The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-23

Ter the good OF ner souL
Maude received the news In wonder
ment. What kind Of a man was this
hooking master Of the Ghost, She
was soon 10 find out.
The cook had offended Larsen. A
rope was colled around the offender
and he was cast overheard In the
wake Of the ship. A shark rushed for
him and Larsen ordered him pulled In.
Despite the maddened haste. the shark
In the final rush tore away the foot OF
the victim.
"The shark was not In the reckoning.
Miss Brewster" said the Sea Wolf.
smllingly. at was-shall We say--Pn
act of Providence"
This scene convinced Humphrey that
he must kill Wolf Larsen. His cour-
age fiared up so brightly that he actu-
ally threatened To murder him.
The Sea Wolf barked n whimsical
guffaw: 'BrHvo. Hump. you do me
proud. like you the better for IT,"
Humphrey WINGED. He confided his
resolution to Maude, with whom he
had fallen in love. She counseled
against II. protesting that moral cour-
age always defeats sbrute force. but
she failed 10 convince him. He knew
the Sea Wolf too well.
The dancing lights In Wolf Larsen's
eyes when he looked into Maude's
warned Humphrey that some day the
storm would break. And II did. In
the midst of the night. he rushed into
Maude's cabin to find her In the crush
ing embrace of Wolf Larsen.
Humphrey flung himself on the
monster to be tossed aside like chip.
He rushed again. drawing his knife.
plunging the blade Into the Sea VOLTS
shoulder. Larsen staggered back and
Maude seized Humphrey, begging him
not to kill. Suddenly the Wolfe col
lapsed, not from his wound, but as If
from some uncanny spell that para
lyzed him. The giant was helpless.
Humphrey carried him to his berth
and realized that opportunity for es-
| cape was at hand.
Maude and he put of in small
boat, hoping that they might make
japan, 600 miles away. But the winds
and creeping drift of the Pacific inter-
vened and finally the grim adventure
| ended for time on little Arctic
island. Here they prepared to remain
for the winter.
Suddenly one morning. weeks after,
| Humphrey saw on the beach the
| wreck Of vessel, and 1t was strangely
familiar. 1t could not be-yes 1t was
the Ghost. The blood chilled in his
veins. Wild thoughts Of flight or the
sudden ending Of both their lives en-
tered his mind. Then wondering
cunning succeeded such fears. He
would kill Wolf Larsen, kill him as he
slept, for oil on board were doubtless
sleeping. With knife and gun he
climbed to the deck. He saw no one
Was the ship deserted after all?
But as he rounded the poop there
burst on his gaze the Sea Wolf. Hum
phrey raised his gun; the trigger
clicked sharply. Then silence.
"Why don't you shoot?" coolly re
marked the Wolf.
Humphrey could not speak.
Hump" said the Sea Wolf. slowly
"You can't do 1t. And after all hav
taught you. You know that I woul,
kill an unarmed man as readily as
would smoke cigar. Bah! had eS
pected the better things of yor
Hump"
; Humphrey slowly lowered the gur
The Ghosts presence was explaine
calmly by the Sea Wolf. He wa
, caught In a net he had set for hi
hated brother. death" Larsen, hi
crew were taken away and he was lei
alone. Pacific storms did the rest.
A strange WEAKNESS in the Sc
VOLTS bearing, a hesitant, preoccupie
air about him puzzled Humphrey.
: few days later he again summone
: courage to put him out Of the wa
But this time he saw Wolf Larse
e slowly making his way down the dec
q his quivering finger tips cropping f
/; the hand rails.
Wolf Larsen was blind! No need
p kill him.
Maude and Humphrey determined
escape by repairing the Ghost but Il
q Sea Wolf willed otherwise. Blind NJ
r helpless as he was, he craftily co
q trived to ruin Humphreys work. d
termined they should die together,
n his grim revenge would be complet
Fiendsh cunning and instinct to k
Re still remained.
!" A final reckoning was to con
,e Scoring precaution because he f
:. the Sea Wolf physically powerle
~ from the suspected presence of
NOR ON the brain. Humphrey ventur
~ too near one day. Suddenly the S
~ VOLTS stupor passed. The steel-li
u. fingers gripped Humphreys thro
=, The trap had sprung.
:" Maude leaped into action, tearing
!. Lnrsen's hands. But for once the
VOLTS tremendous will could not sI
AZ his weakened body. His fing
~, twitched and then relaxed and Hu
phrey was released.
nj "That was the last play of
Wolf" said Larsen, with his twis