The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-07

 his mind ever since the wreck of the Alice Arden.
 In the shock of this recognition he lost what was said. Nesta spoke again in sharp undertone.
 T want to see them"
 Not much, you won't! Anyway haven't got them on mel told you that before-not such fool"
 Nesta did not speak any louder. but her voice had the true scold's rasp in it.
 "I'm to run your errands, and fetch and carry for you. and be cheated out of what I've earned? You can think again!"
 Look here" said the man that's enough! Do you hear? The sooner I'm out of the country the sooner you'll get your share. Stop talking like lunatic and hand over the cash!"
 Not till I've seen them!"
 They were so close against the wall that Jim could hear every movement and - almost = every breath. He heard the man step side ways. and he heard Nesta take a sharp breath.
 Hand that money over!" said the man.
 Nesta laughed.
 Do you think I'm such fool as to have it on me? Keep your hands to yourself. and keep your dis tance!"
 There was another movement. Jim thought the man stepped back.
 Where's the money? ?" The smoothness of his voice was broken.
 That's it," said Nesta-' where is it? It's not lozen yards away. It's where I put it, and there it'll stay until I've seen what l want to see"
 There was an empty, dangerous pause. It occurred to Jim that it would be bad luck if he were to get mixed up in another murder. Some day Nesta would go too far.
 The pause broke. The voice was smooth again.
 That true?"
 Gross my heart!"
 You'll get it crossed with knife if you're not careful"
 Come on, or I'll think you haven't got them., And if you haven't got them. I'm off"
 A match head scraped on emery, and the slit in the wall flared vel low. Jim. stopping forward on the inner side, saw. framed by the black wall. mans hand with eight green stones dangling. just as he had seen it in his dreams. In his dreams it had been Elmer's hand. but this was a smaller. smoother hand than FL mer Van Berg's. The match was out of the picture. It w above and be- hind the green stones, making a transparency of them.
 Jim heard Nesta exclaim, then saw her face, avid and dark, lips parted, close-set eyes intent. On the other side there came into view mans profile-straight forehead, long nose. straight thin lips, long chin-and all in moment was blot ted out again. The match fell, trail ing a spark across the darkened picture, and in the same instant Jim reached at arms length through the slit, caught the swinging chain and jerked it clear.
 CAROLINE sat in the car, and felt A the darkness and the silence come blanketing down. She had backed into the parking ground and run up close under the hedge, so that on one side she had a black wall of thorny twigs. and on the other the formless shadows of the field. She had switched off her lights lest by any chance she should be seen. The time went slowly.
 After bit she shut her eyes and began to think about Jim. He had kissed her differently. and he had said, q love you with all my heart and soul" And had said, If get out of this. we'll get married"
 Caroline thought about these things. It was like looking out from under an angry black cloud into heavenly sunny place. It was like looking into a dream and finding beauty and gladness beyond any. thing you had imagined. Caroline looked.
 She was not sure how long she had been dreaming, when a light startled her broad awake. It shone red through her eyelids. and she opened them, dazzied. to meet the headlights of a car. As she ex. claimed. someone shouted. The light swung aside and a car drew up at right angles. Instantly the doors were flung open and she was hailed by name. Two people jumped out. fCopmi0ht. I9ss. J. B. Lippincott Co.,
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