HALSEY ENTERPRISE. HALSEY, OREGON. MAY 31, 1928
why he had purchased the clubhouse,
bow Blakely's body cam« Into the
cove— I put everything together and
IL was strange. Bo— I —Just snooped."
A quick flash o f amusement light­
ened the black fury o f the captain's
face. “O h I You snooped!”
CHAPTER XII—Continued
—17—
The captain studied the papers
■gain.
"Pulled a boner bringing that fool
Besser on board,” he said softly.
"What am 1 to do with him?"
•Sorry, but I had to bring hlin. I
Couldn’t let him go. He had been
snooping about, anil I didn't know
bow much he had picked up.”
•‘Why didn't y u—" The cuptuln's
gentle voice tralh’d off suggestively.
"Two reasons, and both d—d good
ones. We couldn’t get rid of him In
that cove. You ought to know that.—
My God, I ’ll never forget poor Blakely,
and how be kept coming In on every
wave.—That cove, I tell you. Is a trap.
The tide gets nothing out, brings ev­
erything back.—Five times Blakely
came In—the men curbing and praying
—crossing themselves.—And at the
last we hud tu keep hltn there In the
shack till he rotted. I tell you. rotted.
—Besides,” he said, "that was my
bargain with you. I told you In the
beginning that I Muck at murder, and
I still do. D- -d If I'll kill them un
less I have to.”
“ A good preacher was lost In you,
Ronnie," the captain raid affection
ately. "You've got a conscience—or
• weak stomach—same thing.—Why,
what's one crook more or less In a
world full of 'em!”
"Blakely was no more a crook than
] am," Ronald muttered doggedly.
The captain laughed Jovially. “ Well,
bless us, boy, what elee are you?—
Come, have more coffee.—You've got
the blues." He touched the bell. The
captain glanced at the list of names
In his hand. "Bring Mr. Rivers," he
said to the seaman t^ o answered.
“ Theie’s a rewnrd of three thousand
for him. but he had plenty on him, so
I said live.'*
One of the men from the Little club
came In. his hat In Ills hand. The two
officers nodded to him curtly, without
offering him a chair. He laid his pa
pers before the captain.
“ John D. Rivers. London. Pass
ports, visas, birth certificate, every­
thing O. K.—Ninety dollars, Mr. Riv­
ers. I understand you are going home
on this old freighter because of the
economy.—Sorry we can give you no
better accommodations," he said suave­
ly, “ but we do not cater to passen
gers, really.—Fare, ninety dollars."
The man Rivers without a word
counted out five thousand from his
wallet, and laid It on the table.
Ingram handed him a receipt for the
money
One after another the men from the
L ittle club were ushered Into the cap­
tain's room, their papers examined
with greut attentiveness, their money
taken—usually fat rolls of bills for
which a form receipt was given In ex
change.
When the last man had gone out
the captain figured swiftly on the back
of an envelope for a moment Then,
detaching a small amount from the
heap In his open drawer, he counted
out a portion of It, and put It In a
section of the wall safe beside the
desk.
"One thousand eight dollars for the
good ship Roger Williams." he said
“ Twelve stalwart passengers at ninety
Jollars a dead."
The rest of the money he tucked
quickly Into a steel box, and touching
a secret spring In his tnble, fitted the
box within It. closed It again. “ And
for the bruins and blood behind the
Roger W illiams—a wee mite more,’’
be s»i<l laughingly.
Tltey smoked for a moment In si
lence The captain poured out fresh
coffee. “ The papers were good," the
captain said In a tone of satisfaction,
“ lie's getting better and better.—We
may need to keep a friendly oversight
on him lie s gelling almost too good.
— Well, let's turn In. I'tn tire-’ You
look tike the face on the bar-room
floor, Ronnie. Cheer up. Things are
looking up to heaven. That takes
care of everything, doesn't It?”
tine Instant they both paused, on
the edges of their ebnlrs. for a final
pull nt their cigarettes. And In that
moment «lay wriggled out from he
neatb the bunk silently and took one
Orin but fearful step toward them
••It—doesn't take care of—me," she
Stitmmered weakly.
