The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-04
A Man To
His Mate
BY
]. ALLEN DUNN
Illustrations by
Irwin Myers
Illustrations by
Irwin Myers
Copyright BObbs Merrill Co.


edge OF ms pmK, dressed IN MS unueI
clothes, his glasses in place. Raines
wondered whether he slept in them.
Lund's uncanny intuition seemed tc
read the thoughts. He tapped the
lenses.
Hate to take them off" he said
Light hurts my eyes, though the or
tic nerve is dead. Seems to strike
through. How're We maxim out?"
"You know they drugged me"
Rainey ended his recital of the inter
view he had had with the doctor.
knockout drops? 1 guessed it..
That doctors slick. Well, you've not
much fault to find. have We? Garrison
talked sense. Here you are on the
road to a fortune. I'll see yore
shares a fair one. There's plenty. II
amt a bad billet you've fallen into,
my lad. But Til look out for We. And
I'll need ye."
He lowered his voice mysteriously.
"Yo're a writer, Mister Rainey.
You've got brains. You can see which
way a things heading. You've heard
enough. I'm blind I've bin done dirt
once aboard the Karluk. and l don't
aim to stand for it ag'in.
81 amt got eyes. You have. Use
'em for both of US. / amt asking ye
to take sides. exactly. But I've got
cause for bein' suspicious. l don't cal
the skipper Honest Simms no more
And amt stuck on that doctor. He's
too bossy. He's got the skipper un
der his thumb. And there's some
thin funny about the skipper. He
amt the same man. Mebbe it's his
conscience But that doctors runnin
him"
Hes going TO marry the captains
daughter" said Rainey.
"Simms' daughter? Carlson goin
to marry her? imp! That may &C
count for the milk in the coconut."
His face became crafty, and h
reached out for Rainey's knee, fount
1t as readily as if he had sight, ant
tapped it for emphasis.
'@That makes. all the more reason
for us lookin' out for things, matey,
he went on, almost in whisper. Il
they've played me once they may d.
it ag'in. And they've got the odds
settin' aside my eyes. But | can turl
a trick or two. Stick to me, an II
see you git yore whack.
"Tn have yore bunk changed
You'll come in with me. An wei
put one an one together. Wen b
mates. Don't forget they fixed yor
grog. | had nothin' to do with thai
/ may be stranded. but. if the tid
rises
He set the clutch of his powerful
fingers deep into Rainey's leg abov
the knee with a grip that left purpl
bruises there before the day was Owe
1--WE two, matey," he said. "No'
you an NELL have a tot of stuff tina
! amt doped"
He moved about the little cabi
with an astounding freedom and sure
ness. chuckling as he handled bolt!
and glasses and measured out tn
whisky and water.
gwen yo're blind" he said, ran
ming his pipe full of black Tobacco
"tlie4's o:lsel lias comes TO We.
know the ran OF ,..s shik. blindfo1
you lui say Gu 80 aloft in
+. pinch or Size. i.e.. .4ore grog!
/ Eut Rainey ast ined after the fir
/ glass. though Luaa vent on lowefin
/ the bottle without apparent effect.
so yo're a bit OF sailor?" til
giant asked presently. AN a schola
/ You can navigate, make no doubt
! 4 hope to get chance to learn o
+ the trip" answered Rainey. Il knO
the general principles, but I've nev'
! tried to use a sextant. I'm going
get the skipper to help me out. {
| Carlson
Garrison! What in HI does do
tor know about navigation?" deman
! ed Lund.
Ra.ney told him what the girl hs
said, and the giant grunted.
81 have my doubts whether they
ever help ye," he said. Wish coul
But it 'ud be hard without my eye
An I've got no sextant an no book
tables. It's too bad"
His disappointment seemed kee
and Rainey could not fathom 1t. WI
had both Lund and Carlson seemed
lay stress on this matter? Why WI
the doctor relieved and Lund disa
pointed at his ignorance?