P age Six
The Gold Hill N ew s, Gold Hill. Oregon
peating weapon. One, tww, three, . . , I
West in sight, exposed to Young!
Oh. how well Kerry could see now,
He could see the bead of his front
sight, could sec It flash true against
that bulky breast and the recoil did not 1
hurt, that time. He did not even think
IN THE
of It, , , . He saw that other rifle bar- i
rel fly upward, saw Tod West spin
about, back to the window. , , . saw
him stand there a moment and then, I
In the terrible silence, saw hini disap
By
pear with the crash which loosed
Log Book o f the Skipper W ho
torrents of cries and words and sounds
Sailed 1.298,810 M ile *.
of
running
feet.
.
.
.
HAROLD TITOS
Xt. S. C H tC H IU U M A R U .
Then Kerry Young put his cheek
P A C IF IC O C B A N . J A P A N B O U N D .
down on the cool, moist earth aud drew
Z^VUT of San Francisco, headed
llhistT atiotu k i Iru i t M trrs
a long breath. . , .
* for the Orient, weather cd ;
They had him back at Xan's In an
C o p y r ig h t b y H a r o ld T itu s .
hour, Ezra had the bullet out before the best, I proceed, in conformity
W N U S e r v ie » .
sundowu. It was mlduight when lie with my invariable custom, to
opened his eyes.
wangle a human interest chapter
At first, he thought he was alone In from the captain of this ship.
the room and then realised that he
C H A P T E R X V I — Continued
Not so easy! Penetrating to the
could not be alone; a man aloue can-
— 16—
Jim and the others did draw back. not have that sweet sense of peuce and forward cabin was simple enough, but
It would not do to get too close to permanence and well being which tapping the »veil springs of bis mem
ory was something else again. Whal
those clicking teeth, those blazing eyes, spread over him like a mantle. . . .
. He
. . moved his head sUghtly
k., and saw i button 1 wisl* 10 know?
Ho touched
"Why, he’s hurt! Look at that leg!
f
Opposlts a
Here, Tip. . .
Again Jim tried to e x ^ i a r n
« r#lBh‘ “ n d ’ ,W «"*' i -no M t a chunk of a man. sm .lto, to
get near but a shrill raging and the beneath t i e X w K
‘
dashing of those strong, white teeth
„ „ •• k w
.
,h* spot'
k’ray In Ills closely
set him again in retreat.
xan. he breathed and she came crop|>ed hair was a guarantee of hU
“Mad, I tell youse!"
quickly close.
experience.
“Here, Tip! Let's see.”—Ezra Adams
“Oh. K erry!" The wonts were a sob.
“One stirring story from your lift
trying, now, but the dog drove him
“And you're . . . all right?"
j before the mast or on the bridge kill
back, too.
“lttght! Every thing's right !•
satisfy." I said, lifting niy eggshell
Advice, warnings, speculation; con
He closed his eyes.
; teacup in sainte.
fusion. And then Xan Downer pushed
“Tip?"
His smile coilai»sed. “Nothing has
through the circle.
“Ezra says he's done the best Job occurred," he said, “nothing that Is
"W hat's w rong?__ Oh ! T ip! Why,
worth retelling. You shall see. At twen
Tit». • •
The tail flopped heavily,
ty 1 became a cadet on the government
the dirt smeared tongue lolled; the
ship Taisei Maru, ran the gauntlet of
dog panted and whined. The girl
official promotion, became captAln ot
dropped to her knees beside him and
the Matsuyama Maru. Nippon Yuset
he put his nose in her lap. . . . The
Kalsha line, April 28, 1918, and have
eyes closed and Tip drew a quivering
sailed under the N. Y. K. ever since
sigh. He had come to Xan at last.
with one year of World war service."
Xow he could be touched; now the
The Torpedo Adventure.
hurt could be examined.
Commander S. Oya glanced Into the
“Broken!’’ gasped Ezra. “And . . .
depths of his tqaeup. pushed a box ol
Good Lord, sergeant, this dog’s been
cigars toward me and lapsed Into si
sh o t!"
lence.
The words echoed from a dozen
“No adventures at sea, no wrecks, no
throats. "Shot
mutinies, no typhoons, no romance,
“He was with K erry!” Xan cried.
nothing out of your recollections te
“He was with Kerry, I am sure . . .
offer me?” I asked.
Ezra! Where is Kerry? Where is . .
“Nothing so far. but there Is yet
"That,” snapped the policeman, “is
time. The future may have something
what we've got to find out! Come on,
to offer; who can say?"
you trailers! Look! You can see ev
“Possibly there Is a detail or twe
ery step he took in this ro ad !”
that
you have forgotten.”
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His eyeballs seemed suddenly to In
Midafternoon, now, and his head
vert themselves, as though striving to
rolled drunkenly as Young fought off
. look backward. The expression of In
that cloud of darkness. He could not
I scnitablllty deepened.
hold it much longer. The cabin was
"No, there is nothing—yes. there was
beyond his range of vision. . . .
an Incident that now comes hack to me.
