The Adair County news., 1921-12-06
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Copyright Bobbs Merrill Co.


man, giant in size, who asks Rainey
70 lead him to the sealing schooner Kar-
lux. The blind man tells Rainey he is
An old shipmate of Captain Simms Of the
karluk and desires to make his visit a
surprise. He asks Rainey to lead him
aboard, and Rainey does So In the
cabin they find Captain Simms and man
named Garrison. Simms recognizes the
accuses Simms of abandoning him, blind
on an ice foe, and denounces him for
what he calls his ingratitude. Simms
denies the charge, but Lund refuses to
Be pacified. He declares his intention of
accompanying the Karluk on its eXpedi-
ton north, where it is going in quest
of gold field which Lund has discov-
cred. Peggy, Simms' daughter, is aboard,
and defends her father. Carlsen, who is
physician, drugs Rainey.
por, Rainey finds himself at sea- Carlsen
Informs him he has been kidnapped be-
cause, having learned the object of the
expedition, he might have divulged it and
offers Rainey a share OF the gold. and
Rainey, seeing nothing else to be done,
declares himself satisfied. Lund gives
him a brief account Of a former expedi-
Carlsen, and suggests a partnership"
hainey to act as Lund's eyes"
CHAPTER III.-Rainey, having slight
end mate OF the vessel. Captain Simms
is in exceedingly poor health, and the
navigation of the ship is entirely in the
hands Of Doctor Carlson. At the latter's
suggestion shooting match is arranged
between the hunters" aboard, the yes
sci being ostensibly on a sealing expedi-
ton. Lund, although blind, demonstrates
he can shoot by sound" The hunters
having emptied their revolvers, Carlson
tells them there are no more shells on
board.
CHAPTER IV.-Watching the pursuit
vessel il mishandled and narrowly
escapes disaster. In the confusion the
ship's boy, Sandy is swept overheard.
tnrS and incidentally the admiration OF
Peggy. The captains illness seems about
20 have a fatal ending.
CHAPTER V.-Lund mistrusts the
hunters and urges Rsiney to pump"
Bendy and gain knowledge of their
plans. Sandy tells him Carlsen is Great
Ing a feeling that all on board, with the
exception OF Sandy and the Japanese
cook, Tamada, should have an equal
share Of the gold, which was not the
original plan. Rainey and Carlson quar-
rel and the latter draws a revolver. Raj
that Carlson is keeping the captain i'll
and Is playing to secure the gold, and
Incidentally Peggy, for himself Tamada,
evidently a japanese Of education and
vessel as the Karluk, is an unknown
quantity.
CHAPTER VL-An interview Rainey
has with Tamada does not throw much
light on the position of the Jap, though
Rainey is inclined to believe he has no
sinister intentions and would prefer to
side with Lund and Rainey rather than
with Garrison and the hunters. Lund is
doubtful, but tells Rainey, he has trump
card in his possession which will enable
him to frustrate any sinister plans which
Garrison may have made. They sight land
and arrangements are made for a confer
snce to decide on the sharing OF the gold.
on Rainey's being present in an advisory
capacity to the blind man, invites Raj
ney to attend,
CHAPTER Wilt is arranged that
Rainey is to see the skipper, who Carl
sen declares is in no condition to join the
gathering Rainey finds the captain
seemingly at the point of death. Peggy
sen and fears he is actually slowly kill
ing her father The conference begins
with a general feeling of tenseness. Carl
sen makes the assertion that all on
board, with the exception Of Tamada and
the boy Sandy, being equal, they should
share alike. Lund denies the equality,
and as the discoverer of the gold de-
mands the chief share. After a bitter
nouncing the recovery of his sight Carl
sen draws his revolver, but Lund also
has a revolver and shoots first. Carlsen
is killed.
CHAPTER Notwithstanding the con-
tition of the skipper, they find Garrison
has been administering morphine. The
supply on board being exhausted, they
are unable to do anything, and the cap
tain dies. Dund offers TO take the girl
back to Unalaska, but she decides to
go on.
, CHAPTER TX. - The hunters attack
Lund, who has taken full charge of the
ship, and in q fierce eght, in which Raj
ney participates, the attackers are worst
ed. The girl watches the fight and Raj
ney discovers she has a revolver.
~ CHAPTER X.-Lund and Rainey search
Carlsen's cabin for shells, find a guam
tity, and Lund has Rainey throw them
overheard in the presence of the hunters.
It is plain to Rainey that Lund is in love
with Peggy and he fears for the girls
safety. They sight the island which is
their destination, and approach it safely.
CHAPTER XI.-A Japanese gunboat
appears and a searching party is sent
aboard the Karluk. Lund arranges to
pose as Captain Simms and Rainey as
Doctor Carisen. Tamada is disguised as
a colored cook, supposedly suffering from
enteric fever. The deception is success
ful, the japanese being satisfied the eX-
pedition is a sealing one, and the gun
boat leaves them, to return in three
weeks.
CHAPTER XII.-Knowing the short
time at their disposal. the entire person
mel of the party is landed and the ac-
QUESTION of the gold begun. 1t is in the
soil of the island, the work of securing
IL being frightfully hard. Lund drives
the men to labor to the point of exhaus-
ton, though the results are eminently
satisfactory. On the eighteenth day the
disgruntled sailors get possession of the
LIQUOR supply and in a frenzy of drunk
enness refuse to go on with the work
Rainey and three other men stand with
Lund and after a fight in which one of
the mutineers is killed and Rainey and
others badly injured the victory rests
Lund roughly declares his love for
Peggy. The girl seems unwilling Raj
ney interferes, asking Peggy to marry
him. and offering to fight Lund if neces-
sary. Forced to choose between the two
men, Peggy laughs at Rainey and goes
willingly to the arms of Lund "her
mate, she proudly declares.
- 4tCHAPTER xIfI.-with the treasure
safely on board, the party leaves the
island The Karluk is pursued by the
same Japanese ,gunboat which had pre-
viously aecested it,, successfully evades
capture, and Lund, aad Peggy joyously
sail on their way to Nome and the near
est preacher >"