The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-11
YELLOW MOON
BY BRADFIELD ANGLER
Copyright Ledger Syndicate

"Nice of him." Gregory mutt tered.
 You know his reputation, Jean, He's @ braggart, rOughneck--"
 T must go upriverl"
 Just the same. have my doubts about Rex Mundy piloting you to- morrow morning. She looked up quickly. Gregory was examining his wrist watch. Tomorrow morn ing? That isn't so many hours away. You're very beautiful tonight"
 Please" she said.
 Forgive me. Ia just hate to have anything happen to you, that's all"
 Nothing is gong 70 happen to me. It mustn't"
 T still cant. help but distrust Mundy." he said thoughtfully. T told you before that Mundy and Steeger have been cooking up 8 plot. Call 1t 8 hunch if you want. but I'd at least separate that pair tonight"
 Perhaps you're right" she said wcarily. Anyway, don't see what harm it would do to lock up Stee- ger for a few hours. Mundy can stay in the cabin where he is. He needs the rest"
 A night Visitor
 Night yelled up out of shadows that heightened across the sea. The steamer rushed on, coal shovels scraping and boiler doors slamming. The moon was orange when 1t lifted above the horizon. It fioated higher in the sky, dulling in color but dim ming the stars with it's brilliance.
 Rex Mundy's cabin was dimly lighted by the golden radiance that streamed in through the open port hole. Steeger's bed, nearer the deck was rumpled and empty. Mundy was asleep in his. He reused, but did not awaken, when some one rapped on the door.
 The cotton draper across a closet in one corner of the cabin had been bulging when the rapping sounded. Now it quickly fattened. Some one knocked again, three light and one heavier taps. Mundy grunted. started to arise, then fell back and lay still.
 The brass knob rattled Mundy wondered vaguely if the door had been locked after tSeeger had left. Then the doro burst open. The Then the door burst open. The women who had been conversing in the loung appeared.
 50 you were here all the time!" She closed the door behind her and advanced further into the room.
 I live here, don't IF" Mundy growled. Listen. how many times am I going to be disturbed tonight? They came and took Al up to the bridge. Then something else, don't know what, woke me up again. I was just getting back to sleep and you come around"
 You asked me to come around"
 "You said you had something important to tell me and asked if you might come to my cabin" Mundy corrected patiently. T said you'd come anyway. l didn't ask you"
 The curtain across the closet was moving again. Neither of them noticed 1t. A yellow hand appeared. clutching something that shone in the moonlight. |
 Out of the Shadows
 She screamed. Mundy saw a shadow lunging at him. He tried to roll and push his body out of reach. The next instant he clumped on the floor.
 The door from the deck was flung open, as if in answer to the commotion. Al Stecger appeared He saw dim figure leaning toward Mundy who, hemmed in between the two beds, was struggling to arise. Without stopping to think, Steeger pushed Sue at the assail- ant. She clutched instinctively at the man to keep from falling.
 The man tore himself free as Steeger sprang toward him. It was g Bmall-statured Chinese, bare to the waist. He dived across the beds, managed to land on all fours like a cat, and hurtled through the open door to the deck.
 The woman lay Sprawled on Mundy's bed where she had been thrown. There was blood on her shoulder.
 You all right, Chief" Steegcr gasped.
 I'm O. R." He pushed himself somewhat shakily to his feet. Take