La Grande evening observer., June 14, 1915, Image 2

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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
MONDAY, JUNE Ur 1915
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I think. Steward, serve the dinner as
-usual." . '.-
The man held out his band to with
draw the cup of bouillon, but Quest
drew It towards him. ..
"Let it wait for a moment," be or
dered. He glanced at the captain, who nod
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' Banford Quest, maatar crlmlnologiat of
IB worm, Unas mat in onngias to )iu
' ttc Macdouiral, the murderer of Lord
Aahlelgh'a daughter, ho haa but Juat b
un a llfe-and-death atruKKle with a myi
tcrloua maater criminal. In a hidden hut
In Profeaaor Aahlelth'a garden he haa
wn an anthrooold ana akeleton and
living Inhuman creature, half monkey.
half i.iun, destroyed by Are. In hla rooma
nave appeared from nowhere black boxes
containing: sarcastic, threatening- notea.
Signed by a pair of armless hands. Laura
nd Ienora, hla assistants, suspect Craig,
the professor's servant, of a double mur-
oer. Tne blaek boxes roniinue to appe
In uncanny fashion. Craig la trapped by
Quest, but escapes to England, where
Quest, Lenora and the proreaaor follow
Mm. Lord Ashleigh Is murdered by the
Hands. Lenora Is abducted In I-ondon
And rescued. Craig Is captured and ea
Mpaa to Port Bald.
TENTH INSTALLMENT
CHAPTER XXII.
THE SHIP OF HORROR.
Quest leaned a little forward and
fated down the line of steamer chain. I
'The professor, in a borrowed overcoat
and cap, was reclining at full length,
studying a book on seagulls which he
bad found In the library. Laura and
Lenora were both dozing tranquilly.
Mr. Harris of Scotland Yard was deep
fn a volume of detective stories.
"As a pleasure cm I Re," Quest re
marked grimly, "this little excursion
seems to be a complete success."
Laura opened her eyes at once.
"Trying to get my goat again, eh?"
he retorted. "I suppose that's what
you're after. Going to tell me, I sup
pose, that it wasn t Craig I saw aboard
this steamer?'
"We are all liable to make mis
takes," Quest observed, "and I am in
olined to believe that this Is one of
yours."
Laura's expression was a little dog
ged. "If he's too clever for you and Mr.
Harris," she said, "I can't help that.
I only know that he came on board.
My eyes are the one thing In life I do
believe."
"If you'll excuse me saying so, Miss
Laura," Harris ventured, leaning def
erentially towards her, "there Isn't a
passenger on board this ship, or a
ervant, or one of the crew, whom we
haven t seen.
the
ad Harris followed blm down
dock.
"Queer-looking fellow, that," the lat
ter remarked. "Doesn't seem quite at
kla ease, does he?"
"Seemed a trifle overanxious, 1
thought, when he was showing us
round the Bhlp," Quest agreed.
"Mem.," Harris murmured, softly,
"as the gentleman who wrote the vol
ume of detective stories I am reading
puts it, to keep .our eye on
Brown." ...
. The captain, who was down to din
ner unusually early, rose to welcome-!
Quest's little party, and himself ar
ranged tho aaata.
They settled down into the places
arranged for them.
An elderly lady, dressed in some
what oppressive black, with a big
cameo brooch at her throat and a-
black satin bag in her hand, waa being
shown by the steward to a seat by
Quest's side. Sbo acknowledged the
captain's greeting acidly.
"Good evening, captain," she sald. 'l
understood from the second steward
that the seat on your right hand would
be reserved for me. I am Mrs. F-b-ton
Rowe."
The captain received the announce
ment calmly..
"Very pleased to have you at the
table, madam," he replied. "As to the
seating, I leave that entirely to the
steward. I never Interfere myself."
Laura pinched his arm, and Lenora
glanced away to hide a smile. Mrs.
Foeton Rowe studied the menu disap
provingly.
"Hors d'oeuvres," she declared, "I
never touch. No one knows how long
they've been opened. Bouillon I wili
have some bouillon, steward."
"In one moment, madam."
The professor came ambling along
towards the table.
"I fear that I am a few moments
late," he remarked, as he took the
chair next to Mrs. FoBton Rowe. I of
fer you my apologies, captain. 'I con
gratulate you upon your library. I have
discovered a most Interesting book up
on the habits of seagulls. It kept me
engrossed until the very last moment,
and I am hungry."
well, you'll have to stay hunerv a
We've been Into every
Z bST Wet'h eVe" ,7rr 'ongllaTthlsUbiers8
the hold. We ve been over the shin. . r. .. ...' .
backwards and forwnnls. The cat-
ded back. In a few moments the doc
tor reappeared. He leaned down and
whispered to the captain.
"Dead!" K
Quest turned around. .',
"Doctor," be said, "1 happen to bave
my chemical chest with me, and some
special testing tubes. If you'll allow
me, I'd like to examine this cup of
.bouillon. You might come round, too,
;lf you-wlll." ,
: The captain nodded.