CHAPTER XIII
••flay IX-lanel" The exclamation
was Ronald Ingrams.
Even In that terrible moment Gay
was quick to observe the sinister
change that eante over the captain s
face. IBs air from one of rich well
being bceaiue pnrtentous and greully
still T h e soft brown eyes reveded In
tu themselves. became fathomlessly
deep and dangerous. His lips showed
a atraish t red line between the black
of bis mustude and beurd. Oue quick
appraising look he gave her, a look
that swept her from leather boots to
leather cap. and then he turned about
In his chair and looked at Ronald
Ing-am.
His voice was a dangerous purr.
“This, Mr, Ingram, Is a flagrant In­
fraction of rules, as you know very
well. You have deliberately disobeyed
the one order to which I have held
every one around me In all of my va­
rious—saillugs.—No women aboard Is
my rule—and no women aboard ap­
plies right now." There was a slight
return to something of suavity be
ueath his anger as he turned to Gay.
“ Madame, I am sorry. I can under­
stand that a woman may have quite
ns good reasons us u man for wishing
to sail without the fanfare of pub
llclty. The ladles, madame, have my
sympathy, but they do not sail on my
ship." He bowed mockingly, the red
lips curving Into a derisive smile.
"Sorry, very sorry, but law's law.
The charm of your presence, the
warmth of your beauty, the brightness
of your eye, serve to strengthen me
In my conviction that women play the
devil on slilphourd. Sorry. I have
never bad a woman aboard, and—"
"B ut—I am aboard,” said Gay
faintly.
"You are, yes. Worse luck to all
of us. But you won't be—very long.
Where are your papers?”
“ Sir,” Interrupted Ronald Ingram
quickly, * I beg your pardon, but—
you do not understand. Miss—the
lady Is—not a fugitive. She Is my
—my fiancee.—We love each other—
we—we could not bear to be sep­
arated—”
The captain's dark eyes were still
boring Into Gay's face, and In that In­
stant Ronald was able to Hash her a
warning signal with his eyes. Quick­
ly she realized that be wished to help
her, and the warm gratitude In the
look she gave him might easily have
been misconstrued by one who thought
she loved him.
The captain's eyes had not wavered
from her face. “ How much do yon
know of our—business ventures?" he
demanded curtly.
And then, In hope forgetting to seek
advice In Ronald's pleading eyes, she
blundered Into her great error. Her
desire was to Intimidate the captain,
show him her power, make him re­
spect her for her knowledge, and she
cried trium phantly:
"Everything! I know everything.—
Smuggling Chinese, forged passports.
—Yes, the murder of poor Blakely—
everything I"
It was no less than murder that
showed In the captain's black eyes
then. His voice was a whisper, the
whisper of a wild animal panting.
"So! Everything.” His eyes turned
slowly upon Ronald Ingram. And
Gay, following his glance, seeing his
fury, seeing Ronald's consternation at
her revelation, realized the gravity of
her mistake.
“ Oh. no," she gasped. “ Oh, no."
The captain’s eyes traveled slowly
that deadly tra il from Ronald’s eyes
to hers again.
"Yes?" he purred.
Gay pulled herself together. “ He
did not tell me," she disclaimed quick­
ly. “ He told me you were Just Inde
pendent shippers, running s tramp
steamer wherever you could get a
ca rgo."
“ Who told you—everything—then?
Not—Moy Sen?"
“ Certainly not," But she gained
confidence. strengthened by the firm
timbre of her own voice. "But It was
Moy Sen who first aroused my sus
plclons. I live In the cottage next to
the clubhouse Moy Sen watched me
—and I caught him. That was curl
ous.—And then I put things together
Why Itonald went away so suddenly.
“ Yea, I —1 loved him, and I had to
find out from the piazza floor and
crawled under and peeked through the
oilcloth over the window and—I saw
everything."
“ And knowing — everything — still
you took a chance and came along?”
“ 1 could not bear to—to let him go
away—Into such danger—alone. Be­
sides—It Is all your fault,” she said
accusingly, but there was no very con­
vincing quality In tbs accusation.
