The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-07


II don't know what TO make OF it,
answered Lund IF 1t Is, God help the
skipper, I reckon he's In a bad way
Ennyhow. he's out of 1t for the time
bein', Rainey."
There's the girl" said Rainey. =
don't believe she wants to marry Carl
sen"
IF she does" said Lund, "she ami
the kind we need worry about. d
you're interested about the gal, RaIney
an I take II you are. I'm tellin' yoV
that Carlsenm marry her If II suits his
book. II Il don't, he won't. An II be
wins out. he'll take her without both
erin about prayer-books an ceremO
niles. know his breed. All men arr
more or less selfish an shy on morals
In streaks more or less wide, but thai
Carlsen's just plain skunk. I'm nj
saint, but, so long as can keep wig
Gin, there amt emmy hunter or sea
man gOin' TO harm a decent gal. That's
another way they amt my equal
Rainey Savvy7 Nor is Carlson
There amt enough real manhood il
that Garrison 20 grease a skillet. How
aboGt it. Rainey; are you lined NJ
with met"
-Just as far as 1 can 60. Lund- Tn
with you to the limit"
Lund brought down his hand with a
mighty swing and caught at RaIneyi
In mid-air, gripping it till Rainey bi
his lips TO repress cry of pain.
you've got the guts!" cried thi
giant checking the loudness Of his
voice abruptly. II knew 1t. 1t amt
all goin' to 90 a. they ike 1t. Watch
my smoke. Now, then. keep out Of
CarIsen's way all you can. he may
try an pick a row with you thatn put
you In wrong all around Go easy an
speak easy TIL lands sighted"
What do you think Carlsen's game
Il. IL It goes throughF'
Hes fox enough to think up
dozen ways. Run the schooner ashore
somewhere In the night. Wreck her.
Git 'em In the boats with the gold. In
side Of week, Deming an one or two
others would have won It. Then-he'd
have the only gun-he'd shoot the lot
Of 'em an say they died at sea. He
amt got emmy more warm blood than
q squid. Or ne might land, and accuse
'em all Of piracy. What do we care
about his plans? He amt goin' to put
'em over"
Rainey had to relieve Hansen. he
left Lund primed for resistance against
Carlson, against all the crew, If neces-
sary, resolved to save the girl, but. as
Lund stayed below and the time slid
by, his confidence oozed out of him,
and the odds assumed their mathemat-
ical proportion.
What could they do against so
many7 But he held firm In his deter
mlnation to do what he could, to 60
down with the forlorn hope.
The KarIuk was bowling along
northward toward landfall and the
crisis between Lund and Carlson at
good speed. The weather had subsid-
ed and the half gale now served, the
schooner instead of hindering her
Rainey turned over the wheel to sea
man and paced the deck. Lund's mys-
FERROUS hints were unsatisfactory. He
could not believe them without some
basis. but the giant would never 20
further than vague talk of Joker OF
card up his sleeve. And they would
need more than one card, Rainey
thought
He wondered whether they could
win over Hansen, who had spoken for
Lund against the skipper, and had
then kept his counsel. But he dis
missed Hansen as an ally. The Scan
dinavian wasltoo cautious, too apt to
consider such things as odds. Sandy
was useless, aside from his goodwill
he was cowed by Deming, scared OF
Carlson. too puny to do more than be
had done. give them warning.
Tamada2 Would he fight for the
share Of gold he expected TO come to
him1 Lund had described him as neu
trail. But, If he knew that he was to
be left out of the divisfon7 At any
rate, Tamada might provide him with
a weapon. a sharp-bladed vegetable
knife If nothing better. He could not
class Tamada as an unimportant fac
tor. There was no question to RaineJ
but that Tamada was, by caste, above
his position as sealer's cook 1t was
true that japanese considered nc
means mental Ii they led to the proper
end.
Was that end merely to gain posses
sion Of his share Of the gold. or did
Tamada have some deeper, more COM
pIcated reason for signing on TO run
the galley Of the Kariukl Somehow
Rainey thought there was such a rea
sOn.
Continued Tomorrow