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

you ItHu IN yVuL -AtAtr1i LILY ~ HRt
you dead 70 rights psllures aud you
might as wen make a clean breast 81
It. I've just sent couple o. men 60
draw the fungs of that East Indian
snake OF yours IN the shape u any
firearms he may have. ] dosi< NOV
whether you picked M any weapons
ashore or not Mott, have look and
hand EN- over. II he has"
Mott, with a vicious grin, stepped
forward. and. under cover Of the cap
taln's Ieyeled revolver, took the auto
matte from Wallcn's pocket.
You're rare bird, you are
grunted Laynton as he pockesed The
weapon.
Wallen's eyes went again TO Helen
MacKay. Her head WIS still turned
away. and she was tapping neryousis
with pencil on sheet Of closely writ
Ten pnper-the message, presumably
that she had just received.
who is the message fromT' Walieu
put the question 10 the girl. bat she
Ignored 1t.
''The authorities" Laynten al
swered CURLY. "And while gaure dix.
ging around In your mind for d blur on
the murder count. dig for something
else as wen. you damned lInpostor
We know you nowi A proper fool
you were TO Try and palm yours Oh
as Wnlien ashore last night, job NJ y
be nenrer your name ihan WI eEa~v
chr
,.Johnsoni what do you mcanT r
cried walien sharply.
@what l say Laynton flung back.
"what everybody IN Singapore knows
since the Upoio was picked up. IT'S III
there ID the message. There were three
white men on sis upoloi chit caplaln
Mitchell: Wnilen, the first mate, and
johnson. the second.
eThe bodies u Two white men were
found aboard--see third unauestlnn
ably left the bark. for one d the boats
was missing Thnt'II be Jon Right
enough. But you forgot The LOG. ms
buckle
"waIlen evidently kept Il, Tor tfle
captains death Is recorded. and Che
last entry Is Ia quite another hand
which could only be Johnson'a." cass
tain Lhynton'g eyes narrowed. 'ggo
You remember that last eniry--John
spn7 Died today, & wnllen ffsi
mate. -
aOh, my God. ls that ltr waller
cried out wildly. II bad burst upml
him now in fash. Tint waa what
they had meant IN Drink House SANS
iasf night THAT was Why slsey bad
called him an inspostor there too
lie turned to Helen MacKay
lie wns reaching uut toward her
leaning townrsi her and shcn b. area
slowly back. Could . woman's face b
70 pililessly hnrdl she Was ssnndins
up. for an instant her eyes swept hisf
aisdnlnfuiiy- -and then she waiked
past him out ontp the deck
And Matt laughed leerlngly
white 60 the Ilgs. his soni airs, Wal
len Bhirlsd uppn Tie pan .bnt fnyn
ton was between them 81 an instant
~cnt thar out e he snaried. Mot
ron shut that doDrl And you. Weller
or whatever yon want % cab POUR
self you 81 downg@ lie reeaned -.
own soai. lingering hia revolver sith !
sort IL suggestive olreIassnesa
4 gog ORDERS fhefesho 1egked hi.
baud snwHrd the wireiesa table rs
stlek you ia irons and put isack Z
singapore. ard ! told 'rm "a aex
but ~ rrinneg suddsSiy and siAyflef
his revolver back llia his poekel ~
uini going 10"
Wailcn came bolt upright Vi his seas
You mean you believe ne, then Il
he demanded quickly.
Now. sou eat that out. to0i" or
dered l.aynton overwhelmingly, with ~
abrupt return 10 his former manner
~ sou know what's good for yea
you'll drop ihe blum know blamed
seli whaf you'fn nlasqueradiDw n
walien for A for tho killing Ii
singapore, I'm not worrying about &
one way or sha other, it's 10 hpnt q
a,lne. bus whcn young waileh died ~
the Upolo you got a secret out % hsm
and that's where | come "a
"You thought yoH saw your ehnncs
20 get away from pobl when Mott here
Or the girl. don't SE9w which, gave
you the lead 20 claim That you were
WalIen hY saying that they were look.
Ing for him. and nfierwari, seeing Il
gave you the run Of this shln, yon
stuck 10 II. and you'd haye been q fool
II you hadn't
~Now. then. put Il 10 you. ~ w
aps Is our share. After that, wei
land you anywhere you aay, o., II ynu
like. Jon can have a bcFthaboarii- I'm
getting Kind VI sick of standing watch
myself. aud third officer Wonldn'l
come noways nmlsss
wailen looked first az Iaynton. then
AZ Mott. who was glowering and sul
isnfaecd, then back NJ Iaynt0n again
aisaok hcrei- be hurst out. almost
lnsanely sElther you're crazy. or
am"
"0h. nor reiortcd Captain IaYnton
easlly. Neither OF ns III You aEn'i
willing 10 give ~ gracious Ike while
you think there's chance you don't
have 60 split The pot, thas,s all. Mebba
yO0 think Tn blufIlDg7
"fionf fool y0uracifI We made up
orr minds from about the Eninute this
hooker WIS chartered that there was
a ioi more behind this aearch-sDra-son
business And now we're sure 81 Il.
I'll take yon into my cabin and show
you why b 4 minute. But flrst TO let
you know ] mean business, you can
take a look at my hand
eve wasn't saying anything till old
Waiien-got killed. for whatever lie was
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