Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-21

and a gay one in some tropic isle,
than Dannemora. Also, he distrusted
the doctor.
Metzger saw the scheme as n ruse
to cheat him of the pleasures he had
determined on. He had not forgotten
those long hours when he had watched
the doctor and Mrs. Railway walking
up and down the deck. That he did
not Immediately counsel the doctors
death was due to the necessity of
making him forge new set of ships
papers.
There are others on board besides
ourselves" he reminded Bettington.
"They will not run the risk you look
for. We have enough coal to get us
to Limon."
"Can you navigator" Bettington
asked. Can you take us to Limon
now Leary's dead?"
"Hallett SHALL" Sam said suddenly,
stubborner than he is and I've broken
EN-" He clenched his gigantic hands
and the table groaned as he struck 1t.
am break Hallett."
you've killed him." Bettington said
gravely. "we1l leave Hallett out Of
the question"
ibid I get him, after all?" Sam
asked. He sat for a moment think
Ing of the excellence Of his aim. He
did not realize the extent Of the dis
aster until Bettington spoke.
"That leaves US with the task Of
getting some one who can work out
reckoning and get us where we want
to go. Otherwise we drift hither and
yon till we are picked up by passing
vessel, or have to wireless for some
one who can navigate"
"H-l!" said Sam; he turned to the
engineer. Cant you?"
81 thought not" Bettington re-
marked. Apparently Metzger doesn't
know that Nicoya is on the Pacific
side Of Costa RIGA and to get there
we should have to go through the
Panama canal and come under the
Jurisdiction of the United States.
Find out who is capable of navigat-
ing"
A search revealed none capable.
Sam and Metzger looked at one an
other doubtfully. Metzger feared that
Sam was likely to favor the surgeons
plan and, for that reason, raised new
difficulties.
"If we do run back to New York."
he said plausibly, show are we going
to account for HaIlett's murder?"
at wasn't murder" Sam contra
dicted. st was self-defense. Wasn't
Hallett armed?"
They'll call it murder in New
York." Metzger assured him. land
you'd go to the chair for it. The Doc
knows that as well as l do"
Sam was brought to a realization
of the effect of his shots which, for
the moment. he had considered unim-
portant. He looked angrily at Bet
tington.
"You want me to be put out of the
way so you get the money!"
The surgeon shrugged his shoulders
Anything the majority can enforce
is BEST" he said graphically, from
their point of view. am looking fur
Their ahead than most of you. l see
the Albatross drifting aimlessly
around the seas, which will soon be a
little too rough for a vessel of this
sort. If she doesn't founder she'll be
reported by passing vessels and
search will be instituted and we shall
all be taken into an American port.
What is Metzger going to say to a
naval officer who may board us?"
Hes right" Metzger cried. He
turned angrily to Sam. what did you
want to plug him for? You've put us
all in the HI of a mess"
II couldn't stop to think of that"
Sam cried as angrily.
"There is competent navigator
aboard" Bettington announced
"WhoY' they asked.
81 can navigate, if want to-"
'If you want tot" Sam echoed.
Don't you want to get out of it with
a whole skin? Amt you in as deep
as me?"
wen force you to it, Metzger
shouted.
You'll force me to do nothing the
doctor snapped. I'm the one to make
terms; you two have got to listen.
Here they are: if the women are left
absolutely unframed and alone, I'll
take the boat into Limon."
He sat still utterly unmoved at the
blasphemous obscenity which poured
from the lips Of the two opposite.
"And when we get to port" Metzger
cried. what them"
Anything you like" Bettlngton told
him. "a pistol, knife or bare hands;
but not cards with man like you"
Sam turned on the Tuning engineer
with an oath.
you'll get your chance in Limon,"
he said. None of that knife stuff
now. No quarreling with Doc till
then, or I'll take a hand in It,"
Metzger was full of quick, passion
ate gestures; Bettington remained i'm
mobile. The doctors composure could
only mean that he was conscious of
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