“ Yon are older than he, you are mag­
netic, powerful. You led him Into IL”
The captain laughed softly at that,
but frowned again In a moment
"This Is a devilish kettle of fish,”
he grumbled anxiously to Ronald.
“ Where are her papers?"
"She bas no papers, sir. She only
decided to come tonight.”
“ How do you expect to get her
ashore— ■"
“ She won’t go ashore, air. She Is
an American citizen, so Am L She
w ill stay on board wheo we are In for­
eign ports. And when we come back
we can land her at the Island.—I
couldu’t come av^iy—without her."
The captain lighted a cigarette, and
bit the end of It thoughtfully. Ills
mildness of manner bad returned.
“ I'm not blaming him, you under­
stand, Miss—Miss—”
“ Gay Is my name, Gay Delane."
"Gay. That's dee. Like thaL Call
you Guy then, right off, since you'll
sort of be my mate-ln-law as you
might say.—You'll have to keep in
your cabin, out of sight of the men.—
No more Heartburn
FOR INDIGESTION
"W hy Do Women H iv e to Blab Every­
thing They K n o w ”
You understand how men are, miss,
when they’re at sea, no women, you
know—goes to their heads—nice
chaps, our men, fine ebaps—but the
thought of a -Oman goes right to
their heads.”
" I —1 wouldn t cause trouble for
anything,” Gay said quickly, and hope
sprang Into ber heart again. “ 1 am
sorry I came. I see now bow foolish
It was. But things Just—went to my
head, too, I suspect.—Perhaps you’d
b< ar just put me off and send me
ashore in a small boaL”
“ I ’d like to,” '.he captain said pleas
nntly, and a smile snowed In the ffnrk
mild eyes, “ I ’d like to first rate. But
It's too late now. No, you'll have to
stick It out with the Roger Williams
this trip. Keep her In yonr cabin.
Ronald, until— You'll have to he
married I That’s the dope. The men
don't have much regard for women,
but they show • jme respect to a wife,"
Gay flashed a frightened, appealing
look at Ronald. Married!
"The captain marry us,” he stam
mered. “ At sea. Captain’s privilege.
Yes, that would be—best" But be
did not meet her eyes.
“ Yes. And me otlme. keep her In
your cabin, and out of slghL" The
captain's eyes wandered to Gay again
warmly appraising slowly approving
'Maybe she’d better stay here. My
cabin Is safe enough, for woman, child
nr beast. I l l keep her for you.”
“ No. She'll be all right In my
cabin.—She—she Is very nervous; I—
I must console her.”
“ I could console ber," said the cap
lain, smiling broadly.
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Punishm ent Not G iven for the Child's G ood
That most children are punished not
to make them better but because the
parent Is angry or has bad his ego
wounded Is revealed by Winthrop 1».
Lane, writing In the Delineator Mnga
zine.
“ Parents have certain pictures of
themselves," points out Mr Lnne, "cer­
tain conceptions of themselves, and
they do not like to have these dis
turhed Even a child. If he steps on
an adult's ego, Is likely to regret It.
And then we have to admit that chll
dren aie nuisances. Love them as we
may. cherish them as tenderly as we
wish, they annoy us tremendously
They make us climb the stairs st
night to give them lrlnks ; they disobey
us; they endanger our property by
striking matches. They break things
—they lose things They pile all the
chairs In one corner of the room and
call it a steamboat. They trail mod
through the house; they leave marks
on the walla They break out. In new
inlacvudact every day. We cannot
Ronald answered -Ith a straight de "Old-Fashioned” Winter
flant stare. He stepped quickly to the
Classed as Illusion
door and opened It, then, after a mo­
Records kept by the United States
ment’s pause while be waited for a weather bureau Indicate that there
teaman to pass 'through tlie corridor,
has been no appreciable permanent
he took Gay's band.
change In the weather of the north­
The captain, ¿Filling, gave ber a
ern hemisphere during the last fifty
friendly touch on the shoulder. “ Don't
or sixty years. Weather records chow
be frightened, little girl," he said.
"I'm going to take care of you. 1 am that the winters are as cold on the
the captain here. Don't be frig h t­ average as they were half a century
ago. The "old-fashioned” severe win
ened."