He had one cartridge le ft He re
Just a moment, I will look at the log ol
membered th a t For weeks, it seemed,
my life and give you the date." The
his intermittent tiring had kept West
soadog reached Into a drawer of his
Her Lips Were Living Warmth
within that cabin. He had only one
desk and brought forth a small leather-
on Hie Cheek.
more shot to Are, and he could not see
covered book.
the bead of his sight That was all of bone getting he's ever done for man
Thought I, this begins to look more
blurred, like other m atters: pain and or beast"
like the real thing. “Here It is," he con
sickness and his manner of getting
Pause.
tinued; “June 15, 1907, 5:00 p. m., oil
here. . . .
“Holt?"
; Plymouth during the w ar; heavy seas
His face drooped heavily against the
“Here,"—in a whisper. “Waiting to running. From the main deck, astern
stock. He was so weary. He wanted thank you . . . before he goes."
scanning the water, I saw a dark out
to sleep . . . Just a moment . . . Just
line slipping toward the starboard
He cleared bis throat feebly,
a second. . . . One little wink of re
quarter, perhaps a hundred yards dis
“And
.
.
.
West?"
spite. . . .
“Already gone,"—gravely. “And for tant . . . seventy-five yards, fifty yards,
And then he knew that for ever so ever."
twenty-five yards, moving like a
long voices had been in his ears.
shadow. I leaned over the rail, cer
He
stared
hard
at
the
ceiling
through
Voices, saying over and over; “Here he
tain that the time had come. The ship
went” . . . Or was it just once that a long moment
lifted in the tide, fell uw ay; rose
“Xan . . . I guess
I guess I'm again from the trough, while the tor
the words had been said? Just once?
“Here he went!" It must have been all right, but a hand never can . . pedo—and such It was—hesitated for a
Jim Hinkle saying that. Jim's voice, Just tell. There's something I've .
brief Instant and then lunged onward.
saying it Just now. Just once! . . . got to say. . . Put it oil for the . . . The way of a ship at sea Is Indeed a
right time . . . right place. . . . Excuse mystery. Gathering herself like some
“Here he went!”
And Jim was standing there in the . . . little groggy. . . .
living thing, she plowed ahead, Just as
“But I've got to . .
say It
. , the torpedo, fired from on invisible
mad, bent over, with a group around
him. . . . And Xan with her hand on now. . . .”
submarine at close quarters, slipped b.v
Jim's shoulder, and the sound of glass
“Sh!” Gently she placed small fin ten feet astern and disappeared. Just
breaking. . . .
gers against his lips. “You mustn't that. . . . We berthed In safe watei
Glass breaking! Window glass break talk. You'll be all right. Ezra swears before midnight."
ing before the thrust of a rifle barrel i t But now . . . And I’ll say it for
Commanded 27 Ships.
through the pane; tinkling as it spilled you, dear, dear Kerry! i'!| say the
"There must be something else In
over the sill.
. And a man with his thing you want to say.
I love you. the crisp leaves of this volume,” I said !
shoulder slammed tight against the . . . Is that it? I knew, you see. And
wondering why It contained column
window casing sighting that rifle, and I love you, Kerry. . . Love you, love
after
column of Arabic figures. Inter
you, love you. . ."
spersed with notations in Japanese.
Tod West, that, taking his Anal toll.
Her Ups were living warmth on his
“Recording the number of miles
One, two, three. . . . They’d drop there cheek.
sailed, names of the ships under my
in the road before the crash of his re
[THE EXDJ
command and a few statistical notes,"
he volunteered.
“How many miles and how many
ships. Commander?"
“Up to January 1, 1936, the grand
total reached 1,289,810 nautical miles
on twenty-seven vessels, none of which
was lost while under my command.
The first million miles were completed
11:40 p. m. March 2, 1931, off Sokotia
Island on a voyage to Suez via Colom
bo. Approximately 3,000 officers and
men served on ships that I have had
the honor to captain. During all of
that period of time not a single man
had to he put In Irons. The furthest
point north reached during my travels
While the housoperty proceed» gaily, the
is Hamburg, Germany, and the fur
alluringly beautiful N ora H arriden dis
thest south is Adelaide, Australia. The
. maximum mileage for any one year was
appears. She '» found lying dead m the
69,470."
shrubbery beneath the window of her room.
“Have you, throughout your voyag
ing ever observed a phenomenon at
The insidious killer, loose among the guests,
sea that could not be scientifically ac
strikes again— slaying the only person able
counted for? Are there any insoluble
to throw light upon »he mystery. Suspicion
mysteries hinted at In the log hook?
Have you developed any superstitions
centers strongly upon a lovely young
tn your life as a sailor?”
woman, a young woman who has just fallen
“None. There is a reason for every
thing that may arise In human affairs.
desperately in love. But the sinister criminal
If there are sea serpents In the deep
has not reckoned how bravely this girl will
It has not been my privilege to behold
fight her way out of the enclosing net of
them. Superstitions? . .
