White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-07-31
"HAWK of the NORTH"
BY KENNETH GILBERT
Copyright, 1925, by Action Stories Magazine.

There will be danger"
She tossed her head.
This is my brother" she declared.
Haven't l the right to decide whether
wish to face danger to find him?
There's just the two of us in the
world-Herb and myself.
Il dare say Mr.. Sedras would ar
range for boat for me, if | were to
ask him!"
Hastily | came to her rescue.
why not make it party of three?"
| suggested. "You don't think for a
minute you're going to keep me off
this story, do your"
Jimmy grinned, and there was graf
itude in his eyes. I'd pegged him.
You win," he said. "Anadir it is
for the three of us!" My guess was
that her threat to invoke the aid of
Sedras was about as effective as any
thing she could have said
We left her then with Sedras, while
Jimmy and went to the check-room
for our hats. l did not intend to leave
Jimmy alone if l could help it, for the
whole affair was beginning to look
like peach of a story.
The Jap boy handed us our straws,
and, with glistening smile, accepted
the gratuity l gave him. AS Jimmy
put his hat on, there was slight,
crunching sound. Instantly he slip
ped off the thing, and peered inside.
Then, with ill-concealed establishment
ne lifted out a fragment of cardboard,
one corner of which had been thrust
inside the sweatband He turned it
over curiously, and | scarce repressed
an exclamation when | saw on the re-
verse side, printed in black pencil, a
sinister tx"
The next instant the grinning Jap
boy went sickly green, for Jimmy had
caught him by the collar.
Quick" Mulvane rasped. "Who
put that paper there?" He held it be-
fore the boys eyes. The lad suffered,
looked defiant, then quit ignobly.
lHSIeeSH. lie BaSpeQ.
He means English" explained.
familiar with the difficulties our ton
| que presents to Orientals.
| Then, bit by bit, we got the truth
from him, or what sounded like the
truth. A tall, nglish-looking man.
smooth-shaven, ford, had appeared a
few minutes before. He had described
Jimmy perfectly to the hat-boy, and
the latter remembered the hat Null
vane had left there. The Englishman
limited at a joke smiled, and asked
the boy to put the card in Jimmy's
hat. A fifty-sen piece given the lad
had helped matters. That was all.
BY this time the suave assistant
manager of the hotel had appeared.
He went away puzzled, brows raised,
when he was assured that all was
we'll.
Warmer and warmer" | remarked,
as we hailed double-seater 'ricksha.
for Jimmy announced that he was 60
ing to his hotel. THAT was quick
work"
Then, when he didn't reply:
Guess you won't have to 20 to
Anadir after all, to catch The Hawk. .
Silence still. could not forego a
thrust-he was always this way, un-
communicative, when he was on a
| trail.
"Of course, it has occurred to you
that the name Knowlton begins with
the letter X? And that was the wa.
| ter-mark on that letter."
He stared at ME thoughtfulIy. as If
he had not heard my question. At
last he spoke
I'm rather glad you're coming
along, Bellew, although 1 wish Miss
knowlton would remain here"
The devil you dol" laughed, and
ne glared at me as though offended
but dropped his eyes. Anyway" I
went on hastily, 81 don't believe she'll
be IN any danger. Besides, she'll go
anyway, If you won't take her. She's
wild to find her brother-she's spirit.
ed enough to have Sedras get a boat
for her, if necessary. All good women
are that way"
Just that way" agreed Jimmy in
tone not untinged with reverence.
Then out Of the night hurried an.
other 'ricksha, from the direction we
mad come; the powerfully built,
acknowledged coolie who hauled if.
running at top speed with shrill cries
or warning to his slower-going bench
men, AS 1t overlook and passed us, I
caught glimpse of it's occupants.
one was Jane Knowlton The other
was tall, English-looking man; such
person as the check-boy had de-
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