The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-07-21


A. the request Of Geneva nen4t.
daughter Of Capfain Bcnst II
charge Of : feet of obsolsts zee.
sells lying 81 anchor IN the Chesa.
peake. DoaaId Colby. an ex-9o1dier.
takes the Job a. Waterman. despite
the fact that three predecessor
have mystefiounly disappeared -
CoIby, Geneva. ard Dutton. an
ether watchman. approach TIE
n Monticello" on which the Kirl
lives with her father. three shots
and . scream rent the alf. Tbs cap.
tain Il not aboard. Colby and
hsars, wasrhmnn of ire -Muant
Vern0n.e find him il ! cabin Of that
ship. dying from 4 ballet wnnud
Asked vine shot htm. the captains
eyes turn 20 tins fsure Of ; dead
man sprAwled on the staircase nfaf-
By. Suddenly. q sound issues from
the pzEszEsway. Mears aonaes his
aaahlighf- "A figure appears and
CoIby tackles Il. 4 let Of fame
spews forth end IL itn light Colbg
4 stunned 90 see the features 81
Geneva. Why was ahe on the
Mount Vernon" and why had she
fred the automsticY This KlEl
claims she thought he was this
sthsrs.~ Ceihy snaps @Donst lei
You knew re N going 90 search
the Mount Vernon
CHAPTER VII
Somewhat unstnadllv. the girl
pushed q strand Of hahhHd chestnut
hair from across her eyes and got
e. her feet ard stood locking 1t Don
aid CcIby'e grim figure sWhat has
kappanedgs Calmly enongh. she
switched % ; aashlirht Of her eNH
Colby stepped aside. watching Der
closely. i Suppose siaea you have
taken such pains you may aa Neti.
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Once b him she halted and Colbg
saw her naAhiIRht beam wayeF and
drop until Il encountered the gray
white vinaaa Of Captain Bene4
who. forgotten in the Turmoil. still
slumped. silently dying IN the ok
panelled passage
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BE stepped lightly back int ne
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