Show NEAL OF THE NAVY By William Hamilton Osborne Author o of CC Red e Mouse ouse H CC Running Running Fight Fight g t t ft P BI Blue ue B Buckle uc kI e E Etc tc f J Novelized From th the Photoplay of the Same Name Produced by Pathe Exchange Inc Copyright 1915 by Hamilton Osborne I 1 dont don't take passengers as a rule said Captain Handy but Ive I've got accommodations accommodations accommodations ac ac- for six or or eight of ot them hem hem I go down light this trip and andone come one back heavy The cook will have spare time to fix up some sonie fancy dishes so Ill I'll be glad to take these ladies ladles on The next day Annette and her friends including Welcher book booked booked d for the cheap trip on the Coronado Youre my only passengers so far said Captain Handy and I dont don't care If I don't dont have any more They book booked d. d and paid their passage pas pas- passage sage sag money and then left Capt Peter Handy sauntered down the wharf A big swaggering individual indi indi- individual vidual was looking the Coronado over Bill said Capt Peter Handy Ill tell you how It is I picked you out as a cheap bargain and took a chance on n you not knowing you before This is s a cheap trip down Bill Ill I'll leave it to you to pick your crew Pick Pitk them tem cheap Bill coming back I can make it up to you Get the best for forthe forthe forthe the money Bill and get em cheap I got em already returned Bill and I got em cheap Leave that tome to tome me me On n the the evening of th the the four booked passengers boarded the Coronado and were assigned to staterooms state state- rooms It was fairly late Neal ofton off oft on special leave saw them safely stowed away Joe he said to Welcher Velcher you take good care of them Surest thing you know said Bald Joe r Trust me me Got a wireless on board captain 1 queried Neal The captain pointed forward You bet you he returned weve we've got everything everything everything ev ev- ev- ev on board Back on board the booked passengers passengers gers went to bed The captain retired retired re reo tired to his hia own commodious stateroom stateroom stateroom state state- room and took a few nips perhaps nips perhaps a afew afew afew few too much We Vo sail at 6 5 Bill he told hl his mate Five sharp is the time word Ill I'll leave It to you you Leave It to me said Bill Ill Illace r see ace to that all right I He left the captain snoring in his Lila bunk and stole across the Ule deck and down the gangplank to the time wharf beyond be be- yond Once upon the river front he lie turned east and strode on rapidly for fora a quarter of or a mile He darted into a narrow alleyway reached a dimly lighted window In an old board house on the shore and rapped sharply on the window pane A door was opened ope stealthily and he shambled shambled In The fumes of alcohol and ran rank tobacco I met his nostrils as he entered tho I. I long rambling low tow celled room Huddled at tables and flung carelessly care caro caroI I lessly in corners were the forms of I sailors supine drunk drugged Bill took an electric flash light from his liia pocket and examined carefully each of these slumbering objects of humanity hu hu- manity Ill IU take him said Bill and him there with the broken face and him and and that chap over there II Ten minutes later he nodded in a self self satisfied satisfied way and Jerked his thumb over his shoulder toward another another another an an- other doorIs doorIs door Is he Inside lie he queued n nOh Oh said the proprietor the J three of em Is i In in t there He lIe grinned They're a great pair that three he said Tell TeU him Im I'm here said Bill Billy The proprietor knocked gently on the door A bolt was shot and the door was opened to the extent of half an Inch then it was thrown wide open and Bill swaggered in to the small room beyond There were three men in that small room a strangely assorted trio One was a huge Individual bigger and stronger than Bill himself another an other was an uncanny fat little Mex blex- ican with dangerous eyes the third was a Portuguese with a saber cut cross his face Bill grinned Huh he said we weare weare weare are all here mates Outside I picked up enough men to fill up the Coronado's Coronados Coro Core nado's crew and here I run against tl three ree of her passengers Hernandez smiled and showed his teeth Three unhooked passengers passengers' he said CHAPTER XIV The Trickle of White Powder Hernandez motioned toward the thedoor door Ponto the Mexican closed it noiselessly and swiftly and shot the bolt The huge man in the far corner of the room stood at attention as though about to spring Bill the mate of the Coronado stiffened and looked about him Just a bit This aint no trap he lie said Hernandez smiled My dear friend he said do you think you are arc worth getting into a trap We only trap beautiful young women and andrich andrich andrich rich millionaires and millionaires and people who will buy our costly wares I desire simply not to be overheard that is all He lowered his voice You understand understand un the terms he hey said This stuff has just lust come in to us tonight We have lave lavet it t t loaded in ou our launch out side You got a launch mate said Bill good stuff I was afraid wed we'd have to tow the cargo over the planks on that rotten wharf Well Vell load the cargo went on Hernandez on the starboard side the trick returned Bill and since you got you can canI I help me ship the balance of my crow They're heavy weights the whole hole bunch of em and and no mistake Your captain queried Hernan- Hernan dez dezI I can handle him said Bill Dont worry He sees about as faras tar far far taras fond ond o 01 of as his nose and he ain aint t over work Hell He'll leave things to me |