Show NEAL OF THE THENA NAVY Vy I I Ii i I By William 14 Hamilton milton Osborne Osborn II Author of Red Mouse Running Fight 1 Blue Buckle Etc Et Novelized From the Photoplay of the Same Name Produced by Pathe Path Exchange Inc Copyright 1916 1915 by Wil Willia a. a Hamilton Osborne It was the governor himself who kept Annette Illington within the range of artificial light and from her appointment in the moonlight out beyond While she still talked to the tile governor governor governor gov gov- an individual with cunning eyes and insinuating leer stepped up to o the tile flunky at the tile main gate that led ed to the governors governor's mansion and handed landed him a note For a a. guest Miss guest Miss Illington he said I am to wait for loran foran an answer The flunky nodded summoned another another another an an- other flunky and handed him the note The fl flunky made an inquiry or two then stepped directly to the governor and handed him the note This is the v yung lady here Francois exclaimed the governor I Annette took the note to a window win vin- i dow where there ther was somewhat better better bet bet- ter er light and opened it It was Written writ wiit ten en In a scrawling unaccustomed hand This is what it said Have seen Scarface Need you a moment for identification We have run him down Come with bearer I of this thia note Excuse scrawl right hand n n. n g g. Hastily NEAL P P. P S S.-Don't S. Don't Dont drag mother into this Come as you are Annette beckoned to the flunky I Where she said is the bearer of ot this note The flunky bowed Follow me he said At the gate there ther stood a man waiting hat in hand hand hand-a a man with cunning eyes and Insinuating smile Mr Hardin sent you she in in- The man bowed Oui mademoiselle mademoiselle selle he Where is he now she queried cautiously Where he said he would wait wait wait-by by bythe the postern garden gate returned the bearer Disarmed led she followed this man into the shadows In another instant she had reached a carriage carriage carnage and an i instant stant later something something something some some- thing descended over her head smothering her cries something bound jound her arms to her side But Buthe the he smuggler was right Neal was there here bound and speechless helpless helpless help help- less on the tile bottom of the carriage An Instant later the vehicle rattled rattled rat rat- tied sharply off into the night CHAPTER The Sponge Diver Annette opened wide her eyes She uttered an exclamation of deight delight de de- de light ight as she saw Neal Hardin Vell Well were we're here she saidI saidI said I 1 should think we were said Neal He looked about him Annette was bound firmly to the only chair in ill the tile place and he was tied quite as firmly to to toa a stanchion in another corner The place was a rude hut I see said Neal that were we're not alone Obviously not nor returned Annette Annette An An- n nette ette On the floor between them lay laythe laythe I the brute resting but wide eyed with the lash of a hip lying across I his lis shoulders Ponto the Mexican watched red eyed and gloating Something happened In a a. corner A A. portion of the floor rose from the ground and two men struggled up From a passageway One of them was was Hernandez the other was the smuggler of Martinique Hernandez nodded to Neal and to Annette He took from his pocket a tattered parchment map which he had pasted well together It is the map of the lost isle of Cinnabar he ht said in suave accents accents ac ac- ac- ac cents and I have other evidence besides He glanced uncertainly toward the brute An identifying locket he went on and other things do with What do you expect to them said Annette Illington belligerently bel bel- bel You are not Annette Illington Hernandez smiled smiled smiled-smiled smiled a a. bit too grimly Perhaps he said I Ican Ican Ican can find tind some Annette Illington who will do sIo my bidding At any rate i there will hereafter be no Annette I Illington lilington who will try to thwart me me meNeal Neal started What do you mean he saidI saidI said I mean returned Hernandez with a gesture toward the smUggler smuggler smuggler smug smug- gler of Martinique that in all parts of the world I am able to find peo peo- pie pIc who do my bidding This gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen gen gen- can do it well I may aswell aswell as aswell well tell you children that you have perhaps an hour to live perhaps I less j Why WIty queried Neal Hernandez shrugged his shoulders I ders tiers You arc are two thorns in in th thI tho flesh Hesh you two he said And what I is the use I cant can't spend my whole life fighting batties some time I 1 must take my aty ease on my isle of ot Cinnabar No one will ever knowAh know of Martinique Mar- Mar Ah said the smuggler Unique you said well No one will ever know went wenton on Hernandez and that is Uie Ule important important im im- im thing The Tile only crime Is the he crime of getting caught He lie stooped suddenly and caught tile the brute bruto by the hair The brute looked up his eyes glassy strange He lie rubbed a red I spot on his arm the arm the mark left by Hernandez needle needie You are right Ponto said Hernandez Her It was the tho only way to drug him Lend me your jour whip He seized the whip and struck the brute heavily across the shoulders The brute sprang to his feet growling growlIng growl- growl Ing In his his his' throat but he fell tell back before Hernandez Ponto untied a single knot knot the tl the knot that bound Neal to a stanchion Then at another word the brute seized Neal struggling in his arms and with him descended through the passageway Annette viewed this proceeding with alarm she site struggled fiercely What is lie doing Where is he Ite taking him she cried Her IIer voice 1 rose to a shriek To be continued tomorrow |