The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-08

at least twice the amount you were
to get"
"How can help your If this is 10
be talked over at a meeting I shall
not be allowed TO be present do not
think 1t VIII help you for me to join
I do not see how you can win. II you
can show some way out 1 win do what
I can. But like to see way out"
He Modified the bald acknowledge
ment Of his neutrality with a little
bow and hissing-in breath. Back Of
1t all was a viii that was infiexible,
thought Rainey.
IF we lose, you lose" he went on
lamely. He had come on a FOOLS err
rand, he decided.
III think shall get my money" said
Tamada- The Oriental gave a swift
smile, that held no mirth, no friend
ship, rather, sardonic appreciation
Of the situation, without rancor.
They are very foolish" he said.
They make me cook, they eat what
serve. They say Tamada is very good
cook But he is Jap, d-n him. Sup
pose / put something in that food,
that they would not faster I could
send them all TO sleep. / could kill
them. / could do 1t so they never
suspect, but would go to their beds
and never get up from them 1t would
be very easy. Yet they trust me-"
The statement was so matter-of-fact
that Rainey felt his horror gather
slowly as he stared at the impassive
Oriental.
A thought suddenly flashed over
him Was Tamada in league with
Carlson? Had he mistaken his man?
Did Carlson plan to have Tamada IN
dertake wholesale poisoning to Sc
cure the gold himself, providing the
drugs? Was 1t q friendly hint from
the Japanesef
When Rainey's watch was ended
and he was closeted with Lund in the
latter's cabin, the giant promptly
Quashed all discussion Of Tamada's
attitude.
'tTn put no trust in any slant-eyed,
yellOw-skinned rice-eater," he an
nounced emphatically. They're
against us, race an religion. They
want California, or rather, the Pacific
coast, an they think they're goin' to
git it They're no more akin to us
than a snake iA cousin to an eel.
They're not Of our breed, an you can't
mix the two. I'll have no deal with
Tamada, beyond gettin' dope out Of
him. If he helped us 1t 'ud be only to
further his own ends. Not that he
can do much-unless-"
He lowered his voice to a husky
whisper.
There's one thing may slip in our
gOld-gettin', matey," he said-"the
japanese. doubt IL this island is set
down on American or British charts.
But I'll bet 1t is on the japanese.
They don't know of the gold, or 1t
| wouldn't be there. Rightly, the island
! may belong to Russia, but, since the
! war, Russia's in bad way, an emmy
| thing loose from the mainland'n be
gobbled by Japan.
what the Japs grab they don't let
go of. If they should suspicion US of
| gittin' gold of emmy island they c'ud
trump up to call theirs, If they found
gold on US at all, 1t nd be all off with
us an the Karluk. We'd be dumped
inside Of some Jap prison an the
schooner confiscated.
AN If things go right with US, an
we ever sight the smoke of Jap gun.
boat comm our way, the first thing
P4l be apt to do will be to serag Ia
mazda or he'll blow the whole PROPOSE
1 ton, whether we've got the gold
aboard or not. Even If he didn't want
/ to tell becoz Of his own share, they'd
git it out OF him what we was after.
"Ever play much at cardsY he went
on. "Play for yore last red when you
don't know where to turn for another
an have all the crowd Ithinkin' yo're
goin' broke as they watch the play
An then you slap down a card they've
all overlooked an larf I'm the othel
chaps facef
That's what I'm goin' to do with
Carlson. I've got that kind of card
matey, an I amt goin' to spoil my
fun by tellin' even you what Is Is
though yo're my partner In, thi:
gamble. It's a trump, an Carlsen'1
overlooked it."
Lund chuckled hugely AS he mixeG
himself some whisky ana water
Rainey refused drink, He was nerv
/ Gus botherins over what the outcom,
might be, and how he might handle
himself. He was not at all sure Of hi:
own grit. There was a nasty doubt a.
to his own prowess and his own cour
age that kept cropping up. And tina
state of mind is not pleasant one,
Rainey went over and over the stu
alton as squirrel might race arount
the bars of his revolving cylinder, ant
came to only one conclusion, the In
evitable one, to let the matter develo,
itself. Lund's winning card he ha,
bothered about until AisI brain wa
tired. When he turned In at last, de
spite his determination to follow
Lund's admonitiOn concerning sleer
1t would not come to him,
He was awakened st AaIfpast sever
got a cup Of coffee after dressin
warmly. and went on deck Carlsel
and the girl had preceded him. Ilun
stood at the ran with his heak Of {
nose wrinkleG, snaff1ng toward the ic!
crags that were spouting a dazzle o
white flame, set about with smaller
sudden flares of ruby, emerald ant
saDnhire