Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-07-22
from the ship TIL give you double
farew promised Shute-and he had


From two to six hours" was the
reply.
"Tll watt" announced Shute.
"But don't you want to see the
fortificationsT asked the operator.
"You will have ample time"
II want to see nothing except the
reply to that message" replied Shute.
sitting down and making himself COM
Portable for long wait.
After six hours of waiting, the oper-
ator handed him a cable dispatch. It
read:
"Ford out Of town. Report to Amer
lean consul, Naples. Do you need
money!"
1t was signed by the clubs secre-
tary.
He cabled In answer to address him
care Of the consul at Naples. He did
not ask for money. And he went back
to the ship In no hilarious frame of
mind. His team had lost the worlds
champfonship-the plot against him
had been thoroughly successful And
he was no nearer spotting his en-
emies than he was before going ashore.
And Miss Riley didn't care for base
ball! This seemed to cap the climax.
Strange how values change in a voy-
age across the Atlantic.
Aboard ship he ran upon the ships
doctor and the wireless operator in
close confab. Win Shute was not Gu
rtous until he caught the doctors
words:
1.-THE Chandeliers lost. see by the
Dispatch. and you won. I'll pay you
when we get paid off,"
my tip was pretty good" admitted
| Jed Mansel. Il made quite killing.
Cleaned up two thousand dollars"
1.-TWO thousand?" repeated the doc
tor. "You we're lucky"
"Not lucky-wise," corrected Man
sci, winking slyly. Il knew that one
Of the Giant-killers' best men couldn't
play"
Win Shute was certain. The wire
'ess operator was a crook. He was a
party to the devilish conspiracy that
had drugged and put him away on
the ship!
Rage such as he had never felt In
all his life consumed him. He could
not curb his desire to hurl himself up.
on Mansel and beat him to insensibilI-
ty. But as he was on his toes to
spring. restraining hand was laid
upon his arm.
1t was Miss Riley. MAY l speak
to you, please2"
Reluctantly Win Shute turned from
his enemy. He and Miss Riley walked
along the deck until they were out
Of hearing Of everybody.
II looked for you before the pass
engers went ashore" she said. "You
see." she went on. then faltered-
"you see-l wanted to ask a favor OF
| you" She stopped.
The ships mystery unaccountably
flashed across Wins mind! But he
| didn't pause a second in replying:
"Sure! Ask something hard. Wish
could do real big favor for you
"You can. have queer feeling
that something is going to happen
It's perfectly silly, Of course, but
II something should, will you look af
ter mother? She is so devoted to M
and so dependent on me that dom,
know what she -" Again she fal
tered.
Il sure willard look after you
too," answered Win.
''That's SO good<of you. But dom
trouble about me. It's mother Tn
worried about" Then with a look Of
unconcealed admiration she concluded
"But feel better now. It seemed
to me that you were the only one
on the ship that could 60 to-the
only one wanted to trust mother
to-" +a
Notwithstanding the bitter disap
pointment of the day, Win Shute
went into dinner that night with 8
heart as buoyant as a toy balloon
He was planning walk and a talk
by southern moonlight with Miss
Riley.
But all evening she paced the deck
in earnest conversation with Jerrold
Mansel.
| wan oAOSS 06UACO Jul " Ills wv "
satisfaction why things were thus. He
knew that Miss Riley was receiving
wireless messages-he had seen Man.
sci hand her more than one-and
Shute decided that the operator was
taking this means to keep In touch
with her. Whereas steward would
carry Marcdnigrams to other passen.
gers, Jed Mansel invariably delivered
Miss Riley's messages himself. Nat.
urally this attention would be recog.
nized by an appreciative person like
Miss Riley.
That Jerrold Mansel was downright
crooked, there wasn't much doubt
But Win had to admit that his proof
was far from conclusive. iris Ford's
wireless was a fake-but there wa
the possibility Of taking somewhere
along the line Of transmission. Man:
sci had bet heavily against the Giaat.
killers-but SO had thousands OF 9th.
! eP persons. The operator'a ramark