned I'M
field, 7O5 West Seventeenth street.
der the machine. Robert SMALL
who was riding in Naeve's machine,
escaped injury.
An auto driven by Louis Col
lentz, Bennett, Iowa, was damaged
in a collision with an auto driven
by Lloyd Bukel, las Fifteenth ave-
nue., Moline, on East Eecond street.
between Pershing avenue and Iowa
streets.
Three machines were damaged
when an auto driven by NJ. NJ.
Burns, 1923 Fourth avenue, Rock
Island, crashed into a machine
driven by r. M. Rabbit, 224 East
Seventh street. on Third street be-
tween Main and Harrison streets,
Rabbits machine was thrown for
ward into a machine standing
along the curb.
Outing Club 0pened-The for
NAL opening of the Davenport Out
ing club was the most brilliant
event in the club history.
Who'd Lose Eye for S1,5OO7-I
Roy Gibson will receive a total of
$500 for the loss of his left eye,
under the compensation law.
Judge VI. F. Donegan OF the dis
trict court, granted the applica-
ton of Gibson to receive $1,238.99
in a lump sum. The rest of the
money had already been paid.
Gibson received his injury last
July while in the employ of the
Davenport Ice company. Tho liza
bility risks OF the company are car
ried by the Iowa Mutual Life In
surance company. The victim was
entitled to SIS per week for d per-
iod of 100 weeks
Licensed To Wed-Ed Burke of
Iowa. and Eva White of
Victor
William C. Burmeister of Dona- |
hue and Emma W Wiese of Dayea-
>
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
Peoria Grain.

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. 31.-Corn. &c
higher; No. white 1856; No. yell
low LAS; No yellow las; No. 3
yellow las; No. 8 yellow 1872; No.
5 mixed 100; No. 6 mixed 1.28.
Oats. unchanged; No. white Il
671A; No. 3 white 70sz.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
Peoria Livestock.

Peoria. ILL.,. Oct. 31.-Hogs. re-
ceipts zoo; active to % higher; top
price 14.00: bulk 1360@13.S0;
lights 13.60913.90; mediums 1875
@1400; heavies 13.45@15.9O.
Cattle, receipts 800; slow; CSC
lower; calves steady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31

In factories where needles are
made the grindstones throw of
great quantities of minute steel
particles, although the dust is too
fine to be perceptible to the EYE.
the dust shows no i'm
mediate effect, but gradually sets
up irritation. usually ending in
pulmonary consumption. and for
merly almost all the workmen died
before the age of 40 Ineffective
attempts were made to screen the
air by gauze or liner guards for
nose and mouth. At length the use
of the magnet was suggested, and
now masks of magnetized steel
wire are worn by the workmen, and
effectually remove the metal dust
before the cir Is hreathed-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
Chicago Potatoes

Chicago. Ill, Oct 31.-Potatoes
steady; arrivals As cars; Northern,
sacked and bulk. $2I5G2.40 per
ewt; Western Russets, $2.75 per
CIVIL rurals. S2.70Q2.75 per cwt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
Chicago Provisions

Chicago, Oct. S1.-Butter, I'M
changed.
Eggs: receipts, 1913 cases; IN
changed
Poultry, alive; lower; springs,
23c; fowls, 16@23c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
Gen. Sir D. Henderson.

General Sir D. Henderson, head
of the British Red Cross, will come
to the United States in the near fu-
ture to study American business
and sociological methods and also
to arrange with the American Red
Cross q system of coordination that
will link together the two great
s= - examinations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
Liberty Bonds.

New York. Oct. S1.-Liberty
bond prices at 1880 a. m. today
were: 31ss, 100.S0; first, As, $500;
second As, 93.l2; first ANS. $500;
second 414s, 1910; third AIS, 9512;
fourth AIS, 1924; Victory 3&s,
$3.50; Victory AIS, $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
CHICAGO FUTURES
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago. Oct. 31.-Corn, No. :
mixed, LAB: No. yellow, 1.44.
Oats. No. white, 1914 @72& ;
No. 8 white, 691k 072Ac.
Rye. No. 2, 1861 @1.S7&.
Barley, 12SQ1.3S.
Timothy, S.50@1125.
Glover, nominal
Pork, nominal.
Lard, 1886.
Ribs, 1S25Q19.25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
Buying Prices
In Rock Island.

