The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-28
TIE FORGOTTEN FLEET MYSTERY
- By Van WICK Mason -

snnas. Ehrenhress xaTe every Ind
eaflaM 81 HER wEFH saFN 81 What h.
uaa 1etnx ana e Where ~ tss 80
hldam
HAD ensurh u this businsmg
~ oeuzan6ed suddenly. tafrirv ~
nash nto 30 hoA ut stiA ievsly
fsasmreA
Ne Have yons~
Held Ae fnshiixht then
WhAk aee we gslng - Af fhs
elfl bFeatAe1. her gray egea
treBbled nnd vide.
Hold TIE fash, Sister. and i yon
must talk speak quietu.s Very pre-
Csc and hssiness-gEke, caghy vita
h8s tAckknIff cot The eanvas atrAps
fFozn = pair % life pfsSsTvera
Tackled IL 4 rack Overhead. ard with
these aecured the still unconscious
Hans hard ard feet
As thpeRk perfectly dzriass on
DIS csurse 81 acton ard oniy ouca-
pied with details. Colby applied n
e1hciert rag ecatrfxed Of bis red
handanna handkerchief then, part.
ing siiehtly and with blue eyes
agieaTn. Strengthened from hts az
ertiors.
Now listen, Sister" he directed
n clipped nersni9 fhat seefaed to
issue without movement from these
uarrc4 brown lips. SIN going be-
low 70 keep an eye on Ehfenbrelt.
Go up CT dsck and find MenrN-no
matter where be Is
Ahears-dont you think
De whak ] say. II he gets nv
/ can handie him.
An ~increauioum smile fitfed over
Geneva Benes's features. "Mean
ard the Germans crowd a. weilen
sYea I've handed tougher hofn-
bres than thnt" He wiped his face
On his sleeve and running fingers
through hia rumpled red hair went
on. tell him 10 meet me in trent
q cabin 81 He'd know where that
issv
yes. But-but-it's Too risky"
Geneva hsnet looked quite cor
eerned. .sThey might sec you-and
there are IT least four Of them.
Three now" Colby corrected
with 3 reckless smile and pointed to
the German lying bound and appar-
emily still uuconseiona on the ssftea.
The girl looked . little wonder.
inEly al this wiry brown figure tdN-
ering over her. Suppose / cant
find Meanzs
Stay up on deck l want you 70
In any case.
What You aren't gong 70
tackle those three meu alone
"A auartef Of a million 3 esf1h
t-and-e-v be FrinHed and
looked ten years younger. and %
are you- koN get moving"
She did. But as she brushed past
him she quite suddenly paused and
the warm softnesx 81 her Iipa
brushed his sun darkened cheek
lightly - the touch q . falling
bubble.
after eli, yeu are rather splen-
did, she murmured and etepper b..
The light was cat 20 she saw
nothing Of TIE curious expression
which swept over The sx-soldisr's
Scared features
When Geneva Benet's last faint
footballs had faded away. he thrust
the Colt into his trnusers belt. uu-
buttoned his enat and nsade rs wrav
down 70 D deck and there tsptead
forward until he became aware q :
curious Kissing noise which grew
steadily louder until Il sounded in
the Mount Vsfsoass hull like 4ha
warning Of some colossal serpent.
An icy rivuiet cf apprehension
chilled his spine when 70 his nose
came the faint reek Of burning
paint.
When he turned = corner and n
tered the passage OF which Number
al5 opened he paused abruptly. A
narrow section Of the pAasaes
panels yer rejecting en- urcartkls
blue light Il apparently was beat
ING out Of the door Of cabin 3i3. tn
stantly there flashed into Colbets
mind a vision o. Eta Pixies smoky
lanchroom. Of the pimpIv boy sneak
ing Of 'hasnks,' and Of them queer
blue lights seen By the Widow Ga
burne.
Ex-Colonel Colby uns stili 4 eesa
1eEI away when be def
nitely recognized the origin ~ re
noise. Clearly Ehrunbreit's heneh-
men were hard at work with ar oxx-
acetyiene torch.
Them Navy guys sure put II
butkhead what was 3 h~ulkheAd.s
complained Tugs thin nasal tones
quit squawkin' ard at a usare
On. urged Ferguson. aft'e too
quiet around here - be
nacheral. and ] dont Ike Hans not
showir W neither
sAeh Hans can take care q him
seI-he VII come IL 8 minute now
Colby drew nearer and watched
the play e the electric blue rlnre
acw and theH eelipsed - esrle e.ars
shadow. They had e least :
eoarle Of lanterns in there.
TO Be Continued
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