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SERIAL STORY
SECRET VOYAGE
BY JOSEPH L CHADWICK .V.T.'JSS.i'.S'i
TBSTBRDAV I Jim Mallory.
aVvav for taa AJax Hilrifi Com-
Raar. flaaa Mwtlromt Ttaltor,
tarr iaraan. hu arrived on aalp
vralla ko wna exploring tn
wrookavo of apart crolacr, lO
' fataOMia aar vratrr. Mo brllrrra
ho to an areompllra of a man
M) hu arlnan Ml larratrnea
feint for taa location of a mxa
fry iUy, Bnt Jim InTltea Marr
ta etnr for lancn, talnklaa- ka
war loam taa IdantKr of Iho men.
Whan Mar? aaka If aha mar aura
ton klm. Jim tella krr o :
feark fa tna man who pay a krr.
Mho la farlooa aad prepnreo la
Irar. Jim trlea to arct her to
talk hat aha rafuaea.
a a a
1 ' CHAPTER H
lynx battered old salvage boat
A roUed .lightly with the turf,
from the galley, Blacksheep's rich
voice lamented in a spiritual.
Jim Mallory kept his grip on
the glrl'a arm until he saw the!
fury fade out of her eyes. She
rubbed her wrist then as if he had '
hurt her.
She was pretty, yes. With her,
copper-tinted hair and wide gold
flecked eyes, she was pretty. And
perhaps more than pretty. Jim
Mallory looked away from her,
thinking he'd better watch his;
step. Soma friend had once told
him, "There's Irish blood in you,
Jim, and the Irish are sentimen
tal. Youll be a pushover for a
pretty face, whether It's the right
or wrong one."
' Be heard this girl, this Mary
Larsen, say, "All I wanted to
know was where I could find your
employer, James Mallory, the
owner ot the Ajax Salvage Com
pany." . !
, "Ha has an office." '
: "He's never there. I was there'
twice, and I could get no satisfac-
tion out of the office boy. But
at least he didn't manhandle me." ;
, "James Mallory wont go for a i
pretty face any more than I will.!
Now tell me who sent you here
to question me.
He put his pipe between his
teeth again, and this time felt in
hit pockets for matches. He had
Don there, but a box was on the
table. The girl picked up the box,
took out and struck a match, and
' held it out for him. He saw
laughter In her eyes as he puffed.
He wasn't suspicious until she
rose- and shoved the table against
him. She turned and ran for the
companion way, reaching the deck
before he recovered from his sur
prise. He heard the splash as she
took to the water, and reaching
deck he saw her striking out for
shore.
. She swam well, but not too
well, and he knew before she was
half way to shore that she wasn't
going to make it. He kicked off
his shoes when he saw the first
falter in her stroke, then ripped
off his shirt and dove In when he
' saw her go under.
a
TTE couldnt find her at first
That (cared him. The water
was treacherous here. A wave hit
tiim and took him under. He felt
the drag of the undertow before
he broke surface.
She went under again before
she reached her, but he caught her
icoming up. She was gasping,
choking, but she didn't fight him.
Me got his arm around her, felt
her go limp. She was so free of
(panic that he thought she might;
be faking. But then he knew,
somehow, that she wasn't like
Hhat
He got her onto the sand, uni
Iwhere it was dry. Sha lay with;
(eyes dosed, shivering, or trem
bling. There was a car parked
up by the road, which he euessed 1
was hers. He went to it and found I
w beach robe. He took the robe
(back and covered her.
"I suppose I ought to thank
Cfou," she said.
- "You ought to know better than
to swim after a heavy meal," he
aid.. What he liked about her
was her lack of hysterics. And
wax sore because he liked anv-
jthlng about her, since she had1
been put onto him.
J"ShaH I drive you to where
you're going? Or can you make
BtT"
an man . aner I rest a:
loment I haven't far to Hrim
ust to the Hammond estal m
uaian reeR."
Jim Mallory nodded. He'd wait
ui ner, out only because she
ight be more done in than she
ucea.
He jmM T.f tt ji-
- - , - - j .uujjiiwnuB
lace7 And when she replied in
. le affirmative, the first mrt of
the puzzle fell into place. Jeffery
nammona was nrpciriimt nf 4u.
Hammond Steamship Lines, and
the Sonora was a Hammond ship.
TIM MALLORY felt a secret
y excitement The Sonora, a
"freighter, had gone down six
months ago in the Caribbean. He
had found the location by acci-i
lent, and had written Hammond1
bout a salvage deal. Hammond1
had been uninterested.
