New Britain herald., 1921-09-17
,conttnucd from Yesterdays Herald.


 Eleanor Glendon. the last surviving member of n seafaring family and daughter Of the founder Of the Glen don Crown Line. Far East Navign- ton company. is informed by her gem cra1 manager, Twccdlcs that Inc sus- poets the Manila agent Sattcrlee is crooked. She wires Sattcrlee to show more business in six months or resign. Then she books passage for Manila to investigate in person.
 Captain NIckelsen. captain of one Of the Glendon line boats. is in part ncrship with Sattcrlee on a crooked deal. taking freight for lower rates and pockcting the money. They have q man named Rattray in their power. When they receive the wire from Miss GIcndon they arrange with Rattray to ship as skipper of a Glendon boat, ''Tho Tropic Bird" turn pirate and 50 after the Crlstobal. of which Cap tain Galcn Is in charge. Galen Is a drunken dereiict and is under the influence of q foxy old Chink who is engaged in smuggling pearls.
 Galcn's boat is boarded by Rattray's s crew, Galen shot by Rattray and the boat set fire after they had taken a basket of pearls and locked the Chink in n cabin.
 Miss Glendon and a friend. Mrs. Wade, a novelist. meet a traveller en- route named Westward. who tells her strange stories of piracy on the high aeas within the past few days, and of the intervention by a U. s. gunboat.
 Miss clcndon learns from Westward. who turns out to be a professional rambler, that Rattray has been sem tonced to death for piracy. She also learns that Rattray was formerly mate or the Coral Queen. a GIendon boat of which Nicke1sen Is captain. She is informed that Nickelsen and a man named Strang were accomplices in the boarding of tho Cristobal. Satterlee ani Nlckelsen prepares to flee. Strang is found by n Chinese coolie hanging around the docks at Manila. The cooIie offers to sell him the secret hid Ing place of tho pearls.
 Nickclsen and Satterlee arc surprised by a visit from Miss Glendon and Mrs. Wade aboard the Coral Queen. Miss Clendon announces her intention of sailing on tho vessels next trip. She speedily finds herself in the midst of all kinds of intrigue and conspiracies in one of which Satterlee and Nickelsen have planned to rob bunch of Chinese passengers and sink the ship. Strang is shipped as first mate and is told that the robbery and sinking were planned by Miss Glendon, whose income NIckelson tells him does not equal her expensive habits of living. Westward mysteriously appears on board. Strang docs not believe Nickel sen and in a sudden act. overpowers him and takes charge of the vessel. income Nickeisen tells hom does not know who inspired the robbery and plans for sinking the ship, but he will insist upon retaining charge of the vessel until he finds out.
 He said 1t was your' she cried. You and your Tropie Bird crew! T. planning robberyi"
 ''fJickelsen is a liar!" he bIurted. signa1ed for the engines to stop and for tho anchor to be lowered. then turned to Eleanor.
 "Thero'n be troub1er' he said hastily, in a low tone. looking at both ladders. and pulling out his revolver. ''I can be killed for this-and no questions asked. But Nickelsen said you were hore to get money--lots of it. I don't believe that. Miss Glen don. And now they'll get me unless what's done is by your authority. The secretos-"
 Charlie LIS head and blue shoul- ders spurted up through the port lad der. a pistol in his hand. Eleanor crouched back against the bridge rail as Strang lifted his revolver.
 Get down!' he shouted. and Char lie. astonished at this show of re- distance. dropped back.
 Take charge of the ship. Mir. Strang" she cried as Strang started for the ladder.
 He turned back. and pulling a sec ond revolver from his pocket. seized her hand and closed her fingers over tho weapon.
 Shoot! Satterlee-anybody who