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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-09
Reports Given TO
Fraternity Members

The Phi Delta Pi Fraternity at
their weekly business meeting
Monday night in the Recreation
Room OF John Munson Residence
Hall heard Howard Messenger re-
port on activities OF the Inter-Fra-
terni.y Council, and committee
heads report on the progress. In
the absence Of President William
Bachardy. William Adams, vice
president, presided.
An old Phi Delt, Harold Carpen-
ter, who left for the armed forces
in April, 1913, has returned to
school and is once more active In
the fraternity.
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Fire in the Oar k

rs she stiIl-sick?~
"She was up and around today"
"Was there any trouble over the
weekend! Did anyone come TO ques--
ton u.s."
az don't know what you're talking
about" snapped Doc" who had
taken off his shoes to rest his feet.
Steuben set of on his limited
stroll. From the garden path Bill
could see h CLEAN coming from the
Lawrence house, one that might
come from a room in which Eleon-
ore sat. He gazed wishfully
along the beam.
Bill was returning from his
fourth round when he slowed his
steps, stopped altogether beside a
hemlock. Two men were slouching
up the drive They hesitated, con-
ferred few yards away.
"what do you want?" rasped
DOC" from the shadows.
They came forward at once, pass
ing BiIl-unshaven young fellows,
one tall, the other stocky. Both
had level jutting brows over eyes
that blazed in the dim light The
tall one said IN . cautious voice,
f"Does anyone named Jones live
Ihere7 We've been on the march
for three nights
~B. s. JONES'" muttered the other,
and added with stress: There are
-. ..Iz~Is un.s SuaTa
doc" ran up the steps in his
stocking feet Bin heard him esc-
kle, "Why didn't you say that at
frstg- as he let them in. "Mrs.
Jones will be glad to see you"
"There are no islands any more"
was a password, Of course. Men
who had been three nights getting
here-who could they be? Agents
landed by plane or submarine to
wreak ovil in this country! Obvious
as a highway signboard!
BY chance he had seen them. How
many others had come after night.
fall during these weeks?
The light which Bin saw IN the
Lawrence home did come from Ele-
onore's room, where she had writ
ten: Dear Sir: / have had no re.
port from your agent for over three
toeeks. He must Be unable 10 SEND
further Vord. This MORNING ! tods
followed They suspect me, ! an
ssre."
She had hesitated about adding
'1 have o plan of my own to gather
information and shall report soon,
bot had omitted IL She stamped
and addressed it, and hurried bach
10 the Tyrells, who were making q
call. She asked the Major to mail it
| After the Tyrells left, Eleonors
bolted the door and went about try.
ing all the windows to see IL they
we're locked. She was turning Of
the living room lights when the teie'
phone rang.
Miss Elmer lawrence" q mar
asked
"All alone, unt you?- gibed the
voice, patiently disguised. -Hov
about my coming over for q little
vhile?" He broke into laughter
maniacal and blood-ehilling.
"I am not alone cried Eleonore.
There arc people herewith guns,
And police" Weird laughter in
terrupted her; in panic she banged
down the receiver.
A shaking shell Of herself, she
climbed the stairs, holding TO the
rail. The call, timed when her
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-09
FOURTH VICTIM

Monroe-Frank Schlereth, IS, OF
Erie, died Monday in Toledo hos
pital, the fourth victim Of train
car crash here last Thursday. Kill
ed instantly were Mrs. Schlereth
and Mr. and Mrs Earleston Dis
brown, also of Erie.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-09
TO BEGIN CANNING

Lansing-AP-If weather condl-
lions continue favorable, Gamers
and professors in the Benton Har-
Dor area will begin processing as
paragus about April is, the state
agriculture department reported
today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-09
STRUCK BY CAR

Detroit-AP-Elmer Eberls, 81,
of Southfeld Township. was dead
on admittance to Redford Receiv-
ing Hospital after being hit by an
automobile near the intersection
OF Ten Mile and Lasher Rds. in
Oakland County Monday.
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CHAPTER rwENTY-sI