'. There were a lot of queer angles
Jo the sinking. Queerest of all
(was the interest shown , by this.
Igm, this Mary Larsen who came
(from Hammond's house. You
kouldn't figure that out Jim MaU
wry thought He had guessed she
team from the man who wanted
to pay him, then threatened him,
to reveal the Sonora's location..
That man couldn't have been
Hammond, and it didn't seem
likely that Hammond had sent
this girl to learn the location. As
(owner of the ship, Hammond
wouldn't seek the information in
Mich an underhanded way.
Jim Mallory said, lookine down
it the girl. "So von rnm fmm
'Hammond's place. But he didn't
no you7"
"No. . . She lay there, watch.
Ing him with half-closed eyes.
ler lashes were incredibly long.
came on my own. I'll be linn.
leat with you. I wanted to find
Tames Mailory, and ask him about
certain ship that was lost at
sea."
"Why?"
She didn't answer that
"Did Hammond know you were
trying to find Malloryf
, ."No."
"And you wouldn't want Ham
mond to know what you were up
to?"
! Her eyes opened wide, meeting
his with a disturbing steadiness.
"That's right," she said. "Did you
have some idea of telling him?"
He didn't answer. He gave her
i a hand when she started to get
I up and walked to the car with
jher after she got into the beach
robe. She took a pair ot sandals
from the car and put them on her
feet. She still looked a litUe
i shaky. She got into the car and
started the motor. It was a big
yellow roadster with the top laid
back. It looked like a lot of
money to Jim Mallory.
"Since you've played hero for
me," she said, "I suppose I should
forgive you for almost breaking
my arm on the tug."
Jim Mallory said, 'Thanks."
Then, as she released the brake:
"Come around to the Ajax Sal
vage Company's office tomorrow.
I think you and James Mallory
have a lot to say to one another."
She looked at him for a long
moment Then said, "Thanks,
Spike."
"Don't mention it"
He stood there and watched her
drive away. He called himself a
foot He could have told her now.
as well as tomorrow, that he was
James Mallory. He had no good
reason for keeping that secret or
for seeing her again. The girl was
trouble.
He shrugged, turned, walkad to
the water. Curly had put the tug
in closer to shore. It wasn't much
ot a swim, tills time. . . .
There was a letter awaiting him
when he got to tho office at Bar
rows Landing. Harris, who ran
the office after a fashion, said it
had been delivered by a uni
formed chauffeur in a town car.
That was unusual enough for
Harris to note and comment on.
The letter gave him a Jolt
It was an invitation from Jef
fery Hammond to spend the
week-end at the Indian Creek
mansion. To talk business.
(To Be Continued)
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By Martin
ACTRESS
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16 Make over.
17 Copies.
18 Suffix.
20 Lighted.
21 Symbol for
calcium.
22 Grade.
24 Avid.
26 Hobo (slang).
27 Part of eye.
29 Was victorious
30 Steel explo
sive ball.
32 Employer.
33 State (abbr.),
35 City in Italy,
36 Conducted.
37 Data.
38 Brother ot
Cain.
39 Into.
40 Weigh heavily.,"
41 Kvmhni f 62 Age-
nickel. 3 A quiver.
42 Nights (abbr.) 66 Do.
44 A girl's name. 68 Chorus girl.
45 Vein of ore. 69 Letter. -.
Answer ta Previous Puzzle
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native.
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58 Notion.
59 Sarcasm.
61 Pertaining
to the Iris.
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Guido's scale.
14 Moving about.
16 Part of
Bible (abbr.).
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leather.
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25 Depart.
26 Stupid person
(slang).
27 Laid down
by court.
28 Tempers.
30 Street fights.
31 Trust in. .
34 Dmmaltr
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43 Those who dig
fltsi-'aim leaf.
48 Daub.
52 Father. jj
53 Interdict.
54 Near. ,
55 Pliant
56 Mistake.
59 Bird. V
47 Openings.
49 Left side
(abbr.).
70 Give false
praise.
71 Onager.
VERTICAL
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(abbr.).
2 Members of
Congress. -
3 Gave
pleasure to.
4 Bought
(abbr.).
SWild (Scotch) 60 Ever (poet.)
6 Suffix. 61 American
7 Initials of Indian.
a president 62 Snaky fish.
8 First name of 64 Mine
34 verticaL (Italian).
9 Title. 65 Thing.
10 Fish. 67 Provided.
11 References. 68 Coin (abbr.).
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