Show Mutiny Muti Albatross Y of fth the 88 THE STORY l L Unpin old oldon on ta ke k did anno with lh c a an n Ial ma Urn Al trued Gibbon daces es t r pro ro oth I lh three r tt at att calif t 1 e e t taken a k en by th College t ta er rhea 10 to 0 S 10 III help help each iba II Y ht ex II to o ed ault aas educate d Lie hili wc II ter D ob 0 dory and d truth t th a aD scoff hut Dui ah t obbon of the pledge e to tc the UI dau daughter mike malee t place to for u UlMer In in hie hien hi ki h rY or Unwin n I t a It era her toa to toay II ay C Ca gU nad a arran red Ing at betra befits r ber h Ma Mary Maryo II t o er refuses Radway secrets creland and plane i nn ocean Bt I to 0 f r teC O Oer ser er from t r rom the et ef et- et gO ae try Is alOf s to i her b brother rother to her r on the tk d M Maine I e coast le II leve and tak take taken ve ved VM el Hn Hie aboard II a tine ho Gibbs don a Hl clothe lothare I from lire rom found justice by One them t and goes gou to Det Bet Bet- Bet on too to toon fallato his hist hi Ie death at and there theu ther fall h is I D Bettington findl Be Betti aboard rd yle la le que nail Radway DY I y acht min by a aI known now now-n aa as th the le III shown I h OWn e Boss Do lIe an to ane death account of ot Gibbs G bbs the body Y being boing Ing t The tends en to holde hold e Boss Boss In 1 Radway for tor or I 1 ransom CHAPTER V-c V Continued V-Continued 6 A Wh When en the Boss Bo b bent en his eyes ere e on o Metzger the engineer en ne neen pr leaned enned back In U Ins InUs chair and sunk 1 his hig yellow teeth fa 10 the tho cigar z er had sworn m to toto unmask the riddle e et ee he e was w compelled to L call the Boc Bosy Bo t the e man who wh had tapped him on tb the e shoulder disclosed his power po and commanded m him to be become come the engl engineer of the Albatross Metzger was wa sitting In the he corner of or a West street saloon not o far ar from 1 ulton street treet He had m mar more money In his Ills pocket than his Ms appearance e 1 Indicated and was vas afraid to spend I Ie It Ue He e was v wonder wonderIng onder lag Ing to what town h he he e should go bO and It It Ite It must be s some ome town whEre he could b bome be sure u of not meeting 01 certain detectives detective who had their r sus concerning him The entrance of a shan stranger a small sm well d dressed resse doer man put an nn end to speculation Till Th stranger granger 0 I had In d whispered In his ear certain cI charges larges largest against a man whose i e name was cern t n I n I y not Metzger let 1 et the man who I had engineers papers calling him IIO m mf Metzger dared not deny II He e rO rose e eo f o I 0 ed the st stringer stranger Mn er and nd n was n s now v engineer And tint that promised was was still sUlI afar el oi and the gold Its fl had sa cd sa cd was still In hi his s money belt This 1 hIs is our chief engineer Her rIer Herman nerman man Metzger Metzger Is not his name There was as a n Herman Metzger but his life liCe went out as a knife went went In at Macau v where the Portuguese opium dives are It was as our engl peers peer's hour bour lie He killed hilled a man took his woman and became a chief en all In the same evening e hits et be his for v women lumen omen may yet undoing undoing's s 's I commands your i our nt at Doctor next ext ext Mr Ir eary Doctor Mien hen hen I su e ted accompany us its as fi first t should that he he ho refused refund 1 Then hen I spoke of sad wreck of the Pendennis on the the many mony were lost Manacles v when ben so Without a word I eary reconsidered As a e murderer we ve must situation the In the hse v wholes wholes-He Leary reckon reelon Mr Ir of business way s cof confusion was not due to Leafy Leary heart hart pangs so 0 o er e the he ship lie he bad any a share of or the Insurance cast away for I te It as as Inarticulate rage roge ante ance Smiling that tb he money dued face ace and not nt spilt still bent beat that Into sneering pulp sneering the for tor or ever pointed to Bettington At any Leary shim afraid of ot rate tat I 1 hat hat he was s the not Idea oa of ot lett letting og him oIn Inon In Inon this all on vehement nos at al a aKs Merger nodded expo a Ii weapon capon In his hand Its It Ks s putting said bald Metz Metzger foThas er has his said the lIe c lie too Gentlemen thIs Is 3 the cele cete- cele- cele celebrated lale floss DosS once of Orme Andrew Quentin lou have and later ot of San has he Ills u use e here hereon hereon so done on board murder Is a and don double Ble Bleon on one one e as 1 First a forges as surgeon shIp i a or of first rank at him wIth respect Metzger looked back trial years the remembered lie looked coldly on com cam commonplace wonder onder he all o 0 like Sim In crooks crook mo place liked class things vastly relieved that Bettington was Identity remained In his the mistake IntervIew had ban lIan ibis undIscovered the Hoss hope hOle th t for V ever er the V i bad begun as Insane alone and In As end tore ture would three men fairer ere Dot to these lack or of brute courage fall because or of others whom he had hadnot And there were o or these met DIet with Ith fl yet et t 11 not stand tand c or three who would cU U It the fasts ta them lIe wn seas w of yet et betray hilm or of demanded Imposter when the Boss him as nD an table the here