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BY ROY VICK I CHAPTER XLVm. His words were as strong wine io Shirley, iatojlcating; her 'with! jth Joy of achievement. Alan had , jdeiinitely asked her to help him J -liad accepted her as a partner ; jla the rough-aad-tumble ot run ning the camp. He had mounted and trotted jaway to AbraatoTeVi quarters, paying her tht compliment of leaving her to tackle the difficult Uob of picking 2t the foreman ud arranging for the distribution of the hoots. - In the event, she was more than a little disappointed with the .'easiness of the werk he had given Iber. TUB comitadji and laborers jaiike. It they paid no respect to tier womanhood ae such, at least 'accepted her as the eyes and ears ot Alan. As ten o'clock approached and work stopped, he came to fetch Sier and together they walked Jback to the shack. "Abramovel is no fool when it comes to scouting. Neither Steph anos nor anybody else can get into this camp-without our know as it well ia advance. As they walked she noticed that ba lagged a bit. "You're tired out, aren't you!! he asked. I eould do with a rest," " he enswerjed. "I've been on my feet ver since we said good-bye. I'll et stt nouns' eleep now anyhow." " can't sleep in the day it's too hot even the bed feels like a oven." "I'll tlx that for you, he an vered, and when they got back o the shack rolled her mattress m to the floor and arranged the mosquito-net over it. There's a contraption that Pe lt ros made for creating a draught long- the floor," he told her. ' Pity I had to rush off in such a tiurry or I could have shown you fcow It worked." Shirley said nothing but she re membered that he had gone off lu a hurry because he had been furiously angry with her. His nger, whatever its cause, had evidently passed away as myster iously as it had come. The "draught-contraption" was a success and she slept through (the heat. At four o'clock he had pi ore work for her and It was not (until they were again sitting in jtieck-chairs outside the shack af jtr nightfall that he had leisure ,to talk to her. "It's more than probable that jtl.e little lot we're got here will o! itself be quite sufficient to prevent trouble." he explained. By means of the scouts, we shall luve at least 20 minutes warning f an attack. The rifles will be y ithin easy reach of the Serbians end Abraraovel's lot while they jare at work and they're going ERS to work, I can tell you! Those boots alrtnn Turn miilii them git up. This evening I took ineir oia rules away and gave them brand new ones of a v astir superior make in exchange . . . Well, we've got four machine- guns. Two will be posted where the road-track leads into the camp and the other two will be kept in sections ready to paek on the mules that came up. this eve ning. "All the machine-guns will be manned by Serbians and the other two are going to guard the second defile which will cut oft the retreat. But I'm not going to move those up until the action, if any, W started." "Why aotf asked Shirley. "Wouldat it be safer to get them ia position first?" "N&oae knows the position ex cept myself," announced Alan with a chuckle. "I trust Abramo vel to a point, but information is bound to leak and the less there is to leak the better. I don't sup pose these things Interest you but perhaps you had better hear them." He was acknowledging her right to hear the details. Beyond doubt, when she had willingly ac cepted the role of hostage she had raised herself in his eyes to the lerel of comrade. "Are you quite sure Abramo vel's men won't turn on as?" she asked doubtfully. "They're rath er a dreadful lot" "You're beginning to under stand them, I see," said Alan. "They'll tight like rats In a trap provided you put them in a Jrap first and I've done that." "Oh, Alan!" she protested, and checked herself. "I told you you'd see methods here that you wouldn't like," he answered. "You chose to stay. Shall I go on?" "Yes, please. I want to hear how you've trapped them." "With those rifles," he answer ed. "I took their rifles in ex change. As soon as I'd got them, I took the bolts out. The bolts are on the way to Salonika that is to say, their old rifles are use less. And they can't get ammuni tion tor the' new ones except through me. "When they've 'used the am munition I've issued to each man for emergencies they're unarm ed men and at the mercy of the other cutthroats. The trap will close as soon as Stephanos men show themselves. As tar as Steph anos Is, concerned they're the same as Abraraovel's gang. "In comes vendetta. Those two band3 will fight .like Kilken ny cats. Besides they're all hor ribly afraid of Stephanos. 