With an ex
pansive , gesture, he tossed the whole
faise clues.
theory Into space.
“.Married, of course?”
With bated breath and a shudder of thrilled
Again this realist, this methodical
anticipation, we announce the beginning of
man who has logged his sea life with
such meticulous care, turned the pages
Mary Hastings Bradley's newest mystery-
of the record. Presently his almond
romance
eyes sparkling, the mask of Inscruta
bility swept from his face to make
way for actual mirth, he placed an
index finger on a single line.
“Yes, rnnrrled . . . Kobe, Japan, May
28, 1914. One child, a daughter, also
married, 1935. No grandchildren—as
yet.”
FLA M E
Thursday, May 21, 1936
Divided Skirt and Shorts Combination
Iliat Equips the Young Lady tor Sports
proper length. Notice Ilio munii
•ketch.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1875 B Is
avnllnhlu In slues 12, 14, 16, 18 ami
20. Corresponding bus! measurements
30, 32. 84, 30 and 38. Slz.0 16 (34)
require« 4'é yards of 35 Inch fabric.
For shorts only, 314 yards Is required.
Send 15 rents for the pattern.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, 149 New Mont
gomery Avo.. San Francisco, Calif,
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fioiae/ioid ®
© Question
Make sandwiches for the children's
lunch box by shaving maple sugar,
mixing with butter and spreading be
tween (wo slices of wholewheat bread
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Two thicknesses of heavy brown pu
per are much heller than a cloth to
use when pressing. Sprinkle paper
with water and Iron until dry. News
papers may be used Instead of brown
paper.
» » »
» •A T T E W N N O . IM TS-S
You know yourself that half Ihc
enjoyment of any «port Is spoiled
if you aren’t correctly dreased, and
really there’s no excuse for not be
ing equipped for nny active sport
when a model such as Illustrated Is
so easy and Inexpensive to make.
The divided skirt Is suitable for
golf, tennis, bicycling, riding and hik
ing. It assures plenty of room nnd
comfort, buttons on the side nnd sup
ports the most youthful blouse. Note
the sports pocket. Peter Pan collar,
raglan sleeve and dainty feminine
bow.
Instead of the divided skirt, you
may have shorts If you prefer, for
the pattern Is perforated at Just the
IbuJtWdLC
^si
N u ll's A d v a n c e m e n t
Aa men in a crowd lusllncilvely
mak > room fur one who would fore«
his way through ti. a« mankind
make« way for one wlio rushes to
ward an object beyond them.
Always practice thrift, no m atter
hew freely you spend. That Is, don't
waste money.
Nothing Is more wearying Ihun the»
"honest opinion“ of a man who
"doesn't know."
A man's wife Is his best "guldo
hook ou etiquette."
Beware of Iillr-ut<ss
Many of the wrong tilings men do
are don« In Idle moments heeaus«
they can't think of anything else to
do.
If diamonds could ho found by the
bushel, they would still he as beau
tiful as when they coat 65,000 apiece.
A word out of the dictionary
makes a lowbrow auspicious; hut ho
pick up greedily all the slang words
going.
Persons of leisure generally find a
rather poor aaaortment of company.
So many worthwhile men are busy,
Melted butter Is a good auhstttute Carly Habits Tell
What can old men In a village do?
for olive oil In salnd dressing.
Well, Ihey ought to have cultivated
s e e
An electric fan will help to dry a taste for reading with gusto when
paint as well ns hnulsh odor from they were twenty. If Ihey "Jee set,"
a room that has been newly painted. that's what they'll do when they're
old.
e e e
How the flagging conversation
If a pan of salt Is placed under the
biases up Just aa everyone rise« to
shelf on which enko la baked the leave.
cake will not hum,
e e e
Beware that continually scolding
The bottom crust of a blueberry about dally Irritations be not Just an
pie will not soak the berry Juice If other one of them. Be cheerful at
after the plate has been lined with leas: part of the time.
paste It Is brushed over with a beaten Unit's Why
eg g and allowed to stand for n few
How fortunate la a man whom ev
minutes twfore putting In fruit.
erybody lik es; ami he seldom know«
• • •
why.
To slip rose bushes Is-nd branches
And If thou wouhlst be happy,
dowq, make a deep cut Into branch learn to please.
and Cover wounded portion with soil.
Admiration Is a form of longing
Keep branch down with a large stone. for something we need.
e e e
No man can resist telling again
Pent kee|Mi soil around azaleas cool, nnd again how he felt when “death
moist and porous during the hottest stared him In the face."
days In summer.
e
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When making small buna or cakes,
flour the tins well Instead of greasing
them. This plan Is much less expen
sive and the cakes never stick to the
tin.
e B ill Syndicate— W N U Sarvlee.
M i.ery in Sm .lt Thing.
It has been well observed that the
misery of man proceed« not from any
«Ingle crush of overwhelming evil,
hut from small vexations continually
repeated.—Johnson.
stops a steal !
UNCONFESSED
By Mary Hastings Bradley
IN THE N E X T IS S U E
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