The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-04
CHAPTER TX

The man who had tcken com- Inand of the Chinook" walked slowly around the chart table and stood beside Kay Dearborn. Fear fully she turned to look at him.
 It was indeed a strange and frightening specimen of humanity which she saw. The man was thin almost to the point of emaciation, but 1t was a condition arising, ob- viously, from torture of the soul or mind rather than from a disease or deprivation of the body. His out ing clothes were good ones, but either they had belong to some- one else or were purchased when he was heavier than now. They lit- erally hung from his frame. and this effect was heightened because they were soaked from his swim to the cruiser. At another time and place, Kay would have regarded him as a ludicrous figure. But now there was something queer and ominous, something terrible and frightening, about him.
 Then Kay looked at his eyes, and in an awful revealing flash realized that the man was mad. Cooly and quietly-and therefore dangerously mad. T wonder when he will kill me?" Kay thought dazedly. T won- der when it will happen to me just as 1t did to that woman in the cabin?"
 With an effort she brought her. self to speak. Where do you want me to take you?" she asked, keeping her voice as steady as she could.
 "Take you?" he repeated. My dear, we are both going" He smiled, showing a row of even white teeth. 'To the other side of the island, if you please"
 She could have cried out for joy. At least she was to have fighting chance to see Melita and Priscilla again..
 "I'm afraid I don't understand you," Kay answered. You could have walked to the other side of the island. Why did you need to in- terrupt the cruise my friends and I were having? We were ready to leave and net bother you any more" " Indeed? My impression was that you might have been quite a bother. Is l. your habit to enter every cabin you see?"
 Rays heart jumped. Did he refer only to their visit today, when the cabin was empty? Or was he aware, too, of their visit during the night? She decided to play safe and as- sume nothing.
 We wanted only to enquire about Larramore Island" she said.
 The man chucked. This is not Larramore Island. That is good many miles to the south."
 "When I've taken you to the other side of this island, will you let me find my friends and resume our cruiser"
 "Why should either of us be in 8 hurry about that?" the man en- quired with shrug. This is very pleasant place. Much pleasanter, for instance than Larramore Island. AIlu yOu hllOW ilC ohiAlSN uboAAi sometimes one learns too much"
 T don't know what you're talking about"
 But I cannot be sure of that" He looked from the pilot house window. We are coming to the north end of the island. Be ready to follow the shcreline around. But l hardly need to tell you, do I? You made a circle of the island last night"
 Rays heart sank. Quite evidently he knew of most, If not all, of their movements since dropping anchor in this unfortunate spot. He either knew, or strongly suspected, that they believed him to be murderer And now he would have no inten- ton that they leave the island with the information.
 The following half hour seemed like a year to Kay Dearborn, and forever after she was to recall 1t as a flendish nightmare. Standing at the wheel, piloting the Chinook" aooardir1o tn the whinne of a fanatic