Evening journal., 1922-09-30
bntinued From Our Last Issue.

the man gossip says / am" Lam
d said cautiously.
Then go. TO begin at the be-
ming" whispered Mussey in the
kness. 49,. 1--WE known Whit
Ink a good long time. Before this.
anybody had ever told me Whit
,nk would do a pal dirt. I'd we
nched his head and thought no
ire about Il. But now ...."
the darkness that disemb bodied
ce took up its tale anew.
II and you are both in the same
at. in a manner OF speaking.
IRE both on the outslde-shut out
ooking in"
You propose, then. an alliance ?''
That's the answer. / know you
b get that tin safe of Whit's open.
hen you feel like ii, get the Jewels
d all; but what show do you
nd to get away with them? That
Aunless you've got somebody work
in with you on board the ship.
- here ...."
The mutter sank into a husky
hisper.
Well, go to it, make your plans.
insult with me, get everything
ed, lift the loot: Til stand by, fix
everything SOS your work will
through slick, see that you don't
hurt, stow the Jewels where they
bn't be found; and when it's all
er, we'll split fifty-ffty. What
you say?"
4. Extremely ingenious, monsieur"
TN have to be pulled OF tomor-
Nv night or not at ALL" the mutter
fged with an eager accent.
MY thought, precisely. Now to
what l will have TO do. must
We ten minutes of absolute dark
IS. Can that be arranged ?"
Absolute darkness?" The NUT
n had a rising infiexion OF dubiety.
Why. by nightfall we ought 10 be
Block Island. in traffic as heavy
on Fifth Avenuel Isn't there
{me other way?"
''Not with lights to hamper my
ferations. But IL some temporary
tcident were to put the 'dynamos
|it Of commission-fgure to your
! III what would happen"
THE engines would have to be
lowed down until oil lamps could
Z substituted for the pinnacle.
[asthead. and side-lights. also for
e engine room"
"And there would be excitement
kd confusion. eh? Everybody
'ould make for the deck. even the
3ptain would leave his cabin un-
larded long enough e"
Il get you"-with a sigh. IT'S
+rong all wrong. but-well, I sup
ose its got to be done"
Lanyard treated himself TO a smile
I triumph. there in the darkness.
CHAPTER XXI
The Trap Is Sprung
on their last night, a heavy fog
titled down 10 aid the work of
anyard and his volunteer assistant,
n. Mussey. At 1890 p. m. every
ght went out.
Mr. Mussey had not failed to keep
Is pact OF treachery.
Lanyard was out OF his chair be-
re the first call OF excited re-
rang out on deck-to be
ihoed in clamor.
And in that time OF Stygian gloom |
olence was done swiftly, surely,
Id without mercy; with pity, yes. /
Id with regret. Lanyard was sorry /
r the man at the wheel. But wsat /
as to be done could not be done /
any other way.
The fellow offered barely a show
opposition. Swung bodily away
ON the wheel. he went over the
II TO the forward deck like a bag
sugar. Immediately Lanyard
rned to the pinnacle.
Thrusting a hand into the open
g. Lanyard groped for the adjust
lie magnets in their racks. and one
one removed and dropped them
the grating at the foot Of the
nnaole.
The compass ought now TO be
st as constant to the magnetic pole
a humming-b TO one especial I
Sc.
Guiding himself by a hand that
-htly touched the rail. Lanyard re-
ined his chair, carefully compos-
g himself in the position in which
had been resting when the lights
mt out.
The next instant, however, he was
his feet again. A beam Of light
d swept across the saloon skylight,
ming from below, the beam OF a
rtable electric torch.
It might have been the signal for
e first piercing scream Of Lane
,lorrne. A pistol shot with a vi
BUS accent cut short the scream.
ter a brief pause several more
OTIS rippled in the saloon.
Then the torch-llght found and
,adied upon the mouth OF the COM
nionway. Against that glare, a
rly figure was instantaneously re-
we'd. running up to the deck. AS
gained the topmost step a final
port sounded in the saloon, and
e figure checked. revolved slow
on a heel, tottered and plunged
down the steps again.
moment later the lights came
and Lanyard went. below.
His bewildered gaze discovered
81 Lame Delorme. Her fingers
re clawing her cheeks. her eyes
dely dilate with horror and fright.
r mouth was agape. and from It
ued, as by some mechanical i'm
lse. shrek upon hollow Shrek.
On the opposite side OF the saloon
INK lay with purple face and pro-
ding eyeballs. far gone toward
ith through strapgulation. Phi
II, on his knees, was removing a
{ handkerchief that had been
lsted about that scrawney throat.