The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
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storm. but what was that other
sound? Like some one stumbling
against chair.
The Fly was in there. She knew
it. She could feel his presence. In
the darkness Of the room. he must
be able to see her head silhouetted
against the opening.
She turned and ran blindly back
along the deck. She must get some
one Where was Bates room? She
had never thought to find out and
now she wanted to know so des-
perately.
Bruce. She turned and pushed
open his door.
"Brucel Bruce! Get upl Some
ones in your fathers staterooml"
"What?" Reused suddenly from
sleep, Bruce sat up so quickly he
almost knocked her over.
The Flyl He's in your fathers
rooml Quickp
She had hated Bruce, but she
could have kissed him for the quick
ness with which he grasped the
situation.
Leaping from bed, he fumbled an
instant on the table, and was out
the door. Stay there!" he COM
manded, pushing her aside.
Mary was after him, though, be-
fore he could take half a, dozen
strides. AS she rounded the bulk
head which hid Mr.. Jupiter's door
from that Of Bruce she heard the
heavy impact of two bodies, and two
shots-so close together they seemed
almost one.
Something pitched headlong onto
the deck at her feet. For the space
of a breath she stood still, too
frightened to move, afraid to step
for fear of the unknown.
"Bruce!" she screamed suddenly
terrified by the stiffness. AS she
started forward, a plunging form
came out of the blackness, struck
her and hurled her bodily aside
She was knocked off balance, her
head hit something hard and she
slipped down in dead faint.
CHAPTER FORTY SIX
MARY came back to conscious
1VI ness to find the cold rain dash.
ing on her face. She had slumpeo
down in the doorway, and nov
some one was helping her to hel
feet.
She knew by the smell of tobacco
in the rough tweed shoulder thai
was supporting her that it must bt
Henry Bates.
Leave me alone, I'm all right,
she gasped, scrambling to her feet
and feeling ashamed Of her tempo
rary weakness.
But the other, with an exclama-
ton of alarm, already had discov-
cred the still form of Bruce lying
out on deck.
SO deathly white and still his face
looked in the unreal light of the
occasional lightning flashes, that
even Bates was ratified
by George" he kept repeating
BY GEORGE! This is bad business
Now what's happened here?"
Where is he? Oh, mon Dieu
they have killed him!" she sobbed
throwing herself upon the deck be.
side Bruce, almost knocking Bate!
over in her anxiety to reach the in.
jured man.
When she saw who it was, how.
ever, she drew back sharply.
Bruce! But where is Enrique?'
That's what we'd like to know,
Bates growled, looking about sharp
ly. Mr.. Jupiter's door stood open
but he had not appeared.
Leaving Bruce lying where he wa
the soaking he was getting woult
bring him to, if anything would
Bates rushed into the old man
room, calling him sharply. A Gu
rious smell pervaded the air.
There was no reply. The tw
women outside heard sounds o
stumbling, of chairs being over
turned as Bates fumbled for tn
electric light switch.
Suddenly the lights came Of
blindingly There on the bed la,
Mr.. Jupiter, over his face foldet
pocket handkerchief.
Bates Snatched it away.
"Chloroform!" He whirled ant
faced Captain Hendricks just com
ing in the door
Get your men out and search
the ship, quick, captain; De Iona
done this! My God, I wonder
he" He turned quickly to thu
safe, which stood as usual appar
emily untouched.
If it had been opened, the joE
had been done by some one WHIT
knew the combination.
Bates picked up the old man.
clothes, usually laid neatly acros
the back of chair, but now tum
bled in heap just inside the door
He rummaged through the pocket
quickly.
Its gone. if that's where it was!
The shots and the storm hat
reused the ship, apparently. for tn
deck space outside the old man
door, from which yellow ligh
streamed into the pitch darkness
outside, was damned now with' eX
cited members of the crew.
r
CTRONG arms carried the recum
- bent form of Bruce to his bunl
and left him with Captain Hen
bricks. then rushed off to join TIT
search.
Mary stayed with Mr.. Jupiter
who reused almost Immediately
Evidently the chloroform- soaked
rag had not been in place long.
He was as confused about VIVA