“ Th—thanks," stammered Gay weak­ ter that elderly people are fond of
ly, and then, burr leu by Ronald who telling about Is a psychological Illu ­
held ber hand, :hc ran, a boyish slim sion. Winters seemed colder to the
figure beside him, d >wn the corridor pioneers because they were not as
to the farther cabin, and the door well protected as people are now. The
advance of civilization has relieved
closed behind them.
Safe In their retreat. Gay faced the Inhabitants of this country from
Ronald Ingram defiantly, chin sturdily many of the hardships formerly suf­
T H E R E la nothing quite like Bayer
upturned, bands In pockets, eyes stub­ fered because of cold weather. Also,
Aspirin fo r all sorts of aches and
born. She was not afraid of Ronald the difference between the child and
pains, but be sure it i t genuine Bayer;
udult mind has undoubtedly contrib­
Ingram.
that name must be on the package,
"What—what In the—the name of— uted considerably to the Illusion.
and on every tablet. Bayer is genu­
heaven and earth—" he began wildly, Things seen through the eyes of child­
ine, and the word genuine— in red—
hood are likely to have a distorted ap­
•'what In the name—of heaven—”
is on every box. You can't go wrong
pearance.
It
Is
human
nature
for
peo­
“ You said that once," she Inter­
if you w ill just look at the box when
ple
In
their
reminiscences
to
exag­
rupted coldly. "Don't be silly," And
you buy it :
then she wilted suddenly. “ D-don't gerate past events, especially the hard
scold me. I—I —feel Just—terrible. I ships of early life.
—I know I ’m going to cry." Then, re
W a te r f o r Y o u r B ir d s
memberlng Rand, she stiffened, faced
him furiously again, drove the quiver
Fresh water Is a necessity for your
from her lips. "Where Is he,” she bird, says Nature Magazine. Water
cried, “ where Is Randolph Wallace? for bathing should be made available
What have you done with him?”
dally during the warm months and
"O h!“ Ronald Ingram looked white twice a week during the winter. If
and sick all at once. "Oh, the Cava­ the bird refuses to bathe do not force
lie r!—So that’s It. I might have It. Always keep a supply of good
known. Fool that I was, for a mo­ gravel or grit In the cage to serve In
Aspirin Is
ment I believed It—1 thought—1 be­ place of teeth.
the trade mark of
lieved you really did come—because
I)i7 e r M anufaetar
of Monoacetlcacideatep of S alic y llea c IJ
you loved me—” His voice broke, and
No W onder
his eyes were smartlngly bright
"My husband was furious yesterday.
But Gay was heartless. She caught
He came across one of my love let­
his arm, held It in wrenching, strong
ters unopened!"
young fingers. “ You tell me,” she
"But If It were unopened what could
commanded. “ I f you have hurt—one
he be angry about?"
hair of his head—”
“ It was one that he had sent to
" I haven't seen him, Gay. I don’t
me!"—Stockholm
Kasper.
know anything about him. What has
he to do with—us?”
M e a n in g o f " G r e y h o u n d ”
Gay wilted again, broke Into soft
The "grey” In greyhound Is not meant
painful sohs. "Itand, Rand,” she whis­
to represent the color of the animal.
pered through tears.
“ Don’t cry, Don’L He—he’s all “ Grey" Is a Scandinavian word for
right. D—n him. I don’t know where hound, this particular species of an­
For correcting over-acidity, nor­
he Is, but he’s all rig h t Nothing ever imal from that country having the
malizing digestion and quickly
—only us poor—devils—who—get— name. So that when we use the word
relieving belching,gas,sourness,
Don't cry, Gay.” He put his arm about “ greyhound" we are really saying
heartburn, nausea and other di­
her tenderly, but Gay wept passion­ "hound-hound.”
gestive disorders. Safe. Pleasant
ately and would not be comforted.
“ What the dickens did you tell him
S a v in g M a c h in e s
N o r m a liz e i D igestion a n d
all that for?” he broke In at last Im­
"Ah left mah last place," said Rns-
S w e e te n l th e B re a th
patiently. "Nice mess you’ve got your­ tus In reply to his prospective em­
self Into. Why didn't you keep your ployer's question, “ 'cause of the labor-
moutb shut, as I gave you a sign? savin’ contraptions.”
