The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-05


s,fne pae spoken he soall neither
see Hu hsaf anything, ihe beat
sceinea % ee muiouissa noi esen
ihr0i'tlns now 90 The beat ~ iie ~
sire ihe silence was nnannni Ssme
thlns vas nreng must be afans
Mheu nefe they ai ancnaF ln salue
haibpi % htipleas.l aarlft ga tie
inaef The ,ashi rocked srniiA IS
though ihe swell of che sea uo leussf
huHeie0 hef. there was NJ aonnl ~
action 80 thc aeek above Iheu be
heard voice sehin ouisiJe. reaching
him lhls tlms plainly lafoush ihe ulen
port
~All ~. Mapes. il said sharply
Come ga down You nuishsl the
jops"
"AN as slr. ihe answer grun. bot
With unee ~ excitement IN ihr tone
"SAes fixed aii right Hold hard. now.
mafe"
West lcaped a. ihe rorl hole and.
endeaforei q gain glimpse wlitu
II laul uHs ueuf il remHlusi Invisible
nor rsuii he even ~ sure pf illv clnse
proximity pf baaf There srpmcd
o. ha a sinHAse there ai thr irlf
hlaeh lmrns shadow. .iaielc.s
AGAINST the background ~ sea yrf
ie aoaid NOT bo sure Even as he
gaxsd al Il douhlfully, the dim object
disappeared fading away lIkr "a
mirage Something tuid him thai mss
frrlous shadow WAS haai. a hoai
iilel WITH men. creeping away sicntiy
Into ihe NIGHT ieelHs from ihn tarht
aud vanishing miU llfe aarhuess
What rouid such ecilnn meanf HAD
every one gone harug the NessA
totally abandoned. q wreck huneicd
hy ihe surges. doomed e. 70 down.
unseou. ifs anal fate uuhnpNni rn
knonn' The nofd rising % DIS brain
wcs Tie answer There wn. the crest
~ tie plot What could lr easief or
safer tlan thls ondlngf Who would
ever know the iruihi Who could ever
prove anything. oven II They suspect.
c1g And who was there 70 sisp~ctg
Il was a plot Informal
liaf II Natalie Coolidge was also
prisoner on board what of herY
Wasn't that ihc ,cry thing most prob
nhle2 90 course IL was. how foolish
Dc bad been These men, rcchle-sly
cFlminai as they were would never
sacrltc lhc yHehi. aud risk thf'r own
lives. merely go put him out 81 the
WAY Dc uas not important cnoagh
for that; he was bat an Incident.
While this was must hr--a carefully
arranged plan The gifl il'cn must Doe
The resi- victim DIS own plight arose
merely heeaesa he rhanced o. De-
there ard The villniu, anrc not leave
him alive 20 ten ihe story
The certainty ~ This aeled llkc an
electric shock. iie must ind the girl.
and serve her Surely she musi wei.
come his coming to her assistance
now. She would be alone. free 20 re.
veal the truth Of ali this strange mix.
up Of affairs: perhaps The old trust.
the old confidence between them
would be renewed. The hope instant
~ inspired action. Ills eager eyes
searched the uarrnw confines of the
siateroom Tor some possible weapon
with which 10 assall the door. The
stout stool alone seemed available
Swinging this over his shoulder. ham
percd bs the unrrowness of space. he
struck again and again. with al his
strength. until suddenly tbe lock gave
and the door burst open
lie stepped cautiously forward. with
hands ouistmtched and his cropping
fingers came IN sudden contact with
the cabin wall. which he followed
circliug 90 the left In this manner be-
succeeded Ia finally locating the door
opening out on 10 the deck. aud
weayed bis way across to the right
hand siaiernnm door n WAS locked.
the key gone lie must break way
In: but first he must explain - her.
80 as 20 spare her the sudden fright
of such an assault lie raped sharply
on the panel
Miss Coolidge you are there. are
you nots"
Yes. who Is ihatv' almost cry Of
delight n the voice eYoa-yon have =
voice suoan
II an Matthew West: bur IN NOT
ask qnestlons now. The yacht y going
down. and ! must break this sloor IN
TO release you. stand back while
smash tie boani< You hear and IA.
dersiandf-
"Yes-yes; am safely away: have
no fear"
lanterns lickering light revealed
the weapon be requircd-a heavy
Lnichet. and he snatched II up. and
began 10 splinter the wood with we'll
directed blows lie worked mnsilF.
feveriShiy. swinging the sharp l.lade
with all his strength aud skin. goBg.
ing out great spiin;ers OF Noo,l. and
finally forcing the lock 70 yield. lie
sprang eagerly through the opening.
the ha;chet still In bis grasp. and
faced her
An instant both paused. and then
she cried out IN sudden relief. -Oh.
II IS really you. Captain West know
now What has happened7 How did
you come 70 be heres"
aNot now he insisted Don't ask
me now. Just come as quick as you