rapped on main reason Is l hy to to we correct are cerWin cern he sold saId held beld by tonight which are were Win thin You Leary vere or of my myme men me allowed ell yOU to t tate take some I Ione allo liart that Bar nar r liar gratified from roe the guest Hallett was or of one Ir York to to Taw ew better than bor but The Theto me 1 try conclusions with Metr you Yoe you to 0 bOD thing doctor or has now slow f J the room the bat dId used at I carY car already leant 1 They were Doss Bess mean ro roIn in the theIr usual quarters sot DOt are a that those You rooms Probably were were planned by bl a for for- By BI HAlt MARTYN I IS 11 TU TUB TIIS U n s S mer owner who ho placed In Inso Inso Inso so that he might overhear what hat was said eald about him him by two o guests whom he suspected The Bo Boss s took from his pocket a pad of or paper Metzger saId on many occasions that there was no reason because I 1 commenced a 8 voyage I should ever e finIsh It Leary said that It would not take tahe him ten seconds to pick me up break my neck and dump me Into the ocean He lie turned to look at nt the two men TheIr confusion contusion was Vas Intense They knew denial was useless Don t give yourself such concern the Boss admonished It t wis n a per per- perfectly perfectly natural thing to say siy Self pre Is the tale first law one Is told I could put you each one In danger or of your 3 our life ure and you ou know Ino It I am amnot amnot amnot not In the least offended I hn hale ha e no doubt the doctor here has hl hh his awn on plans for Cor my TO m sudden death and that Sam although he lie his s lion v will c fall Into It Bettington 1001 ed cd nt at the man n with amazement lie Ile was as calm lm and coot cool Ills smile was as unab unabated tell Ho lIo looked at four men whom he believed ed to be murderers and unrepentant and de fled them what v weapon net Bet Bettington wondered was this to be ac accomplished 11 hit a n fool I 1 should have been heen to come Into a ship like this tills without safe safeguarding guarding guarling myself in self first I In mv my home cIty there Is a n law lawyer la ver who vho attends to tomy my mv business ls Recently he mide my will hen 11 lien hen this Is 0 otter o er I Ishill Ih lh go back and 11 destroy tro n a letter on It s sass hot ot ot to be opened until one year rear from date In that letter Is an account of ot the lire lift and v of or e ch echor eichof or of you ou gentlemen I have also JI ghen gl en m myself s the trouble to pen IJen memoranda concerning our cook cool Kenzle Kenzie the secand sec second second and ond engineer Graumann and Hum nor ner I shall talk to them tomorrow but I think you will find It ad nd to watch over oser 0 er my m very veo er care carefully carefully fully rully If It I am killed you go back to prison all of or you What hat lint do you ou want wint us to do dot l I eary asked anxiously lv Do your our duty v without gh gibing In lIal hIal leU lett cau cause e for offense offence I don t want his suspicions to tale til o e such shape as aswill sill III make mahe Radway distrustful That n d-n d n boy Bob h is In Iii the way Sam am grumbled 11 e a ere re nil all ill e a one happy down n there In the lie fore forecastle forecastle castle and WP p hue hatie hl e to k keep ep mum be bee because because cause of him I believe e he ties hes s been planted there for Cor a purpose purpose It The fhe nos floss Boss shook hook his held Ir Mr wad find wadway way told me all about It He lie Is the girl s brother sent on board nS as a sort ot of chaperon She may need one It Sim m sniggered She s sure ure a little beauty 1 I one t one of that said the Boss sharp sharply sharply ly If 11 e a are here to make male money and not to fool with women omen Dont Don't stare staret it t herm her tier Sam m I can see ee you ou frighten her III break brenk any man manhire hue hire who disobeys my Instructions A A n man has lias Ills hits rights on sea as aswell aswell aswell well as land Metzger observed Im Impartially partially It If I sep sel sc a pretty prett woman on shore I stare at her and It Ir I see seea seea seea a pretty woman aboard I 1 do the same thing Sam likes chich chickens ens I don t tI tIm tI Im I m all nil for class Hall ny s wife ICe ICe- she s class cliss l The he Boss noss was Imp Impatient for them to tobe tobe tobe be gone bone Ue Uc wn ell them to the door I I only Insist you disarm suspicion and God knows with ft Ith faces races like you Oll three early cany y that's hard work I don t twant twant want ant you and S Sim lm fighting over oser 0 er a girl Me and Sam said Metzger 11 ere ere not rl rivals als Metzger had bud de decided by this time he did not like the doctor lie lle remembered what hat mourner able ablo occasions there would be for tor him and Mrs to meet and It made him exasperated that his duties were not of or a different sort The The Doc hel here e and 1 I are the tile ones that would get et scrapping ain aln t we turned his Ills back bac on him lion him it hen they had bad gone he be looked at the Boss noss if It those two brutes loose there 11 be h I h 1 to pay I l keep them chained said eald the theother theother theother other I m glad you seem to be get getting on v with Ith those v women omen I m keep beep keepIng lug Ing Radway quiet Find Ind