Why do women always have to blab
"But why did you do that?*’
everything they know?. You put your­
“ 'Cause they saved up all the la­
self In his power by your own words. bor fo’ mahself.”
I f he thought you were Innocent, knew
nothing, he would send you ashore.
D ogs
But now, knowing you have bis life
"You are fond of dogs?”
in your hands, you are his slave for
“ I am.”
lift. You’ll never get out of his sight
“Why?”
as long as you live. He wouldD't dare
"Because they are dumb animals
let you go."
2 3 t AND 7 3 t PACKAGES EVERYWHERE
"I was afraid of It,” she said faintly. who, after receiving favors, never talk
" I knew I had made a mistake when 1 about you.”
suw his eyes. I was very foolish. 1
H a d N o th in g to S a y
was never—very wise,” she admitted
“ Don’t you deny your wife any­
pathetically.
“ No. But you are—very sweet," thing?” “ How can I when she won’t
let me?”
he said sadly.
Try Hanford’s Balsam of Myrrh
“ Help me, Ronald. Won’t you help
A lH .a U r.. I aatharÍM^ ta re fa U r a w a
Marti.
Enough people can be offended by
far«« battle i l «4 sailed.
me? You said you—liked me. 1 only
bad taste In advertising to lose some
came because I thought—”
“ You thought that chap—the Cava­ money.
lier—’’
" I thought 70U would k ill him, so I
came—"
“ To Intercede for him—to save
him?”
“ Alas, no, 1 had no hope. I thought
you would let us die together.”
1
1
■
»
'Thousands of testim onials from
" I w ill help you. Gay. It It putting
all parts of the U. S. speak with
my nose behind the bars to run the
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
gratitude of marvellous results from
risk, but I will do what I can. We
LE E’S POULTRY TABLETS. D ol­
Compound Strengthened Her
lar box will safeguard your flock
must think, we must plan It out. You
■for a long time.
must pretend to be In love with me—
For W hite D iarrhea,
Elkhart, Ind.—“I had a tired feel­
keep away from the captain—fear him
ing and was unable to get out of bed
more than the men. Gay, I am afraid
Cholera,
Chicken Pox,
without the help
he w ill Insist that you marry me. I
Worms
of
my
husband.
almost hope he w ill."
Wo heard of the
This rem edy Is the formula o f a
"Oh, no; oh, no."
i u o l e e l r '««erlnarlan.
and
Is
Vegetable Com­
J
KOI
E N by use over more than
“ Yoh could easily have It annulled.
pound and de­
1 «*uenrsL M oney-back guarantee
Gay. don't be foolish—marriage would
with each box.
cided to try IL
protect you—until you reach borne. I
I am still taking
Makes Ten Gallons
it and it eure is
would not—bother you. Gay, watch
Each package contains enough
a help to me. I
the captain. Do not think he would
tablets to make 10 gallons of m ed-
can do my work
stick s t murder? Don't you know that
^ UH directions on each box.
without resting
This Introductory offer will lie w ith ­
wheD a man Is facing exposure, cap­
b e { p r e I am
drawn soon. Act now. Pin dollar
ture, death, he Is mad----- quite mad?
hill to this ad and mall TODAY.
through. I know
Or w e ll send tablets C O D . and
Well, you mean those things to the
th at if women
you can pay postman it and few
captain. Gay, exposure, capture, death.
will give the Vegetable Compound a
cents postage when delivered.
trial they ran overcome those tired
He will keep you In his web like a
and worn-out feelings. I cannot ex-
spider. Remember Blakely—"
presa the happiness I have received
508 Caaliaestal BU(.
Otlabm Qty, Okla.
“ Blakely," she said sadly. “ Poor
and how completely it has made over
Blakely!"
my home.”— Mas. D. H. S ibert , 1326
“ You stand where Blakely stood.
Laurel SL, Elkhart, Indiana.
