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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1937)
THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON Madman's Island , BY NARD JONES Copyright 1937 NEA Srvic., Inc 1 CART Or CHARACTER! KAY DBAMIORY fcrrotaa wht lnhrrlt yacht fnr vacatlM. M KI.ITA II OHAK D Kay rMmMiif aatl r-airr. I'ltIM II.LA Ul NX faa tlilr 4rpntiiir. FllltHKST RROTHKRS fiRA.NT H ARI'I'.H 7 ana' arlra tUt vkoa expea'lttaa tarm4 Ml t rar cxrisac. Ytr4ari Oraa 4a Kay ; la leading- hrr hark la aafety Mara the lw ara eaatare4 br l ha Madman and takea lata a nk tcrraaeaa htaeoat CHAPTER Xin T'HE "Mistral's" spedy power tender cased along the shore line. There were no green and red light forward, no white light at the stem. Only the creamy wake and the sound of the motor Indicated Its presence In the dark ness. Tom Forrest, at the wheel with PrisciUa beside him, had cut down the motor, wanting to keep their search as quiet as possible. Al- though It would be desirable for Grant Harper and Kay to know of the nearness of the speedboat, there was every chance that the unknown Island resident was with them. Mac, seated tense In the after cockpit with Melita, could stand it no longer. "This lsnt getting us anywhere," he told his broth' er. "There's not a sign of life on shore. I move we use a light and the whistle, and try to let Kay and Grant know where we are. Tom was silent moment "It's bard to tell which Is the best plan," he said. "PrisciUa, hand me that flashlight from the side pocket." He took it from her trembling hands. It was in a foot-long slender case, with huge lens and powerful bulb. The button clicked under his thumb and a shaft of light shot clear to shore, bringing into their vision the trees and sand but no sign of humanity. Turn off the engine," Mae sug gested. "And give the whistle a try." Tom obeyed. But there was only the echo and re-echo of the whistle to reward them. Dogged ly, Tom drove the speedboat far ther along and repeated the proc 's. Occasionally he bathed the .shoreline with the flashlight's .gleam. 'THEY had almost circled the Island without success when 'Melita cried out: "See there!" She pointed toward the wood. "There's a light!" Tom motioned for quiet while they sat breathless in the gently rolling speedboat Unmistakably there was a nickering light ashore. "It's someone with a flashlight," ;Mac whispered. "He's walking (with it, and the trees between us land the light make that flickering effect" ,"It must be Grant" Prlsdlla aid. "Give him a signal." j-"No," Mac advised. "Grant jdidnt have a flashlight when I left Dim. That's the man we're look ling for, 10 to 1. And maybe Kay land Grant are with him." He started the motor at slow speed, began "coasting" down the shore line. "Well land a little farther 4ewn, and see if wa can follow JJJat light" -Carefully and quietly he nosed Jhe speedboat into the sand. "You juris stay here with the boat" Irtm said. "Well leave you one it the revolvers." "But " ""Remember what happened to 3Se dinghy! The best thing is for 4u to stay aboard. Look hers . the control lever is in re- averse. If you have to get out of etere. Just step on the starter, rfhen Mac and I return we'll flash Hie light three times so youll mow who it is." He climbed over Tile bow and onto the beach. "Can you still see that light Mac?" -"Yes, but it's getting fainter. 3ffe'd better start right now." Melita and PrisciUa had no de fre to stay with the speedboat 3&t they realized the wisdom of guard for it recalling vividly "the damaged dinghy which had leen the start of all their pres et troubles. ""Melita touched Mac's arm. 3f lease be careful." "Don't worry ..." He smiled Jflown at her. A MOMENT later the two men had disappeared in the dark' ness, leaving a pair of tense young women huddled in the speedboat They could no longer see the flick ering light which they had de tected from the water, and the very silence around them grew frightening and oppressive. How long they sat there, ready at any instant to start the motor of the boat Melita and PrisciUa never really knew. It seemed hours. Then suddenly they heard a sound in the brush quite close to the beach. For a second they sat rigid. MeliU's foot crept to ward the starter button and then came the flash from Tom's light . . . once . . . twice . . . three times. "What did you And?" Melita cried as the Forrest brothers hur ried down the beach. They did not answer at once. Shoving the speedboat out rom the beach and climbing aboard, they were strangely silent Tom started up the motor, veered around in the direction of tht "Mistral." "Tell us what happened!" Me lita insisted. "Precisely nothing," replied Mac In a troubled voice. "That's jost the devil of it We got quite close to that blamed light Then sud denly it disappeared, and wa eouldnt see or hear a thing. Finally we decided it would be the better part of valor to get out of there. We had a creepy feel ing that the man with the light had got on to us, and was watching." "It wasnt added Tom For rest "the pleasantest feeling I've ever had." "What do we do now?" asked PrisciUa dejectedly. "The only thing we can do Is return to the yacht and wait un til morning. Maybe in daylight well have a chance to see what this to all about" His Jaw set in a grim line. "I know I'm going to comb that island every foot of it until I And out something." 1 1 'HERE was a moment's silence. guess that's all we can do. But now I I'm afraid of what we'll find." Then she blurted out "Why did we have to come to this aw ful place, anyhow?" "Few people 00." Mae Forrest said. "If you were headed for "Larramore Island you were far off your course. This island here was up for sale by the govern ment years ago, but I dont think anyone ever bought It It had a bad name, as they say. I cant think what happened here, but I know Fve heard some sort of story about it." All four were quiet unto they reached the sleek white side of the "Mistral." Tom maneuvered close while Mac helped the girls aboard. "Go easy until I get the lights on," the latter advised. "Look!" Melita cried, pointing to the deck. They stared st a trail of water near the rail. In one spot there was the unmistakable imprint of a bare foot Someone s been aboard, Tom said in a low voice. Cautiously they entered the lighted cabin. On a table in the center was a square of damp pa per on which something was scrawled with a wet pencil Tom Forrest picked rt up as the others crowded around to read the ominous message. 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