out v what hat women omen friends Mrs Irs Badway has You Youma may ma Lase ha hato to write to them later and the use of ot any pet names Is always advIsable It should not be dl for rol you iou ou to find out what hat I 1 v want 11 hy hy by not Dof Bettington asked coldly Because e Mrs Is a n woman and women 01 wa 8 trust the man man a D their history proves pro She thinks you IOU are the soul of ot probity be because because because cause your our face tace masks your soul so bO sowell i owell well ell Those men mon who ho have hale Just Juit gone ad the se sewn en en deadly sins when hen whenever ever they look at ono one and are less dangerous I 1 like Mrs Irs said netting Betting Bettington too ton and no ma matter Iter what hat I have hale ha e done according to your Ideas no woman need be afraid druid of ot me me ou I ou were right to warn Metzger er lou o may asHlI as wilt wi tell him that If Ir he tries to force hIm self on Mrs Irs ay Radt I shall give him hima n a beating The Boss Bo 3 leaned over oser 0 ar the table and looked the other man full tull In the face ace The hands bands v were ere clenched and the voIce that spoke was sharp and metallic lou lou heard beard what I 1 said about quarreling over women You risk a great deal by taking that tone to me Less Less than you think answered lie knew his remark ramal k would puzzle the tire other and he was 18 right is Do Do not let us aa misunderstand one another said the Boss Boas with a more cordial manner You and I stand to secure enough h money out of or this to toma tomake tomake ma make Ie es Independent for life liCe The others here arc are pa pawns paw ni n non on the hoard and can be ba sacrificed alien hen the time comM comes comMe e Ile e must not imperil our success by misunderstand misunderstandIng In lug I do not want Mrs Irs In suited and I dont don't want ant Metzger Itz cr In one or of his Jealous rages to go to Hallett allett or ny ay and talk There is s such a pos possibility In the air And nd Ind If It It happened t I II-I II 1 let loose lotse as you observed I In that case your our Mrs Is la In real peril Now tiow ow she may possibly ha e to endure s staring at ather ather ather her Make up your mind which Is the more real u ng Unquestionably the Boss Bosl gave good advice nd Bettington felt that a n man n hud had never been heen In n a more difficult posItion than that In which lie ho round found himself To Io tell Hud av what he knew kne v was as only to precipitate m And to wait until the plot matured seemed almost criminal Unfortunate V 11 e Y t r rt t s f Sri a I Have Just Had a Delicious Swim Iv Il Hallett was one of tho those p honest and obstinate men who imperil III tugs s very often by their suspicions of v what they do not full rull fully understand It v would be bi t cry cry difficult to explain the situation to him and pre prevent present ent him from flOm disclosing that knowledge lede by an ne ac accusing cursing face ace and a greater renter severity se cray of demeanor l The he Boss noss broke In on his reflections There was as In Ills hIs voice olee no longer the sharp assurance of ot the commander Almost Lettington thought he de detected detected in n air nir of or diffidence lou lou had hall the reputation of being one of or the greatest surgeons of or our day he began Supreme skill sh nl al always alwa wa ways s commands my respect I h hid no Idea of your ability until I read al 01 almost almost most a year back bach an nn article In the Lancet on the operation they call by your our name One can t gh give gise e up work wort of that sort for ten years and get g-et It back mach Black Blackport Blackport port Maine killed all that could see tint that the Boss noss Bosse e eyes es were fastened on the painters painter s shands hands 1 those hose long sensitive hinds hands of or yours ours dont don't show me that you ha base o e lost your our skill sUII Some time when wilen we wc are not so 50 tired I v want ant to have ve a long talk to you ou about certain surgical matters I may need your help Bettington was as startled lou lou II need a higher aid than mine It If It Its s 5 ans thing serious It It Is not a n major operation but It needs a n man with the skill you used to demonstrate I shan shah t need you yet This business must be accomplished first If Ir IOU ou do what hat 1 l want I will Ul gh ghe e my word that I shall forget all your our past life lou will be free rree lou ou 1 ou forget that you rou told eer everything even thing to those three men lien They may not be In a n position to bear witness against you They are outlaws s remember Bettington went sent ent to his room In no calm calla frame of or mind The nos Boss had c decreed wholesale alo death nut But for the moment the time was not come tor for action Not ot until a n month hall had gone by v would Clements attempt to extort his ransom CHAPTER VI The Surgical Smile Bettington was awakened a next morning by the consciousness that the Albatross had stopped and was rolling gently no Ho o rose and dressed quickly and ere he be had bad finished the yacht acht was vas under way once moreOn moreOn more moreOn On deck IJ he lu was surprised to see Lugar Had Radway v ay striding up and down briskly There was an amazing look ot of vigor rigor Igor and health about him lIe carne |