"I'd better stay here for a time," be
decided., 'Til follow you presently."
The service of dinner waa resumed.
Laura, however, sent plate after plate
away. The captain watched her anx
iously. "I can't help It," she explained. "1
don't know whether you've bad any
talk with Mr. Quest, but we've been
through some queer times lately. I
guess this death business Is-getting
on my nerves."
The captain was startled. '
"You don't for a moment connect
Mrs. Foston Rowe's death with' the
criminal you are in search of?" he
exclaimed.
Laura sat quite still for a -moment.
"The bouillon was offered flrBt to
Mr. Quest," she murmured.
; The captain called bit steward.'
; "Where did you get the bouillon
ifrom you served that last cup, espe
cially?" he asked.
; "From the pantry Just as usual,
sir," the man answered. "It was all
served out from the same caldron."
- "Any chance of anyone getting at
It?".
"Quite Impossible, sir."
. In Quest's stateroom the doctor,
the professor. Quest and Lenora were
.all gathered around two little tubes,
.which the criminologist was examin
ing with an electric torch.
"No reaction at all," the latter mut
tered. "This isn't an ordinary poison,
anyway."
. The professor, who had been stand
ing on one side, suddenly gave vent to
a soft exclamation. r
"Wait!" he whispered. "Wait!1 I
have an Idea,"
, He hurried off to his stateroom.
.The doctor was poring over a volume
of tabulated poisons. Quest' was still
watching his tubes. Lenora sat upon
I the couch. Suddenly the professor
reappeared. He was carrying a small
notebook In his hand, his manner be
trayed some excitement. He closed
the door carefully behind him.
"I want you all," he begged, "to
listen very carefully to me. You will-
discover the application of what I am
going to read when I am finished. r
Now, If you please."
"This," he began, "is the diary of a
tour made by Craig and myself In
northern Egypt Borne fourteen years
ago. Here is the first entry of im
port: . .,
And while a lot of things count in business, the one bed rock thing is prices, then service.
It is upon the basis of prices and service that we ask for your business. The- fact that
anything which is not to your entire satisfaction may be returned is assurance that the
merchandise is of standard quality.
tain's own steward has been our guide,
and we've conducted an extra search
,n our own account. Personally, I
must say I have come to the same
conclusion as Mr. Quest.. At the prm
ent moment there is no such person
as the man we are looking for on
board this steamer."
"Then he either changed into an
other one," Taura declared obstinate
ly, "or else he Jumped overboard."
"Come on, Harris, you and I prom
ised to report to the captain this
morning. I don't Buppose he'll bo any
jtoo pleased with us. Let's ect through
with It.
The two men walked down the deck
together.' They found tho captain
alone in his room, with a chart spread
out In front of him and a pair of com
: passes in hla hand. He turned round
and greeted them.
"Well?"
"No luck, sir," Qupst announced.
"Yettr steward hns given us every as- j
distance possible and we have '
searched the ship thoroughly, t'n- j
Jess he has found a hiding plnce un-j
; known to your steward, and not a-rnr-
ent to ua, the man Is not on bonrd."
Tho captain frowned sllqhtly. "
"You are ni4 suRKOgtlng that this Is i
possible. I suppose?"
"Quest did not at once reply. He
was thlnklnn of Laura's obstinacy.
"Fersonn.ly." he admitted. "I should
not have believed It possible. The!
young Indy of our party, however, who
declares that she saw Craig board the !
steamer, is quite Immovable." j
"Brown," said the captain, turning '
to the steward, "I understand thut you I
say that you have taken these gentle
men into every corner of the ship, that
you have ransacked every possiblo '
hiding place, that you have given theui j
every possible opportunity of search j
ing tor memsrivesT
ion nowe snapped. ' Seems to me
that the service Is going to be aboYnin
able." The steward, who had Just arrived,
presented a cup of bouillon to. Quest.
The others had all been served. Quest
stirred It thoughtfully..
-"And as to the custom," Mrs. Foston
Rowe continued, "of serving gentle
men before ladles, It 1b, I suppose, pe
culiar to this steamer."
Quest hastily laid down his spoon,
raised the cup of bouillon and pre
sented it with a little bow to bis neigh,
bor. ' .
"Pray allow me, madam," he begged.
. I he Beward was to blame."
I Mrs. Foston Rowe did not heBitate
, for a moment. She broke up some
toast in tho bouillon and commenced
to sip it. .
I
The spoon suddenly went clattering
from her fingers. She caught at tho
Bides of the table, there was a strange
the man
"That is quite true, sir,'
acknowledged.
"You agree with mo that it Is Im
possible for anyone to romaln hidden
In this ship?" ."V""
"Absolutely, sir."
"You hear, gontlcmen?" the captain
eontalnued. "I really can do no more.
