Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-11-21

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II He paused, shot a swift, restle
II siance at Wallen, then began to pac
II tnree steps one way, three steps II
other, up and down the narrow cahi
II D-n it, mani" he said abrnnt1
II i've got bad news for you. You
1 fathers dead!"
II FOR moment Wallen neithe
moved nor spoke. It was difficult
grasp the full significance Of til
II words. His father-dead!
Il What did this thin-faced man wit
the little black eyes that always re
Il 1used to meet ones own, who wa
tramplng nervously now up and dow
niue cabin on rusty tram
| steamer here in the Java sea, at th
other end of the world, know Of hi
father, who never left the four vol
OF that lonely gray stone house in Cal
ifornia?
what do you know about nv fa
ther?'-he found himself speaking I,
quiet voice.
captain Laynton stopped imnn,
slVely in front of his table, pulled The
drawer open, took out a sheet of pa
per and handed it to Wallen.
you'll get the drift of this vonr
SELL guess" he ventured.
Wallen stared at the paper at fret
with curious bewilderment-and then
WIN the sudden flash of comprehen-
sion. ne was on his feet. It was LIST
VI the ports of call scheduled for the
| iil-Iated Upolo on her last vovaoe-
ports OF call that she had never made
What does this meanyo ho do
manded In a low voice. GLOW did W.,
come by this?" "
our father gave it to me-" the
captain answered. And now. if von,n
just listen for a minute. pu o;ro
you the whole story, and you'll see
LOT yourself. First I might as we'll
tel you, though, that 1 own this shin
"en' was in Honolulu-light. Won
understand-when your father came
ABOARD one evening and offered to
charter me for three months crniso
down here. He made the price riob+
palo the money down in advance. and
l closed with him.
ne gave me the list of ports. and
Salu MS son was on trading hark
called the Upolo, and that he wanted
10 get track of him as soon as noe
s,oie' ana oHered an extra bonus for
al hands If we made a quick iob Of
IL. THAT'S all I know about the roo
oon Ior the cruise. Well, to cut long
story short, we started awav. and
were down just south of the line WHOM
the accident happened.
Your father was alone down in bic
eaDln. We heard a shot, rushed he-
low ana, thinking it strange that no |
uiuh snow up in the excitement
called TO hlm-but got no answer
"eii' we burst in his cabin door and
louno MIN dead across the bunk"
You mean," said Wallen thronob
tight lips, that he commit+ed s'7i
cide?" "ui-
NO. Waltz" Captain Lavnton
snook his head. st wasn't that. Cod
KNOWS how it happened! The thino
went o1f-that's all. He was cleanino
one OF those patent automatic nisto1s
There was bottle of oil cloon
ng rag, and wire swabbing brush
III the moor. And"-Laynton nonred
iiiiselT another glass from the bottle
suipeu IL down, and wiped his Inns
Win the back of his hand-"weu Tn
rylng to give it to you in few
"ords-We buried him at 500 90
course" u
Wallen turned his back and stared
'ut or one Of the forward portho1as
Town onto the dirty foredeck. Was ;
he man lying? Was he telling tho
ruin! That his father had chartered
es.
out that his death was accidental- :
le background of his fathers life
u recent attempt upon his own life Z
LIS oraln was working In flashes. This =
ian Laynton repelled him
An accident-neveri There woe
Dom for doubt-"never go TO tho ;
ast 1T was not an accident-his IA
'ei hau Deen murdered on this shin ;
hu then suddenly he swallowed .
ard. "'o"eu a
l. was to save him that his father
au chartered the Monleigh and como g,
asst; for, according to that l,s+ ~ - =.
'fts' ms father somehow had been =.
loucn With his movements. some
wv hao known the danger he was in =
H. trying to avert it, had been mnr, ~
cred himself. - ~
a coid' merciless passion swept unon >,
III someone on this ship was the A
Was it this man herao =,
nat was at the bottom of if ano
was long arm Of vengeance thai r
ached to that gray stone honsa -
tb;" ah; tnat reached to Singapore, II
.;a n.s sup, 10 that sweltering, plague. II