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CHAPTER XI-Continued

sixteen-fOot cutter stepped on davits
outside the rail and the cook lifted
with difficulty and dumped into it.
Then the covering was replaced and
the boat swung again over the rail.
"This is an interesting sort of
game, Augustus" Bettington remarked.
''and your part in it, so far, has been
worth fifty dollars to you. Do you
want to earn more?"
rs each Of them guys worth fifty
bones?'
"Metzger is worth a hundred.
want them one at time. How can
you get Metzger here?'
That's a pipe" said Augustus, his
eyes glistening. Hell want to know
where the cook is. I'll say he's up
here with the Jane he's stuck on and
that you've got the other"
"All right" said Bettington. "A
hundred dollars if you work it right
Slivers found Metzger sleeping. 1t
was easy to make enough noise to
awaken him. He sat up with an oath
and demanded that the cook be sent
liz with something TO eat. Slivers'
sly smile angered him. He seized the
boys arm and spun him round.
What are you grinning for?' he
cried.
The boy edged toward the door.
Il was just thinkin' how cooks put
one over on you after all. While
you've been sleepin' him and the Doc
has been showing the skirts a good
time on deck"
With a below Metzger drew his
knife and rushed up the stairs. In
moments of rage such as these he
cared nothing for caution. He had
been fool to spare the handsome
doctor so long.
The handsome doctor dropped the
moose accurately over his neck and
choked him into submission. And
Metzger, gagged and bound, was
dropped by the cooks side.
That's hundred and fifty" said
Sliyers happily.
"Slivers, tell Kenzie l want to see
him for minute" Bettington ordered.
Blinking, the engineer came into the
bright light.
DO you suppose" Bettington began,
that when this cruise is over, you'll
ever get the chance to work on a
craft like this again?"
Kenzie shook his head sadly. He
would end his days patching up ma
rine junk, he supposed. This voyage
was the purple patch in his gray life.
There would never be another.
Listen to me-" Bettington said. 81
think if my scheme is successful that
Mrs. Railway will retain you per-
manently. All l want you to do is to
keep steam up and join in no raid
against me-"
HI" said Kenzie, that's easy.
What do l want to join In any scraps
for?"
They may make you think it's nee
essary. Is 1t promise?"
Kenzie thrust out an oily nav.
Bettington wrung it heartily. OF all
the men on board, he thought Kenzie
alone had face to be trusted.
Bob had witnessed the two en-
counters and wanted to know what
was coming. Was it possible that
Todd had been wrong in his esti.
mate Of the doctor?
Bettlngton would tell him nothing.
Instead, he changed the course of the
vessel. We'll run for New York." he
said. 1--WE shall have favoring winds
and 1t won't take much longer" He
felt certain that there would be no
trouble with the gamblers for many
hours. By that time some new plan
could be evolved for their overthrow
He was rather concerned for him.
self. In the fight with Sam he had
been badly bruised and now the great
exertion Of lifting the two men into
the boat agonized him. When he had
sent Slivers below and cautioned him
TO report any new development, he
stretched himself on the couch.
I'm geipg to try to get a little
rest" he told Bob. "Wake me IL nee
essary and let no one come on deck
but SliverS Those men in the cutter
can't get aJrift."
Bob forgot the perils which hedged
him and his about in this new.found
joy of guiding a big boat. Full steam
ahead was indicated on the gauge and
lie was heading for home. Crosby
had told him that the only explana-
tion Of the doctors change of heart
If it were genuine and borne out BY
deeds-was the hope Of winning a
pardon. He had insisted that a double
murderer would have little hesitation
in adding another victim to his score
IL 1t seemed necessary. But Todd
would not believe that Orme, as he
called him always in speaking to Mrs.
Railway, had repented. They were
hound for foreign port and when
they were no longer under the juris-
diction of the American flag anything
could happen. In his moments OF de-
preston Crosby Todd thought I'M
easily OF what would happen to him.
DIR. Andrew Orme had looked at him
with an expression that did not speak
OF mercy.