Gh u W A1AS 4 -SA3N
-You-you think Of everything"
BIN seemed much impressed "You
aruRs the ear -"
NO outsider saw me; looked up
sad down the road 10 make sure.
Psehaps you think l should have
sens 'Doc' or August Doe hasn't
the courage, and August Is on the
stupid side; was the only one who
would make sure that the threat TO
seevVthino was sileneed.'
Ia Belle Dams Sons Merei, Bill
Uurmured
She drew back, n candle fame Of
doubt IN her eyes. "Ha, joking
again, and not q pretty jokel My
BIN, it wasn't q question of mercy,
bot Of disagreeable necessity"
Food yor, he ta.er votce cua-
A;o~sd n,sest yos inperi all that
Ans BEEN done! ~Ons spy has ruined
oompaioNs, lost a scar"-Cdrlottd's
>ftsM repeated CORDS. Weigh that
A0osnst . life that vds alrnosi
ssdedi
"No necessity at an he said
softly, you are too valuable; II
Wa too great . risk. You should
have sent mel Promise that il an
other situation arises you viii cal
on We He was glad to see her cool
ness vanish with his words
But l wasn't sure Of you"
WHAT"
TT has been drilled into me TO,
years: KIN fathsy, psother, sister
1rothev - anyone rho isterferei
~ih os1r great desttnyi And xii
without cou,puHctioNi You have /,
soft spot or 80, Bill your lack o.
rigid training in the past. Ach,
know you'll get over it! But youI
words just now, Lody WithotI
Mercy, told me your first reaction.
"But 1t was q mans job" he in
sisted.
There il no masculine or femi
rioe in Man warfare"
But just can't help thinking
Of you rs q woman" Steuben we
his bps, which were dry. "Undel
your tutelage I have come . lont
way, Carlotta-"
Exhilaration rose in her cheeks
ardent approval lighted her eyes
She seemed about to speak, ther
swung about, hearing a servant II
the lower hall. She motioned tina
che must go now and play her roll
of invalid The key turned IL
the lock -
The ban on activity was not lift
ed until the following Monday, ant
! even then extra caution preyaileC
in Carlotta's Tower" The black
out was still maintained but, will
the long spring evenings, that wa
only a slight Inconvenience. Bill
had no lesson with Carlotta, bu
Herr Friedrich drilled him most o.
the day in q code Of window shsd'
lowering for use IN the bomb
sight factory; and ether signaling
methods.
Nszis in and about the shop voulC
have the third button Of their shirt:
missing. Passwords, inserted II
casual conversation, would prove
authenticity to each other.
When did he leavel Herr Fried
rich threw out his hands in ar
empty gesture. He didn't know
; today, tomorrow, a month.
After dark, doc" took Bill
downstairs for his first exercise in
Eve days, and told him that h'
could circle the house and barn ter
hnes- Figure that's . mile"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-09
DEMAND INCREASE

Detroit APP Thirty public
works employees Of suburban Crosse
Points Farms struck Monday in
= demand for increased wages.
forcing village residents to dispose
Of their own garbage by carrying II
to a community pit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-09
Rural Events
TUESDAY

TUESDAY
Begole
Begole Child Study Club. eve
ming
OakVille
Farmers Club, at home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Gilbert Darling. evening
WEDNESDAY
Willis
go ". S. c. S.. church annex, 1890
Easter luncheon. Speaker, Mrs.
Peter Brender, Wayne, district
president.
Stony Creek
Mary-Martha Guild at home OF
Mrs. Frank Herbert, Judd Rd. Eve
ming.
Stony Creek Arbor OF Cleaner
Society with Mrs. Harriet Collins.
Evening.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-09

Coast fog signals were almost
unknown until the middle of The
18th century.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-09
LoAoINGs NORMAL

Lansing Abnormal legal load
ings went into effect at noon today
on Michigan trunkline highways
south OF MO. the state highway
department announced.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-09

Music and Hula dancing are fea-
lures Of the opening OF the Hawaii.
an legislature.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-09
START NEGOTIATING

MISUNDERSTANDING its small
pox vaccination campaign at home,
the state health department an.
nounced today that IS OF its EN-.
ployees were vaccinated Monday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-09

