The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-01

head, haven't you?" AS he spoke Ike swung the light to and fro.
 Jervis steadied himself against he intermittent dazzle, and got what he could from it. Only a four foot drop from where he vas to pool level There were two pools, one running right back to tha wall of the cave. and another between him and the iron bars.
 Tie tide was right up to the bars now and the step was hid den The passage from Foxy's house had been behind him. The 5eam cut down from it at an an- gle and swung to and fro. There must be a fairly footworthy path between the edge of the pool and inc tilted boulder, because Leonard must have brought him that way.
 The cave was about twenty feet across, and his rock a little on one side of the middle-say eight feet from the wall where the passage came out.
 The light swung in. He saw that there was just such a narrow path as he had guessed at. The ray poured down almost vertically for a moment, and then cut right across the cave and made a steady circle on the dripping wall. Jervis guessed that the torch had been set down.
 I've come to talk business" said Robert Leonard.
 Jervis spoke to him for the first time. He said.
 You swab!"
 And I don't want any of your hack chat" said Leonard His voice was the voice of man who stands in a lounging attitude with his hands in his pockets I've got you cold-and if you ilavn't got erough sense to see it, and to keep a civil tongue in your head, you can stay here and drown it would suit me better"
 "Dyou get that? I'd sooner you drowned. Dead men tell no tales, and all the rest of it. It would suit me a whole heap better to let you drown. You get that by heart and keep it in mind"
 Jervis could just see him now that the light was still. He had set it down, not at his feet, but on some sort of ledge on a level with his hand His hands showed, and his face, and light patch that was collar and shirt. They looked like pale images in the dark. The rest was shadow.
 We'll" said the easy voice. Go ing to be sensible and talk? You're ur against it, you know"
 Jervis got up and stood against the tilted boulder. He sat an el- bow on it, and leaned his head on his hand. Moving made him giddy For a moment.
 What do you want?"
 The thing seemed still so incon- eeivable. His thoughts felt stiff; he couldn't really bend them to deal with it. There Was blind rage waiting to sweep him off his feet, but he'd got to keep his head. A blind rage-a blind tide-rising tide-waiting to carry him away, to sweep him against the rocks, to dash him senseless, to drown, the cave and him.
 " He leaned heavily upon his hand. He heard Leonard speaking, but the words went by him. It was like wrong tuning on the radio blare of sound without words or sense. Then, all at once, his name sharp and clear, and the confusion gone.
 "Jervis," and What about it?"
 He looked up steadily, blinking at the ray.
 T didn't hear what you said.'
 Robert Leonard swore with an obvious anger which Jervis found heartening. Come to think of it it was annoying to breathe fire and slaughter, and find that tht victim hadn't been attending. Jer. wis laughed inwardly.
 Perhaps you wouldn't mind say. ing it again." said said politely.
 Once more Robert Leonard swore
 Look here, I've come here tt talk business. not to waste m, time"
 Its valuable, of course" sait JerviS.
 Leonard's voice shook in mas ty rasp.
 Yours is; mine isn't. Perhap