Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-01

tCOntinucd From Our Last Issue.l
Monk turned the keys. but all at
once forgot hi. purpose and cooked
his ears atteutlvcly 10 rumors o, ex.
element and confusion on the deck.
The instinct OF the soafaring man
up7ermos,. Monk stIfIcned. grew
rigid from head 10 foot.
ono heard hurried feet. outcrlcs, a
sudden iaugle Of the ensine-room tel.
ogrlph.
Monsieur! monsieur" Lame i'm.
plored open that boxr
The words were on her lips when
she WIS thrown OF her feet by a
fight;ul shock which stopped the
syharite dead In fun career. The
woman cannoned against Monk,
shoulderlng him bodily aside.
Insiinctivoly snatching at the box,
Monk succeeded only IN dragging IL
TO the edge OF the desk before sec
oud shock seemed to make the yacht
leap IKE a live thing stricken NOR.
tally
Tho d'spatch box went 20 the floor.
Lame Dlorme was propelled head
long into a corner. Monk thrown TO
his knees. Phiault lifted out Of his
chair and flune sprawling into the
arms ~ Lanyard. who retained suf-
'niout presence % mind 10 dissrm
ph.nu.t before that enc guessed what
re was about.
Ot a sudden the engines ceased.
Brj there was no more movement OF
..y sort
lanyard had no means so measure
tao long that DUMB suspense lasted.
g. scented intcrm.nable ~ satuslly
% saw Monk pick himself 70 ard
, "a oat.
- y he had only needed that vi.
81. ~ action 20 animate him. Ian.
.i.l threw Phnuit OF. so that h
-iaererrd under the threat % his
own pistol IN Lanyards hands. lie
10 yered Tor a moment, then appar-
-ntly realizing his danger. faded
away into the saloon.
with roughncss dictated by the
desperate extremity, Lanyard STROBE
over 90 Lane Dclosme. fairly jerkcd
her 20 her feet. and thrust her
stumbling into the saloon. Closing
the door behind her. be shot IS bolts
lie went TO work swiftly then. ia
a fever of haste.
Stripping on coat and walstcoat.
20 took from the pocket OF the latter
The wallet that held his papers then
uppcd open his shirt and unbucklod
TIE money belt around his waist It.
pockets were ample and fitted with
Trustworthy fusreuIurs: and an bur
enc. that held 10 few English SOW.
eroigrs. were empty The Jewels OF
Madame Dc NOrtllais went into them
aa rapidly as his fingers could move
Thus engaged be- heard a pistol
explode m The saloon. and saw tho
polished wfituE bed % the captain 5
desk scored ny bullet. 4 stream %
bullets followed. one after another
boring tho stout panels as n their
CONSISTENCY had hren thar % cheese.
LANYARD stepped out 90 their Path
md hueged the partition while H.
finished sfufhur TIE Jewels into the
be.t and. placing tha thin wallet b.
meath a. strapped u tightly rouu1
hIW once more.
Lanyard edged along the parii'ios
90 the door. calculated The stand o.
the pnatic 10 the saloon from ths
trsle at which the bullets were com
Ug through. and cmpfled the pistol
he had taken from Phlnuu al tn
r1nci- as last as he could pun IN
TRIGGER
There US nC more nrlrr
iie 'ns, 2 rs.1. fip rr. rry wta ror
uafr su.s RI roIror. uu h,s Llu
sggnualh,l one OF the d,liI-hts
n-s',i hair. climbed urnn d. ans
fHn infinite palms Hsnse..i 30 sra.
ard slulrm head anl .aai. ..et
hr1lsh fHs ouer.ue
tlicr that %, hii i0 Wuri n- a.
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