Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-22

teyious sneed nare. whose plIot ne uues 10
see cl8sehhi s a Ella The sroed plane follows
Il. pilot still unknown Jimmy ss snirnes tim, me-
porers has not appeared. 4 taxi dashe'
up to the pier
From, il emerged disheveled. rather
heavy individual whose clothing ana
annearance gave every indication W
A.. long hard tourney. The individual
after quick glance around. tore for
the shir's can-plank as deckhands
laid hold of It.
II was Austin Rogers.
Jironoy's smile deepened as Rogers
nuffed YEARLY MP the CanGplank and
the plank was lowered with crash:
He felt suddenly all the GOODNESS ana
euperior;tv of his bath and shave:
Rogers looked extremely in need or
He halted before his rival.
Jimmy licked an ash from his
cigarette into the water that separated
the Adrienne from the pier. He
smiled again and then, quite languid'
ly, murmured: ,,.s
you?" 100. .on..+ed
Jimmy: hut his smile was freezing AT
me look Of induhitable hatred IN
Rogers eyes.
the stream. In a. few minutes IL
would he In the Straits, making Tor
the omen sea. Occasionally, In the
moment of silence that followed. the
clang of signal bells from the bridge
could be heard echoing from the EN-
zine room. Rogers stared.
you're 2 man Of parts, my dear
brandon" he said at last. suppose
we reserve comments until THIS niue
,aunt Is over I should hate to nave
to repeat your own question IN Ne"
York ,.a
r,r,r,v .'to have to deprive you or
the pleasure"
Rogers turned his back without an
other word and stalked down the
ailev toward the purser's ONCE. jim
NV Rra ndon continued to muse, Whlle
the shin Glove at half-speed the waters
Of the bay. inky black and smooth
He had a great deal to wonder
about. a great deal to do. here was
where his knowledge of places ana
people. gained In his years o pa Man
derine as newspaper correspondent
and thrill hunter. might come IN
hardv He decided to try the bridge.
As he reached it a Junior omcer
Don" Don YOU know. mister. that pas
sanpers aren't allowed OH
He stopped short as a below OF
welcome came from the Dark oeFohu
the wheelhouse. a,s,..
"Jimmy-Brandon! Son. WY ui ~ |.
Viii tell me you were making thls
ship" cnt Olson
.,Tr hands For FIVE minutes the
air was redolent with names ana rel'
arences to places in half a dozen ports
where they had met. Then:
i've been reading about your IN.
tentions," the captain said. Let
hear the story"
Briefly the former correspondent re.
reated the details of his flight across
The continent. He told. too. of his bet
Nth Rogers and of the mystery hyef
who had rescued him. ,.
"T'm sure he's on this ship, SKIP
rer." he declared. He must be.
olson shook his head.
mo one I can place. Might he, as
Won saw, some dark-horse SPORTSMAN
rho's entered the running on ms own
Put tomorrow We'll go over the pas
.enper list and see who looks sus-
picious. III introduce !o" W '"o
purser.' ,.s - ..e
For a moment they talked OF the
. l,n
changes that had taken place IN the
Orient since Jimmy Bra ndon had last
seen it. Olson spoke. too. OF Deco,
ration the Japanese Government mao
presented his passenger for services
during the earthquake.
you stand in pretty we'll out there,
son :" he declared. land standing In
raii with the government there is
worth more than all of your friends
money"
Jimmy nodded.
"That gives me an idea" he said.
"I,m going to see how we'll l stand.
Suppose they'd lend me plane to
jump across in?"
III don't know why not, the cap
Ye,n considered. Let's see. you want
10 land in Yokohama as soon as You
can. Ell? Well. l don't know what the
companyll say, hut if it'll do you any
good I'll suggest to the chief that ne
Jazz this old GIRL up bit. A knot OF