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SERIAL STORY ' CARIBBEAN CRISIS BY EATON K. GOLDTHWAITE Ncs;vA'S?,T:"c. MARTHA SHOWS HER COLORS CHAPTER XXIII ,. TIE was conscious, first, of a buzzing in his ears, and then V light In his face. The light was ' very near. It heat sent needles of pain through his closed lids and burned his brain. He tried to raise hit hand to shade his eyes but the effort was too much. v He lay still, eyes closed, forc- ine air Into his dry lungs. The ' heat was a little less and the light a little less intense, but he became conscious that his body was heav ing and bouncing as though tied lo a burro's backl Slowly the buzzing faded from his ears. Again he tried to raise his hands and found he could not. ' His mind seemed to be func- lioning pretty well. He remem bered being sick, and falling. And he could hear: there was a rustle of silk nearby. He could smell, too; an exotic perfume. But move a muscle, even to opening his eyes, . he could not ' He lay a long time, listening to the rustle of silk, trying to identify the perfume and connect it with the sound. He attempted to speak, but his tongue gave no response. . He gave that up, gave up trying to move, content only with listening. And then he heard a barrage of knuckles on wood. "Who is eet?" a voice called "from his side. . '"Fringle, ma'am. We're search ing for Mr. Talcott " The door hinged creaked. There was a feminine scream, and Fringle's "Excuse me, ma'am!" in hasty, t embarrassed withdrawal. ... Talcott tried to call out, to open his, eyes, to move his hands. His ' mightiest effort succeeded only in raising , one indescribably heavy eyelid. A glaucomic flash revealed to him only part of a stateroom; a wardrobe blocked his view. But he did see the back of a woman who was in complete negligee. Her glistening dark hair was a j cloud on her shoulders and her dark eyes were hard with anger from the interruption.. He was only mildly surprised to recognize Martha. Swenson. The effort was too much; his lid dropped back and he lay, listening to the rustle of silk. The sense of feel was returning; he could ;; feel the warmth of Martha Swen- son's nearness i "This man Is strong. He just opened an eye!" .., . A- man's voice. From , behind and beyond Talcott It was low, .. almost whispered. He heard Martha Swenson respond. "You .should not Temain here, CarL It ' iaway,. bnt-jthat -fool- doctor will - :rcme la soon. And the gill. She 'will btJooUnf for him." ;, There- was movement but no . answer. . A new presence. Fingers .on Talcbtils wrist "Don't try to play possum," the low voice said. . "Open your eyes!" ". .. ' .-. .. ' iVmTH. tremendous effort, Talcott " opened them. He was lying . . iln a lower berth; the light that . :had blinded him was a reading .lamp. Its rays glinted on the bald, i 'ugly head of Gerhardt von : 'Stampf. The baron smiled mockingly. "Surely you had not shared the opinion of the others that I had ielt the ship!" . -' Talcott couldn't have answered even if he had desired. No. He hadn't shared that opinion His body was numb. Only his brain and his eyes were alive. "That pin," the baron chucltled. "You are very careless my friend. I could just as easily have poi soned you. Can it be that I over rated you? It is no matter. You .. have caused me a great deal of trouble. I am not one to take Joss lightly. I am prepared to bargain with you " 1 "Carl! Please go! The others - will come back and this time I cannot save you. They will hang you for murder " . "Silence, fool! I come and go at will. No one can touch me! And you, Lieut. William Talcott My patience is only so much. That envelope you stole from Halsey. . What did you do with it?" :. You are a fool yourself, Baron von Stampf, Talcott thought. You know I can't answer and yet you ask me questions. Well, maybe I can speak but I don't dare just now . At it reading his mind, von Stampf said softly, "You are wor ried? In an hour you will be your normal self. I have spared you because to save my work I wish to bargain. I offer you your life . and that of the blonde girl for the contents of that envelope." ' -The man was mad. Trading 'with the life of June Patcrson What tortures had he devised for her if Talcott refused? And how could he assent? He couldn't even spcakl - The baron sold, "That hurt you, eh? Good! Now, you will do as I direct You will not return that .envelope and its contents to Hal .. scy. You will take it instead di rect to the office of Federal Chemi cal Company and there hand it to Mr. Winters' private secretary. You and she are to be alone when the transaction lakes place. There will be no tricks. That is my bar gain, You understand?" A raving maniac. I want to smash your grinning face. I want to see the blood start from your Jiose as it started from Scbastien and MacDowell . : "Ahl You close your flstl You are very strong. It would be a you-" He moved, awiflly. beynnd the wardrobe;. tx v - v., ; . ,..!-: yond Bill Talcolls vision. Min utes or perhaps hours passed, and then the sound, as of the scratch ing of fingernails, came from the bathroom door. Swiftly and un ceremoniously Martha Swenson pulled a blanket over Talcott's eyes. When h rwved it the bathroom door swung idly and von Stampf was gone. TIE awoke suddenly, surprised A that he had been asleep. Ho heard the sound of angry voices and lifted his head to stare with bleary eyes at a full-blown argu ment between Martha Swenson and the ship's physician. It didn't occur to him immediately that he was able to move again. The tableau was too interesting. Miss Swenson was dismissing her erstwhile swain in no uncer tain terms. Telling him oft for a fool, a sap, a sucker and a lecher ous old dope. Talcott grinned. It was very interesting to see the doctor's stuffiness being beaten out of him like dust out of a carpet He stopped grinning quite suddenly when the door swung open to ad mit CapUiin Pringle, Halsey, Pro fessor Constantino and June Paterson. Her eyes were frosty and she showed that she had heard enough of the argument to allow her to form some thoughts of her own. But Bill Talcott had no time for explanations. "Pringle!" he called hoarsely. "Webber's still on the ship. He was just here threatened June " Martha Swenson turned. Her eyes, cold, furious, warning, blazed at him. Slowly she mover' away, backing toward the bureau. "Webber doped me with some thing," he continued doRgwlly. "On a pin in the lining of my sleeve. Not sure yet if I can stand Watch that woman!" Professor Constantino was near esi and he moved with remark able speed for one who was usu ally so bewildered. Smashed the revolver to the floor, and with eyes averted, smothered the strug gles of the insufficiently-clad Miss Swenson. (To Be Continued) WAR BABY FORT WAYNE Mr. and Mrs. C" , Harbor are thu pmcnts of daughter. Her nnmo is Pearl tTTTaT f 4 1 1 .V b e Will 'HI THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson R,H DROPPED CAR6LESSC W MhWIII'I 11 m aMrsss, III ilW I 'N THE PINE NEEDLES llUftBM tWltM HUM I I I THAN HUNDREOSOF OSLUwV) ' TVAiA 55i fMs " BLACK WIDOW ' 4HA ? SPIDER. S " f 15 Mrr KNOWN TO BITE H NT-En. SAVJ GERMANY IS A 'SkDT? ivfAor nation ei .c 'sg? f IS THIS TRUE-i JZ,f I , '6-I6 " Xf t. m. big. u. t. pat. orr. ANSWER: Yes! The Germans "have not" the morale, and chances of winning that they had a year ago. NEXT: The unpredictable mongoose! supplies. 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