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' heifer . him. I think we're pretty safe on that score. The essence of the whole thing Is that Stephanos gang mast be destroyed if It comes here. Otherwise It will start a sniping campaign and turn up here every few days and Interfere with the work, rm starting one gang on laying the metals tomorrow. "By the end of the week, if Stephanos leaves us alone, we'll h able to hare atone up and fin ish the track. With any luck; you will see a train running throagh the camp this week." She asked other questions un til she had the whole of his plan in her mind. "By the way," he put In, "I've had a dug-out built behind this shack. Directly yea hear any" fir ing yon bolt for that." , Ha gars her details of work that he wanted her to do, which consisted ot helping his own work as overseer. .. . "Ie brought a few horses up as well as the mules, he said. "Have you got your riding kit here?" "Yes, and I've already ridden your mare," she answered, and told him the Incident of her Jumping and its grim sequel. "Ah! So you've seen a bit of blood, have you?" he muttered, half to himself. "Just as well en the whole. Tonll probably see more before you leave this camp . She caught her breath. On the next day they worked Without interruption, and in the evening Shirley rode with Alan to the secret spot he had marked tor the two machine grins. There were- two more days ml interrupt ed work before Stephanos came. "They wereJsreakfastlng togeth er at dawn when Shirley caught sight of Abramoral running to ward the shack. She told him' and added: "It looks ae tf there -were some thing the matter." "A message from the scouts, X expect." said Alan calmly. "Re member as soon as you hear a shot fired mto that dugout! lid" V "Stephanos is here!" cried Ab ramovel breathlessly. "What about your scouts, Ab ramovel?" demanded Alan omin ously. . "A scout came into camp with him. He- is by himself. The scout swears he could see no man. Ste phanos just rode up to him and ordered him. to ride ahead to the camp and announce that he wish ed to speak with you."- Shirley could see that Alan was angry. . . "Why the devil dida't your man shoot?" ho growled. "The plain fact ts, your men are afraid of Stephanos and they'd better get cured of that quick. Where is Stephanos now?" "In my tent, Mr., Brennaway. He sent a polite, message to yon. Abramovel broke into French. "My compliments to Mr. Brenna way and will he give me the hon or of seeing me?" Shirley was watching Alan's face,' Ho smiled with genuine amusement. "My compliments to Mr. Ste phanos, and I am desolated that I shall hare to keep him waiting tea minutes, at the end of which time I shall consider It an honor to interview him. Say just that AbramoveL Dont forget It that's the polito version. When he comes here, I'm going to kick him out. . . . One minute double all the scouts and bring the re mainder of your men up hero to this clearing with Stephanos." Very good, Mr. Brennaway," answered Abramovel nervously, and hurried back to obey his or ders. "Why did he dare to come into the camp alone?" asked Shirley when Abramovel had gone. "He is evidently a man of con siderable character," said Alan. "That's our weak spot. Ire watchec! them Tery closely, and Abramovel and his crowd are ready to tight Stephanos but they're overawed by his personal ity. That's why I sent for alt the men. I'm going to treat Stephanos with contempt In their presence." (To be continued Tmesday) ASSAULT CASE TRIED PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 31. (AP) The case of Edward A. Skolll, 14, charged with assault with intent to kill, will go to a jury in Circuit Judge Evans court tomorrow. IB SMKBI BY THREE H CRIMES CHICAGO. Jan. 31. (AP) The underworld was searched to day for the perpetrators of three crimes which left two men shot to death, another dying of bullet wounds, and a mass of debris to mack the place where a powerful bomb played havoc with a whole sale grocery firm. The slain men were Barney Mitchell, treasurer of the Checker Taxi company, and George Jack son, a Checker cab driver. Both were found dead in Jackson's bul let splintered cab. John .Genaro, .reputed racke teer, was shot down by two gun men after he had been "put on the spot" at a Chinatown restau rant. With five bullet wonnds portending his death, Genaro "sang to the cops," violating one ot gangland's unwritten laws by "8quaklng' He named Louis de Luccha and Angelo Lucci, as his assailants, and accused James Belcastro of "putting him on the spot" Belcastro was arrested, but denied complicity la the shooting. The wholesale grocery wrecked by thecoma was owned by John J. Culiotta, who told police he suspected extortionists ot the plot. He turned over two letters in which he had been threatened and was placed under a police guard. The blast, leveling the 3100, 000 grocery building, shattered windows in structures two blocks away. CO-EDS DEFEATED ' CORVALLI3, Ore., Jaa. 31. (AP) Playing their second game in the armory here, the Ail-American women' ahockey team, com posed of stars from the middle west, yesterday defeated a picked team of co-eds from the Univer sity ot Oregon 22 to t. VOGES DRESSED TS PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 31. (AP) Walter C. Voges. sen tenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his young wife here last November, today began his sentence In the Oregon state pen itentiary as No. 11,015. u TELLING TOMMY" By PIM WHM MAKES A PHONOGRAPH tm u nAnnWi tftll TOMMX W BASIC PRlHClPUOf THE PHOttOi GRAPH 15 THE 5AMf AS 15 U5E0 UtTHt TRMt5MITltR J OR RtClMR Of A TtLEPHM yuri I . I -A 1 X Tri, ;r Mil I i IV S y Xooss- imcffs. s azssl I II. -U Iv-MMMA.M-r u' I T- I- F. 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