Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
.pTwENTY-FoURTH 1NsrALLMENr.

SHers refuge.
yuTWENTY-FOURTH INSTALLMENT.
al rs interesting" said John VIII
owe berforce Wright, and his face
was lighted up by his famous
49,. Il smile. But I'm still myStified.
=" Seems to me, Champion
turning to his host-"that this pleasure
cruise is frame-up."
= The party assembled in the saloon of
Peter Champions yacht White Hawk
awaited the hosts reply. Peter Cham
pion looked around the table.
Judge for yourself" said he Be
fore month you're liable to be gov
.ernor. Page Sutton here and I aim to
make sure you are. There's Deputy
Regain on your left. Without wishing
to be rude to the company on board,
may add that Comdr. Drake Roscoe
Isn't here for his health"
- A sense Of tension made itself felt
DR.. Stopford studied the face Of Peter
Champion, jr. In spite of its youth,
this was the face Of one who had suf-
Tered
'My son." Champion added, "can tell
you something about the Zones"
- "Ah!" said Wright II thought so!
This short cruise was frame-up?"
$50 far as you're concerned" Burke
broke in. Sure! There was a plot
back there, sir, to kidnap you on the
eve of the election!"
ITO kidnap MEL
~ "Just that"
The famous politician looked around
amazedly
With what object?" he asked. st
can't imagine-unless-
ave you're thinking" said Burke, "of
BrU.1oolI, I haven't scrap of evidence
at headquarters to justify such a
monstrouS suspicion"
But there's nobody else my disap-
pearance would benefit" Wright per-
sisted. Its common knowledge that
I'M known as Number One and he as
Number Two Unless there's a great
block of dark votes somewhere, one of
us will surely be governor. We are In no
sense friends, and never have been.
But"
The idea is preposterous," Drake
Roscoe burst in. "A man with Bron-
sons record couldn't possibly be in
league with the Zones"
They've just raised $4,000 ,00O," Ned
Regain growled, Gin the biggest hold-up
this country ever knew. What are they
going to do with it?"
in the raid on Zone Headquarters, If
remember rightly" Stopford murmured
Bronson Brothers ONCE" said Burke
replacing his cigar, "adjoined. Bron-
sons were cleared at the inquiry"
Funny, all the same" Regain growled
with all the arrests made, we've never
got any nearer to finding out who Head
Center is. And as to Great Head Gen.
-.''T1 short" said Wilberforce Wright.
syou have conspired to snatch me out
OF New York at the height of my cam
padgn, because"
Because" Roscoe finished the SEN
tence, "if we hadn't done so, It's a dead
certainty Bronson would be governor"
IF you disappeared, who's to stop
htm?"
But I can't remain at sea indefi-
.uitely"
1T isn't necessary" Roscoe assured
him. THE plot was fixed to operate yes
terday. 1t won't be any use today. We
were almost sure we had it covered, but
70 make doubly sure we shifted you out
Of the Zones for So hourS!'
II see! The politician smiled wryly.
But are you sure the Zones don't eX-
land to, say, the 12-mi1e limit?"
According to the only Zone map
u,
'they extend beyond that!'
At a point roughly corresponding in
position with Times Square, but nearly a
quarter mile below 1t, woman sat be-
hind long, narrow table Several ex-
uaordinary pieces of apparatus and
unfamiliar instruments lay upon the
table, as we'll as number of books, pa
pers and opened charts. The woman
wore black velvet robe and a black
silk mask.
:. A curious globular lamp provided the
only light which was cast downward in
such manner that the rest of the
room lay in darkness. There was a sound
Of falling water, far of, like that of a
distant cataract. In the darkness before
She table an illuminated map shone, as
u suspended in space. It was a map of
New York City covered with q network
Of variously colored sections. It was the
Zone map for which the police had
searched in vain.
The zoneS-circles surrounding a CEN
tral point which probably corresponded
10 the original adquarterS-covered in
addition to the whole of Manhattan,
some parts of the Bronx, Long Island,
Brooklyn, Jersey City and q considerable
area OF ocean. Now the map faded, I'M
i'll piece Of Staten Island and the tip
OF Sandy Hook were the only points of
1and showing in a considerable expanSe
OF sea. A red light sprang to view above
the map.
III. O." a nasal voice announced
REPORT of Group Master I, Sector
]. A. l., aboard the White Hawk. Course
changed to westerly. Unless changed
2gstn will be crossing steam line at $3.50
pm, 40.24 North, 1889 West. All clear.
Timed pm. Report ends" -
The woman at the long table studied
9hose sectors Of the map still visible
Then:
Report of Divisional Chief A." she
baid.
mo report to hand"
,,"Report Of H. Q. patrol covering"
Nothing to add to last report"
"Report Of air patrol detailed"
,"To hand. Groupmaster in charge
reports no sign of motor boat in which
divisional chief set out. In view Of
weather last night, loss feared. Timed
B;45. Report ends"
There followed a period of silence.
Ihen:
advise Zone officer detailed for spe-
6tdered, "to report positions of inward
and outward steamers, with particulars.
Sector captain in charge airplane A Is
% stand by for instant move. Trans
init this order and connect the chief
peter Champion wandered the deck
bR his yacht He was man obsessed
IN two notions. One, the utter de-
ktruction Of the organization known as
4The Zones" and, two, the elevation Of
Dphn Wilberforce Wright to the gov
brnorship.
s,He now believed that these aims
were identical-that the Zones planned
60 defeat Wright's election. His walk
Was elastic, for the old lumberman car
He'd himself like an athlete. Abruptly
skYis promenade ceased. A deckhand was
attaching something to lifebuoy dashed