The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-24

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was soon to find out. J
The cook had offended Larsen.
rope was coiled around the offenuer
and he was cast overheard in the
wake of the ship. A shark rushed lor
him and Larsen ordered him pulled H.
DESPITE the maddened haste, the SHARK
IN the final rush tore away the foot Vi
the victim.
'aThe shark was not in the reckoning
Miss Brewster" said the Sea Wol1'
smilingly. at was-shall we say-an
act of Providence"
This scene convinced Humphrey tnat
he must kill Wolf Larsen. His cour-
age fiareL VI so brightly that he actu'
ally threatened to murder him.
The Sea Wolf barked whimsical
guffaw: Bravo, Hump, you do me
proud. like you the better for IT.
Humphrey WINGED. He confided his
resolution to Maude, with whom ne
had fallen in love. She counseled
against it. protesting that moral cour-
age always defeats 'brute force, out
she failed to convince him. He knew
the Sea Wolf too well.
| The dancing lights in Wolf Larsens
eyes when he looked into Maudes
warned Humphrey that some day the
storm would break. And it 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 Wots
: shoulder. Larsen staggered back ana
; Maude seized Humphrey, begging MIN
! not to kill. Suddenly the Wolfe col
e lapsed. not from his wound, but as II
}. from some uncanny spell that para
: lived 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 off in a small
|. boat, hoping that they might make
r japan. 600 miles away. But the winds
e and creeping drift of the Pacific inter
q vened and finally the grim adventure
d ended for a time on a little Arctic
o island. Here they prepared to remain
n for the winter.
A Suddenly one morning, weeks after
IS Humphrey saw on the beach thu
wreck of a vessel, and it was strangel!
II familiar. 1t could not be-yes it wa
q. the Ghost. The blood chilled in hi
veins. Wild thoughts of flight or tn
ne sudden ending of both their lives en-
tered his mind. Then a wonderin
~ cunning succeeded such fears. ID
would kill Wolf Larsen, kill him as h
slept, for all on board were doubles
sleeping. With knife and gun b
n. climbed to the deck. He saw no on'
on Was the ship deserted after aiif
n But as he rounded the poop ther
mr. hurst on his gaze the Sea Wolf. Hun
re phrey raised his gun; the triggt
III. clicked sharply. Then silence.
"Why don't you shoot?' coolly r
NJ marked the Wolf.
est Humphrey could not speak.
a HUMP" said the Sea Wolf. aowl
a 'sYou can't do it. And after all l ha'
off taught YOU. You know that l wou
no XIII an u1nEIuCu lHdh % ASONAAJ 49,
a would smoke cigar. BAIL had
.ol- pected the better things Of yo
Hump"
Civ HumDhrey slowly lowered the q
our The Ghosts presence was explain
calmly by the Sea Wolf. He W
rev caught in a net he had set for
hated brother. Death" Larsen,
crew we're taken away and he was Il
alone. Pacific storms did the rest.
A strange WEAKNESS in the
the VOLTS bearing, hesitant, preoccupl
Sea air about him puzzled Humphrey.
eal- few DAYS later he again summon
sur courage to put him out or the W
sed But this time he saw Wolf Lars
uge slowly making his way down the de
and his uuivering finger tips cropping
mp; the hand rails.
me Wolf Larsen was blind! No need
ape, kill him.
is Maude and Humphrey determined
lg- escape by repairing the Ghost, but
and Sea Wolf willed otherwise. Bilno
lder belnless as he was, he craftlly
and trived TO ruin Humphreys work
termined they should die together
! en- his grim revenge would be compi
Fiendish cunning and instinct to
The still remained.
con- A final reckoning was TO &C
the Scorning precaution because ne
their the Sea Wolf physically power
and fror, tho suspected presence Of a
NOR on the brain, Humphrey VENT
men too near one day. Suddenly the
ami yuolf,s stunor passed. The steel
hunt fingers gripped Humphreys I'M
Ut OF The trap had sprung.
DOuy Maude leaped into action, tearin
Lorsen,s hands But for once the
Woif VOLTS tremendous will could not
man his weakened body. HIS M
with twitched and then relaxed and L
Doetic -. released
argue - .ho Iost NAV of
anu Wolf" said Larsen, with his wv
s. smile. 'Td like to have done for
erOus first, Hump. l thought nad
stiff 80 yor <adad int,
consciousness. a pitiful ending fol
grim sea murderer who pictured
De self roaring to death in blaze
S,,cb multi and evil splendor.
raIIod Soon the restored Ghost emb
the waves again, freighted with
- ra- ness. Then a trail Of smoke o