The prices below are those paid by
merchants for grain brouGht IN from the
country anu not Tor s1ipm ents by rail- or
OtnkrWise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
Horses and Mules.

East st. Louis, Ill. Oct 81
Horses and mules Exchanged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
Short Term Securities

Quotations Furnished by Morris Geismar
s Co., 40 Central Trust Bldg,
Rock Island Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
Foreign Securities

Quotations Furnished by Morris GeismaI
S Co., 410 Central Trust Bldg,
Rock Island. HI.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
Local Stocks and Bonds

fluctuations furnished by Greenfield Brek-
erage Co.. 2O8 Safety Bldg.
Phone R. i. AA4S.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31

LLOYD GEORGE SUSTAINED.
London, Oct. 31-The govern
ment was given vote of confidence
in the house of commons on its
financial policy by majority of
355.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
Selling Prices
In Soek IAland.


The prices below are the prices at
which the retail merchant sells 70 the
consumer. taken according 70 the auaify
o urrsfltlrf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
Buying Prices
What Rock Island Merchants Pay
Farmers.
Live Poultry and ErEn.

Hens. per pound. zoe
Spring chickens Observation-Disclosures. 22C
BOOSTERS, d.. . ... loo
Ducks. per pound Observation-Disclosures. sss5c
Geese tyoungD, per pound ..... 4. L &c
Creamery butter. pound. ........ SAC
Eggs per doz ....-..-...... 41c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31

Halloween Mask Ball, Coliseum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31

Licensed To Wed-Ed Burke of
Brooklyn, Iowa. and Eva White of
Victor
William c. Burmeister of Dona-
hue and Emma ". Wiese of Dayea-
@
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-10-31

the work, handling that lad l am
going now"
"He is colored, is he not-a SLAYER
1--WE can only guess as to that. But
he does not Look to me like a hard
proposition. If 1 can only reach the
boat without being seen the rest will
be easy. Now is the proper time
while he is busy tinkering with the
engine. You will stay hereY
eyes, Of course; IL could be of no
help"
She suddenly held out her hand, as
though impelled to the action by some
swift impulse, and the warm pressure
of her fingers meant more than words,
l could not see the expression on her
face, yet knew the slender body was
trembling nervously.
Surely you are not afraid?"
ooh, no; it is not that-I-I an all
unstrung. You must not think of me
at ALL"
/ realized the gravity Of my task,
and my eyes were watehfal Of the
shrouded figure / was silently APP
preaching. l drew nearer inch by
inch, advancing so slowly and snake
like that not even the slightest sound
of movement aroused suspicion. APP
Darently the fellow was engaged in
oiling the machinery, for he had
placed TIE lantern on deck and held
long-spouted can in his. fingers. His
back remained toward me as / drew
near the stern, end consequently !
no longer had a glimpse of his face.
The wooden wheel of the boat, a
clumsy-appearing apparatus, rested al
most directly against the bank, where
the water was evidently deep enough
to float the vessel, and the single rope
holding it in position was drawn taut
from the pressure of the current.
Waiting until the man was compelled
to bend lower over his work, utterly
unconscious of my presence, l straight
ened up and, pistol in hand, stepped
upon the wooden beam supporting the
wheel. He must have heard this
movement, for he lifted his head
quickly, yet was even then too late;
already 1 had gained the afterdeck,
and my weapon was on a level with
his eyes.
Don't move or cry Quit" l com
manded sternly. "Obey orders and
you will not be hurt"
He' shrank away, sinking upon the
bench, his face upturned SO that the
light fell full upon it, for the instant
too greatly surprised and frightened