P A R K E R ’S
Watch the captain, and do not cross
H A IR B A L S A M
him, or you'll lie where Blakely lies.
B
*-;
L itl -t i» H a irK a n tB |
Blakely got In a mess—with a woman,
R e sto re« C o lo r and
B e a u ty to G r a y a n d F a d e d H a ir
too—no wonder Garman rules the
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women out; we've lost three good men
.
.
QUICKLY
FL O R ESTO N S H A M P O O —Meal for nse in
because of them. Well, Blakely tried 1
connection with Parker'« Hair Ils e«m. M ik e , the
Carter's little Liver Pills
to swing Garman In to clear tilmself.
hair aoft and fluffy. 60 cents by mail or at drug«
Parti» Vegetable LauMee
SISU. lhacox Chemical Works, Patchogue, N . Y.
You saw the end of Blakely. I tell
more th« bowel, free from
you. Gay, watch the captain, and do
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«flee ts . T h « v te ll« » « th « •» s te m o f c o n it in * .
SC H O O L FO R M EN
not cross him.”
tlo o p o is o n , w h ic h m a n y t im m » , , . « a n «
Trawnt la, BUSINESS. TRADES ai PROFESSIONS
s a d acid c o n d itio n l a ih « averem . P r m e tn tw r
"But. Ronald. I can't marry yen. I
Enroll »ny tim e. Nend for literature.
*h « T e r e a d o c to r 1« p r c a c n p iio n a n d c a n bo
—I love— I can't marry you.”
O R EOO N IN S T IT U T E O F T E C H N O L O G Y
B i««n w ith ahao lu ta c o n fid e n c e to a n v h o d v .
l . M . L . A . Ith lg .
P o r t la n d ,O r e g o a
All [> ru«« ^ ta 2 Sc « n J 7 Ac R « d Packasea.
"S h !" He signaled her Into silence,
his manner changed. “ 1 know, dear
W. N. U., PORTLAND, NO 22-
eat," he said clearly, "but don't cry
Don't be afraid of him
We were
The old Greek philosophers con­
The best climate for man to live In
very wrong to do this, and put demned suicide. but made an excep­
him in such a position, but he has tion of the custom of old people drink­ would average 51 degrees in temper­
ature, according to one weather ex­
promised to take care of you aud be ing poison hemlock.
pert.
w ill keep his promise."
He Indicated fcr tier to take ber
cue.
" I — I am afraid, Ronald." she said
faintly at first, but gaining courage
as she s|ioke. " I —I wish I could go
home Oh, why did you let me cornel
Why didn't you warn me? He bates
E very-d«y use o f the S o a p , assisted I
me. I know. He looked very fiercely
the O in t m e n t as needed to soothe si
at me He la handsome, (a be ootl
h®“l * n7 irritations, does much to keep tl
skin fresh and youthful, the scalp free fro
But I know he hatea me.”
dandruff and the hair healthy. Cuticu
A brisk lap at the door, and U
Talcum , smooth, cooling and fragrant,
upaneo.
The captuln entered, and.
the Ideal toilet powder.
.me of the bravest of men, oot wltho«'
his smirk of satisfaction
Ills e/>.
«„OfnW w irt S «n ,1 M , Takun, 3 k Sold
iipoo Gay were amorous.
. ¿ r ir a is . *•»»- ■
1
coin? with all the varieties of their
mischief.
"And so we punish them. We pnn
Ish them because they make us angry.
Interfere with our plans and cause us
worry. No parent likes to have his
day knocked Into a cocked hat."
P e c u lia r R o m a n Sauce
The use by the Romans of the sauce
which they called "garum" and which
consisted of the thoroughly rotted en
trails of the tunny fish, must mean
that despite the fact that the Roman
laws forbade selling In the market any
fish that had ceased to glisten, and
for that reason forbade the welting of
fish after It left the water, much un
clean fish was eaten and needed there
fore to be flavored with a sauce made
of decayed fish.
Garum cost In the days of the Roman
empire about what a good bottle of
brandy costa In F’-ance today.—Scrlb
ner a Uaga lu *
For Foot Rot in Sheep and
Fouls in Hoofs of Cattle
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