.What the mischief are you hanging
bout for, Brown 7" be asked, turning
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"A Message From the Hands I Lookl"
look in her face. With scarcely a
murmur she foil back In her seat.
Quest leaned hurriedly forward.
There was a slight commotion. The
doctor came hurrvfni? un fmm tho nth.
.to the steward, who aa standing by j er side of tho saloon. He bent over
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with a carpet-sweeper in his hand
"Room wants cleaning out badly,
sir."
The captain glanced distastefully at
.the carpet-sweeper.
"Do it when I am at dinner, then."
he ordered, "and tako that damned
i thing away."
i Tbtj steward obeyed promptly. Quest
her and bis face grew grave.
"What Is it?" the captain demanded.
The doctor glauced at him mean
ingly. "She bad better be carried out," he
whispered.
"Was it a faint?" Lenora asked.
"We shall know directly," the cap
tain replied. "Hotter keep your places
MONDAY Twenty-nine -miles southeast
of Port Said. We have stayed for two
days at a little MonBnr village. I have
today came to the definite conclusion that
anthropoid apes were at one time deni
zens of this country.
TUESDAY Both Craig and I have been
a little uneasy today. These Mcnears
Into whose . encampment we have found
our way, are one of the strangest and
fiercest of the nomad tribes. They are
descended, without a doubt, from the an
cient Mongolians, who Invaded this coun
try some seven hundrod years before
ChrlBt, but have preserved In a marvelous
way their Individuality as a race. They
have the narrow eyes and the thick nose
base of the pure Oriental; also much of
.his cunning. One of their special weak
nesses seems to be the Invention of tho
most hideous forms of torture, which
they apply remorselessly to their one- j
mles. j
WEDNESDAT This has been a won-
derful day for us, chiefly owing to what j
I must place on record an an act of great
bravery by Craig, my servant. Knrly this
morning, a mdn-eatlng lion found his
way Into the encampment. The Mnngnrs '
behaved like arrant cowards. Thny fled j
right and left, leaving the chiefs little
daughter, Keerda, at the brute's mercy. I
Craig, who is by no means an adept in '
tho use of firearms, chased the animal as !
ho was making off -slth the child, and, !
more by good luck than anything else, ;
managed to wound it mnrtallv. He i
brought the child bnck to the encamp- i
ment .lust as the chief and the wnrrlors '
of the tribe returned from a hunting ex- !
P-rC'-ion. uur position hero is now abso
lutely se-iirc. We are treated like gods,
and, appreciating my weakness for nil
matters of science, the chief hns today
explained to me many of the secret mys
teries of the tribe. Amongst other things.
ne hns shown me a wonderful secret pol-"
win. Known only to this tribe, which they
call Veedemioo. It brings almost instant
death, and Is exceedingly difficult to trace.
The nddltlon of sugar causes a curious
condensation nnrt resolvs It almost to a
White nnste Tli. nnl .ntunt. u .
stance which they use here freelv, and j
which Is exactly equivalent to our cam
phor. I
The professor closed his book.
Quest promptly rang the bell.
"Some ugjjj" he ordered, turning
to the steward? -s- -
They waited In absolute silence.
The suggestion which the professor's
disclosure had brought to them was
stupefying, even Quest's fingers, as a
moment or two later he rubbed two
knobs of sugar together so that the
contents should fall Into tho tubes of
bouillon, shook. The result was
magical. The bouillon turned to. a
strange shade of gray and began
slowly to thicken.
"It Is Mongar poison!" the profes
sor cried, with breaking voice.
They all looked at one another.
"Craig must bo here amongst us,"
Quest muttered.
"And the bouillon," Laura cried.
vmsping vjuests arm. "the bouillon i
was meant for you!"
There seemed to be, somehow
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among all of them, ta curious indis
position to discuss this matter. Sud
denly Lenora, wbo was sitting on tbe
lounge underneath the porthole, pnt
out her hand and picked np a card
which was lying by his side.' She
glanced at it, at first, curiously. Then
she shrieked.
"A message!" she cried. "A mes
sage from The Hands! . Look!"
They crowded around her. In that
same familiar handwriting was
Borawled across the face of the card
these few words:
To Sanford Quest:
You have escaped this time by a
chance of fortune, not because your
wits are keen, not becabse of your
own shrewdness; simply .because
Fate willed It. It will not be for long.
Underneath was the drawing of the
clenched hands.
"There is no longer any doubt,"
Lenora said calmly. "Craig is on j
board. He must have been on deck I
a few minutes ago. It was his hand
which placed this card on the port
hole. ... Listen! Whafs that?"
There was a scream from the deck.
They all recognized Laura's voice.
Harris was out of the stateroom first,
but they were all on deck within ten
seconds. Laura was standing with
one hand clasping the rail, her hand
fiercely outstretched towards the low
er part of the promenade deck.
Through the darkness they heard the
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