The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-14
Madnnan's Island
Coouioht 1897 NEA Service. Inc.
RY NARD JONES
CAST oF CHARACTERS

BY MAXI JN|iN-o wv
,.. CAST OF CHARACTERS
KAY DEARBORN - heroine
who inherits a yacht for vacation
MELITA HOWARD - Rays
roommate and eo--adventurer: q,
PRISCILLA DUNN-the third
adventurer. +,
FORREST BROTHERS and
GRANT HARPER-young .eien-
ti,ts whose expedition turned out
TO be a rare experience.
$50
Yesterday: Montgomery, se,
eu,ed by Kay of murder, rushed
AZ her in a blind rage and IS stop
ped by Grants ready frat.
CHAPTER XVII
The warning note did not
weaken the determination of the
Quartet aboard the "Mistral." On
the contrary, It galvanized them
into renewed action, for now they
realized that if Nay Dearborn ana
Grant Harper were not discover
ed very soon it would mean
tragedy. III.
Mac read the note again. aloud:
"There is no chance to be OF as
sistance to your friends. And TO
save your own lives you must
leave this place at once.
"Do-do you think that means
it's already too late?" Melita tal-
tered.
"it can't be-" Mac Forrest an
swered quickly. tom, this is no
time 70 wait until morning. Let's
get back to the island" He turn
ed to Priscilla and Melita. This
time you'd better stick with the
ship" -. puo
aNot on your life" Priscilla
tol dhim shankily. Were gong
aren't we, Mel?"
Melita nodded.
"An right >" Mac started for
the door of the cabin.
Within a few seconds they were
in the speedboat again, heading
for shore. Now Mae made no at
tempt to throttle down the en-
CINE. MAKE plenty of noise, he
advised. Maybe we can draw
this bird into the OPEN
The powerboat rolled roughly
into the sand, and Mac leaped
from the wheel. Come on, Tom.
He motioned toward the wood:
"You girls lag back a little, and
if il looks like trouble you'd bet
ter break for the boat. The man
who wrote that note won't be
pleasant when he faces us.
-Where are you headed" Tom
asked.
"The cabin. Maybe there's
something there that we missed.
Or perhaps the owners made a
visit since we saw It,"
, Leading the way toward the
cabin, Mae flashed his light
against the trees. Up beyond the
beach they saw the familiar out
lines of the lonely cabin. The
window panes reflected the flash
light'sh glare back TO them. There
was no fire on the hearth as there
mad been the night the three girls
made their horrible discovery
within those walls.
BETTER douse that light" Tom
advised cautiously. "He may be
watching and take q shot at US.
$50 much the better" answered
Mac Forrest grimly. 81 want TO
know where ne is. But we'd bet
ter string out along the path.
"Had you figured there may De
more than one?"
az don't think so. This all looks
like the doing of one man TO me
and a man who's off his nut.
Nevertheless, as the four near
ed the cabin Mac released the
flashlight button, plunged them
into the darkness of the wood.
Slowly he reached out To touch
the door. II gave easily to his
fingertips. swung back with a
slight squeak of hinges. Forrest
stepped inside, the others at his
heels.
Swiftly the flashlights beam
surveyed the room, came to rest
on a battery lamp, then blinked
out. The next moment Mae had
lighted the cabin lamp which Of
fered diffused eerie glow,
throwing queer shadows on the
walls and ceiling.
There's no one here, that's
certain" Melita whispered. at
looks lust as il did"
rsrWe'l have a look, anyhow"
Tom said. lone of you girls
watch at the door. Can you see
the speedboat from there% =.
Priscilla looked out. Eyes. :.
"Watch it closely. We're not
going to let him pull his favorite
trick-and if he's got an eye on
US the boat may decoy him to the
beach" He stepped to the door
way with Priscilla. "Pm going to
have look around the outside OF
IL