Wednesday morning, the second
day after, the alarm tinkled at 3:45
q. m. Eleonore already awake,
pulled the lever, hushing it She
dressed in Stacks, . shirt and sweat
er, tennis shoes She tiptoed down
the stairs and IN the kitchen she
made coffee and put bread m the
toaster.
Mamie would be alarmed by her
absence, 20 she wrote On the gro
Gerry pad: Cons to sketch the s,zss-
rise. wa be back before Sujeey ooes
TO school, That would satisfy the
old dearl She might be back before
Mamie was up. 1t shouldn't take
more than two hours.
In Arts khaki fishing creel, which
she would carry, was . fashlight
and the revolver which she had re-
trieved from Mamie's shoe bag last
night.
On recent mornings she had been
followed by q stranger who carried
tree hook in his hand, an ugly
weapon. Now and then he had
shipped q branch. Furtive enmity
had been in his small, mean eyes;
his pursuit was obvious.
She drank . second cup Of coffee
hurriedly. OF she must 60, her last
adventure. -.
Tying a handkerchief around her
hair, Eleonore heard bare feet com
ing down the back stairs. Mamie
opened the door, her eyes dazed by
the bright light In the kitchen.
"What are you up to-"
81 couldn't sleep, 50 I'm taking
q walk to watch the sunrise from
the top Of November"
Mamie grabbed the sack and felt
il. "Got the gun, amt you? An
right, I'm saying nothing"
an be back before eight. III
don't like II out here at night any
more. Wen sleep ut the Tyrells
from now on, starting tonight. SO
this will be my last walk out here.
We're moving"
The old woman nodded. Better
calm us an down-all this Nazi
doin's gettin' on nerves."
As the girl padded down the
driveway, Mamie called after her,
"Wvk you wouldn't go!-
tTo Be eontinued)
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strength would be lowest, her fears
rampant, q Nazi trick to frighten
her. An effort 10 SKATER her nerves
A device 10 drive her away, to get
rid Of her. -.
A half-hour later, the telephone
peeled once more
"Don't answer I'll" Eleonors
warned Mamie. IT'S q crazy man
calling"
"Oh my heart-to-goodness!' In
her white cotton gown, Mamie stood
in the doorway, her dark face anxi-
GUS. IAN this war stuf-Sure VOC
Amt got q fever, Miss Erner?"
Eleonore was breathing hard.
"Told him-men were herewith
guns!" Her eyes shone wildly.
Have q gun-see here, Mamie"
She took q revolver from under the
pillow, one Of her fathers old .2s's.
Hand out, Mamie advanced into
the room. you give that to me,
El'nerl Your papa's, isn't it!
You're in no condition 10 mess with
that"
Eleonore handed II over neekiy.
The old woman patted her gently.
"Sleep now, my pretty-no ones go
ing TO hurt u.s."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-09

REFLECT MAYOR
Pontiac-AP-The Pontiac city
commission reelected Mayor Ar
thur ]. Law TO another two-year
term Monday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-16
Derelict Schooner
Changes Plans

Altogether, it was not an unprofit-
able business. It paid sometimes
better than out and out piracy. At
such times the sea scavengers kept
strictly within the laws. They knew
the laws of sea salvage by heart.
When the derelict finally assumed
definite shape to the naked eye, Dick
became absorbed in studying it.
She was not waterlogged; neither
was she battered and broken below
decks. Most Of the damage seemed
to be in the sails and rigging.
This fact had not escaped the keen
eyes of the skipper of the lugger,
and the nearer they approached the
more promising appeared the prize
they had picked up.
Then came sudden cultural cry
from one of the crew, followed by
wild gesticulations and a pointing
hand. There, standing in the rig
ging, waving and nodding at them,
was an old man, hatless and nearly
shirtless, with bushy whiskers flop
ping up and down in the breeze. At.
first they could hear no sounds COM
ing from his lips, but with a slight
change in the wind the voice car
ried to them.
For the most part it seemed like
the wild, incoherent gibberish of one
demented. "Ahoy there, matesl" it
called. what ship is that? Don't
recognize her! Never mind, come
aboard! This is the Betty of New
London-sound of timber and fast
of heels-makin' twenty knots an
hour. Come aboard if y'can catch
usl Throw me line while / huff
her-quick nowl"
Tucu and Black Burley stared at
the man in silence. Then they
glanced at each other, and. reading
each others thoughts, nodded.
(To BE coNTNUEDl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-16
From One Danger
Into Another

Roncador Bank was a mystery to
Dick. They seemed to know where
that was. Perhaps, after all, that
was the explanation of the queer ac-
cident. The City Of Bahia had
struck the reef in the night of the
storm and foundered as a result of
it.
eff can make myself of service
to them, they will keep me-" Dick
unused to himself. Therefore. I
must make myself indispensable.
But howl"
IF sail with them, I'll know too
much-find out things they'll want
to keep secret. Therefore, I'll be no
better off in. the end than now.
They'll never put me ashore. On
some dark night, III disappear, un-
less"
His mind stopped abruptly. He
was jolted out of his reverie by the
shadow of the skipper in front of
him. When he looked up, however.
he was smiling in spite of the shock.
"You rescued me in the nick of
time, captain" he said pleasantly.
another hour in the water, and
I'd been done for. I'm mighty
grateful"
Captain Tucu nodded, but made
no comment. Dick felt that his
fate was hanging by a slender
thread. The indecision on the 9TH
er's face was menacing; but the
smile never faded from Dicks lips.
He continued easily:
when we get to the spot where
the steamer went down. may help
you find something Of value"
The captains face grew sudden
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-16
TREASURY
or THE SEA
BY ese1s EMM wNu xstsass
BY Gseys & MM


