Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-08-21

= few days before We smlsea airs
Archman engaged her on xnenmssaasusla.
zion Of Miss Van KUll. no aonhs she
. a lady and AM able gov@gnNAs "a
Mss Van Kuil cersiAed. bat alsm may
he q spy. too. However. I da mol IN
sist that It was she who threw the
bottles overboards I merely snentipn
the matter for your lnfoFahsIpn
fhink II was someone elsa \
"WhoYT
~Prieel The seward Did yow
know that he hAd q passksS 70 khe
door OF this cablnFs
moi"
"He has. saw hlEn aaa II yestef~
day Afternoon-hbou three uerl@ek 1;
should say" 6 \
-Humph~ Captain Bahkef snseoea
slowly Akin's accusation - Price
skild not seem to surprise hsaA More
over. he seemed 10 be pondafank deep
AZ. 'It's quite Dosslble." be- sald I y
didn't know Il. but after al the lock
Is simple and pasa-keya are easy %.
set. No doubt the spy. wh0evsr he
was. brought many keys on beafa
with him. don't mlnd telling gon.
Dir. Akin, that somebody dla eater
This cabin yesterday afsernooa. and
opened the safe ysadeB Capsalm
Bunker pointed ana sead tue sealed
Instructions that Mr.. Archman fefs
with me. Whoever did n PROBABLY pre-
pared the bottles end kArsw them 0vef.
board In an effort 20 inform hls em-
ployers Of our destination
Akin did not speak. but hls little
eyes narrowed. and be drew q long
breath.
Il thought Il might be Price" went
on Captain Bunker, but he seemed
70 prove an allbt and said little. hop.
Ing be would betray himself II not
alarmed. But now I'll interview him |
And-that's all. Mr. Akin. E'll see
Price and call you. II accessory. II
catch the fellow"-Captaln Bunker's /
Jaws hardened otnlnounly-''if catch
him--by the Lord Harry. Afr. Akin. II
Il catch him, no matter who be "a, IN /
make him sweat for II.
Akin went out, and Captain Bunker
reached over and touched the bell fog
Price.
Instantly. almost as IL the SOUND had
been Q signal. a rush OF feet sounded |
on dack overhead. and chorus Of |
voices rose In excitement. Fer q mo-
mehf the captain hesitated. half ris
Tag: then. So She noise seemed sub |
siding, ne dropped. back In bis chair
and touched his bell once more.
Almost Instantly he heard the crack
a d revolver. a cry and q fall.
AankeF aprang across the cabin 20
49, dresser and jerked open the
aar, disclosing q long. blue-barrsle6 |
F@vofReF He snatched Il Snp and |
FNaasaa to the door and through the
#s T<lToom 90 the deck.
Hsas he was too 2bte. Az be ernefssa
sR9za Inc outer door, dozen men fung
llensslves upon him. With 3 ysii, he /
s3saa the weapon into tho face Of
% Nearest man. Prices face npsa
ssfo6m him, and he struck omk with
III asts and saw the steward SO reel
iii back. Before he could sfrlMm
IeMsn the men were on him and be
ySAss down, Ia whirling inaAN q is@M
ina Asms and straining hak5es rqs
shfs# came the soft. eEusEzaB 8esSnil
q ds@snmlng lists. For q moment he
asassed desperatelys fss@@ aogneons
III ssne upon ahls head With s6fnss *
Ilin@ sar harder than aeeh and bone.
a0 ~ senses fed
swmsn he came to himself he was
aek h bis cabin. sifsing IN his own
bale. He felt weak and dizzy and
Ntf blinded BY something that was
ieksHns into bis eyes. when be tried
8 uas ~ bic hands 10 wipe Il away
. fa@md that hig wrisfB we're tightly
ouna tassfher and that be was laahea 4
, tlz@ esmaS. q
a Aaoznsmt later be beard fEse cabin q
seF @sem and someone come ams wait :
alss@ss. captain. said asv0lee. which
) &c emes knew 20 be Priee's Wait
mimmfe and m wipe that blood out
yo@T eggs"
A ssTEpplng sponge mopped bic eyes
"a 61Eehead. then plOpped into
Isisss ama a towel waa pressed 70 bis
CO.
T9sa mexe second Price eaEse from
.hlnd hlma and SAT aaww 0h the other
ia ~ rae table. He had taken OF
. Hs@waKgrs apron and had strapped
. mns@s with belt. ID which hung
pkssos Ghat Captain Bunker recog-
se0 ~ his own-
sKhasm captain. thalss better ne
II Mnliimwly. II was getting wog-
ID Abomt gou. You've been dead 70
3 w@TAA foH an houf. Sorry had
huoek gen IN the head. Geel You
de q pretty eight Of r.