The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11


"A rescue party Of oneq" Allan
stared 81 Escobar unbellevlngly
"ENactly," The colonel OF ri.
Fnlea bowed.
"0ood mani How did you do
cveFy easily, I took advantage
81 the ehb tide to float down here
Ia q small fast launch, Its engine
stll. I guided Il 10 the eastern
ahore OF this island--the side %.
noslte from the guards quarters
and drew It's nose up on the
beach unseen and unheard, II
You'll go TO your rooms and get
Tho fewest things you need"
they were out OF the room be-
fore Ne had finished. IN n minute,
Kay and Alien were back, The
Eenrchman was not, Eseobar
looked az his watch and fidgeted,
'T'he moon Is coming up right
now" he said with frown,
Devil take that fellow, Is he pack
ing 9 tnlnk7 Where Is hep"
The answer came with awful
clarity. n came IN series OF
staccato explosions from the east
ern shore as gasoline engine
was cranked into life Escobnr
suddenly exploded, too, NS II In
sympathy.
4 my launchl" he cried. "That
4 aon OF female frog"
He dashed from the housed nd
sprinted In the direction Of the
shore, leaving n trail OF sulphur.
GUS Spanish In his wake. Allan
and Kay, speeehleSs from diSap.
/ pointment, followed more slowly,
HlscohAr when they overlook him
was standing on the shore looking
at q man In o launch, De Fon.
tanelle h nd shut OIL the engine
and was drifting in q patch OF
moonlight 80 yards out, He waved
70 them jauntily,
$50 sorry" No caleid. ut Is my
duty, you see. TO prevent any
prisoners from eseapingl My SYM
pathy-and good night"
He put his boat IN motion, head
Ing for the main island. ESeobar
recovered his polse with an effort
the other could almost feel.
"Sol AS you Americans would
say, we now have M dc F'ontas
4 nNiie'B numerall Not very good
friend senorlta, but Q member
Of the Japanese company placed
on this island 70 spy on you"
X Just can't believe itl" said
3 Kay miserably, HE was - he
/ seemed so NIGEL"
"Nobody is what he seems any
more" commented Eseobar, play
I inc his favorite theme. (which
\ reminds me, Senior Steele: ] have
4 no wish 10 pry into your affairs
too deeply, but were you by any
chance depending on Sun Su TO
get you out OF this-er-dilom-
mar"
swell 50 yes. Frankly, I was. I
cannot say more"
u q enough, senior. IN that case
have bad news for you. sun
Su'BR hotel was burned 10 the
gromMd two nights after you left,
\ Apparently by a gang OF bandits
who have since Vanished. Sun Su
himself was shot and killed while
fleeing the building"
"Noly crowl" Allan selected o
smooth boulder end sat on II, his
knees q trifo shaky. "Banditsi
VINO were they, Escobar7"
"Ah, who shall say9 At oil
events, I'll miss Sun su. He was
3 distinctive personality, for these
times. He was Just 0 plain, old
fashioned crook and cutthroat,
n TFO vas chief OF q smuggling ring
dope and aliens into your eoufl.
Try, senorl -- and In my ofiicial re.
port on the affair suggest he
was probably killed by confed-
crates whom he double.croSSed
Plausible theory, don't you Think
Also, no was on tho payroll OF
this Japanese fishing company, IN
lust what capacity ] don't know"
1T was his Job 10 catch suck
srs," said Allan, wincing.
Several things were clear 10 him
now. sun Su had tipped or the Japs
e. 70 where they could trap him on
(, q pine topped hill Sun Su had Sim
fairy betrayed Harry Bishop 10 the
( enemy. Sun Su had made no DIM
Guilty, NATURALLY, when his good
friend Asia had asked him for Al.
lan's belongings. Sun 81 had sold
himself 10 certain parties IN San
Dlego as q Trustworthy agont-and
wouldn't the chief DO wild when he
learned the TRUTH Sun 81. IN short.
had been q consummate, artful
crook.
"Your line OF communication 10
the rear would appear 10 DO cut"
unused Escobar. let uS hope
nothing has happened 10 mine /"
''You have one2" demanded Al.
ian eagerly.
'Now, what would you Think
4 have known for some time !
e., as you Americans say, q mon
key with a buzz-sawl You recall
q certain rough looking fellow you
cree observed At my heels2"
"closi1I You iilean-7"
''Tfe was following mo, not 10
make trouble, but 10 help me II
/ rot into any. Well, I'm IN trous
BE now, and Diego knows H. 10
( aEa sure he Is carrying out Or