Evening star., 1935-10-20

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Hey you. Joe. Finch. Hey. Finch"
They didn't even know he was alive.
Then Terry let burst go over their
heads, and they turned suddenly -
frozen and wide-eyed with astonish-
ment. Terry decided he wouldn't talk.
He stood watching their faces. They
were so funny he nearly laughed.
Then, gradually as he saw their as
tonishment change to fear. he watched
them more closely. He watched the
Greek rather than Finch. Finch was
smart; he'd try to talk his way out.
But not the Greek. When the Greek
was scared. he talked with his gat.
Terry watched his face. He could see
him decide he hadn't much chance.
He recognized the CLINT in the Creeks
eyes the instant he decided to shoot.
Finch had started to talk and had
got as far as "Now listen. McGovern"
when the Greek started to reach for
his gat. Then Terry let him have it.
They were standing close together. He
fired in small arch until they both
went down.
Then when Terry saw that they lay
quite still, he threw the Thompson gun
overheard. He felt cold sober after
that. He could hear Joan calling to
him from below. She d heard the shots.
From the top of the companionway, he
told her to stay below. Sprawled all
over the stern. Finch and the Greek
didn't look so nice.
Terry saw that there was smudge
of smoke on the horizon to the north;
the Devlin trawler without a doubt!
Just couple of hours too late. The
thing to do he decided was to get
away as soon as he could.
Raising the anchor. he headed the
tug due south. 1t would do for the
present. A half hour later, he glanced
back and saw that the smudge of
smoke had disappeared. He also no.
ticed two long grey shapes moving
through the water just over the stern
of the boat. He decided to cooperate.
The sharks would get a nice meal. and
the world would be rid of the slightest
evidence of Finch and the Greek.
Terry went aft, threw the bodies
overheard, and watched the two sharks
move up. Then he got a mop and
swabbed up the deck. Joan was watch
ing him from the bottom of the COM
panionway when he re-entered the
wheel house.
She said, Il couldn't stand it, every
thing was so quiet"
He told her to come up. When old
Lawson saw that Finch and the Greek
were no longer there. he rushed aft
and began paving at the safe. Pres
emily he began shouting at the top of
his voice, Its here. It's all here"
Terry grinned at Joan. "He can
play checkers with the gold"
She came and stood beside him at
the wheel. and together they looked
ahead at the endless expanse of sea.
He drew her close to him, and said,
This will change everything"
She made no reply. A faint smile
fiickered at the corners of her mouth.
Suddenly he felt very shy.
Look it" he said. II - you. :"
He couldn't say it. What the devil
was he going to do?
'Yes?" she said.
He could feel his face 60 red. Sud-
denly he was scared stiff. She was
looking up at him waiting.
"Yes?"
Damn it," he blurted out, "you
got no business living way off here on
an island like this. It's not right.
You'll 60 crazy from loneliness and
besides now you can't 60 back"
"Well?"
He gave faint moan. Gee, Joan,
can't you see? Why don't you help?"
Her laugh rippled through the deck
house then as she reached up and took