ly greedy and eager. What's
that?" he demanded, stepping near
err.
Smuggling, you know" Dick
went on, feeling his way carefully,
isn't a lost art. It's still prac-
ticed."
He winked and grinned, with the
intent Of stimulating special knowl-
edge. Tucu stepped closer and
scowled, but behind the scowl was
an eager expectancy.
"Y'was smugglin'?" he demand
ed, thrusting his face close to
Dicks.
'That isn't a fair question, is it,
captain?" laughed Jordan. "If I
confessed to it you could-could-
oh, WE'LL" he added, struggling his
shoulders, 81 guess you wouldn't ar
rest me-not if we divided the
stuff" he winked again, anxious at
heart but on the surface smiling and
complacent. Would the man fall
for the bait?
The skipper was cycling him, half
in doubt, half in eager expectancy.
All the avarice of his nature was in
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ASK Me q
ANOTHER
A General Quiz
The Questions

/. Can you name the three great
pyramids?
2. The President of the United
States is commander-in-chief of
the army and navy. Can he wear
q uniform of the armed forces?
3. When were the H w ii a n
Islands found by James Cook?
4. What rank in the army lead
all other grades in the number of
decorations for heroism?
5. The Pied Piper of Hamelin
lured the rats into what river?
6. How much do Am er C an s
spend on newspapers, magazines
and books a year?
The Answers
l. Khufu, Khaffra and Men
kaura.
2. No.
3. In 1778.
4. First class privates. The total
number of Notwithstanding the
Purple Heart-was 1,725, 344.
5. The Weser river.
6. Newspapers, $727, 1880, 900;
magazines, $311,733, 900; books,
$3O6, 1919. 900.
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CHAPTER III

Dick concluded that he would be
a hard customer to deal with, and
it would be much better to court his
friendship than to provoke his en-
nifty.
Black Burley, the mate, was near
ly as tall and powerful as the skip
per, but his black shiny face and
swarthy limbs proclaimed the pure
Carib Negro.
While he was eating and drink
ing, Captain Tucu grunted and broke
the silence.
"Where'd y drift from?" he asked
gruf1y, his words singularly free
from the faint of his black ances-
tors dialect.
"From the City of Bahia -
wrecked four days ago." Dick re-
piled, wiping his mouth. "Struck
something in the storm, reef or an
other ship, and went down in half
an hour. Four hundred people
aboard-men, women and little chill
dren. I was in the last boat that
left her, and we capsized-Glory! it
was awful"
He closed his eyes an instant as
if to shut out the memory of it.
When he opened them again, Cap
tain Tucu was asking eagerly:
"Anythin' left? Lots O. wreck
age from a steamer floats"
Nothing but the small boats" re-
piled Dick, land they were filled
with people,"
The half-breed nodded his head
and muttered something to his mate
in a dialect that Dick could not
translate.
where was this steamer" de-
manded Tucu, turning suddenly to
Dick. "What latitude?"
Dick Jordan shook his head. II
don't know. I'm not a sailor"
The shippers face clouded with
disappointment, and an ugly scar
across his left cheek showed red,
notified with white. Dick did not
like the looks of it.
"Carib renegades," he reasoned
to himself. ''Sea scavengers-half
fishermen, half pirates. They'd kill
me without batting an eyelash if it
suited their purpose"
He glanced past the semi-circle
of black faces and he saw the wide,
heaving, lmitless sea. The shock
of being adrift upon it for another
period awakened his mind from its
dull lethargy. He had to stay aboard
the lugger until they reached shore
or met another ship. He smiled
crafty, and spoke slowly.
''Wait a minute, captain! Come
to think of it, I'm wrong. heard
the wireless operator calling for
help and giving the steamers posi-
ton. I'm something of wireless
expert myself. It vast was"
He hesitated and cooked his head
sideways in the attitude of one re-
calling something that eluded his
memory. II got it," he added a
moment later. est was North lati-
tude 13-and 80 or 81-yes, that
must have been the longitude-80
or 3D."
To Dicks surprise, Captain Tucu
broke in abruptly:
"The Roncador Bank!"
Black Burley nodded his head,
and rumbled: 1--WE can make it in
five hours"
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rHE STORY THUS FAR:

THE STORY THUS FAR:
Adrift on raft for four days, Dick
Jordan is almost unconscious from
hunger and thirst when he scoops
few shrimps from the water and re.
gains his interest in living. He had
been on a steamer bound from q South
American port to the United States,
in custody Of Hen Pettigrew, who was
returning aim to prison. They became
separated when the steamer sank. Dicks
lifeboat went down and only he sur
vived. Dick sights sail on the horizon.
The ship comes up and takes MIN
aboard. Captain Of the dirty little ship
is Tucu, an evil-looking halfbreed. The
others Of the crew are Caribs. Dick
fears they are little better than pirates
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with greedy eyes, his fiat nostrils
dilated to their full expansion. The
mottled complexion of his face
changed like the shifting of cha
meleon.
"When the steamer struck" add
ed Dick lightly, glancing seaward,
''ny first thought was of those pre-
cious gems. If left in the stateroom
they'd go down with the steamer. If
chucked out in time there was a
chance to salvage them. &c." nod
ding, II let 'em CO."
''Where was this?" asked Tucu,
struggling to appear calm. Near
the Roncador Bank"
Dick laughed, bit insolently, and
shrugged his shoulders. II won't
tell you, captain" Dick continued
quietly, "unless we can come to
some sort of bargain"
'What bargain y want?" asked
the other slowly, checking his an
ger.
"Half interest-no, three quarters.
You should be satisfied with that
"An' if not?"
"You don't get anything. If I'm
killed or found missing suddenly the
jewels will remain plaything for
the fishes"
1--WE could find the float by cruis-
in around" replied the Carib, smil-
ing craftily.
Dick laughed again. ''Not in a
year of Sundays" he replied. "You
don't think I'd make that float so
anybody'd spot it, and pick it up?
I'm too old at the game. I'd give
you ten chances, captain, if you
were within fifty feet of it. Why, a
float that looks like a fish or bird or
even a jelly-fish could pass you a
dozen times without exciting your
suspicion.
Dick could see that his bait was
swallowed now, hook, sinker and
line. Captain Tucu became sudden
ly amiable. He grinned good-na-
turedly. "We'll go shares" he
said. us it bargain?"
'Sure, if you play straight-one-
quarter to you, and the rest to me
no double-crossing."
'Never double-crossed friend"
was the purring reply. 'Come in
the cabin an talk about it. Mebbe
we get those jewels afore night"
Later that day one of the Caribs
forward called attention to some
thing on the horizon. Tucu seized
a pair of old sea-glasses and in
spected it in silence for a few mo-
ments. Then handing them to Black
Burley, he grunted: "What dye
make out O. it?"
The mate gave short squirt,
and exclaimed: "a schooner -
wrecked"
eyes, it's derelict. We can pick
her up before dark
Dick, listening and watching,
drew sigh of relief. If they had
discovered a floating derelict, they
would sail out of their course to
overhaul her. That would give him
respite of few hours, or perhaps
another night and day.
He heard with pleasure the or
ders to alter the course of the lug
ger to bring her in direct line with
the derelict.
Captain Tucu and Black Burley
were aroused to keen excitement. A
derelict on the high sea might mean
much to them. If abandoned hastily
by her crew, the pickings might be
Nf
cargo to consider, if not water
soaked and ruined; and the personal
belongings Of the crew and officers,
If in the excitement Of leaving they
had not taken them away. Finally,
there was always the possibility of
salvaging the hull, and towing it
into some port to sell to the highest
bidder, if the original owners didn't
make a stiff offer for it.
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his eyes. But he was slow and
crafty-not child-like as his half
Carib brothers.
what is it?" he grumbled, check
ing his impotence.
'Why specify?" retorted Dick,
half rising. cts enough that it's
valuable-a rich haul"
A CLEAN of anger shot from the
others eyes. To pacify him, Dick
added:
II picked them up in South Amer
lea at big bargain. If get them
in the United States, they'll be worth
-worth-well, I can't get them
through. The City of Bahia's gone
to the bottom. So, Of course, the
jewels were lost, too"
Captain Tucu interrupted with an
oath. "Y'left 'em aboard!" he
growled. "Y' didn't have sense
enough to save 'em?"